si-mexico Chapter 412 Sky-high patent fee
Chapter 412 Sky-high patent fee
Xianyang Palace, Qilin Hall court meeting!
"His Royal Highness, the proposal of public transportation is good, but isn't the investment too big?"
"Nowadays, Xianyang City and its surrounding areas have a population of over one million. To meet the travel needs of the people in Xianyang City, even investing tens of thousands of bicycles and tricycles may not be enough."
"Don't look at the low cost of a single bicycle, but if there are more than one, it will be a lot of money."
"In addition, we have to pay the salaries of the passengers. According to the current court project, it costs at least five to ten yuan per person per day. The long-term accumulation is not a small burden on the national treasury."
"Yeah, the most important thing is that the price of this manned vehicle is too low. You can travel all over Xianyang City for only one money, which is a journey of hundreds of miles!"
Nesten held a stack of thick account books and said bravely.
The Ministry of Households naturally welcomes the improvement of transportation in Xianyang City.
However, after a long time of calculation, the officials of the household department found out depressingly that if the price set by Ying Yu was followed, the public transportation project would probably lose money.
And this is calculated based on the flow of people in Xianyang City. If it is in other counties and counties, I am afraid that there will be more losses.
"The public transportation project proposed by the prince is not for profit, and losses are a normal phenomenon."
"What can really bring in income is the business growth that comes with the increase in passenger flow, especially the income from visiting relatives and friends and tourism."
"Nowadays, the people of Daqin have spare money on hand. Since they have spent the fare to go out, they will definitely not go empty-handed. Whether it is food or shopping, the imperial court has taxes."
"And there is no need for public transportation to be completely covered from the beginning. Dozens of lines with the most traffic can be opened first to disperse the traffic pressure and facilitate the needs of the people."
"Public transportation, although the price of a single trip is very low, but as long as the seats are full and the number of round trips is large, it is also a considerable income. It is difficult to make a profit, but it is still possible to maintain capital or reduce losses. "
"As for the areas not covered by public transportation for the time being, people who purchase passenger bicycles can be used as a supplement, which just adds a channel of income for them."
"Public transportation, at this time, can also serve as a guide price."
Ying Yu smiled slightly.
Don't underestimate this little bike.
Even in the later generations before Ying Yu crossed over, there were not many buses in some small counties, and the last few kilometers from the station to the surrounding areas were inconvenient, filled with all kinds of passenger motorcycles.
When Ying Yu was a child, he used a three-wheeled motorcycle similar to Shifeng's to get from the village to the town. There were two long benches in the back of the car, which could easily carry more than ten people.
After the ban on motorcycles, short-distance transportation is still dominated by electric vehicles and human-powered tricycles.
Therefore, public transportation based on bicycles is completely achievable in Daqin.
Although the speed is a bit slower, for the people of Daqin, it is already much faster than walking, and the comfort is much stronger than that of a bumpy carriage.
For bus companies, bicycles are much cheaper than horse-drawn carriages, and they are easier to maintain.
Although the loss of public transportation is inevitable, it can be exchanged for business growth again. Compared with the two, the investment in the loss is almost negligible.
"In that case, the minister has no objection."
Nesten thought about it in his heart, and also agreed with Ying Yu's point of view.
Now Daqin's commercial development has reached a bottleneck stage. If it wants to grow explosively again, it must improve its infrastructure.
And infrastructure construction is not just about building roads and opening canals. This means of transportation is also an important link.
Especially in Xianyang City and other areas where the curfew has been postponed, the shopping mall area is actually more lively after nightfall, but the problem of difficult return journeys makes many people who live in remote areas still reluctant to go out.
And if there are cheap and easy-to-use means of transportation, the flow of people and transaction volume in the business district can leap again, and the tax revenue of the imperial court will naturally rise again.
Nei Shiten quickly figured out the principle of digging a well before drawing water.
"The other thing is a great thing!"
Chen Ping said with a smile on his face: "Since the news of the fundraising of the bicycle production workshop came out, the major chambers of commerce in the entire Daqin have exploded.
"In just three days, we have received investment intentions of at least 1000 million yuan, and the licensing fee for bicycle patents has been fired to more than [-] million yuan!"
After Chen Ping's words fell, there was a sound of breathing in Qilin Hall.
Although the current Great Qin State is rich and powerful, the officials never imagined that there would be such a level of money.
It took only three days for the news to spread about a small bicycle, but there was an investment of [-] million yuan, which surprised many officials.
The authorization fee of 1000 million yuan stunned many Confucian officials.
A technology, just selling a license, can get so much money?
It made them regret that they didn't study engineering in the first place.
No wonder His Royal Highness has been advocating the vigorous development of science and engineering. This contribution to the economy is really not a subset of classics and history.
"Patent authorization, it seems that the merchants of Daqin are not slow to progress!"
"Since they have all offered high prices, we can't refuse others' sincerity. We can give technology, but there is one thing, only allowed to build factories in Daqin, and we are not allowed to leak technology to foreign regions!"
"According to Prince Ben's opinion, half of the 1000 million yuan can be used as a bonus for the bicycle research and development team of the Academy of Engineering."
"Liu Ji, go back and print a new newspaper, publicize the matter, and guide the people to invest in scientific research, so as to increase the motivation of craftsmen to develop new machines."
"In addition, counties and counties can also carry out some competitions for inventions and creations again. As long as they can actually make contributions to Daqin, they can be directly led by the government to help link merchants into actual production and transform them into actual productivity. !"
Ying Yu smiled slightly.
People in this era are actually not incapable of creativity.
Otherwise, there would be no such great masters as Gongshu Pan and Mozi.
It's just that there was too little profit from inventions and creations before, so the people's focus is not on this aspect.
Now, with the efforts of Daqin, Daqin has begun to move forward towards a powerful country in science and technology, and this time the sky-high patent fee can be used as a booster to make Daqin's technological road take another big step forward .