"Hahahaha, this patent document with the seal of the Ministry of Industry, but my world's No. 1 and No. 2 patent document, if it can be preserved to future generations, it may be worth the old nose money!" Jingwen looked at the paperwork in his hand and said.

But Cheng Lin said: "In our family, there is no less than tens of thousands of dollars in the wealth of each person's hand, why do you care so much about two pieces of paper?" ”

"Of course, this is a patent document. And the meaning of this is different, this is a craftsman who invented something and then got a patent. And with these two sheets of paper, it represents that in the next twenty years, we can get no less than a daily diet. So, what you do is not important? With these things, they are really going to make a fortune for the craftsmen! Jingwen said.

"Aren't you just craftsmen? Why do you care so much about these craftsmen? Cheng Lin asked again.

But Jingwen said: "You can't say that, it's not the emperor, not the officials, not me, who promotes the progress of this world, but just those craftsmen who we usually look down on." They are the cornerstone of the progress of our human civilization, so don't underestimate the craftsmen! ”

"Is that an exaggeration?" Cheng Lin thought with some confusion.

Jingwen began to estimate how much benefit he could get, because Zhijing Wen successfully persuaded Li Shimin not to nationalize the invention of the curved plough and seeder. Because once the patents for the curved plough and the seeder were nationalized, it would be a great blow to those who were determined to invent things. And they don't think that this is related to the people, but they think that it is because the government has taken a fancy to this patent, thinking that this patent can get a lot of money, and then it is taken by state officials, so they swallow it in the name of nationalization.

In this way, this is a great blow to the reputation of the imperial court, after all, everyone originally thought that the imperial court was for the sake of those craftsmen who invented things, but now it has been nationalized. Those craftsmen who have some so-called ancestral techniques in their hands will not trust the government again, thinking that the government is trying to use this opportunity to cheat their technology. In this way, the credibility of the government was completely dealt a blow to the government, so that the craftsmen and even the working class in the future no longer believed in the government. Li Shimin can't do this kind of thing that greatly hurts the people's will. If this is done, then I am afraid that the national defense armament will not be able to develop for a long time in the future.

"Lin'er, you know what? Now my Datang even if each household has a pair of curved plows, as well as a seeding machine, these two sets will cost five yuan. And I can take a tenth of it, which is 500 yuan. And I Datang currently only has 12 million households. Then I can get a profit of six million yuan, which is almost equal to half of my current annual income of Datang. In my industry, this value is higher than the income of daily diet, and even in 20 years, it is not inferior to daily diet, but can be exceeded. This is still calculated according to the minimum number, if the population increases in the future, and the number of hukou also increases, then we are afraid that we can obtain greater profits. That is, this small document is so valuable. Do you say it's worth the money? Jingwen asked.

The amount of money that can be earned by this zigzag plough is equivalent to billions in later generations, which is enough for countless people to live a good life for dozens of generations. So of course Jingwen knows the importance of this thing. This is the importance of patents for inventions.

"So much?" Cheng Lin was also shocked by this number.

Of course, it is precisely because of such a huge wealth that it is enough to make countless people blush. And you say that those craftsmen who have some so-called unique secrets, will they be irritated by this? Once the eyes are red. Will they come up with their own unique recipes so that they can then exchange them for a wealth that they can't spend for dozens of generations? And if those unique technologies are passed down from generation to generation. Let's not talk about whether they will be lost for some reason, let's just say that they have relied on such a knife for generations to eat all over the world, so if future generations can master the monopoly of this technology, will they continue to research better technology? If a technology can achieve such a huge profit, then do you think those craftsmen will continue to study the technology? From then on, the working class will also be completely raised. The scholars are officials, and the peasants produce grain, and their interests are the most valued. And although the merchant came last, he had money and could live well. As for the workers, they are marginalized. If there is enough craftsmanship in these techniques to make those who study all kinds of crafts and techniques earn as much as a businessman, do you think that workers are marginalized? ”

"What's more, the imperial court can also benefit from this. I can get six million guan with this quyuan plough alone, and the imperial court can also get three million guan, which is almost equal to one-third of a year. And this is just a zigzag plough and seeder of mine, and if everyone in the world can come up with their own so-called unique technology to promote, then the patent tax collected by my Tang Dynasty court will be weak. At that time, I am afraid that this patent tax will exceed the agricultural tax, and it is not impossible. ”

Cheng Lin really took it, and said that Jingwen was the God of Wealth of the Tang Dynasty, and now it seems that this is indeed the case. Jingwen can not only make money himself, but also make the country make money! I am afraid that as long as a few patents with wide applicability are produced, perhaps the patent tax will surpass the agricultural tax. And this patent tax is actually another model of industrial tax. In fact, this is to collect taxes on the workers, and the taxes that the workers will create for the state will not necessarily be lower than the commercial tax, so that the working class will really begin to rise.

It is impossible for any court to ignore the interests of a class that pays one-third to one-half of the state treasury in taxes, after all, if it hits this class, it means that the state cannot be sustained. Once the taxes generated by the workers are high enough, the government will not be able to support industry if it wants to. Even when the time comes, the government will hold up those inventors and craftsmen who can create a large number of valuable products and offer them as their own fathers. Money can make ghosts grind, this is not for nothing. Especially the government, they know that money can make ghosts grind. If the government has money, it will be very easy to run the country. As long as there is money, those foreigners don't fight whoever they want?

Even, if one day, maybe the guò patent tax and commercial tax can support the country, then the agricultural tax may really not be collected. At that time, it was really a great rule in the world. (To be continued......)