1st February 1657
Akhand Bhartiya Empire, Imperial Capital Bengaluru, Simhasana Bhavana Event Grounds
By the time Heinrich Müller had signed the deal to be the exclusive agent in the nation of Brandenburg-Prussia for Jagpal Fireworks Pvt. Ltd. The rest of the Europeans who noticed the fireworks setting off into the sky were immediately shocked by the display of something clearly extraordinary.
Some of them became scared, thinking it was some sort of enemy attack due to the vague explosions they heard. However, some, noticing the unchanging expressions on the Bharatiyas’ faces, took a brave step and marched toward the direction of Jagpal Fireworks Pvt. Ltd.
Heinrich Müller had an excited expression on his face as he had just signed the exclusive deal with this Bharatiya company, but seeing all his colleagues rushing over with curious expressions on their faces, he was momentarily dumbstruck. However, remembering that he had already signed the deal, his face returned to one of joy as he happily greeted them one by one.
"Your Excellency Heinrich, could you please tell us what is going on? We all heard a loud explosion coming from this direction, so we rushed over. Is some sort of new weaponry being tested here? And what is the colourful fire that fell from the sky? Could you please satisfy our curiosity?" Pedro Santiago asked
Heinrich Müller immediately felt proud, knowing he had taken advantage of such a good opportunity to seal the deal. However, looking at the large number of colleagues whose ranks were not only equal to but also higher than his, he knew he could not be smug for too long since, with their status, they were bound to make more money and gain more interest than him.
Thankfully, he only fought for interests In his own country and did not Stretch out his hands to grab benefits from these ruthless capitalists, knowing that these people, after seeing the benefits, would decisively cut off his outstretched hand.
"It’s..." In a good mood, Heinrich started to explain what the commotion was about, but then he got stuck, as he could not find the words to describe the fireworks he had seen. If he just named the products, such as ground chakras, flower pots, and sky shots, he was pretty sure these people would not understand. Hence, he looked at Jagpal, who had arrived on the scene and motioned to him.
"Dear friends, it’s a bit hard to explain in words, but instead, why don’t you follow this gentleman? He will give a direct demonstration."
Jagpal, who was being stared at by so many white faces, was momentarily panicked as he did not understand what was going on. But, looking at the expression of his first customer, he noticed that this customer named Heinrich was motioning his eyes towards the sky, and then he immediately understood.
"Please, dear friends, come on in. I will take you to the demonstration area."
In such a way, feeling a sense of déjà vu, the employees of Jagpal Fireworks Pvt. Ltd. saw a bunch of white faces going into the testing grounds and, an hour later, coming out with excited expressions as if they had won a lottery.
Looking at the rosy face of their boss, they could not express their doubts about what had just happened. Things were happening too fast, and they had no time to process it.
"Boss, what happened? Did we make a deal?" an employee asked with an expectant expression on his face because the boss had promised that they would get bonuses if there were good sales at the expo.
The boss understood this eager gaze and did not hide it. "We should immediately increase our production. Also, contact the nearby warehouses; we’re going to buy them immediately. And yes, you all have bonuses for helping me set up this event. Now get to work."
"Woah!"
The employees celebrated loudly and soon got to work.
Expo committee
"Your Excellency, the exclusive exporting rights of Jagpal Fireworks have been sold out."
"We now have agents for Russia, the Holy Roman Empire, Spain, France, Sweden, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Prussia-Brandenburg, Portugal, and the Venetian Republic."
"Please take a look. Here is the deal signed by the Director of Jagpal Fireworks Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Jagpal himself."
Ganesh and Rajesh looked at each other with shocked expressions on their faces. Initially, they were quite surprised when this company, which they did not have much hope for, managed to turn around and prove them wrong. However, they still did not expect this level of demand from the Europeans.
Even now, they could not understand why the Europeans loved these firecrackers so much since they did not even celebrate any festivals, and the only major festival they did have would consider fireworks blasphemous. What the hell is happening? Has their worldview been skewed, or has the world gone to shit?
being stimulated, Rajesh immediately started a research team in his ministry to study why such a thing happened.
By the end of the night, due to the amazing results brought by the Jagpal Fireworks Company, all restrictions on testing fireworks had been lifted, and every firework show was set up by the company for all the people within a 15-kilometre radius to witness, free of cost, as the expense was reimbursed by the Expo Committee.
Both Ganesh and Rajesh decided that the nightly fireworks show would boost the popularity of the expo and make the atmosphere more exciting. With this move, not only did the popularity of the expo reach new heights, but the Jagpal Pvt. Ltd. Fireworks Company also became famous nationwide. Somewhat unexpectedly, it also became the first international private company to emerge from Bharat.
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February 2nd, 1657
The excitement of the fireworks eventually died down by noon the next day, and the expo returned to normal, except the Europeans were now like treasure hunters eagerly searching to discover some sort of treasure unknown to anyone.
Unfortunately, such a novel thing as the fireworks were not found by the Europeans, but they still discovered some interesting items, like the novel tools presented by a new company called Swastik Enterprises Private Limited. This company showcased a toolset that contained numerous tools, each standardized to all the machinery built in the Bhartiya Empire.
Not only that, but this company also showcased new screws and bolts, including unique screws that were threaded halfway.
After watching the demonstration, The Europeans understood the uses of such types of nails. Not only that, but they also learned that these nails were made from stronger alloy materials, the same material used in the strongest culverins in the nation.
Some knowledgeable people thought that using such tough materials for simple tools like screws and nails was useless, but after witnessing the demonstration where these nails and screws withstood inhuman torture and still stayed strong, many were impressed.
They thought that if these small tools could be used for special military purposes, perhaps they wouldn’t have to manufacture things as a whole and instead could manufacture parts and piece them together with the help of these screws.
Once again, there was excitement at the expo as the Europeans swarmed to get exclusive rights to these important tools, and the demand was unimaginable.
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February 3rd, 1657
The atmosphere of the expo had reached its peak as various deals were made, not only in civilian fields but also in military fields. All the military weapons that the Europeans had witnessed during the march were demonstrated at the expo, including the Brown Bess rifles, Shikari C50 and Shikari C70 Sharpshooter rifles, cannons, and culverins.
To be clear, the Brown Bess and the Shikari rifles were export models that were reduced in both rifling and barrel length, reducing their overall performance by several points.
Even so, except for the traditional cannons and culverins that were no different from their own and were only bought because of the low price, the rifles of the Bharatiya Empire were snatched up by all the Europeans together, as they saw these rifles were more advanced than their own.
The expo became even more exciting when Vijay announced that frag grenades, scorpion grenade launchers, mortars, and even some banned products like cement and paper would be sold.
Setting aside the fact that the mortar had been reduced in performance, as 0.5 millimetres had been decreased in bore width while keeping the weight of the whole mortar the same, thereby drastically reducing its performance, even such a weapon, for its novelty and ability to hit the enemy from a great height advantage, greatly impressed the Europeans and they readily bought it even though it is slightly more expensive.
Not only that, but by then, things like the legacy version of the machine tools, animal-powered harvesters, Bharatiya swing ploughs, Road levellers, the upgraded Gutenberg printing press, and other small items had all been discovered by the Europeans, and orders were placed for all these products.
The majority of these products had been secured through exclusive purchases by the Europeans for high prices.
In just the span of three days, the expo turned into a huge profit machine, bringing in nearly 1,900,000 Varaha, which is equivalent to nearly 100 kilograms of gold—an astonishing amount that even surprised Vijay. He knew that these purchases were only initial, and after using these products and finding out their usefulness in increasing productivity, he was sure that more orders would follow.
Vijay was immediately Happy that some of his plans that were stranded due to a lack of funds could now be started.
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February 4th, 1657
As the last day of the events approached, some of the less popular items were given a chance by the Europeans, fearing that they might have missed something.
With all the things they had seen, they were becoming paranoid, and everyone seemed to have developed a sort of OCD, scouring every small shop, including the most unpopular shoe shops, furniture shops, and home utility shops.
Surprisingly enough, the Europeans actually found a very interesting shoe shop that sold shoes reinforced with metal plates on the toes, especially aimed at professionals working in dangerous jobs.
Even in the furniture shop, a hidden gem was discovered—a company produced a unique swinging chair that looked very novel and interesting.
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Charan Gowda had been depressed since the expo started, not only because not too many customers visited his stall but also because even those who did show up had little interest in his product. As soon as he mentioned that the only product his company offered was a mop, they all left without giving him a chance. After seeing so many such cases, he became nervous.
If the product wasn’t sold at this expo, even local customers would be affected, putting him at risk of bankruptcy. Most of all, he didn’t know how to answer the benefactors who had invested in him to buy the company.
Thankfully as luck would have it, a white middle-aged man arrived at the shop and asked, "Dear sir, what might your product be? Can you introduce it?"
Charan Gowda immediately put away his gloomy expression and put on a genuine smile as he invited the guest into the shop and offered him beverages and water. The white man, as if he had experienced a lot of this, skillfully ordered a glass of masala yoghurt and patiently watched as the product was being shown to him.
Charan Gowda knew this was not an easy customer, so he called his best salesman. "Chotu, come display our product to this gentleman here!"
The little boy, who had been cleaning the shop when the booth was set up, immediately reacted and skillfully demonstrated the new mop to the guest.
Leicester Pasta, the representative from the Venetian Republic who had temporarily replaced Mr. Leonardo Bellini, the previous ambassador who had gone home after not being there for the past year, was impressed.
Pasta, looking at the mop, which could not only be folded in three but also be pulled around as desired, was very impressed. He was even more impressed with the detachable mops, which used different types of materials for different mops designed to clean various types of garbage.
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Pasta fell into deep thought about whether to purchase this product. Although he saw a lot of potential in it and found the product exquisite, he was unsure where it could be used. In honesty, this product could only be used by wealthy individuals back home.
However, the price could not be too high, as even though these individuals were rich, they would not be foolish enough to buy a simple mop for such a price. Most of the rich individuals would have slaves in their houses, and the slaves were costly enough, why would they use such expensive tools for their slaves?
Then again, he suddenly got an idea: if the area which this mop cleaned could be increased, maybe the manpower required to use it could also be decreased, which would enhance its value.
"Mr. Charan, could you possibly customize the product to my needs? If it is possible, I might be willing to buy this product along with its patent. I know your empire attaches great importance to these things, and coincidentally, my nation does too as it is the inventor of the patent system. Considering the cooperation between our two nations, there should be no problem, correct?"
Charan was immediately excited by the answer he had received. As for the customization issue, there was no problem at all; of course, he could customize the mop however the customer wanted. He was even ready to sell the mop at a loss, fearing that a lack of sales could damage his reputation.
"But patent authorization is a bit tricky," he thought. The expo commission was alerted again as a small private company called Gowda Home Appliances had come in requesting authorization to sell the patent rights to a foreign customer.
Ganesh and Rajesh were once again dumbfounded by the turn of events. What was up with all these small companies giving them one shock after another? First, it was a humble fireworks company that not only proved them wrong but also made them doubt their own vision. Now, there was this mop company, which they thought would have no market, but here it was again.
Ganesh and Rajesh were now numb as they immediately forwarded the request to His Majesty since the issue of patent authorization was not something they could decide.
Vijay, looking at the request letter, did not know whether to laugh or cry. The issue of patent authorization had sprung up from a humble product like a mop, which was the last thing he would have imagined raising such an issue.
However, he was doubtful as to why the customer would prefer to buy the patent authorization rather than just copy the product since he could not really impose his rules in a foreign country. But looking at who the customer was, his thoughts immediately became clear. He somewhat understood why the Venetian ambassador would prefer to buy the patent rather than directly copy the product.
Being a diplomat himself, he might have felt that copying the product could raise diplomatic problems, especially considering the existence of patent regulations in the Republic of Venice.
"Maybe this could be a start to internationalizing the national patent law," he thought to himself and immediately approved the deal, as well as writing an outline for the expo committee to handle patent-related issues.
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