Li Ziqi's ascension ceremony was held as scheduled. Everything went smoothly.
All the countries in the Nine Prefectures that thought that they still had some status sent envoys to congratulate them.
The royal clans of great empires coveted Sun Mo's God Hands and Imperial Sky Spirit Runes. As for the royal clans of small countries, they wanted to take Sun Mo as their teacher and use this chance to form a connection with Li Ziqi, seeking political and economic benefits.
As a result, there were many people who came to congratulate him, and it seemed like the Great Tang Empire was flourishing.
However, Li Ziqi wasn't happy. Once she became the Female Empress, she would have to deal with many things every day. She basically wouldn't have time to learn from Sun Mo.
The only thing worthy of consolation was that after Zheng Qingfang's chronic illness was cured by Sun Mo, he was in high spirits and took up the position of the prime minister once again. With Li Xiu's assistance, Li Ziqi didn't need to work too hard.
After the grand ceremony, Sun Mo temporarily stayed in the royal palace. This was Li Ziqi's request.
Time passed just like this.
During this period, Sun Mo participated in a spiritual control examination and obtained a grandmaster certificate. At this moment, Sun Mo had completed the basic requirements of a 6-star great teacher, 18 great teacher halos, and two grandmaster-level secondary occupations. He could now register to participate in the 6-star great teacher examination.
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Holy Gate headquarters.
"I saw Sun Mo earlier. He's so young!"
"What is he doing here? Was he going to take up a position in the Holy Gate? Sect Master will definitely not let go of such a talent! "
"In any case, his future is boundless."
The employees of the Saint Gate whispered to each other. Not long later, the news of Sun Mo's arrival was spread to everyone.
Sun Mo stayed for half an hour. When he left, Su Taiqing sent him all the way to the door. This scene shocked many people.
One must know that even 8-star master teachers might not enjoy such treatment.
"I've figured it out. Sun Mo came here to obtain a certificate of participation. He wants to take part in the 6-star great teacher examination!"
A well-connected staff member leaked the news.
"What? Didn't he just advance to five-star last year? Are you going to take the six-star exam now? "
Everyone was dumbstruck. For this kind of High Star Exam, let alone one star in one year, even one star in five years was also an extremely fast advancement speed.
"Geniuses can't be judged by common sense. Tsk, 25 years old and he comprehended 18 great teacher halos. Isn't this too amazing?"
"He's the Imperial Preceptor of the Great Tang!"
At the mention of this, everyone was convinced.
There were very few great teachers who could obtain the title of Emperor's Preceptor. Moreover, those who could become Emperor's Preceptor were all highly respected seniors.
A 25-year-old brat like Sun Mo was definitely the only one in history.
The crux was that he wasn't picking up scraps. Instead, he had forcefully turned a princess that the secondary sage didn't want into a peerless genius.
During the Five Countries Mock Battle, Li Ziqi had shone brilliantly, proving how outstanding she was.
This was all due to Sun Mo's guidance.
"In the future, Great Teacher Sun would have the qualifications to contend for the position of the sect leader!"
When someone casually said this, everyone secretly made up their minds. When Sun Mo came again, they would definitely find a chance to chat with him and familiarize themselves with him.
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In the Central Province Academy, the students were in a jubilant mood, like they were celebrating a festival. It was because Her Majesty Li Ziqi had just announced that the Central Province Academy had officially become the Great Tang Empire's national school.
According to the grades, the Central Province Academy, which was only a 'B' grade, didn't have the qualifications. But who asked Li Ziqi's personal teacher to be the vice headmaster of this famous school?
"When did Teacher Sun return? I really want to attend his spirit rune lessons! "
"Don't even think about it. Even if the teacher comes back, you won't be able to get a seat."
"That's right. Now that Teacher has become a spirit rune ancestor, let alone the students, even the great teachers from the various schools would be able to fill up all the seats."
The students discussed, all of them hoping that Sun Mo would return to school as soon as possible.
The moment Qi Shengjia entered the lecture theater, a group of people immediately stood up.
"Brother Qi, please sit here!"
"Brother Qi, I have a good view from here."
"Shengjia, let's have lunch together. I've asked you out three times already. Don't reject me anymore."
Qi Shengjia felt a headache from all the noise. He truly wasn't proficient in dealing with such a situation, but it wasn't too good to ignore them. Hence, he could only squeeze out a smile.
Fortunately, the bell for class soon rang.
Twenty minutes later.
"Shengjia, do you understand?"
The teacher smiled and asked, "If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask. Don't be reserved!"
Qi Shengjia hurriedly stood up and bowed. "I understand. Many thanks for teacher's concern."
The honest guy understood in his heart that all this preferential treatment was because he was considered half a disciple of Teacher Sun.
Back then, he was really too lucky to be able to acknowledge Teacher Sun as his teacher.
His life had changed for the better.
"I must work harder and not lose face for Teacher!"
Qi Shengjia planned to double the amount of training.
"I feel so uncomfortable!"
Seeing his roommate being pursued by so many people, Zhou Xu felt so uncomfortable that he wanted to cry. "Back then, I also had a chance to acknowledge Teacher Sun as my teacher, but I ended up missing it. Tell me, is it because I fell into a latrine pit and drowned to death in my previous life? That's why I don't have such good fortune?"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Wang Hao gritted his teeth and started to use his head to knock the table. Right now, he couldn't hear Sun Mo's name. The moment he heard it, he would feel so regretful that he wanted to mutilate himself.
Sun Mo was the imperial preceptor of the Great Tang Empire. Even if he hugged onto a single strand of his hair, it would be enough to bring fortune to his clan and he wouldn't have to worry for three lifetimes.
...
In the modern era, Sun Mo was only a teacher in a key high school. Although he would occasionally comment on politics online and could recite the Three Principles of the People, Ma Zhedeng, Deng Xiaoping, One Whip Technique, Qing Miao Clan Method, etc., he wouldn't be able to put it into practice. Hence, he didn't dare to give Li Ziqi random suggestions.
After all, if he didn't investigate, he wouldn't have the right to speak. If he made a mistake, he would be the one suffering.
However, Sun Mo also had a trick up his sleeve.
He didn't dare to make any changes to the policies. In that case, he could use the development of science and technology to create more jobs. In other words, he could create a new cake and make it bigger.
After becoming a great teacher, Sun Mo's memory got increasingly better. He could even recall the books he had read in the past. Even if he couldn't remember them, he could use Unrealized Dream to wake him up.
Hence, Sun Mo improved the looms and invented the jenny spinning machine. The work of a single female worker was equivalent to the work of 20 people for a day.
"Teacher, although this loom is simple, it's definitely an epoch-making invention!"
Li Ziqi looked at the loom, her eyes gleaming with excitement.
Li Xiu also sighed in admiration. However, she had a question. "The appearance of the spinning machine can save a lot of manpower. In that case, what should we do with the female workers who are eliminated?"
"Eh!"
Li Ziqi started and looked at Sun Mo.
"Open up mulberry fields!"
Sun Mo suggested.
"The number of silkworms is about the same every year. In good years, there will be more production, and the price of silk will drop. In years of disaster, there will be less production, and the price of silk will increase. If we want to open up mulberry fields, we'll have to invade some fields. In terms of profits, it might not be worth it."
Li Xiu glanced at Sun Mo. "The most important thing is that the market for silk is only so big. Even if we open up more, the supply will most probably exceed the demand."
Sun Mo fell silent.
"In this era, the roads are hard to travel on and there are many bandits. Those who can travel to faraway places are all large merchant groups. They won't be able to digest much silk."
Li Xiu sighed.
To put it bluntly, even if they could produce silk, they wouldn't be able to transport it. Moreover, merchant groups relied on horses and mules. The efficiency was too low.
"Then we'll build roads. Yes, we'll build railways!"
Sun Mo could only brace himself and think of a solution. "That way, we can increase domestic demand!"
Wait a minute, there was a new problem. What about steel? Also, what about steam engines?
Sun Mo suddenly discovered that governing a country and making the people rich wasn't something that could be done with a single sentence. This was a systematic project.
"Railways? Steam engines? What are those? "
Li Xiu's eyes were filled with bewilderment.
"Let's not think about this for now. Our silk is produced by machines and will definitely be cheaper than manual labor. We can start a price war!"
After Sun Mo said that, he discovered that Li Xiu was looking at him with a gaze like she was looking at an idiot.
"Sun Mo, manual labor isn't worth much!"
Li Xiu smiled. There were things that Sun Mo didn't understand. Getting paid to weave cloth? What a joke. Many people who had fled from impoverished places to Jiangnan would be willing to work for them as long as they were given food.
Pak!
Sun Mo slapped his head. (How could I have forgotten that in this era, there are domestic slaves. After signing a contract, they aren't considered humans anymore. They are just objects and aren't worth as much as a landlord's mules and horses.)
Zhou Bapi's rooster cry in the middle of the night was in the textbooks.
"Then let's not care about the problem of manual labor. In any case, if we use machines, we'll definitely be able to produce cloth faster than the weavers. At that time, we'll sell the cloth at a low price and start a price war. At that time, the cloth that the people of the Nine Provinces use will all be produced by our Great Tang."
After Sun Mo said this, he drew in a cold gasp again.
"What's wrong?"
Li Xiu blinked.
"It's nothing!"
Sun Mo was thinking about the trade deficit. You would export to earn money from others every day, but the other party didn't have goods of equivalent value to earn back the money. Who would be willing to see the flow of silver?
If the other party wanted to protect the silk trade of their country, they might impose heavy taxes on them, or they might even close the country. Hence, war would definitely break out eventually.
In history, porcelain, tea leaves, and silk that the gardeners exported to the various countries of Taixi were all good things. But what did the Taixi people sell back?
Opium!
After the gardeners banned smoking, the Taixi warships and gunmen rushed over.
"Forget it, it's better for me to go back and teach agriculture. I'll improve the rice seeds and promote intensive farming. I'll first increase the yield per mu!"
Sun Mo planned to start from the basics. He wanted to let the people eat their fill first.
"Sun Mo, you don't have to belittle yourself. Some of your thoughts are very enlightening!"
Li Xiu consoled.
She suddenly wanted to have a son with Sun Mo. He would definitely be very outstanding.
...
At night, Sun Mo recorded the knowledge in his mind and thought about how to make a country rich and strong. During the day, he would teach his students.
Xuanyuan Po, Ying Baiwu, Xianyu Wei, and Jiang Leng. These four Calabash Brothers were easy to deal with. All of them focused on cultivation and increasing their strength.
Other than medicine, Tantai Yutang was also very interested in politics. Hence, Sun Mo had to give him additional lessons.
After Qin Yaoguang heard a lesson, she felt that it was very rewarding. Hence, she joined in as well.
As for Helian Beifang, he was very interested in cultivation and military affairs. Hence, Sun Mo had to give him military lessons, talking about the geography of the Nine Provinces, talking about ancient war cases, and also combining them with Sun Tzu's Art of War and the 36 Stratagems.
In order to not lose face, Sun Mo had exhausted a lot of brain cells to write the lesson plans.
Although Lu Zhiruo was stupid, she would learn everything. Even medicine was no exception.
Sun Mo wanted to persuade her not to bite off more than she could chew. However, when he saw the papaya girl biting her pen and immersing herself in studying, he couldn't bear to do so.
At the very least, her performance of being diligent and inquisitive was worthy of praise.
After the ceremony ended, Jiang Yuzhen didn't return to the country immediately. She stayed behind instead. She had planned to chase after Sun Mo, but in the end, she started to attend classes with him.
This was especially so for the military lessons. She felt like she was intoxicated from listening to them. She naturally liked and admired Sun Mo even more and contributed favorable impression points every day.
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One month later, in the Martial Training Hall.
"Today, I'll impart the Undying Mystic Art to you guys!"
Sun Mo placed his hands behind his back and looked at the Calabash Brothers.
"Teacher, is this also a peerless-grade saint-tier art?"
Qin Yaoguang was curious.
"Mn!"
Sun Mo nodded.
"Teacher, where did you get these peak-grade divine arts from?"
Qin Yaoguang's curiosity could kill a hundred cats.
"It's a secret!"
Sun Mo wouldn't say it.
"Teacher, I'll take my leave first then."
Jiang Yuzhen was prepared to avoid arousing suspicion.
"There's no need!"
Sun Mo smiled. "I'll use Soul Imprint to imprint the Undying Mystic Art's chant into their minds."
One punch for one. In just 15 minutes, Sun Mo completed the imparting.
"Don't do anything else during these few days. Just focus on cultivating this cultivation art. If there's anything you don't understand, quickly ask. I'll be leaving six days later, and I don't know how long I'll be gone for!"
Sun Mo instructed.
"Ah? Has the gathering time arrived? "
Lu Zhiruo calculated and discovered that time passed really quickly.
The requirement of the examination this time around wasn't to teach but to educate people. It was to let the examinees go to the Impasse Prison and let at least three 'prisoners' turn over a new leaf.
This prison was located on a lone island in the third level of the Darkness Continent, the Endless Sea. The people locked up were great teachers who had committed serious crimes, and they were at least 5-star and above.
Why didn't they kill them directly?
It was because the knowledge a great teacher of this level possessed was like wealth. Even if they wanted to kill them, they had to interrogate them before acting.
At Sun Mo's star rank, there would definitely be no problem in teaching. However, that might not be the case for educating people. Therefore, the test for this round was to see if they could make the great teacher prisoners repent and return to the right path.
Even if a saint had the ability to enlighten the masses, they wouldn't be able to force a great teacher to turn over a new leaf. Therefore, it was unknown how long it would take for Sun Mo and the others to take this test.
They might even have to stay on the island for another ten years.
"Teacher, is there someone targeting you?"
Qin Yaoguang's lips twitched. "You are so young, and you seem even more unconvincing. Those prisoners definitely won't listen to you."
"That's right, this test is a heavenly pit. Teacher will be delayed for a few years."
Helian Beifang was very angry.
"We can't say that. Those prisoners are all truly talented. If Teacher can learn a thing or two from them, it'd be a great gain."
Lu Zhiruo interjected. She had a better understanding of this prison.
"Heh, Teacher still has to learn from others?"
After Jiang Leng said that, everyone laughed. Right now, the number of people who could teach Teacher could be counted on one's fingers. At the very least, the person must be a secondary saint.
"In any case, during this period of time when I'm not around, don't create trouble. Just listen to Ziqi."
Sun Mo instructed.
The Impasse Prison usually forbade people from entering and exiting. Therefore, to great teachers, it was an extremely mysterious place.
The examinees had to gather at Hellfire City first and then set off together. They would arrive at the pier of the Endless Sea before taking a ship to head to the lone island.
If there wasn't a guide, no one would be able to get onto the island.
It was unknown how long this trip would take. Therefore, Sun Mo planned to look for a pleasure boat to let his little brother have a taste. However, at the last moment, he still cowered.
It was like eating hot pot alone. It was too shameful to go out alone to flirt with women and not even have a close friend.
Therefore, Sun Mo didn't manage to set off in the end.
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