Ren Baqian looked down at everyone . Today, all of them seemed better than yesterday . They had become much more respectful toward him .

"Today, we will talk about physics," Ren Baqian said to everyone . Logically speaking, he should teach them written language first, but he felt that it was better he if piqued their interest .

After all, this wasn't Earth and the aboriginals did not have the habit of studying . Therefore, he had to pique their interest for studying first .

Every student was looking at him attentively right now . It seemed that the words he said yesterday were quite effective .

"First lesson, let's talk about the motion of an object . " Ren Baqian placed a stone on the desk and continued, "Is this stone stationary or in motion?"

"Stationary," someone immediately replied .

Ren Baqian nodded . Then, he picked up the stone and let go of it . It gave off a soft thump when it hit the ground .

"Was the stone stationary or in motion just now?"

"It fell toward the ground . "

"Stationary or in motion!" Ren Baqian emphasized .

"In motion . "

"Can a stone move?" Ren Baqian asked again .

Everyone was stunned when they heard this question . Can a stone move?"

Ren Baqian picked up the stone and moved it up and down .

"Is the stone stationary or in motion now?"

"Stationary, your hand is the one that's moving . "

"Then . . . " Ren Baqian let of the stone and dropped it onto the ground . "Is it stationary or in motion?"

"Teacher, the stone is falling downward . A stone can't move on its own, but it is in motion when it's falling toward the ground," Tong Lan answered .

"You're half correct . "

"You're sitting in a carriage or on a horse that is moving forward, but everything in your surroundings is moving backward, which one is in motion?"

"You said the mount is moving? But you're not moving . . . The position of you and the mount did not change, but everything in your surroundings is moving backward . . . "

"What I want to tell you is that motion is relative . Now that this stone is in my hand, it is stationary relative to the movement of my hand . However, relative to this cla.s.sroom or all of you, it is in motion . . . "

"When you drop down from the sky, you're not moving but your surroundings are . . . "

"Mechanical motion is the most common type of motion in the universe . Everything in nature is in motion . You need to identify the reference object first . . . "

. . .

"Men at birth are naturally good . Their natures are much the same; their habits become widely different . If foolishly there is no teaching, their natures will deteriorate . The right way to teach is to attach the utmost importance to thoroughness . Of old, the mother of Mencius chose a neighborhood; when her child would not learn, she broke the shuttle from the loom . . . " Ren Baqian used the chalk to write down the Three Character Cla.s.sic on the blackboard . There were a total of 60 Chinese characters . Beside every Chinese character, he wrote a corresponding character from the written language of this world .

"Write it down and memorize it . This is how you write the word 'men . ' One left-slanting downward stroke and one right-downward concave stroke . . . "

"Idiot, this is not how you write it . . . What are you writing?"

"Who is Mencius? Let me tell you a story, it's called Three Moves by Mencius' Mother . . . "

"This is the homework for today . Write these 30 characters 10 times each and hand it in to me tomorrow . Use your own paper and pencil . If you really don't have any, you can come look for me . . . "

. . .

"Answer this question again, what does 6 plus 3 equal? If you dare to tell me it's 11, I will shoot you . . . " Ren Baqian growled with an ominous glint in his eyes . His hand was already touching the Type 81 a.s.sault rifle .

A tall and burly young man looked around with a blank look on his face . Following which, his eyes lit up .

"6 plus 3 equals 8!"

"Bang!"

. . .

"You must remember how each number is written, from the number 1 to 10 . Today's homework is, what is 2 plus 7? What is 4 plus 9 . . . "

. . .

While Ren Baqian was still studying in university, he had thought about bring education to undeveloped areas after he graduated . He wanted to have a memorable experience for himself in this lifetime . However, he became addicted to Bilibili and gave up this idea in the end .

(Bilibili is a video sharing website themed around animation, comics, and games {ACG} based in China, where users can submit, view, and add commentary subt.i.tles to videos . )

He had not expected himself to become a volunteer teacher for these youngsters and fulfill his long-forgotten dream .

As Ren Baqian watched the students leave the academy, he grasped his chest, feeling as though he was soon going to suffer a heart attack from being too angry .

He remembered he once saw a news story about a mother getting a heart attack and hemorrhaging while accompanying her child to do homework .

You're nothing! I have to teach 49 idiots on my own!

"Sigh . . . be patient . . . " Ren Baqian sighed . After getting the imperial guards to tidy up the cla.s.sroom, he closed the main gate of the academy and returned to the palace .

"How was it?" the empress asked Ren Baqian with a smile on her face . She could hear Ren Baqian roaring from the academy in the morning .

"Even though they are stupid, they still can be saved," Ren Baqian replied after thinking about it . Even though those idiots had angered him terribly, he knew that one couldn't turn smart in a couple of days .

The scene of his elderly teacher calling him "good-for-nothing" and "stupid" was still vivid in his mind . He did not want to judge the future of these students too soon .

The responsibility of a gardener was to water the flowers so that they could grow and blossom .

The empress nodded . It was good that Ren Baqian understood this .

After having lunch, Ren Baqian met two people at Pingle Park . They were the managers of the two imperial trade caravans .

"I have looked through what you have done over the past few years . The results aren't really good . Look at this list, how can this spoiled wine cost 10 taels of silver? How can a bolt cost 30 taels of silver? Also, the prices of the things you sold are always lower than the market prices . If it weren't for your well-known and honest character, I would have thought you were helping the outsiders make profits," Ren Baqian slapped the paper on the table and said . "Sir Ren, it's not like we wanted this to happen either . Actually, they bought our goods at depressed prices . We couldn't sell anything if we did not lower the prices . We also know the prices at which we bought the goods were too high, but there was nothing we could do about it . "

Hearing Ren Baqian's words, the two managers' faces turned ugly, appearing as though they were accused .

"If there was really something wrong with the both of you, you should know what Her Majesty would do to you given her temperament . As for my temperament, you will soon know about it . I will take over this matter from today onward and both of you will report to me . I'm different from Her Majesty . Her Majesty has too many things to worry about every day and can't be bothered with this matter . I'm definitely not someone that can be trifled with . If you do a good job, I will reward you . If you do a bad job, I will punish you . I hope you know what you should do, and I will not reward you unduly . Otherwise, you should know the consequences . "

Ren Baqian did not know whether or not these two manager had colluded with outsiders . In any case, something seemed amiss to him . No matter what, he had to intimidate them first .

"The goods this year will be different from those of the past years . There are two things that I want you to sell this year . . . " Ren Baqian opened up a box beside him, took out a goblet and a cla.s.sic drinking gla.s.s, and placed them on the table . Then, he took out two mirrors and placed them on the table too .

"How much do you think these can be sold for?"

"This is a cup? It's so clear and transparent . What is it made of? I think these can be sold for at least 500 taels of silver each . "

"This mirror is completely different from bronze mirrors . The reflection it produces is extremely clear . I think it can be sold for at least 1,000 taels of silver . "

The two managers had surprised looks on their faces . The drinking gla.s.s did not have any impurities at all and was completely transparent . Every single hair on their faces were clearly reflected in the mirror .

"Don't tell me you're spies from other nations?" Ren Baqian took a closer look at the two men .

"Sir!" The two of them were shocked .

"These cups can be sold for at least 5,000 taels of silver each . They are carved out of pure gemstones . For this quality, how can you sell them for 500 taels each?"

"And this mirror, it is exquisite, s.h.i.+ny, and its reflection is perfectly clear . It should be sold for at least 30,000 taels of silver . "

One had to know that when Venice first produced mercury mirrors, they sold these mercury mirrors for 15 francs each . Furthermore, these mercury mirrors were decorated with only tinfoil . Therefore, he did not go overboard by setting a selling price of 30,000 taels of silver for such a perfect-quality mirror .

They had made too many mirrors . Furthermore, Ren Baqian reckoned that they would appear in many places in Dayao after a few more years . He wanted to sell them off as soon as possible so that they could make a huge profit . He even thought of increasing the price .

"Sir, no one would buy them at this price," the two managers said softly .

"Are you idiots?" Ren Baqian felt like knocking their heads .

"There are many brothels in those two nations, right? Find the best brothel, give them a sum of money, and get their famous courtesans to auction these cups personally . The highest bidder wins the cups . Let me tell you, brothels are where rich young masters can be found in abundance . Every place you go, sell a pair of these cups . After you're done with one city, move on to another . It's easy to deal with the brothels . You can give them 1,000 taels of silver and take all the profits made from the sale of the cups or you can just split the profits with them . If they are unable to sell the cups, give them 500 taels of silver and set the starting auction price at 5,000 taels . Subsequently, give the brothels the extra profits you make . Do you think they won't take up this offer? You can also find an influential rich young master and gift him a pair of these cups . Then, ask him to introduce the cups to other people without any conditions . If he really does it, give him a small sum of money . For every cup that is sold, give him an additional 500 taels of silver . Once the reputation of these cups has been built up, people will automatically approach you to buy them . For this mirror, you have to remember this line, 'Love is eternal, a mirror can be handed down forever . ' This mirror can be the best love token for lovers to gift each other . As for those married couples, what would be more precious to a woman than having a mirror that can perfectly reflect her looks? A man can always lie to a woman, but this mirror will never lie . . . "

Ren Baqian gave the two managers a two-hour-long lesson on sales, causing them to be dumbstruck in the process .

Chapter 291: A Glorious Gardener. Translator: TYZ Editor: X_X Ren Baqian looked down at everyone . Today, all of them seemed better than yesterday . They had become much more respectful toward him . Today, we will talk about physics, Ren Baqian said to everyone . Logically speaking, he should teach them written language first, but he felt that it was better he if piqued their interest . After all, this wasnt Earth and the aboriginals did not have the habit of studying . Therefore, he had to pique their interest for studying first . Every student was looking at him attentively right now . It seemed that the words he said yesterday were quite effective . First lesson, lets talk about the motion of an object . Ren Baqian placed a stone on the desk and continued, Is this stone stationary or in motion? Stationary, someone immediately replied . Ren Baqian nodded . Then, he picked up the stone and let go of it . It gave off a soft thump when it hit the ground . Was the stone stationary or in motion just now? It fell toward the ground . Stationary or in motion! Ren Baqian emphasized . In motion . Can a stone move? Ren Baqian asked again . Everyone was stunned when they heard this question . Can a stone move? Ren Baqian picked up the stone and moved it up and down . Is the stone stationary or in motion now? Stationary, your hand is the one thats moving . Then . Ren Baqian let of the stone and dropped it onto the ground . Is it stationary or in motion? Teacher, the stone is falling downward . A stone cant move on its own, but it is in motion when its falling toward the ground, Tong Lan answered . Youre half correct . Youre sitting in a carriage or on a horse that is moving forward, but everything in your surroundings is moving backward, which one is in motion? You said the mount is moving? But youre not moving . The position of you and the mount did not change, but everything in your surroundings is moving backward . What I want to tell you is that motion is relative . Now that this stone is in my hand, it is stationary relative to the movement of my hand . However, relative to this cla.s.sroom or all of you, it is in motion . When you drop down from the sky, youre not moving but your surroundings are . Mechanical motion is the most common type of motion in the universe . Everything in nature is in motion . You need to identify the reference object first . . Men at birth are naturally good . Their natures are much the same; their habits become widely different . If foolishly there is no teaching, their natures will deteriorate . The right way to teach is to attach the utmost importance to thoroughness . Of old, the mother of Mencius chose a neighborhood; when her child would not learn, she broke the shuttle from the loom . Ren Baqian used the chalk to write down the Three Character Cla.s.sic on the blackboard . There were a total of 60 Chinese characters . Beside every Chinese character, he wrote a corresponding character from the written language of this world . Write it down and memorize it . This is how you write the word men . One left-slanting downward stroke and one right-downward concave stroke . Idiot, this is not how you write it . What are you writing? Who is Mencius? Let me tell you a story, its called Three Moves by Mencius Mother . This is the homework for today . Write these 30 characters 10 times each and hand it in to me tomorrow . Use your own paper and pencil . If you really dont have any, you can come look for me . . Answer this question again, what does 6 plus 3 equal? If you dare to tell me its 11, I will shoot you . Ren Baqian growled with an ominous glint in his eyes . His hand was already touching the Type 81 a.s.sault rifle . A tall and burly young man looked around with a blank look on his face . Following which, his eyes lit up . 6 plus 3 equals 8! Bang! . You must remember how each number is written, from the number 1 to 10 . Todays homework is, what is 2 plus 7? What is 4 plus 9 . . While Ren Baqian was still studying in university, he had thought about bring education to undeveloped areas after he graduated . He wanted to have a memorable experience for himself in this lifetime . However, he became addicted to Bilibili and gave up this idea in the end . (Bilibili is a video sharing website themed around animation, comics, and games {ACG} based in China, where users can submit, view, and add commentary subt.i.tles to videos . ) He had not expected himself to become a volunteer teacher for these youngsters and fulfill his long-forgotten dream . As Ren Baqian watched the students leave the academy, he grasped his chest, feeling as though he was soon going to suffer a heart attack from being too angry . He remembered he once saw a news story about a mother getting a heart attack and hemorrhaging while accompanying her child to do homework . Youre nothing! I have to teach 49 idiots on my own! Sigh . be patient . Ren Baqian sighed . After getting the imperial guards to tidy up the cla.s.sroom, he closed the main gate of the academy and returned to the palace . How was it? the empress asked Ren Baqian with a smile on her face . She could hear Ren Baqian roaring from the academy in the morning . Even though they are stupid, they still can be saved, Ren Baqian replied after thinking about it . Even though those idiots had angered him terribly, he knew that one couldnt turn smart in a couple of days . The scene of his elderly teacher calling him good-for-nothing and stupid was still vivid in his mind . He did not want to judge the future of these students too soon . The responsibility of a gardener was to water the flowers so that they could grow and blossom . The empress nodded . It was good that Ren Baqian understood this . After having lunch, Ren Baqian met two people at Pingle Park . They were the managers of the two imperial trade caravans . I have looked through what you have done over the past few years . The results arent really good . Look at this list, how can this spoiled wine cost 10 taels of silver? How can a bolt cost 30 taels of silver? Also, the prices of the things you sold are always lower than the market prices . If it werent for your well-known and honest character, I would have thought you were helping the outsiders make profits, Ren Baqian slapped the paper on the table and said . Sir Ren, its not like we wanted this to happen either . Actually, they bought our goods at depressed prices . We couldnt sell anything if we did not lower the prices . We also know the prices at which we bought the goods were too high, but there was nothing we could do about it . Hearing Ren Baqians words, the two managers faces turned ugly, appearing as though they were accused . If there was really something wrong with the both of you, you should know what Her Majesty would do to you given her temperament . As for my temperament, you will soon know about it . I will take over this matter from today onward and both of you will report to me . Im different from Her Majesty . Her Majesty has too many things to worry about every day and cant be bothered with this matter . Im definitely not someone that can be trifled with . If you do a good job, I will reward you . If you do a bad job, I will punish you . I hope you know what you should do, and I will not reward you unduly . Otherwise, you should know the consequences . Ren Baqian did not know whether or not these two manager had colluded with outsiders . In any case, something seemed amiss to him . No matter what, he had to intimidate them first . The goods this year will be different from those of the past years . There are two things that I want you to sell this year . Ren Baqian opened up a box beside him, took out a goblet and a cla.s.sic drinking gla.s.s, and placed them on the table . Then, he took out two mirrors and placed them on the table too . How much do you think these can be sold for? This is a cup? Its so clear and transparent . What is it made of? I think these can be sold for at least 500 taels of silver each . This mirror is completely different from bronze mirrors . The reflection it produces is extremely clear . I think it can be sold for at least 1,000 taels of silver . The two managers had surprised looks on their faces . The drinking gla.s.s did not have any impurities at all and was completely transparent . Every single hair on their faces were clearly reflected in the mirror . Dont tell me youre spies from other nations? Ren Baqian took a closer look at the two men . Sir! The two of them were shocked . These cups can be sold for at least 5,000 taels of silver each . They are carved out of pure gemstones . For this quality, how can you sell them for 500 taels each? And this mirror, it is exquisite, s.h.i.+ny, and its reflection is perfectly clear . It should be sold for at least 30,000 taels of silver . One had to know that when Venice first produced mercury mirrors, they sold these mercury mirrors for 15 francs each . Furthermore, these mercury mirrors were decorated with only tinfoil . Therefore, he did not go overboard by setting a selling price of 30,000 taels of silver for such a perfect-quality mirror . They had made too many mirrors . Furthermore, Ren Baqian reckoned that they would appear in many places in Dayao after a few more years . He wanted to sell them off as soon as possible so that they could make a huge profit . He even thought of increasing the price . Sir, no one would buy them at this price, the two managers said softly . Are you idiots? Ren Baqian felt like knocking their heads . There are many brothels in those two nations, right? Find the best brothel, give them a sum of money, and get their famous courtesans to auction these cups personally . The highest bidder wins the cups . Let me tell you, brothels are where rich young masters can be found in abundance . Every place you go, sell a pair of these cups . After youre done with one city, move on to another . Its easy to deal with the brothels . You can give them 1,000 taels of silver and take all the profits made from the sale of the cups or you can just split the profits with them . If they are unable to sell the cups, give them 500 taels of silver and set the starting auction price at 5,000 taels . Subsequently, give the brothels the extra profits you make . Do you think they wont take up this offer? You can also find an influential rich young master and gift him a pair of these cups . Then, ask him to introduce the cups to other people without any conditions . If he really does it, give him a small sum of money . For every cup that is sold, give him an additional 500 taels of silver . Once the reputation of these cups has been built up, people will automatically approach you to buy them . For this mirror, you have to remember this line, Love is eternal, a mirror can be handed down forever . This mirror can be the best love token for lovers to gift each other . As for those married couples, what would be more precious to a woman than having a mirror that can perfectly reflect her looks? A man can always lie to a woman, but this mirror will never lie . Ren Baqian gave the two managers a two-hour-long lesson on sales, causing them to be dumbstruck in the process .