Boats are not very useful in the Northern Border Kingdom, but it makes sense for Liu Tan to ask them to study how to make boats. After all, there is the Yellow River in the Northern Border Kingdom, and Liu Tan also has a water park. He directly said that the emperor will come to the Northern Border Kingdom again next year. The boat built last year was made in a hurry and not grand enough, so no one can say anything if he wants to make a new one.

But this job... is really useless.

No matter how good the ship is, it cannot show the ability of the Mohists.

After the people from the academy talked to Mo Shi, Mo Shi knew that although the other party kept saying that they only wanted him to give a few classes and he could refuse if he didn't want to, Mo Shi knew very well that if he refused, he would have no future in the Northern Border Kingdom.

After the people from the academy left, the imperial edict from above was also issued.

The Mo family members couldn't help but gather around Mo Shi, each one scowling and saying, "What...what's going on? Why are they suddenly asking us to build a ship? How can we even do that?"

"No?" Mo Shi glanced at them and asked, "So what do you usually learn?"

The Mo family's junior sister pursed her lips and said, "His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory said he wants to build river and sea ships. River ships are fine, but sea ships... The Northern Territory doesn't have an ocean, so why build sea ships? Isn't this clearly making things difficult for us?"

Mo Shi slammed his hand on the table and said, "Why is His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory trying to embarrass us? Don't you understand? How many times have I told you not to use those tricks? Judging from His Royal Highness's personality, he won't be fooled by them. He values ​​the results more. You have no skills at all, and he will be annoyed if you use tricks! Look at the atmosphere in the officialdom of the Northern Territory, can't you see it?"

Someone was dissatisfied and said, "Even if you want to see the results, you should give us a chance. Now it is obvious that Gong Shujia is more important."

Mo Shi said, "That's because we were on the wrong side from the start! The Gongshu family defected to the King of the Northern Territory early on. Based on their merits and hard work, the King of the Northern Territory naturally values ​​them more. What do we have now? The only achievement we've made is a reform based on the Northern Territory Plow. That Northern Territory Plow was built by the Gongshu family based on your Highness's blueprints!"

Mo Shi was breathing heavily as he spoke. He really didn't expect that his cousins ​​and junior brothers and sisters were so stupid. He had been looking for opportunities these days.

Build a city, and not just one city. It's such a big thing. Once the Mohist School gets a piece of the pie, they will not be able to move to a higher level, but at least they will get more opportunities and more positions.

Now he is the only one with an official position in the Mohist sect, and he is also the acting head of the Security Department. Mo Shi sees clearly why. The King of the Northern Territory is waiting for a more influential person from the Mohist sect to come and join him.

His qualifications were indeed not enough to handle this position. He knew that everything depended on their performance, but in the end, it was ruined by these idiots.

Mo Shi was almost mad!

He swallowed his anger and said, "At least this is an assignment. Do it well. If you can please the King of the Northern Territory, there might be a chance for a change. Don't feel resentful. Are all the things we made in the past useful? Even the head of the family made some toys for the amusement of dignitaries. Why can't you do it? Besides, His Highness said that the boat is for His Majesty's travels. If it's not done well... then it might affect Chang'an. Then every one of you will be punished. Don't even think about escaping."

After he said this, the Mohist disciples finally changed their expressions.

It is true that the Mohist school was prosperous, and accordingly there were many Mohist disciples. However, because there were so few official positions in this field, Mohist disciples had to compete for the positions. Competition meant that once they made a mistake, they would have no chance again.

Mo Shilian finally calmed down these brothers and sisters after losing his temper and persuading them earnestly. He then said, "I'm not going to teach and won't come back. If you have any questions, you can always come to the academy to find me."

His brows relaxed as he spoke: "The academy houses all the talents of the Northern Territory. Maybe we can find one or two good ones there."

Mo Shi knew very well that letting him teach meant that His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory was showing him leniency.

Therefore, he was the only one among all the Mohist disciples who did not complain. He was even somewhat grateful to His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory for separating him from these people. This way, as long as he behaved properly, even if he could not get rid of these idiots, he could still draw a clear line between them.

So Mo Shi basically ran to the academy to teach happily. After he arrived there, he first established good relationships with everyone around him, and then established good relationships with the students.

This is not difficult. He is not very old and many of his students are older than him. He was originally worried that these students would not accept him because of his youth.

Unexpectedly, the students in the academy were very humble. Even when facing him, they called him "Sir" and did not look down on him just because he was young.

Even though they didn't understand what Mo Shi was talking about, they did learn it seriously.

Mo Shi was somewhat surprised by the atmosphere of the academy, and for a moment he actually began to like this place.

How could he know that these students were not so honest originally, and had slandered Xu Lin in the past. As a result, Liu Tan was furious, and the teachers of the academy put a lot of effort into disciplining them. Among them, two who were really stubborn were directly expelled. This calmed everyone down. You have to know that being expelled from the academy means that you will never be admitted again. Even if your own children want to take the exam in the future, it will be affected by an investigation from the higher-ups.

The atmosphere of the academy gradually changed.

Mo Shi didn't know all this. He only knew that he liked the atmosphere of the academy, especially the youngest student.

Among these students, this student should have the best background, but he has read the most books, has some understanding of the study of things, and can apply what he has learned in class.

There is no teacher who doesn't like smart students. Mo Shi's previous statement that he wanted to find good seedlings for the Mo family was just an excuse to prevent other Mo family disciples from being so disgusted by his coming to the academy to teach.

Unexpectedly, I met a good candidate.

Mo Shi originally thought that the student who listened to his lectures so attentively would definitely be willing to become his disciple, but he didn't expect that he would be rejected after expressing his intention.

The other party had a good reason to reject him: because he wanted to take the imperial examination and become an official in the future.

Mo Shi was a little surprised: "Studying the science of things can also make you an official. Isn't that what I am now?"

But the student looked at him and said, "This path is too difficult, and I promised you that I would take the imperial examination and get good grades."

Mo Shi originally wanted to take this kid in as his disciple just because he valued his talent, and he didn't really value him that much, but now that the other party rejected him so straightforwardly, he felt a little dissatisfied.

After thinking about it, he felt that this was because the imperial examination only tested reading and writing, and did not test the study of things at all!

Mo Shi felt dissatisfied and could not help but submit a memorial to Liu Tan, expressing his doubts: "Since Your Highness values ​​the study of things so much, why doesn't the imperial examination include this subject? Talents selected through examinations are bound to be more outstanding, which is much better than relying on recommendations now."

Of course, this memorial would not reach Liu Tan directly. The first person to see it was Yan Xingsheng.

When Yan Xingsheng saw Mo Shi's memorial, he originally thought that he was pleading for the Mo family disciples. After all, those people had suffered enough in recent days, and he didn't know how their prince could have so many strange ideas.

But when he opened it, he felt that Mo Shi was probably writing the letter in the capacity of a teacher at the academy. He hesitated for a moment and then asked Liu Tan.

After hearing this, Liu Tan took Mo Shi’s memorial and felt a little surprised. Why did Mo Shi start paying attention to this?

He originally thought that Mo Shi was taking this opportunity to talk about other things, but he never expected that he was actually seriously requesting to open a course.

Liu Tan couldn't help laughing. He felt that Mo Shi was just like a physical education teacher whose classroom was invaded by the cultural teacher. He was full of dissatisfaction.

He finally couldn't help but meet Mo Shi, wanting to know what this guy was thinking.

Of course, the main reason is that Mo Shi’s recent lectures are said to be quite popular.

Because there are some hands-on experimental projects in his class. Think about other teachers who just read the textbook and then ask you to write, draw, and memorize things constantly, and also understand them.

This class is like playing, how can I not like it?

So the person Liu Tan met was Mr. Mo Shi from the academy, not Mr. Mo Shi from Dai Siyu.

It was Mo Shi's first time meeting Liu Tan, and he felt a little nervous. After paying his respects, he sat there quietly, not daring to look around.

Liu Tan asked, "Why did you come up with the idea of ​​adding the subject of "Gewu" to the imperial examination?"

Mo Shi gathered his words and said, "Since Your Highness values ​​the study of things and wants to develop it, it won't work if we are the only ones to rely on us. The power of one or two families is ultimately limited. If we don't cultivate more talents, we won't be able to provide enough supply."

Liu Tan said, "So I'm asking you to be a teacher, aren't I?"

Mo Shi smiled bitterly, "But no one really studies it seriously. Everyone treats this course as a way to pass the time. Because there's no imperial examination, and you can't become an official by relying on your knowledge of the science of things."

Liu Tan raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is this really the only reason?"

Mo Shi doesn't look like a man who cares about the world, unless he was mistaken?

Mo Shi was silent for a long while before he said, "Because I wanted to take someone as my disciple, but he said he wanted to take the imperial examination, so he refused."

Liu Tan had a bad feeling in his heart. It seemed that there was only one person Mo Shi could meet in the academy who could pass the imperial examination.

He asked, "You're not talking about Zhang Anshi, are you?"

Mo Shi was a little surprised: "Your Highness knows?"

Liu Tan's face darkened: "Of course I know, he was allowed to enter the academy by special permission from me!"

Well, he originally thought that he was taking the opportunity to send a teacher to the academy to broaden the students' horizons, but it turned out that the capable official he had high hopes for was almost abducted away!

If Zhang Anshi's family had not fallen into poverty and needed him to work hard to revive the family, he might have been kidnapped and become a disciple of the Mohist School. When Liu Tan thought of this, he felt a little uneasy.

You Mohists have a grudge against me, right?