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

The outer city is not a densely populated residential area, but rather a large connected area.

In the neatly arranged military camp, flags were waving and the sounds of training could be heard faintly.

In the government warehouse area surrounded by high walls, grain piles were piled up like mountains, and carriages and horses were coming in and out.

There are also continuous workshop areas where you can hear the roar of machines running, but you don’t smell any pungent odors.

There are even large areas of reserved open space, apparently prepared for future development.

The roads are wide and straight, all paved with hard cement, which clearly divides and connects the various functional areas.

"Outer cities house garrisons, warehouses, and light industries, which are the foundation of a nation's military preparations," Li Che briefly explained. "However, Fengtian Prefecture is positioned as a political center, so there aren't many factories."

Li Che had a clear positioning of Fengtian Prefecture. The most important thing about a capital is its political significance, and everything else is dispensable.

Just like the imperial capital in the previous life, among the four major cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, it is definitely not the most prosperous or the most open-minded, but a relatively serious city.

Today, the three major cities of Feng State are Fengtian, Chaoyang and Dalian.

Fengtian is the political center, Chaoyang is the industrial center, and Dalian is the economic center. Each has its own role and advantages.

Even so, the Fengtian Prefecture in front of him opened Li Neng's eyes.

The mountains of supplies and the roaring workshops before him gave him a deep understanding of what a "national treasure" was.

How could he not see?

Although the granaries were newly built, they were almost all full, and some grain even overflowed from the gaps under the granary doors.

Although Li Che said that those workshops were light industries, judging from the crisscrossing wheel tracks on the ground, their output was absolutely astonishing.

Li Neng secretly averted his gaze, suppressed his surprise, and his heart was beating wildly.

He suddenly felt very grateful to himself four years ago.

I was only a little boy at that time, and out of youthful vigor, I chose to speak up for justice when my sixth brother was in conflict with the King of Qin and the King of Chu.

But now it seems that an impulsive act in my youth may have completely changed my destiny.

Think about the fate of the former King of Shu and the current Crown Prince...

A single thought can make a world of difference.

After passing through the vast outer city area, everyone arrived at the south gate of the inner city - Xuanwen Gate.

The Ministry of Works did not originally use this name, but called it Xuanwu Gate.

But when the Ministry of Works reported this name, His Royal Highness Prince Feng looked horrified. He had never shown such an expression when tens of thousands of Khitan cavalrymen invaded the border.

He immediately called the name unlucky and ordered the Ministry of Works to make the change immediately, so it was changed to Xuanwenmen.

The guards here are tighter and the inspections are more stringent.

Most importantly, firearms are prohibited in the inner city.

No one is allowed to bring firearms into the inner city, no matter whether you are a general or a cabinet minister. Firearms are completely prohibited in the inner city.

Li Che was also thinking about his own life. Gunpowder was different from other weapons. It was very suitable for assassination and was almost impossible to guard against.

Moreover, the royal city is located in the inner city, and Li Che does not want to experience the Apocalypse explosion during the Ming Dynasty.

It is worth mentioning that this inspection was mainly targeted at the officials of the Gunpowder Bureau, especially Chen Gui.

Chen Gui also joined the cabinet, but he was definitely the most idle cabinet minister.

He didn't seem to be very attentive to government affairs. Instead, he was surrounded by explosives every day and wished he could sleep with a detonator in his arms.

From time to time, he would come to Li Che excitedly with newly developed, untested new firearms, which made Li Che feel cold in his heart when he saw him.

Entering the inner city, the scene changes again.

The streets are still wide concrete roads, but dense and neat residential areas are beginning to appear on both sides.

There are prosperous commercial streets scattered throughout the area, as well as government offices, academies, clinics and temples.

The architectural style is unified yet varied, with most being brick and stone structures, which are sturdy and practical, yet elegant.

There are crowds of people and traffic, but everything seems to be in order.

As the heart of Fengtian Prefecture, it is full of life.

"There are only 100,000 people in the inner city now, and most of them are family members of officials." Li Lin explained to Li Neng with a smile, "Old Six has set prices for all the houses in the inner city, and they are not low, and he strictly screens the backgrounds of the buyers."

"You're lucky, kid. The house that Lao Liu gave you is definitely enough to buy three or four houses of the same size in Fuzhou."

Li Neng suddenly realized and hurriedly thanked Li Che again.

Li Che waved his hand and didn't care.

It's just a house, but in exchange for a prince living in Fengtian Prefecture, he made a fortune.

Although Li Shen was only the smallest vassal king, his political significance was great.

The inner city is not the end. In the north-central part of the inner city stands the most core area of ​​Fengtian City - the Imperial City!

Of course, calling it the Imperial City now is a bit of an exaggeration. Although the specifications of this city are the same as those of the Imperial City, it is still called the Royal City for the time being.

The royal city is surrounded by an even more exquisite vermilion palace wall, and the buildings in the city are arranged along a north-south central axis.

Inside the wall is the highest authority of Feng State.

The six central ministries, the Night Watch Governor's Office, the Hanlin Academy and other core government offices, as well as temples dedicated to royal ancestors and the altar for sacrifices to the land and grain, are all located here.

This central axis not only runs through the royal city, but also connects to Xuanwen Gate in the south and the north gate of the inner city in the north, running through the entire city.

Also located on the central axis is the absolute core of the entire Fengtian Prefecture - the palace city.

This is the present-day Prince Feng’s Palace.

Li Che reined in his horse and stopped at the starting point of the imperial road leading from the royal city to the palace city, gazing at the main hall of the Fengwang Mansion that exuded endless majesty.

The main hall is located on a white marble platform several meters high. The double-eaved hipped roof is covered with dazzling glazed tiles, which looks like a burning golden flame in the sun, symbolizing the royal power at its peak.

But...that's all.

There was only one main hall in this palace city. The nine-story palaces, towering halls and pavilions that appeared in the future like the Forbidden City had not yet appeared.

As for why...of course it's because Li Che is reluctant to spend money.

He hadn't even ascended the throne to become emperor yet, so there was no need to build such an extravagant palace just for the sake of appearances, and it wouldn't have a good influence either.

The majesty of a king does not lie in a palace, but in the people who live in the palace.

Feng State has a territory of thousands of miles. As long as you stay in the residence, even if it is just a thatched hut, it will be the hub of governing thousands of miles!

Li Neng was already so shocked by the magnificent scenes that followed one after another that he was speechless.

From the grandeur of the outer city, to the prosperity of the inner city, to the solemnity of the royal city, to the absolute majesty of the palace city.

This huge city, which is layered like a palace from heaven descended to the human world, is not just a city.

This is an immortal monument of a heroic leader declaring his ambition to heaven and earth!

It is a nest where a giant dragon has already taken shape, sitting on top and looking down upon the world!

He looked at Li Che's sculpture-like silhouette in the sunlight, with only one thought in his mind:

The dragon soars across the wild, its momentum is established!

The world situation has changed since then!