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

"General Sun, what's the matter?"

Ning Fan looked gentle.

The other party has already shown a surrender attitude, so there is no need for Ning Fan to trample his face into the dirt.

After all, it was the kindness of his future father-in-law, and Ning Fan also believed in Xiao Chong's vision and would not send a mediocre person all the way to Jiangzhou.

No matter how arrogant Sun Lu is, there is something in him.

"Your Highness, I, Sun Lu, am here to apologize today! At first, I was arrogant and thought that Your Highness would not lead the army... Now, I realize how ridiculous I am."

Sun Lu lowered his head and was very sincere.

Ning Fan took a step forward, helped the person up with both hands, and said with a kind smile: "Arrogance? A general cannot do without arrogance! General Sun, I have never looked at you because of this."

Ning Fan's words directly confused Sun Lu. He had been left out in the cold. Wasn't it Ning Fan's fault?

"Then why didn't His Highness arrange his duties? Instead of abandoning his subordinates?"

Sun Lu looked confused.

At this moment, he actually had self-doubt about himself. He felt deeply, was he having too much drama in his heart?

His Highness Prince Qing clearly didn’t say anything or did anything. Everything was just a figment of his own imagination...

"General Sun misunderstood. I wanted you to be tired from the long journey, so I didn't bother General Sun! I never thought that the general would care about this. It's really unexpected."

Ning Fan had a calm expression on his face.

Sun Lu came to apologize, but he actually came with grievances.

Unexpectedly, I was full of grievances, but others didn't buy it at all, and I suddenly became silent.

Thinking about himself as a guerrilla general in the northwest, it was a bit embarrassing to be jealous over trivial matters, so he suddenly looked grim and could not say a word.

"General Sun, have you rested well these days? There is something that is bothering me now. I wonder if General Sun has any good ideas?"

Ning Fan looked eager for talent.

When Sun Lu saw this scene, he was about to burst into tears.

He really had dreamed about this scene in his dreams, and he quickly nodded and said: "Your Highness, if you are prompted, Sun Luwan will not hesitate to die."

Sun Lu is a group of fierce horses, but he needs to get rid of his temper. I believe Xiao Chong has also noticed this.

Let Sun Lu come to Jiangzhou with the intention of testing Ning Fan.

Unexpectedly, when Sun Lu came to Jiangzhou, he was first ignored, and then Ning Fan showed off his face, completely dispelling his arrogance.

Now, in front of Ning Fan, Sun Lu is no longer as domineering as before, and all he has left is obedience.

"The Martial Arts Hall is currently in need of instructors like you who are experienced in fighting in the northwest. I wonder if you are qualified?"

Ning Fan asked tentatively.

Lecture hall?

lecturer?

Sun Lu didn't know the existence of such a thing at all, and was a little confused for a moment: "Didn't His Highness ask his subordinates to lead the troops?"

"No, no, no, I want you to become a master and teach a group of disciples to fight!"

"Your main task is to teach these apprentices the battle experience of the northwest, such as the Huns' living habits, the Huns' language, the Huns' geographical location, as well as various fighting habits, weapons, etc."

Ning Fan said a lot at once, but fortunately Sun Lu basically understood.

When he learned that he was not leading the troops in battle, Sun Lu seemed very disappointed.

But in order to make a living under Ning Fan, he didn't care about anything.

"Your Highness, I will do whatever you ask me to do! Even if I am a small guard for you, I, Sun Lu, will have no complaints."

Sun Lu said impassionedly.

Ning Fan smiled and nodded. Sun Lu's words and deeds finally confirmed one sentence, that is, a person's temper is only directed at those who are inferior to him.

Once you meet someone stronger than yourself, this arrogance will immediately disappear completely.

In this way, Sun Lu became a lecturer at the Martial Arts Hall, and Ning Fan planned to invite more people to be teachers in the future.

Even the bandit leader in the village, Ning Fan, invited them into the martial arts hall and asked them to tell them how to fight guerrilla warfare in the mountains and how to avoid the government's pursuit.

Even how to store food for the winter in the wild, how to command a group of bandits, how to win over people's hearts, etc.

As the saying goes, when three people walk together, there must be a teacher. In the past, Ning Fan's teaching materials for the martial arts hall came out, and in the later years, famous teachers from all walks of life taught by words and deeds.

The martial arts hall in Jiangzhou was so successful that even Zhou Qun was alarmed.

"If this continues, the combat effectiveness of the Dragon Scale Army founded by His Highness will be extremely amazing!"

Zhou Qun praised.

Hearing Zhou Qun's praise, Ning Fan couldn't help but think of another killer weapon, that is gunpowder!

If gunpowder, flintlocks and even muskets were invented in this era, it would not be very difficult for Ning Fan.

As long as industrial technology continues to develop for another two or three years, the red cannon can be produced.

But gunpowder is a beast locked in a cage. If he cannot fully control this thing, Ning Fan doesn't want to let it out of the cage just yet.

Because once the gunpowder is produced, it is only a matter of time before the secret recipe is leaked.

By the time both the enemy and ourselves have gunpowder, mankind will directly step from the era of cold weapons to the era of hot war, casualties will increase exponentially, and many things will increase uncertainty.

Therefore, although Ning Fan knows many ways to kill people, at this stage, Ning Fan has not revealed them.

And there is another factor that troubles the production of gunpowder, which is saltpeter mines!

Before large-scale saltpeter mines were found, gunpowder could not be produced in large quantities.

Of course, Ning Fan has already investigated it. Sulfur is easy to obtain, but saltpeter is indeed a problem.

Although it can be extracted from feces, the yield is also a big problem.

After coming back to his senses, Ning Fan looked at Zhou Qun and asked, "Mr. Zhou, how is the resettlement of refugees going recently?"

"Have all the fields been divided?"

Ning Fan asked.

Zhou Qun nodded: "According to His Highness's original plan, part of the land was allocated to the refugees as their private land, but some of the land became official land, which is nominally shared by everyone!"

"Yes, this part of government land is public land, and the output will be used for government expenses, disaster relief, and some public expenditures."

Ning Fan nodded.

"Your Highness, in fact, our Jiangzhou has always been short of food. Although Sardin continues to transport food from various places, there are too many refugees. Many people can only eat porridge temporarily to make ends meet."

Zhou Qun became distressed.

Ning Fan nodded: "The difficulty is only temporary. After the food harvest tomorrow, this situation will be greatly improved!"

"Go and tell everyone that if you want to have enough to eat, you have to work hard! We will take advantage of the dry season in winter and start building embankments and dams right away!"

"Otherwise, by the time of the flood season next year, I'm afraid Jiangzhou will still become a vast ocean!"

Zhou Qun wrote down several things that Ning Fan raised.