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

Chapter 528 Good news comes frequently, the situation is very good

After Wen Zaiyin was replaced by Qian Bin, Li Che kept him by his side.

This former prime minister of Goryeo was talented, but he was too kind-hearted and bound by Confucian rituals, making him unsuitable to govern a region.

Instead, it would be more suitable for him to stay by his side, be a staff advisor and give him advice.

Li Che planned to keep him by his side and train him for a while, and when the time was right in the future, he would push him to the position of cabinet minister.

Li Che put down the letter with a smile: "But big things happened, and there are three of them."

Wen Zai Yin smiled and asked, "Is there any news of victory coming from the border?"

The reason for asking this question is that Chaoyang City has become more mature in handling government affairs, and generally only border wars will be reported to Li Che for decision.

"Mr. Wen is indeed very clever."

Li Che replied, and stopped keeping the secret:

"It's on the grassland. Ten days ago, Zilong led his army straight into the grassland to pursue the remnants of the Khitan. The Northern Hu Tuoba tribe provoked the Fengtian army. Zilong led his army alone into the enemy's rear and plundered the Tuoba tribe's grassland."

"The Khan of the Tuoba tribe was furious and led his army to attack, but Zilong devised a plan to defeat them mid-route, killing 8,000 of the enemy and seizing over 10,000 cattle and sheep. The captured goods were collected by Chen Pingzhi's troops and brought back to Feng State, while Zilong continued his army eastward."

It has been a month since Yue Yun led his troops into the grassland. Although there have been many reports of victories before, they were all small victories in which small tribes were annihilated.

The annihilation of a large tribe this time truly enhanced the prestige of the Fengtian Army and severely intimidated the various tribes on the grassland.

Of course, this is far from enough.

The destruction of a large tribe only allowed the tribes on the grassland to see the strength of the Fengtian Army. They knew that the Fengtian Army was a powerful enemy and did not dare to act rashly.

What Li Che wants is not just their recognition, but their fear!

From now on, when they see the Fengtian Army’s flag, they will be frightened and flee in panic, not daring to take a single step beyond the line!

After a moment's thought, Li Che quickly made a decision: "Send a message to Chen Pingzhi and Li Leshi, asking them to fully assist the Yueyun tribe. Provide as many weapons, food, and horses as possible, and send more scouts to investigate the situation."

A clerk in the palace wrote down Li Che's words, sealed them in a letter, and would later send it to Chaoyang City by express horse.

Li Che pinched the letter from Chaoyang City, glanced at it, and continued, "In addition to the grassland, General Yang also reported victory."

"Half a month ago, the Nanshiwei came to the border to provoke a conflict. General Yang responded calmly, remaining in seclusion. At nightfall, he personally led the cavalry in a surprise attack on the enemy camp. The enemy was caught completely off guard and their entire army was annihilated."

"General Yang led his army in pursuit and captured hundreds of miles of Nanshiwei territory. The Nanshiwei leader fled to the Zhongshiwei tribe with only a few hundred personal guards. Thus, Nanshiwei was destroyed!"

Everyone gasped when they heard this. Another tribe was destroyed.

Compared with Yue Yun, Li Che gave Yang Zhongsi greater power.

At the beginning, Yang Zhongsi asked Li Che how he should handle border affairs and what attitude he should maintain towards the Shiwei people.

But Li Che only replied him with four words: Do what is convenient for you!

Li Che gave 100% trust to this veteran of the previous dynasty.

Yang Zhongsi could not only mobilize his own troops, but also mobilize all the garrison troops in the north when the situation was critical.

As expected, he did not disappoint Li Che. No one knew how to fight the barbarians better than Yang Zhongsi.

Once the Southern Shiwei was destroyed, the Shiwei tribes were probably in a panic and would not dare to invade in the short term.

Next, Feng State only needs to boil the frog in clear water, gradually eroding the territory of the Shiwei people and consuming their manpower. Perhaps it will only take one or two years to completely destroy the Shiwei.

Thinking of this, Li Che felt a little sad.

Including the Shiwei, he had already destroyed the Shiwei, Goryeo, and Khitan kingdoms, as well as the tribal Mohe... He was a ruthless war machine that destroyed nations!

Perhaps in the eyes of these foreigners outside the Great Wall, he and Fengguo are the terrifying and evil villains.

Li Che collected his thoughts, put the letter aside, and said to the ministers with a smile: "As for the third matter, it has something to do with us."

"A letter has arrived from the capital stating that the first fleet is on its way. It consists of twenty-one warships, more than half of which are large Fuzhou ships. They will sail north along the coastline and eventually dock at Dalian Port."

When the ministers heard this, they all looked happy.

Together with the thirty Korean warships in Dalian Port today, there are a total of fifty warships, and the Fengguo Navy has become quite large.

Li Che looked at Qi Fang at the table and asked, "Qi Qing, in your opinion, how long will it take to build the first clipper?"

Qi Fang thought for a moment and said hesitantly, "Your Highness, given the current construction period, I cannot give you a specific time. It could be as short as two or three months, or as long as half a year or even longer."

Li Che nodded. He knew very well in his heart how difficult it was to build a new warship from scratch.

The workload is secondary. The main issue is the various technical problems encountered, which cannot be solved by the hard work of craftsmen alone.

Qi Fang added, "If Your Majesty could send skilled craftsmen who are good at shipbuilding, the construction period could be shortened significantly."

"Okay, I will write a letter to urge my father." Li Che nodded.

Hearing what Li Che said, the ministers looked at each other in confusion.

My own prince is the only one in the world who dares to write a letter to urge His Majesty to work...

Li Che pondered for a moment, then suddenly said, "It will take a long time to commission the clipper ship. We can't wait any longer!"

"I have decided that once the imperial court's warships arrive, I will immediately select the largest ones from among them to form a fleet and complete the first long-distance voyage of our Fengguo Navy!"

Li Sheng's expression changed, and he quickly said, "Your Highness, the navy recruits have only been training for less than a month. I'm afraid they can't handle long voyages."

Li Che frowned and said, "What can we achieve by just training in the near sea area every day? True gold is not afraid of fire. If we want to train a qualified navy, sooner or later we must leave the near sea and sail to the open sea."

"Besides, this voyage is not a combat mission. We will only sail along the coast to our destination, get what the king wants, and then we can return."

Li Sheng heard the subtext in Li Che's words and couldn't help but be surprised: "Your Highness, you are not going to sail with the fleet as well?"

After being exposed, Li Che showed an awkward but polite smile: "Of course I will go..."

"No! Absolutely not!" Li Sheng urged, "The sea is so dangerous. Your Highness is worth a million dollars. How can you be so reckless?"

Li Che's face suddenly darkened: "If I don't go, you won't be able to find the place. Even if you find the place, you can't get back what I want."

Li Sheng still refused and only asked, "Where do you want to go, Your Highness? And what do you want to bring back?"

Li Che smiled lightly and replied, "Go to Champa! Get Champa rice!"