coobybook Chapter 157 Investment
Chapter 157 Investment
Gu Rao coughed lightly.
"I'm so much younger than you. It's embarrassing for you to be your disciple at such a young age. Just give me ten taels of silver."
"If you give me the money, I'll teach you arithmetic."
Gao Caitong is very insistent on this matter.
"Since ancient times, I have been my teacher. Your achievements in arithmetic are probably not comparable to those of some professional scholars. I still take advantage of you as my teacher."
"How can ten taels of silver be enough?"
"Fifty taels of silver. If the teacher thinks it's not enough, you can add more."
This is the first time in all the years he has been doing business that when someone else gives a price, he does not push it down, but instead raises the price himself.
This shows the importance attached to apprenticeship.
Gu Rao didn't expect that there would be an unexpected surprise.
Of course she wouldn't refuse.
But fifty taels of silver is enough. If you are greedy for more, it will be embarrassing. "I will devote myself to teaching you everything I have learned in my life."
Gao Caitong knelt down and offered the apprenticeship tea to Gu Rao.
Although Gu Rao was not used to it, he still cooperated with Gao Caitong to drink the tea to honor his master. Originally it was just for money, but after drinking the tea to honor his master so seriously, he really regarded Gao Caitong as his apprentice.
Write the addition table right now.
For easier calculation, Arabic numerals are used directly.
Gao Caitong looked confused.
"How come I don't recognize anything on this?" Without waiting for Gu Rao's answer, he immediately thought of Gu Rao's mental arithmetic ability, and said with understanding and excitement, "Is this your unique secret to being so good at mental arithmetic?"
Gu Rao nodded.
"The words above are Arabic numerals. What I am writing for you is an addition table. I will teach you addition first. After you memorize the addition formula, I will teach you the subtraction formula, multiplication formula and division formula."
"Once you learn addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, you won't need to use an abacus to calculate small amounts in the future, and you can easily do it mentally."
"If you still want to be able to calculate large numbers quickly without using an abacus, you must continue to learn addition formulas, subtraction formulas, multiplication formulas and division formulas."
"Once you learn these, you can easily calculate any large amount."
Gao Caitong asked, "If I learn the formulas and formulas you mentioned, can I easily solve the difficult problem I just asked you like you?"
Gu Rao shook his head.
"The formulas and formulas are just the beginning. If you want to be like me, you have to learn a lot."
Gao Caitong's eyes, which were not too big, shone with a thirst for knowledge.
"I want to learn it all!"
Gu Rao, "..."
Suddenly I felt that teaching a disciple was not an easy task, especially for such a proactive disciple in terms of learning!
What's going on with the pressure?
Tell yourself that after accepting the money and drinking the apprenticeship tea, it’s too late to regret now, just be patient and continue teaching. As long as he wants to learn, he will teach himself. How much he can learn depends on his own ability and luck.
"Take your time, you won't become a fat man after one bite."
Gu Rao considered herself not a patient person, especially when it came to teaching others basic things, but Gao Caitong's confused expression when he looked at the addition table still made her realize that he hadn't even taught him Arabic numerals. , let him learn the addition formula first, a bit like jumping over the tower and attacking.
So I patiently wrote another Arabic numeral from one to one hundred, and below the number, I wrote the words "era from one to ten".
"1 is one, 2 is two, 3 is three..."
"The Arabic numerals above correspond to the numbers below. You can read it a few times after me and gradually become familiar with these Arabic numerals."
Gao Caitong read aloud obediently.
After reading it several times, I finally understood the meaning.
"Master, if I use the numbers you taught me to keep accounts from now on, wouldn't it be a lot easier? These Arabic numerals look very simple to write!"
Gu Rao hummed.
"Have you learned it?"
Gao Caitong said honestly, "I can read along, but as soon as I leave this piece of paper, I probably won't be able to remember how to pronounce these numbers."
Therefore, he still couldn't understand the addition table on his own.
Gu Rao said again, "You not only have to read, but you also have to write. Let's stop here today. Follow this piece of paper and write what's on it a hundred times. When you're done, come to the first door past the Stone Bridge on South Street." The three families came to me and gave me the manuscripts they had written to check. If there were mistakes, they would continue to correct them. If there were no mistakes, we would start learning addition."
Gao Caitong hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but ask, "Master, can I learn with my son? I only have one son, and I will definitely leave the family business to him in the future."
Gu Rao nodded.
"Yes, you can follow whatever you want to learn."
"It's up to you."
Gao Caitong's eyes lit up.
"Master is awesome!"
"Don't worry, my son will not learn in vain, and he will also need teaching fees. However, he is my son after all. If he doesn't accept you as his teacher, the seniority between me and him will be messed up. So, can I let him become my teacher?" Master, will I be your disciple?"
"In the future, if other people want to learn, I will introduce them to the master. If the master wants to accept them, I can accept them. If they don't want to, I can accept them. You can just be their master!"
"Such a good thing cannot be taught to others in vain. We can use this method to make a lot of money... We can start by setting up half a private school to teach mathematics!"
Gu Rao, "..."
Should I say that I am a veteran who has been in the shopping mall for many years? You can think of everything in terms of business, but...his proposal is not a bad idea.
Teaching in a school can not only make money, but also promote the cultural development of this era. It is also considered a good thing. Isn't it the best of both worlds?
Moreover, teaching one person is teaching, and teaching a group of people is also teaching. Why not spend your energy once and teach more people?
It seemed that he could see Gu Rao's heartbeat.
Gao Caitong continued, "Master, you don't have to worry about running a private school. I have many properties in my name. When you have time, just go with me to pick a place to use as a school. If you really have it, As for running a school, I can start recruiting people now.”
Gu Rao's mouth twitched.
"You haven't learned much from me yet, so you are rushing to help me set up a school and recruit students. Aren't you afraid that I am actually an empty shell, causing you to waste so much energy?"
Gao Caitong looked trusting.
"Master, how can you belittle yourself?"
"Even if the master doesn't know anything else except teaching these Arabic numerals, there will definitely be people who are willing to follow and learn. These numbers are much easier and faster to write than the numbers we usually write. If you really learn them, you can use them in the future. It can save a lot of pen and ink when writing.”
Gu Rao patted Gao Caitong's shoulder happily, then took out the fifty-tael silver note that had just been obtained but was not yet warm, and stuffed it into Gao Caitong's hand.
"These money are my initial investment in running the school. Now that I have given the money to you, you will have full authority to run the school and recruit students."
Although she did have these ideas, she still felt that it was a bit too playful. She might not receive too many students at the beginning, so she was too lazy to spend too much energy on it.