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

Chapter 649 New Currency

The New Year is celebrated with joy, and it is also a year spent together with the people of Kyoto. Kyoto's economy has also ushered in great development, and the entire city of Kyoto has also had a new look.

In addition to the wider streets in the city, the buildings on both sides have also been renovated and renovated. In addition, Ning Fan had the foresight to transform the city's water pipe network, and now Kyoto has become the most prosperous city in the world. It is a big city with a population of over one million.

After the dinner, Ning Fan took the concubines to the Wangyue Tower in the harem. This Wangyue Tower is more than 30 meters high. Standing on the Wangyue Tower, you can even overlook the entire Kyoto. The Zhongwei split screen is being coordinated by Ning Fan. While they were laughing and joking, there was a sudden explosion in the west city, followed by fireworks of trees and silver flowers blooming in the air.

Several concubines in the harem were no strangers to fireworks, but when they saw such unique fireworks, they all had smiles on their faces.

Ning Fan also stopped to watch, patting the railings with his hands, feeling very happy. Dakang followed Ning Fan's plan step by step, and reached the point where it is now strong. Although there is a strong enemy like England on the sea, Ning Fan actually has no idea in his heart. No more afraid.

As long as Dakang can continue step by step according to the current rhythm, sooner or later it won't be a problem for the English.

"At this time next year, we should be even happier. Then we will come back to Wangyue Tower to celebrate."

Ning Fan put down his lofty words.

A new year and a new journey. Before the Lantern Festival after the New Year, Ning Fan took the Shenlong No. 1 and started to patrol around. Since the steam train was introduced, the frequency of Ning Fan's trips has greatly increased. Those who stayed in Kyoto time, not even as much time as outside patrolling.

However, this time, the first stop of Ning Fan's inspection did not come to the prosperous economic zone in the south of the Yangtze River, nor to the granary of Dakang in the north, but directly to the northwest, which Ning Fan had neglected for a long time.

This area in the northwest has been desolate for a long time. Even after the canal was built, mines were excavated in full swing, but the people in the northwest did not see many practical benefits. Except for the ordinary people who worked in the mines and could earn In addition to the high wages, the economy of the entire northwest region is not developing as fast as that of Jiangnan.

At this time, on Ning Fan's special train Shenlong No. 1, there were several guests who were different from usual ones. These people all had big beards, looked like Westerners, with high nose bridges and white skin.

Their dress is also very different from that of the prosperous people, wearing tall hats and even holding canes.

These people were all talents that Brad had recruited from the West. This time Ning Fan brought these advanced talents from the West to the northwest with only one purpose, which was to find the blood and oil of the industry.

Ning Fan, who comes from a later generation, naturally knows the importance of oil to a country. Oil is almost the blood of modern industry. Only when the steam age enters the internal combustion engine age can industry truly take off.

After all, coal is not as efficient as petroleum, and the chemical ancillary products produced after petroleum is distilled can also greatly increase the development of the modern chemical industry. Ning Fan's heart becomes even more intense when he thinks of the many ancillary products of petroleum.

The train stopped on a deserted railway track. Under the leadership of Ning Fan, and under the leadership of Brad, these technicians from the West began to take out a variety of strange equipment in the valley. Moving back and forth.

"Have the British mastered the technology of oil?"

Ning Fan called Brad directly.

From Brad's explanation, Ning Fan knew that today's English people are still in the steam age. Although the English people have discovered petroleum as a mineral a long time ago, they have never known how to use it.

After hearing the news, Ning Fan felt mixed emotions. What he was happy about was that he was the first to obtain this technology. These world-class experts were lured to Dakang by Brad with huge sums of money, which means that Dakang has completely controlled this technology. .

What really makes Ning Fan feel sad is that after these few days of exploration and observation, these oil experts seem to be shaking their heads constantly, as if their expectations of whether Dakang can find oil have been reduced to the lowest level.

For half a month, Ning Fan led this group of experts back and forth in the mountains, but he never found what he wanted. Several experts were also dejected, with disappointment hidden on their faces.

"Your Majesty, Robert said, it's not that we don't have oil in Dakang, it's just that the oil in Dakang is difficult to extract because it's all under the earth's crust. It's impossible to extract the oil from the ground with today's drilling technology. "

In the evening, Brad came to Ning Fan's box and said something that disappointed Ning Fan.

Ning Fan is a person who has high hopes for the petrochemical industry. Especially after learning that Robert and others have mastered the distillation and fractionation technology of petroleum, Ning Fan is even more eager for petroleum, because he knows that the true value of petroleum can only be controlled by controlling it. Oil is equivalent to controlling the future of this world, then Dakang will be completely at the forefront of this era.

But now, the most likely place to produce oil in Dakang is in the mountains in the northwest. But now these technical experts told Ning Fan that although there is oil in Dakang, it is not much, and it is difficult to extract. It’s so big that the gain outweighs the loss…

"But Your Majesty, Robert said that when we came back, we passed through the desert countries in the south. He found that the oil in those desert countries has almost reached the surface of the earth. You can find oil by just digging a hole."

Just when Ning Fan was feeling disheartened, Brad told Ning Fan a new piece of news.

After hearing the news, Ning Fan was excited and a little worried. What was exciting was that these southern countries were not far from Dakang. In fact, they were neighboring countries of Dakang. Moreover, these countries were not powerful. If Dakang wanted to occupy these lands, , simply effortless.

"In fact, as long as Your Majesty thinks of a way, these oil-rich areas can be included in His Majesty's pocket."

Brad came up with an idea to Ning Fan, which was to use money to clear the way. Nowadays, the most indispensable thing for Dakang is money, and using money to buy desolate deserts, those southern countries will naturally be overjoyed.

In early March, the peach blossoms bloomed, and Ning Fan came to Jiangnan again. This time during his trip to Jiangnan, Fan asked his old minister Song Chengzhou to go out.

This time Song Chengzhou's mission was very simple, that is, he was sent as an envoy to the Southern Kingdom. Ning Fan asked Song Chengzhou to lobby in those desert countries in the southern desert and purchase a large amount of land from there.