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

Ning Fan felt upset and waved his hand to signal Shen Mengxi to stop. He thought for a while and then said to Shen Mengxi: "Have you made the pistol I asked you to make before? Make me a special version of the style. To make it exquisite, it is best to let the craftsmen hired by the royal family assist you in making it. This gun must be made into a work of art, but it must be durable and have the ability to defend yourself. "

With the current technical conditions, although Ning Fan can draw the principle of a pistol for Shen Mengxi, and Shen Mengxi can also manufacture it on a small scale, the cost of manufacturing is very high. After all, it is difficult to create a mold, not to mention that this kind of pistol is not suitable for use. For large-scale equipment, even if such a thing is built, the gain outweighs the loss.

"Is Your Majesty going to give it away?"

Shen Mengxi is so smart. When he heard Ning Fan say this, he knew that Ning Fan probably wanted to make a pistol as a gift.

"Princess Lolis will go back soon. Her father is seriously ill. If nothing happens, Princess Lolis will succeed her father and become the king of Dabo Kingdom. I plan to give him this gift before leaving. As a gift, it would be nice to give her a pistol as a weapon for self-defense. "

Ning Fan didn't hide anything. After all, Shen Mengxi was an honest person and he could keep any secrets.

After learning that Ning Fan was going to give Princess Lolis a gift, Shen Mengxi became cautious. After all, it was related to the future diplomatic relations between the two countries, not to mention that Shen Mengxi also recently heard that Dakang wanted to borrow a huge amount from Dabo Country. payment.

"Your Majesty, I will handle this matter carefully and try to build this thing within two days."

Shen Mengxi stood up and spoke to Ning Fan cautiously.

"This gun should not only pay attention to its beauty and artistic value, but also pay attention to its practicality. After all, the gun is placed on the body for self-defense."

Ning Fan warned cautiously.

On the third day, Shen Mengxi had indeed prepared what Ning Fan wanted. When Ning Fan opened the heavy wooden box and saw a delicate and compact pistol inside, his eyes suddenly lit up. Ning Fan It felt like he was back in the world before he traveled, because the level of craftsmanship was simply unparalleled and truly a work of art.

Whether it is polishing or some details, this gun is perfect. The most important thing is that there are two identical guns.

"Your Majesty keeps one, and the other is given to Princess Lolis as a gift."

Shen Mengxi also handed another box to Ning Fan.

It is also a pistol, but the appearance of the pistol given to Ning Fan looks more domineering, harder, tougher, and more manly. Ning Fan took the pistol in his hand and held it for a while. It feels neither light nor heavy, just right and acceptable when worn on the body.

"Come on, how about we go out and find a place to try this gun?"

The box was equipped with ammunition, which should be special ammunition for this gun. Ning Fan took Shen Mengxi outside.

After loading the ammunition, Ning Fan fired a shot at a tree in the distance.

The power of the gun was astonishing, and it made astonishing bullet marks on the tree fifty meters away. It can be imagined that holding this gun in your hand, safety is at least guaranteed.

"Yes, yes, this gun is really good. By the way, I asked you to make a matching silencer. Have you finished it?"

Ning Fan asked again.

These words stumped Shen Mengxi. After all, with the current technology and material conditions, it is really impossible to completely reproduce the silencer device that Ning Fan mentioned. So Shen Mengxi could only show a wry smile. He shook his head slightly.

"That's okay. You must have put a lot of effort into these two guns. I would like to reward you later, reward you with a house, and give you a dozen beauties."

Ning Fan said with a casual smile.

Hearing what Ning Fan said, Shen Mengxi's face changed with fear. She quickly waved her hands and knelt on the ground, and said loudly to Ning Fan: "Serving your Majesty is my duty. I don't want any reward. The house already has it." , as for beauties, there is no need for them.”

Shen Mengxi's frightened look made Ning Fan find it very funny. He had heard about it a long time ago. He heard that Shen Mengxi was a man with ragged ears and was particularly afraid of his wife. He didn't expect that it would be true when he tried it like this today.

"Okay, okay, I'm kidding you. It's okay if you don't want the house. Beauty, it's okay if you don't want it. But I recently heard that your wife is about to give birth, so I'll give you a few maids."

Ning Fan said with a smile.

Now Shen Mengxi could no longer refuse and could only reluctantly accept it.

But when Ning Fan saw Shen Mengxi's bitter look on her face, she immediately felt funny.

"I gave you a few maids, but why are you so wrinkled that your face turned into a bitter melon? What's going on?"

Ning Fan asked curiously.

"Your Majesty, my salary is limited, and it is already difficult to support a family. If I support too many servants, I am afraid that the household expenses will be a bit troublesome."

Shen Mengxi told the truth, he really couldn't afford to have too many servants.

Ning Fan couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard what Shen Mengxi said. This really surprised him.

Shen Mengxi, a dignified first-class official, would worry about such a trivial matter, which really made Ning Fan feel ashamed.

"As a first-class official, your salary should be quite high. You should have no problem supporting two to three hundred people."

Ning Fan was a little curious.

"I usually send money back to my hometown to support the villagers."

Shen Mengxi answered honestly.

Ning Fan was speechless for a while. This was because Mengxi was too incorruptible. After all, he handled at least hundreds of millions of taels of silver every year. Shen Mengxi was not greedy for even one tael of silver, which really made Ning Fan a little hard to believe.

"Let's do this. I will double your salary from now on."

Ning Fan waved his hand and said generously.

"Remember, you can't spend this money randomly on others. You must first make yourself fat and energetic, so that you can better serve the country. Doing good things is the business of the country, as well as the people in your hometown. , It is not your task to improve their living standards. In the future, as our country develops and the economy develops, they will naturally rise with the tide. "

After Ning Fan pulled Shen Mengxi and warned her again, he let Shen Mengxi leave.

A few days later, Xiao Lingxi returned to the palace with several women from the harem. This time Xue Qingqing also came to the palace with her. Ning Fan simply issued an imperial edict, canonizing Li Rongxiang as the Xiang Concubine and Xue Qingqing as the Imperial Concubine. .

Suddenly there were two more noble concubines in the harem, and they were very happy. Everyone in the palace also received many rewards.

"Your Majesty, there is something I want to talk to you about."

In the evening, Xiao Lingxi came to see Ning Fan specially, and her expression was rather solemn, which surprised Ning Fan because he rarely saw such a solemn expression on Xiao Lingxi's face.