The seventeenth year of Jingming is a year worth remembering.
Gu Jiu's years of investment finally paid off.
The Polytechnic Institute, which has been unknown before, has become a blockbuster without a name.
The Chime Bell was born!
The technical difficulty of the chiming bell was finally overcome.
The Polytechnic Institute successfully built ten chime clocks.
"The time error will not exceed one minute!"
"Tell the time on time!"
"Stylish luxury!"
From the day when the ringing bell was born, he has become a luxury object pursued by high-ranking officials, aristocratic families, and wealthy businessmen.
The self-ringing bell is half the height of a person, with a base, it can be placed directly on the ground.
Can be placed on a table without a base.
The price of the self-ringing bell ranges from three thousand taels to the upper limit.
Jinluan Temple, one of the first places to use the chime bell.
Tell the time accurately, reminding the courtiers that half an hour, one hour, two hours have passed since the morning court...
The automatic hour hand attracts everyone's attention.
Someone asked a silly question, "Is there really no one hiding behind that walking needle?"
"Of course there will be no hiding people."
"But why does the needle move by itself? They all move in the same direction. Why does it take half an hour to make a circle?"
"If you want to know why, go to a polytechnic."
"No, no, no!"
"As long as it's easy to use, what's the use of knowing so much? Could it be that if you eat eggs, you have to see what the laying hen looks like beforehand, and ask why the hen lays eggs?"
"That's the reason!"
"The group of people from the Institute of Technology, I always thought they were a group of lunatics with abnormal brains. I didn't expect to create such a magical thing, which can intuitively and accurately calculate the time, and it will tell the time on the hour."
"The self-ringing clock is really a good thing! Putting one at home, not only can you arrange noodles, but you won't be afraid of wasting time anymore."
"It's really useful for timing."
"Now it seems that it is still beneficial for the empress to open a school of engineering and gather all the weirdos in the world. It is really extraordinary to be able to create a chiming clock!"
"It's more than extraordinary, it's simply a fairy object. No, I have to find a relationship and let the Institute of Technology deliver the goods as soon as possible."
There are so many faces!
As a son of a wealthy family, there is no chime clock in the room, and he has no face in front of his friends.
The Golden Luan Temple, as the best advertising location for the chime bell, has a great effect.
From the day when the chiming bell appeared on the Golden Luan Hall, the Polytechnic Institute received orders and received soft hands.
These days, there are many poor people and many rich people.
In order to follow the trend and save face, high-ranking officials and dignitaries spent a lot of money just to buy a chime clock in the shortest possible time.
The Polytechnic made an announcement in the newspaper.
Since the bell is ringing, the Polytechnic Institute ships 20 units a month, is there more
Those who want to buy, please go to Shaofu to queue up and pay the deposit.
The deposit payment time shall prevail, whoever pays the deposit first will be in the front row.
The implication is that I want to find a relationship to jump in the queue. Sorry, the Polytechnic Institute does not provide queue jumping services for the time being.
Didn't you see that the order has been queued for two years
It can only be said that there are so many rich people.
This is just the Gyeonggi area.
When the news spreads back to various places in the south of the Yangtze River, the Institute of Science and Technology will receive more orders.
As soon as the announcement came out, the whole city was in an uproar.
High officials and dignitaries are very depressed.
"Only twenty units a month? Can't we build a few more?"
"What kind of announcement is made so that everyone in the world knows that the Institute of Technology has built a chime clock. In the future, if you want to buy a chime clock as a dowry for girls, you have to pay a deposit several years in advance and queue up. Isn't this causing trouble for everyone?"
"As soon as the announcement comes out, the Jiangnan side should start to move. It is estimated that the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce can place an order for 100 units in one go."
"I'm afraid it's more than that! It's a common practice for rich businessmen in Jiangnan to compare, and they are all masters who are not short of money. I estimate that the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce can place an order for 200 units in one go."
As a result, everyone underestimated the financial strength of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce.
The Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce was generous and placed an order for 500 units in one go.
The Northern Chamber of Commerce followed suit and placed an order for 400 units.
Other local chambers of commerce have followed suit, with orders for hundreds of units.
The dignitaries in the capital were secretly stunned, but at the same time rejoiced again and again.
"Fortunately, we placed the order early, otherwise we might have to wait until the Year of the Monkey."
"Your Majesty still takes good care of everyone. The Polytechnic Institute only made an announcement after we placed the order, which can be regarded as giving everyone a priority."
"The lowest price is 3,000 taels for a chime clock, and there is no upper limit on the price. This time, the Polytechnic Institute must make a lot of money!"
"There are only 240 units a year, but the income is millions of taels. It really is a hen that can lay golden eggs."
"It's no wonder that the empress spends a lot of money on the Institute of Technology every year. The return is indeed generous."
"It's the empress who has a unique vision, foresight, and is willing to spend money."
"The Polytechnic Institute has been established for so many years. In the past few years, we only saw money being burned, but no money was earned. The empress is not dissatisfied at all, and still spends a lot of money every year. This vision is indeed extraordinary!"
"In the future, as long as it is a project invested by the empress, no matter if it is an academy or a polytechnic, or digging a ditch, we will follow up. If you can't make money temporarily, it doesn't mean you won't make money forever. This self-ringing clock is a golden building. The mine is enough to dig for hundreds of years. If you miss the gold mine of the chime bell, you can't miss the next gold mine."
"Look, the Institute of Technology will definitely launch various new objects in the future. Maybe there will be a small self-ringing clock that can be carried around in the future, so that you can see the accurate time when you go out."
"That's great! The Institute of Technology really has the ability to create a self-ringing clock that can be carried around. I will definitely be the first to place an order."
"I heard people say that the Institute of Technology is currently working on a machine that can pull a carriage without a horse."
"Is there such a thing?"
"The Arabian Nights!"
"Exaggerated!"
"unrealistic!"
"Whimsical!"
"If you don't use a horse-drawn carriage, what do you use to pull it? Could it be possible to use a human-drawn carriage?"
"Wait, everyone, don't rush to deny it. You just said that the Institute of Technology is building a machine. If it succeeds, it can pull a carriage without horses?"
"I also listened to something. I have a son of a distant cousin who is studying in a polytechnic college. Last time we met, he said something casually, and I just listened to it. Whether it is true or bragging, I don't know However, before that, I decided that he was bragging. Ever since the Institute of Technology created the chime clock, I thought, maybe one day I can really build a machine that can replace horses to pull carriages."
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Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay!
Officials from the Northwest had glowing eyes.
"Can you introduce me to your relative who is studying in the Polytechnic Institute?"
"You want to know him? He's just a nerd and a weirdo."
"No, no, to tell you the truth, I'm very interested in the machine I mentioned just now. I want to know more about it, and ask if I can invest money in it and take a small share."
Huh
"The speed at which the Institute of Technology burns money is a bottomless pit! That's why the empress is so rich that she can afford to support those weirdos."
"Yeah! In terms of burning money, no one can compare to the Institute of Technology. How much money you have to invest to get a little share. That is a bottomless pit, brother, think twice." |
"Don't be impulsive. It's not easy to save a little family property, how can you invest in the bottomless pit of the Polytechnic Institute."
The officials from the Northwest were very firm, "Before, I missed Xinmin County, missed the cement road, missed the shares of Huanyu Transportation, and missed too many opportunities. Later, when I finally came to the capital, I still missed the chiming bell. Now I don't want to continue to make mistakes, anyway, please introduce my relatives from the Polytechnic Institute to me."
"Okay! I'm not responsible for any consequences."
"Don't worry, I will bear all the consequences myself."
"Instead of investing in the bottomless pit of the Institute of Technology, it is better to invest in the School of Medicine. Have you heard what happened last month? There was an old man with a large sarcoma on his back, which was said to be as big as a washbasin. The whole world, plus Yu Doctor, no one can cure. This old man went to medical school later, guess what? He was cured! I heard that the medical school successfully cut off the sarcoma on the old man's back and saved the old man's life. In a few days, the old man You can go home from the hospital.”
"Is this true?"
"The old man is still hospitalized in medical school, if you don't believe me, ask yourself."
"Following this trend, the future of medical school will be great. If you invest in advance, even if you can't make money, it's a good relationship. You can indeed consider investing in medical school."
Everyone discussed whether to invest in a medical school or a polytechnic.
The last person chose to invest in polytechnics, and the others chose to invest in medical schools.
This investment is not something you can invest if you want to.
The twists and turns will not be repeated one by one.
Speaking of the self-ringing clock, it was not until the Polytechnic Institute issued an announcement in the newspaper that the ordinary people knew that there was a new object in the world, which could automatically tell the time on time.
Watching the time is not only accurate but also intuitive.
People who have never read a book and are illiterate can also read the time at a glance.
Everyone is curious about what the chime bell looks like.
Never seen it!
The Institute of Technology will not place its chiming clocks on the street for people to visit.
It's not a four-wheeled carriage. It is built to run on the street, and everyone can go to the street to have a look.
People who bought a self-ringing clock put it at home, and then invited relatives and friends to visit.
Any family that can afford a chime clock has nothing to do with the common people.
Even if there is a relationship, it would not invite a commoner to visit the chime clock.
When everyone knows the price of the chime bell, it will be extremely rare.
The lowest price was 3,000 taels, and the common people were silently speechless.
"I can't earn three thousand taels in my whole life!"
"Three thousand taels is enough to buy ten houses in the eighth and ninth phases. If you buy a house in the Guozijian, you can buy 20 houses for a small apartment."
"Three thousand taels can buy a house in the city."
"It's enough for my baby to read well."
"What do you think the chime clock looks like? Is it shiny gold? Otherwise, why would it be so expensive?"
"It's expensive, but it can tell the time automatically."
"There was no chiming bell before, so it came here."
"But the time is not right."
"What do you need to do at such a precise time. The sun rises and the sun sets and rests. It has been like this since ancient times."
"That was before. Now with the chime bell, it must be different."
"It's nothing different, the days are still the same."
Regardless of whether the self-sounding bell is useful or not, it is rare for high-ranking officials and dignitaries to go down to the common people.
First order, delivered in one month.
Huang Qubing was fortunate to be the first client.
When the self-ringing bell was transported back to the mansion and placed in the flower hall, the whole mansion was a sensation.
Relatives and friends sent people to inquire.
The first person to buy a chime clock, isn't it a treat
You can't do without a treat!
Unable to hold back the booing from the crowd, Huang Qubing hosted a banquet for relatives and friends.
The theme of the banquet is to visit the chiming bell.
"it's beautiful!"
"It's so tall! It has to be as tall as a grown man."
"Plinths are installed underneath, so it appears tall."
"The needle is moving? How do you say the needle is moving? There must be someone hiding behind it."
"Hahaha... How can there be people hiding in such a small place. I've said it all, this is a chime bell, and there must be something extraordinary about it, which is why everyone is so rare."
"How did this chime clock come about?"
"I don't know! You have to ask someone from the Institute of Technology."
The girls chattered, full of exuberant curiosity.
Everyone suddenly lowered their voices and whispered: "I heard that the Polytechnic Institute recruits female students, but it's a pity that no one is the first to sign up."
"The medical school also recruits female students. As far as I know, in addition to girls from medical families, there are also girls from civilian families who study there."
"It is said that the requirements for studying in medical school are particularly strict. There are assessments every year, and if you fail the assessment, you will be eliminated."
"The first batch of people from the clan who went to the medical school have already been eliminated. Twenty or thirty people have been eliminated. Fortunately, after the elimination, they are also exempted from taking the exam to study in Zhixing Academy."
"Our girl's family can be regarded as a way out to study in medical school. As long as you graduate successfully, you can get a seventh-rank official status."
"You don't need to go to medical school to get the third-rank order."
"That's different! One is an official position earned by oneself, and the other is an imperial order given by a man. No one can take it away except the empress and Your Majesty. The official department can't control the medical officer. .The man gave it to me, so I can’t say for certain.”