After leaving the noon gate, Zhu Linmiao sorted out the preparations for the Northern Expedition again. The expansion of the most important Dragon Guard Army and the Broken Camp was handled by Yu Xin, and he could basically rest assured. Then the top priority at the moment is the construction of the sailor, so he said to Shi Lin: "Let's go, go to the Yongbeili shipyard to have a look." ”

Shi Lin hurriedly said: "My lord, when I went out this morning, Huiqiu also specially told his subordinates, saying that the princess has set up the autumn club today, so that you must return to the house before Shen Shi." ”

Zhu Linmiao patted her head, and said in her heart that she had really forgotten. He had to let the car go back to the house first, wondering if he would take a leave of absence from the princess.

But as soon as his chariot stopped in front of the king's house, he saw the courtiers come to him, saying that a man named Serio had asked to see him.

Zhu Linmiao patted his head again, he had been thinking about the Northern Expedition recently, and he almost forgot about the watchmaker.

"What about others?"

"Back to Your Highness, I'm waiting in the front hall."

When the bald watchmaker saw that His Royal Highness had come down, he took his young apprentice to kneel and salute.

"Excuse me." Zhu Linmiao grabbed him, "Let's get down to business, have all the equipment been delivered, and how many people have you brought?" ”

"Under the orders of His Royal Highness, I moved more than half of Longnan's belongings here, and parked in the south of the city, there are five big cars." Serio said busily.

How could he not be happy, last year when he was poor and destitute, he met the Oriental nobleman in front of him, and generously gave him a watch workshop. Although in return he brought hundreds of watchmaking apprentices with him, these apprentices could also work for him free of charge.

In the past year or so, he has not sold many clocks and watches, but the gun machine that helped Longnan Iron Field to make spring wheels and fine drilling machines, gear machines, grinding machines, etc., has made him earn three or four thousand taels of silver!

This money was enough for him to live a very prosperous life in Italy. He had planned to return to Europe at the end of the year to enjoy the blessings, but he suddenly received a letter from the auxiliary king, asking him to go to Fujing to build a workshop of unprecedented scale.

It's about making a lot of money! Naturally, he would not refuse, and immediately packed up his things and rushed from Longnan.

"As for the manpower," Serio continued, "I have only brought more than thirty men, but they are the most skilled in the workshop, and almost every one of them can make a clock on his own. ”

"It's okay to have fewer people." Zhu Linmiao smiled and said, "I have also prepared hundreds of young people for you in Fujing, and I believe you will be able to teach them soon." ”

"Apprentice again......" Serio shrugged helplessly, but fortunately he was used to it.

He suddenly said seriously: "By the way, Your Highness, if you want to build a bigger workshop, but I don't know how the clocks and watches are sold here in Fujing?" I can only sell two or three units a month in Longnan, in case I ......"

"Who told you to make clocks?" Zhu Linmiao interrupted him with a smile, "That thing takes a lot of work and can't sell much." ”

Serio hesitated, "That'...... Or is it a spring wheel and a drilling machine? ”

"The Fujing Ordnance Bureau has been able to make reed wheel guns," Zhu Linmiao shook his head. For more than a year, Serio has trained many excellent watchmakers for the Ming Dynasty, and these people have already entered the Ordnance Bureau or Su Ji Iron Yard to be responsible for precision machining. The reed wheel is naturally trivial.

"Drilling machines, gear machines, etc., still need some, but not your main goal." Zhu Linmiao took out a few drawings and handed them to the watchmaker, "We manufacture household luxury goods, and this is the most marketable thing." ”

"Home...... What products? Confused, Serio flipped through the drawings, but was confused—the standard industrial drawings he had seen for the first time—and only the title on the drawings he recognized, "Clockwork fan...... Music box...... Rotating Lampstand...... Clockwork frog hand-cranked meat grinder...... what are these? ”

Zhu Linmiao took the drawings and gave him a rough explanation. Most of these things require the use of clockwork, gears, etc., and although they may seem simple to later generations, they can all amaze people in the seventeenth century.

And with the processing ability of this era, the most dexterous watchmaker can make these things.

"You're saying that this thing can blow its own wind if it tightens the clockwork?!" Serio's eyes widened, "If it's really as you described, it'll sell for at least thirty taels each!" Well, it's more expensive when it's hot. ”

"Thirty taels?" Zhu Linmiao was stunned for a moment, and said in her heart that this guy is really dark enough. The so-called clockwork fan is actually a pair of clockwork to drive the flywheel and drive three fan blades. Tightening a fan for up to 20 minutes at a time is much simpler than a clock.

However, he was immediately relieved, although the cost is not much, but there is a patented technology in it, and it is normal for the premium to be higher.

The watchmaker continued to price these items with great interest, "Music box, this nobleman must like it, fifteen taels!" Rotating lampstands, wine shops, music shops will definitely buy, eighteen taels! A clockwork frog, a tin frog can jump on its own, it's just magic, five taels ......"

Zhu Linmiao had no choice but to interrupt his "fanaticism" and instructed: "I will ask Mr. Song to send a few people who know drawings to help you make these things together."

"This time, I went out of the venue, the drawings, the raw material costs and was in charge of sales, and you were in charge of managing the craftsmen to build the finished product. You get 10% of the silver, and I get 90%. ”

"Okay!" Serio didn't even think about it, so he immediately agreed, he didn't have to give anything to collect the money, and it was already a good deal to get 10%. And this thing must be expensive, as you can imagine, even one percent will not be a small number.

What's more, as long as there are these drawings, even if he doesn't agree, the auxiliary king can organize craftsmen to make these things by himself, at most, he will be slower to get started.

Zhu Linmiao said again: "The new workshop is on the outskirts of Tianxing Mansion, covering an area of more than three acres, and the things that should be in it have been prepared. I'll send someone to take you there later.

"After that, you will start work immediately, make samples as soon as possible, and then give them to Xuanbu Langzhong Hongsi."

"To the Propaganda Department?" Serio was a little puzzled, but still agreed, "Your Highness, don't worry, I will definitely make a sample as soon as possible." ”

How did he know that Zhu Linmiao had formulated a complete set of sales plans for these novelties.

On the one hand, the missionaries took the samples and displayed them in various places to attract attention. On the other hand, he has summoned Chanyi and asked her to set up some shops in various places, called "Su Ji Treasures", to sell these "luxury goods". Even in enemy-occupied areas such as Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, and Nanzhili, branches should be opened.

Of course, in the early stage, these treasures could only sell some springs and clocks, but when these exquisite "luxuries" arrived, the threshold of the store would probably be flattened.

This is one of his plans to expand his income, and it is estimated that there should be about 10,000 taels of income per month in the early stage, and it will definitely increase several times after the sales channel is expanded. In the later period, although the Ming caravans were sold overseas, the nobles in Europe would inevitably flock to them.

Due to some changes made at the end of "Chapter 381 Earth-shaking Changes", book friends can turn back and re-read it, and we apologize for the inconvenience. (Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't rewatch it, it doesn't affect the plot.) ）

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