Iron Dynasty Novel Chapter 509

“What is this?”

In the Qingzhou Chamber of Comrce, a group of rchants looked at the pendulum clock standing in the middle of the hall with confused expressions.

After jointly appreciating the pendulum clock with Fei Yuer in the Prince’s Mansion, Xiao Ming had soone send the pendulum clock to the Chamber of Comrce. As soon as the pendulum clock arrived, it imdiately attracted the attention of the rchants.

Li Kaiyuan stood in front of the pendulum clock. This was sothing that had just been sent from the Prince’s Mansion. He didn’t know much about how to use this pendulum clock, but he had heard about the machinery departnt manufacturing pendulum clocks a while ago, and now he finally saw the real thing.

However, in order to make him understand the function of the pendulum clock, Xiao Ming specifically had the night watchman from the Prince’s Mansion co over. After an explanation, he understood how to use the pendulum clock to tell ti.

“It is truly a masterpiece of ingenuity.” Li Kaiyuan praised sincerely.

Many rchants who ca to the Chamber of Comrce to apply for business permits gathered around Li Kaiyuan. They also learned about the use of the pendulum clock and understood that this pendulum clock was another commodity from Qingzhou.

Moreover, judging from the complex style of this pendulum clock, its price would surely be very expensive, and the more expensive it was, the more terrifying the profit would be.

“Indeed, if this pendulum clock is launched, it will surely be astounding. Vice President Li, did His Highness say how this pendulum clock will be sold and for how much silver?”

A rchant from Chang’an almost pressed his entire body against the pendulum clock. Not only was the function of this pendulum clock magical, but its appearance was also very exquisite. Not to ntion the exquisite carving of the wood, even the single piece of glass was quite valuable.

Li Kaiyuan’s mouth stretched to his ears. He had to admit that in the past three years, the pendulum clock was the most magical industrial product from Qingzhou he had ever seen. What in the Great Yu Empire could accurately record ti down to the second?

“Move back, move back.”

Li Kaiyuan shooed away the Chang’an rchant like he was shooing away flies.

Recently, there had been more and more new faces in the Chamber of Comrce. For the Chamber of Comrce, this was a sign of flourishing business, but at the sa ti, with more rchants, the Chamber of Comrce also beca difficult to manage.

rchants of varying character often caused headaches in the Chamber of Comrce, and so rchants from other places were simply bandits who blocked roads.

They learned about the huge profits of Qingzhou goods and were naturally tempted to co and purchase them. However, these bandits’ nature was hard to change, and so even openly robbed goods purchased by other rchants in the Chamber of Comrce, wanting to engage in so no-cost business.

This month, the soldiers guarding the Chamber of Comrce had killed a few audacious individuals.

So, to be cautious, he didn’t want any accident to happen to this pendulum clock. After all, this pendulum clock was the only one in Qingzhou.

Originally, Prince Qi wanted to keep it for himself, but for promotional purposes, it was sent to the Chamber of Comrce.

The nearby rchants were driven away, and Li Kaiyuan then said, “To be frank with you all, this thing is called a pendulum clock. It is a product ticulously crafted by the machinery departnt under His Highness’s orders. Its function is very simple: to record the ti of day.”

When Qingzhou Chamber of Comrce was established, it was divided into two parts: one part was the public service area, which was similar to a bank’s front desk, and the other part was a product display area, commonly known as a showroom. Follow current ??????????s on novel·fire

At first, Li Kaiyuan felt awkward with these unfamiliar terms, but over ti he got used to them. Now, if he were to use different terms, he would feel it was inappropriate.

The function of this display stand, as the na suggests, is to display the goods currently sold in the Chamber of Comrce, such as soap, fine wine, perfu, glass products, mirrors, and salt. If it can be found on the display stand, the Chamber of Comrce can sell it.

The rchants stared wide-eyed at the pendulum clock. So rchants had already learned how to tell ti from the pendulum clock from the night watchman, while others who were not yet familiar with the pendulum clock eagerly inquired among other rchants.

After learning how to view the pendulum from others, they looked up at the direction of the pendulum clock, and from the pendulum clock, they easily learned the ti.

“Three fifteen,” a rchant excitedly shouted, “Oh, this pendulum clock is truly magical. If one were to buy one and place it at ho, wouldn’t it be enviable?”

“That’s right, this pendulum clock can not only tell ti, but its appearance is also very exquisite, making it very suitable for display at ho. Unfortunately, I wonder what the price is?” a rchant said.

“Looking at its appearance, it’s probably very expensive. I estimate a pendulum clock would cost at least fifty thousand taels.”

“That expensive? How many people can afford that?” soone exclaid.

“Heh, with the pendulum’s exquisite craftsmanship, it will be bought even at fifty thousand taels. If even a thousand people in the entire Great Yu Empire buy it, that’s fifty million taels of silver.”

Upon hearing this, the rchants gasped. At this mont, their eyes, looking at the pendulum clock, were filled with a hint of fanaticism. If they could manufacture pendulum clocks, wouldn’t they beco rich overnight?

“Alas, in my opinion, all the wealth in the world will fall into Prince Qi’s hands,” the rchants finally sighed, a sigh that could be either envy or sorrow.

Li Kaiyuan bead with delight. The rchants’ discussions did not escape his ears. He quietly admired the pendulum clock before him. For him, he believed that there would only be more and more goods in the future.

These rchants had not seen steam engines. If they had seen them with their own eyes, they would not know how shocked they would be.

In his opinion, now that they could manufacture such steel monsters as steam engines, what strange and wonderful things could they not manufacture?

Smiling secretly with pride, he looked at the group of rchants and said, “Everyone, His Highness said that there is currently only one pendulum clock, but there will soon be a second one. This pendulum clock is only for showing you its appearance. After you go back, you can consider whether to purchase pendulum clocks for sale. As for the price, His Highness has not yet decided, but given the magical nature of this pendulum clock, it will certainly not be cheap. If you want one, please prepare.”

The rchants nodded upon hearing this, and so wealthy rchants began to calculate.

This pendulum clock was created for the powerful and wealthy. There were many powerful families outside Prince Qi’s enfeoffed state, and there would always be a few who liked to show off. This pendulum clock was perfect for them.

Thinking of this, so rchants turned and left. They wanted to inform their affiliated powerful families about the pendulum clock. So other rchants directly discussed cooperation.

Just as everyone was shaken by the pendulum clock, a servant from the Prince’s Mansion arrived outside the Chamber of Comrce. These servants carried a basket of white sugar to the center of the display stand and said to Vice President Li Kaiyuan, “Vice President Li, His Highness said to also talk about this white sugar.”

Because the excitent from the pendulum clock had not yet subsided, the appearance of white sugar once again raised the rchants’ spirits. They felt a bit overwheld. What was happening in Qingzhou these two days? One product after another was appearing.

Li Kaiyuan understood white sugar. After all, he was the first to know about any new product. He then said, “Everyone, this white sugar is truly a good thing!”