Deserving To Be Your Majesty

"Remember this, who are our customers? They are local tyrants, bureaucrats, aristocratic families, and those who are ambitious.

Why do we want to sell things to them? Because they are the only ones that deserve them and only our products can enhance their status and values in order for them to be respected and attain what they desire.

Whether it is for their own use or for their dream lover or for their superior…

If he doesn't want to have it? It doesn't matter, let his opponent possess it first…"

... For the next few days, Ren Baqian taught the disciples at the Black Bamboo Academy every morning. In the afternoon, he either practiced boxing or got beaten up by Tong Lan. At night, he taught the two numbskulls who, apart from looking a bit tall, were pretty useless managers of the imperial trade caravans.