The next day, Jingwen immediately came to the palace and asked to see Emperor Li Shimin. As soon as Jing Wen met Li Shimin, he immediately began to explain the needs of those technicians and the bill on patents. And Jingwen wanted to persuade Li Shimin that if this patent bill was implemented, it would probably be of great benefit to the interests of workers and technicians, and it would be able to promote the development of various weapons. For example, with this patent, there will be many people who will work harder to study weapons in the future, so that Datang's armament can be greatly improved.

"You say that this patent is to let anyone who produces and uses this thing in the future give half of the sale price to the person who invented the source of this thing?" Li Shimin asked.

Jingwen nodded, confirming this statement. Because Jingwen plans to make things simpler, that is, to give 15% of each selling price to those who invent this technology, and this person is specially reported to the government, so that he can make a steady stream of profits. And this can stimulate them to continue to research and invent, so that technology and human civilization can develop more rapidly. This is a rare and good approach, and Jingwen is excited about the construction of the patent.

"However, there are so many people in the world, who will collect this money? If who collects it, how can you guarantee that the person receiving it is not cheating? Didn't deduct from it? After all, the world is so big, and there are too few people or organizations that can win the trust of the people in the world. Li Shimin asked.

And Jingwen thought for a while, and immediately said: "This is simple, just let the government do it." Let the Ministry of Industry take care of this matter, and then send people everywhere to supervise the use of this patent. In this way, whoever wants to use this patent in the world must go to the Yamen in charge of the patent of the Ministry of Industry to report it for the record, and then he can use it. If you use it without the consent of the Ministry of Industry, or if you teach others the corresponding technology, then our Ministry of Industry will also crack down on it, and you will be sentenced to prison if you are severely punished. ”

But Li Shimin shook his head and said: "Impossible, there are so many people in the world." If it is up to us to be responsible for the Ministry of Works, this is obviously too expensive. And the people who benefit from this are all workers and craftsmen, so how much benefit can our court get? This kind of work is tantamount to doing things for the workers and craftsmen for no reason, which is obviously not appropriate. ”

Li Shimin's meaning is that it involves a problem of law enforcement costs, because if the imperial court and government are responsible for helping the people collect these patent fees, and then the people get benefits, but the government cannot get any benefits, this obviously makes Li Shimin feel at a loss. The government of this era is not a place to serve the people, they are all the ruling class in the truest sense of the word. Therefore, let them use their own finances to serve the people. This is obviously not possible.

Moreover, if the imperial court could not obtain sufficient benefits, then how could those officials pay attention? And I'm afraid that those who go to ask for these patent fees for their workers will not do their job because they don't think they can create a corresponding value. This is also inertia, if there is no benefit, why would those people be willing to work hard? If there is no benefit, it is tantamount to the government supporting these people who ask for patent fees for the people for no reason. So I'm afraid no one will agree to this, and no one in this era can realize the important role of patents in the development of science and technology, and the government will not pay attention to the development of science and technology. So. It is necessary to give a part of the benefits to the government so that the benefits can be obtained.

"Your Majesty, it's better to do this, we will reduce the patents obtained by the inventor to 10%. Then the imperial court was able to receive half of the royalty tax. Anyone who invents a new patent in the world can apply for registration with the government, and then he can exclusively enjoy the patent in the next 20 years. And whoever produces a new commodity for this invention gets one-tenth of the selling price. And the government can get half percent, that is, five percent. And this 5 percent is considered compensation for the government's contribution. And this may become an important source of tax revenue for us. Jingwen said.

"Are there so many? It can make up for the imperial court in order to crack down on those who fraudulently use patents. And the wages of the officials hired to combat patent fraud? Li Shimin asked.

"Yes, surely! Your Majesty, the wisdom of the people is infinite. As long as there is a figure like Lu Ban among the tens of millions of people in Datang, the patent fees he incurs are enough for us to eat a lot of money. And with the tens of millions of people in my Datang, can't I still produce a few Luban? When the time comes, Chen dares to guarantee that after ten or twenty years, the profits generated by this patent will definitely not be lower than the current agricultural tax. Of course, this is the sum of all the patents in the country, so it is enough for my Datang to eat a lot of money and become an important source of tax revenue for my Datang. Jingwen said.

Jingwen tiyì set up a patent tax, that is, after applying for a patent, you have to pay 5% of the price to the government, and then the government will protect your patent interests as a price. And Jingwen also knows that if he just lets hang anger to fight piracy, then I'm afraid the government will not be enthusiastic, because just investing and not getting benefits, who will do it! Therefore, if the government can be allowed to reap the patent tax because of this, then the government will definitely be very enthusiastic to crack down on those who fraudulently use patents. Once there are more and more patents in the future, the government will be able to reap more and more patent taxes.

If the government can get the patent tax, there must be another benefit, that is, the court will encourage those who invent patents. Because if the imperial court can obtain the revenue from the patent tax, then in order to get more patent tax, then the imperial court will definitely encourage those who invent new products. Of course, maybe it's more of an encouragement from honor, but this one is enough to encourage people. Because in order to be able to collect more patent taxes, the imperial court will definitely find a way to let the people have more invention patents, so that the government can sit back and enjoy the results.

This is actually a method of "force" the government to promote and support the development of science. It is a very good way to get the government to get tax revenue to stimulate the development of science. In the future, if the government can get enough benefits from the patent, who will discriminate against those who have strong invention ability, and even the government will treat these people who can create a lot of benefits for the government as their own bosses. In this way, a habit of respect for the inventor will be formed.

The foundation of government is the economy, and if the government can make enough profits from patents, the status of scientific researchers in society as a whole will be greatly improved. (To be continued......)