Chapter 463: The Royal Dilemma VII

After a comprehensive introduction to the so-called second industry, Irene began to seriously suggest to her father and sister.

"Aiming at the first category of restrictions, that is, technical restrictions, I suggest that the Kingdom promulgate a decree on the protection of technology patents. After an advanced technology is invented, its inventors can apply for patent protection from the Royal Government, and the technology can be used by others. , but the patent owner should be paid a certain usage fee, and the royal government should set a uniform standard based on the value of the technology, so that it will not be too low to damage the interests of the patent owner, and it will not be too low. It is so high that it daunts others and affects its promotion and use."

At this time, she stopped, thought for a moment and said:

"Regarding this decree, I suggest directly misappropriating or referring to the patent protection law currently used by the Northwest Gulf Customs Union, where the laws and regulations are quite mature, which also facilitates us to introduce various relatively advanced production technologies in the Northwest Gulf. "

"Aiming at the second type of restriction, that is, the restriction on the production method, I suggest that the kingdom build a large-scale workshop, gather all people engaged in the same production activities in the workshop, manage the artisans like an army, let them communicate with each other and learn from each other, At the overall level, the centralization of production can greatly reduce the cost of storage and transportation of goods, and can also avoid the waste of raw materials. And for those more complex production activities, a group of people can be designated to be responsible for one of them. Part of the completion is handed over to another group of people to complete the next link. The product flows through the hands of different people like flowing water and finally takes shape, and one person is only responsible for a small part for a long time, which can make him faster on this part. become more proficient—and make him more dependent on the group."

"In addition, I also suggest establishing a special artisan skill school to train qualified craftsmen [in batches], and award different grades of titles to craftsmen according to their skills, just like noble titles are also graded. "

Having said so much, Irene was a little thirsty.

The royal servants on standby in the meeting hall brought honey water to quench the princess' thirst in due course.

Taking advantage of her sister's short rest, Catherine thought over Irene's words in her heart.

She caught a strange word - customs union.

"Irene, what do you mean by [customs union]? It sounds like an organization."

Erin nodded at her sister, "This is an organization. And its establishment has a lot to do with what I call the third type of restriction—needs."

"A few years ago, in the Northwest Gulf, like other territories of the kingdom, there were many checkpoints. Later, under the proposal of Earl Paul Greman, the major lords canceled the tariffs between each other to promote the circulation of internal goods. This is Customs Union."

"Without tariffs, the cost for merchants to sell goods will be greatly reduced, which will greatly increase their desire to buy and sell goods, and the business in the Northwest Gulf will develop rapidly."

Catherine interjected and asked: "After canceling the customs duties, wouldn't the income in the territory be reduced by a large amount?"

Irene explained to her: "Tariffs are not collected within the alliance, but taxes are still levied on the circulation of goods outside the alliance. The income tax is distributed according to the population of each territory. In the early days of the alliance, even if there were Due to some technological advantages, the manufacturing industry in the Northwest Gulf is still relatively weak compared to other regions, so they have to use tariffs to protect local industries."

"Moreover, the accumulation of wealth is a dynamic process. Take Earl Graman's Arda Territory as an example. Although the income of the Territory declined to a certain extent in the early days, without internal tariffs, the prices of commodities in the Territory have been greatly reduced. , This directly stimulated the consumption desire of the people, the market became active, and the supply was in short supply, so new factories continued to be built, new shops continued to open, and Arda still retained taxes for businesses. Yes, but the business tax began to increase exponentially, and the overall income of the territory doubled several times in a few years."

"Increasing people's demand and purchasing desire can also be done in a way. For the royal government, exorbitant taxes can be reduced. For the private sector, a ceiling can be set on the rent collected by landlords from tenants, so that farmers can save some money. money."

"Of course, the increase in Arda's income is also related to overseas trade. After our own industry develops, we can also follow the example of the Northwest Gulf and build a huge ocean-going trade fleet..."

The king listened to the little daughter's description with great interest.

Finally, he laughed and said, "Irene, although I am annoyed at your running away from home, I have to admit that your trip to the Northwest has indeed gained a lot of knowledge."

He turned to Catherine and said, "Maybe we can choose a few things to try, such as building a few workshops and technical schools, oh, and patent protection, we can also try."

Irene started talking when she heard this, "Father, why didn't you take it one step at a time? I've seen it before, and those measures are all effective."

The king shook his head and said: "The area and population of the royal territory are far greater than those of the Northwest Gulf, and the complexity of various issues is also far greater than that of the Northwest Gulf. At least for now, the kingdom cannot accept a reduction in fiscal revenue, even if it is only a few years .Besides, even Earl Greiman didn't create a so-called customs union at the first blow of his head, did he?"

"Uh... that's true."

Irene recalled every time she participated in the meeting of the Government Council when she was in the Northwest Bay, Paul always sighed how his reforms encountered so much resistance.

It is estimated that there will be many encounters in the royal territory.

Thinking of this, she said to her father: "In this case, please send someone to the northwest bay to talk to Earl Graman. There are many ready-made new technologies there. If they can be introduced to the royal family's territory, they will definitely produce results soon. Yes. The royal family can take the lead and jointly establish a joint-stock enterprise with the southern nobles."

"A joint-stock company?"

"Yes, it's actually a partnership to do business, and dividends are distributed in proportion to the shares."

"Oh, I see."

"The profits obtained can be distributed to those southern nobles, and the money can be used to heal their sense of disparity in losing their territories. Ah, yes..."

Irene eagerly begged: "Father, please be sure to bring in the paper mill first. My school...the King's Land needs a lot of paper."

The king agreed, "I understand what you mean."

He picked up the meeting minutes placed on the table, and kept rubbing the paper used for recording with two fingers.

"It turns out that this kind of easy-to-use paper comes from the Northwest Bay. It's great that Aldo invented this kind of paper. Okay!"

He made a decision, "I'll just send..."

"Father!" Irene suddenly said, "I can help you with your worries. I am very familiar with the Northwest Gulf, and I have also formed a friendship with Earl Graman. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com There is also a school in Huxin Town The house I bought."

"Hmph! You just stay in Jingyao obediently."

The king unquestionably rejected Irene's proposal.

"I will send your cousin to talk to Earl Gramain."

"Your Majesty the King!"

There was dissatisfaction in Erin's cry.

…

It seems that the starting point of a series of changes in the Northwest Gulf is this Earl Paul Greiman.

Catherine on the side thought so silently.

What kind of person is he?

The eldest princess suddenly became a little interested in this vassal of the kingdom thousands of miles away.

There was even the idea of ​​meeting him.