"Straighten your backs. Even though you are only students of the academy and don't have an official position, you are already the pioneers of this world.
You still don't know what this steam engine will bring.
However, after a few years or more, you will be remembered in the history of this world.
Each and every one of you will be remembered in the history books by future generations.
Your greatness is second only to mine, and my greatness is second only to Her Majesty! "Ren Baqian said resolutely to the students in front of him. The carriage of the empress and the ministers was only ten minutes away from the academy. However, he saw that the students were feeling apprehensive after the excitement and didn't know if this steam engine would be appreciated by those big shots.
After all, the function of this steam engine was to lift water, and Tong Lan could lift water much faster than the steam engine.
However, Ren Baqian understood the value and significance of the steam engine better than all of them.
The Industrial Revolution began on Earth after the invention of the steam engine.
Even though the technology of this world hadn't reached this stage, the steam engine was only a toy for the people of the academy.
However, under his impetus, the Industrial Revolution would inevitably come.
The students subconsciously puffed out their chests when they heard what he said, but burst out laughing when they heard the last sentence.
"Even though your talents, in the traditional view of the aboriginals, aren't at the junior high level and can even be classified as trash. However, you have to remember that there are many fists as big as a casserole, and they are everywhere. There aren't many people who can use their brains. Those who use their brains govern others, and those who use their strength govern others, "Ren Baqian continued.
"Teacher, do you think it's mental or physical?" Shi Gan asked.
"What do you think? Of course it's mental! "Ren Baqian glanced at him and saw the smirk on his face.
"What about Her Majesty?"
"It's also mental!"
"Then why is Teacher the one who governs others?" Tong Lan asked with glowing eyes. It looked like they would jeer if he didn't give a good answer.
"Of course, it's because Her Majesty is … wise and brave!" Ren Baqian grinned. He couldn't possibly say that the key was that the empress's fists were bigger. No matter where, force was very useful.
The group of people laughed when they heard this.
"How do we compare to the scholars of Great Xia?" a student asked. "What the teacher teaches is different from what they teach."
"There are many types of scholars in Great Xia. Some of them are frivolous, while some of them govern the people and rule the world. As for you, you are the ones who push the world forward at a rapid pace and scare everyone off. When you open your eyes every day, you will see a different world." Ren Baqian rubbed his chin and thought about the scholars in ancient China.
On one hand, it was politics. On the other hand, it was technology. No matter from which angle he looked at it, he felt that technology was more useful, especially for a world. Only technology could make this world different.
"Sir Ren is so ambitious! This old man wants to see what a new world looks like when I open my eyes every day. "Tong Zhenye's voice could be heard from outside the wall.
He didn't know what kind of ears he had to be able to hear from so far away.
Ren Baqian waved his hand at the students, put his hands behind his back, and went to the entrance of the academy to welcome everyone.
He saw Tong Zhenye and Qin Chuan riding their mounts in front of him and looking at each other in disdain. He really didn't know how these two, the Minister of Works and the Minister of War, behaved as if they hated each other for stealing their wives.
Behind them was the empress's carriage. The other court officials were behind the empress. As for Xin Zhe and the other bodyguards, they were left far behind.
Thinking about it, this group of people didn't need protection from others.
It was already good enough that they didn't collect protection fees from others.
Other than Li Fu, anyone who saw such a group of Cardinal Heaven experts would feel their scalp go numb.
"What good stuff do you have for us to see today?" Tong Zhenye winked when he saw Ren Baqian from afar.
Qin Chuan also nodded as a form of greeting.
"Greetings, Your Majesty. Greetings, Sirs."
The empress moved and appeared in front of the steps of the academy. She raised her head to look at the signboard of the academy and the surrounding walls. She rarely came here. The last time she was here, the walls were made of red bricks. Now, there were many green vines climbing up the walls and the red bricks, making them look much better.
"Let us see your results," the empress said to Ren Baqian. Although she didn't really understand the steam engine, she had heard Ren Baqian talk about its importance during their daily chats. It could be said to be the beginning of modern industry on Earth.
As a result, she was looking forward to seeing this steam engine.
"Your Majesty, Sirs, please!" Ren Baqian glanced at the crowd. Shi Qing and the others were among them. Many of them had unwelcomed children in the academy, and they wanted to see what these children had learned over the past nine months.
The so-called academy had always been a courtyard and a few houses, and it was still the same even now.
Although the layer of vines made the academy look less simple and crude, it still looked like a primary school in the mountains to Ren Baqian. It could be said to be the simplest academy.
The students in the courtyard were all gone. Ren Baqian led everyone to the backyard and saw a small pond with dozens of students standing near a strange thing.
That thing was mainly made up of a large iron bucket, a wooden barrel, a wooden box, a mess of pipes and wooden poles, and a huge wheel.
"Is this what you made in a month?" Tong Zhengye moved closer to Ren Baqian and whispered. However, his whisper was almost the same as shouting at the top of his lungs, and everyone heard him.
Tong Lan's face immediately turned black.
In any case, they took more than a month to make this thing, but they were actually ridiculed by their grandfather.
"It's not me, it's them," Ren Baqian said, which made everyone's faces turn even darker. Just now, they said that they were pioneers and would be remembered in history. How could they cast them aside so quickly?
They used to call her Xiao Tiantian, and now they were calling her Madam Niu?
"However, don't underestimate this steam engine. The appearance of the steam engine here represents the beginning of a new era," Ren Baqian said.
"Demonstrate it!" the empress said faintly.
"Let them experience it." Ren Baqian turned his head and said to Tong Lan and the others.
Previously, everyone was already prepared and filled the big iron bucket with water. When Ren Baqian said to start, they started a fire under the bucket to boil the water. Immediately, smoke billowed in the courtyard.
"Are they preparing to take a bath?" Tong Zhengye grinned.
"Sir Tong, you should just watch quietly." Ren Baqian shook his head.
The others were also waiting to see what tricks they could play.
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