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

"Ergou, I've been very bored these days. Get ready. Let's go to the farm in the suburbs to have a look."

Ning Fan suddenly got the idea and planned to go out to the capital to have a look.

He has not been to either of the two manors given by the emperor.

Ergou was still very efficient. He hitched the carriage and prepared dry food. When everything was ready, Ning Fan ordered to set off.

At noon, Ning Fan and his party arrived at the first manor in the suburbs, which was also the manor given to Ning Fan when he was born.

This manor originally had 700 acres of fertile land, but due to Ning Fan's previous misdeeds, most of it had been pawned, and now only a few hundred acres of barren hills were left.

Usually, these villagers mainly rely on hunting for a living, and their lives are very poor.

"Your Highness, will you continue to run your workshop?"

Zhuangtou Zhao Qingshan asked in a low voice.

Previously, he worked for Ning Fan in processing sugar and refined salt in the workshop. Although it was only for a few days, Ning Fan gave him thousands of taels of silver.

"I will find a way later so that everyone will not continue to live a miserable life."

Ning Fan looked at the ragged appearance of the men, women, old and children in the village and felt a little sorry.

These people originally had fields to cultivate, but because their predecessors were good at gambling, they pawned the fields, so these village slaves could only hunt to satisfy their hunger.

"Your Highness, we will have roast wild boar for lunch today. In addition, I will send people to go fishing in the water. I will be back soon."

Zhao Qingshan said.

While we were talking, the fishermen came back.

Several villagers carried fish baskets and returned with full loads.

There are live big carp, some small fish, and many lively crayfish.

"Zhao Zhuangtou, why did you throw away all these miscellaneous shrimps?"

In ancient times, the dragon was the symbol of the emperor, so people also called crayfish as miscellaneous shrimps, because crayfish are omnivorous and can eat anything.

Ning Fan was immediately confused when he saw the villagers throwing away the shrimps while they were picking fish.

"Your Highness, these inferior shrimps have no meat at all except the shell, and they are very laborious to cook, so they are usually thrown away."

Zhao Qingshan quickly explained.

Hearing what Zhao Qingshan said, Ning Fan was immediately stunned.

Such a good thing was thrown away?

You know, in his own time, this little bastard was the darling beer companion of the night market!

"Zhao Zhuangtou, are there many such miscellaneous shrimps around our manor?"

Ning Fan's heart was beating wildly, as if he had discovered a new business opportunity.

Zhao Zhuangtou didn't know what Ning Fan meant. Hearing this, he looked confused and said, "Why do you ask this, Your Highness? These shrimps are overflowing and everywhere. It's really annoying! There are not only many near our manor, but also many in other places." , there’s no end to catching them!”

Ning Fan finally smiled after hearing this.

These days, he has been thinking about new entrepreneurial projects. Unexpectedly, he went out for a walk today and finally found inspiration.

"Zhao Zhuangtou, don't throw away these miscellaneous shrimps. You can have them cleaned and I will do it."

Ning Fan chuckled.

Zhao Qingshan was also confused when he heard that Ning Fan, the dignified prince, wanted to cook in person.

However, according to his status, he was just a domestic slave of Ning Fan, so naturally he did not dare to violate Ning Fan's wishes.

Immediately, a group of young wives from the village were called to follow Ning Fan's request and began to clean the small shrimps with hair brushes.

After carefully going through the recipe of spicy shrimps in his mind, Ning Fan started to ask Zhao Qingshan to prepare the condiments.

"Your Highness, are these shrimps really edible?"

Ergou looked disbelieving.

Ning Fan smiled: "Just don't bite off your tongue later!"

Seeing the disbelief on Ergou's face, Ning Fan didn't say much.

Heat the pan with cold oil and sauté the condiments until fragrant.

Ning Fan is very serious when cooking, and every process is meticulous.

As the small shrimps rolled in the pot, a strange aroma made everyone look weirder.

"Your Highness, there are a lot of these little shrimps. If you like to eat them, I will give them to you every day!"

Zhao Qingshan smiled honestly.

When he spoke, Ning Fan could hear saliva swirling in his mouth.

Boo!

In the last step, Ning Fan poured half a pot of old wine into it.

This process is the only thing Ning Fan feels is different from later generations.

There is no beer, so old wine can be used instead.

After closing the pot lid, Ning Fan looked towards the door.

The faces of several half-year-old children were dirty, the clothes on their bodies were difficult to cover their bodies, and their eyes were full of desire.

"Zhao Zhuangtou, how many people are there in the village now?"

Ning Fan asked casually.

"More than nine hundred people!"

Zhao Qingshan quickly answered.

It is difficult to feed so many people, not to mention that all the fertile land has been sold out by Ning Fan...

"Well, my father recently rewarded me with two new manors! You can prepare yourself and move some of the old, weak, women and children to the other two farms."

Ning Fan said to Zhao Qingshan.

Hearing what Ning Fan said, Zhao Qingshan was completely shocked. He looked away from the shrimp pot and knelt down towards Ning Fan with an excited expression.

"Your Highness, I, Zhao Qingshan, thank you on their behalf!"

Zhao Qingshan said with tears.

Ning Fan waved his hand to stop talking, and then opened the lid of the pot.

A fragrant smell instantly penetrated everyone's nostrils.

Without exception, these people secrete large amounts of saliva in a very short period of time.

"fragrant!"

“It smells so good!”

Everyone's eyes were attracted by this delicacy.

The eyes of these people were still full of disbelief.

The shrimps with an earthy smell were actually made delicious by Ning Fan!

"Here, I'll give you a plate!"

Ning Fan took the lead in serving a plate and handed it to several children.

Afterwards, a large basin was filled out, and everyone sat around and started eating.

At first, everyone was hesitant, but after the first person started eating, the others let go.

The taste in the mouth completely shocked these people who had never eaten small shrimps before, and they almost swallowed their tongues.

"From now on, you will organize people to capture these small miscellaneous shrimps and send them to the capital every day. I will ask for them in large quantities! The more you catch, the more you will be rewarded, and you can exchange these for food!"

After the meal, Ning Fan called Zhao Qingshan aside.

"Your Highness, there are as many of these as you want. They are everywhere in the fields, ditches and canals. I guarantee that I can catch a lot every day!"

Zhao Qingshan was surprised and happy.

If it is really possible to exchange shrimps for food, then the food and clothing problem in the village will be solved.

In the afternoon, Ning Fan took his two dogs to two other farms.

The two farms were in similar locations and relatively prosperous. After Ning Fan inspected them, he ordered the farm owners to catch miscellaneous shrimps.

On the way back, the carriage was walking on the official road, and the setting sun shone in through the window.

"Your Highness, even if you like to eat shrimps, you don't need to eat them every day, right?"

"These farms can catch hundreds of kilograms of miscellaneous shrimps a day. Will you be able to finish them by then?"

Ergou finally couldn't help but ask.

Ning Fan was intoxicated by this pure natural beauty. Hearing this, he couldn't help but smile and said, "I naturally have my own reasons for doing things. Since when did I have to worry about you?"