"It's considered absenteeism, and his family should pay compensation."
"It's you who has learned..."
The two of them walked in jokingly. Xie Xian, Chen Yi and others were all there, but there was one new face.
Lao Qi, a carpenter from Taoyuan County.
The three of them were sitting around a large wooden box in the room, chatting in whispers.
It was not until Fang Zheng coughed twice that the three of them stood up and greeted him hurriedly.
Old Qi bowed slightly and said, "Master, I have delivered the clock you requested. It has just been delivered to your residence. Miss Xiaotao received it."
Li Yuanzhao had already walked up to check it out. Fang Zhengyi was surprised and said, "It was built so quickly!"
Old Qi nodded: "Yes, sir, the young people in the institute are very interested in this thing. They have been studying it day and night and have learned a lot about it. It can be done with just a little modification."
"But it's more troublesome than a pocket watch. This one needs to be wound up."
"The county said they were going to open a watch shop in the capital. The county government asked me to ask you how to sell it."
Fang Zhengyi had also specifically instructed that if the county had any pocket watches or clocks that were successfully developed, a few copies should be sent to the capital as soon as possible. It was unexpected that they could do it so quickly!
How much is the appropriate price?
Fang Zhengyi pinched his chin and thought hard, looked at the prince and Chen Yi who were sticking their butts out to study the clock, and waved to Xie Xian and Lao Qi.
The three of them walked to a corner, and Fang Zhengyi whispered, "How much did this clock cost?"
Lao Qi replied, "It's not expensive. It's just made to look big for convenience. In fact, most of it is just an empty wooden box. Not counting the labor, the county's material cost is probably... less than five taels."
"Five thousand taels."
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