Xie Xian's expression was as usual, and he already understood the other master's appetite.
Lao Qi was different. He was an honest and honest craftsman, but he was not very familiar with Fang Zhengyi in some aspects.
Trembling all over, he said: "Master... this is too expensive!"
Fang Zheng patted Lao Qi on the shoulder and affirmed: "No! The materials cost five taels, but your craftsmanship is worth four thousand nine hundred and ninety-five taels!"
"Besides, this thing is not for sale to ordinary people. Only wealthy families will buy it. They have to keep it as heirlooms!"
"Don't worry about the pocket watch for now. This clock must be divided into three grades: upper, middle and lower, and sold on the market. The cheapest one sells for 5,000, the mid-range one for 7,500, and the high-end one for 9,999 taels."
"Ah?" Lao Qi swallowed: "Then...the mid-range ones are made of silver, and the high-end ones are made of gold?"
Fang Zheng said with a serious face: "Idiot! Who asked you to do this business? You will lose your money if you do this! Control costs! Do you understand that we need to control costs?"
Lao Qi looked confused.
Xie Xian came to the rescue and said: "Old Qi, you don't understand if you don't do business. If we use pure gold and pure silver, how can we make any profit? Just plate it with gold or silver on the outside, and add some gems to the high-end ones."
Fang Zhengyi said disdainfully: "Lao Xie, what are you talking about? Gold, silver and gems are not money? You have done business for so many years!"
"Different grades use different woods, and the dials are slightly adjusted. The low-grade dials use a white background, the mid-grade ones are painted with flowers and plants, and the high-grade ones are painted with birds and animals. Isn't this the difference?"
Xie Xian frowned: "Master, the buyer is not a fool. The main functions are the same. People won't spend thousands more taels of silver just for a few paintings."
Lao Qi stood between the two of them, looking left and right, looking a little at a loss.
Fang Zhengyi snorted coldly: "Of course it's not that simple. Isn't the inside of the clock empty? Add counterweights, not the cheap ones, and add five kilograms of cement blocks for each grade of others. What we sell is quality and luxury. What is quality? Thickness means quality, high price means luxury!"
Xie Xian suddenly realized it and said with admiration: "That's it, I'm so smart!"
"You're still far behind, study hard!" Fang Zheng said proudly, hugging his arms.
The honest old Qi was shaken to pieces at this moment, and his old face swelled.
When Fang Zheng saw his embarrassment, he asked, "Old Qi, what do you think you can tell me?"
Lao Qi hesitated and said: "Uh... I... I think we should redesign it so that it breaks as soon as they take it apart, and tell them not to take it apart easily? Otherwise, wouldn't it be easy for us to reveal our secrets..."
"Wonderful, I will provide you with a paid after-sales service! You go back to Ao Chen to get a red envelope, and I will make the changes as you say! Go back to the county and tell them to produce and sell clocks first, not pocket watches."
"Also, let those responsible for manufacturing find ways to make some new functions, such as automatically ringing the clock at twelve o'clock, or popping up a bird... Let's discuss with other research institutes, in addition to improving the timer Accuracy, and any other fancy things that can be added, I can find a way to add them to me.”
"Uh, sir, I'll go back first." After Fang Zheng affirmed, Lao Qi turned around and left tremblingly, mumbling that it was too dark... too dark...
Looking at the two princes who were still studying, Fang Zheng smiled and said, "Shen Yi, what do you think of this thing?"
Shen Yi stood up and said seriously: "Master Fang, this thing is so convenient. You can strictly plan your time. It's a pity that you can't carry it with you."
As soon as Fang Zheng took out his pocket watch, Shen Yi threw it over: "Take it, I'll give this to you."
Shen Yi looked at the pocket watch thrown by Fang Zheng and opened the lid without any knowledge. He was astonished.
"This this..."
Now this thing looks much more sophisticated than a desk clock, so it must be priceless!
"Master Fang...this means that Shen Yi will not be rewarded for his merits."
Fang Zhengyi smiled slightly: "It's always more convenient to do things outside. Put these little etiquette aside, when will you set off?"
Shen Yi felt moved in his heart. He looked at the pocket watch in his hand and carefully put it into his arms: "Thank you, Mr. Fang. Someone from the Ministry of Revenue has informed me that I will leave the day after tomorrow."
"Okay, I'm afraid His Highness the Prince and I don't have time to see you off. Please cherish your journey and write back frequently. If you have any difficulties, you can tell me."
"Have Jin Yiwei's exam questions been printed?" Fang Zhengyi asked.
"Okay, I'll get it for you." Shen Yi turned around and went out.
Li Yuanzhao stood up and said: "Old Fang, this thing..."
"Your Highness, this is just an enlarged pocket watch. It's nothing special. I'll send some to the palace another day. Let's get down to business first."
Li Yuanzhao nodded, and when Shen Yi took the exam paper, he immediately began to read it carefully.
After reading for a while, his face gradually became serious, he spread out the newspaper and asked: "Old Fang, is this how you recruit people?"
Fang Zheng hurriedly put his head out to take a look, glanced at it and said, "Is there any problem with this? This is how I recruit servants in Taoyuan County."
Xie Xian also glanced at it: "Your Highness, this is indeed correct. The question maker was someone we hired from Taoyuan County to specially come up with the test questions."
"When the people know about the advertisement in the newspaper, they will take a written test in Nanzhen Fusi and then go through an interview on the same day."
"Are you sure it's true?" Li Yuanzhao picked up the newspaper again, squeezed his features together, and read with difficulty: "Multiple choice question, there is an emergency in Jinyiwei, how should we deal with it.
Ding: Announce the news quickly and let others be prepared.
B: Jinyiwei’s secrets, anyone who leaks them will be killed without mercy!
C: Block the news first, and then think of countermeasures after the news is actually leaked. "
"Jinyiwei is going to lay off employees, you have to tell the laid off colleagues
A: When people are laid off, their minds cannot be laid off!
B: If the East does not stay, the West will stay.
C: Jin Yiwei has nothing worth remembering. "
"...What! What! What! What is written here!"
With a bang, Li Yuanzhao threw the newspaper on the table: "It's just nonsense. It's just recruiting some of the lowest level captains and warriors. Isn't it enough that they are clean and can read? Why do we need to take such inexplicable exams? , I’m afraid I won’t be able to recruit all of them in a year with such a technique!”
Fang Zheng picked up the test papers, put them away carefully, and patiently explained: "Your Highness, in fact, this is all carefully planned. It doesn't matter if there are not enough manpower, it is better to have a shortage than to overfill it!"
"When recruiting people for the Jinyiwei, you must first have correct ideas! If you don't have the correct ideas, how can you be a Jinyiwei? If your body is not good, you can exercise it, but if your brain is not good, it will be difficult to recover."
"And be brave and careful! Look at this multiple-choice question. Normally there should be three options: A, B, and C. Here it is written as D, B, and C. That D is one of the wrong options. Smart people will eliminate it, fools. You will definitely think I made a mistake, but in fact this is intentional! ^_^”
"This is just a preliminary screening. After the interview, they have to teach them. They need to be mentally and physically strong with both hands!"
"When the minister selects the candidate, Your Highness will wait for training!"
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It's a little late today, so it will be harder to write later. Sorry everyone, try to be early tomorrow
