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

"I heard that your old mother is not in good health recently? This is some Jiangnan American ginseng I brought back from Jiangnan. This is something the Koreans brought from the north. You can take it home."

As soon as Ning Fan extended his hand, the eunuch next to him handed over a box of American ginseng.

Shi Qian had a bitter expression on his face, but Ning Fan rewarded him with a box of American ginseng. Shi Qian was immediately flattered and knelt on the ground again to thank Ning Fan.

"You are good in every way, but you are not good at all. You are too polite and too pedantic."

Ning Fan reached out again and pulled Shi Qian up from the ground.

"I am really flattered that my mother bothers Your Majesty to care about her. Your Majesty has hundreds of millions of people in the world in your heart. Your Majesty's family really doesn't need your attention."

Shi Qian said to Ning Fan sincerely.

"When you say that, it's true that your mother has such a responsible and capable son like you, so she doesn't need me to worry about it at all. This seems a bit deliberate, but don't worry, I'm not trying to flatter you. Shit, it’s just normal concern for you and recognition of your ability.”

"What? I heard that you seemed to be a little resentful in your words. Is it because I didn't put more burden on you and made you take on this idle position and have nothing to do all day?"

Ning Fan reached out and patted Shi Qian's shoulder.

As the saying goes, true gold is not afraid of fire, and Shi Qian was put to the test this time. After all, Shi Qian was the only member of the imperial court who did not collude with Cheng Wei during the rebellion of the cabinet leader Cheng Wei.

Ning Fan had very little information in his hands, and all of it was about the correspondence between the chief minister of the cabinet, Cheng Wei, and Shi Qian.

From these letters, Ning Fan can see that Cheng Wei has told Shi Qian several times that as long as Shi Qian is willing to help in this incident, he will definitely be able to occupy a place in the new dynasty in the future, even like Shi Qian's The conditions for becoming the chief minister of the cabinet in the future.

But no matter what Cheng Wei, the chief assistant of the cabinet, said, Shi Qian remained unmoved. At first, Shi Qian still persuaded him in letters, but after two times, he directly handed over the letters to Jin Yiwei in advance to express his attitude.

"I dare not have any complaints."

When Shi Qian heard what Ning Fan said, he was immediately startled and quickly explained to Ning Fan.

"Let's go, I'll go to the Yamen of your Ministry of War today to have a look."

Ning Fan stood up on his own initiative.

After a while, the emperor's chariot arrived at the Ministry of War, and Shi Qian, as the Minister of the Ministry of War, took the initiative to lead the way on horseback.

The entire military department was deserted, and a few officials were yawning, not knowing what to do every day at work.

As soon as Ning Fan entered the door, he saw two officials sleeping on the table. Shi Qian, who saw this scene, was furious, and his face turned green and white, which was extremely ugly.

Seeing that there was no sign of anger on Ning Fan's face, Shi Qian did not dare to neglect, and quickly explained to Ning Fan: "Your Majesty, the troops and horses in various places are not under the control of the Ministry of War, so these people usually have nothing to do. It can be done, but with the salary from the imperial court, I did not let them rest, and assigned them tasks every month, asking them to deploy troops and horses in various places, and to speed up the development of some weapons."

Ning Fan was a little surprised when he heard what Shi Qian said. According to the current situation of the Ministry of War, Shi Qian, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, was a polished commander. At this time, instead of being discouraged or giving up on himself, Shi Qian did these things.

"You even set up a weapons bureau? Come on, take me to see it!"

Ning Fan laughed and didn't take it seriously at all. He was well aware of the current situation.

In fact, this is not because Ning Fan has monopolized power, but because Ning Fan's foundation is unstable and he must grasp this power in his hands. If he cannot concentrate his efforts on doing big things, then the entire society will still sway and be unable to move forward with all its strength. .

"Your Majesty, please come here and take a look."

Mentioning this so-called weapons bureau, Shi Qian's face showed a proud look, but Ning Fan was a little surprised.

He followed Shi Qian to the backyard of the Ministry of War, only to find that there were hundreds of buses clanging and bustling inside, as if they were making something. The first thing Ning Fan saw was a musket on the table.

This musket is completely different from the drawings Ning Fan drew before, but the knife is quite sophisticated and has a design that makes Ning Fan's eyes shine!

What surprised Ning Fan even more was that this gun not only had rifling, but also designed projectiles!

"Who designed this?"

Ning Fan's eyes widened in shock. He did not expect that the Weapons Bureau without his participation in the Ministry of War could actually develop muskets to such an extent. It was simply unbelievable.

Originally, the musket designed by Ning Fan was more sophisticated and suitable for individual combat. It was actually in the style of a pistol, but the weapons bureau of the Ministry of War came up with a long rifle.

The reason why Ning Fan didn't think about this before was because the current steel materials were not up to par, and the seamless steel pipe technology was not enough. The forged steel pipe would explode and hurt, so it was not possible to make long guns, but now it is obvious that the weapons department has gone. In front of Jiangzhou.

"Your Majesty, you don't want to poach people from me, do you?"

When Ning Fan asked who the designer was, Shi Qian immediately showed a bitter look on his face.

In fact, in order to get weapons, he had been deliberately planning before. The reason why he did this was to make Ning Fan's eyes brighten and use his old minister.

It is absolutely impossible to say that Shi Qian has reached this step without any intention or trajectory. He has deliberately done this step in advance in exchange for his own future.

As the saying goes, do what you like.

Shi Qian is the one who really understands Ning Fan, and the one who really pays attention to Ning Fan. What does this well-off emperor like?

To come up with these things, it took a lot of time and energy. He usually spends time here, almost becoming a craftsman. Now seeing the expression of surprise and envy on Ning Fan's face, Shi Qian Know that all your efforts are worth it.

"It's not your fault that you don't want to hand over the person. After all, it's the person you worked so hard to train. But I can tell you that all your skills today are in my eyes."

Ning Fan laughed.

In fact, Ning Fan's seven-orificed exquisite heart is nowhere to be seen. Shi Qian made these things specifically for himself to see, to please himself, to please himself. He is not blind, how could he not see it?

The reason why they are unwilling to hand it over is actually the same as a woman acting coquettishly to a man.