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

"Why is Your Highness hostile to me?"

The old Taoist priest with white hair, red lips and white teeth, a calm expression and a pure attitude could tell Ning Fan's thoughts at a glance.

Ning Fan snorted coldly: "You guys just meditate and refine elixirs all day long, but you also come to the court to confuse the public with your lies and poison the common people. Aren't you afraid of retribution?"

After all, Emperor Tian'an was also the biological father of this body. Ning Fan was naturally unhappy because these Taoist priests fed his biological father poison.

It's one thing that you don't dare to take care of it at ordinary times, but if you really encounter it, you really need to take care of it and give it a beating.

When the old Taoist priest heard what Ning Fan said, he was not very angry. He just smiled slightly and said, "Your Highness, I'm afraid you may have misunderstood! Pindao also received an edict from the court to attend the prayer meeting. Before that, Pindao really didn't have any After entering the palace for even half a step, why do you say evil words to deceive everyone?"

Ning Fan was stunned for a moment. It seemed that he had misunderstood. His expression softened slightly and he lowered his voice and said: "I heard that there is a demon Taoist in the palace who specially refines elixirs for my father to take! Taoist priests, please don't do this. It is a poisonous thing to the world! The elixir, mercury, lead and sand are extremely poisonous. People who eat them will not only not be able to live forever, but will also hasten death."

Ning Fan lowered his voice.

After hearing this, the old Taoist priest nodded and said: "The art of alchemy is profound and profound, and some wandering warlocks are really harmful to people!"

"That's good, that's good. Goodbye, Taoist Priest."

Ning Fan waved and planned to leave.

The old Taoist priest stopped Ning Fan again and said, "Your Highness, please wait! This is the look of His Highness Ping Taoist Temple. It is very novel. I have some spare time and I would like to sit down and discuss Taoism with Your Highness."

"No need."

Ning Fan waved his hand.

Ning Fan himself is a time traveler, and he has an inexplicable awe for ghosts and gods.

However, although the old Taoist in front of him was an immortal, he was classified as a liar by Ning Fan, so he didn't bother to say more.

After leaving the palace, Ning Fan began his arrangements for the next stage.

At this stage, the main purpose is to transfer all the craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry to Jiangzhou.

Of course, these craftsmen were even more precious. Ning Fan planned to write a letter of divorce to Song Chengzhou, the governor of Tianjiang, asking him to find a suitable place to place these craftsmen first.

Wait until you arrive in Tianzhou and create the initial living environment before moving these people.

Tianjiang and Jiangzhou are adjacent to each other and are actually not far away. This matter will be much smoother with Song Chengzhou's help.

Ning Fan did not go home, but asked Ergou to drive the carriage straight to the Ministry of Industry.

When he arrived at the Ministry of Industry, the first person Ning Fan met was Pang Jian, the minister of the Ministry of Industry.

How to retain the basic functions of the Ministry of Industry while trying to take away some of the seeds among craftsmen is a difficult problem.

After all, although the imperial court is now very poor, busy and chaotic, things such as repairing and weaving royal robes still have to continue.

These basic functions of maintaining royal life must be fully preserved.

As for the remaining craftsmen, most of them are not needed now, and the court has no money to support these people.

This group of people that the imperial court considered a burden were just the sweethearts in Ning Fan's eyes.

First of all, these craftsmen have strong hands-on skills, and secondly, there are many craftsmen who also have some basic knowledge of natural science. After arriving in Jiangzhou, they only need to be educated and strengthened according to the basic textbooks written by Ning Fan. These people will be future scientists and inventors!

The industrial foundation of Dakang in the future will really depend on these talents!

The meeting and discussion with Pang Jian lasted for an entire afternoon.

When we came out of the Ministry of Industry, it was actually already evening.

"Page 9 of Ta Kung Pao..."

The sound of hawking came from the street, and Ning Fan saw a few people who looked like scholars surrounding the newspaper stall and grabbing newspapers frantically.

"Your Highness, these people buy our newspapers mainly because of "The Condor Shooting"! The story is so attractive. Most people want to know the next part after reading the top part."

Ergou saw Ning Fan being attracted by the grand occasion of selling newspapers and said with a smile.

The newspaper has entered a virtuous cycle, but Ning Fan is not in a hurry to use the newspaper's propaganda role now. Taking big steps can easily create a sense of fear.

When necessary, newspapers can be used as a tool to promote public opinion. They can suddenly take the initiative and control the public opinion of the world.

At night, a group of people entered Prince Qing's Mansion.

This is Luo Yong and his party who have just returned from Jiangzhou. They are dusty and weathered.

However, Luo Yong's face was filled with excitement.

"This is the mutton soup specially made for you, drink it first."

Ning Fan had already set up a bonfire in the yard and waited for a long time.

"Your Highness, the place in Jiangzhou is not as desolate as the legend says. In fact, it's not bad at all!"

Luo Yong sipped the mutton soup, and the firelight reflected on his resolute face.

"Well, I've known this for a long time. Jiangzhou's problem is nothing more than a problem in the yellow flood zone. As long as the upstream river embankments are done well, Jiangzhou will be a rich land of fish and rice."

Ning Fan naturally knew what was going on.

"The best thing is that the imperial court has not sent officials to Jiangzhou for nearly ten years! In other words, when we get there, it will be our world."

Luo Yong served himself another large bowl of mutton soup, and by the way, he grabbed a leg of mutton and ate it in his hand.

"I heard that there are many bandits in Jiangzhou, have you heard about it?"

Ning Fan asked.

After hearing this, Luo Yong put down his bowls and chopsticks, wiped his hands and said, "I understand. Scholars know everything about the world without going out! Your Highness turns out to know everything!"

"Tell me."

Ning Fan was very useful.

Luo Yong simply stopped eating and started chatting: "Because Jiangzhou has been without government management for a long time, dozens of bandit gangs of various sizes have gathered in the territory! The largest number is tens of thousands, and the smallest number is thousands!"

"These people gather in the mountains and forests to rob pedestrians and caravans, and their lives are pretty good. But when we go, these bandits must be killed."

Luo Yong's eyes were shining.

The Dragon Scale Army is absolutely leading in terms of equipment and training methods, and its combat effectiveness goes without saying.

Ning Fan has this confidence, and the five hundred dragon scale army can kill tens of thousands of bandits!

In the cold weapon era, some things were suppressive, such as repeating crossbows, compound crossbows, etc.

Coupled with unconventional means such as instigating rebellion and poisoning, dealing with these bandits is simply a piece of cake.

"You didn't fight these bandits, did you?"

Ning Fan asked curiously.

"I've only been in Jiangzhou for half a month, and these grandsons came to my door!"

"Of course I can't be polite, and I can't embarrass His Highness! I led my brothers to wipe out seven cottages, and recruited 20,000 people by the way!"

"But don't worry, Your Highness, these bandits who are being recruited have a lot of food and money themselves. They can feed them for a year and a half without any problem. We don't need to support them for the time being."

Luo Yong said vividly.

Yueying and Ergou on the side listened very seriously, because Luo Yong spoke really vividly.