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

When such a large fleet arrived at Dengzhou Prefecture, the local prefect did not dare to be careless and hurried to greet them.

This fleet covered the entire sea surface, and judging from the situation, it was likely that the entire Dengzhou Prefecture could be razed to the ground. The governor of Dengzhou really couldn't understand where these people came from.

Only when he saw the royal flag with the word "Feng" flying above the fleet did he feel relieved.

Fortunately, he is one of us.

Now that Prince Feng's reputation in the court is on the rise, countless local officials are rushing to curry favor with him and seek a way out.

Moreover, the crown prince is now critically ill and the position of heir has become unclear. Prince Feng is undoubtedly the most popular candidate.

It's better to serve this gentleman than to be a prefect in this damn place called Dengzhou.

The prefect of Dengzhou made up his mind that when he met Prince Feng, he would do his best to cheer him up.

If King Feng really rises to power in the future, I may not be considered a loyal minister, but at least I will have a close relationship with the new king.

Just when the prefect of Dengzhou was thinking about his meritorious service to the emperor, he saw that the fleet in the distance did not even come near.

There were only two or three small boats that came to the shore riding the waves.

Without thinking too much, the prefect of Dengzhou and a group of local officials hurried to meet them.

What he waited for was not Li Che, but a list that came towards him.

"I, General Fu Liang, have been ordered to come here to replenish supplies. You must follow this list and deliver everything by this time tomorrow!"

The prefect of Dengzhou suddenly felt something was wrong. He took off the list on his face and took a look. He almost vomited half a liter of blood.

"Sir, this... this is too much. Dengzhou is not rich, I'm afraid we can't get it all..."

The prefect of Dengzhou had said half of his words when he looked up again, but there was no one in front of him.

Fu Liang was such a proud man that he even looked down upon Li Che, so how could he get entangled with such a small place?

If you have any objections, please talk to my Fengguo Navy Commander-in-Chief, Daqing Navy Commander-in-Chief, and Lord Guard!

Looking at Fu Liang's back, the prefect of Dengzhou stood in place, his expression constantly changing and gloomy.

An official stepped forward from behind and whispered, "Sir, we are not officials of the Feng Kingdom. We don't need to obey the orders of the King of Feng, right?"

The governor of Dengzhou glanced at him and said, "Don't you know who he is? Fu Liang! He passed through here a few days ago with the Daqing navy, carrying out orders from His Majesty!"

"Then... Your Majesty can't do that, right?" The official glanced at the list. "If we were to gather all the supplies on the list, I'm afraid we'd have to empty the entire government office."

The prefect of Dengzhou remained silent.

"Why not... make the people suffer?" the official whispered, "Just say the court has temporarily increased taxes..."

"Stupid!" the Dengzhou governor scolded. "Look at the items on this list. Which one can the common people afford? They're just watching out for this trick of yours!"

The official said with a bitter face: "What should we do?"

"We can only gather the wealthy families and work together to find a solution." The prefect of Dengzhou looked helpless.

"Those people are lucky not to take advantage of the situation and rob others, but why would they contribute money and effort?"

The governor of Dengzhou sneered, "If someone else came to ask for it, they would definitely not help. But don't they even consider whose fleet this is?"

"That's Prince Feng! The blood of several major families in the north is still fresh. Now that Prince Feng has arrived with his army, who dares to offend him?"

"Hurry up and do it. If this matter cannot be completed, you and I will die or suffer a lot!"

. . . . . .

"Your Highness, I have already notified the governor of Dengzhou, and they will gather all the supplies tomorrow."

Li Che looked up at Fu Liang and said with a gentle smile, "Thank you for your hard work, Commander. Please go down and rest. We will need your help to replenish supplies."

Fu Liang didn't say anything, just looked at him expressionlessly.

Li Che also looked up and looked at him, still with a gentle smile on his face.

In the end, it was Fu Liang who couldn't help it first. He bowed reluctantly and turned away.

It is true that Fu Liang is a reckless man, but he is not stupid. How could he not see that Li Che was using his name to do things that would offend others for him?

But he had no choice. Since he got on the boat, his mentality had changed a lot.

Especially when he discovered that all 5,000 people in the fleet were loyal to Li Che, the shame and anger in his heart gradually turned into fear.

This is a vast ocean. Not to mention that I have seized power, what if Li Che is dissatisfied with me and just finds a place to throw me in...

Being eaten by fish, with no witnesses to prove the injustice, where can I go to appeal for justice?

The only thing to do now is to cooperate with him as much as possible, wait until the voyage is over, and then find a way to escape.

This King Feng seems to be approachable, but in fact he is a cruel and ruthless person!

Watching Fu Liang's back disappear, Li Che smiled slightly and lowered his head to continue looking at the sea chart.

Compared to those old foxes in the Daqing court, this kind of reckless man is much easier to deal with.

As long as Fu Liang cooperated honestly and helped divert hatred when going to various ports for supplies, Li Che would not bother to take action against him.

But if you do anything else... I'm sorry, go and keep Robinson Crusoe!

At noon the next day, Dengzhou Prefecture finally gathered all the supplies and sent them to the fleet.

Li Che did not make things too difficult for them. He sent off dozens of crew members in the fleet who could not adapt to seasickness and ordered the prefect of Dengzhou to take good care of them and send them back to Fengguo when their condition improved.

Then he continued sailing south.

In the following days, the fleet arrived at Jiaoao (Qingdao), Haizhou (Lianyungang), and Wengzhou (Zhoushan) successively, and then began to change course, moving away from the coastline to the southeast.

The goal is the first destination of this voyage, the treasure island!

Taiwan is called the Treasure Island because of its rich resources. As a separate island, it has many specialties that are not available on the mainland.

For example, sugar cane, tea, various tropical fruits, lemongrass...

Some of these specialties were introduced and improved by the Central Plains dynasties, while others have remained unsold to this day.

Although Daqing had already taken over the island and established a government office here.

However, since there are too few Qing residents, most of whom are indigenous people, the occupation of Daqing is more like a nominal ownership rather than actual control.

Li Che went here to investigate. If he had the chance in the future, he would find a way to move more people here and completely bring the island under his rule.

The weather at sea is changeable, and the previous voyage was relatively calm.

After leaving Wengzhou, the wind direction began to change, and a very strong easterly wind blew, causing the fleet's route to inevitably tilt.

According to calculations by the navigators and scholars on board, although the wind direction will cause a slight deviation, they will eventually reach the island, but the landing place may change.

Li Che didn't care anymore.

Another day, the lookout discovered an island right in front of him through the telescope and reported it to Li Che as usual.

This has become a daily routine for the fleet. Different islands are discovered every day, making Li Che's nautical charts more and more accurate.

Li Che was suddenly stunned when he saw the painter marking the location of the newly discovered island on the nautical chart.

"If we go further northeast, will we reach the Ryukyu Islands?" Li Che suddenly asked.

Li Sheng replied, "That's right."

Li Che was suddenly startled, ran to the deck quickly, and snatched the telescope from the lookout.

Looking at the isolated island in the distance, Li Che felt more and more familiar.

He suddenly gasped: "No way...it can't be that island!"

It wasn't until he saw the outline of the island in front of him clearly, and compared it with the island that had appeared many times in the news in his previous life, that Li Che's eyes suddenly widened.

"Signal all warships. Halt the fleet. I'm going to land on the island..."

Li Che paused, a cold smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

"fishing!"