Chapter 230 The more you know, the more you are scared

The big man and Scarface did not scare people away. Xie Hong is not a fool. He asked these two killer gods to go out, but in order to shock the little girl, he maintained order.

The onlookers outside also knew that because there had been signs erected outside Zhenbaozhai with eight big words written on it: "Come first, please queue up!"

The method of queuing is very fair, and the people who maintain order are very important, so although there are many people outside Zhenbaozhai, they are orderly. Even if you see firecrackers and know that you can enter the store soon, there will be only a small commotion in the crowd.

However, the privileged class exists at all times, and even Xie Hong, who has always praised fairness, cannot avoid the vulgarity. As soon as the firecrackers were set off, the people who were in the lineup came.

Of course, it is annoying to go to the lineup, but no one expressed his opinion at this moment. Although the carriage is normal, the Jinyiwei is guarding around. When the people in the car come, everyone's spirit will be even calmer. Since the emperor is here, what is the point of a train?

Everyone waiting outside did not respond and even looked forward to it. But Xie Hong, who came out, was stunned for a moment, because in addition to Qian Ning and Ma Yongcheng and other mature faces, there were two more blonde and blue-eyed foreigners following Zhengde.

Foreigners were not considered rare creatures in later generations, but they were still rare in the Ming Dynasty. At least Xie Hong had never seen them in Xuanfu. He had heard of them in the capital, but this was the first time he had seen them with his own eyes, especially around Zhengde.

"Brother, this is the two ears of the Fire Master Yasanhe, both of them are foreign monks from Franji. When his father was still there, they came to Daming and had been coming to Xiangguo Temple. Today I happened to meet outside, so I brought them here. Don't worry about them, let them line up outside..."

Although the person was brought by Zhengde, he didn't care much. After a few casual words, he said to Xie Hong anxiously: "If you don't talk about these, brother, let's play a game first and leave it to others." After that, he pulled Xie Hong and walked into the store.

Zhengde originally planned to play a friend himself, so he could do more to make money in business, but unfortunately, because of the matter in Shuntian Mansion, he had to give up helplessly. He couldn't play by himself, and he was not interested in watching others make money in business, so he didn't want to stay outside for too long, so he pulled Xie Hong to play billiards.

Xie Hong looked back and looked around. It wasn't that he was concerned about the operation of the store. He didn't plan to come forward by himself. It wasn't that he was thinking about being lazy. It's just that his name as a plague god was too scary and his deterrent power was even greater than that of Hei Damen and Jiang Bin. It was really not suitable to welcome guests.

But the two Portuguese missionaries made him a little worried. One name is very strange, but the other name sounds a bit familiar and interesting. Uh, the ear that the second brother said was not Ronaldo, right? It was from Portugal, no wonder... Xie Hong went with Zhengde reluctantly. He originally wanted to look at the ancestors of the stars.

Xie Hong and Zhengde went in, Qian Ning and Ma Yongcheng followed behind, but Ma Wentao walked to the door, and he was responsible for the wedding today.

"Dear neighbors, today is the opening of Zhenbaozhai. I know that you have been waiting for it for a long time, but the store is limited and everyone cannot enter. Therefore, you can only come first and arrive later, with a limit of fifty people on the first floor. Others get their license plates first and enter in sequence after they have empty seats. A license plate can accommodate up to three people with them..."

The early publicity was too effective, so the words of attracting business were saved. On the contrary, because there were too many people coming, I could only explain the rules.

As soon as the rules were finished, everyone nodded. It was certain that they could not go in. There were thousands of people watching the fun, and they could not tolerate the size of the place. Those in the front were naturally happy; those in the back were not worried. If there were fifty people on the first floor, Zhenbaozhai had four floors, which was 200 people at a time. How long could it take to visit a store? That wouldn’t be a good time?

Li Fu and several craftsmen also had the same idea, but they just smiled and didn't care. The Li family was very well prepared, and they had already lined up and received the license plate, but they didn't line up in the first batch, which was a bit regretful. And coincidentally, their license plate was next to the two people who came with the emperor.

Originally, the people outside were in a very relaxed mood, but after a while, they began to get anxious. After the first batch of fifty people were led in by Ma Wentao, it was a quarter of an hour before there was no empty space. What's going on? Those who went in first were too procrastinated? One floor was only one quarter of an hour, so wouldn't it take more than an hour to see the fourth floor?

What was there inside? Everyone started to be anxious, but it was useless to be anxious. There was no movement inside, as if there was a monster behind the screen that swallowed all the people entering.

"Master Jin, look, this is..." Li Fu was very anxious. His master was the second assistant. He had to do many major things a day, but he refused to pay attention to it, but he couldn't get in here. Isn't this not doing anything well?

But there was no way. The outside of Zhenbaozhai was all soft and hard. They ignored it and took the benefits of it, but they just didn't do anything. Who are these people? In desperation, he had to turn to Master Jin for professional consultation.

"That..." Master Jin was also worried. It would take more than a quarter of an hour to enjoy treasures. In fact, it is quite rare. Not everyone is an expert. You can see the tricks. How long can you watch the fun? Moreover, Zhenbaozhai has four floors, so you won't put everything on the first floor, right?

"Mr. Li, let me say something next." Master Jin was speechless, but someone was very active. Li Fu turned his head and saw that Master Mei, who was famous for his production mechanism, nodded and said, "Master Mei, please speak."

"The billiards that made the emperor obsessed with before should be a game. Xie Hong's thoughts and skills must be because he put this thing on the first floor, which made the people who entered it delay so much time."

"It's reasonable, Master Mei is indeed very knowledgeable." Li Fu thought about it and felt reasonable. Others don't know the foundation of billiards, but the news in the palace is not a secret to Grand Secretary Li, so he knew it. According to the description of Zhao Lian and others, the thing was indeed a bit interesting.

While they were talking, the two men were also talking in a low voice. They were in their native language, but no one could understand.

"Asan the Fire Master, is the rumor you said true?"

"Of course, how could it be fake if it spreads all over the capital?"

"But, fine machinery such as pocket watches have just emerged in Portugal. How could technology be transmitted to the distant East so quickly? Although the Ming Dynasty is vast and wealthy, they do not pay attention to technology and should be far behind Europe."

"You'll know when you go in and take a look. It's useless to imagine here..."

Everyone had their own thoughts and waited for almost a quarter of an hour. Finally, amid their eager anticipation, a message came out: There is a space available!

"That's great!" Everyone waiting was overjoyed. Even the calm Li Fu was excited. He almost forgot that he was here to reconnaise and cheered with everyone. Of course, there were also some strange tone of the two people in the middle.

However, Li Fu was also having some minor trouble, that is, they could only get three people in their license plate. So after he measured it, he only brought Jin and Mei, the highest-level ones in his mind, and the others could only wait outside.

After a while, he had to enter the door. Li Fu also smiled bitterly. He obviously didn't expect much, just to fulfill the person he ordered by his master, but after waiting for the past half an hour, he became eager to think about it, let alone those people who were already very curious?

Xie Hong is indeed very skilled. Even Huoke's links have such good results, so it is even more conceivable that the others are worthy of the emperor and the master.

After passing the screen, there was another door, and it was quite thick. Everyone thought that it must be because of this outside that there was no sound.

But as soon as the door opened, they found that they were only half right. The door did block the sound, but it was not the sound of human beings. Because the intriguing scene shocked everyone and couldn't even make a sound. No one expected that this was the scene on the first floor.

What I heard was a "crack" sound, which was very rhythmic. Although there were many sources of sound, it was not at all messy;

What you see in your eyes is a variety of treasures. Those who have a wide range of knowledge will certainly know that no matter how big or small, these things with pointers have a unified name, called clocks.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t know, because someone here provides an introduction. This person is Ma Wentao whom he just saw outside.

"Clocks and watches are originally circulated in China, for timekeeping purposes...the pendulum clocks are hung on the wall...the ones placed on the table are clocks...these are alarm clocks...the smaller ones are pocket watches..." Ma Wentao was well prepared, starting from the origin, talking about various developments, and finally introducing each specific form.

Everyone nodded silently, and was just amazed in their hearts. They were really shocked. However, they were all shocked, but some people had different feelings.

Master Kim is one of them. When the Korean envoys came that day, the ministers in the court asked craftsmen to make professional judgments, and he had participated. Therefore, he also knew how complicated the pocket watch was, and it was not difficult to copy it, but even with enough helpers, it would take several months to make such a fine thing, and it might even take longer.

But what I saw in front of me was more than tens of pocket watches? At least it was over a hundred! How did this be made? What's more, there was the legendary clock!

The clock is a more magical existence than a pocket watch. What we talk about here is not craftsmanship and functions, but its mythical additional attributes... That's right, it is the strange thing that made Xie Hong the name of the plague god, shocked the capital and even became famous all over the world.

Originally, a small vassal state in North Korea, where the king's life and death were not even a topic of discussion in the capital. But once things were mixed up with Xie Hong, they would always become very magical. After receiving the clock given by Xie Hong, Yanshan Jun Li Long died the next day. Although he died in a coup, it did not weaken the legendary effect of this matter at all.

Nowadays, the God of Plague sends the bell to the capital has become one of the hottest topics. The popularity of Zhenbaozhai today is also related to this. Anyone who is curious about such a legendary thing!

Of course, Master Jin paid more attention to it. He knew very well that the exquisiteness of the pendulum clock was far above the pocket watch. The more exquisite the production, the more difficult it was. However, the total number of pendulum clocks, seat clocks, and alarm clocks in front of him may not be as good as pocket watches, but it is not much different.

How did these things be made? Master Jin just said with certainty that Xie Hong could not have made too many treasures, which was not worth worrying about, but now all his ideas have been subverted. Facts are better than words. No matter what, the hundreds of clocks and watches with his own eyes made him completely confused.
Chapter completed!