Fu Yunlang, as the owner of the bell, naturally participated in the auction tonight. He stayed with Fu Yunkai in Xiao Lingpu's box.

Seeing Zuo Qiusheng's painting, he was shocked and asked Xiao Lingpu, "Second Highness, do you know what items will be auctioned tonight?" ”

The two auctions that appeared tonight shocked him so much, even Zuo Huangsheng's paintings could appear, where did His Royal Highness go to find such good things?

Thinking that his clock could be sold together with these things, and the first two things were of such a high grade, Fu Yunlang was very excited.

Xiao Lingpu shook his head: "No." You also know that some time ago, the fifth child was so busy that his feet didn't touch the ground for Zhang Luo's auction. Except for the affairs of the Ministry of Industry and the Yamen, he did not fall behind, and he couldn't see anyone the rest of the time. I met him before the auction started......"

He pointed at Fu Yunkai: "Just yesterday, your brother just came back, and I came here with Lao Wu to see the venue and discuss how to arrange seats." ”

Fu Yunkai smiled and nodded, indicating that he would prove it.

Xiao Lingyan continued: "I did ask him what he had to sell. But in order to surprise me, he said that he would keep it secret for the time being. ”

Fu Yunlang had no choice but to give up.

He looked at the stage with bright eyes, expecting his clock to appear sooner.

did not disappoint him, Guan Wentao on the stage said: "People say that time flies like a white horse. We've just seen it, so let's talk about the time. ”

He paused: "I don't know if you have ever lost time because of the problem of copper dripping in your house?" ”

Everyone here is a master, holding a shelf, Guan Wentao asked like this, and naturally no one paid attention to him below.

Guan Wentao didn't expect anyone to answer, so he smiled slightly and continued: "For example, in the winter, your house is too warm, you were called up by your subordinates, and you went to the court step by step, but when you arrived at the palace gate, you found that everyone was already lined up neatly, and the early dynasty was about to start. Did you break out in a cold sweat on a cold day? ”

Everyone laughed "boom" below.

This is the case.

Water is used in the copper drip, and the amount of water dripping down depends on the time. Partial water varies with temperature. For people who are afraid of cold in winter, the fire kang in the house burns vigorously, the temperature is high, and the water in the copper drip evaporates, and there will be an error in the hour. The same is true in the summer.

In the winter, if there is no kang or charcoal fire in the house, and the water in the dripping water freezes, it will not be used at all.

In ancient times, there was no accurate timer, and everyone relied on the shadow of the sun to estimate the time every day. But the last dynasty will not be able to do it. If you arrive late in the morning, you will be reprimanded at the least, demoted or dismissed, and the consequences will be very serious.

"Then tonight's third auction item is a piece of artifact that shows the time that has been transported to our Dajin after a lot of hardships from the Western Ocean."

Gonggong Qin led four strong men to carry a bell out.

The outside of the bell is carved in a Western-style shape, and the frame is painted with gold powder. The parts inside are made of copper, shiny and shiny, and the copper pendant below automatically sways from side to side, which looks very exquisite under the illumination of the lamp.

"It doesn't drip water every day, but relies on the fine gears of the machine to drive the hour and minute hands, and the timing is very accurate. As long as your subordinates gently turn the mechanism behind it a few times a day to wind it, you will no longer have to sleep peacefully for fear of being late. ”

Guan Wentao pointed to the copper pendant: "This copper pendant takes the initiative to swing and never stops." The quality of this clock is very good, as long as it is not artificially damaged, there is no problem at all with dozens or hundreds of years. ”

Although the vase shape is somewhat novel, it is ordinary in everyone's eyes; Zuo Qiusheng's paintings are rare, but they are not unseen.

But this bell not only looks very foreign, but everyone has never seen it; It was the fact that the copper pendant could swing on its own, which also surprised everyone.

They had never seen anything that swayed on its own without moving it with their hands.

Therefore, when the strong men carried the bell to the box, the old men sitting near the aisle completely forgot what the official shelf was, and stood up and stretched their necks to watch without regard for any image. If it weren't for Gonggong Qin's obstruction, someone would still want to reach out and touch it.

Seeing this, Fu Yunlang was so excited that his body was about to tremble.

"This is the bell you brought back from the south?" Xiao Lingpu asked him.

"Second Highness, exactly." Fu Yunlang said busily.

Xiao Lingpu smiled and said to Fu Yunkai: "Yes, Yun Lang is very capable now. ”

Fu Yunkai is also very pleased that his younger brother is doing the right thing now, but he still has to be humble on his face.

He chuckled and shook his head: "It's just a businessman, and you have to be looked down upon." ”

A scoop of cold water was poured directly on Fu Yunlang's head, and his heart, which was about to boil with excitement just now, suddenly became cold.

Xiao Lingpu shook his head and said, "No." Yunkai, you're too biased. People say that businessmen are lowly, but I don't think so. The people from the south planted oranges, and the merchants brought them to the north, so that the people of the south could get money and the people of the north could eat the oranges. Vice versa. It can be seen that they are valuable, so why should they be cheap? ”

"Look at the noble family in the capital, which one is not a businessman? Those who say that the merchants are lowly are afraid that the merchants will do the business and make their families unable to make money. ”

Xiao Lingpu was constantly brainwashed by Xiao Lingyan during this time. He carefully observed the people in the capital market for a while, and found that the world was indeed inseparable from merchants. He also found that only by allowing the circulation of goods to become commodities could the economy of the Great Jin Dynasty prosper.

So he is now unprejudiced against business.

As for whether the policy of "emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business" of those in power from ancient times to the present day is correct, he is still thinking about it.

He felt that he could always find a balance between agriculture and business.

"Don't say anything else, just talk about the border pass. If there were no merchants to transport tea and salt and other items to sell, the life of the people at the border would not be very difficult. He added.

Fu Yunkai didn't think about this issue in detail. He didn't mean to belittle the businessman just now, but he was just a little humble for his younger brother.

Seeing that Xiao Lingpu was serious at this time, he naturally wouldn't argue, and nodded: "What Your Highness said is that I am narrow-minded. ”

He stretched out his hand and patted his younger brother's shoulder as if soothing: "Second Highness said so, you should do a good job." ”

Fu Yunlang turned his head outside, ignoring his brother.

The wounded heart is not so easy to soothe, and besides, he can't take care of these things now, and the auction of the bell has begun.

Xiao Lingyan directly priced the table clock at 10,000 taels of silver.

When Fu Yunlang heard this price, he almost wanted to give the fifth prince a big hug.

Compared with his brother who blindly criticized and suppressed him, he felt that he and the five princes were brothers, very close to each other.