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

As long as there is no locust plague in Jiangnan, although this year's grain production will be somewhat reduced, overall grain production will increase two to three times compared with last year.

After all, a large amount of land was occupied by the local tyrants and evil gentry in the past few years. They did not cultivate it and did not allow ordinary people to cultivate it.

But since Ning Fan implemented land reform throughout Jiangnan, a large amount of land throughout Jiangnan has been completely released.

Not only can every common person be allocated a large amount of fertile land, but the court is also responsible for distributing agricultural tools, seeds, etc. As long as the common people have a good harvest, they only need to repay the cost of the agricultural tools and seeds, and the common people do not need to pay too high rent.

More than 80% of the grain output is in the hands of ordinary people. In this way, the people not only have food and clothing for themselves, but they can also sell the grain on the market in exchange for silver, which can then be used to buy clothes, shoes, etc. Daily necessities, in this way, the entire Jiangnan economy will be revitalized.

"The most important thing about the situation in Jiangnan right now is to ensure the grain harvest. As long as the grain harvest is enough, then there will be a Dinghai Shenzhen. People will have enough to eat and there will be no chaos, and the economy will slowly recover."

Ning Fan stood on the river embankment with his hands behind his back. The river embankment was made of cement and looked solid.

“Are these river banks a product of cash-for-work programs?”

Ning Fan looked at Song Chengzhou.

On the farther bank of the river, the willows are clinging to the wind, the spring breeze is refreshing, and it is a peaceful scene. There are also many people with warm smiles on their faces. They have finished a day's work, but there is not much fatigue on their faces.

"Back to Your Majesty, it is indeed the case. When Your Majesty had people develop looms, a large number of people who originally relied on weaving for a living lost the craftsmanship they relied on for survival. Food for these people became a problem, so the court Just find a way to make them work and then pay them.”

Song Chengzhou was very familiar with this and immediately reported it to Ning Fan.

Ning Fan looked at the peaceful scene on the river embankment, and felt very happy in his heart.

"Remember, a big project like this cannot be started casually. It must be verified. When you built the river embankment here, have you considered the bearing capacity of both sides? Have you considered what will happen if the river water flows upstream?"

Ning Fan looked at Song Chengzhou.

In fact, many constructive issues require careful planning and design, and people in this era simply have no such idea.

"In the future, when the river embankment is built, what are you going to let these people do? There will always be some people who lose their original jobs and lose their jobs and cannot survive. This form of the court must continue."

Ning Fan thought of one thing, and that was road construction.

As the saying goes, if you want to get rich, you must first build roads. Only by building roads that extend in all directions will business prosper if transportation is smooth in the future.

In this era, except for official roads, ordinary roads are so pitted and pitiful that it takes a lot of effort for ordinary people to push things on them with small carts.

"It's not like you just leave these people alone. In the future, it would be good to send them to the mines to mine ore. In addition, Yunzhou has a large area of ​​grassland. Sending these people to become herdsmen is also a way to make a living. .”

Song Chengzhou didn't understand what Ning Fan meant, he just thought that Ning Fan would continue to build the river embankment.

But after Ning Fan heard Song Chengzhou's words, he shook his head.

"Sir Song, whether it is building river embankments or sending them for mining, these are just temporary measures. Have you ever thought about taking advantage of this incident to fully mobilize these labor forces and let them build roads? First build ordinary roads, then build railways.”

Ning Fan has already planned to conduct a pilot project in Jiangnan first, which involves building a large number of roads.

Moreover, in this era, when building roads, cement roads were built. The cement roads were smooth and flat, and it was not difficult for carriages to run on them.

"Your Majesty, why are we building so many roads? It's a waste of a lot of manpower and material resources. In fact, many people have never entered the city in their lives. They don't need roads. They just need to live around their own towns."

Song Chengzhou didn't understand what Ning Fan meant at all.

"In the future of Dakang, there are two roads to be built. The first road is to build real roads to connect the whole country in all directions, so that people can go wherever they want to see the great rivers and mountains and increase their knowledge. "

Ning Fan stood on the river embankment, with his hands behind his back. A gust of spring breeze blew up Ning Fan's clothes. It seemed that his whole person had a mysterious aura.

"Your Majesty, what is the second way?"

Song Chengzhou was surprised when he heard the first path Ning Fan mentioned. He had a hunch that the second path Ning Fan mentioned would be even more shocking.

"This second road is not a practical road, but a cultural road! With the popularization of papermaking and printing, the price of books has dropped greatly. I suggest that we print a large number of books in the future , let ordinary people become literate."

Ning Fan said impassionedly.

When he first heard Ning Fan mention this second path, Song Chengzhou was slightly excited, but soon he showed a sad face.

"Your Majesty, it may be difficult for everyone in the world to read and write. What's more, I think doing so will definitely do more harm than good."

Song Chengzhou said hesitantly.

It was because Ning Fan's usual decisions were too correct and far-sighted that Song Chengzhou felt a lot of psychological pressure every time he refuted Ning Fan.

"Mr. Song, please speak clearly. Is it wrong to really make all the people in the world literate? In your eyes, doing so will bring negative effects. Please tell me, what are the negative effects of making people literate? ?”

Ning Fan couldn't help but feel a little angry. Generally speaking, he was satisfied with Song Chengzhou today, but sometimes Song Chengzhou always sang the opposite, which made Ning Fan feel quite unhappy.

"Your Majesty, don't you hear that emperors have used the art of fooling the people to control their subjects since ancient times. If all these people can become smart, able to read and write, and have their own thoughts, then what do you think, Your Majesty? Think about it, how will the whole world be able to manage these people?"

Song Chengzhou said with a worried look.

After Ning Fan heard Song Chengzhou's words, a smile appeared on his face. He had actually guessed that Song Chengzhou would say this before. After all, as the ruling class of a feudal dynasty, Song Chengzhou would have this idea. , not that unusual.

"Master Song, do you think everyone is equal?"

Ning Fan looked at Song Chengzhou and asked a spiritual question.