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

Seeing the rough appearance of the hourglass, Ning Fan couldn't help but frown. He suddenly thought of the clock.

If the watch industry can be developed, it can even surpass silk and porcelain and become another flagship product of Dakang, and it can even sell well all over the world.

You must know that before the invention of electronic watches, mechanical watches ruled the world for hundreds of years, and luxury goods such as mechanical watches were often only available to nobles. A watch is worth a lot of money.

Because of Ergou's small move, Ning Fan suddenly thought of an emerging industry, which made him excited.

However, Ning Fan remained calm and did not express this idea.

He just took out the paper and drew the sketch and basic principles of the clock on the paper.

Ning Fan had not fallen asleep until the next morning. Ning Fan understood the basic principles of clocks, but as a layman, Ning Fan could only understand the subtle structures, various gears, and subtle principles inside. .

Of course, when Ning Fan proposed various technical ideas to Shen Mengxi, he often only proposed an outline. The real details required Shen Mengxi to study them personally, or even lead a team to tackle them.

There was a knock on the door outside the box, and Ergou opened the door and walked in. When he saw Ning Fan sitting in front of the desk with red eyes, Ergou was startled. He did not expect that Ning Fan had not slept all night. .

"Your Majesty, didn't you get any rest last night?"

Ergou said with some distress.

"Although this car has been specially soundproofed, the sound of the train is still quite loud at night. I am used to sleeping in a quiet environment, so I couldn't sleep in the car."

Ning Fan made an excuse and excused himself. He rolled up some drawings in his hand, stuffed them into a bamboo tube, and handed them to Ergou.

"After arriving in Yuezhou, you order this thing to be sent back to Kyoto and into the hands of Mr. Shen, asking him to work overtime to manufacture the things in the drawings as soon as possible."

Ning Fan said to Ergou.

Ergou did not dare to neglect, and quickly took over Ning Fan's drawings, holding them in his hands very preciously: "As soon as our car stops in Yuezhou, I will find someone to take care of it. Please don't worry, Your Majesty."

The clock comes to mind. Ning Fan had to think of the twenty-four-hour system, the astronomical calendar, the four seasons of the year, etc. In this era, these astronomical calendars, which were very popular in later generations, are an unknown quantity and a blank in this era. People do not have it. Clear time boundaries.

Ning Fan really couldn't sleep during the day, so he wrote down the astronomical calendar and the 365 days in a year, as well as the 24 solar terms, the zodiac, the heavenly stems and the earthly branches and other basic logic on the paper.

It was already afternoon after I finished writing these things, and the train stopped at Yuezhou Station.

Wang Tianjiang, the prefect of Yuezhou, personally led people to guard him at the station. As soon as Ning Fan got off the bus, Wang Tianjiang greeted him.

Wang Tianjiang is young, probably only in his early thirties, but he looks mature and steady, with the air of a general.

Although Yuezhou is a barren land, Wang Tianjiang has developed Yuezhou vigorously in recent years.

Yuezhou is close to Jiangzhou, and Wang Tianjiang also won some of Jiangzhou's factories and mines to Yuezhou. Now many people in Yuezhou have food to eat.

In fact, the imperial court did not build many railways in Yuezhou, because Yuezhou's internal water network was developed and water transportation was very abundant, so there was no need for railway transportation at all.

Wang Tianjiang knelt at the exit of the train. Ning Fan helped Wang Tianjiang up after seeing him, and the monarch and his ministers exchanged a few words.

This Wang Tianjiang had some backbone. He was neither humble nor overbearing when he saw the emperor. He did not have any flattering attitude. He also spoke in a precise manner and had the air of a general. Ning Fan admired this kind of person very much.

"Master Wang, this is my first time in Yuezhou. Why don't you introduce to me what kind of food and beautiful scenery there are in Yuezhou?"

Ning Fan looked at Old Wang Tianjiang half-jokingly.

"Your Majesty is joking. Yuezhou is a notoriously barren land, not to mention delicious food. If your Majesty must try Yuezhou's delicacies, then I recommend that your Majesty try Hu Tang Noodles. This is an authentic dish. Although the snacks are simple and a bit rough, they taste pretty good now. ”

Wang Tianjiang was stunned for a moment, and then answered.

"I heard that you took the lead in planting lotus roots, raising crabs, and raising fish in Yuezhou according to local conditions. Your fishery products in Yuezhou are sold all over the country."

Ning Fan looked towards Wang Tianjiang with a smile.

Before coming to Yuezhou, Ning Fan made a point of getting to know Wang Tianjiang. He was shocked to see that Wang Tianjiang was a veritable child prodigy. He could write poetry at the age of eleven, and his articles were splendid. He could be called a rising star in the contemporary literary world. .

Although this person looks inconspicuous, he has a beautiful heart and is a veritable scholar.

However, literati are also good at governing the country. For example, after Wang Tianjiang came to Yuezhou, he developed Yuezhou in a spectacular way.

Moreover, more and more people are led to raise fish, lotus roots, and ducks according to local conditions. The breeding has brought huge economic income to the entire Yuezhou, and also revitalized the agricultural economy in disguise.

"I have read your memorial. It is a very good idea to build embankments along the Yellow River and turn the thousand miles of swamps in Yuezhou into fertile farmland. However, this is a huge process. The imperial court does not have that much money now. Support Yuezhou to build such a long embankment.”

Ning Fan bluntly rejected Wang Tianjiang in person.

When Wang Tianjiang heard Ning Fan's reply, he was not surprised, and there was no disappointment on his face.

"In fact, I have long understood that turning Yuezhou into thousands of miles of fertile land would be too costly for the imperial court. Fortunately, Yuezhou has now found its own way and engaged in large-scale breeding in Yuezhou. The cultivation of fishery and lotus root is quite good, and it can barely make the people of Yuezhou live a prosperous life. "

Wang Tianjiang was not surprised by Ning Fan's reply, and showed a look of peace of mind, which surprised Ning Fan.

"Have you ever thought that raising the embankments of the entire Yellow River is too expensive, but adding embankments upstream can turn a large part of Yuezhou into fertile farmland, and part of it into swamps, which can continue to be preserved In today’s fish farming industry, isn’t this the best of both worlds?”

Ning Fan asked rhetorically.

Wang Tianjiang nodded. In fact, he had already thought of this question raised by Ning Fan. The reason why he had not reported it to the court was because he had some difficulties in his heart. If the river embankment in the upper reaches was raised, then nearby Youzhou would be affected. Influence.

"In fact, our Dakang does not lack fertile fields and fertile fields. What we lack is labor force and agricultural technology. If we have advanced agricultural technology, our Dakang has a large area of ​​land, waiting to be planted."

Ning Fan said with a sigh.