If a well-preserved secret continues to be passed down, it can become the foundation of a family, can be passed down from generation to generation, and benefit future generations.

"Well, just make a note of it. We can submit it to the journal Tiangong Kaiwu in batches later, and apply for a patent in Jiujiang County at the same time."

"What?"

Zhang Ben thought he had heard it wrong.

"Take these as patents, with Jiujiang County as the core for protection."

"This... this is simply giving the secret recipe to someone else, Mingtu. It's not that your uncle doesn't support you. You've been in the world for too little time and don't understand. Even if the rules are well established,

"As soon as you submit the blueprints and casting methods, someone will immediately copy them. For us, it's a pure loss."

"That's why we need supervision. Anyone who dares to imitate it will be fined until they're bankrupt. But if they use formal means and obtain authorization, they can use it directly and only need to give us a small portion of the profit."

Zhang Benji still felt that it was not very reliable and even had a headache.

He has experienced too many things like this over the years. Once any recipe is handed over, it will face endless imitation. No matter whether it is the local top families or local officials, they basically have to get involved.

If the formula is leaked, you can forget about making any profit from it, as the other party will use it.

The other party will use very efficient means to ban you directly, and then the recipe will become their original creation.

Well, it’s usually a physical block!

But a moment later, when he saw the smile on Zhang Mingtu's face, he suddenly came to his senses.

"Are you going to implement all this through the person above?"

Seeing Zhang Mingtu nod, Zhang Ben felt relieved a little. It turned out that this person had considered this matter before. However, he still did not fully agree with Zhang Mingtu's approach.

"If we don't reveal the formula and keep it to ourselves, we can make a fortune for at least ten years."

Zhang Mingtu just shook his head after hearing this: "If we really sell these starches and flours that are as white as white jade on a large scale, the storage cost is low, and the production cost is so low, if we sell them at a low price, it will attract hostility.

"If you sell it too high, some people from aristocratic families will definitely enter the market at any cost. You can't protect them. In that case, why not hand over the formula to the court? As long as the court can maintain the benefits of the patent, sharing a portion of the profits with the court is also a good thing, even a great thing."

Yes, Zhang Mingtu’s future brother once encountered someone trying to steal the formula, and the means used were like genocide.

When it comes to powerful interests, these characters are extremely terrifying when they take action.

"All right!"

Zhang Jiben thought about it carefully. After all, some pain was gained. A large amount of profit flew away just like that. He was very sad, but he also felt that it was reasonable to hand over part of the profit and let a higher-level person serve as his own umbrella.

This is how the Zhang family did their escort work in the past. Even when the Zhang family wanted to expand the escort agency and send money, they couldn't because no one was willing to help this escort agency that didn't have much strength.

"The construction blueprints can be given to them, but the most critical drive device and formation diagrams must be kept confidential and not provided directly. This is the main source of our profits later on."

Zhang Mingtu not only worked for the group leader Zhang Benji, but also explained things to many members of the Zhang family.

"The tin box in front of us isn't a big secret. If someone were to break in and take it apart, they'd quickly understand that the truly special part is the drive mechanism. That's the real secret, and we can keep it.

“Even if others try to imitate us, it is difficult for them to achieve the same precision and efficiency as us, so we still need to manufacture this part.

"If we promote this globally, as long as other parties use our machines and can bring them huge profits, then they must purchase the core components from us.

"This aspect can bring in huge profits every year. At the same time, we are also responsible for the subsequent maintenance and upkeep of these components. This is also a huge benefit..."

This was designed by Zhang Mingtu based on the patent he learned from his previous generation's world.

Such patent protection laws will make many people who possess cutting-edge formulas or technologies willing to take the initiative to take out the patents for these technologies to jointly improve and promote the development of the world.

Although some of them may be exploited by others, allowing them to sit back and enjoy the wealth of the company by using these patents.

But for the world as a whole, such patents are very effective and can promote a significant increase in world productivity.

Moreover, the term of most patents is twenty years. Even if the other party has three patents, they can only benefit from it for twenty years. There are top talents in this field who can greatly promote the development of the world, so it is not a big deal to let them reap the benefits for twenty years.

Zhang Benji knew everything that would happen next, but he wasn't particularly concerned with the setting. He simply asked nervously, "Can we really protect that person up there? If he gets transferred, wouldn't we be in trouble? We still won't be able to survive for long."

"No problem!"

Zhang Mingtu smiled and shook his head. He had submitted this part of the drawings to the eldest prince through an order given to him by the eldest prince using the special legendary method of the Jinyiwei.

Yes, submitting this blueprint alone to the Crown Prince, the innovation of this machine alone is enough to shock and excite people.

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