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

Emperor Qing was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "How many people live in this city?"

Li Che said without hesitation: "There are 200,000 permanent residents, 100,000 floating residents, and 100,000 garrison troops."

Although Fengguo's administration became more and more perfect with the establishment of the cabinet system, Li Che was no longer troubled by government affairs.

But he is still very concerned about important issues such as population and resources, and can easily answer them.

Emperor Qing's pupils shrank slightly, and he said in disbelief, "How can this city accommodate 400,000 people?"

"Just more, no less." Li Che said firmly.

"Four hundred thousand... I'm afraid even the capital city doesn't have that many people. How do you manage to feed so many people?"

It's no wonder that Emperor Qing was surprised. After all, the imperial capital was the number one city in the world, but it only had three million households, which was about the same as the number of registered households in Chang'an during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty.

But you have to know that the population of the imperial capital did not emerge in the past two years.

The imperial capital was the capital of three dynasties and has been a populous city since a long time ago.

Over the hundreds of years, people migrated and were supported by the surrounding villages and cities, and this super city was built with countless manpower and material resources.

And Chaoyang City has only been established for a few years?

If Emperor Qing remembered correctly, this city was just a stronghold for the Qing army more than ten years ago.

Lao Liu really created a big city out of nothing.

"Chaoyang City has a wide variety of food. In addition to soybeans grown by farmers, there is also beef and mutton from the grasslands, seafood caught in Dalian, and grain traded by caravans from the interior."

Li Che smiled and pointed to the market behind the city gate: "The people's daily necessities are not only produced from their own fields, but mostly come from transactions in the market."

Emperor Qing looked in the direction of Li Che's finger, and sure enough, he saw a bustling market with a clamor of people behind the city gate.

Li Che did not do any tricks to clear the area. The emperor just came to inspect, and it was not a matter of life and death. Therefore, the people of Chaoyang City remained the same as they were on weekdays.

"Let's go and have a look!"

Emperor Qing got off the carriage and walked into the city impatiently.

The imperial guards behind him hurried to catch up, but were stopped by Li Che: "Father, so many unfamiliar troops entering the city will probably cause panic among the people. You see..."

Emperor Qing glanced back and said nonchalantly, "The Imperial Guards are camped outside the city waiting. Observe military discipline and do not harass the civilians!"

The commander of the imperial guards was immediately anxious when he heard this: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible. I have the responsibility to protect Your Majesty, how can I..."

"Alright!" Emperor Qing interrupted impatiently, "Stop worrying about nothing. Can Old Six actually harm me?!"

Before, Emperor Qing believed that Li Che would not rebel. In addition to his confidence in himself, it was also because of their blood ties.

After seeing Fengguo with his own eyes, Emperor Qing became even more convinced that Li Che would never do something stupid to cut off his own retreat.

Fengguo is thriving, and the people's livelihood is far more developed than he had imagined. It can be seen that Li Che really wants to develop here for a long time.

Rebellion? How stupid must Lao Liu be to abandon the prosperous situation of Fengguo and make such a foolish move.

The commander of the imperial guards looked at Li Che, who was standing beside him, smiling but not saying a word.

Li Lin stepped forward and said, "There is an empty camp outside the east gate. General, you can take your troops there."

Emperor Qing looked at Li Lin strangely and asked, "Why are you so familiar with this place?"

Li Lin suddenly choked and lowered his head guiltily.

I can't say that Yan State is too boring, so I often come to Feng State to play with Li Che, and I have started to treat Chaoyang City as my home, right?

Fortunately, Emperor Qing did not investigate further. After sending the imperial guards away, he strode towards the Chaoyang City Gate.

The accompanying civil and military officials also walked out of the team, followed behind the emperor, and looked at the city outside the pass curiously.

Not only Emperor Qing was surprised, but these civil and military officials had never imagined that the capital of Feng State would be so prosperous.

The moment they stepped into the city gate, the bustling sounds instantly reached everyone's ears, and a prosperous atmosphere of fireworks hit them in the face.

Stalls of all sizes lined the roadsides, and the shouts of vendors continued all the way to the inner city gate in the distance.

Although the crowds were dense, there was no strange smell. The people on the street had rosy faces, and their clothes, although not luxurious, were clean and decent.

Emperor Qing and his ministers visited residential areas outside the imperial capital, as well as the markets in the imperial capital, and met the people at the bottom of society.

They always look confused and dazed, with an unpleasant odor emanating from their bodies. Their faces are not pale, but they are definitely not as radiant as they are now.

On the other hand, the people of Chaoyang City.

There is no need to say much; just from the energetic shouts of these vendors, one can tell that their lives can be described as comfortable.

"Tofu! Tofu!"

"Sharpening scissors and kitchen knives!"

"Fresh wild vegetables, dandelions, young thorn shoots, mountain celery..."

"Barbecue, hot barbecue!"

"Ten coppers, ten coppers, ten coppers for the whole place! You can't get hurt for ten coppers, you can't get cheated for ten coppers..."

Unlike the market town in the imperial capital, which is a square venue, the market town in Chaoyang City is more like a night market in later generations, a long commercial street.

Although there were a wide variety of stalls, there was still order in the chaos. The government had drawn white lines on the ground to separate the stalls.

Various stalls and carts are located in their own areas and do not cross each other's boundaries.

On the streets, Emperor Qing also saw soldiers lined up occasionally walking by. Although they looked solemn and held weapons, they did not disturb the people.

When the merchants saw these soldiers, they were not afraid, but greeted them warmly.

Li Che stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the market in front of him with a smile. He even reached out to tease a child who ran over, and it was obvious that he was enjoying it.

Emperor Qing had a complicated expression. He knew clearly that what he saw was not an act by the Sixth Brother. After all, prosperity could be faked, but the smiles on the faces of the people that came from the heart could not be faked.

The people of Chaoyang City truly live in happiness, with no worries about food and clothing and someone to rely on.

The civil and military officials all widened their eyes and their brains seemed to be in a state of panic.

What is this for? Is this still outside the Great Wall?