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

After sending away Lord Mu, Ning Fan suddenly felt enlightened. Things that he thought were difficult before were no longer a problem. It seemed that he had thought too much before and thought too pedantically of others. In fact, most of the time, most people Most people understand the four words "go with the flow."

The situation in the northwest has initially stabilized, and there has been no news from Chen Qiao. Moreover, according to the news from the spy stationed on the Huns side, Chen Qiao has met with Wu Su, the Great Khan of the Huns. .

After Ning Fan heard the news, he just sighed slightly. Since Chen Qiao was determined to stand on the opposite side of Dakang, he had nothing to say.

It took six days to go down the river to the barracks, and then returned to Jiangnan. It had been a month since we returned to Jiangnan, and the shipyard in Jiangnan was almost complete.

The pace of shipbuilding by shipwrights has not stagnated due to the imperfections of the shipyard. In fact, the progress of shipbuilding by shipwrights is consistent with the progress of the entire shipyard.

Seeing that the warship had entered the final stage, Ning Fan was not only shocked but also shocked. He never expected that the ancients were as good as later generations in terms of shipbuilding.

In particular, this boat is hand-made, and the wood selected is also hand-selected by the craftsmen. Every piece of wood is selected without any recasting or cracks.

Everything visible to the naked eye is wrapped in steel plates, and the entire ship is like a work of art.

"Your Majesty, there are about five days left before this ship can be launched into the water. The remaining few days are just about sewing and repairing, doing some finishing work, and installing the cannons shipped from Jiangzhou on the ship."

Qin Ying ran to Ning Fan to report on the progress of the work. Of course, this was also a way to show her credit. Ning Fan saw it but was not disgusted.

A month has passed, and Qin Ying looks a lot more haggard and thinner. Her whole person looks dark and thin, and her whole person has experienced vicissitudes of life.

It can be seen that in this month, Qin Ying was really worried and really did something. Otherwise, such a large project would not have been carried out so smoothly.

Looking at the huge shipyard in front of him, Ning Fan couldn't believe it, because just over a month ago, this place was a deserted beach, but now it has turned into a huge shipyard.

"You're doing a good job, please continue to work harder these days."

Ning Fan said to Qin Ying.

"Your Majesty, the sea has taught me a lot these days, how to read charts, how to judge the sea wind, etc. I have learned all these things. After this ship goes down, can you appoint me as the captain of this ship?" The first captain?”

Qin Ying looked at Ning Fan with some unconfidence. He was afraid of being rejected, but he couldn't help but tell Ning Fan.

Ning Fan was also a little surprised. He didn't expect that Qin Ying would take the initiative to ask for this position. However, thinking about it, it was mainly Qin Ying's credit that this ship was built. Of course, the design work and the work of these workers also deserved credit. It’s a must.

"If you want to be a captain, then do you want to take the position of Jinyiwei? Do you really like life at sea?"

Ning Fan looked at Qin Ying seriously.

"Your Majesty, I am actually very willing to stay with you, but I think if you let Wang Hailai be the captain, he might take the entire fleet overseas in the future and never come back. In order to keep me Kang’s first sailing team, I decided to take on this important task.”

Qin Ying said firmly.

"Do you not believe Wang Hai or do you not believe my vision?"

Ning Fan looked at Qin Ying with a half-smile, and he finally understood why Qin Ying had to be the captain. It turned out that the most fundamental reason was that he didn't trust Wang Hai.

Ning Fan said at the beginning that after the first fleet was formed, he would let Wang Hai be the captain of the first fleet.

It's just that Ning Fan didn't expect that Qin Ying would take his original joke to heart and take it seriously.

"Your Majesty, you don't know anything about this Wang Hai. This person is very good at clever words and tricks. He talks nonsense to others. There is no truth in his heart. This person is extremely selfish, but he has to admit that, This person is indeed very capable, and Wang Hai is quite good at navigation."

"But your Majesty, please rest assured. In time, I will be better than my master and learn everything that Wang Hai knows. By then, I will not need this person if I am well off."

Qin Ying tried her best to express her thoughts to Ning Fan, and Ning Dao couldn't help but be moved.

In fact, I have to say that Qin Ying still has many ideas, and Qin Ying also has feelings for Dakang and Ning Fan. His starting point is not to be an official, but to keep Dakang's first ship. Team.

"Okay, if you really learn all his skills by then, I will promise you first, and then I will hand over the captain of the first fleet to you."

Ning Fan was not stingy and made a promise immediately.

Qin Ying was as happy as a child after receiving Ning Fan's personal promise.

After a tiring journey back and forth, Ning Fan rested in the garden for three days. Three days later, he received news that the first ship was about to be launched.

Originally, the technicians at the shipyard felt that the launching of the first ship did not require much fuss, but Ning Fan insisted on holding a launching ceremony, and the more grand it was, the better.

On the day when the big ship was launched, there was a sea of ​​people. Villagers from all the nearby villages rushed here, and many officials from Tianjin also came to the seaside.

As the big ship slowly sailed into the sea on the rolling logs, bursts of cheers came from the crowd. Even Ning Fan, who saw all this, had mixed emotions and tears in his eyes.

From this moment on, Dakang completely entered the Age of Discovery.

The original plan was for the ship to fire its cannons after it entered the water, but in the end this plan was rejected by Ning Fan, because doing so would probably alert the enemy, because after the first warship entered the water, the first step was to go to sea to destroy it. Pirates, the firepower on the ship must not be exposed at this time.

Everyone was very happy on the lively day, but at night, Ning Fan was caught up in another matter, which was to go to sea to suppress bandits immediately. This matter cannot be delayed.

In fact, Lin Fan started to train sailors as early as a month ago. Of course, at that time, there was no training level for large ships, so he could only rely on some fishing boats on the seaside.

A month has passed, and these landlubbers from the mainland have actually become accustomed to the wind and waves on the sea.

When Ning Fan met Wang Hai again the next day and discussed going to sea to suppress bandits, Wang Hai was not so positive.