1000 Murphy's Law
No sooner had Roque and Kitchener walked out of the office door than they heard a loud cheer behind them.
The industry-university-research system in southern Africa ensures the interests of R&D personnel to the greatest extent.
For many capitalists, buying patents is a one-shot deal, and they only need to pay a fee to buy out the patent, which is very low compared with the profits generated by the patent, and is completely disproportionate to the payment of R&D personnel.
Nyasaland is very mature in this regard, and the 20% stake guarantees the interests of the six institutes and Feng Ding to the greatest extent, so that Feng Ding has enough motivation to continue to improve the computer, which is a great encouragement to the other staff of the six institutes, and even to all the scientific researchers who know about it.
Now the price of hand-cranked computers is very expensive, don't underestimate 20% of the shares, even if the final to Feng Ding is only 10%, that also represents tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of rand of profits every month, this is the value of knowledge, only the whole society has a deep understanding of "knowledge is value" point, in order to make the whole society form a pursuit of knowledge, culture, science, rather than other messy things.
When he heard the cheers behind him, the corners of Roque's mouth involuntarily showed a smile, the strength of Nyasaland is accumulated bit by bit, civil officials are not greedy for money, military generals are not afraid of death, it is true that the world is not peaceful, but the country cannot be rich, the people can not live and work in peace and contentment, science and technology is the primary productive force, and it is also the driving force for the whole society to keep moving forward.
Therefore, the pillar of the national economy should be science and technology, industry, and the selfless efforts of countless scientific researchers who have worked day and night to forget to sleep and eat.
Kitchener's understanding is not so profound, but while Kitchener laments the depth of Nyasaland's scientific and technological heritage, he is also interested in Roque's way of dealing with it.
In the case of Britain, even if it is a promising practical technology, it faces many difficulties in practical application, not only the bloated and inefficient government institutions, but also the rich people in Britain also lack the vigor and vigor of Roque, those big aristocrats only want to keep their wealth and refuse any kind of change, and those businessmen are busy competing with the nobility for power and profit, which will definitely affect the development of enterprises.
"That's why southern Africa wants to have more autonomy, the same thing, if it's in London, if it's going to pass, I'm afraid it won't be possible in three or five months, or even three or five years, take the computers we just saw, not to mention three or five years, maybe three or five months later it will be replaced by similar products, and then the loss will not only be time and money, but more importantly, it may be the dominance in a certain industry, and the influence caused by it." Roque is talking about things, and the British Parliament also knows what kind of virtue Kitchin Na knows, and if the fire does not burn to the eyebrows, those MPs can talk about it with peace of mind.
Even if the fire burns to my eyebrows, as long as it is not my eyebrows, then I am not in such a hurry.
For this problem, Kitchener also has a deep understanding of this.
Before the outbreak of the World War, Kitchener ordered 2 million rifles from southern Africa, a decision that was not approved by Congress at the time.
Later, after the outbreak of the world war, the British Parliament accused the War Department of not being prepared, and Kitchener explained the matter in Parliament, when more than 200 members of Parliament gave Kitchener a standing ovation for his foresight, and the Leader of the Opposition, Sir George Arthur, personally thanked Kitchener.
As a result, before the end of the world war, the British Parliament passed a number of bills to take away most of the power from Kitchener.
Those congressmen probably don't think about what the Minister of War can do when he faces a world war next time.
This is the gap between the ideal and the reality.
Kitchener was silent, he also knew some things, but he couldn't change it, the British Empire was now like a broken ship struggling in the stormy seas, compared to the cutting-edge warship next to it, it was really a sigh.
After Roque and Kitchener left, Feng Ding immediately received congratulations from the researchers.
"Congratulations, Feng, you are going to be famous this time, this is an investment hand-picked by the Lord, and the Nyasaland company will definitely pass smoothly." The oldest researcher of the six institutes, Cumberland, a German who had worked for the Nyasaland Automotive Group a long time ago and came to Nyasaland Heavy Industries after the spin-off, laughed.
Cumberland has always taken good care of these young researchers in the six institutes, and the young researchers also respect Cumberland, perhaps Cumberland's thinking is not as agile as that of young researchers, but Cumberland is experienced and never stingy with the guidance of young researchers, and he is also highly respected in the six institutes.
"Fame is for sure, the key is money, a lot of money, Feng Ding, you are really going to get rich this time-" A young researcher is full of envy, fame and fortune are the dreams of all scientific researchers.
"If you know money and money, work hard, do your research well, and maybe you can become the second Rudolph Diesel." Manan came to pick people back to work, Rudolf Diesel was the idol of all researchers, with the patent of diesel engines, Rudolf Diesel became the president of Polytechnic University, and benefited millions of rand a year.
Rushing the researchers back to work, Manan directly called Feng Ding to the office.
At this time, Ma Nan discovered that Feng Ding's improved computer had not yet applied for a patent.
This is the mistake of the six institutes, Feng Ding may not know the value of improving the computer, and Manan should not ignore it.
"It's all my fault, I'll send a telegram to the group's legal department later, and ask the legal department to register the patent immediately." Manan has made up for the loss of the sheep, and Nyasaland Heavy Industries has hundreds of patents every year, in addition to patents in the United Kingdom, other European countries and the United States must also apply for relevant patents, so as to ensure the interests of Nyasaland Heavy Industries.
Most scientists are not good at applying for patents, so Nyasaland Heavy Industries also has its own legal department, which is not only responsible for patent applications around the world, but also responsible for safeguarding the rights and interests of Nyasaland Heavy Industries.
Nyasaland Heavy Industries not only produces armored vehicles and tanks, but also produces tractors, combine harvesters and other agricultural machinery, and in the future, Nyasaland Heavy Industries will also be involved in other fields, and it is important to establish a complete legal department.
"Work hard after you go back, don't let temporary success become a stumbling block on the way forward, you are only 18 years old this year, the future is limitless, and there will be greater success waiting for you in the future - you don't have to worry about the share problem, after the investment of the Nyasaland company, we may have about 20% of the income, of which 10% belongs to you, that will be a lot of money, even if you retire, you will live without worry for the rest of your life, but I think that's not what you want." Ma Nan called Feng Ding over for vaccination, and at the age of his teens, it is not necessarily a good thing to have a large amount of wealth rashly, if he is not properly guided, a genius may be lost to everyone.
"Director, please rest assured, I will definitely continue to work hard." Feng Ding is a smart man and knows what to do.
Just kidding, people who mastered calculus at the age of eight, don't describe such people as ordinary geniuses.
"Well, are you still living in a bachelorette apartment? Go back and pack your things and prepare to live in the staff apartment, if you need it, the office can arrange service staff for you to take care of your life. "Manan is very thoughtful, since Feng Ding has already been listed in front of Roque, there is no harm in giving so many benefits.
"Director, don't treat me as a child who can't take care of myself, I'm already an adult, okay." Feng Ding refused to take special care, the staff apartment was not considered special care, and Feng Ding himself had to pay for it.
"That's good, that's good, go back and work hard, do you want to rest for a few days first-" Ma Nan smiled all over his face, looking at Feng Ding now, it was like looking at a fortune boy with a cash cow in his arms.
The Nyasaland company was very efficient, and on the same day it received Mannan's report, it sent people to the six institutes for docking.
Nyasaland was also concerned with the issue of patents for improved computers, and although the six institutes had not filed patent applications for improved computers, the influence of improved computers had extended beyond the six institutes, and if a patent for an improved computer was registered in advance, the investment in improved computers would have to be delayed.
"I have entrusted the legal department of the group to apply for a patent related to the improvement of the computer, which was invented by our researcher Feng Ding, and no one is qualified to apply for a patent for the improvement of the computer except us." Manan is so aggressive that he is only now truly aware of the importance of the patent issue.
"Mr. Feng, we all know that what you said is the truth, but it is useless, the patent office is not whoever invents can enjoy the relevant benefits, and whoever applies is the patent owner." Charles, a senior manager at Nyasaland, is also frustrated, as this has not happened before, and there are lawsuits in the Southern African courts every year over patent ownership.
Over the years, there have been many lawsuits around the world over patent ownership, most notably between the American scientist Nikola Tesla and the Italian electrical engineer Galilmo Marconi.
This patent was also protracted and had a great impact, and everyone knows that Nikola Tesla was the first to complete the invention of the radio, but Marconi was the first to apply for a patent on the radio.
Because of the entanglement between Nikola Tesla and Edison, the U.S. court finally awarded the ownership of the radio patent to Marconi, which directly led to Nikola Tesla losing Morgan's financial support and going bankrupt, and the myth of a generation came to an end.
What Charles and Manan didn't expect was that the worst had already happened, when the group's legal department submitted a patent for the improvement of the computer to the patent office, it was found that the patent had been applied for by the RAND Bank.
RAND Bank!
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