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

"Everyone has hometown ties. Once he becomes an official, he will inevitably lean towards his hometown, whether in terms of policy or emotion. If all our officials become Jiangnan people, then these Jiangnan people will form cliques. The faction will control the government, and the consequences will be almost unbearable for the dynasty."

Ning Fan made the stakes clear to Zhou Qun's ears, and after Zhou Qun heard Ning Fan's words,

I was so shocked that I was about to break out in cold sweat.

"Your Majesty, please allow me to go back and think about this matter carefully. The exam is about to start in the next few days. This matter must be thought about clearly."

After listening to Ning Fan's words, Zhou Qun paid great attention to Ning Fan's words.

Ning Fan didn't pay too much attention to it. After all, he was very relieved when Zhou Qun was doing things. In the following period, Ning Fan looked very relaxed every day. Apart from chatting and laughing with the concubines in the harem, he never did anything. Ning Fan spent most of his time shutting himself in his study and writing books.

Ning Fan made a decision, that is, if he could write down the famous books he had read before time travel, he would try to write them all. If these books are spread around the world in the future, they will have a huge impact on the culture of Dakang. force.

Leveraging this cultural momentum and the productivity improvements brought about by the steam revolution, Ning Fan believes that Dakang will definitely lead the trend in this era.

"Your Majesty, Shen Mengxi is outside asking for an audience."

Ergou walked in from outside.

He saw the water in Ning Fan's cup and drank half of it, then quickly brought a hot water bottle and refilled it for Ning Fan.

Ning Fan put down the quill pen in his hand, rubbed his eyes and said, "Let him come in. I'm tired too. I just have someone to talk to to relieve my boredom."

Ergou glanced at the quill pen that Ning Fan put on the table. The expression on his face was very strange, because he had never seen such a pen before. Then he looked at the words written by Ning Fan on the paper. The handwriting was so small and beautiful that he could see It was clear, which shocked Ergou even more.

Not long after, Shen Mengxi came in from outside. When she saw the quill Ning Fan put on the table, she immediately became interested.

"This is a pen I made myself. Writing with a brush is too slow and seriously slows down the speed. With this kind of pen, there are not so many restrictions. Although the words written are not as beautiful as a brush, the speed is faster."

Ning Fan saw that Shen Mengxi was a little curious, so he picked up the quill he made and handed it to Shen Mengxi.

Shen Mengxi held it in her hand and couldn't help but marveled. This small goose feather was wrapped in a delicate and hard purple bamboo, and it looked extremely delicate and beautiful.

Shen Mengxi took a piece of white paper and dipped it in ink to try it. Unexpectedly, the effect was exceptionally good. The writing speed was more than doubled compared to the writing brush, and the words written were very small and did not occupy the space at all. paper.

"Your Majesty, this brush is so good. Compared with the brushes we originally used, this kind of brush has great advantages. If it can be promoted, I am afraid it will be of great significance to our Dakang."

Shen Mengxi clicked her tongue in amazement and looked at Ning Fan with eyes filled with admiration.

He now believes that Ning Fan is the chosen one, because no matter what Ning Fan says or does, he is always different from others and can always lead the trend. Shen Mengxi feels that he cannot accept this.

"You're right, but take this brush back and study it yourself to see if you can improve it. When writing, you need to constantly dip in ink, which is a bit troublesome. You can go back and think of a way to design an ink brush. A sac is a place where ink can be stored in the bizhong, so that writing can be done in one go."

Ning Fan carefully described the principle of the pen to Shen Mengxi, and Shen Mengxi couldn't help but show an even more shocked look on her face.

"If it is made according to the method your Majesty said, wouldn't the characters written with such a pen be even smaller and more delicate? Originally, it would be very crowded to write forty or fifty characters on a piece of paper, but if you use the one designed by your Majesty, If you use that kind of pen to write, you can write at least four to five thousand words eloquently."

Shen Mengxi was surprised and happy, feeling as if a window had been opened to her again.

Ning Fan nodded towards Shen Mengxi: "In Dakang, there are not many smart people like you. I have to rely on you for everything. Please, don't you feel tired?"

Ning Fan looked at Shen Mengxi with some distress.

Indeed, there are too many things that Shen Mengxi needs to worry about. Ning Fan has countless things in his mind, and all of these things need Shen Mengxi to realize. Ning Fan often only provides an idea or even a one-sentence description, and really puts his mind at ease. The person who researched it was Shen Mengxi.

"It is my duty to serve His Majesty."

Shen Mengxi didn't say anything, she just bowed her hands towards Ning Fan respectfully.

Many times, the monarch and his ministers already understand each other very well, so there is no need to speak too many polite words.

"By the way, did you go back and look at the steam engine model I gave you the other day? How much do you think you understand? If you don't understand something, you can ask me."

Ning Fan sat up straight and looked at Shen Mengxi.

When Shen Mengxi heard what Ning Fan said, his eyes suddenly lit up. He took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, and then began to ask Ning Fan questions. There were more than thirty questions on these papers, and each question was Hit the nail on the head and penetrate deeply.

After Ning Fan carefully explained all Shen Mengxi's questions, Shen Mengxi let out a long breath.

"I really didn't expect that His Majesty could design such a wonderful thing. If we had this thing, wouldn't mules, horses and beasts be completely eliminated in the future? The kind of train that His Majesty calls a train can run thousands of miles in a day. It's simply unbelievable. .”

After Shen Mengxi figured out the principle of the steam engine, he was excited and scared inside. He always felt that a strange world was about to hit him.

"There is nothing to worry about. The world itself is changing all the time. The predecessors planted trees and the next generation will enjoy the shade. Summarizing the wisdom of the predecessors will slowly lead to changes in the world."

Ning Fan waved his hand.

"Although the principle of this steam engine is complicated, finding the materials to make it will probably be even more complicated. It will take at least half a year to make this thing. If it is used, it will probably take at least a year."

Shen Mengxi frowned and made a rough time estimate, but this timeline was basically similar to Ning Fan's previous estimate.

In this era, materials are very limited. For example, it took Shen Mengxi nearly a year to develop steel suitable for making guns.