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

"Are you really willing to give us food?"

My brother couldn't believe it.

Ning Fan nodded: "A gentleman's words are hard to catch up with."

"Then what can we do for you?"

The little beggar said excitedly.

"Don't worry about what to do. Come to the back with me! It's almost noon, and there are going to be guests here."

Ning Fan waved his hand and motioned for the two brothers and sisters to follow him.

Arriving in the backyard, Ning Fan asked the two of them to sit down, and then said, "What are your names?"

"We have no names, and no one has ever called us by our names. Before my parents starved to death, they called me Maodan and my sister Ernier."

The boy said firmly.

"This doesn't count as a name. Let's do this. I'll give you two names. Your name is Xingchen, and your sister's name is Yueying. You two will work with me from now on."

Ning Fan said.

"Will you give us food every day? We don't eat much, just one meal a day is enough."

My sister is cautious.

Ning Fan was amused: "Three meals, enough food and meat."

As soon as these words came out, the two pairs of eyes opposite him lit up at the same time.

"Your Highness, do we really want to accept these two little beggars?"

On the way back, Ergou was a little confused.

"Go back and give them both a bath first, and then find clean clothes to change into."

Ning Fan was a little absent-minded.

"Your Highness, what do you want him to do? You can't just eat for free."

Ergou said again.

Ning Fan raised his head this time, looked at Ergou and said, "Find someone who can read, teach them how to read first. As for what to do, let Xingchen raise horses and take care of my Feiying!"

"As for Yueying, just do some odd jobs in the mansion."

Ning Fan said thoughtfully.

These two brothers and sisters have a good foundation and are very scheming.

In fact, Ning Fan knew from the beginning that these two brothers and sisters did not come from the northwest at all, but were natives of Anjing.

The brother and sister obviously know kung fu but can endure not using it, which shows that they are very mature in mind.

As for why he accepted these two people, Ning Fan actually couldn't explain clearly. Maybe it was out of love for talents.

"Your Highness, I will order people to carefully observe and screen them. There must be no hidden dangers left in our mansion."

Ergou took the fruit plate from the maid's hand and placed it in front of Ning Fan.

Ning Fan was sitting in the pavilion. Hearing what Ergou said, Ning Fan nodded slightly: "Be careful and you won't make a big mistake. I can rest assured that you are doing things."

"But having said that, I think these two should be fine."

Although Ning Fan didn't have the ability to see through people's hearts, when he was in the restaurant, Ning Fan clearly saw that Xing Chen meant to hurt people unintentionally.

The eyes of the other two brothers and sisters were very alert, but not at all vicious.

"Let's go and check out the other courtyard."

There was nothing going on today, and Ning Fan couldn't sit still, so he took his two dogs to the other courtyard.

The annex is now completely separated from the main palace and cannot communicate with each other. The annex is now equivalent to a small workshop in Ning Fan's own family.

After all, swords are cold weapons. If you want to completely protect your life, Ning Fan thinks that as long as he makes a musket in this era, he will be the absolute king.

Unfortunately, there are only a dozen blacksmiths under his command, and it is extremely difficult to make a flintlock gun.

In the distance, Ning Fan heard the sound of tinkling.

When I took a closer look, I found that the fire was blazing and several blacksmiths were sweating hard.

Seeing Ning Fan coming, several blacksmiths immediately threw away their hammers and planned to kneel down to salute, but Ning Fan waved their hands to stop them.

"Come over and take a look at this thing."

Ning Fan took out a piece of paper with several models of gears, bearings, etc. drawn on it.

Several blacksmiths gathered together to study, and they all had no idea what this thing was used for.

Of course, Ning Fan would not say that gears were also a very important part of the industrial revolution. How to use bearings and gear transmission would directly bring about an industrial leap.

Ning Fan took out the gears now, just to give a few blacksmiths the earliest industrial enlightenment.

"Just try to build it, or you can cast it."

Ning Fan explained to several people.

In Dakang, the casting technology was actually not bad, at least the coins were cast.

But if the foundry wants a sufficiently precise gear, it will have to work on the mold.

Moreover, if the tools are to be made with sufficient accuracy, the measurement tools also need to improve their accuracy. Ning Fan explained the principle of the vernier caliper.

"I suggest you make a ruler first, a vernier caliper with sufficient accuracy. I will draw the drawings for you, but you have to figure out the accessories yourself."

Ning Fan gave instructions to several blacksmiths.

The Iron Swordsmen were very excited because they had never heard of these things that Ning Fan said.

Very fresh and very desirable.

"Your Highness, there are actually many skilled craftsmen in the world, each with their own strengths! For example, the Ministry of Industry maintains a large number of craftsmen..."

When walking out of the other courtyard, Ergou whispered.

"You mean you want me to go to the Ministry of Industry to recruit people? Those are naturalized people."

Ning Fan also knows that orthodox craftsmen are very powerful, but he can't control too many things right now.

"Your Highness, it's not good..."

As soon as he returned to the mansion, he saw Xiao Fuzi, the waiter from Wangyue Tower, running in in a panic.

"What's going on? Talk nicely."

Ergou shouted at Xiao Fuzi.

"It's fatal!"

Xiao Fuzi's lips trembled and his eyes were dull, as if he was frightened.

After a long while, Ergou figured out what happened after a difficult interrogation.

It turned out that a diner started vomiting after having dinner at noon today, and died within half a day after returning.

Now the family members of the deceased are carrying the body to Wangyue Tower to demand justice.

Ning Fan on the side had been acting calm until he heard that a life had been caused, and Ning Fan's expression finally changed.

It doesn't matter if the business fails, but a living life is lost like this. Ning Fan feels that this matter will not be that simple.

"Go and have a look."

Ning Fan took Ergou and Xiao Fuzi out and went straight to Wangyue Tower.

Arriving at Wangyue Tower, Ning Fan found that many people were already watching on the street. Several Yamen officials from Shuntian Mansion were tying up Du Yuesheng and heading to the Yamen.

A body covered with white cloth was placed at the front door, with several family members still crying quietly beside it.

"Your Highness, save me."

Seeing Ning Fan coming, Du Yuesheng seemed to have seen a savior.

Little did he know that these words drew everyone's attention to Ning Fan.

"If Wangyuelou cooked the food and killed someone, we would definitely not escape. But we haven't figured it out yet, and it doesn't mean he is guilty."

Ning Fan said to the surrounding onlookers and several government officials.

"Having said that, we need to prevent him from escaping, so we need to escort him to the Yamen for questioning first."

When the official saw that it was the sixth prince, he did not dare to make a mistake.

However, his attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, and he made his position clear.

"In this way, you seal all the dishes in the restaurant first, so that you can confirm whether the dishes in the restaurant are poisonous! As for these waiters and shopkeepers, I will guarantee that they will not escape."

Ning Fan said to the two officials.