Mrs. Qiao looked around and didn't choose a satisfactory "target". She had to put her thoughts away and chatted with Ma Yun and the others for a while, then she began to worry about Qiao Xuan. Of course she knew why Qiao Xuan came here this time.
, but she knew better that with Qiao Xuan's temper, she couldn't persuade him no matter what. That's why Mrs. Qiao wanted to take advantage of her relationship with Diao Chan, and now she has gotten involved with Ma Yun. It is estimated that the lives of the whole family should be at risk.
It can be saved.
Suddenly, a maid came outside the door to report that Liu Xin wanted to keep Qiao Xuan and his family in Xiangyang for a few days. The female family members asked the third wife and the sixth wife to accompany them. He personally took Qiao Xuan to visit the Third Hospital of Xiangyang and the training center in the western suburbs. No.
Ma Yun and Bian Yu were arranged to accompany Qiao Fu and his daughter on the trip because both of them were pregnant, so the "burden" had to fall on Cai Yan, while Zhu Rong was asked to accompany them for safety reasons.
Think about it. Although the public security in Xiangyang has always been good, it is inevitable that there will be a few scoundrels. Cai Yan and Mrs. Qiao's mother and daughter are both beautiful, especially the little sisters, who are loved by everyone. If someone suddenly does something bad,
I mean, the embarrassment is huge.
Mrs. Qiao finally felt relieved, which meant that Liu Xin was not angry because of Qiao Xuan's rudeness. For the next three days, Qiao Xuan's family stayed in Xiangyang City.
During the day, Cai Yan and Zhu Rong accompanied Mrs. Qiao and her daughter to go shopping, and also enjoyed an amazing magic show. In the evening, Ma Yun hosted a banquet for them, mother and daughter at the Zhoumu Mansion. All the dishes were prepared by Zhu Qian.
The food they cooked and cooked by themselves was much more delicious than the lunch they had in the best hotel in Xiangyang City. There is a saying that if you want to capture a man's heart, you must first capture his stomach. In fact, for women, it is also
The same, especially for those Qiao sisters who have never tasted the delicacies of Zhou Mufu, they all want to stay in Zhou Mufu.
Qiao Xuan has also gained a lot these days. Because he cannot enter Liu Xin's inner house casually, and the delicacies of the Zhou Mufu are never allowed to be spread outside, so Qiao Xuan has lost the opportunity to taste the delicious food. But his thoughts are also
Instead of focusing on eating, college and medical school were an eye-opener for him. While in the graduate school, Qiao Xuan fell in love with the new damask weaving machine and immediately proposed it, hoping to buy one or two back.
After half a year of probation, Ma Jun has now succeeded Xiang Lang as the dean of the institute. Kong Wen was convinced of this young boy with a slight stutter and was willing to give him a try. The damask weaving machine was Ma Jun's first
He was interested in promoting this invention nationwide, but Liu Xin never agreed. Although Ma Jun's damask weaving machine is exquisite, it is still very easy for others to imitate it. This involves the issue of how to protect "intellectual property rights"
.
Of course, people in this era do not have the concept of intellectual property, let alone how to protect their inventions and creations. But Liu Xin does not think so. He wants to mobilize everyone's enthusiasm for inventions and creations by protecting intellectual property rights, and Weaving
The silk machine is the first product he plans to use to promote intellectual property protection.
Hearing Qiao Xuan's request, Liu Xin pondered and asked: "Executive member Qiao, do you see the benefits of this silk weaving machine?"
Qiao Xuan chuckled and said: "My Qiao family is a big family in Lujiang. We also have thousands of acres of fertile land. In addition to grain, we also have some mulberry fields. Therefore, Qiao also knows a thing or two about weaving damask. Although Qiao has not seen this damask weaving machine,
Yes, but the structure is exquisite and it will be much more convenient to operate. As for other benefits, Qiao has not yet noticed it."
Liu Xin nodded and asked, "Is it enough for you to just buy one or two planes?"
Qiao Xuan said sheepishly: "Actually, I want to buy two of them, take one of them apart, and find a few craftsmen to imitate it. That'll be fine."
Liu Xin laughed and said: "Qiao Xuan, Qiao Xuan, they say you are a real person, and you will make such wishful thinking even if you don't expect it. This new type of silk weaving machine was invented by Ma Yuanzheng, and the benefits are far greater than you can see.
If you want more, let Ma Yuanzheng explain it to you in a moment. However, if you do it like this, Ma Yuanzheng will not get any benefit from it. Do you think anyone else is willing to spend energy to improve Weaving Ling?
Where is it on the plane?"
Qiao Xuan was stunned and quickly said: "What do you mean, Sir, these silk weaving machines can only be purchased from Sir Ma?"
Liu Xin waved her hand and said: "Of course it is possible to buy from Ma Yuanzheng. However, Liu has another idea. He can ask Ma Yuanzheng to provide you with the drawings. You can produce them yourself according to the drawings, but every time you produce a new weaving machine,
Lingji, we need to pay Ma Yuanzheng a sum of money. Qiao Xuan, do you think this is feasible?"
Qiao Xuan was silent for a moment and said, "As long as the money is not too much, everyone should be willing to do it."
Liu Xin thought for a while and said: "Liu can't say how much he should pay. Let's do it this way. No one has ever done this kind of thing before, so it will be up to Liu to decide on one tael of silver for the time being. As long as
If someone produces a new silk weaving machine, he must pay Ma Yuanzheng one tael of silver. Of course, Ma Yuanzheng receives the money and must also pay 20% of the tax. Mr. Qiao, Ma Yuanzheng, look at this
feasible?"
Ma Jun was not good at words. He had been unable to get a word in when they were talking just now. When he saw Liu Xin turning to him, he raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, my lord, my subordinates are just trying their best to help me.
Dare to covet money."
Qiao Xuan also thought about it in his mind and said: "Master Liu, the price of one tael of silver is not small. The key lies in whether this new type of silk weaving machine is worth it."
Liu Xin smiled and said: "Ma Yuanzheng, please first explain to Mr. Qiao the benefits of this new damask weaving machine."
When talking about his proud work, Ma Jun suddenly stopped stuttering, explained it eloquently, and asked a craftsman to demonstrate the operation.
After listening to Ma Jun's introduction and watching the craftsmen's demonstration, Qiao Xuan couldn't help but said with great joy: "This new type of silk weaving machine is indeed a good thing, worth one tael of silver!"
Liu Xin then said to Ma Jun: "Ma Yuanzheng, the reason why Liu did this is not to take care of you, but because after this method is implemented, many people will spontaneously improve various tools. You should carefully
Think about it, if everyone is highly motivated, there will be more inventions and creations. Will there be hundreds or thousands of new tools produced by then? Will it make people's lives better?"
Before Ma Jun could answer, Qiao Xuan had already clapped his hands and said, "Your Excellency, this idea is wonderful! No wonder Xiangyang has been called the number one city in the Central Plains for ten years under your rule. It's just that the price of each item is increased by one tael of silver."
, is it too much?”
Liu Xin chuckled and said: "It's not like every invention needs to be added with one tael of silver. We can set different prices according to the value and complexity of these inventions. Moreover, this price is too outrageous, and others are not stupid.
, who will buy it? At that time, this invention will no longer be worth money, and the owner of the invention will naturally have no choice but to reduce the price."
Qiao Xuan said excitedly: "Yes, yes, your Excellency has thought too carefully! What I didn't mention is that I bought the design drawings of this new silk weaving machine. For every machine produced, I will pay Ma Yuanzheng one tael of silver!"
This is probably the earliest patent fee in history. In fact, according to the value of this new damask weaving machine, one tael of silver is really too cheap. However, Liu Xin’s main purpose is to use private capital to promote the new damask weaving machine.
The only option is to set a lower price. As for Ma Jun, his original intention of inventing and creating was not to make money, and he had never considered these issues at all.
Liu Xin has never promoted the new damask weaving machine. The most important problem is that he has not chosen a suitable "partner". Now that Qiao Xuan has this interest, Liu Xin will of course give him the task. Because of Qiao Xuan's moral character,
This allowed Liu Xin to have complete confidence in him. However, relying solely on personal virtue to promote new practical inventions was obviously not enough. Liu Xin also planned to protect it through the law.
In this way, there is another problem, because in the feudal era of centralized power, laws cannot be made by anyone, and must be promulgated and implemented by the emperor. This also made Liu Xin realize that the matter of proclaiming emperor has become more and more important.
More and more urgent.
Qiao Xuan got the "production license" for the new silk weaving machine, and he felt more urgent to return to Lujiang. But Liu Xin did not let him go back, and kept him for another day, taking him to the military training center in the western suburbs of Xiangyang.
The western suburbs of Xiangyang are a real military restricted area. There is not only a training center here, but also the research and development center of the institute. Without a special token issued by Liu Xin himself, ordinary people will be executed on the spot if they come here. In fact, many people
To the mysterious western suburbs of Xiangyang
Very interested, including Huang Chengyan, Sima Hui, Pang Degong and other so-called foreign masters. But here, there is a post every three steps, a sentry every five steps, and there are patrol teams that are constantly passing through. Even Liu Xin, who has outstanding light skills,
Even a master can never get in.
Liu Xin did not take Qiao Xuan to the R&D center, but only took him to visit the training base. Qiao Xuan also served as a prefect. In the past, the prefects were in charge of the army and the people, with high authority. Based on Qiao Xuan's experience
, seeing the scene at the training base, naturally my heart was condensed.
Today's training base has expanded more than three times compared to the past. Not only has it improved the previous scenes of cities, camps, plains, etc., but now it has added mountains, jungles, swamps, deserts, and lakes. In addition to the sea, almost everything the Han army can encounter
All environments can be simulated here.
Currently being trained at the training base are 60,000 recruits from the Western Region Army and the soldiers of the Third Army who have just returned from Jiaozhou, as well as some local army soldiers sent from various places for rotation training, a total of 200,000 people. The soldiers' shouts during training
The sound resounded through the sky, and before reaching the training base, Qiao Xuan's heart was racing.
Upon learning that Liu Xin was coming in person, Wen Pin, the commander of the Seventh Army Corps and the commander-in-chief of the training base, hurriedly came over to welcome him, raised his hands and said, "General, I'm here to see my lord. I wonder what kind of training your lord would like to see today?"
Liu Xin waved her hand and said: "This is your territory, you make the decision."