Da Ming Tai Shi

Chapter 444 Technology Patent Protection

Chen Yunfu stayed in Guangzhou for several days, during which he also participated in a Canton Fair.

The full name is Guangzhou Expo.

The origin of the word expo is very early, at least 2000 years before Ming Dynasty, so it is not against harmony to use it here.

It is Hu Sizong's intention to hold the Guangzhou Expo, and it is also the intention of the Guangzhou Federation of Industry and Commerce.

Since industry and commerce have blossomed and developed vigorously in Guangzhou, many craftsmen who were despised in the past have become popular. Why, because craftsmen represent technology, and technology represents wealth.

Many strange gadgets can often sell for high prices once they come out.

Chinese people have a talent in their bones, which is called imitation.

It sounds like plagiarism.

You make me and I make it, which is better than what you make.

It has to be said that the craftsmen's learning ability in this point is simply the best in the world.

Give me a finished product, and I can reverse the entire manufacturing process, and then develop more advanced objects based on your finished product.

"Please look, Your Majesty, the material of this porcelain bottle is called bone china, which is made by adding animal ashes."

"This is glass, with clear color and clear image."

"This is a magnifying glass, developed based on the principle of a telescope."

"Plastic rulers are more accurate than cloth rulers and rope rulers."

"The small armillary sphere has been reduced many times on the basis of the armillary sphere, and it is more convenient to record time."

"And this, glasses, can help restore clear vision to people with weakened vision."

In the hall of the Canton Expo, Chen Jiading volunteered to be a tour guide, introducing Chen Yunfu one after another new gadgets in the expo, which also made Chen Yunfu smile.

If you want to say that these objects are products of cross-ages, it is obviously not counted, but there is no doubt that they are products of progress.

Each of these objects is a trace of technological progress!
It is a convenient auxiliary product for human beings to enjoy.

"In addition to these, there are many large objects that cannot be displayed in this hall and have been moved outside, including wind mills, wind spinning machines and water spinning machines."

Chen Yunfu nodded frequently, and continued to walk in the hall. When he came to a booth, Chen Yunfu was attracted by the objects in front of him.

All I saw above the booth was a three-bladed fan that was rotating by itself.

It can't be the fan.

Chen Yunfu looked at Chen Jiading in disbelief, and the latter quickly explained: "This is called a rotating fan."

"How did it turn?"

Chen Jiading quickly called an on-site craftsman to inquire. The craftsman did not dare to hide anything, so he quickly lifted up the rotating fan, and saw a hose connected to the bottom of the rotating fan. Iron box separated from top to bottom.

"Back to the king, this is called a siphon with a hose, and the siphon is connected to the rotator placed under the rotating fan to realize the rotation of the fan blades."

"The iron box is separated from top to bottom. The bottom layer is the furnace, which can burn charcoal or coal. The hot air enters the siphon and then pushes the rotor to realize the operation of the rotating fan."

"This thing is not useful, so I just look at it as a novelty. It doesn't turn much wind. It's not cool at all, but the cost is too high, so it's made for fun."

Chen Jiading said with a smile: "However, if it is made bigger, it will be of some use. If the king likes it, I will immediately send someone to Beijing to build a big one for His Majesty. In this way, in summer, you can place a few fans in front of this rotating fan." An ice mirror can make the whole palace as cool as early spring, and at that time, you have to wear two more clothes to be careful not to catch cold."

Is it not useful?
Chen Jiading said lightly, but Chen Yunfu became serious, but he didn't say anything on the spot, he just encouraged the craftsman who invented this rotating fan.

"Well done, continue to work in this direction, and strive to use this theory in other areas."

Accompanied by Chen Jiading, Chen Yunfu visited the entire Canton Fair and saw many new objects, which made him very emotional.

It is true that the profit-seeking nature of capital is the booster of industrial development.

"These novelty items can be sold for a lot of money."

Chen Jiading smiled wryly: "It was okay when it first came out, but within a few months, there will be a large number of imitations on the market, and several companies will compete to cut prices, and the profits will be compressed lower and lower."

Involution has existed since ancient times, and the ancients were also good at involution. The market is so big, why should you let the four of you make money, small merchants and small workshops are not like market giants such as the Chen family.

If you sell one hundred coins, I will sell seventy coins.

If it doesn't work, cut it in half and see who can't bear it.

Chen Yunfu frowned and nodded, but he was hesitating in his heart.

Do you want to carry out patent protection?
The enthusiasm for patent protection is self-evident. Respect for intellectual property rights and protection of academic theories are necessary conditions for human progress. However, as the saying goes, everything has advantages and disadvantages. What patent protection brings is technological monopoly and head concentration.

Now with the support of national policies, the Four Great Masters in Guangzhou have developed to the point where they are almost invincible. The workshops owned by the Four Great Masters account for almost [-]% of the entire Guangdong Province, and the Four Great Masters own the most craftsmen and knowledge books.

With the introduction of patent protection, the four major players can grab wealth even more frantically, and they are bound to monopolize leading technologies.

In other words, it is anyone's guess as to whether the Four Great Masters will become complacent because of this, stop making progress from now on, and just lie in a very comfortable environment and enjoy their achievements.

Introversion is not bad performance. The characteristic of Chinese introversion is that hard work is compared with progress, compared with hard work. If you work for four hours, I will work for five hours.

If you study until evening, I can goug the wall to steal light, or hang my head on the beam to study the whole night.

I can study and work without eating or sleeping, just to be superior to others. This is Chinese-style introversion.

At present, there is no patent protection act in Ming Dynasty, and the four masters dare not slack off, so they are innovating every day, using money to encourage and stimulate the rapid development of the craftsman industry, which is a good thing.

But the same disadvantages are also obvious. Small local workshops do not think about research and development, and only wait for the workshops of the four masters to develop new products and then directly use them for plagiarism. This is also a negative expression.

Chen Yunfu was confused.

Whether this policy is formulated or not, he can't even conduct research.

Because the four big masters definitely support patent protection, while the small workshops are bound to oppose it. The two sides are sitting on opposite sides, and naturally they have their own arguments.

With this in mind, Chen Yunfu left the Canton Fair, talked with Yang Shiqi and Hu Sizong about his thoughts, and asked them.

"The two of you talk about whether technology patent protection is necessary."

The two looked at each other and smiled wryly.

Who knows this kind of thing.

(End of this chapter)