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

The meeting with Lolis did not end so quickly. The two even had a pleasant dinner together. Ning Fan also invited Lolis to go to Jiangnan with him.

In the blink of an eye, it's the time of the New Year again, but Ning Fan has had a much easier time this year. The only person with a sad face is Qin Ying. Qin Ying is the only one in the civil and military dynasties who suffers a lot and has deep hatred. Even during the New Year They are still fighting against armored battleships in the shipyard.

At this year's palace dinner, Ning Fan specially invited several ministers who had made great achievements and worked hard, including Zhou Qun, Shen Mengxi, and Song Chengzhou. These old people were all present, and some new faces were also added.

For example, Wang Tianjiang, such as Chen Zijiang... Of course, several elite figures were invited to the Fuxing Society that Ning Fan single-handedly supported. In addition to these familiar faces, there was also a foreign face, who had just returned from the southern countries. of brad.

Brad took the check from Ning Fan and traveled around the world for a week. When he came back, he handed in a satisfactory answer. Not only did he successfully bring back rare crop seeds, but he also brought back more than two hundred top people from all walks of life. Talent.

Most of these people are the alchemists Brad mentioned. Two of them surprised Ning Fan because these two people have mastered the refining and fractionation technology of oil. This is definitely what Ning Fan needs most at the moment. .

Although Ning Fan has developed something like the internal combustion engine, he has not yet mastered the specific distillation technology of petroleum. Unexpectedly, Brad brought back two treasures for Ning Fan this time.

Of course, some of these alchemists can not only fractionate petroleum, but also make plastics. In addition, there is also one who extracts explosives from human feces.

These weird things in the eyes of Westerners have become treasures when it comes to Ning Fan.

Ning Fan prepared an extravagant New Year's dinner, and also had wine and singing and dancing performances. The guests and hosts enjoyed the dinner so much that it almost became a lively royal ball.

"Your Majesty, when can we truly feel proud at sea?"

Song Chengzhou came over and looked at Ning Fan angrily and said.

When the canal was being dug in the northwest, Song Chengzhou's health was deteriorating. Unexpectedly, after a year of living in the south of the Yangtze River, his body had a second spring. He looked old and strong, with a childlike face and a rosy face. .

Ning Fan also knew what Song Chengzhou meant. Qin Ying's shipyard was in the south of the Yangtze River. Qin Ying often visited Song Chengzhou. This time, he definitely wanted to use Song Chengzhou's words to fan Ning Fan's fire. .

"A mature chess player knows when to take which move, when to take a step back, and when to rush forward. The time is not yet ripe. If you force yourself to fight with England on the sea because of the hatred in your heart, Then Dakang is bound to suffer another setback.”

Ning Fan explained in a low voice to Song Chengzhou.

Song Chengzhou was quite satisfied with Ning Fan's explanation, and he kept nodding.

"What your Majesty said makes sense. Personal emotions should not influence the country's affairs. Your Majesty knows what is right and wrong. Now, the joint economic channel that your Majesty has established on land is doing very well. We are well off. Economic prosperity is booming.”

"Now the common people in the seven provinces south of the Yangtze River worship Your Majesty as the God of Wealth. Now every household in the south of the Yangtze River can eat meat, and every household can wear good clothes. This will be unprecedented since ancient times. Lived a prosperous time.”

Song Chengzhou said with some sincerity.

Ning Fan nodded and did not deny his achievements in developing the seven provinces of Jiangnan to such a wealthy state. In fact, Ning Fan did not expect that in just one year, Jiangnan's industry would explode, coupled with the overland trade. Channels, and the trading capabilities of Dabo merchants, now the economic capabilities of the entire Dakang have almost jumped by several levels.

"Sir Song, our Dakang family plans to establish a bank in the next year. By then, the old copper coins will be completely abolished and new coins will be issued. The new coins will be printed on paper. At that time, we will have to rely on the great efforts of Mr. Song. Promote this new banknote.”

Ning Fan briefly revealed his future financial reforms to Song Chengzhou.

If it only relies on industry, the country will develop to a certain extent, but without finance, the upper limit of the country's affluence will be limited. Therefore, Ning Fan is now taking precautions and starting to build a prosperous financial market early.

Ning Fan is a person who traveled back from the future. His vision is thousands of years ahead of people of this era. Ning Fan knows better than anyone else what to do when.

Song Chengzhou had unconditional trust in Ning Fan. When Ning Fan said that he would abolish the old currency and issue new banknotes, Song Chengzhou was not surprised.

"This is a time when the country's strength is rising. Your Majesty should deal with it calmly and never make mistakes."

Song Chengzhou didn't say anything else, he just gave Ning Fan a warning. As an old minister, he was indeed qualified to say this, and Ning Fan accepted it with a smile.

Of course, the biggest contributor this year was none other than Xiao Chong. Unfortunately, Xiao Chong was still sitting in Heishui City in the bitter cold land of the north.

After the banquet, Ning Fan ordered someone to send a telegram to Xiao Chong to express his New Year's greetings, and soon received a reply from Xiao Chong.

Ning Fan held a large banquet earlier, and the harem was quite enjoyable. However, this year there were a few new faces in the harem. In addition to Xue Qingqing, the others were Queen Lolis and Yue Ying.

Since Queen Lolis ascended the throne and became the queen, most of her tenure has been spent in Dakang. Originally, Dabo Country was a small country, and its main national affairs were business affairs. Lolis could do more in Dakang. He handles trade issues well and sits in Dakang without causing gossip.

Ning Fan finished his business in the front yard and came to the small banquet in the harem. In fact, the small banquet in the harem was always busy, waiting for the protagonist to appear. As the only man in the harem, he was also the one that all the concubines most wanted to see. Ning Fan's appearance naturally attracted a burst of cheers from the women.

"Your Majesty, these sweet potatoes are delicious and as sweet as glutinous rice. I didn't expect the yield to be so high. It seems that our Dakang family will never be short of food again in the future."

Xiao Lingxi, as the mother of a country who cares about the world, does not forget the poverty and suffering even at this time when the whole world is celebrating.

When Ning Fan saw Xiao Lingxi's dignified look, he felt very comforted. He covered Xiao Lingxi's hand with his hand: "How can a husband ask for such a wife?"