After making a wish, financial freedom

Chapter 574 Obtained the Stradivari violin

It was already getting late, and there weren’t many vendors near the Sunshine Coast.

Time was limited, so Li Zhuo directly searched for the location of a nearby boutique fruit store, and then drove there.

No longer caring about illegal parking, he parked the car directly at the door, got out of the car and walked in.

After seeing the clerk, he asked:
"Hello, please pack the pineapples for me. I want 130 of them. They must be fresh, not bad."

The clerk asked:

"Want so many? Okay, wait a minute, I'll pick for you."

Li Zhuo looked at the quality of the pineapples and felt that they were still very fresh. The boutique still controlled the quality.

She directly took the bag and filled it herself.

The selection was made quickly. The price of pineapples in boutiques was much higher than that at stalls, but it only cost more than 7000 yuan. Li Zhuo scanned the QR code and paid.

He was very strong and carried it away with just two hands.

After getting into the car, he turned around and drove back to the Sunshine Coast...

Cremona.

Gabriel was out of breath running and felt his heart was about to jump out of his chest.

When he was bending over with his hands on his knees and gasping for air, he happened to look up and saw a public carriage passing by.

He quickly stopped the coachman, took out a handful of broken copper coins from his pocket and gave them to the coachman, saying:

"Send me to Mr. Antonio's violin workshop, which is in Plaza Santo Domingo in the city center. The sooner the better."

The coachman took the money and took a quick look at it. He knew that the fare was a lot more, so he immediately said:
"Okay, sir, please sit tight, my car is fast."

Gabriel had just sat down when the carriage rushed out.

The horse-drawn carriage system in the 17th century was not complete. The seat of this carriage was very hard and had no shock-absorbing effect. Gabriel was bumped and rattled at a very fast speed, and his buttocks were unsteady on the seat. .

Finally arriving, he struggled to get out of the carriage with his butt in his hands, and then broke into Antonio Stradivari's workshop.

Violin workshops always have the smell of various sawdust and the aroma of rosin used for application.

In addition to Antonio, there are about 10 people in the workshop, apprentices, assistants and Antonio's son named Francisco.

Francisco had a bad temper and immediately asked loudly:
"Who are you? Why did you break in suddenly?"

Gabriel quickly straightened his clothes and then said:
"I'm looking for Mr. Antonio. I want to buy a violin made by him."

This was a customer. Francisco slowed his voice:

"Oh, you have to line up, sir. My father first wants to make 9 harpsichords, 6 violins, 2 violas, and 1 cello for King Charles III of Spain. He won't have time to give them to others for at least a few months. made."

At this time, Antonio Stradivari, who had been silently polishing a piece of wood, suddenly stopped what he was doing, looked up and asked:

"The customer wants to buy a piano? Do you need a viola or cello? I have stock here."

Gabriel thought about it for a moment and determined that what the master wanted was the violin, so he shook his head and said:

"No, Mr. Stradivari, I only want a violin made by your own hands."

After hearing this, Antonio said:
"Sir, you heard what my son said just now. I am honored to receive an order from His Majesty the King of Spain. At this stage, I really cannot meet your needs."

"Do you have the violin in stock? Sir, it's the one you made before, but you need to ensure that it was made by yourself."

"Sorry, I don't have any inventory, except for defective violins. If you don't mind, I can sell you defective violins," Antonio said.

Taking the defective products and offering them to the unpredictable God?Are you not even planning to take your life?

Gabriel quickly shook his head to express his refusal, he was not that aggressive yet.

When Antonio saw his refusal he said:

"Then I'm sorry. You can place your order now. I'll make your order after I finish His Majesty the King's order."

Gabriel would rather get the violin now than wait later.

He glanced at Antonio and asked:

"Mr. Stradivari, are you really unable to be accommodating?" "No way," Antonio replied.

Gabriel recalled the rumors in town about Stradivari, who generally thought he was rich but stingy.

A stingy person obviously values ​​money very much.

Gabriel walked up to Stradivari and said in a voice that only two people could hear:

"Sir, I like your violin very much. If you are willing to transfer one of the violins made for the King of Spain to me, I will pay [-]% more than the king. How about it?"

Stradivari, who had been a little absent-minded, suddenly brightened his eyes, and he murmured:

"But the king set a time limit, and he also sent people to wait in the city."

"Then where is this man?"

"Um, he's in the...tavern around this time. If you had asked later, he would have been in the brothel."

"Such a person, does he know how many violins you have made?" Gabriel asked.

"He's an alcoholic and has been drinking since he came to town. I suspect he doesn't know it."

"That's fine. If you get [-]% more money, you won't be selling it to anyone. You don't love money, right?"

"...but I'm worried that I won't be able to complete the task." Stradivari said.

"It won't be difficult for you, right? I've heard that the Grand Duke of Poland ordered 12 violins from you, and you completed them in a month."

"...I was young and could stay up late, but now..." Stradivari was obviously moved.

"You are very young now, aren't you? You can definitely finish it." Gabriel said seductively.

"...Okay, deal, I'll sell you a violin made for the King of Spain, but let's make an agreement first, I don't want local silver coins, you have to pay with Philip I silver coins."

Lombardy is adjacent to France, so the Philippe silver coins passed from France are very popular locally because of their higher quality.

"Mr. Stradivari, you are causing me trouble, but as you say, I will exchange it for Philip silver coins at the bank now, so what is its price?"

"The original price is 120 Philippe five-franc silver coins. You should give me 144."

"My God, it's so expensive. No wonder there are rumors in the city that you are rich." Gabriel thought it was too expensive, but he had no choice but to get it together.

……

In order to collect the money, Gabriel even had to mortgage one of his ships to get enough silver coins.

He went to Stradivari's workshop again, paid with one hand, and delivered the goods with the other.

Not to mention, although the price is scary, the violin made for the King of Spain is indeed of high quality.

He carried it home like a treasure.

Ten minutes later, he got the 10 pineapples he had coveted, but the price was that the Stradivarius violin he just bought was taken away by Li Zhuo.

The task was completed. Li Zhuo stretched out his finger and shook it gently. Then Gabriel's memory was erased. He could no longer remember that he had made a deal with Li Zhuo.

Li Zhuo once again tore open the curtain of history, then turned around and left, returning to modern times again.

Behind him, Gabriel, who had no memory of what happened, turned his head and saw the round pineapple placed on the dining table, and suddenly burst out laughing:

"Oh my God, now it's better. I suddenly have so many pineapples. Is this God making me rich? I want to sell a pineapple for 10 gold crowns. Haha, all the nobles in Lombardy will grab it. Buy pineapples from me…”

The Ecu is a French monetary unit. One gold Ecu is equal to six gold livres. It was also a relatively large monetary unit at the time.

After returning to the real world, Li Zhuo looked at the Stradivarius violin in his hand. It was indeed exquisitely made. Inside the case, Li Zhuo found a label, handwritten, with the following words: String of letters and numbers:

"Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonenfit Facieebat Anno 1697"

It is marked with the name of the violin creator Antonio Stradivari, the name of the city Cremona, and the year the violin was made, 1697. The information is very complete.

Li Zhuo put the violin into the incense burner, and then put the incense burner into the sea of ​​consciousness.

He called the crew and asked them to arrange a flight to Bangkok as soon as possible.

……

(End of this chapter)