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

The hard compressed biscuits did not look edible, but they smelled pretty good.

Zhou Qun didn't dare to say anything. After all, it belonged to Ning Fan. If he said it, he would be questioning King Qing.

"Don't jump to conclusions yet, just take a bite first, just a small bite, don't eat too much!"

Ning Fan said with a smile.

In confusion, Zhou Qun finally picked up a small piece of crumbs and put it into his mouth. He chewed it carefully and soon a look of surprise appeared on his face.

First of all, the taste is very good, with a sweet taste in the mouth, but there is also a salty taste in the sweetness. Other than that, it has a light fragrance, which is very rich.

It's chewy, but definitely not chewy. Just a small bite actually made Zhou Qun feel full.

This is amazing, even hard to understand.

"Your Highness, how many days can this thing be stored?"

Zhou Qun tried to ask.

Ning Fan heard Zhou Qun ask this and stretched out three fingers.

"Three days?"

"No, guess again."

"Three months?"

Zhou Qun could no longer be described as shocked.

"Wrong! If this thing is wrapped in oilcloth to keep out the air, it will be fine for thirty years."

Ning Fan shook his head,

Zhou Qun was completely shocked. This thing can be stored for thirty years?

"Food spoilage is mainly related to two factors, the first is moisture and the second is air."

"If it is absolutely dry, it can easily be stored for three to five years. However, sugar, oil, and salt are added to this compressed biscuit. These are all things that prevent spoilage, so it is no exaggeration to say that even if it is stored normally, this compressed biscuit will not last long. There will be no problem with the biscuits for three to five months.”

Ning Fan said with a smile.

Zhou Qun nodded: "This thing is very filling, tastes good, and is easy to carry. With this thing, the army does not need to rest, and it can save a lot of time on long-distance raids!"

"And there is no need to bring any unnecessary things."

Zhou Qun finally realized the power of this compressed biscuit, and a look of shock appeared on his face.

"I will give the formula of this thing to the Military Supplies Department later, and you will be responsible for allocating part of the funds to produce a batch of compressed biscuits to prepare for emergencies."

Ning Fan said to Zhou Qun.

Zhou Qun nodded: "As long as Jiangzhou can be stable for half a year, we can harvest enough food! According to the current amount of cultivated land in Jiangzhou, if all of it is sown in spring, the food harvested by then will be enough to support 100,000 soldiers for three years!"

Spring sowing is very critical, and the most critical thing is the dam.

"It's not a big problem. With a cement-cast dam, it generally won't collapse easily."

Ning Fan is quite confident in this.

"By the way, the military rations must be dealt with as soon as possible. Within seven days at most, the Dragon Scale Army will take action. This time I will bring out 10,000 people!"

Ning Fan already has a plan.

Some Jurchens were arrogant in Yunzhou and continued to plunder and kill herdsmen and miners. The people there had long been miserable.

As the saying goes, I hope Master Wang will shed tears!

Jiangzhou and Yunzhou are Ning Fan's basic bases and cannot be lost.

Especially Yunzhou, the value that can be developed in the future is greater than Jiangzhou!

Not only are the forest resources there extremely rich, but there are also coal mines, gold mines, silver mines, copper mines, iron mines, alkali mines...

There are countless kinds of minerals, and there is also the largest salt lake in the inland. According to Ning Fan's calculations, if the salt lake in Yunzhou is mined properly, it can last for a thousand years!

In this era, salt is a very precious thing. As long as you control the salt lake and sell refined salt to all parts of the mainland through commerce, money will continue to flow!

With this financial revenue, Ning Fan does not need to exploit the people to maintain the daily operation of the government, and completely liberates the people from land rent.

By that time, there will be no need to maintain a large group of powerful clans to help suppress various places.

"Your Highness is going to conquer Yunzhou?"

This unexpected thing shocked Zhou Qun.

He is the chief civil affairs officer of Jiangzhou, but Ning Fan has always been personally responsible for military affairs.

So Zhou Qun really didn't know much about military matters.

"Well, any military developments must be kept confidential in advance, and you should be careful not to tell anyone about this matter."

Ning Fan warned: "In fact, some of the movements of our Ordnance Bureau and Military Logistics Department must be kept absolutely confidential, otherwise someone who is interested in spying on the information will be able to predict our movements."

"Your Highness is right, these are indeed details that need to be paid attention to!"

Zhou Qun felt more and more that Ning Fan was omniscient and omnipotent. It seemed that Ning Fan alone could defeat hundreds or even thousands of smart people.

In the past, it was said that Ning Fan was a saint descended from heaven, which contained the meaning of flattery.

But now, Zhou Qun truly believed that someone like Ning Fan might be a person sent from heaven.

"Your Highness, as the number of people in Jiangzhou increases, some things must be gradually started."

"For example, the public security in various places. Nowadays, refugees from all over the country gather together. Public security is taken care of by the army. But in the future, the main task of the army will be to fight, and local public security will become a problem."

Zhou Qun asked for instructions.

Indeed, Ning Fan had not considered these things before, but now he has to put them on the agenda.

But in Ning Fan's mind, the jurisdiction of prefectures and counties is too inefficient. Jiangzhou is now so vast and sparsely populated that it is really difficult to manage public security.

"Let's do this. Each region is assigned a peace officer and a civil affairs officer. Once there are any local security cases, they can be handled by the peace officer. As for the civil affairs officer, they mainly deal with people's livelihood issues in towns and villages."

Ning Fan made suggestions.

Of course, many things still need to be tried experimentally, and results will not be seen in a short period of time.

Both Yunzhou and Jiangzhou are vast and sparsely populated. It is impossible to build a large number of yamen to control the people, so Ning Fan came up with this idea.

A few days later, part of the Dragon Scale Army stationed in Jiangzhou suddenly moved into action.

The Dragon Scale Army dispatched this time is generally a member army with the backbone of the student army. Most of them are students who have expired from the first term of the Martial Arts Hall. These students are influenced by modern military and have different disciplines and combat ideas. The shadow of special operations.

The dragon scale army of only five thousand people marched at an astonishing speed.

The distance of 500 miles from Jiangzhou to Yunzhou took only four days.

Ning Fan was riding on the horse and looking at the large giant tree in front of him, he couldn't help but be shocked.

These trees grow straight, and each one requires seven or eight people to hug each other, probably for hundreds of years.

There are tens of millions of acres of large forests like this in Yunzhou!

Here is a veritable timber warehouse.

In addition to the large natural forests, there are hills and rivers. The gurgling water is crystal clear and the natural scenery is unforgettable.

"Your Highness, we will enter the grassland fifty kilometers ahead."

A scout came back to report.

Ning Fan nodded: "Pay attention to the movements of the Jurchens!"