In May of the first year of the new Qin calendar, Meng Tian personally threw 200,000 troops to rush to the newly built border pass to meet with Meng Sui and others, in June of the same year, the two armies of Qin and Qi fought against each other, Meng Tian even went down two cities, and suddenly frightened the Qi army to turn to the defensive.

In the same month, a young man about 30 years old set foot on the first island of Qin, Han Xin named it Qinhuangdao, which was the first island captured by Great Qin after entering this realm, which was of great significance, and Han Xin specially asked the First Emperor to name it Qinhuangdao to commemorate the first step of the First Emperor's conquest of the world.

I saw that the young man looked like a sword, his eyes were bright, his eyes flashed with fine light, the young man looked around, and saw that there were people coming and going on the dock, and they were in a hurry, some merchants were busy directing the slaves to carry the goods, and there were several merchants discussing with each other, the young man saw the people here, everyone was busy, and his eyes were full of spirit, even the slaves could not see the slightest dissatisfaction, and the young man nodded with satisfaction.

said casually: "It seems that Han Xin has managed this place well, well, it seems that I am not wrong, and it is right to let Han Xin come to the East China Sea." ”

This person is the first emperor Yingzheng who left the underground palace, and at this time he has already left the underground palace and set foot on the land of the East China Sea alone.

The first emperor left the dock and entered the city, the new city was still under construction, the first emperor also saw some slaves carrying boulders on the city wall, so he was curious to go up to watch, only to see that there were only slaves here, and did not see any managers, so there was curiosity to go forward to ask, but at this time the construction slave missed a boulder to build the city fell from the city wall, the slave suddenly shouted in shock: "Get out of the way, danger, quickly." ”

The boulder fell from the city wall, and the people underground were also shocked, and the people who found it first had run far away, and there were a few people who happened to work under the city, and they didn't have time to dodge in a hurry, and they were about to die in Huangquan, but a figure suddenly appeared under the boulder, raised a hand and immediately caught the fallen boulder steadily, and the people around were relieved.

This person is the First Emperor, the First Emperor threw the boulder aside, and suddenly there was a loud noise, and the people around him were scared into a cold sweat, and then a Qin man with a broken arm came over and said: "Thank you for your help, otherwise something will happen this time." Why don't you come over and thank this strong man for saving his life. ”

Only then did the slaves who escaped death come to their senses and hurriedly came to the First Emperor to express their gratitude to the First Emperor in a very lame Central Plains dialect.

The First Emperor waved his hand absently, looked at the Qin man with the broken arm and said, "You are a Qin person, and you are the person in charge here." ”

The man with the broken arm smiled: "That's right, I am from Qin, my name is Qi Li, I once followed General Meng to attack Binhai City, and I should only have broken one arm, so I retired from the army, and now I have taken a few slaves to contract the construction of this section of the city wall. ”

The First Emperor frowned and said, "I... Well, Zheng, my name is Zheng, Zhao, you can call me Zhao Zheng, what is the contracted city wall? ”

Qi Li said with a smile: "That's right, General Han delegated the construction of the city to the merchants, as long as those who have the ability can contract, the court will pay for it, and the rest will be handed over to us people, we can also make some money from it, and these slaves can also get some materials, and at the same time, they can also establish a public welfare medal, with this public welfare medal, then they can get rid of slavery, become free people of the empire, and even become legal citizens of the empire, it is not impossible to have the same identity as me." ”

The first emperor knows that now the Qin State has seen the prosperous economy of later generations after the eyes have also been opened, and now the first emperor is implementing the management method that has been changed after absorbing some management methods of later generations, compared to the feudal society of his monarchy, now he is more inclined to capitalism, as for republicanism, the first emperor does not dare to think now, after all, if you want to realize republicanism, you must have extremely strong capital as a backing, and the current Qin State is still in the stage of semi-feudal and semi-capital, and the first emperor named it public welfare.

It is still a family with one surname, but it has changed, and now all localities have begun to use the method of election to choose their own administrators, and the first emperor only needs to manage these administrators.

In order to become a manager, it is necessary to make corresponding public welfare benefits to the local people, such as building a city, such as building a road, such as building a square, as long as it is a public facility, the first emperor supports it, and its purpose is also to prepare for the implementation of republicanism in the future.

It is very difficult to realize republicanism, just as later generations are also crowned with the word "distinctive", but it has not really been achieved, but this does not affect our pursuit of republicanism, and the first emperor believes that under his leadership, the Qin State will definitely achieve true republicanism.

After a little far, the First Emperor nodded and asked, "Then wouldn't you lose a lot of benefits, this slave has regained its freedom, and you are no longer their master, are you happy?" ”

Qi Li smiled: "Nothing is unhappy, this is the country's policy, I can only follow, and I have been with these slaves for a long time, and I also have feelings, although they thought about escaping before, I also managed them very strictly, but after getting along for a long time, I also found that they are no different from me, although human nature is ugly, but the human heart is also flesh and blood, and there is also a conscience, and they have been with them for a long time, I unconsciously regard them as my own relatives, How can they continue to live a lifetime as slaves? And even if they become free beings or even citizens of the empire, so what, will they be willing to leave me? They are also used to my presence. ”

The First Emperor asked curiously, "Do all the people here think the same way as you, or are you the only ones who think like this?" ”

Qi Li smiled: "You should be from the imperial capital." ”

The First Emperor frowned and asked, "How do you know?" ”

Qi Li said with a smile: "I see that Mr. Zhao is dressed extraordinarily, he must not be an ordinary person, and he is so curious about this place, and he knows very little, presumably Mr. Zhao must be from the national capital, because only people from the national capital know very little about the local place." ”

The First Emperor raised his eyebrows, glanced at Qi Li seriously, and said, "I didn't expect you to have this eyesight, yes, I'm from the imperial capital, by the way, you haven't answered me yet." ”

Qi Li smiled: "I should be the only one who thinks so, it should be many people who think so, but there are also a few special ones, that is, those who are in the slave business, they are afraid that the empire will abolish slaves, so their livelihood will be cut off, and they are worried about this, and many of my former comrades-in-arms are worried about this." ”

The First Emperor frowned and said, "How do you say this?" What does the abolition of slaves have to do with your comrades-in-arms, and are they also afraid of the abolition of slaves by the Empire? ”

Qi Li said: "Of course I'm worried, Your Majesty is sympathetic to the soldiers, and now you give the soldiers a salary, but the military salary can only barely make a living, and you can't make a fortune, and now Your Majesty allows the army to capture slaves, which means that there is another way out for the soldiers, no longer only to ask for food and clothing, but also to be a rich man, if Your Majesty orders that the army will no longer capture slaves, these people don't know what to do." ”

The First Emperor frowned, although he was not ready to abolish the slave yet, but this slave would be abolished sooner or later, not to mention that there were no slaves in the Qin period of the Earth Star, so this slave would be abolished sooner or later, but in the current situation, it was really not the time to abolish it, the First Emperor thought about it in his heart and smiled: "You don't have to worry about this, the slave matter must not be abolished by His Majesty now, after all, the empire is still developing, and a lot of infrastructure has not yet been built, plus there are many countries, Although this slave matter is important, but now I think Your Majesty is more concerned about the great cause of reunification, so I haven't had time to think about it yet, even if it is really abolished in the future, you and your comrades-in-arms will already be rich at that time, why care about this, this is unfounded worry. ”

Qi Li smiled embarrassedly and said: "It really makes sense to hear you say this, yes, it should be like this, even if Your Majesty really abolishes slaves, we will already be rich, why bother, what you say really makes me uncomfortable... Maesaks..."

The First Emperor said helplessly: "The mouth is suddenly opened." ”

Qi Li smirked: "Yes, yes, yes, the mouth is suddenly opened, I was very worried about this before, but now I am not annoyed, hahahaha... Let's go, I'll invite you to drink, and by the way, call my brothers, and tell them the news, so that they can be happy, hahahaha..."

Qi Li took the first emperor to a restaurant to order food, and went to make a public video crystal call, since the communication was solved, the first emperor gave priority to the communication of the islands to solve, after several months of efforts, now the entire Qin State has basically solved the communication problem.

It didn't take long for a table full of dishes and a few bottles of high-altitude wine to be served, and Qi Li's comrades-in-arms also arrived.

Qi Li hurriedly greeted and asked, "Hey, what about the third guy?" Why don't you see him? ”

One of them laughed and said, "Hahaha, don't mention it, the third guy played with a few slaves in the family for too long yesterday, and now he is still lying in bed." ”

Qi Li smiled: "This guy is exact, he doesn't want his body, this is the first time, he will suffer in the future, by the way, how many times has he made it bigger now?" ”

One of them smiled: "Nine or ten, I don't remember, in the future, this group of little guys will have a time when he is annoying." ”

At this time, an older one said: "This is a good thing, I think you have to work harder, our Qin country, now the population is too small, Your Majesty has to abolish slaves to increase the population, you still have the heart to make fun of the third child again, if Your Majesty really abolishes slaves one day, then there will be a time for you to cry." ”

As soon as these words came out, the original hustle and bustle suddenly became silent, and their faces showed lingering sadness.

At this time, Qi Li smiled and said: "Hahaha, don't worry about the brothers, little brother, I invited you brothers today for this matter, this is Zhao Zheng, Mr. Zhao, he brought me good news, that is, His Majesty does not plan to abolish slaves now, so you brothers don't have to worry." ”