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

In this chaos in Kyoto, there are Jinyiwei and the one from the Imperial City. Kyoto should not have any major problems. Plus, people like Zhou Qun and Zhang Tianming control Kyoto. Ning Fan can gradually let go.

Of course, being a hands-off shopkeeper is still far from enough, but as long as you train capable assistants, you won't have to work too hard in the future, it's true.

It’s been a while since I’ve been to Green Willow Villa. I didn’t expect that the construction of the Villa was quite good. Ning Fan remembered that he had only given a few instructions before, but he didn’t expect that the Ministry of Industry would actually put the effort into building pavilions and pavilions in Green Willow Villa. A resort.

The carriage stopped outside the village. The people in the village came out early and greeted the villagers who were about to come to the village. They were all very happy.

When Ning Fan recruited members of the Dragon Scale Army in the three major farms, many of the villagers' children joined the Dragon Scale Army. These children made a triumphant return, and each one of them either got promoted or made a fortune. In short, the life in the village can be lived now.

Moreover, today is different from the past. Originally, Ning Fan was only the sixth prince, but now Ning Fan has been promoted to the emperor. Naturally, the three major farms under his command have also received a lot of benefits.

In fact, Green Willow Villa is not far from Kyoto. If you hurry up, half a day is enough to arrive. Ning Fan is stationed at Green Willow Villa, so he does not delay business. Every day, Jin Yiwei comes and goes, delivering news from all over the country. .

Ning Fan must read the daily newspapers. In addition, there are war reports from the seven provinces in the south of the Yangtze River and the northwest. Ning Fan must read these.

Chen Qiao in the northwest was killing people in that land. Jaguars were no longer sent to the court in many cases. Ning Fan even couldn't get any news from Chen Qiao for several days. But in short, the war was progressing smoothly. .

Jiangnan is Ning Fan's main concern. With Song Chengzhou behind Jiangnan, plus Chen Yuanqing as a born calf, Ning Fan doesn't need to worry too much about the cooperation between the old and the young.

But Jiangnan is Ning Fan's future base camp after all. The slightest disturbance may cause Ning Fan to become nervous. He cares too much about Jiangnan.

"Ergou, please send someone to tell me to call Da Sinong to Green Willow Villa."

When Ning Fan had some free time, he began to think about agriculture again.

After leaving Kyoto this time, Ning Fan saw the hard work of the people in Kyoto during the busy farming season, and he couldn't help but feel a little distressed.

Especially in this era, ordinary people don't even know how to make ordinary green fertilizer. It is true that the technology is too backward.

"Actually, this large area of ​​barren hills can be used for grazing cattle, sheep, etc."

Although the mountains around the suburbs of Beijing are not very big, they stretch for hundreds of miles and are occupied by wild animals. If they are used for grazing, I believe the annual output will be considerable.

Ning Fan took a group of strong people from Green Willow Villa around. In the afternoon, the big Sinong arrived belatedly. This big Sinong was over seventy years old and had gray hair. He arrived at Green Willow Villa in a carriage. By then, he was already dying.

Although Da Sinong was a second-rank official in the imperial court and a member of the imperial court, it was the first time that Ning Fan noticed this old man's kind face and kind eyes.

"Your Excellency, Chief Secretary Nong, Liu Wenzheng is here to see Your Majesty."

Although he was very tired, Liu Wenzheng showed no lack of etiquette. He jumped off the carriage and knelt on the ground to salute Ning Fan.

Ning Fan helped Liu Wenzheng up and couldn't bear to see the tired look on the old man's face.

"My dear, do you know what my purpose is in calling you here?"

Ning Fan grabbed Liu Wenzheng's skinny palm and asked gently.

This Liu Wenzheng Thought Project seems to be a good old man at first glance, so he should not be wary of such an official.

"Your Majesty must have taken advantage of the spring outing to see the people busy in farming, so he hurriedly called me over."

Although Liu Wenzheng was over seventy years old, his mind was still clear and his eyes were clear. He immediately expressed Ning Fan's thoughts.

"My dear, do you know how the people in the suburbs of Beijing farm? I think they don't even know how to use fertilizer. How can crops grow vigorously without fertilizer? If this continues, it will not only be a waste of seeds but also a waste of manpower."

Ning Fan said heartbrokenly.

Liu Wenzheng nodded: "The excrement of people and animals is a good fertilizer, but the amount is too small after all. In addition, the sludge in the ditches is also good, but the fertilizer is also very little. This is not because the people are lazy. But there is really no other way.”

Liu Wenzheng was very clear about farmers and explained the problem clearly in one sentence.

Since Ning Fan called the big farmer here, he naturally had his intentions. Then Ning Fan called him. Liu Wenzheng came to the backyard and disposed of a large tank in the backyard. Under the big tank, it had been buried for a long time. A man drilled a hole.

"Your Majesty, what is the purpose of this?"

Liu Wenzheng saw that Ning Fan had created this thing, and his face was filled with questions. He didn't know what Ning Fan meant?

"In fact, everything in the world can be used as fertilizer, but some fertilizers are not absorbed by crops when used in crop fields. However, after fermentation of substances, these fertile things can often be absorbed by crops."

Ning Fan then explained to Liu Wenzheng the specific method of fermenting fertilizer. Hearing that hay leaves, leftovers, and even sewage and feces can be fermented into fertilizer, Liu Wenzheng was so surprised that his mouth opened wide.

"Of course, the fertility of the fertilizer recorded in this way is far less than that of animal excrement, but we can use another method, that is, raise more livestock, so that their excrement can be recycled, and the crops will be more fertile. Farmers’ harvests will be better.”

Ning Fan explained carefully, while the great clerk Liu Wenzheng listened attentively. However, Liu Wenzheng did not always agree, but often raised questions.

Obviously, this old minister is not a yes man, nor will he cater to Ning Fan at will. He will only approve things that he thinks make sense, and he will casually ask about things that he thinks he does not understand.

"Your Majesty, the livestock and poultry you mentioned need to eat food. If there is not a large amount of food, these animals will not grow at all, so where will the excrement come from?"

Liu Wenzheng's face was full of bitterness.

As a great agriculture minister, he doesn't want to ensure that all the people in the world have enough to eat. After all, the great agriculture minister is in charge of the world's agriculture.

No one cares more about the people and farmers all over the world than Liu Wenzheng, but in many cases there is simply no way to do it due to time and technology.

"Animals eat grass, not food. In the vast mountains, where is there not green grassland?"

Ning Fan's words stopped Liu Wenzheng, and he didn't know how to refute it for a while.