Todd shook his head helplessly after hearing this. He had only ordered the food and lodging subsidies to be distributed according to the standard, but he had forgotten about rising prices. But on second thought, this incident had given him an opportunity, a chance to weaken the influence of the Emerald Society from within.
“He stole because he was poor. I will not pursue the matter of the nitrate materials any further.” The king’s promise made the three people sitting down visibly relieved. Todd then changed the subject: “But this can’t go on forever. I will take some funds from the ‘Muxi Mutual Aid Society’ to set up a workshop to produce this perfume.”
"Clifford."
Upon hearing the king call his name, the young man straightened up, his body stiffening.
After thinking for a moment, Todd said, "The kingdom will take care of the funding and location, while I intend for you to be in charge of recruitment, technology research, and operations management. In addition, 20% of the net profit from each bottle of perfume sold will be paid to your team."
Clifford was stunned. Not only had the king not punished him, but he was also going to fund the construction of a perfume workshop for him to manage, and even promised to give him 20% of the product profits. In his eyes, all of this was simply unbelievable, a true blessing from heaven!
Seeing the young man's tearful gratitude, Todd picked up his cup, took a sip of tea, and continued, "The Kingdom of Muxi will soon enact a law called the 'Patent Law.' Anyone who makes an invention or creation, once registered and filed, will be granted a 'Royal Patent Certificate' by the royal family. Whoever uses this patented technology for product manufacturing or research and development must pay a certain amount of money as 'patent royalties.' The inventor will receive 80% of this income, and the royal family will receive the remaining 20%."
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