Hao Tong asked cautiously. In his impression, Su Hao was not the kind of person who fell in love with money. Otherwise, he would not have given a priceless glass formula to his uncle for nothing. How come this is not worth much?
With the telescope here, Su Hao is still stingy?
Su Hao shook his head and said: "I'm telling you seriously. You think this telescope is not worth much, but have you ever thought about it. Before I invented this telescope, you couldn't buy it no matter how much money you spent. If I invented this
If creativity cannot get high returns, who will be willing to invent new things in the future?”
"What Mr. Su said does make some sense." Hao Tong turned to discuss with Deng Kui.
Deng Kui whispered: "Old Hao, your uncle made this telescope. If they can make one, they can make ten. Why do we have to buy it from Master Su? It's the same thing if we buy it from your uncle."
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Hao Tong smiled bitterly and said: "Old Deng, don't think about what my uncle is. This telescope was invented by Master Su. Without Master Su's permission, no matter how much money you take, my uncle will not make it for us."
.He would rather smash all those glass pieces than go against Master Su’s wishes.”
"He dares!" Deng Kui said with his eyes widened.
"How dare you!" Hao Tong glared at Deng Kui and shouted.
"Old Hao, Old Hao, that's not what I meant." Deng Kui then remembered that Hao Yizong was Hao Tong's uncle, and he obviously couldn't use force on Hao Yizong.
In fact, if they had not seen the manufacturing process of the telescope in advance, especially if they did not know that the cost of glass production could be reduced so low, Deng Kui and Hao Tong would not hesitate to spend 100 taels of silver to buy this telescope. They would
It is completely believed that their coach Deng Zilong would not say a word "no" to this deal, and would even praise them for buying it cheaply.
But after watching the entire production process, I knew that the raw material cost of this telescope was only a few taels, and that no matter how expensive the craftsmanship fee was, it would only cost one tael. It was a bit painful to ask them to shell out another 100 taels.
Su Hao looked at the two with a smile, waiting for them to bargain. In Su Hao's heart, he had no intention of insisting on the price of 100 taels. He agreed if the other party offered him 50 taels or even 20 taels. For something like a telescope
It is important equipment for the army, and the demand will definitely not be small. With small profits but quick turnover, he can make a lot of money. What's more, even if it is 20 taels, it is considered a huge profit.
While the two parties were in a stalemate, they heard someone calling from outside the door: "Is Xiu'er at home?"
Lu Xiuer was standing next to Su Hao at this time, watching him discussing the price with the two soldiers, and didn't know whether to interrupt. When she heard the sound outside the door, she stood up, smiled and went out, shouting: "
I'm here, Sister Han, Honglian, you are here."
Su Hao heard the sound and moved to the door. He saw that standing outside the door was indeed Han Qian and the maid Honglian. The second person entered the door under the guidance of Lu Xiuer. Han Qian saluted Su Hao and the others and said: "Mr. Su
, Master Hao, Master Deng.”
Naturally, everyone hurriedly returned the courtesy to Han Qian. Su Hao asked: "Miss Han, did you come to our house early in the morning? What's the matter?"
Han Qian looked at Su Hao, then at Deng Kui and Hao Tong, hesitated for a moment, and then replied: "Mr. Su, the other day, the little girl promised you to find a way to make a map. After going back and trying it several times, I achieved some success.
I brought the finished map here today and would like to ask Mr. Su to comment on it."
"Oh, you made the map!" Su Hao was overjoyed, "Hurry up and take it out for us to appreciate."
Han Qian turned around and stretched out her hand to Honglian. Honglian handed a small cloth bag to Han Qian's hand. At the same time, she handed the large volume of sketches she had taken from Su Hao to Lu Xiuer.
Lu Xiuer found a place to put them away without mentioning them.
Han Qian put the small cloth bag on the table, opened the wrapping, took out a piece of white silk cloth from inside, and unfolded it carefully. Everyone came forward to take a look, and they couldn't help but open their mouths and click their tongues.
It turns out that this piece of silk cloth is a map made by Han Qian. She did not choose to use a pen to draw the map, but used the embroidery method. Each silk thread represents a contour line. The diameter of the silk thread is extremely thin, which makes
In a limited area, enough map elements can be accommodated. A piece of white silk, no more than two feet square, actually completely accommodated the map of Xuanfeng Township drawn by Su Hao.
"This, this, this... Miss Han, your hands are so skillful." Su Hao praised sincerely. Only a girl could come up with such a solution. The ladies of that era were really ingenious.
Woolen cloth.
Han Qian saw Su Hao's eyes cast towards her hands, and quickly hid her hands behind her back, her face filled with a blush of excitement and shyness. Hong Lian said half proudly and half complaining: "Humph, you
I also said that my young lady has been embroidering this thing since she went back the day before last, and she stayed up for two nights."
Wow... Another one who was forced to stay up late by me. Su Hao blamed himself and said to Han Qian: "Miss Han, it turns out that the method you mentioned that time was to use embroidery. In fact, you can
You don’t have to do it yourself, just find a few embroiderers to do it, and you can just guide them by your side.”
Han Qian said: "The little girl only had a vague idea at the time. I still couldn't figure out how to do it specifically. The little girl also tried this map many times before she found the trick. However, if we have to do something like this again in the future,
Map, I’m afraid it won’t take so much time.”
"It's really hard for you." Su Hao said. He turned to Deng Kui and Hao Tong and said, "Please take a look, is this kind of map practical in the army?"
"It's so practical!" Deng Kui replied, "A map like this, together with a telescope, are two powerful weapons for our army's scouts. With these two things, we will no longer have a blind eye when marching and fighting.
"
"Master Su, I would like to borrow this map and this telescope for a few days, can you?" Hao Tong held up the telescope in one hand and picked up the white silk map on the table with the other hand, and said to Su Hao. Just now Su Hao
In order to go out to meet Han Qian, Hao put the telescope on the table, but Hao Tong took it away.
Su Hao said: "This map is of Xuanfeng Township, what does it have to do with you?"
Hao Tong smiled slightly, took out a piece of paper from his pocket and slapped it on the table. Then before Su Hao could recover, he had already rushed out of the room. Lu Xiuer reacted the fastest and turned around to chase him. Deng Kui stretched out
He stretched out a thick arm and blocked Lu Xiuer's way. It seemed that this was not the first time these two guys had cooperated to grab something like this. They also knew that one was in the grab position and the other was in the cover position.
Lu Xiuer said angrily: "Brother Deng, what are you doing? My brother hasn't said yes or no, yet you still dare to steal things."
Deng Kui chuckled and said: "Xiu'er, Master Su will definitely agree. We brothers just thought Master Su was too aggressive, so we killed him first and then played."
"Brother, why do you think they are like this?" Lu Xiuer turned to complain to Su Hao.
Su Hao picked up the piece of paper Hao Tong dropped before leaving, took a look at it, and then laughed and said, "Okay, Xiu'er, let's just say I allow them."
"What is this?" Lu Xiuer asked, pointing to the piece of paper in Su Hao's hand.
Su Hao said: "This is the bank note left by Mr. Tu. It is worth 500 taels of silver. It is enough to buy this telescope and a map."
Speaking of this, he turned to look at Han Qian and saw a somewhat lonely look on her face. After a moment of hesitation, he understood what she was thinking. The map he had worked hard to embroider for two nights was unexpectedly used by Su
Hao must have been quite depressed after selling it like this.
"Miss Han, don't be sad, I'll just get that map back later." Su Hao comforted.
Han Qian also knew that her performance was a little too much. She didn't know what kind of feelings she had for Su Hao. She always felt that she had embroidered this map for Su Hao and had been taken away by someone else. She always felt that
It's a sad thing. If you think about it carefully, this map was originally intended to be given to Su Hao. If it doesn't work out, I will just embroider one for Su Hao in the future. Hao Tong is willing to leave a banknote of 500 taels to borrow this map.
This map must be useful. Judging from Su Hao's intentions, he doesn't seem to object to it.
"Mr. Su is serious, it's just a piece of silk embroidery. Since Mr. Su is willing to let Mr. Hao take it away, the little girl has no complaints." Han Qian said in a low voice.
"Well... if this kind of map is used for marching and fighting, it can bring great benefits, allowing soldiers to bleed less and sacrifice less. Hao Tong took it, presumably to verify its effect. When he comes back, I will definitely
Ask him for help. This method invented by Miss Han is very good. When we make maps in the future, we will use this method. I know there are many embroiderers in the county and we can let them do these things." Su Hao said.
Han Qian nodded, then bowed to Su Hao and said: "The little lady is here specifically to send the picture. Since the picture has been approved by Mr. Su, the little lady will leave first. The little girl will be needed later.
Wherever you are, please just give me your orders, Mr. Su."
"Okay, you must be tired after staying up two nights. Go back and rest first. When I need your help later, I will come and invite you." Su Hao said.
After seeing Han Qian off, Su Hao asked Deng Kui: "Old Deng, Hao Tong took away my map and telescope. What did he do?"
"This... I apologize for the inconvenience of my subordinates to disclose it." Deng Kui lowered his hands and said. Looking at his eyes, he should know very well where Hao Tong went. Maybe these two guys have already discussed what to do.
"Okay, you can do whatever you want." Su Hao said. He waved the banknote in his hand and said, "I'm lending you this money, and I'll pay it back with my telescope and flintlock gun in the future. Now you
I’ve got everything I should get, so if I ask for anything, you won’t get involved, right?”
"How dare I, my subordinates." Deng Kui replied, "However, Hao Tong has told me that Master Su has special skills and should not be treated lightly. Therefore, no matter where Master Su goes from now on, I must stay close to him to prevent Master Su from doing anything.