After all, the guy was in the business circle in the capital. Although he had no chance to meet the richest man like Fu Yong, he had heard of his name.
When he heard someone talking about Fu Yong outside, he paid special attention to it. And the people who could follow Fu Yong must also be wealthy.
The guy wasn't stupid either. So many people were surrounding the door just now, but he didn't lead them inside.
Fu Yong and others were also curious about what the clocks made by Master Sun Xian looked like, and quickly followed the clerk in. Sun Xian was a well-known mechanical master in the Ming Dynasty. Fu Yong and others were very excited to see the clocks made by him.
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When you walk into the back of the shop, you will immediately see a small courtyard, which is not only spacious and bright, but also has rockeries, running water, and ponds with fish. All locations are designed to rely on the scenery, giving it an elegant feel that blends into the natural environment.
"Dear guests, please take a seat and rest for a while. I will go get the things right now." The waiter said to everyone, and then motioned to the maid beside him to serve tea.
"Here" someone was surprised and said hesitantly, "Why does it look like the small courtyard of Jiaofangsi?"
"You go to Jiaofangsi to have a tea party, and you come here to see the treasures. It's pretty much the same thing," someone joked with a smile.
But Fu Yong thought more than the two of them. Since a bell tower can appear in the academy, it means that the clock must be related to the academy, and the clock is made by a mechanical workshop. Fu Yong's mind immediately emerged with the figure of Han Du.
Hearing the two people's teasing, Fu Yong smiled slightly and interrupted them, "Okay, today we are here to see Master Sun Xian's treasure. It's best not to mention anything else. Otherwise, if others find out, they will just take it as a joke."
We don’t understand the importance.”
The two of them immediately fell silent when they heard this, smiled awkwardly, and stopped talking nonsense.
At this time, the waiter also came over with a carved nanmu box.
Although the box is very exquisite and the materials used are very sophisticated, but
Fu Yong and others have seen too many things like this, so it didn't cause any waves.
The clerk placed the box on the stone table and slowly opened it, "Everyone, please take a look."
A palm-sized clock with a round surface and a golden body appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
"This is called a pocket watch. You can put it in your pocket. When you want to check the time, you can take it out. Then you can open it with a light buckle. You can also put it in your pocket and carry it around. There is a gold chain here.
You can hang it on your clothes so you don’t have to worry about it falling off, it’s very convenient.”
"This pocket watch is entirely made of gold, and it was made by Master Sun Xian himself. It is very suitable for your status."
When the clerk opened the box, several people fell in love with the pocket watch at first sight.
I don’t know why, but these wealthy businessmen just like golden things, even the color of gold, they like it very much.
As the clerk introduced, he showed them how to use the pocket watch, what each pointer on the pocket watch represents, how to read to determine the time, etc.
The more people watch it, the more they like it.
Fu Yong's palms itched and he asked, "Can we take a look?"
"Of course." The clerk handed the pocket watch to Fu Yong generously.
Fu Yong imitated the waiter's demonstration and tried it himself. After finishing, he closed the lid, weighed it in his hand, and immediately frowned.
"Your weight shouldn't be gold, right?"
Too light.
The clerk chuckled and explained, "My guest doesn't know. This pocket watch is not solid. There is something wrong inside."
It has a very complex mechanical structure, otherwise how could the pointer keep turning on its own? You can put it to your ear and listen, and you can still hear the sound of mechanical collision inside."
After hearing this, Fu Yong immediately put the pocket watch to his ear and listened carefully. Sure enough, he could hear the very rhythmic "tick-tick-tick" sound very clearly from inside. With a sigh on his face, he raised the pocket watch and looked towards the sun.
After one glance, he put it down and said, "It is indeed Master Sun's handiwork. It is truly a work of art!"
"What's the price?" Fu Yong looked up at the clerk.
The guy didn't make any excuses and said directly, "Ten thousand strings!"
"Ten thousand guan?" Before Fu Yong could speak, the merchant next to him screamed.
Pointing to the gold watch, he said, "Although this thing of yours is made of gold, even if it is such a big piece of gold, it cannot be worth 10,000 yuan! Do you really think that we are all fools? How dare you set a random price like this."
Facing the merchant's scolding, the clerk didn't get angry at all. Instead, he looked at the merchant with a smile.
After the other party finished scolding, he continued, "This customer is right. Even such a large piece of gold cannot be worth ten thousand gold. But the customer must understand that what we sell in this store is not gold, but gold watches."
.Can gold tell time? Is a piece of gold qualified for Master Sun Xian to take action?"
"Even if you are like this, you are not worth 10,000 yuan, right?" The merchant was betrayed by his clerk, and he knew that he was in the wrong. He felt a little lack of confidence.
"Whether it's worth 10,000 yuan depends on what you think, sir." The clerk narrowed his eyes and smiled.
"What do you think? No matter what I think, it's not worth ten thousand yuan." The merchant rolled his eyes and quickly shook his head with a sigh.
The clerk was well prepared and said, "You may have also seen that the highest price of the clock outside has been sold for 5,000 guan. If this gold watch
It’s also sold for five thousand guan, what’s the difference between that and the ones outside?”
"I see you have pocket watches like this outside." The merchant immediately retorted.
"But none of them are made by Master Sun Xian himself." The clerk refused to give in and immediately said tit for tat, "If nothing else, can you hire Master Sun for ten thousand guan? Moreover, you can also ask Master Sun to make a gold watch for you with his own hands.
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Of course, this was not the first reaction in Fu Yong's mind.
Sun Xian is obsessed with studying machinery, and he doesn't value money at all. Moreover, he owns shares in a machinery workshop, and he doesn't know how many thousands of dollars he gets every year. How can he go to an appointment for ten thousand dollars?
After listening to the boy's words, everyone suddenly felt that this ten thousand guan was not expensive at all. This was equivalent to asking Master Sun to make something for them with only 10,000 guan. Not only was it worth thousands of dollars, but it also came with a gift.
A gold watch?
While other merchants were still hesitant, Fu Yong suddenly figured it out.
He said to the waiter, "It seems that ten thousand guan is not expensive. I want ten."
He looked at the waiter with a smile and said, "You should know who I am, right? Tell your shopkeeper, I will buy ten and deliver them to my home."
Ten were sold at once, and the clerk was so surprised that he couldn't recover. When he heard Fu Yong's words, he quickly bowed and said with a smile, "Of course, you are the famous Fu Yong, right? Don't worry, I'll come back soon."
If so, just tell the shopkeeper to deliver it to your house."
"What a coincidence. There are exactly ten gold watches in this batch, and there is not one more."
Ten gold watches are equivalent to one hundred thousand coins. The reward alone can make the clerk suddenly rich. The clerk happily went in and informed the shopkeeper. He didn't expect to sell the gold watch so quickly, otherwise he would have told the shopkeeper earlier.