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

That’s right, the capital of Feng State is now Fengtian, not Chaoyang.

Li Che had previously worked in Chaoyang City, which was actually a helpless move. After all, Chaoyang was the first city he went to after leaving the border.

But from a geographical point of view, given Feng State’s current territorial situation, Chaoyang City is no longer suitable to be the central city of Feng State.

Therefore, two years ago, Li Che overcame all objections and spent three years to build a magnificent city on the site of Shenyang City in his previous life!

Li Neng looked stunned: "This isn't Chaoyang City?"

He still remembered that the place where Li Che first came out of seclusion and settled was Chaoyang.

Among the legends of Feng State spread in the Central Plains and official manifestos, Chaoyang City is more well-known.

Li Che smiled and asked, "Tenth brother, do you know how big the territory of my Feng Kingdom is?"

Li Neng shook his head. He was in Fuzhou and knew very little about his sixth brother's foundation in the north.

Li Neng only knew that Fengguo was very powerful, but he had no specific idea of ​​how powerful it was.

Li Lin answered for him, his tone full of pride: "Now Fengguo reaches the vast Xing'an Mountains in the north, controls most of the Khorchin Grassland in the west, straddles the majestic Shanhaiguan Pass in the south, and faces the vast waves of the Bohai and Yellow Seas in the east."

"The territory is vast, stretching three thousand miles from east to west and over four thousand miles from north to south. Fertile fields, mountains, forests, mineral deposits, rivers, lakes, seas, grasslands and pastures are all under our control!"

Li Neng couldn't help but take a breath of cold air outside the pass.

Such a vast land is almost equivalent to the total area of ​​several wealthy states in the Central Plains.

He looked at Li Che, his eyes full of disbelief.

Li Che nodded slightly, and continued Li Lin's words, "When Fengguo was first established in Chaoyang, it was because Chaoyang City was the first stop after leaving the country. At that time, our foundation was shallow, so we could only rely on one city and build up slowly."

"Chaoyang is the birthplace of Feng State. It was there that we accumulated our initial strength, trained the new army, established the initial system, and survived the most difficult two years."

Li Che's tone was filled with reminiscence, but then he changed the subject:

"However, the territory of Feng State is no longer what it used to be. We control all directions and aim to conquer the world."

"Chaoyang City is located in the southwest corner of the Great Wall, far away from the grasslands, far away from the Greater Khingan Range, and even farther away from the Liaodong port that we have just opened up."

"This will lead to delays in the transmission of government orders, circuitous military movements, huge losses in the transportation of food and fodder, and a time-consuming and laborious process of gathering information from various locations."

"To take Chaoyang as one's capital is like trying to control a fine horse with a short rope; one's strength is insufficient."

Li Neng's heart was filled with emotion when he heard this. At this moment, he also understood the key to the problem - the geographical center.

The nerve center of a huge country must be located in a place where it can radiate efficiently in all directions and be in a place with convenient transportation and easy access.

In fact, if we follow the territories of the three northeastern provinces in the previous life, the real geographical center should be in Jilin Province, between Changchun City and Jilin City.

But the actual controlled territory of Feng State is now very different from that in the past. It also includes a large area of ​​Yan State outside Shanhaiguan and the enclave of Yizhou.

As the relationship between Fengguo and Daqing becomes more and more complicated, the economic and technological center of gravity naturally needs to move south, and the location of Fengtian Prefecture becomes more critical.

Li Neng asked anxiously, "So, Sixth Brother chose a new location to build the capital?"

"That's right! I ordered the Exploration Department and the Ministry of Works to traverse the Liaodong Plain, repeatedly conducting geomancy studies, and ultimately selected a central location with coiled dragons and crouching tigers, excellent feng shui, and commanding control of all directions."

Li Che raised his hand and pointed to the northwest: "Right there, between the Liao River and the Hun River, on the vast plain where there were only scattered villages, a new city has been built!"

"It took a full three years," Li Lin added. "Old Six mobilized the entire nation, mobilizing millions of laborers and conscripting skilled craftsmen from all over the country to mine rocks, cut wood, make bricks, and smelt iron and cast iron."

"A gigantic city, unprecedented in history, has suddenly emerged from the empty land!"

Li Neng was fascinated by what he heard and wished he could witness with his own eyes the spectacular scene of millions of soldiers and civilians working together to move mountains and fill the sea.

"Fengtianfu..." He muttered to himself, his voice trembling as he asked, "What does this city's name mean?"

Li Che's eyes were blazing as he spoke word by word, "Fengtian Prefecture means to carry out the will of heaven and prosper forever. This is the foundation of our Fengguo for eternity!"

The word "Fengtian" was not made up by Li Che. In the previous life, it was the old name of Liaoning Province from the Qing Dynasty to the Beiyang Government period, and it also meant "Fengtian Chengyun".

The word "Feng" also coincides with Li Che's title of King Feng, making it the most appropriate name for the capital.

As for whether he would overstep his bounds...to be frank, in today's Daqing, apart from Emperor Qing, who else can control Li Che?

Even Emperor Qing would not turn against Li Che over such a small matter.

Li Neng couldn't help but gleam in his eyes: "Sixth brother, I want to go take a look first."

Just now, Li Neng took a quick glance at the corner of the mountain road and only saw a corner of the city wall. He was unable to see the whole picture and could only see a vague outline.

Now, after hearing what Li Che and Li Lin said, curiosity in my heart spread like grass.

"Come on, let me go with you." Li Lin also became interested. "After Fengtian City was built, I have only been there a few times."

The two men rode their horses at a quick pace, laughing and joking as they passed the convoy and galloped forward.

Li Che smiled slightly and let the two brothers do whatever they wanted.

After an unknown amount of time, they still hadn't arrived at the destination, and Li Neng became even more frightened.

It is said that a horse will die if it runs to the mountain. That is because the mountain is so huge that the human eye cannot distinguish the actual distance.

The same is true for Fengtian Prefecture. It seems very close from a distance, but it is actually still very far away.

After walking a few more miles, Li Neng's eyes suddenly lit up.

But at the end of the field of vision, there appeared a... no, it was a field!

A gray-black line stretches endlessly between heaven and earth, like the backbone of the earth.

Li Neng pulled the reins of his horse, his mouth dry and thirsty. "What...what is that?"

He had never seen a man-made giant of such a scale!

Even though we were so far apart, the majestic and heavy feeling of oppression, as if it had existed since the ancient times, was already overwhelming.

Li Lin's voice was also filled with excitement: "It's the outer city wall of Fengtian Prefecture."

Even though this was not the first time he had seen this majestic city, every time he approached it, he was still shocked by the human power that created it.

As the horses galloped, the outline of the city wall became clearer and clearer.

The outer city is like a sleeping dragon, winding and coiling on the vast plain. The height of the city wall is estimated to be at least six feet.

The walls are not made of traditional bricks and stones, but are composed of huge, neatly cut stone slabs as the base, with specially made blue bricks on top, and the gaps between the bricks are filled with gray-white cement.

Every few meters, there is a protruding wall like a hill, covered with shooting holes and lookout holes.

At the top of the city wall, parapets are arranged in neat rows, and the figures of patrolling soldiers and the Fengguo flag fluttering in the wind can be vaguely seen.

Fengtian Prefecture...We’re here!