Siheyuan: Craftsmen of a Great Country

Chapter 397 Intellectual Property Rights
Liang Yue was going through life and death this time, and Jiang Chen would naturally not take away his credit.

Zhou Xinjian carefully looked at the data of Heart Steel again.

Then I took out the data of high-speed steel and compared it. It was indeed dominant in all aspects.

He took a deep breath: "We also have high-quality knives that can be used."

High-speed steel has been developed a long time ago, but they are not used by flower growers.

We can only make do with the knives we produce, and we are extremely envious of them.

Jiang Chen said: "Mr. Zhou, this steel of the heart is the steel we urgently need most at the moment. It will especially be of great help to the research and development of our precision machine tools."

"If possible, please also ask the Ministry of Industry to arrange for the production to begin as soon as possible and start the production of knives using Heart Steel."

Zhou Xinjian said: "Of course, since we have such good steel, of course we must put it into production as soon as possible."

"Not only production, but also mass production. As long as the steel mills meet the requirements, they can participate in the production."

Jiang Chen said: "Mr. Zhou, this steel of the heart needs to be refined in an electric arc furnace. Now we have not many factories with electric furnace steelmaking, right?"

"And as a cutting tool, the output actually doesn't need to be too much. As long as one or two electric furnaces are continuously producing this kind of steel, it will basically be enough for us, and most of it can be left for export."

Many special steels with far-reaching significance do not actually require mass production.

But it just doesn't work without it.

For example, if you don't produce ballpoint pen refills, others will say you don't have the skills.

Once you produce it, one furnace will be enough for the whole world to use for decades, directly destroying several factories in small days.

Of course, the application range of high-speed steel is much wider than pen cores, so the continuous production of one or two small and medium-sized electric furnaces is enough for the market to digest.

In the original world, even in the 21st century, the global annual output of high-speed steel was only 20 tons.

It’s not that more can’t be produced, but that this output is enough.

Zhou Xinjian was stunned: "Electric furnace? There are only two or three factories in the country that have electric furnaces."

"That's OK. Then the factory with its own electric furnace can participate in the production, and then the steel produced will be sent to the No. 1 Tool Factory, and they will process it into knives."

Jiang Chen nodded: "Yes, yes!"

"By the way, we have produced several tons of heart steel through experiments. Can we send it to the tool factory in advance so that they can make a batch of knives and send them to us as soon as possible?"

"The development of our precision machine tools has entered a critical stage and we urgently need the support of high-quality cutting tools."

Zhou Xinjian nodded: "Okay, you can find a car to take it over later, and I'll call the prop factory."

Jiang Chen nodded: "Okay."

Zhou Xinjian said: "Your precision machine tool development work is about to bear fruit?"

Jiang Chen said: "As far as results are concerned, we have already produced them. Even the machine tools that have been developed now are already at the world's leading level in precision."

"But this has not yet reached our goal. Our goal is to produce IT5-level precision machine tools, and we are just a little short of it now."

"When the Heart Steel Knife comes out, it should be able to meet the requirements."

Zhou Xinjian opened his eyes wide: "What? Already leading the world?"

"This Xiaoxue is really amazing."

Luo Xue is his apprentice's child, and he usually pays close attention to it.

It's just that Luo Xue hasn't met Zhou Xinjian much in private since she moved to Jiang Chen's place.

Even if they meet, they never mention work matters.

Zhou Xinjian didn't even know that this girl had done something big without saying a word. When he looked up at Jiang Chen again, his eyes were different.

He knows best what kind of person Luo Xue is.

When Luo Xue just graduated, he didn't even think about letting Luo Xue enter the industrial system.

Otherwise, Luo Xue would not be left idle at home.

Later, after Jiang Chen came to No. 3 Steel Plant, Luo Xue joined Jiang Chen's working group as an assistant in a helpful way.

As a result, Jiang Chen quickly discovered Luo Xue's advantages, allowing her to play a huge role in the development of machine tools.

But before, I had never noticed that Luo Xue had such skillful hands and was so talented in precise research.

After all, Jiang Chen is better at discovering talents and teaching them.

Zhou Xinjian said: "Xiao Jiang, I have discovered that less than half of the major contributions to the entire flower planting industry system were made by your laboratory."

"If we calculate it based on quality, then your contribution may account for 70%. This situation makes me happy and worried."

"I am happy that your laboratory is very powerful and can produce results. What I am worried about is that all the eggs are in one basket. If there is any accident, the flower growing industry will be completely shattered."

Jiang Chen said: "Minister Zhou, do you know why this situation occurs?"

Zhou Xinjian said: "It seems that you have also thought about this problem. Tell me, tell me quickly."

Jiang Chen said: "That's because our current protection and support for intellectual property rights is not enough."

At this time, Jiang Chen came to the Ministry of Industry for another purpose today.

Relying on him alone, or relying on the laboratory, the development of the flower grower's industry will be limited after all.

Only when everyone adds firewood and everyone works together can we promote rapid industrial development.

I want everyone to work harder. The first one is the protection of intellectual property rights, so that everyone will be more motivated to do research.

Zhou Xinjian had a question mark in his head: "Intellectual property rights?"

Jiang Chendao: "Intellectual property protection refers to the ownership of intellectual labor results produced by human intellectual labor. The exclusive rights that qualified authors, inventors or result owners enjoy within a certain period of time."

"For example, the international patents we applied for are actually national intellectual property rights and are protected worldwide."

"With this protected intellectual property, the country can obtain foreign exchange. As long as someone buys the right to use it, the country can obtain foreign exchange. This is a kind of protection and an incentive."

Zhou Xinjian nodded: "So, you are saying that we only have property rights for individuals, without protection and insufficient incentives."

Jiang Chen said: "You can say that!"

"Perhaps we are encouraging and honoring some people and things who have contributed, but in the end there is no clear and unambiguous charter."

"And once the results come out, they belong to the country and have little to do with individuals. This kind of uncertain one-shot deal has a great impact on everyone's enthusiasm for innovation."

"What people pursue in life is nothing more than fame and fortune. Not everyone has such a high level of consciousness and is willing to give everything he has for the country."

"When you win some honors, you must also show your benefits. Otherwise, maybe everyone will still engage in research and development seriously, but their enthusiasm and status will definitely be compromised."

"Think about it, is it worth fighting for that meager and uncertain bonus? Isn't it good for me to have a stable salary and spend more time with my family?"

“Only driven by fame and fortune can everyone’s creative enthusiasm be truly aroused, and scientific research results can flourish everywhere and hundreds of schools of thought contend.”

"If we follow the normal process and I invent the top-bottom combined blowing converter steelmaking method, then every time a country or company purchases the right to use it, I should get a certain amount of income in proportion."

"To be honest, I am not the kind of person who can completely ignore myself and give everything. I work so hard for my own intentions and purposes."

(End of this chapter)