Hubert walked from his office to the hall, having basically recovered from his thoughts.
Guan Zhengping deliberately displayed the aircraft with great fanfare and deliberately reminded and warned himself clearly.
It was not that I was worried that I would deliberately make things difficult for them, but that I might have obtained Bernoulli's research progress.
In fact, they knew Bernoulli's progress, so they deliberately came to seize the patent in advance.
After all, it has been more than a year since Ming Dynasty's patent was approved. Even if you come to France after the armistice, it will be here before the end of the year.
Hubert worked in the patent office and had seen similar things before, but half of them were not so sensational.
Of course, the prerequisite for confirming that Ming Dynasty registered the patent is that Bernoulli's plane can fly normally.
So, after Hubert arrived at the scene, he first read the documents of Bernoulli and his son.
Then he personally led people to follow Bernoulli and his son to verify the flight test of Bernoulli's flying machine.
The results came out quickly. Although Bernoulli and his son's plane was not as mature as Ming Dynasty's, it could indeed fly.
It is also equipped with wheels and can actively glide on the ground.
It's just that the distance required to take off is relatively long, and the flight is not particularly smooth, with a shaky feeling.
But it can indeed fly.
It can fly several meters above the ground, maintain altitude on its own, and slowly turn around.
Hubert confirmed his judgment.
Ming Dynasty already had airplanes, but they continued to keep research secrets to make the airplanes more mature.
But they learned about Bernoulli's research progress, so they came here to register the French patent.
After confirming this judgment, Hubert became even more confused.
After thinking deeply for a few seconds, Hubert looked at Bernoulli and his son with a heavy expression:
"I personally want to believe that Mr. Bernoulli completed the flying machine before today.
"But I can't issue the patent to you because Daming's application complies with the regulations."
Listening to Hubert's judgment, Daniel Bernoulli let out a long sigh.
Daniel's son Christopher said loudly with some excitement:
"No, father, you can't just give up like this.
"Your Excellency, Director, the people from Ming Dynasty are obviously here to register patents.
"They must have heard about our research and development progress, and they may have even plagiarized our design!
"We should apply to the police station to participate in the investigation and find the person who stole the secret!"
Hubert actually loves the Bernoulli family.
Although the Bernoulli family is Swiss of Dutch origin, their main research results were used in France.
And whether they are Dutch or Swiss, everyone is Thai.
But the reality cannot be changed.
Hubert sighed and explained to Johannes:
"Da Ming's aircraft are obviously made independently, and there is no need to plagiarize your design.
"Because Ming's aircraft are obviously more mature than yours, and their aircraft can fly around Paris stably.
"All the citizens of Paris have seen it, can your plane do it?
"Actually, they showed us a certificate from the Ministry of Industry of Ming Dynasty that they obtained the patent early last year.
"But they claimed that it was just because of the world war that they did not come to the West to apply for a patent right away."
Christopher's eyes widened:
"I got the patent a year ago!"
Daniel Bernoulli sighed again after hearing this:
"It is understandable that we only used Daming's engine, the engine of Daming a year ago, to make the experiment successful.
"The Ming Dynasty completed the flying machine experiment a year ago, which is of course completely normal, and our loss is reasonable.
"So this is not a regular illegal registration, but just a perfect opportunity to get the French patent."
When Hubert heard the words "come and get the French patent", he felt a little aggrieved for no reason:
"Everything they did was completely legal, and they even used public display to gain a strong insurance policy of public recognition.
"Today's flight experiment will be published in tomorrow's newspaper.
"It won't take long for the whole of France, and even the whole of Europe, to know that the Ming Dynasty invented the flying machine.
"Human beings no longer need to rely on huge balloons and airships, they can fly as freely as birds.
"I can't fight against all the people's perceptions..."
Daniel’s second son, Johannes Bernoulli, said excitedly:
"In any case, Ming Dynasty must have obtained our research progress, and this must be espionage!
"The Ming Dynasty used espionage to possess important French patents. This can be regarded as a diplomatic issue, right?
"Shouldn't the French government protest? Shouldn't it defend its honor and justice?"
Daniel Bernoulli seemed to realize something and cheered up again:
"Your Excellency, Director, have you ever considered how useful a flying machine is?
"In addition to purely considering economic interests, there is also military value that is more important, right?
"The manufacturing and use of flying machines are countless times simpler than airships, and they can popularize aerial reconnaissance and surveillance.
"The Ming Dynasty obtained the French flying machine patent. This is not only a diplomatic issue, but also a military issue.
"If we can't get a patent from France, we can try Prussia, Austria, or even England.
"But France's flying machine technology is completely controlled by Ming Dynasty. Can His Majesty the King accept this result?"
Hubert understood what Bernoulli and his son were thinking.
Hubert thought the father and son were right.
This matter is not just a patent issue.
But if you can’t get a French patent and want to try it in the UK, you must first reply:
"Since Ming came to France to apply for a patent, how could he not have thought that you would go to other countries to apply for a patent?
"You can try it in England or Prussia. Maybe when you get there, patent certificates will be issued!
"Of course, I will temporarily control the patent approval and issuance procedures, and at the same time submit the relevant situation to the cabinet and diplomats.
"Leave it to His Majesty and the Foreign Ministers to discuss and decide. Please wait patiently for a few days, Mr. Bernoulli."
Daniel Bernoulli nodded noncommittally:
"Okay, our application documents have been submitted to the French Patent Office, and we are waiting for the French government's processing results.
"However, applying for a patent in France does not prevent us from applying in other countries. This is our right."
This time Daniel did not mention the UK, so Hubert had no reaction and left directly with his people and information.
Hubert returned to the office, immediately wrote a report, sent it to the diplomatic institution, and applied to visit Foreign Minister Talleyrand.
Hubert mentioned the role of flying machines in the military and the judgment of the Ming Dynasty Prince Dashi to rush to register the patent.
The relevant content was sensitive and critical enough and was quickly sent to Talleyrand, and then Hubert met Talleyrand.
After Talleyrand asked about the cause and effect of the incident, he went to find the current French Prime Minister.
Armand-Emmanuel Dupresi, 5th Duke of Richelieu.
The two went together to seek an audience with King Louis XVI of France.
On the other side, noble servants and businessmen from various industries went to Chu Yuqiang's clothing store one after another.
Their purpose is of course to inquire about the technical licensing and sales of the aircraft.
Flying machines have always been a very popular research direction.
The use of airplanes has long been discussed and fantasized about countless times.
There are few people who realize the enormous potential of airplanes.
There are even people who are paying attention to various research institutions and are ready to buy patents directly when the experiments are successful.
Now that the aircraft experiment has been successful and it looks very mature, of course there is no hesitation in getting the authorization.
It doesn't matter whether this patent belongs to a Ming Dynasty person, a Frenchman, or some other European.
The only difference is the difficulty of obtaining patent authorization and the slightly different price to pay.
The Prince of Ming Dynasty controls the patent, so there is no need to think about buyout and exclusivity, he can only buy a general license.
And there will definitely be many competitors. The merchants and factories of Ming Dynasty are direct competitors, but business opportunities still exist.
More people simply want to buy a plane directly.
Some people want to use it for transportation, some people want to use it for travel, and some people are going to buy it back for experiments and develop various derivative models and uses.
Through Chu Yuqiang’s plan to promote clothing logos, he discovered huge business opportunities in the commercial promotion of aircraft.
Fly directly in the sky and write advertisements directly on the wings so that everyone in Paris can see them.
Although airships have similar functions, they are too expensive.
Hot air balloons are no longer topical and their publicity effect is no longer good.
Moreover, airships and hot air balloons are far less convenient than airplanes.
With the simple structure of an airplane, people with a certain amount of wealth feel that they can afford it and use it.
Among these people, the one with the highest status was Philippe, the heir to the Duke of Orleans.
The Duke of Orleans personally requested that his son go in person.
Although the Duke of Orleans complained when he saw the plane, the logo of the Ming Dynasty was on the Parisians and in the sky.
But it does not prevent him from preparing to use Ming's patents or products to make money.
When Phillip rushed to Chu Yuqiang's clothing store, several other businessmen and noble men had already arrived.
As soon as I entered the door, I heard some noise.
The deputy store manager from Daming was sitting on the desk inside, flipping through the ledger.
Several very beautiful French boy waiters responded to the servants of these merchants and nobles outside:
"I'm sorry, shopkeeper Chu is not in the store."
"Shopkeeper Chu told me when he went out that he won't come back today."
"If you want to visit, you can wait until the day after tomorrow."
"The matter of aircraft patents is the responsibility of Daming Airlines, not the clothing store."
"If you want custom-made clothes, you can register and queue up."
"Please come back if you don't need it."
"We are a clothing store, we do not sell aircraft or patents."
"We don't know anything about Daming Airlines either. You can go back and wait for the latest news."
In fact, businessmen basically understand these issues. Although the clothes manufacturer and the aircraft manufacturer are both industries of Prince Dashi, they are opposites and most people are not in the same system.
It's just that they can't find the person who made the airplane.
I only knew that there were clothes logos on the wings of the plane, so I came to the clothing store to inquire about the information.
These waiters didn't know the inside story at all and just followed Chu Yuqiang's arrangements to comfort and reject them.
In fact, even if they find Chu Yuqiang directly, they have no way to directly obtain the aircraft order and authorization.
Because Hubert and Bernoulli's guesses were correct, the Ming people came here to register patents.
The sales plan, the parts supply chain, and even the company handling the business were completely unprepared.
Before the Taixi people came up with the aircraft themselves, Daming would not sell it to them, or even let them know about it.
Now that the Thais have developed an airplane, the only mission of Chu Yuqiang and Guan Zhengping is to seize the patent as soon as possible.
As for sales, we have to put them later.
So Chu Yuqiang and Guan Zhengping are two big palms
After leaving the Paris City Hall, I went straight to the Palace of Versailles.
Guan Zhengping knew that this patent was difficult to obtain, and his intention to steal the patent could easily be discovered.
Now to go to the upper level is to put the matter on the table and directly explore the bottom line of the French top management.
Don't argue with people who have no decision-making power at the grassroots level.
