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

"Your Majesty, what is this?"

Yueying looked curiously at the thick black liquid in the glass bottle.

"This thing is called petroleum. We need to use refining technology to peel it off layer by layer and separate all the useful things."

Ning Fan explained to Yue Ying with a smile.

Then Ning Fan pointed to the oil lamp on the table: "The lamp oil here is extracted from petroleum, and it is perfect for lighting lamps."

Then Ning Fan took Yue Ying to the inner room. The whole room was decorated with a dazzling array of machinery and things, bottles and jars, which made Yue Ying feel dizzy.

"Come and take a look at this thing. You don't need to light a lamp at night. You can use this thing to light up the whole room, and it is far brighter than an oil lamp."

Ning Fan pointed to an incandescent lamp in the room and said.

Yueying looked at the thing in the glass cover with some curiosity. There seemed to be a thin wire inside, but he didn't know what this thing was for. But when Ning Fan started the diesel engine next to it, this small wire The small light bulb slowly turned on.

Seeing this small light bulb emitting such bright light, Yueying was so surprised that she even took two steps back in shock.

"This is called an electric light! What it consumes is not kerosene but electricity!"

Ning Fan said quite proudly.

Yueying was extremely curious. She circled around the light bulb. When she saw the eye-catching light from the light bulb, she asked Ning Fan, "Your Majesty, where does that electricity come from? Is it the same thing as thunder and lightning?" ?”

"Yes, it's the same thing as thunder and lightning. It's just that thunder and lightning are more fierce and difficult to tame than the electricity we usually use. But usually the electricity we make ourselves is relatively mild, but we also need to pay attention to the fact that this electricity is Don’t touch it easily with your hands if it’s life-threatening.”

Ning Fan cautiously introduced to Yueying.

Yueying naturally didn't know that Ning Fan called her here just to let her look at the lights. Although she felt it was very novel, she was also a little confused at the same time.

"Actually, I asked you to come here mainly to show you something new."

Ning Fan brought Yueying to something similar to a record player. When Ning Fan shook the record player, he spoke while shaking it.

After Ning Fan finished speaking, Yueying looked at Ning Fan strangely. He didn't understand why Ning Fan was talking to such a crude-looking machine.

But when Ning Fan received the machine from the cave, bursts of sounds suddenly came from the speakers next to him, and it turned out to be Ning Fan's voice.

Yueying was completely shocked now, his eyes widened with disbelief on his face.

"Your Majesty, is there a parrot here that can learn to talk? He just learned what you said, and now he repeats it, is that right?"

Yueying thought hard and came up with this most likely answer, but Ning Fan shook his head and rejected it.

"This is called a gramophone. It uses technical means to store human voices and can play them repeatedly."

"For example, if a person sings very nicely, you can record his singing, and then put it at home and listen to it again when you want to listen. Of course, this thing has just been made now, and the accuracy is not high, and the recognition of the sound is not high. It’s not too expensive. When I find better film in the future, I can record the sound perfectly.”

Ning Fan said with a smile.

"This is something His Majesty made for enjoyment. The poor people cannot afford this thing. I am afraid that only some nobles can afford it."

Yueying curled her lips, as if she wasn't interested.

"Don't underestimate this thing. This thing is the source of progress in the world. For the time being, it seems that this thing is just for enjoyment, but who knows where it will develop in the future?!"

Ning Fan didn't want to explain too much. He brought Yue Ying here today. Firstly, he wanted Yue Ying to see the gramophone. On the other hand, Ning Fan actually wanted Yue Ying to see the latest communication system, the transmitter.

When Ning Fan pressed the button, the ticking sound made Yueying feel particularly novel. However, when Ning Fan explained the principle, Yueying's eyes widened again.

"Your Majesty means that this thing can transmit sounds thousands of miles away. If one person is in Kyoto and the other is in Jiangnan, they can communicate with each other through this thing. Is that what you mean?"

Yueying looked shocked.

Ning Fan nodded. With the current technical means, long-distance telephone communication cannot be completed, and wires must be set up. However, the same effect can be achieved using such radio communication technology, but it requires compilation talents.

The principle of Morse code is very simple, and Yue Ying is very smart. It only took Mingfan more than ten minutes to teach Yue Ying the initial skills.

"Your Majesty, with this thing in the future, people thousands of miles away can communicate instantly. This thing is amazing."

Yueying was overjoyed.

"These things are just gadgets and have little to do with the country's national destiny. The latest problem we are encountering now is at sea.

On the sea today, our Dakang is frighteningly weak. The really powerful country is a country called England. Just half a month ago, Qin Ying sent back news that they encountered an interception by the English fleet at sea, and all the goods were snatched away. "

Ning Fan frowned and told a shocking fact, that is, although Dakang seems to be strong now, it is still far from being a truly powerful country.

"Is the other party very strong? How dare you steal our Dakang's things."

The willow eyebrows stand upright in the shadow of the moon.

"Very strong. At least now we are no match for each other. At least we are no match for each other at sea. Moreover, they span countless roads. If we want to do trade at sea, we must bow to the British Empire now. "

Ning Fan sighed.

After Ning Fan's explanation, Yueying finally understood how powerful this country called England was.

"Your Majesty, please elaborate. Our entire country must surrender to the British Empire, and we must pay part of our profits to the British Empire when doing business. Is this what you mean?"

Yueying's face turned red.

"When people are under the eaves, they have to lower their heads. Remember that bending down now is for a better future and to be able to stand up straight."

"I have an intuition that it won't take much time, at most three years, for us Dakang to directly confront England. Of course, we must fight for these three years. If we can't fight for three years, then we It is very likely that he will be targeted by England."

Ning Fan lowered his voice and said.

"Then we can't bow down and surrender, which would be a loss of national dignity."

Although Yueying is a woman, her temperament is more aloof and domineering than that of a man.

Ning Fan naturally deeply agrees with Yue Ying's words, but sometimes there is really no way, and the situation is stronger than the person.

Even if Ning Fan has the power to reach the sky, there is nothing he can do in this situation.

I had never heard of the country of England before, as if this country was born out of nowhere. It was not until recently that Qin Ying's team encountered the English fleet at sea and suffered a heavy loss that Ning Fan finally believed it.