A week had passed since François was rescued, and the two watchmakers had sent samples to them, along with a full set of design drawings and instructions with the help of the people arranged by Zana.

Alfonso sat on the sofa chair and picked up the military watch first, "It's a bit heavy, and it looks like this one has to be 6 centimeters in diameter, right?" ”

The old man sitting across from him was a little nervous, this was what he had learned all his life, and if he didn't satisfy Alfonso, 5,000 francs would be wasted.

He said: "This is still a sample, if you give me a little more time, it should be able to be reduced to 5.5 cm, mainly because the military watch needs more functions, Your Highness, please forgive me." ”

Military watches use copper enamel dials, dense patterns, quite thick texture, the watch is the hour and minute hands, there is no second hand, but there is a relatively short compass.

It is fully functional as a military product, and beautiful as a watch is like a work of art.

Overall, Alfonso is relatively satisfied, but there are many problems that need to be dealt with.

First of all, there is the problem of materials, enamel materials can only be made by hand, and he plans to build a factory for military watches in the future, so the materials must be changed.

In addition, the size should be reduced, the cost should be reduced, and there can no longer be so many patterns, just a simple lacquered dial.

But this kind of factory-produced technology is not something that the old watchmaker in front of him, who does not know a few words, can solve it.

Thanks to the improvement and use of the proportional plotter in Switzerland in 1839, the mass production and replacement of parts for pocket watches were made possible.

It wasn't until three years earlier, in 1865, that the first factory for mass production of parts and components was built in the United States.

In other words, batch watchmaking is still a relatively high-end process in this era, and it is necessary to go to Switzerland to hire engineers when you go back, but it is enough to apply for a patent for the time being.

"Okay, it's done, and when I finish the patent application later, 5,000 francs will be credited to your account."

Hearing this, the old clockmaker's hanging heart finally relaxed.

Alfonso turned his head and picked up the luxury watch made by the middle-aged man, still made of enamel material, the strap was made of soft and smooth calfskin, the pattern on the dial was denser than the one just now, it was arranged and inlaid with some broken diamonds and precious stones, and there were intricate carvings on the inside of the dial.

The diameter of the dial is only about 4.5 cm, after all, this does not require a compass function.

Alfonso glanced at the other party's confident expression, and said a little speechlessly: "Do you think this is beautiful?" ”

"Huh?" The middle-aged man was shocked: "Isn't it beautiful?" The most fashionable model, with a miniature modification. ”

Alfonso only felt that this was too exaggerated, a little dazzling, and the later watches were also set with diamonds, but it looked like a low-key and heavy feeling, not like this... Earth.

"Do you think it's pretty?" He turned to ask Dias and Domingo.

What he didn't expect was that the two of them nodded in unison: "It's very beautiful, the person who can bring it must be a rich man." ”

The old watchmaker next to him also chimed in: "It is indeed the most popular style." ”

“…… Count it on to you for now. Alfonso thought it might be because people didn't have many ways to show off in this era, so they preferred pompousness, but he decided to wait and check with Na 4 later.

……

Later, he found Nasi to confirm that it was really the most popular style, and the noble French crown prince also thought this watch was very beautiful.

Then there was nothing to say, both watches were sent for patenting.

The application for physical goods, especially this uncontroversial innovation, will be much faster than that of the lottery, and it should be possible to get down within a month and a half.

……

Alfonso had another few happy days of horse racing and card play.

On this day, Zana, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, found him.

Zana is still very satisfied with Alfonso's decentralization, and the real aristocracy should hide behind the scenes like this, silently eat the profits, and leave the business alone.

Although Alfonso sent a Lucio to be his deputy and supervise him, he also felt that this was the proper meaning of the question.

What's more, Lucio, the deputy, is quite satisfied, and the two cooperate well.

"Your Highness, according to what you said, all the compartments on each floor are opened, here is the decoration plan, you can see if it works." Zana handed Alfonso a stack of papers.

Alfonso picked it up and glanced at it casually, and roughly understood what it would look like after molding, and handed the document back: "Okay, let's just pretend like this, the main thing is hygiene, ventilation, and to keep it bright." ”

In fact, in this day and age, there are no lights, and supermarkets can't put up a trick, so it's a good design to be able to keep it bright in the middle of the house.

"Okay, so what products are we going to list? This is my initial assumption, you see if there is anything that needs to be added. Zana handed over another stack of papers: "Confirm it early, I can contact the supplier." ”

Although Zana is quite reliable, the supermarket is a novelty after all, and it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no oversight.

"Bread, canned food, vegetables, fruits, drinks, wine, fresh milk, pocket watches, purses, ......" Alfonso silently compared with his impression of the supermarket.

"No meat?"

Zana looked embarrassed: "It's fine if it's winter, but it's autumn now, and the meat will spoil in the cupboard for two days at most, and no one will buy this kind of meat." ”

The refrigerator has not been invented in this era, and Alfonso has long noticed this problem, but there is no way, he doesn't know when the refrigerator was invented, and he doesn't know how it works.

If there are difficulties, they must be solved, how can they do without meat, Alfonso shook his head: "It is a must, to ensure a one-stop shopping experience, since it is not more than two days, it will only be saved for one day."

Slaughtered in the suburbs on the first night, pulled in the early morning, and on the shelves the next morning, the amount can be a little smaller, guaranteed to be sold out in one day. ”

Zana nodded, "What else?" ”

"You don't need to buy so many luxury goods, Parisians talk about fashion, I know, but they don't want to buy things like bags and perfumes in the supermarket, which will make those people feel that the grade is lowered.

The main target of supermarkets is the middle and low-level people, and luxury buyers are not within the target range. ”

"You're a business genius." After listening to Alfonso's speech, Zana admired that the merchants of this era already have some sense of goal and positioning in the ambiguity, but no one has put it forward in a systematic way, which is a relatively novel concept. ”

Alfonso smiled: "It's nothing, baguettes are the staple food of the people, there must be a lot of demand, and it is easy to preserve, this money is not as good as our own money, you can buy a few bakeries on the nearby streets, specifically for the supermarket."

In addition, I will tell you some ways to market supermarkets........."

Alfonso's words were remarkable, and Zana nodded repeatedly, feeling that the other party was worthy of being the proposer of the supermarket concept.

Finally, Alfonso added: "The supply contract is signed every two years, not too short and not too long. ”

His thought was that in 4 years, he would probably have returned to Spain and set up some factories, trying to give orders to China.

Zana left satisfied, the problem was basically solved, and he went to contact the major suppliers.

With the government giving the green light all the way and issuing a health license before even the renovation has started, the supermarket will be able to open in about three months.