As soon as he said this, Fu Yunlang did not dare to say anything.

When he first bought the clock, the preacher insisted on the price and wouldn't sell it unless it was 5,000 taels. Including the shipping fee, the cost of a clock alone was as high as more than 5,000 taels of silver.

If it is sold by auction, although it is possible to sell it for a high price, it may be sold for six or seven thousand taels. The most important thing is that the quantity is small, only three. Even if a clock can be sold for ten thousand taels,

He could only earn fifteen thousand taels in total.

Go and give it away... Oh no, he worked hard for a long time on the one he sold to the emperor, and he only made ten thousand taels of silver.

But the "safe" was different. Although they only sold it for 800 taels of silver each, the advantage was that they produced it themselves. There was a constant supply of goods, and the money they made was gone.

No wonder the emperor looked down upon his business.

Seeing his frustration, Xiao Lingyan comforted him and said, "Don't think this deal is small. Think about it. You have been worried about it for the past six months since you bought a stake in Yulong Pavilion. How much money did you make in the end?"

These words immediately comforted Fu Yunlang.

Yulong Pavilion has only made more than three thousand taels of silver for Fu Yunlang in the past six months. But when he went south, he not only saw the world, but also made thousands of taels of silver at once, and he just sold

I asked the emperor for a favor from the boss.

This favor can be very useful. If my father and brother do anything wrong in the future, considering that he sold a clock at a loss today, the emperor may be able to forgive them.

After this incident, it seems that his father and brother still despise him for accomplishing nothing?

"And your business is not just a one-time deal. Next time you go south and find the missionary, you may be able to buy a few more clocks, and there may be other good things from the West," Xiao Lingyan said.

Fu Yunlang's eyes lit up.

He stopped and bowed deeply to Xiao Lingyan: "Thank you, Your Highness, for taking me to the south of the Yangtze River. If I had not followed you on a long trip, I would not have dared to go south this time, even if I had a great opportunity.

Yun Lang would like to thank His Highness Fifth Highness for his support in the beginning, and also thank His Highness for his advice today."

"No need to be polite." Xiao Lingyan helped him up, "You were not the only one who followed me to Jiangnan, but you were the only one who could actively take action and achieve great results. It can be seen that you are capable, and I

I don’t dare to take credit.”

He patted Fu Yunlang on the shoulder hard: "Yunlang, the world always dislikes businessmen, but they don't know the fun of making money, and everyone can't live without money. You have a talent for business, and this talent can't be wasted. As long as you have

If you have money here and your father and brother are worried about the military pay, food and fodder, if you can donate a little or two, not only will your father and brother be grateful, but even the emperor will reward you. This is where a man makes a great contribution."

These words touched Fu Yunlang's heart.

His father would never give him a good look every time he came home. He always disliked him for being spoiled by his mother.

A boy who longs for his father's approval finally gets his father's return, but what he always gets is his father's scolding and disgusting eyes, and his mouth always tells him to learn from his elder brother. How can he not hold back his anger?

So he wanted to prove to his father and brother that he could still achieve anything even if he didn't go to the border to kill the enemy.

He felt extremely happy when he thought about the day when his father and brother had to ask him to provide them with material help.

"Your Highness is right. I will work hard, achieve great achievements, and live up to His Highness's guidance and enlightenment." Fu Yunlang said loudly, as if he had been beaten to death.

"Sure, I'll wait and see." Xiao Lingyan laughed.

The two continued to walk forward, and Xiao Lingyan asked him: "How do you plan to bid for those three clocks?"

Speaking of this, Fu Yunlang was a little confused.

He scratched his head: "I still have to inquire about this. I heard that when masters of calligraphy and painting sell their works, they bid for it. But I don't know how to do it specifically."

"I know this. As soon as you mentioned bidding, I asked someone to inquire." Xiao Lingyan said.

Fu Yunlang's eyes lit up and he saluted, "Please tell me, Your Highness."

"They are usually insiders or people who particularly like calligraphy and painting and have come to buy them. Several people get together and each write a price on paper to the owner. After the owner reads it, he sells the calligraphy and painting to the one with the highest bid. Other people's quotations

It will be destroyed privately so that no one can see it."

"Ah? Well, if that's the case, wouldn't our clock not be able to sell for a high price?"

This clock is just a curiosity. It can tell the time more accurately and clearly. But it doesn't matter if you don't have it. Everyone has a copper hourglass at home, and there is no delay in telling the time without a clock.

He offered a base price of 5,000 taels, which seemed to others to be very high. When bidding, everyone could only increase the price by 1,000 taels or 2,000, and it was impossible to directly increase it to 5,000 taels. No one's money was blown by the strong wind.

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But even if it increased by two thousand, he would lose money. In addition to the clock for the emperor, he also had shipping costs.

In addition, he is the second son of Pingnan Hou Mansion. He has no money and no power. He usually associates with the same dudes like him. In the eyes of his father and brother, he has accomplished nothing. Even if they have money, they don't have much money, only five or six thousand taels.

Silver is not something you can get easily. Even if you could get it, you wouldn't be willing to spend it all to buy such a thing that is not suitable for food or clothing.

But he couldn't get in touch with those in charge. Even if he posted an invitation, they would definitely ignore him.

This matter is really difficult.

He looked at Xiao Lingyan for help: "Your Highness, what should we do? Is our clock going to lose money?"

Fu Yunlang is not a person who is completely ignorant of world affairs. After he came back from the south, he knew that he could not do this alone, and the Pingnan Marquis Mansion, the second prince, and the fifth prince were like grasshoppers on a rope, making money.

It would be bad to completely ignore them.

The second prince and his elder brother were good brothers, but he was not willing to cooperate. On the contrary, the fifth prince was very good to him from the beginning. He helped him many times and even took him to Jiangnan. He was very grateful to the fifth prince.

So he went to Xiao Lingyan, gave him 10% of his stock, and begged him to take him to the palace to present a clock to the emperor.

So it's not bad that this clock is called "our clock".

Xiao Lingyan touched his chin and said hesitantly: "How about I open an auction house?"

"What auction house?" Fu Yunlang asked curiously.

"It's the scarce things that everyone wants. I collected them all, held an auction, and invited some wealthy people in the capital who were interested in these things to participate. Everyone put up placards and made bids on the spot, and the one with the highest price won.

.I will receive 10% of the selling price as a reward.”

Fu Yunlang's eyes lit up when he heard this.
Chapter completed!