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

"I'm your brother, and you just push me into a pit of fire? Prince, do we still have brotherhood between us? I now wonder if your fourth brother's death was at fault!"

Ning Fan sneered.

Now that he had broken up with each other, Ning Fan no longer tried to hide it.

"Then you can't ask for two fiefs! There is no precedent for this from ancient times to the present!"

The prince still refused to let go.

Ning Fan raised his hands towards Emperor Tian'an and said: "Father, my son risked his life to rescue my father. This is a great achievement, right? What's more, if a barren land like Yunzhou is used as my fiefdom, I will not accept it!"

As the saying goes, babies who cry are fed by milk. Ning Fan was no longer silent this time.

On the contrary, he presented the facts and reasoned, and directly refuted the prince speechless.

As for Emperor Tian'an, after thinking silently for a while, he finally nodded and said: "Jiangzhou has always been a place prone to frequent floods. Taking this place as your fiefdom is indeed a bit unfair to you! As for Yunzhou, just Think of it as your reward for saving me this time!"

Emperor Tian'an finally opened his eyes and agreed directly regardless of the prince's objections.

Ning Fan was ecstatic in his heart, but his face remained calm.

"Father, what do you say about stationing troops? If we don't station troops in a place like Yunzhou, once the Huns attack, we will not be able to control the lives of our sons and ministers."

Ning Fan said aggrievedly.

Emperor Tian'an waved his hand and said: "It's up to you! I allow you to station troops!"

"Father!"

The prince was unwilling.

However, Emperor Tian'an shook his head and said: "Qing'er, Fan'er is sharing Dakang's worries for me, so don't be suspicious of your brother."

Seeing Emperor Tian'an say this, the prince was unwilling but had no choice but to give up.

Ning Fan got two fiefdoms and was very happy. Although he was about to leave Yanjing to join the feudal vassal, Ning Fan would not let Ning Fan miss any of the plants or trees here.

Of course, except Xiao Lingxi.

The court gave three months of preparation time, but Ning Fan wanted to send someone there in advance before winter.

Upon returning to the palace, Ning Fan immediately summoned Ergou and Luo Yong for discussion. Now in a practical sense, these two people have become Ning Fan's right-hand men.

Especially Luo Yong, whose loyalty can be seen from the sun and the moon, Ning Fan can absolutely rest assured.

"What, His Highness already has a fiefdom, but he still wants to fiefdom and become a vassal?"

Ergou jumped up in shock.

Even Luo Yong looked in disbelief. He didn't know why Ning Fan was given two barren lands as a fief.

"Don't worry, when we get there, our lives will definitely not be worse than now."

Ning Fan is very confident.

Ning Fan has put a lot of effort into Anjing, such as Xishan College, Du Yuesheng's business and the soon-to-open book hall. These are all semi-finished products that have not yet been completed.

But now, Ning Fan suddenly no longer wants to stay in Kyoto.

He wants to build his own base, and even more, he wants to run his own small kingdom.

In fact, the thirteenth uncle Ning Yin was right. Staying in Kyoto would inevitably lead to death.

The prince's power was too great. If it were in the past, Ning Fan felt that through his hard work, he might be able to gain the appreciation of Emperor Tian'an, and he might have the possibility of succeeding in seizing the throne.

But after learning his true identity, Ning Fan completely gave up on this idea.

It is absolutely impossible for the bloodline of the previous princess to become the heir of Dakang. I am afraid that he will be rejected by Emperor Tianan as soon as he is born.

No matter how hard he tries, he can only be a prince of peace.

Even wanting to marry Xiao Lingxi would arouse the suspicion of the court!

"I will go wherever Your Highness goes. Even if it is a bitter cold place in the northwest, I will admit it."

Ergou expressed his stance directly.

Luo Yong, on the other hand, thought about more things. He turned to Ning Fan and said, "Yunzhou and Jiangzhou. Jiangzhou has a flat and fertile land for thousands of miles. Apart from the annual waterlogging, this is a rare treasure land!"

"I have a way to solve the waterlogging in Jiangzhou. Don't worry. This is a good thing."

Ning Fan smiled lightly.

A huge turmoil is brewing in the court, and the people are not at peace either.

There was a severe drought in the northwest and southwest. After winter, a large number of refugees gathered in Kyoto.

Although the imperial court set up porridge stalls to serve porridge every day, some old and weak refugees still starved to death on the streets every day.

Ning Fan walked on the street, feeling extremely sad in his heart.

Arriving in front of his chamber of commerce, Ning Fan discovered that Du Yuesheng had also set up a porridge shop, and it was thick white rice porridge. There were many homeless people queuing up around him, waiting to drink the porridge.

"Your Highness, this subordinate made his own decision, please punish him."

As soon as he entered the room, Du Yuesheng knelt down directly.

Ning Fan quickly helped the person up and said with a warm look on his face: "This shows that you are kind-hearted. Why are you guilty? You do good deeds in my name. I can't ask for anything more."

Seeing that Ning Fan showed no sign of anger, Du Yuesheng slowly felt relieved.

He breathed a long sigh of relief and said with a sad tone: "Your Highness, these refugees are so miserable! Preliminary estimates are that there are hundreds of thousands of refugees! Moreover, the gate of Kyoto has been closed to the refugees, and more refugees will He was immediately turned away!”

"That's unreasonable!"

Ning Fan was furious, seeing that it was getting cold, and when winter came soon, these refugees wearing single clothes would definitely freeze to death and starve to death.

If the court ignores the situation of these refugees, it will probably chill the hearts of the people!

"Xiao Du, how much money is left in the account?"

Ning Fan asked.

Du Yuesheng didn't know what Ning Fan meant, so he took a closer look at the account book and said, "We haven't been in the trading city for a long time, but our business is pretty good. In the past few months, we have already received more than 900,000 taels of silver!"

"so much?"

Ning Fan was surprised, he didn't expect to make so much money.

"I made more than 400,000 taels of silver from sugar alone! And soap is also a best-seller, so I made more."

Du Yuesheng explained.

Although there are hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, it is far from enough for Ning Fan.

Ning Fan had a huge plan in mind. He wanted to bring all these homeless refugees to his fiefdom and resettle them so that these people would not freeze to death and starve to death in the winter.

To do this, the money required is astronomical.

Unfortunately, given the current financial situation of the imperial court, it is impossible to provide this money...

"You may need funds to do business. You can do this. You can spend 700,000 first, and I will figure out a way for the rest."

Ning Fan said to Du Yuesheng.

There is no doubt that the Chamber of Commerce belongs to Ning Fan. When he heard that Ning Fan needed money, Du Yuesheng naturally didn't hesitate and immediately found a way to come up with 700,000 silver.

Of course, having this money is still not enough. Ning Fan immediately thought of old Sardin.

This old guy is extremely rich, and no one knows how much money he has secretly.

The key is that Sardin is the most trusted figure among Hu merchants, and the wealth of those merchants cannot be underestimated.

After returning home, Ning Fan immediately found Xina.

This fair-skinned and beautiful young lady from the Western Regions thought that Ning Fan had finally enlightened and wanted to learn foreign languages ​​properly, so she immediately started dressing up in a hurry.