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

"Zhang Jian, why did you end up like this?"

Ning Fan looked at Zhang Jian with a choked voice.

At this time, Zhang Jian was lying on the ground unable to kneel, holding the scepter representing Dakang in his hand.

"Your Majesty, I went through all kinds of hardships, but fortunately, I brought back what your Majesty wanted."

Zhang Jian tremblingly poured out a piece of oilcloth paper from a bamboo tube he had with him, and poured out a few grain seeds from another bamboo tube. Ning Fan was stunned when he saw these things.

What was drawn on the oilcloth paper was the drawing of a brig. Ning Fan took a closer look at the key points of this shipbuilding technique and realized that this shipbuilding technique was extremely sophisticated.

Then Ning Fan's eyes fell on several other seeds. When he saw these seeds, his body couldn't help but tremble, because these seeds turned out to be the corn that Ning Fan had dreamed of.

"Zhang Jian, what is this?"

Ning Fan couldn't help it, his voice was trembling, and his eyes were fixed on the few corn seeds on the ground.

These golden corn seeds represent high-yield crops. If these corn seeds are planted and can reproduce in the coming year, then Dakang's food output will directly double or triple. From now on, Dakang will never have another crop. What a hunger.

"Your Majesty, this thing is called corn. I bought it from a foreign businessman with a lot of money. According to the businessman, this kind of crop does not care about the location, fat or thinness, is not afraid of cold, and has extremely high yield. , the key is the excellent taste. ”

Zhang Jian said that Ning Fan had already known the benefits of the series of things, but he still had an excited expression on his face.

"Come Zhang Jian, follow me to the palace. I want to have a good talk with you."

Ning Fan stretched out his hand to pull Zhang Jian, but Zhang Jian dodged him. Zhang Jian knelt on the ground and cried towards Ning Fan: "Your Majesty, I have lost my dignity as a minister. Please allow me to change myself before I come to see you again." "

Seeing Zhang Jian in such a mess, Ning Fan was sure that Zhang Jian must have suffered a lot along the way.

In Changle Palace, Ning Fan held these corn seeds in his hand, with an uncontrollable smile on his face. Xiao Lingxi on the side had no idea why Ning Fan was so excited. Seeing those golden corn seeds in Ning Fan's hand seeds, I couldn’t help but be very curious.

"Your Majesty, what is this and why are you so happy after seeing these things?"

Xiao Lingxi asked curiously.

"This thing is called corn, and its yield is three times that of ordinary grain. It doesn't have to pick a plot of land at all. It can grow safely even on barren land. Not only that, this crop can be grown in both the north and the south."

Ning Fan became more and more excited as he talked and couldn't help but smile.

"When the railway from Kyoto to Jiangnan is completed next spring, we can travel by train."

In short, they were very precious to Ning Fan, so he planted these precious seeds and placed them in the chicken bowl cup that he usually played with.

"Your Majesty, can the steam train carry people from Kyoto to Jiangnan overnight as you told us?"

Xiao Lingxi seemed a little unconvinced.

"Of course, we won't have to worry about so much when we go to Jiangnan in the future. We can go back and forth in one day by train."

Ning Fan said excitedly.

Throughout the winter, Ning Fan was in a cheerful mood. There was nothing much to do when he came to Kyoto. There was peace in the world, there were no rebellions, there were no disasters, and everyone was harmonious and beautiful.

Kyoto, which used to be peaceful in the past, is also particularly grand during this New Year season. The streets and alleys are filled with the flavor of the New Year, especially when walking on the streets, the sounds of various vendors selling goods fill your ears.

Especially on the streets of Kyoto, you can see all kinds of people. These merchants from all over the world transport all their goods to Kyoto, and the entire Kyoto has almost become an international city.

"After the weather clears up in two days, it shouldn't be cold anymore. Let's go to the Xishan Shooting Range to see what new weapons Shen Mengxi has come up with."

Lin Fan said with some anticipation.

Several major research institutions in Jiangnan have gradually moved to Kyoto. Today, there are 400 various colleges near Kyoto alone.

Talents from all over the country flocked to Kyoto, and Kyoto's population exploded five times. Now Kyoto's population is close to 10 million.

Even in later generations, such a population would still be considered a giant city, but now the city is fully able to function normally, all of which relies on the transformation of the urban pipeline network carried out by Ning Fan back then.

With good sewage and water sources, the operation of the entire city will not be so stressful. What needs to be solved now is just the problem of people eating and sleeping. This problem can be solved by continuously expanding the scale of the city.

"Your Majesty, don't you know that land in Kyoto is very expensive nowadays. The price of a house is more than a thousand taels of silver. Many people have struggled all their lives and cannot even afford a house the size of a toilet in Kyoto."

Xiao Lingxi, whose face was covered with a veil, smiled at Ning Fan and said.

Ning Fan was not surprised when he heard the news. The market is completely determined by supply and demand. The fact that housing prices in Kyoto are so expensive does not mean that the land prices in Kyoto are expensive, nor does it mean that someone is deliberately adding fuel to the fire. It means that Kyoto has a large population. With a large population, Kyoto naturally has a lot of money for its land.

"There is no way around it. The housing prices in Kyoto cannot be low. Once they are low, more people will flow into Kyoto. By then, the entire city will be overwhelmed. There is a reason why housing prices are high. Let everything take its course."

Ning Fan didn't have much to say about this. He also suffered from housing prices before traveling through time.

However, after traveling through time and sitting alone in a huge palace, Ning Fan naturally no longer had to worry about the house mortgage. However, he was still very excited and happy to see these young people on the street unable to afford a house.

"In fact, now that we have cement, we can build some new-style houses. Those new-style houses often have dozens or hundreds of floors. These houses can accommodate more people."

Ning Fan actually thought of the real estate economy.

Hearing what Ning Fan said, Xiao Lingxi shook her head like a rattle: "Your Majesty, the new-style houses you are talking about are probably buildings made of cement and bricks. That kind of house is similar to a bird cage. It’s extremely uncomfortable to live there, and it’s so tiring to climb up such a high floor, so who would live there?”

Upon hearing Xiao Lingxi's words, Ning Fan just smiled lightly and didn't say anything.

Half a month later, the spring snow melted, and Ning Fan arrived at the Xishan shooting range.