We have fought to the Arctic Circle, and you want me to inherit the throne?

After returning to the city, Li Che didn't have a moment to rest.

After a short sleep, he got back to work.

Li Che felt that this prince's job was even more demanding than his previous life. No matter how 996 he worked in his previous life, he still had a few days of vacation.

Since I came here, I have never enjoyed a single day of happiness. Every day I am either chopping people or on my way to chop people.

Huh? Why does it feel like this prince's job is no different from that of a gangster?

Standing opposite Li Che at this moment was Liu Ye, the former director of the Ministry of Works, who was in charge of building palaces and cities in the imperial capital.

When Daqing was founded, he contributed to the reconstruction of the imperial capital.

With his knowledge, if he were in later generations, he would definitely be a national-level architect.

Unfortunately, he was born at the wrong time and could only be considered the most hopeless official in Daqing.

Emperor Qing lived a simple and frugal life and did not like large-scale construction projects, so a talent like Liu Ye naturally had no place to use his talents.

Just when Liu Ye felt that there was no hope of promotion in this life and was ready to spend the rest of his life in a muddle, the sack that changed his fate was put on him.

Li Che caught a master architect with a sack, and Liu Ye also had an unimaginable future with the sack.

As the successor of the infrastructure maniac, Li Che naturally attaches great importance to this architectural master.

"Although Ninggu County City is small, it has great development potential." Liu Ye pointed at the sketch of Ninggu County City on the table with great enthusiasm. "The inner city, outer city, and Qihuo Cave, each of these three areas has its uses."

Li Che looked at the energetic Liu Ye and said with a smile, "Speak slowly, there's no rush, there's plenty of time."

After saying that, he asked Qiuwen to pour a bowl of tea for Liu Ye.

Liu Ye gratefully took the tea, drank it all, and then continued talking.

"According to my preliminary plan, let's first look at the inner city." Liu Ye pointed to the inner city area. "I propose that the embassy be converted into a royal palace, the government office remain unchanged, and the remaining mansions, if they are large, be converted into academies, government offices, or clinics."

Li Che frowned: "Everything else is fine, but this palace...I don't need it."

Although Li Che had never been to the embassy, ​​from what Qiu Bai said, the place was built extremely luxuriously and was the most luxurious building in the inner city.

Those noble families before were really useless. After they managed to get money from the original body and the common people, they spent it all on the barbarians.

Li Che felt that he was not yet ready to enjoy life, and the embassy was too big, and he had no children or wives, so what was the point of living in such a big house?

"No." Liu Ye refused sternly, "Your Highness, the location of this palace is not as simple as you think."

"In a vassal prince's territory, the size of his palace determines his power. If the palace is smaller than the government office, it means the prince has no power and is merely a vassal of the imperial court. If the palace is larger than the government office, it means the prince holds real power and is the true master of the territory."

Perhaps because he had been on the bench for too long, Liu Ye spoke very directly, without any bureaucratic detours.

"Ninggu County can only have one voice, Your Highness. The palace must naturally be the largest building in the city to demonstrate Your Highness's majesty."

Li Che nodded slightly, and after thinking for a while, he felt that what Liu Ye said was right, so he did not refute it.

Liu Ye continued:

"As for the outer city, we must first repair the city walls. Then we will build more houses, shops, restaurants, and taverns. We will also need to build roads and separate the streets into markets for easier unified management."

"I will draw up a blueprint for the specific construction, but this matter cannot be rushed. It requires a large number of manpower and materials."

The infrastructure of the inner city is relatively complete, but the outer city was built from scratch.

"As for the Qihuo Cave, it is truly a treasured place!"

Liu Ye's eyes were burning with excitement.

"Originally, this area was a drainage facility. Later, the people who sought refuge here dug a lot of space on their own, and inadvertently connected the drainage facility to the underground cave."

"My rough estimate is that its area is at least 400 hectares, larger than the inner and outer cities combined!"

One hectare is equal to 0.01 square kilometers.

The area of ​​ordinary cities in ancient times was usually small, generally between 1 and 3 square kilometers. The area of ​​the outer city of Ninggu County was about 3 square kilometers.

However, Qihuo Cave is four square kilometers in area, which is definitely a super large underground cave.

"This place is perfect for hiding soldiers and building a prison," Liu Ye pondered. "But it's best not to open it to the public. The internal gullies are interconnected, the situation is complex, and it's prone to breeding crime."

Li Che was not as excited as him, but frowned slightly.

This has its pros and cons. Although underground space has great potential, it also brings dangers.

If the enemy finds out, they can dig a tunnel into the city from the outside and break into the city quickly, right?

"This matter requires long-term consideration. The most urgent task is to repair the outer city wall." Li Che said in a deep voice.

Liu Ye nodded in agreement: "Indeed, although the outer city wall is dilapidated, fortunately the original stones used for its construction are still there."

"I am confident that the city wall can be repaired in a week at the shortest and half a month at the longest."

Li Che gave him a satisfied look and said, "In that case, I will entrust all matters related to the construction of the city wall to you."

"I will definitely live up to your Highness's trust." Liu Ye said seriously.

Li Che left the desk and walked towards the gate of the government office. Looking at the sunset outside the window, he suddenly felt something.

"The county city has been revived. I feel that the name Ninggu County City is not very appropriate anymore."

Ninggu County, Ninggu County, every time Li Che heard these three words, he always felt that he had made a big mistake.

Moreover, the Ninggu County in the previous life was in Heilongjiang Province, but the area where he was now was in the south of Liaoning Province, which sounded a bit awkward.

Liu Ye asked doubtfully, "What does your Highness mean?"

Li Che turned around and smiled slightly: "Why not change the name?"

Liu Ye naturally wouldn't disturb Li Che's interest: "Your Highness seems to have a name he likes."

"This city is the place where this king rose to power. The phoenix sings on the high hills, and the wutong trees grow in the morning sun."

Li Che stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes full of nostalgia:

"Let's call it Chaoyang City."

. . . . . .

The morning sun slowly rose into the sky, and in an instant, it formed a round wheel of fire, rising high into the sky.

It emits thousands of golden rays, covering everything with a layer of brilliant glow.

Li Che was wearing hunting clothes and riding a maroon warhorse, with a pure white Saker Falcon squatting on his shoulder, seemingly dozing off.

When Li Che stretched out his hand and moved closer to Haidongqing, Haidongqing stretched out its head and moved closer, rubbing the back of Li Che's hand affectionately.

After spending some time together, Li Che has established an emotional foundation with the Saker Falcon.

Even if it is released, it will not fly far away, but will circle a few times and then fall back to Li Che.

"Your Highness, everything is ready." A personal guard came on horseback.

Li Che nodded and looked to the front of the team.

Jie Ming changed into hunter's attire and sat on his horse with a serious expression.

The spring hunt has begun.