Xiapi County, Spring.

Since Chen Song swept Xuzhou, the counties of Xuzhou were in constant turmoil, and although Dong Ying recovered Xiapi County in the later Zhou Zhonglang, he was sold to thirteen wealthy merchant families because of the distance between Xiapi, and the thirteen wealthy merchant families invited many wealthy and powerful people to participate in the formation of the Xiapi Autonomous City-State, the affairs of the city-state are decided by the Chamber of Commerce, and the size of the Chamber of Commerce is decided by the shareholders' meeting within the Chamber of Commerce, and the thirteen families take turns to serve as presidents, and the current president is the head of the Deng family.

Because there is a Huaishui between Xiapi County and Huainan County, everyone came to Xiapi County by boat. Looking at the merchant ships coming and going, the many guys who kept working, the busy construction sites, and the passers-by wearing gold and silver, Li Xingmeng was dazzled and surprised: "There is such a prosperous place in the world. ”

Dai Yan'er on the side was also surprised: "I heard that Xiapi was destroyed in the war a few years ago, but I never thought that it would be so prosperous now." ”

"It is only separated by a river from Huainan, but it is a world of difference. Qian couldn't help but sigh.

Seeing that everyone was so shocked by Xiapi, Meng Lianyi said proudly: "This is nothing, the officials of my Xiapi Chamber of Commerce can be elected by the people, so the people are satisfied with the Chamber of Commerce, and there will be no civil strife like in other regions." ”

"Officials are chosen by the people? "Starry Sky is incredible.

However, Dao Sheng saw through the essence of things and said with a smile: "The confusion is not visible inside. “

After feasting at the banquet that had been prepared for a long time, Dao Sheng took Li Xingmeng to visit Xiapi.

"Teacher, what are we going to do here?" Li Xingmeng was curious.

"Teach you to see the inside and not be confused by the image. Daosheng smiled.

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In the development of the Xiapi Chamber of Commerce in the past few years, Guangling County has also been included in its ruling area, and Dao Sheng decided to go to Guangling County to see the real Chamber of Commerce.

Guangling County, a small fishing village on the coast.

Dao Sheng brought Li Xingmeng here, and a fisherman received the two.

However, seeing that the fishermen's homes were offered spiritual seats, Li Xingmeng was curious: "Grandpa, is there a funeral at home?"

When the fisherman heard this, he sighed: "This is my son, who went out to sea to fish for the Chamber of Commerce and contracted a serious illness, and now he can only watch him die slowly." ”

Li Xingmeng was even more surprised when he heard this: "The Xiapi Chamber of Commerce has hired the best doctors in the world, isn't it good to treat it?"

The fisherman replied: "In this Xiapi Chamber of Commerce, don't say that it is the best doctor, that is, the gods go down to earth, and you have nothing to do without money." ”

"I never thought that there were poor people in the jurisdiction of the Xiapi Chamber of Commerce. Daosheng said.

"There are more poor people, don't look at the rich people in our Xiapi Chamber of Commerce, but they are all powerful and rich people who have immigrated from all over the world, this year, because Chu has vigorously cracked down on corrupt officials, so many corrupt officials in Chu will take the stolen money and flee to the Xiapi Chamber of Commerce to become one of the minority shareholders, which has created the deformed prosperity of the Xiapi Chamber of Commerce. "The fishermen do not have the slightest affection for the Chamber of Commerce, which in his opinion is itself a representative of evil.

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"Teacher, you see, there are a lot of people fighting a big monster in front of you. Li Xingmeng said to Dao Sheng.

I saw that on the beach in the distance, hundreds of people were holding simple weapons, fighting with a sea monster, and from time to time someone was sulked by the sea monster, although everyone was afraid, but still did not retreat.

The sea monster actually spoke: "A bunch of fools, I slept well, why did you come to seek death?" ”

Hearing this, one of the people in the crowd said proudly, although he was chained on his feet: "What do you know about stupid big guys, we are the spirit of the contract, according to the provisions of the contract, we have not repaid the debts of the Chamber of Commerce, so we want to be a slave to the Chamber of Commerce, regardless of life or death, the reason why we are afraid of you but do not run away is precisely because we have to abide by the spirit of the contract, the Chamber of Commerce let us arrest you, how can we violate the spirit of the contract." ”

And the irony is that the man said this, but his daughter was being toyed with by the little steward of the Chamber of Commerce on the side, in front of everyone and the sea monster, but the man's daughter, although she looked miserable, did not want to flee, and the steward did not put a chain on her.

Li Xingmeng walked over when he saw this scene and asked, "Why don't you run away." ”

The girl with a painful expression was only fifteen or sixteen years old, only two years older than Li Xingmeng, and after listening to Li Xingmeng's words, the girl said disdainfully: "Where did the foreigner come from, I don't have any knowledge at all, I am honest and trustworthy, I promised this stinky man who played with me behind me, if my father doesn't pay off the debt, I will be his slave girl, since I say that I will do it, do you think that the people under the jurisdiction of the Xiapi Chamber of Commerce are as dishonest as you cunning foreigners?" We are free suffragers, free slaves, free to be ravaged, you must have dreamed of being like us, but unfortunately, you are strangers...... It hurts, it hurts!"

However, when the girl said such proud words, the steward of the Chamber of Commerce behind her did not pity her at all, but pricked the girl's tender flesh with a silver needle, and felt extremely excited when she heard the girl's miserable scream.

"Neurotic, only you want the freedom of being a slave. Li Xingmeng scolded in a low voice and left immediately.

Even the sea monster, which was still fighting with the slaves on the beach, was dumbfounded and said in surprise: "Are these people crazy, how can I not understand what they say." ”

However, another chamber of commerce citizen who became a slave said with great pride: "Sure enough, it's a stupid big man, our Xiapi Chamber of Commerce Autonomous Federal State is a lighthouse country famous in the world's fourteen states, which people in the world don't want to immigrate to our lighthouse country, only here, they can enjoy human rights and freedom, although we have lost our dignity and even life, but we have the freedom that you have not dreamed of." ”

The sea monster couldn't listen to it anymore, what bullshit logic, the attack was even more fierce under the rage, and there were some timid people who wanted to escape, at this time, the steward of the Chamber of Commerce stood up and said: "You are all citizens of the Chamber of Commerce, have you forgotten the spirit of freedom and contract taught by the Chamber of Commerce, since you have freely chosen to be a slave, you can't violate the duty of a slave, otherwise it is a violation of freedom, you actually signed a contract to be a slave if you can't pay back the money, you should abide by the contract, do you want to go against the concept you have always believed in?" While talking, he ravaged the little girl in his arms, with a lewd smile on his face.

The little girl's father also hurriedly chimed in: "Yes, we are all free people, if we break the contract we have signed, then what is the difference between us and those poor strangers, please work as hard as I do to be a slave, this is our belief." ”

After getting tired of playing with the little girl, the steward of the Chamber of Commerce directly cut the throat of the little girl and killed her, and then changed to the wife and daughter of another slave to play with.

Although the little girl's father was heartbroken by his daughter's death, it was only heartache and not anger.

"Your daughter was played to death, don't you want revenge?" Li Xingmeng couldn't help but ask.

However, the little girl's father said: "I am also very saddened by her death, after all, she has always been my most beloved daughter, and I would rather die myself than let her die." ”

"Then why don't you resist?" Li Xingmeng wondered.

"Resist, what are you kidding, I'm a free man, I signed a contract, according to the contract, I can't resist, if I resist, I am violating the spirit of the contract, then I am not free. The girl's father was shocked when he heard Li Xingmeng's words.

"Then you will die for your daughter. Li Xingmeng was extremely annoyed by people with this kind of logic, which was really unreasonable.

"Although I want to, but I can't, not because I'm afraid of death, if I'm afraid of death, I won't fight with the sea monster, but because according to the contract, the life and death of our slaves can only be decided by the Chamber of Commerce, and we can't commit suicide without permission, if I commit suicide, then I am against the contract signed under the principle of free will, then I am against the belief in freedom in my heart, which is absolutely not okay. The girl's father spoke eloquently, as if it were really the case.

"The freedom of a free man who has become a slave, who can't even commit suicide, is really free, even the old man who fished just now knows more than you. Li Xingmeng sneered and left, these chamber of commerce citizens of the lighthouse country are simply unreasonable.

"Hmph, he's a remnant of our lighthouse country's well-known poisonous vegetable mentality, unwilling to accept the freedom and human rights given to him by the Chamber of Commerce, stubborn, and stupid. The little girl's father was dismissive of the old fisherman.

"It's funny who the hell is stupid. Li Xingmeng scolded in his heart.