Chapter 467 The Dilemma of the Royal Family 7
After a comprehensive introduction to the so-called secondary industry, Irene began to make serious suggestions to her father and sister.
“For the first type of restriction, that is, technical restriction, I suggest that the Kingdom promulgate a decree to protect technology patents. After an advanced technology is invented, its inventor can apply for patent protection from the Royal Government. Technology can be used by others, but a certain usage fee should be paid to the patent owner, and this usage fee should be set by the Royal Government to a unified standard based on the value of the technology so that it is not too low to harm the patent owner. The benefits are not so high as to deter others and affect its promotion and use.”
At this time, she stopped, thought for a moment and said:
“I suggest this law. Directly appropriating or referring to the patent protection law currently used by the Northwest Gulf Customs Union, the laws there are quite mature, which also facilitates the introduction of various relatively advanced production technologies in the Northwest Gulf. ”
"In view of the second type of restrictions, which are restrictions on production methods, I suggest that the kingdom build large-scale workshops, gather all people engaged in the same production activities in the workshops, manage the craftsmen like an army, and let them communicate with each other and compare their skills. At the overall level, the centralization of production can greatly reduce the cost of goods storage and transportation, 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. Partial completion is handed over to another group of people to complete the next link. The product flows through the hands of different people like running water and finally takes shape. Moreover, one person is only responsible for a small part for a long time, which allows him to improve the skills of this part faster. To become more proficient - it can also make him more dependent on the collective. "
"In addition, I also suggest setting up a special school to teach craftsmen skills and train qualified craftsmen in batches. Craftsmen are given different levels of titles based on their skills, just like the titles of nobles are also divided into levels."
After saying so much, Irene felt a little thirsty.
The royal servants on standby in the meeting hall promptly brought honey water to the princess to quench her thirst.
While her sister was taking a break, Catherine recalled what Irene had just said in her heart.
She caught a strange word - customs union.
"Eileen, what do you mean by [Customs Union]? It sounds like an organization."
Irene nodded at her sister, "This is an organization Organization. And its establishment has a lot to do with what I call the third type of restriction-demand. "
"The northwest bay a few years ago was like other territories in the kingdom, and later in the kingdom. At the suggestion of Count Paul Greiman, the major lords canceled tariffs between each other to promote the circulation of internal goods. This is the customs union."
"Without tariffs, merchants spend money selling goods. The cost was greatly reduced, which greatly increased their desire to buy and sell goods, and the business in the Northwest Gulf developed rapidly. ”
Catherine interjected and asked: "After the tariffs are cancelled, won't the income in the territory be reduced by a large amount?"
Irene explained for her: "It's just that there are no tariffs within the alliance, but for outside the alliance The circulation of goods is still subject to tax, and the tax revenue is distributed according to the population of each territory. In the early days of the alliance, even with some technical advantages, the manufacturing industry in the Northwest Gulf was still relatively weak compared to other regions. , so they also had to use tariffs to protect local industries. "
"Furthermore, the accumulation of wealth is a dynamic process, taking the Alda Territory of Earl Grayman as an example, although in the early days. The territory's income has dropped to a certain extent, but without internal tariffs, the prices of goods in the territory have been greatly reduced, which directly stimulated people's desire to consume. The market became active, and supply exceeded demand, so new factories continued to be built. Since then, new shops have been opening, and Arda has retained taxes on business. Although the tariffs have disappeared, commercial taxes have begun to increase exponentially, and the overall income of the territory has doubled several times in a few years. "
“There is another way to increase people’s demand and desire to buy. For the royal government, it can reduce excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes. For the private sector, it can set an upper limit on the rent collected by landlords from tenants, so that farmers can I can save some money there.”
“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 establish a huge ocean trade. Fleet..."
The king listened with interest to his youngest daughter's description.
Finally, he laughed and said, "Eileen, although I am upset about your behavior of running away from home, I have to admit that you have indeed gained a lot of knowledge during your trip to the northwest."
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 it."
Irene listened. He pouted and said, "Father, why don't you do it in one step? I have seen it before, and those measures are effective."
The king shook his head and said: "The area and population of the king's territory are much larger. In the Northwest Bay, the complexity of each problem is far greater than in the Northwest Bay. At least for now, the kingdom cannot accept the decrease in fiscal revenue, even if it is only for a few years. Moreover, even Earl Grayman cannot just slap his head. Just create a so-called customs union?”
"Uh... That's true."
Irene thought of every time he attended the Government Affairs Council meeting in the Northwest Bay, Paul always lamented how his reforms encountered so much resistance. I guess I will encounter many of them in the royal family territory.
Thinking of this, she said to her father: "In this case, please ask my father to send someone to the northwest bay to talk to Earl Grayman. There are many ready-made new technologies there. If If it can be introduced into the royal territory, it will definitely produce results quickly. The royal family can take the lead and jointly establish a joint-stock enterprise with the southern nobles."
"Yes, it is actually a partnership business, with dividends distributed in proportion to the shares."
"Oh, that's right."
"The profits can be distributed to those southern nobles and use money to Healing their sense of disparity in losing their territory..."
Irene requested urgently: "Father, please bring the paper mill here first. My school... the king's territory needs a lot of it. Paper.”
The king agreed: “I understand what you mean”
He picked up the meeting minutes on the table and kept rubbing the paper used for recording with his two fingers.
"It turns out that this kind of useful paper comes from the Northwest Bay. It's great. Aldo invented this kind of paper. Okay!"
He made a decision , "I will send..."
"Father!" Irene suddenly said: "I can take care of your worries. I am very familiar with the Northwest Bay, and I have also formed a friendship with Earl Grayman. There is another house that I bought in Huxin Town."
"Hmph! Just stay in Jingyao."
The king undoubtedly rejected Eileen's proposal.
“I will send your cousin to talk to Count Greyman.”
“Your Majesty the King!”
Irene’s cry contained dissatisfaction. .
……
It seems that the starting point of a series of changes in the Northwest Bay is Count Paul Grayman.
Katherine on the side thought this 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.
I even had the idea of meeting him.
(End of this chapter)