Borrow the day to change the day

Emperor Chongzhen was already satisfied. He was surprised and delighted by Zhong Jinwei's words, and quickly asked, "Master Zhong, what are the benefits?"

Zhong Jinwei smiled, and immediately replied: "Your Majesty, the more active the economy, the better. Other countries come to Daming to apply for patents, and the patents are used by Ming businessmen, which can promote the development of our Daming economy."

"Think about it, after a product is produced, [-]% of the profits will stay in our territory of Daming, wouldn't it make us richer and richer? Moreover, as more and more countries participate, the Jiusibao banknotes of Daming will It will also accelerate the circulation to their countries, there is no doubt about it.”

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he thought of Zhong Jinwei's previous theory of currency war, and couldn't help but receive another surprise.According to Zhong Jinwei's deduction, it will be very easy for Ming to control other countries in the future, even without sending troops, he can control other countries virtually.

But Wen Tiren listened to what Zhong Jinwei was saying, and suddenly another question popped up. He asked Zhong Jinwei: "Mr. What should I do if the patents protected by the Ming Dynasty Patent Law are misappropriated domestically?"

As soon as Zhong Jinwei heard it, the word "piracy" popped up in his head, but he didn't say it, but answered Wen Tiren's question: "Yes, there must be such a country. When this kind of thing really happens, it will be up to Daming Take the lead and unite with the countries that have joined the patent law to sanction this country economically."

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he couldn't understand, and asked Zhong Jinwei, "Master Zhong, what is economic sanctions?"

Although the word economic sanctions may sound cocooned in the ears of those who are a little bit concerned about the international situation in later generations.But in this ancient time, it is a new term, so it is no wonder that Emperor Chongzhen wanted to ask.

Therefore, Zhong Jinwei explained these two ancients as nouns: "Your Majesty, economic sanctions, in simple terms, are to hit the other party's economy. For example, if this country exports porcelain, everyone will unite to prohibit their own country from importing their porcelain. If this country wants to import food, everyone will unite and not sell them food."

After Zhong Jinwei explained this, Wen Tiren had doubts again: "Marquis Zhongxing, what if this country neither imports nor exports?"

This is really not a blind worry. In ancient feudal countries, self-sufficiency was actually the norm.That is to say, during the late Ming Dynasty, the circulation of goods between countries increased.If it was earlier, the vast majority of countries were self-sufficient.

Even in later generations, there are still many people who have this self-sufficient thinking.

"Good question!" Zhong Jinwei praised, and then explained, "This involves the second indirect benefit I want to talk about, that is, through the patent law, the interests of other countries and Ming can be bundled together. Just now It is said that Daming took the lead, and joint economic sanctions are one of the manifestations. Then since we can jointly carry out economic sanctions, we can naturally send troops to attack the shameless countries that steal patents."

"Of course, the prerequisite for all of this is that Ming, as the leading country and the suzerain of the patent law, must be strong enough. Otherwise, not to mention military crusades or economic sanctions, self-protection will be difficult. It will attract countless tigers. Leopards and wolves want to eat this fat piece of Daming."

Emperor Chongzhen was quite moved when he heard it, and sighed: "All of this needs to be based on the strong enough foundation of Ming Dynasty!"

Zhong Jinwei nodded when he heard the words, looked at Emperor Chongzhen and agreed with him: "Yes, Daming must have a strong enough army and navy so that he can bully others. Oh, no, it is upholding justice!"

Several people had similar feelings. Thinking about the previous Daming, they couldn't help being silent, and the Wenhua Palace fell silent for a while.

A waiter who had been waiting outside the Wenhua Palace for a long time, saw this situation, and hurried inside to remind him: "Your Majesty, it's time to eat."

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he looked at the sky and couldn't help but smiled and said: "It's almost time for dinner. I remember what the imperial doctor said, and I don't dare to delay the health of the two lovers."

When Wen Tiren heard this, he remembered the matter of the physical examination, and couldn't help but look at Zhong Jinwei who suggested the physical examination, secretly grateful in his heart.In the end, both Zhong Jinwei and Wen Tiren had lunch with Emperor Chongzhen.

Looking at the dishes served, Emperor Chongzhen said with emotion: "Thanks to Master Zhong, I can eat a much richer meal than before."

Zhong Jinwei, who had just picked up the chopsticks and was about to start, heard it, and replied with a smile: "This is because His Majesty is sympathetic to the people's sentiments, and eating is so simple because of diligence and thrift."

Wen Tiren also jokingly said: "Your Majesty is a rare wise emperor. Throughout the ages, there are few emperors who are like Your Majesty, who would rather save money for state affairs."

With such praise from everyone, a happy and peaceful atmosphere is formed.The three moved their chopsticks happily and began to eat.

When he seemed to be half full after eating, Emperor Chongzhen asked Zhong Jinwei: "Master Zhong, will it be uneconomical if the trouble gets to the point of using force?"

When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he swallowed the half-chewed braised lion head first, then looked up at Emperor Chongzhen, shook his head and replied: "Uniting other countries to fight against shameless countries is to save the cost of war. An excuse to extract a little more patent profits for the country. With money, whether I send troops from Ming Dynasty, or hire civilian armed forces, or hire foreign troops, I can choose at will. And after winning the war, I can still Ask the other party to compensate for the cost of dispatching troops."

Wen Tiren put down his chopsticks when he heard the two talking, and interjected: "Marquis Zhongxing's method of binding the interests of other countries is very clever, not only that, but if you look closely, the interests of businessmen, inventors, and the court are also tied together. When everyone is twisted into one rope because of common interests, everything will be easy to handle."

After hearing this, Zhong Jinwei said a little embarrassedly: "Actually, it's nothing. I just borrowed from my hometown's practice."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen asked with great interest: "Master Zhong, there is also a united country headed by the suzerain country in your hometown?"

"If there is, it is an agreement institution established by many countries, called the United Nations. If there is any matter between countries, it will be arbitrated by this institution. But in fact, this United Nations is said by the most powerful country in Chen's hometown. The final decision. This country has a nickname called World Yamen, and he will take care of it all over the world."

Zhong Jinwei thought of the status and hegemony of the United States, and couldn't help adding: "I hope that one day I, Ming, can have such a high status, and the whole world will be decided by Ming!"

Emperor Chongzhen was fascinated for a while, and then said loudly: "Okay, I will work hard to make Daming such an empire!"

The two young people were very excited about this, only Wen Tiren secretly lamented his age, wishing he could be decades younger.

After lunch, the three of them had a detailed discussion on the patent law and perfected the details.

This patent law is easy to say, but there are many things to consider in practice.After the three had been discussing for a day, they held an enlarged meeting, threw out the framework, and then discussed again.

Three days later, a relatively complete plan came out, and the patent law was announced. It was planned to be implemented in the two capitals and thirteen provinces of Ming Dynasty for a period of time, so that the patents registered by the people of Ming Dynasty were almost the same, and then began to be conveyed to the vassal states.