"Then, Earl Graman, before I came to Northwest Gulf, I didn't know much about the advanced technologies that Northwest Gulf possesses."

Gerd said to Paul.

"After we came here, we inquired about some things, and also learned that there are some technologies that are still within the scope of your secrecy, such as firing porcelain, and...your firearms."

He picked out a note from his pocket.

"So I made a list first, please check whether there are all technologies that can be opened."

"If you are willing to hand over these technologies to us, His Majesty the King will protect your patents in his name, not only the royal territory, but the lords in Aldo—ahem, all those loyal to His Majesty—will obey the king's orders Protect your patents."

Gerd handed the note to Paul.

Paul took it over and glanced at it. There are papermaking, salt making, canned food production, coke production, briquette, iron smelting, spring carriages, sailboat manufacturing, printing machines, looms, spinning machines, harvesters, threshers, Hay cutters, root cutters, mills, cotton gins…

Good guy, Paul complained in his heart, are you here to plan to copy my house? Basically all inquiries are complete.

"Honorable Earl Glade, honorable guest."

Paul directly referred to him as a guest.

"We can only open papermaking, salt making, canning production, coke production, honeycomb coal, spring carriages, printing presses, and sailboat manufacturing to areas other than Arda."

"Other machinery manufacturing technologies are currently not open to the public, but we can sell finished products. In addition, many machinery, such as looms, require hydraulic transmissions. This is an independent technology that needs to be counted separately."

"Iron smelting technology is not open to the public. In addition, coke is produced in conjunction with iron smelting, but you don't have to worry about the coke produced in Wangling being useless. You can sell them back to the Northwest Gulf. Our metal smelting here will use a lot arrive."

"At the same time, we have researched and developed iron ore, coal and several other mineral exploration and mining technologies in recent years. You can introduce them to the past, and the mined minerals can't be digested by yourself and can be sold to the Northwest Gulf."

"You can import the spring carriage manufacturing technology inside, but the technology for making springs is not open to the public. Springs can only be purchased from us."

Spring technology, the by-product of researching flintlock porn, the firing rate of the flintlock produced at the beginning is impressive. With the slow improvement of Paul's strategy of throwing money hard and the craftsmen's "I'm thinking" method, the firing rate The rate has finally increased to 75% of the current level.

The carriage with springs for shock absorption is quite easy to sell, and it is a standard equipment for the upper class in the Northwest Gulf.

Gerd asked: "How much do we need to pay for the so-called [patent royalties] for the technologies you mentioned?"

Paul held up two fingers.

Gerd asked, "Two thousand silver shields?"

Paul shook his head.

Gerd continued to ask: "Twenty thousand silver shields? That's too much."

Paul continued to shake his head.

Gerd asked with an uneasy face, and said a figure that he felt was absurd: "Two hundred thousand silver shields?"

Paul just nodded.

Gerd couldn't believe it: "Count Graman, are you crazy? Well, please forgive my rudeness, maybe I misunderstood, is this a buyout? That is, only one payment?"

It's not impossible to buy out.

Paul shook his head and said, "No, it's the annual royalty."

"Count Arda, I have to doubt your loyalty to the kingdom. Are you deliberately making things difficult or fooling me?"

Paul put on a serious expression, and said without a doubt: "The great Lord of Light can prove my loyalty to the kingdom. If His Majesty the King is fighting now, I will immediately send my most elite soldiers to help. They are all young men with strong bodies. However, these technologies are the property of me, the Greiman family, and according to the sacred laws established when the country was founded, I have the right to dispose of them arbitrarily."

"Besides, compared with the wealth that these technologies can create, this patent royalty is nothing. A three-masted sailboat built with our latest shipbuilding technology can even be sold for 100,000 silver if it is of good quality. The price of shields.”—Of course, Paul did not say the cost.

He made another gesture of hiding his face in grief, "Ah! I thought that the Royal Government had already seen my loyalty during the counter-insurgency war a few years ago."

Gerd knew that during the counter-insurgency war, the earl in front of him had made great efforts to support the royal army, including a series of supplies such as swords, armor, and rations.

He raised his head slightly, "The kingdom government saw your loyalty, so it restored your family's reputation."

"Thank you my king, praise my king."

Haha, in fact, Paul knew that the Royal Government had been unable to fight wars in recent years, and who would not be loyal verbally.

Gerd said with a look of embarrassment: "To tell you the truth, Earl Graham, the budget His Majesty the King gave me for purchasing technology this time is not too much, after all, it is only experimental. Since the price is so high. Then, Earl Greman, I am sorry to bother you, and I take my leave."

After speaking, he stood up and was about to leave the Lord's Mansion.

"Slow, slow, slow!"

Paul held out his hands to stop him from leaving.

"Earl Gerd, I don't know if you know that "joint stock" companies are popular in the Northwest Gulf recently."

Gerd replied: "Oh, isn't it just a partnership?"

"Exactly." Paul smiled and said to him, "Actually, I can replace the patent fee with something."

Gerd tilted his head: "Shares?"

Paul confirmed: "Yes, shares. Arda invests in technology, and Wang Ling is responsible for paying money, people, and land, and then distributes dividends in proportion to the shares."

Gerd thought about it pretendingly, "That's okay, how much share does the Earl want your technology to take?"

"Forty percent!"

"no!"

"Thirty-five percent!"

"no!"

"Thirty percent?"

"no!"

…

Paul kept dropping to 20%, and Earl Gerd reluctantly nodded.

"I personally think that 20% is okay, but His Majesty's consent is still needed."

Paul smiled and said, "I think His Majesty will agree with His Majesty's wisdom."

Gerd acquired the technology at no cost, while Paul opened up a seemingly promising source of income at no cost, and both were more than satisfied.

Of course, there are still many aspects to be discussed in terms of details, but these can only be left to the subordinates of the two, and it is enough for the two of them to discuss the framework.

Paul raised his teacup to Gerd.

"I wish us a happy cooperation!"

Gerd also smiled back.

"I wish our cooperation all the best."