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Chapter 1204, a watch is a symbol of identity and status

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    In the private room on the top floor of the Wangyue Tower in the capital, a group of Ming Dynasty¡¯s top officials gathered together, drinking and enjoying themselves.

    "Tsk, tsk, let me tell you, this woman is the best from our Ming Dynasty. The women from Japan and Korea are too short and their figures are not well-proportioned. The women from the Western Regions and the grasslands have good figures, but their skin is too rough.  It¡¯s too rough and lacks the gentleness that a woman should have.¡±

    "The skin of the Nanyang women is too dark and their facial features are mostly bad. The European women have good figures, but their body odor is too strong. We Ming women are better."

    A young man hugged each other, looked around the group, and started commenting on each one.

    "Brother Li has always been an expert in flowers. He has tasted all the flowers in the southeast, northwest, Guangnei and Guan, and his comments are definitely not wrong."

    Someone next to him immediately smiled and complimented.

    "That's it, that's it~"

    The others also nodded.

    "Haha~"

    Being complimented, this young man laughed happily.

    ¡°Dang~dang~¡±

    Just when everyone was chatting happily, the bell tower on the top floor of Wangyue Tower made bursts of sound.

    The man named Mr. Li rolled up his sleeves to reveal his watch, looked at it and said, "It's already ten o'clock in the evening!"

    "Brother Li, is that the watch in your hand?"

    Everyone nearby looked at Mr. Li, and someone asked quickly.

    "Haha, yes, this is a watch."

    ¡°It¡¯s similar to the bell tower and bell tower outside, you can know the time accurately.¡±

    Mr. Li nodded quickly, then took off his watch very ostentatiously and handed it to the person next to him.

    ¡°This is a watch~ It¡¯s so ingenious that it can be used to calculate time.¡±

    "I have heard that this thing is only available to officials of third rank or above. It is a gift from His Highness the Crown Prince to these officials."

    "Isn't that right? I also heard my father say that at this time, it's a pity that my father is only at the fourth level and can only look at it and not get such a watch."

    "My dad got a watch, but he treated it like a treasure and wouldn't even look at it."

    "My dad also wanted to take it out to play with, but he wouldn't even let me touch it and put it on his hand directly."

    ¡°It would be great if I could have a watch like this.¡±

    Many young masters held their watches and said one after another.

    "Brother Li is so awesome, he actually has a watch."

    "Shh, I took this out to play with behind my dad's back. I have to give it back later. He will definitely wear it in the morning tomorrow."

    Mr. Li was very proud at this time and felt that he had gained face.

    A watch can fully embody this style.

    You must know that there are not many pieces of this thing in the entire Ming Dynasty. Only officials of third rank and above can own one, and officials of fourth rank are not qualified to own one.

    ??For the second generation like them, this is even more true. They only have one at home, and it is not their turn to use or wear it.

    Not only are their second -generation jealous, but even the officials of Dang Dynasty are jealous, they want to have their own watches.

    The feeling of having time in one's hands, as if the world is in one's hands, is what a truly great person has.

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    There are no secrets in the capital, not to mention that Zhu Houzhao sent out a lot of watches at once.

    In addition, there are clock towers and clock towers all over the Beijing-Tianjin area. Soon, people in the entire Beijing-Tianjin area know about clocks, know about clock towers, and also know that there is something as small as a silver dollar that can be worn on the hand.  , something to know the time anytime, anywhere.

    Because the watch was only given to officials of the third rank or above in the current dynasty, it left everyone with the impression that this watch was extremely noble. Only officials of the third rank and above were eligible to own it. Even officials who did not reach the third rank, even the fourth rank,  You are not qualified to own a watch like this.

    This time, this watch is linked to identity.

    Those who can afford to wear a watch are all real people with status and status. They are all high officials of the dynasty, officials of third rank or above. There are not many in the entire capital. Any one of them is a minister, minister, or minister of state.  Gong and so on, they are all real big shots.

    It can grasp the precise time anytime and anywhere, wear it with you, and it is also a symbol of status.

    All of a sudden, in Beijing and TianjinThe accompanying servant hurried home and took out the banknotes. Zhu Houzhao also readily gave the other party a watch.

    "Haha, Lao Liu, I must be awesome."

    After completing the transaction, Zhu Houzhao proudly raised the banknotes in his hand.

    ¡°¡­.Awesome, awesome, I¡¯m so impressed.¡±

    Liu Jin was speechless immediately. This Zhu Houzhao only had this little hobby left now.

    Every time I go out with him, he has to show off. He always carries a large stack of banknotes in his arms. He won¡¯t go out without teasing him about tens of thousands of taels of banknotes.

    Now that he is fine, he is actually showing off on the street with his watch, and even started doing business.

    ¡°But don¡¯t tell me, this watch was sold for twenty thousand taels of silver. This is really unbelievable, and even Liu Jin was moved.

    You must know that one thousand taels of silver can buy a house in the capital. For ordinary people, 20,000 taels of silver is an astronomical figure.

    In future generations, 20,000 taels of silver can be used as hundreds of millions, but now a watch can be sold for 20,000 taels of silver. Even in later generations, there will be no such expensive watches.

    "Haha, that's right. It doesn't matter who I am. I am a hungry person, so I need some reward at that time."

    When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately became happier.

    ¡°I saw him taking a watch from Liu Jin¡¯s hand, continuing to wear it, and then waving his hand to show off and show off on the street.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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