The shopkeeper saw that he kept looking down at the watch, and said that he was short of money and smiled: "If the customer thinks that the Western watch is too expensive, the small shop also has a wide watch, which is equally exquisite, but the price is much cheaper."

"Broad watch?" Yi Zhizu was stunned for a moment before coming back to his senses and said in surprise: "Clocks made in Guangzhou?"

"Not bad." The shopkeeper nodded and said, "The Guangzhou watch workshop is no less than Western watches... The guest official is waiting for it."

Guangzhou was able to imitate Western clocks so early? Not after the ** War? Yi Zhizu is not only a little skeptical, but also a small pocket watch, it requires a lot of professional technology, complex and precise gear mechanical parts, as well as anti-rust, glass and other technologies involved.

After a while, a guy came out with a tray with two pocket watches on it. It looked exactly like a Western pocket watch. The shopkeeper picked up a piece and skillfully opened the back cover to reveal the movement inside the watch. He introduced: "Although these watches were made in Guangzhou, they are of excellent material and well-made. The Thirteenth House once replaced Western watches with a wide watch, which was no less than Western watches."

As he said that, the shopkeeper used the key to wind up the pocket watch, handed it over, and said, "Cheer, listen to this sound..."

Yi Zhizu was so familiar with pocket watches that he would listen to anything like a layman. He asked directly: "How much does this watch cost?"

"Fifty-five yuan."

It's almost 40% of the same style of Western watches! It's really cheap enough. Yi Jingzu nodded and said, "Can you walk accurately? How many seconds does the time error of one day have?"

This is the rhythm of buying! The shopkeeper quickly smiled and said, "You can rest assured that the clocks sold in the shop are made in the watch workshops of Zhigeni and Zhidi. The clockworks are all from the West and are absolutely accurate."

Is the clockwork imported? Yi Zhizu frowned and said, "The wide watch is good and cheap. Why don't the expensive store sell the wide watch?"

"This—." The shopkeeper smiled and said: "If you don't hide it from the customer, the profit of the wide-counting market is naturally not as good as that of the Western-counting market. Besides, the number of wide-counting markets is also limited. Although it is a wide-counting market, it is also very popular in various places..."

This explanation is reasonable. Yi Zhizu nodded, turned around and ordered Li Wang, "I will go home in a sedan chair, and you will go back and withdraw money to buy a large watch."

The shopkeeper on the side smiled and said, "If the guest official sincerely wants it, the shop should send someone to the mansion."

Such a good service attitude? Yi Zhizu smiled and picked a pocket watch and said, "I'll send it to Cong Kwai Fong, Yifu."

When he heard this, the shopkeeper quickly bowed and smiled, "I don't know if it was Mr. Yi who was neglected and neglected. The younger one immediately sent someone to send the watch to Mr. Yi."

After leaving the watch shop, Yi Zhizu had no intention of walking around again. He was about to ask Li Wang to call the sedan chair and go back home, but he didn't see Li Wang coming out. When he looked back, he saw Li Wang talking to the shopkeeper. He couldn't help but smile. This kid was smart and knew how to bargain.

Sure enough, Li Wang quickly stepped out and said with a smile: "The shopkeeper heard that it is the third young master of Futaixing. He took the initiative to offer a 10% discount, 50 yuan."

"You are smart." Yi Zhizu said, "Go and find the top sedan."

The watch shop's speed was faster than Yi Zhizu. When he found out at the gate that the third young master of the Yi family had not come back, he waited outside the door. Yi Zhizu got off the sedan chair from afar and quickly came up to meet him and bowed, "The little Fuxing watch shop's servant, I have met Mr. Yi..."

This service attitude was really unspeakable. Yi Zhizuo smiled and ordered Li Wang to say, "Take him to the account and pay another 200 yuan for later use."

When he returned to Dongkuanyuan for a little washing up, Li Wang had already rushed over with the accounting manager. He glanced at the account book and pen in the hands of the accounting manager. Yi Zhizuo couldn't help but think that it was not good. He really didn't expect that the rules of the accounting office were so strict that he had to sign and seal the money in his own accounting office as he was. How could his calligraphy be seen?

After taking the account book, he pretended to flip it, but he didn't see any signature from the third young master of the Yi family. It was not long before he could drag it off. Yi Zhizu had to bite the bullet and leave his own artistic signature on the account book. He had worked hard to practice this artistic signature, but it was a bit terrible to write it out with a brush.

The manager glanced at his illusion, and then hesitated and said, "Is this the third young master newly practiced... the illusion?"

The fancy stick? Yes, isn’t it just a fancy stick? Yi Qunzu smiled and threw the pen, saying, “Yes, this is the fancy stick that I have recently practiced. This fancy stick will be the basis in the future.”

Just this ghost painting talisman is so embarrassed to call the widow? Is there any widow that is even more ugly? The manager laughed and quickly bowed to leave.

Looking at the back of the accountant Guanguan leaving in a hurry, Yi Zhizu stroked his naked forehead. It seemed that he had to hurry up and practice writing, especially this pledge, and he had to practice well. There are many opportunities to sign and draw in the future, so don’t let outsiders laugh at it.

It’s okay to say that you can behave like a decent one after practicing for a few days, but the calligraphy of brush cannot be practiced in just a few days. Although Yi Sanshou’s calligraphy is very ordinary, after all, he has been reading for seven or eight years, and the calligraphy is much better than what he wrote. He is afraid he has to practice for a year or two before he can get that level. How can he wait?

No, I have to change it. I just want to write it with a fountain pen. I think it is admiring foreigners. At least his pen is still visible to people. Pen! Well, did the pen be invented at this time? I have to go to a foreign store to see the pen they use. If it is not invented, this pen can be tinkered with. Can the craftsmen’s pocket watches in Guangzhou be made. Can the pen be made? This thing is probably not suitable for domestic promotion now, but it can definitely be sold well in Europe and America.

Just as he was excited, the servant reported behind him: "Young Master, Mr. Su has something to report."

"Please come in."

When he entered the yard, Su Yun smiled with a spring breeze on his face and said, "The Third Young Master went out early in the morning, and several groups of people came to visit the Young Master in the morning..." As he said that, he took out a stack of orders and said, "This is a post and a gift list. Please check it out."

This was expected by Yi Zhizu. Visiting sick is just a guise. It was true that he came to inquire about the news. He raised his chin at Li Wang and signaled him to take the gift list. He was really lazy to worry about these personal relationships.

After Li Wang received the gift list, he said, "I'm sorry to the doorman, I've been exhausted for a day today, I'm not feeling well, and I don't see guests. Please ask them to come again tomorrow. There is no need to inform me tomorrow, just come in."

Su Yun took off easily, Yi Zhizu took out his newly sold pocket watch, admired it for a while, then waved to Li Wang and ordered: "After the busy two days, I will arrange for someone to investigate and understand the watch workshops in Guangzhou, and count how many watch workshops there are in Guangzhou and surrounding towns, how many craftsmen and apprentices, address, name, output, cost, sales, etc., everything is detailed."

Understand the watch workshop? What does the young master want to do? Is it because the price of watches is high and I want to open a watch workshop? I really think it's like it. Li Wang felt sorry for him, but he didn't dare to talk too much. He hurriedly bowed and said, "Yes, let's arrange it now."

Yi Zhizu nodded and said, "You must be smarter when doing this job. You will receive ten dollars as funds. The investigation results will be sent directly to me. If you perform well, you will receive rewards, and you will not be able to do it well. You will not be assigned errands in the future. In addition, you will be instructed to not leak information."
Chapter completed!