The Sun Never Sets In Spain

It has been a week since François was rescued, and the two watchmakers sent samples. With the help of the personnel arranged by Zana, they also included a full set of design drawings and instructions.

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

The old man sitting opposite was a bit nervous. This was what he had learned throughout his life. If Alfonso could not be satisfied, 5,000 francs would be lost.

Tannono said: "This is still a sample. If you give me some more time, it should be reduced to 5.5 cm. The main reason is that military watches require more functions. Please forgive me, Your Highness."

Military watches use copper enamel dials with dense patterns and thick texture. Inside the watch are hour and minute hands. There is no second hand, but a shorter compass is added.

As a military product, it has complete functions, and as a watch, it looks like a work of art.

Generally speaking, Alfonso is quite satisfied, but there are many problems that need to be dealt with.

The first is the material problem. The enamel material can only be made by hand. He plans to build a factory for military watches in the future, so the material needs to be changed.

In addition, the size should be reduced, the cost should be lowered, there can be no more patterns, just a simple paint dial.

But this kind of factory production technology cannot be solved by the old watchmaker who doesn't know a few big characters in front of him.

Thanks to the Swiss improvement and use of proportional plotters in 1839, mass production of pocket watches and replacement of parts became possible.

And it was not until 3 years ago, that is, in 1865, that the United States built the first mass-produced parts factory.

In other words, batch watchmaking is considered a relatively high-end technology in this era, and I have to go to Switzerland to hire engineers in the future, but it is enough to apply for a patent for the time being.

"Okay, it's done. When my patent application is over, 5,000 francs will be credited to your account."

Hearing this, the old watchmaker's hanging heart finally let go.

Alfonso turned his head and picked up the luxury watch made by a middle-aged man. It was still made of enamel. The strap was made of soft and smooth calfskin. The pattern on the dial was denser than the one just now, and it was inlaid with some diamonds. And gems, there are also intricate carvings inside the dial.

The diameter of the dial is only about 4.5 cm, after all, this does not need to install the 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 style has been miniaturely improved."

Alfonso only felt that this was too exaggerated, a little dazzling, and later generations were also set with diamonds, but it seemed to be low-key and heavy, unlike this...soil.

"Do you think it looks good?" He turned to ask Dias and Domingo.

What he didn't expect was that they both brushed and nodded: "It's very beautiful, and the person who can take it must be a rich man."

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

"...For the time being, let's take it over." Alfonso thought it might be because people didn't show off in many ways in this era, so he preferred to show off, but he still decided to check with Nasi later.

...

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

Then there is nothing to say, both watches were sent to apply for patents.

Real applications, especially this kind of uncontroversial innovation, will be much faster than lottery tickets, and they should be able to come down within one and a half months.

...

Alfonso had another happy days of horse racing and playing cards.

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

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

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

Besides, Lucio, the deputy, was quite satisfied, and the two cooperated well.

"His Royal 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 documents.

Alfonso picked it up and glanced at it casually. He probably understood what it looked like after it was formed, and then handed it back: "Okay, just install it like this, mainly for hygiene, ventilation, and keeping it bright."

In fact, there are no lights in these days, and supermarkets can’t put on a trick. It’s a good design to keep it bright in the middle of the house.

"Okay, what products are we going to put on the shelves? This is my preliminary idea. Please see if there is anything that needs to be added." Zana handed over another stack of documents: "I'll make sure early, and I'll contact the supplier."

Although Zana is very reliable, but the supermarket is a new thing after all, it is hard to guarantee that there will be no omissions.

"Bread, various cans, vegetables, fruits, beverages, wine, fresh milk, pocket watches, leather bags..." Alfonso silently compared with the supermarket in his impression.

"No meat?"

Zana looked embarrassed: "If it's winter, it's okay, but it's autumn. The meat will go bad if it's left in the cabinet for at most two days. No one will buy this kind of meat."

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

If you have any difficulties, you have to solve it. If you don’t have meat, Alfonso shook his head: “You must go, to ensure a one-stop shopping experience. Since it is stored for no more than two days, it will only be stored for one day.

They were slaughtered in the suburbs on the first night, pulled over in the early morning, and appeared on the shelves the next morning. "

Zana nodded, "What else?"

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

The volume of supermarkets mainly serves the low- and middle-class people, and luxury goods buyers are not within the target range. "

"You are really a business genius." After listening to Alfonso's speech, Zana admired. The business of this era has some sense of goals and positioning in the vagueness, but no one has put forward it in a systematic way. It is relatively new. the concept of. "

Alfonso smiled: “It’s nothing. French baguettes are the staple food of the people. They are definitely in great demand, and it’s also convenient to store. This money is not as good as we earn it by ourselves. You can buy several bakeries in the nearby streets and give them to supermarkets. Supply.

In addition, I will tell you some methods of supermarket marketing..."

Zana nodded after Alfonso's remarks, feeling that the other party deserved to be the proponent of the supermarket concept.

Finally, Alfonso added: "The supply contract is signed every two years. Don't be too short or too long."

His mind is that after 4 years, he probably has returned to Spain and set up some factories, and try his best to give orders to the country.

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

With the government giving the green light all the way and issuing sanitation licenses before even the renovations have started, supermarkets can start operations in about 3 months.