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

This time, Ning Fan was more thoughtful and did not let the pirate ship dock immediately. Because he was afraid of accidental damage from the artillery on the shore, Ning Fan first let a few Jin Yiwei swim ashore.

After waiting for about an hour, several speedboats began to quickly approach Ning Fan's pirate ships from the sea.

Several Jiangnan officials wearing scarlet official robes burst into tears when they saw Ning Fan, and they knelt on the ground and cried bitterly.

These two days were also a major test for the officials in Jiangnan. Song Chengzhou left, Zhou Qun also returned to Beijing, and Jiangnan lost its pillar of existence.

After learning the news that Ning Fan had disappeared at sea, the officials in Jiangnan were simply frightened. They were all dejected. They didn't even close their eyes for two days in a row, and they didn't even get enough water. Now they saw Ning Fan. After returning safely, these officials finally breathed a long sigh of relief.

When something happened to the emperor in Jiangnan, all these officials were involved, especially the feudal officials, who shouldered a huge responsibility.

Seeing that the vitality of Dakang began to slowly recover, Jiangnan's economy was doing well, and everyone felt that there was hope for the future, something happened to the emperor at this time. No one could bear this outcome.

Fortunately, the final outcome was good. Ning Fan returned safely, which made these officials seem to have let go of the heavy burden in their hearts.

"Don't worry everyone, Zhen is fine, and the pirates were successfully eliminated this time."

As soon as Ning Fan landed ashore, he immediately announced the results of the battle against the pirates.

As a dignified Emperor of Dakang, Ning Fan naturally could not let these officials think that the imperial court's suppression of bandits had failed when he returned in such a disgrace.

He wanted to tell these officials clearly and immediately that the imperial court's suppression of bandits was very successful.

Seeing the puzzled expressions on the faces of these frontier officials, Ning Fan still explained to everyone: "Those pirates are simply vulnerable to my imperial army. As soon as the imperial army lands on the island, they will It has formed a devastating force against the pirates, but God has not been kind to it. There have been strong winds and waves recently, and the imperial warship hit the rocks and ran aground on the beach."

Ning Fan told the facts in an ordinary tone, and at this time, the feudal emperors breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Your Majesty, it seems that this time is a good thing. It doesn't matter if you lose a ship. The ship can continue to be repaired and used. These pirates have finally been wiped out. The history of decades of pirate harassment along the Jiangnan coast will be gone. Never again.”

Several officials who were very familiar with the situation in Jiangnan were immediately excited when they heard that these pirates had finally been wiped out.

Ning Fan was not in the mood to talk to these officials at this time. He hurried back to his official residence, changed his clothes, ate some food, and then lay on the bed and fell asleep until the afternoon of the next day. Ning Fan just opened his eyes.

"How's the progress of the second big ship in the shipyard?"

The first thing Ning Fan said after waking up was to ask about the progress of the ship's construction.

"It's not that easy to build a ship. Today I asked people to see it. The skeleton of the second big ship has just been completed. It will take at least a month to completely launch it into the water."

Xiangxiang said lightly that he could feel Ning Fan's inner urgency, but sometimes he couldn't tell lies with his eyes open.

The shipyard had just been established, and the shipbuilding technology of these shipwrights was not yet mature, so the time to build a ship was still very slow.

After Ning Fan heard the news, he sighed slightly in his heart. He was a little lucky that he took these pirate ships and returned to the land first. Otherwise, if he was trapped on the island for more than a month, Dakang would not be able to tell him at that time. What a mess it will be.

A month is not unacceptable. Ning Fan still trusts Qin Ying. It is not a big problem for him and the soldiers of the Dragon Scale Army to survive on the island for a month.

In the afternoon, Ning Fan felt that his body had recovered a little, so he took people to the shipyard for a tour. He saw that the shipyard had begun to grow in size, and the second ship was better than the first ship in terms of design and manufacturing process. The ship was too advanced, and the displacement of the second ship had reached more than 2,000 tons. This was an unexpected surprise for Ning Fan.

"The imperial court evaluates shipbuilding technology every year. If technicians do well, they can still be promoted to officials."

"If ordinary workers do a good job, the imperial court will take care of your food and drink for the rest of your life."

Ning Fan held a meeting with the shipyard workers, technicians and experts.

Of course, the purpose of this meeting is not to let shipyards speed up shipbuilding, but to tell these shipbuilding technologies that they need to be constantly updated and iterated.

No matter who makes a breakthrough in shipbuilding technology, he will be rewarded by the court. Rewarding him with money and a house is a trivial matter. Being an official is what everyone dreams of in this era.

I just heard that even an ordinary worker can be an official if he does well. Everyone's eyes lit up, especially the hundreds of shipbuilding experts who were full of expectations for the future.

After Ning Fan gave the people at the shipyard a blood injection, he had already started planning how to return to Kyoto on the way back, because he had been away from Kyoto for too long, and if he didn't go back, something might happen.

"Your Majesty, it's time for things here to come to an end. Should you return to Kyoto?"

Xiangxiang said with a little concern while bringing the dinner prepared for Ning Fan.

Logically speaking, these things are not something she, a woman, should care about, but now Ning Fan really has no caring people around him. Except for the guards in Jin Yiwei, few of the officials in the border areas in Jiangnan can sit with Ning Fan. Let's discuss the issues together.

These people are either old and fatuous, or too young.

"I'll go back to Kyoto tonight."

Ning Fan made a prompt decision.

The entire seven provinces of Jiangnan were without Song Chengzhou, as if they had suddenly lost their souls. Ning Fan always felt that there were many crises. This time when he returned to Kyoto, he wanted to solve the problems of Jiangnan as soon as possible.

According to Ning Fan's inner plan, Song Chengzhou still had to return from the northwest to the south of the Yangtze River. Because Song Chengzhou's body was old and he had adapted to the climate of the south of the Yangtze River. If he was rashly allowed to live in the northwest for a long time, his body might not be able to bear it.

As for the construction of a canal in the northwest and the recuperation in the northwest, Ning Fan still needs to find a suitable person.

The carriage was moving forward in the rain, and Ning Fan was lying on the soft cushions of the carriage, enjoying the fragrant massage.

"What happened at sea the past few days? His Majesty didn't seem to mention anything about it after he came back."

Xiangxiang asked in a low voice while massaging Ning Fan's legs.