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

"It's useless to tell you anything. Come with me to Jiangzhou this time. Only after you see it with your own eyes will you understand that the way war will be fought in the future has changed."

Ning Fan was too lazy to say anything more and waved his hand to tell Chen Yuanqing to get lost.

This is not the first time Ning Fan has come to Jiangnan. This is the season when the spring breeze brings warmth, everything is revived, and the willows are green and the flowers are red. Since he is here, he will naturally have to wait a few days before leaving.

In the original time and space, Ning Fan remembered that Emperor Qianlong visited the south of the Yangtze River six times and was obsessed with the scenery and beauty of the south.

However, Emperor Qianlong wasted money and people, while Ning Fan himself came in a carriage or boat without spending any money.

In fact, in Ning Fan's mind, taking a look at Jiangnan's scenery and customs was secondary. He mainly wanted to see how Jiangnan had changed after the land reform.

"Originally, these common people were tenant farmers, cultivating land for landowners and wealthy families. The food they could obtain every year was only enough to satisfy their hunger. Mixed with leaves and pumpkins, it was barely enough to feed and clothe the family."

"But the situation is different now. Since His Majesty issued the decree, the entire land in Jiangnan has begun to be redivided and reformed. The land of those wealthy families will no longer be owned by them. These lands will be distributed free of charge. Common people.”

"Originally, ordinary people worked for the landlords, so they were not very motivated. But now the situation has been completely reversed. Everyone works for themselves, so when they work in the fields, they risk their lives. People grow in the fields all day long, from the time the sun rises in the morning to the time the sun sets in the evening, many people work in the fields all day long tending to the crops.”

Song Chengzhou Balabala said a lot, but there was only one thing, that it was all thanks to Ning Fan. Ning Fan was really happy when he saw the green crops and the hard-working people.

"Don't tell me, don't tell me. Doing something good to make people live a more stable life will make you feel happy."

Ning Fan laughed loudly with his hands behind his back, and Song Chengzhou who was accompanying him also had a smile on his face.

"As long as a person lives, and the grass and trees fall, there must always be something left behind! Gold, silver, jewelry, those are all external things, beauty, power, and any reputation are bullshit. Only those like Your Majesty who can truly do good deeds can be truly worthy of the world. Only when you act according to your heart can you be called a real man in the world."

Song Chengzhou gave a thumbs up and looked at Ning Fan with admiration.

"Okay, okay, okay, please stop flattering me. I'm afraid I will float to the sky if you flatter me again."

"Besides, I can't accomplish so many things by myself. This is a collective result, the result of everyone's joint efforts. I just came up with an idea and said a word."

Ning Fan acted very modestly. He turned around and got into the carriage, letting Song Chengzhou sit with him in the carriage, and letting the Jinyi guards escort the carriage around, walking slowly on the road.

Ning Fan recorded what he saw and heard and his thoughts along the way in a notebook. This trip made Ning Fan feel a lot more comfortable. After all, this was a tangible result that could be seen with his eyes.

As long as we wait another month and this year's harvest is received, the entire Jiangnan will enter a period of great outbreak. As long as there is enough food, the next large-scale production will not be hindered at all.

"Your Majesty, there are a lot of minerals in the northwest, but we in Dakang currently don't have enough manpower. Years of famine and war have caused the number of strong men to drop sharply."

Song Chengzhou thought of a problem, that is, the degree of industrialization in Jiangnan is constantly improving, and the demand for a large number of minerals and coal is astronomical, and now the transportation is limited, whether coal or ore, everything must be pulled by human horse-drawn carriages. Transportation from the northwest to the south of the Yangtze River requires traveling thousands of miles.

It will take several months to go back and forth. If there is shipping, it will be fine. If there is no shipping, I am afraid that the development of Jiangnan will stagnate.

"Don't worry, the first railway will be laid directly from the northwest to the south of the Yangtze River. This will be the main artery of the future economy, and everything will start from this railway."

Of course Ning Fan knew the weight of what Song Chengzhou said. Although this old minister looked old, he was not confused at all and his words were to the point.

When Song Chengzhou looks at problems, his eyes are often very sharp and he can hit the nail on the head and see the essence of the problem at once.

After all, Song Chengzhou was getting old, and his body was not as good as before. Being over seventy years old is considered a long life in this era. Although Song Chengzhou's spirit was very strong, his body was relatively weak.

After walking around with Ning Fan for three to five days, Song Chengzhou's body could no longer bear it, and his face gradually lost color. Ning Fan showed sympathy for the veteran and asked Song Chengzhou several times not to accompany him, but Song Chengzhou never agreed.

"It seems that this trip to Jiangnan is my most satisfying trip. Not only has the locust plague in Jiangnan been eliminated, but the current development situation in Jiangnan also makes me very happy and happy."

"Of course, all this is due to you and Zhou Qun. Although Chen Yuanqing also has some credit, it's not much."

Ning Fan reached out and patted Song Chengzhou on the shoulder.

Song Chengzhou shook his head with a wry smile. He looked at Ning Fan and said seriously: "Your Majesty, I am already old. In the future, Your Majesty will look for a person who can take over the power of Jiangnan. As long as the seven provinces of Jiangnan can develop one after another, Then our Dakang country will become the richest country in the world."

"But the selection of people is also very critical. If the wrong people are selected, then Jiangnan's development will be restricted. If the right people are selected, then everything in Jiangnan will be on the high-speed channel."

Song Chengzhou had a say in the selection of future leaders, but he did not recommend it to Ning Fan. Instead, he vaguely told Ning Fan that he must be careful when selecting people.

"The future is the future after all. You can't decide what will happen now. You are in good health now. If you serve the court for another ten or twenty years, I don't think there will be any problem."

Ning Fan is encouraging Song Chengzhou.

As the saying goes, an old man is brave and has great ambitions. It is difficult to find many mature and wise officials like Song Chengzhou in the whole country. What's more, Jiangnan is now in a critical period of development. Ning Fan must have a Dinghai needle to calm him down. .

"Old minister, I can only do my best and die."

Song Chengzhou didn't say anything unlucky, and his expression was even resolute and courageous.

After leaving Tianzhou, Ning Fan took Chen Yuanqing and did not head towards Jiangzhou immediately. Instead, they went to Chen Yuanqing's camp in Linzhou.

The Dragon Scale Army was a team founded by Ning Fan back then, and it was also the entrepreneurial team that allowed Ning Fan to ascend to the position of emperor. Ning Fan had always cherished the Dragon Scale Army.