"Marrying a wife and having children, you shouldn't have been back to your homeland for many years, right?"
Ning Fan smiled.
Sardin nodded: "I haven't been a traveling merchant for many years! Now I just organize caravans, and I am in Anjing myself."
Sardin was very frank and had no intention of hiding anything.
"Mr. Sardin, are you from the East? Can you tell me what it is called there, how the people live, and what do you mainly eat?"
Ning Fan was very interested.
When Sadin heard Ning Fan ask this question, he looked a little weird, because he didn't expect that a great prince would care about such a thing.
"Your Majesty, our place is called Misr, and people eat flatbread most often for three meals. Our place is not as strong as Dakang, and the people are very loose. We do not have a strong country."
Sardin has a strong desire to express himself, but unfortunately his Chinese words are not quite conveying what he means.
It's fine for daily use, but when it comes to some advanced words, it's not so smooth.
"Mr. Sardin, do you have something called corn over there?"
Ning Fan asked unwillingly.
"corn?"
Sardin looked confused.
After Ning Fan described it, Sardin shook his head firmly: "If it is as productive as the prince said, then our people in Misr will not starve to death."
The only hope was cut off, and Ning Fan felt a little lost.
It seems that at this time America has not yet entered the Age of Navigation, and things like sweet potatoes and corn have not yet been introduced to the Eastern Hemisphere.
"Mr. Sardin, have you ever seen the sea?"
Ning Fan asked with interest.
Sardin shook his head repeatedly: "My lord, the sea is very dangerous and can swallow everything! And our caravan has always only traveled through the desert."
When parting, Ning Fan planned to give Sadin some money, but Sadin refused.
He refused and said: "I am a businessman and I will not be short of money. On the contrary, I brought a gift today to give to His Highness."
"oh?"
Ning Fan saw that the father and daughter were empty-handed and was curious about what gifts the other party brought.
"Your Majesty, my daughter is fourteen years old this year and can be given to him as a concubine."
Sardin said very boldly.
Ning Fan didn't understand it at first, but when he figured out what Sadin meant, he was shocked.
"Absolutely not."
Ning Fan quickly waved his hand.
It's not that he has any opinion on this mixed-race little lolita, but as a modern person, Ning Fan still can't accept that he can marry a wife so easily...
"Does the prince not like Xina?"
When Sardin's daughter heard Ning Fan's rejection, she burst into tears.
Ning Fan didn't expect this little girl to cry, so he quickly explained: "Miss Xina, it's not that I don't like you, it's just that the matter was too hasty, and I am not mentally prepared yet."
When Xina heard what Ning Fan said, her face looked much better. She looked at Ning Fan and said with dazzling big eyes: "Your Majesty, can I come to the palace as a guest in the future?"
"sure."
Ning Fan couldn't refuse either.
This Xina is a stunning beauty, and I believe no man can refuse her.
After seeing off Sardin and his daughter, Ning Fan inevitably felt a little disappointed.
I originally hoped that these barbarians would be able to obtain high-yield food crops, but now it seems that the idea is still too simple.
There was no Dakang in the original world where Ning Fan lived, but after coming to this time and space, Ning Fan discovered that the mountains and rivers geography here were the same as the original world.
In other words, you are still on the earth after traveling, but maybe you have come to a parallel plane.
If he remembered correctly, Ning Fan remembered that sweet potatoes and corn were both products of the Americas. In this day and age, it is really difficult to obtain such things through land trade.
But with current technology, it is almost impossible to enter the Age of Discovery.
There are two major obstacles in the reality. The first obstacle is that Ning Fan is not enough to influence some of Dakang's policies.
In other words, Ning Fan has many ideas, but currently it is impossible to realize them with his power and status.
"Your Highness, these barbarians are greedy and they only know how to make money."
Ergou complained.
Obviously, Ergou doesn't have a good impression of Sardin.
In fact, not only Ergou, but also all the people of Kangxi in this era do not accept these barbarians from outside the territory in their hearts.
"Ergou, you need to open your eyes. Everyone in this world is created equal, and everyone has the right to survive."
Ning Fan said casually.
When Ergou heard what Ning Fan said, his eyes widened and he was a little at a loss and said: "Your Majesty, all people are created equal? You must be confused, right? How can people be equal?"
"They both have one nose and two eyes, so why are they not equal?"
Ning Fan asked back.
Ergou shook his head and said: "I know that a slave is born a slave, and a master is born a master! Just like you, you were born to be a noble person, with golden branches and jade leaves. How can ordinary people compare with you?"
"These are just shackles imposed by this society!"
Ning Fan was too lazy to say more.
It will take time to change an era by relying on one person alone, so Ning Fan is not in a hurry.
"Ergou, prepare a copy of the gift we brought back from Tianjiang. Tomorrow I will go to the Marquis Zhenyuan's house as a guest."
Ning Fan ordered Ergou.
When night came, Ning Fan sat on the attic, watching the sunset on the horizon and spreading out the rice paper again.
He wrote two words on the title page with a pen, mathematics.
This made Yueying on the side look confused, not knowing what it meant.
Then, Ning Fan took out another piece of paper and wrote two words again - chemistry.
Physics, biology...
Ning Fan wrote down all the subjects related to industry in one breath. He planned to rely on memory to compile a set of scientific textbooks.
Of course, this matter cannot be completed in a day or two, it will take at least two months.
"What are these?"
Yueying gnawed on the big apple with a curious look on her face.
"These things are the beginning of changing the world."
Ning Fan smiled mysteriously.
Early the next morning, Ning Fan got up early and changed into clean clothes.
The royal family rejected Xiao Chong's proposal of marriage, which Ning Fan did not expect.
Xiao Zhong said at the beginning that he had to become a prince to propose marriage. Unfortunately, Ning Fan was now a prince, but the marriage was put on hold.
The purpose of Ning Fan's trip was also very simple, that is, to tell Xiao Lingxi in person that he would not marry anyone other than her.
A marriage rejected by the royal family may not necessarily be impossible.
"My lord, you must have a heart-to-heart talk with the Marquis of Zhenyuan today. Otherwise, if the Marquis is unhappy with marrying Miss Lingxi to someone else, he will regret it later."
Ergou whispered while sitting on the carriage.
Soon, the carriage stopped at the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion. Ergou breathed hot air into his frozen hands, then opened the curtain and asked Ning Fan to get out of the car.
Ten hunting guards were on guard all around, their eyes scanning the street corners warily.
Nowadays, Ning Fan's status is not what it used to be. Although Xiao Chong is the Marquis of Zhenyuan, he greets him personally at the door.
