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

As the saying goes, if one general is incompetent, the three armies will be exhausted.

Ning Fan's series of strategies gave the defenders of Pingnanguan a complete victory. At this time, Ning Fan's prestige in the army was also greatly improved.

Originally, in the army at Pingnanguan, the Dynasty was the dominant one. From the generals down to the soldiers, Huang Chao would obey orders and prohibitions absolutely. For Ning Fan, the emperor, everyone had always felt that Ning Fan was the emperor from the bottom of their hearts. To Pingnanguan, it is just a mascot to boost morale.

This almost formed a tacit understanding from top to bottom. Even the chief minister of the cabinet and other ministers felt that the superficial significance of Ning Fan's visit to Pingnan Pass was far greater than the actual significance.

But reality gave everyone a hard slap. Ning Fan's ingenious military strategy allowed the defenders of Pingnanguan to almost achieve the greatest victory at the smallest cost. This also made Ning Fan, from Huang Chao to Xiaobing, Everyone was impressed by this emperor.

In the morning, Ning Fan listened to the reports from the generals in the Chinese army tent. At noon, Ning Fan hurried back to the palace.

Ning Fan still couldn't bear the food in the military camp. After all, the food eaten by the soldiers were rough pickled vegetables, which were difficult to swallow. Even the food of the officers in this era could not guarantee a delicate enough taste.

When Ning Fan returned to the palace, he felt that everywhere he went, the eyes of the servants in the palace changed towards him. The eyes were a kind of worship from the heart.

Even when he met Xiaoyu on the road, Ning Fan felt that this girl was a little different from before, and her expressions that seemed bold in front of him became more enchanting.

After all, the two of them were already married. Although Ning Fan did not give Xiaoyu any year, Xiaoyu's status in the entire palace had increased invisibly. When the maids and eunuchs on the side saw Xiaoyu, they all bowed quietly and then Bow and leave.

"They seem a little afraid of you. You don't usually bully them, right?"

When Ning Fan saw no one around him, he joked towards Xiaoyu.

He was just making an ordinary joke, but unexpectedly it shocked Xiaoyu. Xiaoyu quickly knelt on the ground and said to Ning Fan: "Your Majesty, please don't think that Xiaoyu is the kind of person who relies on favors and is arrogant. In fact, Xiaoyu has never been I have never bullied these people, they are servants, Xiaoyu is also a servant, everyone has the same status."

Ning Fan suddenly couldn't bear it when he saw Xiaoyu's pale face with fright.

"Xiaoyu, don't be nervous, I don't mean anything else."

Ning Fan quickly waved his hand to explain and asked Xiaoyu to stand up.

Xiaoyu became more courageous when she saw Ning Fan's face was smiling and not angry at all. He stood up straight, looked directly at Ning Fan, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will hit you." Xiaoyu has never been like that to bully others under the banner of others. Xiaoyu cannot be too humble. After all, it is a well-known fact that I am favored by His Majesty. If I, Xiaoyu, are too humble, it will also lose His Majesty's face, right?"

Ning Fan sighed in his heart and couldn't help but admire this little jade girl. She was thoughtful and organized. It seemed that this girl was indeed not a good person, but her words were also simple.

"Well, I'll leave everything in this palace under your control."

Ning Fan is not a fool. Ning Fan also received the meaning revealed in Xiaoyu's two casual words.

When Xiaoyu heard that Ning Fan asked her to manage the palace, a smile suddenly appeared on her face. He kowtowed to Ning Fan, and then said calmly and generously: "Of course there is no need to avoid some annoying little things. I have to worry about the big things, Miss." You still need to ask the lady for instructions.”

Naturally, the lady Xiaoyu mentioned was Xiao Lingxi, which made Ning Fan look at Xiaoyu with admiration again. This girl has an exquisite mind and will still be a very hot person in the future. In Ningfan's opinion, this Xiaoyu will most likely be a strong-armed figure like Wang Xifeng. .

But Ning Fan wasn't worried. After all, with his Tathagata pressing down on Xiaoyu, he couldn't cause too much waves, so he didn't care.

"That's it. You can go about your business."

Ning Fan waved his hand and let Xiaoyu leave, while he was thinking about what to do in the afternoon.

Recently, another group of craftsmen will come to Jiangzhou. Of course, this group of craftsmen is not specifically to build anything in Pingnanguan, but is specifically composed of top blacksmiths who were originally announced to be dispatched.

These are the people Ning Fan requested to be announced for him. Technical colleges in Tianjiang Province, Jiangzhou, and Kyoto have begun to recruit talents for training, and the courses created by Ning Fan have begun to become teaching plans.

As a large number of skilled technicians have been cultivated, the technological atmosphere of Dakang has gradually begun to prevail. However, it will take one to two years for this cycle to truly become a virtuous cycle of technology.

In the morning, Ning Fan heard a report that the craftsmen from Jiangzhou had arrived at Pingnanguan and had been resettled. However, Ning Fan was a little anxious and wanted to meet these priests in the afternoon because something suddenly popped into his mind recently. A new method of making steel was thought of.

The materials and labor required for forging wootz steel are far more than ordinary steelmaking. What Ning Fan is thinking of now is another kind of steel called Damascus steel. If Damascus steel can be forged, then it can be popularized in weapons. .

After all, Uzi steel swords, both in terms of cost and forging time, are difficult to estimate. If you want to equip a large number of Dakang's troops, it is still difficult, but Damascus steel is different.

Damascus steel is cheap to build, cost and forge.

After having lunch with Xiao Lingxi, Ning Fan hurried away.

In the mountain nest behind the palace, Ning Fan built a site here before Ning Fan because he had surveyed it before. The entire mountain was an iron mine. It was very convenient to get ore and smelt iron on the spot.

Moreover, the nearby mountains are all covered with green steel. This kind of wood has a high calorific value, which is very convenient for burning charcoal and making steel.

Dozens of blacksmiths from the Ministry of Industry arrived here last night, rested here all night, and started casting blast furnaces to make iron.

These craftsmen are hard-working and very efficient. With the help of some local people, the site has begun to take shape.

When several officials from the Ministry of Industry saw that the emperor Ning Fan had come in person, they rushed out of the hut and knelt on the ground to say hello to Ning Fan.

Since Ning Fan ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he has not had a chance to reorganize the Ministry of Works, so Ning Fan is not too reassured about the craftsmen sent by the Ministry of Works this time.