Father, I really don’t want to be the emperor

Several officials around him were extremely surprised to see Pang Jian being so aggressive. No matter how approachable Ning Fan was, he was still a dignified prince.

For a second-rank minister of the Ministry of Industry to dare to question a prince like this is like a longevity minister hanging himself because he thinks his life is too long!

Some colleagues even secretly winked at Pang Jian, telling him to shut up and stop talking...

"That's a good question. This is what I wanted to say."

Ning Fan laughed.

These officials from the Ministry of Industry are usually diligent in their work, but to fully mobilize the enthusiasm of these people, some ideological education really needs to be carried out.

Ning Fan was feeling sleepy and no one had sent him a pillow. Unexpectedly, Pang Jian sent one.

"Pang Shangshu, you said it well and asked it well. I can ask you."

"But first, I have to ask you a question: What does social progress rely on?"

Ning Fan asked.

Pang Jian was a dignified second-grade official, and he came second in the palace examination that year, so his knowledge was certainly no problem.

But facing Ning Fan's questions, he still felt like he was facing a formidable enemy and did not dare to be careless.

"The strength of society depends on the governance of wise kings, political clarity, and the guidance of sages! Of course, it also depends on God's blessing and smooth weather!"

Pang Jian racked his brains and said.

Ning Fan shook his head after hearing this: "Wrong, absolutely wrong! Let me ask you, ancient people, what did they eat?"

"Rume hair and drink blood."

Pang Jian replied.

Ning Fan nodded: "Then what does it take for us to be able to eat now?"

"Of course it depends on the emperor's grace!"

Pang Jian almost did it without thinking.

Ning Fan smiled bitterly and kept shaking his head: "Let me tell you the answer directly. The progress of society depends on the development of productivity!"

"productive forces?"

Pang Jian looked confused, and the officials around him even expressed their confusion.

"Productivity is actually work efficiency! For example, before there were hoes, people had to rely on sticks and stones to farm. But with iron farm tools, isn't farming much more convenient?"

“Without horse-drawn carriages, do people have to carry things on their shoulders and hands?”

Ning Fan asked.

The surrounding officials suddenly realized that they were neither stupid nor stupid. On the contrary, these people were the smartest people in this era as officials.

So Ning Fan just explained it briefly, and these people understood it.

"Coming back to the topic, Pang Shangshu asked what those farmers can do after they are replaced by machines. Let me tell you here, they can manipulate the machines to make more money, and they can also do things that more sophisticated machines cannot do, such as embroidery. "

"In short, they will make more than before, not less."

Ning Fan said with a smile.

Pang Jian nodded repeatedly, but his temper was also rising. He continued to ask: "Your Highness, there are only so many products in this world. If one person has more, the other person will have less! After all, there are not many good years... …”

Ning Fan finally admired Pang Jian at this time. His brain was really not that easy to use.

The questions asked are also very tricky, but they get to the essence of the problem.

"With the invention of various tools, the efficiency of farming will also increase! For example, in the future, relying on machines to farm, one person can farm hundreds of acres a day! Large areas of wasteland can be transformed into fertile farmland. In this way, our products will not be Greatly enriched? At that time, everyone will have clothes to wear and everyone will have enough to eat."

Ning Fan explained.

"This is real?"

Some officials from the Ministry of Industry were dumbfounded.

They have never thought about this question and do not know the ultimate answer to this question.

But today, Ning Fan seemed to explain it clearly at once.

"Your Highness, I finally know what to do!"

Pang Jian knelt directly on the ground.

The other officials from the Ministry of Industry also knelt down and looked at Ning Fan with eyes full of admiration and worship.

"I have compiled a lot of teaching materials. You can take a look and learn from them when you are free. They will be used in future work."

Ning Fan took the opportunity and said: "After reading these books, everyone will be as smart as me in the future and can invent various tools."

All the officials from the Ministry of Industry had been completely brainwashed by Ning Fan. When they heard what Ning Fan said, they immediately rushed to express their desire to see it.

Ning Fan definitely has no doubts about the academic attitude of the intellectuals of this era. They can memorize the Four Books and Five Classics by heart, and naturally they can also understand the basic knowledge of various mathematics, language, geography and chemistry.

……

After leaving the Ministry of Industry, the sun was already setting, and Ning Fan arrived at the 2022 Chamber of Commerce.

Ning Fan actually did not participate much in this chamber of commerce from site selection to opening, but he also gave very few opinions.

For example, the layout of the store, the decoration in the store, etc. In short, the decoration of this store is incompatible with the surrounding stores.

It was as if a trading company had been transported from the future out of thin air. The layout of the clothes, cosmetics, daily necessities, etc. in the store were all according to Ning Fan's plan.

Naturally, the new guys didn't know Ning Fan, but they greeted him enthusiastically immediately. When Du Yuesheng saw Ning Fan, he was already paying for his own things.

"Your Highness!"

Du Yuesheng's face turned pale in shock.

A few guys were even more frightened. Just now, they actually sold something to their master?

"It said that I have something to do with you."

When Ning Fan saw that his identity was revealed, he did not hesitate and walked directly towards the inner room.

"Your Highness, please don't blame these servants for their ignorance."

Du Yuesheng knelt down as soon as he came in.

Ning Fan quickly pulled him up. Du Yuesheng was now the God of Wealth and had to support the huge expenses of the Ministry of Industry every month.

"You can prepare a bookstore in the past few days, or call it a newspaper office. Our movable type printing will be completed soon, and we will start making newspapers then."

Ning Fan ordered.

Du Yuesheng had heard Ning Fan talk about this matter before, and he immediately agreed after hearing the words.

However, he said with a troubled expression: "Your Highness, I don't know how to do anything at all. Someone will have to take care of this newspaper office by then, right?"

Hearing what Du Yuesheng said, Ning Fan was also in trouble.

In this matter, we really need to find a suitable candidate.

Suddenly, Ning Fan's eyes lit up and he thought of someone - Xiao Lingxi!

Xiao Lingxi has great literary talent and a righteous heart. It is really suitable to be a well-off media person.

When the time comes, we will collect suitable manuscripts from readers and publish various folk tale news manuscripts. I believe this newspaper will be a big seller.

"You just need to buy a suitable store first, with a yard for both entrance and exit, and space for a printing machine in the backyard! I won't let you worry about the rest."

Ning Fan had already found the candidate, so he didn't have to worry anymore. He just gave a few instructions and came out.

Tomorrow is the autumn hunting, and Ning Fan needs to plan carefully.

Of course, hunting is not a problem for Ning Fan, but safety issues still require careful planning.

The last assassination had already sounded the alarm for Ning Fan, and he had to guard against certain things.

However, Ning Fan is not afraid. As a special soldier, survival in the wild is simply a child's play. Ning Fan is not afraid of any small moves from the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince.