So how are you going to sell it? Lìlì asked.

Sun Yuanqi replied: "I want to wait until I buy the Han Yeping Company to set up a China Ordnance Industry Company, which will be responsible for selling the weapons equipment and related patents produced by the Han Yeping Company and the Beiping Iron Works. The company will consider different sales methods according to the actual situation of different countries to maximize our benefits. Specifically, there are three trading modes: for European and American countries with a strong industrial base, they can exchange technology, equipment, patents, etc. for our patents; For countries with a relatively average level of industrial technology, after purchasing a certain amount of weapons and equipment for two consecutive years, we can transfer a complete set of technology by charging an appropriate amount of patent transfer fees; For countries with a relatively backward level of industrial technology, it is advisable to exchange cash, precious metals, minerals, etc. for weapons. Of course, Japan and Russia are not within the scope of our arms export trade! ”

The reason why Sun Yuanqi suddenly opened up arms exports was because the main battlefield of World War I was in Europe, and it had little to do with the mainland of China. Selling weapons to them now is just in time for them to have no time to fight in the future. As for Japan and Russia, they have always coveted the territory of China, so naturally they cannot raise tigers and sell them advanced weapons. A qualified politician should have the understanding that it is not permissible to turn a strong country into an enemy country, let alone to turn an enemy country into a strong country!

In the end, Sun Yuanqi concluded: "In the final analysis, the main way for the development of industry and agriculture in our six western provinces at this stage is to make war money!" Of course, you can't say this to the foreign experts you have invited, who have come mainly to understand the actual situation in the western region through on-the-spot visits and investigations, and then draw up feasible plans according to our requirements, and assess the risks that need to be paid attention to in the course of development. That's enough! ”

lìlì silk blinked: "That's it?" Haven't you forgotten something? ”

Sun Yuanqi thought for a moment: "There should be no omission, right?" ”

"You forgot about the very important pharmaceutical industry!" Lìlì reminded with some dissatisfaction, "As long as there is a war, there will be casualties, and medicine is inseparable." If there was really a large-scale war in Europe, they might not be able to use steel helmets, mortars, and Zhonggong 1911 rifles, but they would definitely not be able to do without special drugs such as artemisinin, penicillin, sulfonamides, and oxytetracycline discovered by Jing Huigang!

"Do you know why the prices of these special drugs remain high in the international market? In addition to the routine use and reserve of hospitals in Europe and the United States, it is mainly the large-scale procurement of the armies of various countries. In particular, the Italian and Ottoman Empires, which are now at war in North Africa, have directly raised the prices of these "medicines" in the international market at any cost. If a large-scale war did break out in Europe, the situation would inevitably be even more intense.

"It was indeed my negligence!" Sun Yuanqi humbly admitted his mistake: "But the pharmaceutical industry is very special!" When I was fighting with Man Ledao for the patent right of artemisinin, I had a cursory reading of the patent laws of various countries and found that the patent protection of "medicine" was very different from other patents, and it must be treated differently. For example, in order to reserve the necessary and reasonable development space for relatively backward domestic pharmaceutical enterprises, many countries only protect the preparation method of the "drug" product, but not the "drug" itself, the purpose is to allow and encourage domestic pharmaceutical enterprises to independently develop new production methods through technological progress during the long patent protection period, and legally produce "drug" products in accordance with the new method, without being limited to the existing process patents.

"Because of this, we have only registered patents for the preparation method of the "medicine" in many countries, such as artemisinin, penicillin, sulfonamide, oxytetracycline, etc. In addition to the fact that there is no risk of infringement of artemisinin due to the restriction of origin, there is a danger that penicillin, sulfonamide, and oxytetracycline will be maliciously imitated, especially in the current situation where the price of these "medicines" is higher than that of gold. Several of our pharmaceutical factories must be on guard in advance! ”

Lìlì said worriedly: "The key is not here! The production process of penicillin and oxytetracycline is more complicated, and most countries can't imitate it if they want to, let alone bypass our patents? Countries that can imitate generally protect the compound itself, and do not have to worry about being imitated. I am worried that once a large-scale war breaks out, the demand for these special drugs in these countries will skyrocket, and they will be dissatisfied with the high price of drugs, they will adopt compulsory patent licensing! ”

"Compulsory license" has a separate chapter in the patent law of almost all countries, which allows the patent administration department to implement compulsory license for the "drug" for which the patent right has been obtained, that is, to produce, sell, use, etc., bypassing the patent right in the event of a state of emergency or extraordinary circumstances in the country, or for the purpose of public interest.

The Draft Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (including Trade in Counterfeit Goods) (commonly known as the "TRIPs' Agreement") signed on 1 January 1994 also specifically stipulates that "Developing Countries and Least Developed Countries may implement a system of compulsory patent licenses in the country in the event of a public health crisis arising from AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and other epidemic diseases in China, without the permission of the patentee, to produce, use, Selling or importing from other members of the compulsory licensing system for the treatment of the above-mentioned diseases. ”

Historically, countries such as Brazil and South Africa, which have been plagued by AIDS, have implemented a compulsory patent licensing system under the "TRIPs" agreement to ensure that AIDS patients have access to treatment when the price of drugs for AIDS treatment remains high. In China, some people have also hoped that the government will follow the example of Brazil and South Africa and force the imitation of expensive AIDS treatment drugs to be distributed to AIDS patients for free.

"The production process and compound form of penicillin, sulfonamide, and oxytetracycline are all filed with the patent offices of various countries, and if they are forced to license, we have no way at all. Do you want to blackmail the export price and quantity of artemisin? Lìlì was a little worried.

Sun Yuanqi knew that the good character of the Western gentry has always had two sides: for example, Washington was kind and honest when he cut down cherry trees, but when he slaughtered thousands of Indians, he never shed a single tear, and he also commented on the body of the Indians with great care: "Peel the skin from the tún part downwards, so that you can make long boots that are as high as they can be tuǐ and long." ”

Another example is that the British do not say a word about the slaughter of tens of millions of livestock during the outbreak of mad cow disease in their country, but they will talk about animal rights when Chinese people eat dog meat.

So, instead of expecting them to protect their patent rights as always, it is better to take matters into their own hands.

Sun Yuanqi pondered for a moment and then said: "In this case, let's wait for the profits of several pharmaceutical companies and General Motors to come out in the second half of this year, and then retain a part of the profits, and then borrow a part from Bloomage Bank, so as to use the name of the pharmaceutical company to establish pharmaceutical factories in Germany, Britain and the United States respectively, and gradually meet their demand for 'medicine' products, so as not to let them find a reason for compulsory licensing." ”

Lìlì was a little strange: "Aren't we building a factory in France?" ”

France was the second most powerful country in the world in the nineteenth century after the British Empire, and has always had a significant influence on Europe and the world in terms of culture, economy, military and politics. The capital Paris is known as the fashion capital of the world, and perfume, fashion, wine, and art salons have attracted the attention of all women in the world.

As a crosser, Sun Yuanqi knew that the Gallic chicken had become weaker and weaker, and its GDP was not only comparable to that of the United States, Germany, but even half of that of the United Kingdom. Within days of the First World War, the German army was approaching the capital Paris, and the French government was forced to move to Bōerdo, where the famous battles of the Marne, Verdun, and Somme were fought on French soil. As for the Second World War, France was even more miserable, completely surrendering in less than a month, establishing the puppet regime of Nazi Germany, Vichy France.

If a pharmaceutical factory were to be built in France, wouldn't it be impossible to escape the poison of war?

Sun Yuanqi replied: "What we need to do now is to deal with the possible arrival of compulsory patent licensing, and complete the preliminary layout in Europe and the United States. Moreover, France is close to Germany and the United Kingdom, so there is no need to worry about the shortage of medicines. So let's talk about building a factory in France later! ”

The two of them thought for a moment before they got dressed and washed and ate. Before breakfast was halfway through, I heard the servant report: "Master Qiqi, Mrs., Mr. Chen Yingshi, the governor of the Shanghai army, are here to visit!" ”

Sun Yuanqi was a little strange: "What is that rogue governor doing when he comes to us?" ”

Lìlì put down her chopsticks and said disdainfully, "What else can you do?" Borrow money! ”

Sun Yuanqi was even more strange: "Shanghai Tang is full of gold and silver, and he, the governor of the Shanghai army, is still short of money?" ”

lìlì silk said: "Why is there no shortage of money? It's true that Shanghai Tang is flowing with gold and silver, but it's not his! Those who have a lot of money in their hands, most of them can't be provoked by Chen Yingshi; Those who have a small amount of money in their hands, even if they squeeze it dry, how many taels of oil can they squeeze out? Besides, who would hate having more money? As long as he can borrow it, he will borrow it, and the power may be gone one day, and the money will always be in his pocket. ”

The military governor of Shanghai came to visit early in the morning, so naturally there was no reason to refuse it. Sun Yuanqi hurriedly went out and welcomed Chen Qimei into the house.

Last night, it was dark, Sun Yuanqi didn't take a good look at Chen Qimei's appearance, but after a lot of careful attention today, he felt that people should not be good-looking: I saw Chen Qimei in her early thirties, wearing a well-fitting suit, wearing a pair of gold-wire glasses, and her face was full of Sven, and she couldn't tell that he was the leader of the Green Gang in restaurants, teahouses, theaters, bathhouses, and Ji courtyards.

Sun Yuanqi had some epiphany: it seems that the more rogue he is, the more he is the real big hooligan; And those hooligans who look like hooligans are all little deflated people who can't get on the table