"Sinong Temple and the Ministry of Industry want to produce this curved plough and seeder, and I can agree with this. But I had to pay a royalty, which was one-tenth of the price I sold to the people, and then the imperial court could get half of it, that is, five percent of the royalty. Jingwen said.

"What is this?" The official of Sinong Temple asked.

Jingwen immediately explained what a patent is, because this has not yet been published, so some officials do not know. And the official of this Sinong Temple immediately turned blue, because he didn't expect that he would have to give others patent fees after he produced it, which simply made Sinong Temple and the Ministry of Industry increase the cost. Originally, Sinong Temple could make a lot of money with the help of the production of this seeder and Quyuan plow, but now this patent has been made, which means that all the departments that produce Quyuan plow and seeder have to take out a part of the money to Jingwen, how can they stand it! And it's equivalent to 10% of the selling price, which means cutting meat from them!

"Hehe, my lord, why do you care about this? Moreover, the manufacture of this curved plough and seeding machine is also beneficial to the people of the world. This is a great merit, so why should Lord Jingwen care about these small sums of money? The official of Sinong Temple immediately said haha.

Jingwen immediately said: "No, where is this little money?" The whole country wants to use it, why don't I? Therefore, this patent fee cannot be less at all. ”

"What's going on? What are you arguing about here? A middle-aged man's voice asked.

"Lord Chen, Lord Jingwen made this quyuan plow and seeding machine, but he actually asked us for some patent fees, isn't this ridiculous? Could it be that Lord Jingwen didn't invent this thing so that the people of the world could increase production and income? ”

And after hearing this, Chen Dong of Sinong Temple immediately turned gloomy. Because of course he knew that if he took advantage of this time to quickly produce a batch of quyuan plows and seeders, then just selling them would make Sinong Temple a lot of money. And so many farmers in the world, once the world has adopted the Quyuan plough and seeding machine of Sinong Temple. I'm afraid that the increase in land income is still a problem, and more importantly, Sinong Temple can get a large amount of economic income. And Sinong Temple was not originally a department that could "generate income", and this curved plough and seeder were agricultural tools, which happened to be the jurisdiction of Sinong Temple, so of course Sinong Temple had to seize this opportunity. But now Jingwen actually wants to take away one-tenth, and he is still taking away one-tenth of the selling price, which simply makes Sinong Temple hurt to the bones. If all the people in the world use Quyuan ploughs and seeders, then I am afraid that the profits obtained by Jingwen will be incomparable.

As for the other five percent of the royalty tax, which is money for other departments, this also makes them very depressed. At this time, it is necessary to pay patent taxes to other departments. This is simply causing Sinong Temple to suffer losses, so of course Sinong Temple's Si Nong Qing Chen Dong can't accept it.

But Jingwen said shamelessly: "Of course I invented these two things to make money." If inventing something doesn't make money, and others want to use it, then why should I invent it? ”

And Chen Dong immediately said: "Let's go, let's go and report to the emperor, and ask the emperor to come up and make the decision for us!" ”

In the Liangyi Palace, Si Nongqing Chen Dong and Jingwen met Li Shimin together.

"Your Majesty, the minister wants to impeach Jingwen. Exploit the people! Chen Dong said.

And Chen Dong immediately pointed out Jingwen's crime, obviously to show that Chen Dong wanted to take advantage of this patent opportunity to collect patent fees and exploit the people. Because the royalty naturally increases the cost of the curved plough and the seeder. That is naturally to make the cost of the seeder and the curved plow, isn't this Jingwen exploiting the people? 、

But Jingwen said: "Your Majesty, didn't you tell your ministers? Do you want to implement the Patent Act? I invented this curved plough and seeder, so naturally I have to get a patent fee! Since Sinong Temple and the Ministry of Industry are responsible for production. This minister has no opinion. However, Sinong Temple and the Ministry of Industry must give me the patent fee, and then take out half of it to enter the household department and become the tax revenue of the household department. This is normal. Any questions? ”

After Li Shimin heard this, he began to think, and finally said: "Jingwen, this is something that benefits hundreds of people, why do you need to fight for this patent?" This thing is very important to the people, if you ask for this patent, the impact is too great, and there will be a suspicion of exploiting the people! Therefore, I thought it would be better to nationalize. ”

But Jingwen suddenly became tough and said: "Your Majesty, it is precisely because of the popularization of hundreds of people that the ministers have to fight." Because this is no longer a matter of one minister, but a matter of countless inventors in the future. If it can benefit the people now, it will be nationalized, then once someone invents something that can benefit hundreds of people in the future, will the imperial court also be nationalized, and the inventor will not be able to get any benefits? ”

"This ......"

"Your Majesty, now that you can nationalize because you benefit the people, then you have naturally set a very bad example for the later government. Once there is a patent that is too profitable, then the government can completely nationalize it because it involves too many interests of the people? In doing so, you will be a blow to the efforts of countless people who are thinking about improving the lives of the people. Could it be that patents should be nationalized if they can make money and benefit the people? If this is the case, who will want to invent things that can benefit the people in the future, because they are all going to be nationalized. Who would do this kind of kindness without retribution. And this will also hit the credibility of the imperial court, so please consider it seriously! Jingwen said.

Jingwen's meaning is obvious, at that time, if this applicability is too great now, it will be nationalized. After that, some people invented something that could be more applicable to all kinds of people, so could the government also be nationalized on the grounds that it was of great help to the people? In this way, the people not only do not think that the government is benefiting the people, but think that they are trying to find a way to take advantage of the people's things. If this is the case, then why did those craftsmen, and even those farmers, continue to invent such tools to improve agriculture in the future? Just by virtue of a favor for the people, then the opportunity for others to become rich and wealthy has been taken away? This was obviously a blow to the credibility of the imperial court, and also to the enthusiasm of those people to continue inventing.

Even in the future, the craftsmen of the army will not be willing to continue to invent new equipment, and this series of things is even more huge. (To be continued......)