Daming 1805

Chapter 25 This is like applying for a patent for an aircraft carrier
After listening to Zhu Jingyuan's words, the old emperor nodded lightly again in agreement, and then asked a new question:
"Jingyuan, don't you support the royal consortium's transfer of interests and nurture the development and growth of private capital and industries?"

Zhu Jingyuan is even more helpless. Can you focus more on the construction of the battleship?
"I do support the royal family to nurture private industries, but the way the royal family consortium directly cuts and sells meat is absolutely inappropriate.

"Because private manufacturers do not have enough capacity and capital, it is impossible to normally redeem the large-scale industries transferred by the consortium unless the royal family significantly lowers the transfer price.

"This will definitely breed a huge amount of corruption, and the scale of the consortium is too large, and it is difficult for the top management of the consortium to achieve in-depth and comprehensive supervision.

"What corrupt transactions ultimately lose is the vitality of the entire industry and the industrial production capacity of the entire country."

After the old emperor was stunned for three seconds, he nodded again in agreement:

"That makes sense. Then, Jing Yuan, in your opinion, how should this nurturing process be realized?"

Zhu Jingyuan was speechless. Where did this topic go? We are here to discuss whether to build a dreadnought, not economic reform.

Can you, old man, take a look at what this place is, this is Wuying Hall, not Wenhua Hall.

No, you have to find a way to bring the topic back.

Zhu Jingyuan pondered for a while, and quickly conceived the direction of his answer:
"Sun Chen believes that after a certain industry is opened to the private sector, the consortium must continue to retain the industry of related industries.

"And to become a benchmark for the corresponding industry, to become the formulation and defender of industry rules.

"At the same time, guide private manufacturers to start from the periphery of the industry, starting from the relatively low sub-category with a relatively low technical threshold.

"Let private manufacturers develop steadily at this stage, continuously improve their technical level, and inject vitality into the development of the industry.

"The royal consortium can gradually hand over products and accessories other than the key core links of the industry to these private manufacturers in this process.

"For example, in the construction of warships, the standards for ordinary cables, pipes, non-supporting steel, and living materials can be listed for bidding, so that private manufacturers can take orders.

"The consortium concentrates human and material resources to develop higher power density power systems, larger caliber and more powerful artillery and ammunition, stronger defensive armor and stronger supporting steel, better observation and computing equipment, etc. Wait.

"We will continue to explore better overall design of warships, a more flexible and efficient combat command system, faster and more economical ways to build ships, etc., and focus on such core and key links.

"In the future, the royal consortium will abandon the large and comprehensive business model and turn into a high-end, core, key, and basic imperial backbone enterprise.

"During this process, marginal industries and non-performing assets will be abandoned, overall operating costs will be reduced, and profit margins and production efficiency will be improved.

"Put more capital and strength into new industrial projects, and into industries that private manufacturers can't afford.

"For example, the mining and refining of large-scale mineral resources, the construction of railways and highways with higher bearing capacity and speed, the design and manufacture of large-scale flying machines, etc.

"This kind of industrial reform can start from our shipyard, starting with the construction of this new warship."

After Zhu Jingyuan finished speaking, he bowed solemnly to the old emperor, posing a gesture of request.

When the old emperor listened to Zhu Jingyuan's words again, he couldn't help nodding, thinking that what this grandson said was very reasonable.

The key is his way of thinking, which is completely different from ordinary children and courtiers. He seems to be looking at problems from a broader and longer-term perspective, just like Emperor Shizu.

In particular, the royal consortium is the core, and the private manufacturers do the peripheral planning, which makes the old emperor very interested.

In short, the more I look at it, the more satisfied I am, except for the new battleship that I always hold on to:

"Okay, you can refer to your thoughts on the reform of the consortium. As for the design and construction of the new battleship, I have my own decision here, and you don't need to intervene."

Zhu Jingyuan is very helpless now. You always agree with the ideas I said, but you just don't agree to my request.

What decision can you make here?What could be more important than a dreadnought in this day and age?
It can't be an aircraft carrier, can it?Zhu Cilong, the senior, didn't even keep the tank and aircraft designs, and it was definitely impossible to keep the aircraft carrier designs.

The key planes are now without a word, and they are still a big version away from the aircraft carrier.

Thinking of the plane, Zhu Jingyuan suddenly reacted, holding the plane design patent, which can be used:
"Grandpa Huang, what I said about the design and construction of the warship, the grandson can pay for it himself, just as the grandson pays the money to place an order for a new ship, and finally give it to the navy to test and use.

"I urge Grandpa Emperor to let the consortium arrange manpower to complete the design and construction of this new warship."

When this statement came out, the whole audience was shocked.

This idea is too wild, you pay for the navy to build ships yourself?

Who are you going to hit in the face?Does the navy send you that kind of money?Did the court send you this money?
The point is, you, an ordinary grandson, can't possibly have so much money.

Ordinary officials did not dare to speak, but the old emperor had no worries and asked with wide eyes:
"A new battleship with four main guns, the displacement may exceed 30 metric tons, and the cost of construction is at least 1500 Daming gold notes, which is [-] million silver dollars. Where did you get so much money?"

Zhu Jingyuan slammed his neck and said loudly:

"I used my future prince's annuity and the invention patent of the flying machine as collateral to loan 30 gold notes to the royal consortium to build ships.

"After the design and construction of this ship is completed, if it is really useful, and the navy and the royal consortium want to build it, they have to pay the money themselves.

"In addition, the design patent of this kind of ship has to be counted on me, and I have to give me a share of the same kind of ship built or exported in the future."

This time, the whole audience was even more shocked, Zhu Jingyuan's idea was too outrageous.

This idea is comparable to applying for a patent for an aircraft carrier. Even if the patent office registers it for you, can you create it?Who did it sell to?

However, things like warships can indeed be sold at this time, and even drawings can be sold.

Japan's Kongo-class battlecruisers bought a finished ship from the UK plus a set of blueprints, and bought materials to build three of them by themselves.

But Zhu Jingyuan's real idea is not to really take the patent of the dreadnought. The users of this thing are all countries, and there is no way to trade and authorize it normally.

In fact, Zhu Jingyuan just used a simple aggressive method.

My big boy has put all his future income under pressure, can't your court and navy be more open?

This matter spread out, who is the ugly face?

Everyone was aware of this problem just now, so when Zhu Jingyuan spoke up again, Cao Zhenyong, the representative of the Military Aircraft Department, immediately stood up to dissuade him:
"His Royal Highness, Your Majesty, this matter is absolutely unacceptable. The construction of the battleship cannot be made by Your Highness personally."

Minister of Industry Zou Bingtai, Minister of Military Aircraft Cao Zhenyong, Prince Zhu Jianyan, and everyone present all looked at the old emperor.

But the old emperor's thinking never seemed to be on the same channel as ordinary people.

The money itself was left behind by him, but he asked Zhu Jingyuan with great interest:

"What did you say, grandson, you have a patent for a flying machine?"

Zhu Jingyuan's mood was very complicated. We were talking about the boat, why did you get on the plane again.

Zhu Jingyuan was really not sure what the old man was thinking, but he couldn't help but answer when he asked:

"The experiment is being prepared, and there is a high probability that it will be successful. After the success, the patent will be obtained."

The old emperor instantly lost interest:

"That is to say, it hasn't been successful yet. Let's wait until it is successful. Let's go here today..."

Zhu Jingyuan was stunned:
"Grandpa, wait, what about my ship?"

The old emperor answered naturally:
"Didn't I say, wait until the experiment of the flying machine is successful, then adjourn the meeting."

After he finished speaking, he turned to look at the followers beside him:
"Send me to the headquarters of the consortium, and at the same time inform the big shopkeepers of the consortium to immediately go to the conference room of the headquarters of the consortium for a meeting."

The old emperor walked away after talking, leaving everyone who was dumbfounded at the scene.

(End of this chapter)