The Ming Dynasty did not revolutionize

Chapter 12 Patents
Zhu Jianxuan handed all the design drawings he had brought out to Song Wendao first.

Song Wendao wanted to be the director of the laboratory, so he had to know what each group in the laboratory was doing.

Song Wendao had seen the design drawings of the steam engine before. This time, he looked at them carefully again and seemed to have confirmed something.

Then, instead of passing the drawing to others, he held it next to himself.

Next, I looked at other drawings.

Seeing his reaction, many of the other craftsmen couldn't help but frown slightly and complain in their hearts.

His Highness asked you to be the chief steward, are you really in charge?

His Highness asked you to watch it with everyone, but you were just watching it by yourself?
There are so many drawings that you can't read them all at once with your own eyes. Isn't it reasonable to share them among everyone so that they can take turns to look at them?

Zhu Jianxuan himself was also a little confused and didn't know what Song Wendao wanted to see.

Logically speaking, as a technical personnel, I have given him enough trust and power, he should work diligently and be responsible.

However, Zhu Jianxuan did not show anything immediately, but just watched there quietly.

He wanted to see what Song Wendao was going to do, and also wanted to see if other people would be unable to resist questioning him.

Not long after, Song Wendao finished flipping through all the drawings, and then he bowed to Zhu Jianxuan beside him and said:

"Your Highness, I think that there are more than one design on these drawings that should be patented first and then subject to public research."

Zhu Jianxuan suddenly realized:
"I see. Which designs do you think should be patented?"

Song Wendao stood up directly, took the blueprint and came to Zhu Jianxuan, explaining his idea:
"First of all, the steam engine itself, which works in an automatic reciprocating cycle, is undoubtedly groundbreaking.

"Then there's the steam engine, where the steam drives the iron ball and coordinates the control of air pressure with gravity and centrifugal force, which is a very ingenious design.

“There is also this separate protective mask, which uses the adsorption effect of charcoal, similar to the decolorization technology of white sugar, which is also very sophisticated.

“These three designs have a 70% or even 90% chance of directly obtaining invention patents.

"The cooperation between the flywheel and the crank converts reciprocating motion into circular motion. This design has a 30% to 50% chance of obtaining an invention patent."

After hearing this, Zhu Jianxuan was silent for a few seconds.

There is no simple and crude response: Then the job of applying for the patent is given to you.

That would dampen the enthusiasm of subordinates.

Whoever makes suggestions will have more work to do. If there is no extra reward, no one will make suggestions in the future.

Zhu Jianxuan sorted out his thoughts and arranged:
"Engineer Song, please file an application and ask for two craftsmen who are familiar with the law and technology to come and be responsible for the patent application and management of the laboratory.

"In the future, a portion of the profits from licensing the patents generated by the laboratory will be used as dividends for all participants according to a fixed ratio."

Song Wendao immediately agreed:

"I will prepare the application right away."

Zhu Jianxuan continued to instruct:

"You don't need to apply now. Let's wait until after the meeting. Now, send the drawings to everyone so they can exchange them."

Song Wendao hesitated for a moment:
"Your Highness... you haven't applied for a patent yet..."

Zhu Jianxuan smiled and waved his hand and said:
"I don't think anyone here would try to steal my patent."

Song Wendao immediately realized that his "boss" was no ordinary person. He was the emperor's beloved youngest son.

The craftsmen on the scene were all craftsmen from the imperial court. Now they were trying to be clever and steal Zhu Jianxuan's design. I really don't know if they will have a good ending in the future.

Song asked somewhat embarrassedly:
"I am stupid..."

Song Wendao distributed Zhu Jianxuan's design drawings to the dozen or so craftsmen on site to exchange and look through. Zhu Jianxuan's design logic was clearly expressed through schematic diagrams and explanations, all of which were made with reference to various popular science videos and illustrations from his previous life.

Most craftsmen knew what Zhu Jianxuan was going to make after just a quick look.

However, questions soon arose about some of the principles, especially how they worked.

A sixth-rank craftsman in his thirties, after quietly discussing with his companions for a while, cautiously began to ask a question:

“May I ask, Your Highness, the principle of your protective filter mask is that there are invisible gaseous substances in the air.

“The materials such as charcoal in the filter protective mask are designed to absorb these gaseous substances.

"I am very curious about how you came up with this conclusion. Do you have any experimental evidence or other explanations?"

When Zhu Jianxuan heard this question, he hesitated for a moment.

Among these craftsmen, some are already doing basic research on air chemistry, so it is normal for them to raise such questions.

Zhu Jianxuan himself is actually already preparing simple textbooks on basic chemical principles.

But I don’t think it’s appropriate to release it now.

Systematic chemical knowledge is, to some extent, a Pandora's box.

For people of this era, physics is something that smart people can barely understand, while chemistry is like magic.

Mature chemical knowledge can guide people with relevant experience to quickly make many dangerous things.

For example, various poison gases, poisons, explosives, etc. in modern times.

Even without specifying the specific method, simply providing systematic knowledge of chemical principles can allow professionals to find ways to manufacture dangerous substances.

Once the relevant technology is leaked, it may quickly increase the threat posed by the enemy and make the situation you face quickly complicated.

The key is that I don’t have a place that I can fully control now, and I don’t have a reliable organization that is completely loyal to me.

Therefore, this knowledge, which is somewhat threatening, cannot be disseminated publicly for the time being.

At least we have to wait until we have our own country and build real laboratories in isolated places overseas before we can teach systematically internally.

The chemical research in this laboratory will now focus on some specific studies.

Let them do experiments according to their own ideas, but don't explain to them the principles they know.

That is to say, it is carried out in a form of knowing the results but not knowing the reasons, which is also the normal form of chemical research in this era.

A discipline that has just become independent from alchemy and has not yet formed a complete theoretical framework.

So Zhu Jianxuan's final answer was very general:
“Some have been tested in simple experiments, but most are still just conjectures.

“During the manufacturing process of filtration equipment, feasibility verification must also be carried out.

“These are mainly the jobs of the four groups. If you are interested, you can switch to them.

“Our first priority now is to verify the feasibility of the designs on these drawings.

"Let's not discuss other issues that are not directly related to the mission."

Zhu Jianxuan glossed over this question and made the craftsmen on site understand his attitude.

Although other people had similar divergent questions, they did not continue to ask them in the end.

The design research in Zhu Jianxuan's laboratory has officially entered its stage.

(End of this chapter)