Seeing off Henry, Alfonso sat back in his armchair.

Speaking of the Red Cross newspaper, he also wanted to run a newspaper himself, and if he could have a newspaper of his own, it would be much easier to do anything.

But after careful consideration, he reluctantly gave up the idea.

Newspapers have a strong regional character, and basically the newspapers of various countries are run by the people of each country themselves, and only the local people will subscribe to them.

As the mouthpiece of the government, it is impossible for a foreigner to be in control, even if he has a good relationship with the highest level.

The newspaper can only be carried out when he returns to China, but at that time, he does not need to pay too much attention, and the government instructs him to run a newspaper, not just have a hand.

He carefully combed it through, and found that he no longer had much money, and the investment in the supermarket needed to wait at least 3-4 months after the supermarket opened, and the patent licensing fee for the lottery also took 2-3 months

Of course, Isabella still has more than 3 million pounds in her hand (not much cash), as long as she wants to ask for as much as she wants, but she still counts, and she doesn't get to this one.

In addition to the 60,000 pounds reserved for the supermarket and his own life, the 20,000 pounds for Henry, and the 20,000 pounds of liquidity in his hands, what can he do?

He was a liberal arts student in his previous life, and he didn't know anything about anything with a little bit of technology, so after thinking about it, he decided to start with luxury.

Nowadays, people use pocket watches, which are expensive, not to mention, mainly inconvenient.

It is better to make two watches, one of which is priced higher, as a substitute for pocket watches.

Rich people should like it, after all, it is not very natural to show off with a pocket watch and need to take it out of your clothes from time to time.

Everyone can see the watch at any time, and the invisible outfit is much more rounded.

The price can only be higher than the pocket watch, not lower than the pocket watch, otherwise it will form the concept that the rich use the pocket watch and the poor use the watch, which will affect sales.

The other is positioned as a military watch, which is sturdy, and in the era when there was no walkie-talkie, the benefits of allowing soldiers to know the time accurately are self-evident.

The Franco-Prussian War is about to begin, as long as you perform well in this war, you will definitely not worry about sales.

Of course, you still need to apply for a patent in advance, after all, the watch can be said to be non-technical.

Do what you think, during this time Dias and Domingo often run errands between him and Zana, and have successfully transitioned from escort to secretary.

"Domingo, help me contact Zana, and ask him to find two watchmakers with good craftsmanship."

There were many watchmakers in Paris, and within a few hours, an old man and a middle-aged man were standing in front of Alfonso.

At this time, both of them had blank looks on their faces, they both thought that Alfonso was looking for him to order a clock, but why did he call two people at a time?

Alfonso handed them two pieces of paper and said solemnly: "Both, what I am going to talk about next, please sign the confidentiality agreement first."

If this is done, I promise that you will each receive no less than 5,000 francs! ”

Both of them were nervous, and the middle-aged man hurriedly lowered his head, picked up the contract and looked at it.

The old man was a little embarrassed: "My lord... I can't read. ”

"Dias, read it to him." The literacy rate in France was around 60% these days, so it was not surprising to encounter an illiterate person.

"Party A: Wal-Mart Business Co., Ltd., Party B .................."

The old man was illiterate but could write his own name (in a sense, he was literate), after all, watchmakers often had to engrave their names on their works.

"Alright." Alfonso clapped his hands, "Since we have signed a confidentiality agreement, I will say it directly."

You need to make a smaller watch and design pinholes on both sides of the watch for leather or metal straps to hold the watch on the wrist. ”

The two were shocked: "Isn't this a watch?" You can still do that! ”

"Huh?" Alfonso said to himself: "Has anyone already made it?" But I haven't seen it in the market, and I haven't heard of it. ”

He hurriedly asked, "What?" Has anyone already come up with the idea of a watch? ”

"No, no, no." The two of them shook their heads in unison.

After some explanations between the two, Alfonso realized that as early as twenty or thirty years ago, there was a group of people who wanted to carry the watch in their hands.

But they made a mistake in their thinking and wanted to put the watch on the bracelet, but in the end they tried nothing but succeeded, so they had no choice but to give up the idea.

"It's not difficult to add pinholes to the belt, but if you can come up with this idea, it shows that you have more creativity than the average person, and the design will be a big success!" The middle-aged man admired.

Alfonso breathed a sigh of relief and said, "No one has made it yet, I have two different positions for this watch."

One is luxury, inlaid with gemstones, how gorgeous the appearance is.

The other is military supplies, which require the strap and dial to be strong, in addition to the chronograph function, there must also be a pointing function, I know that it may be a little difficult to soak in water without breaking, but at least it can't be broken as soon as it gets wet. ”

The old man replied: "Let me design a military watch, I was a soldier when I was young, and I must design it well." ”

"Okay, but you must draw the design drawing, if you have any difficulties, tell Dias, he will arrange someone to help you, within half a month, submit a sample to me." Alfonso stood up and took the truth seriously.

Seeing the two watchmakers leave, Alfonso instructed Domingo: "Prepare the carriage and go." ”

Domingo didn't bother to ask where he was going, it was 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and where else could he go, and he knew with his feet that it must be the West Paris Racecourse.

But he still mentioned it in passing: "Isn't it called His Royal Highness Edward?" ”

Alfonso smiled, "Edward must have arrived, no need to contact him, let's go!" ”