With Tang En's constant explanation, Victor finally understood what he meant.
"You're saying that I'll set up a department in the name of the king, and the responsibility of this department will be to collect fees to protect the intellectual property of the people and provide them with a safe entrepreneurial environment so that they can use their patents to create economic benefits, or let others use them to make profits. Is that what you mean?"
"That's right."
Tang En raised his cup and continued, "The most important thing is that with the corresponding intellectual property protection law, people won't have to be afraid of their good ideas being infringed by others. They will be willing to use their brains to innovate instead of continuing to cling to the same plot of land that has existed for the past ten thousand years. Do you know what this means?"
Victor raised his eyebrows. "What does it mean?"
"It means that the Irus Empire will be the first country in Prandal to legislate to protect the intangible property of the citizens! The innovation of the citizens will not just be an idea or an illusory thing, but can be turned into real wealth! "
"The explosion of patents is often accompanied by industrial development and technological innovation. The combination of magic and engineering will be the future trend. It's a market with huge potential!"
Viktor laughed. "Does that mean that the market for Mana Crystals will be even wider?"
He might not understand the other things, but he was very clear that the expansion of the market meant an increase in income.
"Of course, Your Majesty."
Tang En said with a smile. "With just me and my Datang Chamber of Commerce, we can only act as a driving force. If we really want to make magical technology run smoothly, we still have to rely on everyone's efforts."
What else could Victor say when it came to this?
It was just setting up a registration and protection department, and according to Tang En, the next step was almost pure profit. The task was just to catch people who infringed on their patents. How much effort could it take?
Victor did not know that the reason why it was so easy to protect the rights was because Tang En had urged him to set up a protection department when the innovation sprouted.
When people were not used to the infringement of intellectual property, they had to be prepared in advance. When people had the intention to do so, they would find that infringement was illegal. If they continued to take risks, they would be severely punished by the laws of the Empire. Naturally, they would not try it again. Over time, a healthy entrepreneurial environment was formed.
If they wanted to wait until the relevant copycat companies were established before preparing to protect their intellectual property, then they would really be too powerful. People were already used to reaping without sowing, and did not even realize that it was an act of infringement.
Perhaps they didn't think much of it at the time, but when they entered the workplace and started their own businesses, they realized how bad the entrepreneurial environment was. Any idea would be copied by others, and then others would take advantage of their early development to force them to their knees …
This was vicious competition.
Tang En used what he saw and experienced on Earth to avoid this risk in advance. At the primitive stage, he began to cultivate people's habits of obeying the law and paying for authorization, creating a green and vibrant industrial ecosystem. Then, the magical technology of this world would only develop faster and faster in a healthy environment.
When Tang En voiced out his "conjecture" about the dangers of not legislating to protect intellectual property rights as soon as possible, Victor, Aubry, and the rest broke out in a cold sweat. They did not expect such a huge danger to be hidden in a place they had never paid attention to.
"Earl Tang En is indeed far-sighted!"
Victor sighed. "The Empire has you, it's no less than getting a legendary mage!"
But I'm a legendary mage to begin with …
Tang En touched his nose, too embarrassed to say it out loud.
After discussing for Tang En to take time to discuss the establishment of the Patent and Copyright Department in the next few days, Victor suddenly looked at Tang En with a smile. "Speaking of which, I've done you a big favor, haven't I? After all, every move of the Datang Chamber of Commerce is now being watched by everyone. You're the easiest Chamber of Commerce to copy. "
Tang En was not embarrassed and admitted it openly. "Of course. When the Patent and Copyright Department is established, I'll be the first to bring the patent application to apply for protection. I believe that with me taking the lead, others will be willing to believe in the impartiality of the Patent and Copyright Department."
"That's not necessarily true …"
Fiona shook her head. "In the eyes of others, we've already been labeled as royalty. The Patent and Copyright Department was established by His Majesty, so it's natural for us to support it. The Trade Union and the aristocratic party are allies. How can they rest assured that their exclusive secrets will be handed over to the Patent and Copyright Department?"
"That's true …"
Tang En rubbed his chin. "If it wasn't for their technology being too outdated, I would have deliberately copied their products and waited for them to have no way to complain."
Victor, who was worrying, was a bit surprised when he heard this. He looked at Aubrey and suddenly said with a smile, "Then Count Tang En doesn't need to worry about this matter. Just leave it to us."
Tang En secretly thought that it was as expected …
From the beginning, he felt that it was impossible for Victor and Aubrey not to have any businesses. It was just that it involved privacy, so he didn't ask too much.
Now that he saw Victor's attitude, it was clear that he was planning to do something to promote the patent and copyright law …
Tang En secretly shook his head. Everyone knew how powerful the combination of power and capital was. He could only hope that Victor would not be corrupted by power and money after the current crisis was resolved. He could still maintain his current revolutionary mentality.
For Tang En's Magic Crystal Plan and to increase the income of the royal family, he had already begun to use his privilege.
Unrestrained privilege was a beast that hurt both others and oneself — sometimes, Tang En even wanted to thank the aristocrats who had forced Victor into such a situation.
He felt that the reason why he had such a harmonious relationship with Victor was purely because Victor was now in a desperate situation. Otherwise, as an emperor, how could he care about him?
He hoped that Roland could always maintain this mentality because not all vested interests dared to overthrow his own ruling position.
Although this was caused by the special circumstances of Prandal and Irus Empire, in this respect, Victor would probably become the first person in the history of these two worlds.
"Haha, let's not talk about this for now. We'll continue to discuss it later."
After receiving a piece of good news, Victor's mood became much better. The worried look on Empress Olina's face also disappeared a lot. She drank a lot of red wine in joy — of course, it was also because her daughter had finally escaped from the sea of suffering …
"Oh? I still want to give His Majesty more ideas to make money. "
Tang En had a surprised look on his face. "I thought you would be interested."
"There are more ideas to make money?"
Victor and Aradeline opened their eyes wide. "Say it!"
Aubury looked at Aradeline in disdain. "Now that you've married Vanessa, you finally know the importance of making money?"
Aradeline was furious. "Will you die if you don't expose me?!"
Everyone knew that magicians were good at making money, but what was even more well known was how much money magicians burned … Just as Aubury said, after being cheated by him, Tang En, and Victor, Aradeline had no choice but to bite the bullet and marry Vanessa. Then he would have to face a very harsh fact: His little family fortune might not be able to support Vanessa's burning …
Making money was urgent!
Therefore, Aradeline's matter taught everyone a lesson. Even if it was for the chance to enjoy the happiness of having multiple wives in the future, they had to do their best to make money to support their family …
Tang En smiled and knocked on the table. "What do you think of this hot pot?"
"Hot pot?"
Victor frowned and then relaxed. "You mean, this hot pot business?"
"Yes. On one hand, it's because winter is coming soon. The weather is cold, and it's the hot pot season. On the other hand …"
Tang En pondered for a moment, but didn't know if he should say it.
"On the other hand?"
"On the other hand, hot pot is actually a very good communication platform."
Communication platform?!
Aubury and the others were dumbfounded. What did this have to do with a communication platform?
"You may not have noticed, but when everyone sits together to eat hot pot, drink wine, and talk freely, it's very easy to close the distance between each other."
Tang En said solemnly, "Your Majesty Victor, we've talked about slaves and classes before. Now, what I want to say is that hot pot is actually very helpful in melting down the barriers between classes."
"Hot pot means' intimacy '; hot pot means' reunion '; hot pot uses soup to treat the raw materials, which means' softness conquers hardness'; hot pot doesn't reject meat or fish, cold or vegetables. It doesn't discriminate between north and south ingredients, and it doesn't reject any seasoning. Whether it's mountain delicacies, seafood, freshwater delicacies, seasonal vegetables, tofu, or vermicelli, it doesn't reject anything. It can all be put into the pot, which means' benefiting the world '. Hot pot is a mixture of meat and vegetables, and it has all five flavors.
"Hot pot is the most direct manifestation of the profound meaning of 'eating in the same pot'. It can be said to be an out-and-out 'sharing of food'. What's more, this kind of 'sharing of food' is not mandatory at all. Everyone can freely choose their favorite main ingredient and eat it. It can be said to be a lively situation of 'having a unified will and a personal mood'.
"Hot pot is not only a way of cooking, but also a way of eating. It's not only a way of eating, but also a way of culture. Hot pot is like a person who has to learn to be tolerant. Just like hot pot, vegetables, meat dishes, seasonings, and so on can all be accommodated, and they don't exclude each other. Only by being tolerant can the estrangement be eliminated. This hot pot is like a big melting pot. When everyone sits together to eat hot pot, they are also melted together and become closer to each other. "
The group of people was even more dumbfounded. Eating hot pot could actually be a way of creating a culture?
Victor figured out Tang En's meaning. "You mean … to promote this hot pot as a culture?"
"Of course, this is not only to promote a culture of tolerance, but also to make money."
Tang En said seriously, "There are four major industries of making money, clothing, food, housing, and transportation. If you want to open up a way to make money, of course, you have to think of ways in this aspect. Don't you think such a fresh dining method and style is very promising?"
Victor's eyes lit up. "Great!"
Seeing that Victor finally took the bait, Tang En secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
It's really f * cking hard to eat hot pot anytime and anywhere …
Note: This paragraph is quoted from Yi Zhongtian Hot Pot.
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