Let the waiter lead the way to the study. When Werther was making the prototype in the school city, Gunsel also helped find materials. He had some knowledge of the clock and was extremely impressed by Werther's craftsmanship. He wanted the family to participate in the clock business but Werther refused. After all, this thing
Nowadays, it is high-tech, and the key cores have to be made by oneself, which cannot be mass-produced. They can only be regarded as rare and expensive luxuries. Moreover, the first prototype of the desk clock was bought by Gunsor and placed in his home, so he was interested in displaying the desk clock.
Not too concerned.
The maid poured hot cocoa for the two of them. The maid who could enter the study was also a relative of the Tyrell family. The number of people in the family increased from generation to generation, and people from branch families would send their young children to the main family. The male
When a knight's squire serves the male members of the master's family, the woman serves as a maid to serve the female members of the master's family. Men who stay with the master's family can usually become knights when they grow up, and women can also find a good husband.
After chatting with the maid for a while, the Tyrells and Renly arrived in the study. Olenna was the first to speak
"Amazing! Grand Maester Witte! He has made something extraordinary again."
[Knowing that I will not swear to be a maester, let alone a grand maester, this old rose pricks people all the time] Vert saw the smile on Renly's face next to him, Olenna must have paid for it on the spot and felt a little uncomfortable. p>
Werther did not accept the call: "Good afternoon, madam, a clock can be convenient for every family. Accurate timekeeping is very important. What time does the servant get up, what time does the guard go to work, what time does the chef start cooking, what time does the banquet start, what time does it start
Learning, what time to start practicing martial arts, etc., these can bring practical benefits."
"That's so good. A clock costs 7,000 gold dragons. Do you want to be an ironborn?" Olenna continued to stab people, and the others took their seats one after another.
"Forcing the remaining surplus to work hard, although I agree with this sentence, they will always be a group of pirates, and sooner or later they will be eliminated by the times." Next to him, Renly grabbed the topic and expressed his own opinion.
Olenna looked at Renly, then at Werther, who didn't speak for a moment, and changed the subject
"You're not here just to look at the clock this time, right?"
"Does Madam agree with my previous views on the clock? Do you think the nobles across the country will buy it? That's what I'm here to talk about this time."
"What do you want to do?" Olenna went directly to the topic, and she was tired of chatting with Werther.
Werther did not answer directly, but asked Renly, "Renly, how much can the production of desk clocks reach now?"
Renly took a sip of hot cocoa. People always love sweet things. "Now Ser Donal Noy and his apprentices can make five a week."
In the original novel, Donal Noy was a blacksmith at Storm's End. His hand was injured and infected during the Reaver War, and he eventually cut off an arm and became a night watchman. Now, because of Werther, his blacksmith skills are getting better and better, and he is also a watchman.
Let Renly knight him and completely bind him to the Baratheon family. His apprentices have also increased their monthly income. The blacksmith shop at Storm's End has also expanded a lot. In addition to weapons and armor, it is now making clock parts.<
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Werther said to Olenna, "The clock not only needs the core, but also good wood and decorations. After calculating these costs, the price I gave my wife is 5,000, and the national unified price for selling it is 7,000. As for the price,
If there are customization requirements for the appearance, we will negotiate the price ourselves regardless of the price. We will increase the production volume according to the order."
After another pause, "Now let's negotiate the distribution rights in various places."
Olenna thought for a while and looked into Vert's eyes, "This clock is expensive. Even if all the nobles in the Reach bought it, they wouldn't make much money. Why bother with it?"
Werther stood up and said, "To be honest with you, madam, the clock towers in various places are the first step. I don't make money just to have a certain time in each place. This clock is the second step. I can make a little money after removing the cost, but let the precise time be determined."
Enter the home. The real money is in the third step. I am researching a small clock that can be held in my hand and put in my pocket, which can be called a watch."
"So what we are talking about is not just the distribution rights of desk clocks, but the distribution rights of desk clocks and future watches, as well as the things I will make in the future."
Hearing this, Olenna, Mace, Renly, Gonthor, and the Tyrell children all started to get serious.
Then Olenna directly stated, "I agree to your price. I want the sales rights to the Reach, the Westerlands and Dorne."
"The West can be given to you, but you can't sell Dorne! Although the Reach and Dorne besieged Storm's End not long ago, you two have been fighting for thousands of years, and the grievances between the two sides are too deep." Based on the current situation.
, Werther wanted to make money from the Western Territory, but he also didn’t want to be too closely related to the Western Territory, so since they wanted it, he would give it to them. Although the nobles of Stormland and Dorne also had feuds with each other and had heavy troops on the border, he was married to the Dornish royal family.
Relationships, there are some ways to go.
"Then I will make a plan now. Madam, let me see if you have any objections. The Tyrell family is responsible for the Reach and the West. The Baratheon family is responsible for the Stormlands, the King's Territory, the Riverlands, the Vale and the North. The two of us in Dorne
Where the family can be sold depends on their ability. The Hightower family of Gunthor is responsible for Old Town. The three of us in the nine major trading cities are the same as Dorne."
Gonsol had no objection. This was what Werther had negotiated with him before. As the second son of the family, he had little development and went to take the bachelor's degree. He finally got involved with Werther because of his classmate relationship, so he didn't want to do too much to be a good family resident.
Just stay overseas, others haven’t had this opportunity yet.
Olenna looked at Gunthor, a relative, and thought of the strength and business ability of the Hightower family. After thinking for a while, she agreed to the request and called the secretary to draft the document.
While the clerk was preparing some documents with pen and paper, Witte asked the clerk to wait
"By the way, two more things: pens and chocolates."
The Duke of Metz was puzzled and asked, "What are pens and chocolates?"
Renly saw Werther nodding, opened the wooden box he brought, and took out six pens to give to Olenna, Mace, Willas, Garland, Loras and Margaery.
Everyone took the pen and looked through it. The shell was made of ivory, with a long round column. There was a metal strip on the shell, but they couldn't figure out how to write with this thing.
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Renly also took out the pen from his clothes. It was similar in shape, but the outer shell of the pen was made of bright white metal.
"This is mine, sterling silver inlaid with gold. I'm used to this weight." In this world, ivory is much more valuable than sterling silver inlaid with gold.
Everyone in the Tyrell family saw Renly take the pen off his clothes and suddenly realized that the metal strip on the shell was used to attach it to clothes. Several children also started to try it on clothes.
Mace saw that Werther and Gunsel also had a metal strip on their lapels, and thought it was some sort of decoration before.
When the two of them saw Mace's eyes, they also took off their pens. Werther's pen was made of white steel, which represented the city's metallurgy. Gunsel's pen had a wooden casing, which looked very shabby, so he took the initiative to explain:
"My hands hurt because I had to write too much every day in the school city, so I replaced the white steel shell with a wooden one."
Renly walked up to the clerk, unscrewed the front and back caps of his pen, filled the ink bottle with ink, handed the pen to him and started writing the agreement
"The pen head is made of the alloy invented by Witte, and the ink sac is sewn with sheep intestines. It can write about 3,000 words once ink is sucked. Although the structure is simple, Witte has mastered the mass production process. The cost of imitation will be higher than that of Fengxi
The ones produced in Fort are three to four times higher."
The secretary has already started writing the agreement. The pen tip of the pen has a folded corner, and the cursive characters written by it look very beautiful, and can be written continuously. It is much better than a brush that requires dipping in ink to write a few letters.
"As for chocolate." Renly raised the cup in his hand, "It is also made from cocoa beans, but cocoa is a drink, and chocolate is lumpy and hard, like a sugar cube."
"Growing cocoa was also proposed by Witte in the school city. No one ate it before. Only the mountain people planted some and simply broke the seeds and chewed them in their mouths."
The Duke of Metz also took a sip and said
"The newly planted cocoa trees will start to bear fruit in two years. Now the cocoa beans we drink are bought from the mountain people."
Werther is very proud of "It's a very good drink. Grind the cocoa beans into powder, add some milk to make it, and if you like it sweet, you can add some sugar. Adults and children love to drink it."
When they come to this world, children can only drink water, and milk can only be found in homes that raise cows, or they can only drink wine and talk too much. I used to travel around and record the products of various places, and now I am studying agricultural planting with the school city. There has never been an agricultural subject in the school, and the survival of agriculture in this world is still in a very low state. Although Witte has never specifically studied agriculture in this world, almost everyone knows some simple knowledge. Since entering the school, he has done more research.
After the first experiment, I wrote down artificial pollination, grafting, seed selection, seedling raising, fertilization and pest control, etc. and worked with several students from the school city, which improved the yield of many short-season crops.
After that, he began to write the "Method for Selection of Advantageous Crops" for crops suitable for planting in various places. Agricultural studies also appeared in the school city, but what kind of metal to make the school ring is still being discussed. Crop harvests in various parts of the seven countries are increasing year by year. Until now.
The Reach has begun to plant sugar cane, cocoa trees, etc., as well as various fruit trees in Dorne. Even the north has begun to plant a large number of peas, rye oats, and select pasture grass. This can be regarded as Werther's greatest contribution to the world so far.
"The sales of sugar cane and cocoa are also included in this agreement?" Olena See More
"Madam, don't worry, our agreement does not include raw materials, nor other products made from raw materials, only the agreed items."
Olenna walked to the clerk's office and saw the beautiful words written in pen "With pen and chocolate."
The big deal was settled, and everyone present was very happy, and they continued to talk about various household matters. When Werther saw 4-year-old Margery pouting alone, he walked over and pinched her face into a smile with his hands.
"What's wrong with little Margaery?"
Margaery held the pen in her hand and lowered her head, "I can't write yet, and I don't like pens."
"Hahaha" everyone laughed. Nobles in this world usually start learning to write when they are around 6 years old. Werther is an exception. Renly was taught by Werther at a very young age. He used to be full of resentment, but now he is full of a sense of superiority [at the age of 4]
I can’t write, but I can write hundreds of words at the age of 4]
"Boys like swords, girls like dolls. Fortunately, I was prepared in advance." Werther said. I took out a metal brooch from my pocket and handed it to Margery.
It is in the shape of a rose, with red petals and green leaves. It is not inlaid with gems, but the metal is dyed. There is no color on the back of the brooch, showing the original gray-black and smoke-like pattern of the metal.
Margaery laughed. Although she was not a doll, a little girl of several years old could be attracted by beautiful things. She turned the brooch over and over and played with it. When she saw the words on the back, she handed it to her grandma and asked what it meant.
Olenna looked at the brooch. Although it was not inlaid with jewelry, the workmanship was very detailed, and the texture of the petals and leaves were clearly visible. The craftsmanship was comparable to that of the best jewelry craftsmen. But when she saw the words on the back that looked like they were dug out by animal claws, she was confused.
Confused, then noticed the material of the brooch
"What material is this?"
"I've been studying occult science recently. I made this with Valyrian steel. The text behind it is carved in High Valyrian: life and death."
High Valyrian is the language of dragons in The Elder Scrolls 5. During this time in the Citadel, Witte read a lot of books about Valyria, and also found some books about dragons from the energy group. Now he can
Proficient in Common Valyrian (English) and High Valyrian (Dragon).
Valyrian steel is famous, and there are few large-scale products. Although there are some small items, they are extremely rare, and everyone gathered around to look at the brooch.
"You really put in the effort." Olenna looked at Werther and thought a lot
"The Valyrian steel sword is very expensive, but there are still many fragments to buy. I want to create a learning ring of occultism and need to practice my skills. When I came to Highgarden this time, I thought that Margaery might not like what I brought.
I just made a brooch by the way. "Witt really doesn't have any interest in Little Rose, and he is engaged to be engaged. He just wants to establish a good relationship with the Tyrell family to do business, and use agricultural raw materials from the Riverbend real estate. It is available in the Storm Land.
There is not much arable land, and most of it is used to grow food.
Olenna stopped talking about this topic and invited everyone to have a dinner.