The Great Wall is the first military fortification in ancient times.

When Zhao Qingrui saw the Great Wall built during the Qin Dynasty, he thought of the words in "On the Qin Dynasty": "It pushed back the Xiongnu for more than 700 miles. The Hu people did not dare to go south to graze their horses, and the scholars did not dare to bend their bows and complain."

The Great Wall played an indispensable role in the stability of the Qin Dynasty. It is a symbol of great unification.

When we arrived at the foot of the Great Wall, we saw countless prisoners carrying rocks to build the Great Wall, and a lot of large machinery was also used.

The huge stones used to build the Great Wall could not be lifted by just a few or dozens of people. When Zhao Qingrui saw those tools, he suddenly thought of the Mohists and Gongshujia.

My eyes fell on the people who were carrying the huge stones. These must be the prisoners of war and criminals. They were all skinny and had numb eyes while working.

They were surrounded by soldiers holding whips, and anyone who did not work hard would be whipped.

These soldiers not only supervise their work, but also prevent them from rebelling or deserting directly.

Zhao Qingrui had seen such scenes before. She had seen them when the imperial mausoleum was being built in Mount Li, as well as the prisoners in the Afang Palace. They were no different from these people.

The Qin Dynasty did not treat these prisoners well. They were not well fed, had to do a lot of work every day, and some even died every day.

Zhao Qingrui stood beside Meng Tian, ​​watching all this in silence.

"If Your Highness is not feeling well, let's go back." Meng Tian said seriously.

"No need, take me to see some other places." Zhao Qingrui pursed her lips and spoke in a firm voice.

If she had the chance, she would find a way to improve the lives of some of these people.

The construction of the Great Wall is indeed necessary, but there is no need to rush. Dad is going out to conquer the world, and she also believes in his ability. In this way, the Great Wall is not so necessary.

Before that, we still have to make Daqin strong enough.

Li Si looked at Zhao Qingrui, then at the prisoners who were working numbly. His heart had already hardened. He had seen the situations in Mount Li and Afang Palace many times.

He thought Zhao Qingrui would feel sorry for herself and do something, but he didn't expect her to calm down so quickly.

After following Meng Tian for a walk, Zhao Qingrui found that the number of prisoners here was beyond his imagination. The number was so large that it was no wonder that hundreds of thousands of troops were stationed here.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to control so many people.

"Your Highness has seen so much, do you have any ideas?" Li Si's gentle voice came.

Zhao Qingrui turned sideways and saw the smile on Li Si's face. "I have a lot of ideas. I want to improve the situation here."

Li Si raised his eyebrows and asked, "Then I ask Your Highness, how can we improve this?"

"Let's start by making sure everyone has enough to eat, and then have people make more equipment that can help with construction." She tilted her head and thought for a while before saying, she couldn't be cold-blooded, the Great Qin would be hers in the future, and she wanted to make it even more powerful.

These prisoners are also human beings. There are only 20 million people in the Qin Dynasty, which is still too few.

"If they are well fed and well-drinking, they will begin to rebel," Li Si said seriously.

"If there are any rebels, just kill them." Zhao Qingrui curled her lips. What she needed was someone who could also be obedient. As for those who were rebellious, it would be safer to kill them.

"If the construction of the Great Wall is completed, what should be done with these people? Your Highness, do you have any idea?" Li Si also knew what Ying Zheng was thinking. As long as the Huns were pacified, the construction of the Great Wall would slow down, and at that time it would even be possible to directly replace these people with corvee labor.

And where these people go is also a problem.

"I have some ideas. There are quite a few of these people. We should just disperse them to different parts of Daqin and not give them a chance to unite and revive." Zhao Qingrui said seriously.

She knew that although Li Si and the others were assisting her honestly, they had not actually submitted to her completely.

"Then if these people are to be treated as Qianshou, should we treat them the same as other Qianshou?" Li Si still agreed with Zhao Qingrui. She was not as close to Confucianism as Prince Fusu. In her eyes, there was no difference between people from every family.

Although she disliked Confucian scholars, she only played a trick on them and did not do anything else.

He also admires the broad-mindedness of not blindly listening to one side of the story.

A ruler should be like this.

The problem of these prisoners is also a major hidden danger for the Qin Dynasty, and there are too many things that need to be resolved.

"Of course we must treat everyone equally."

"Your Highness, aren't you afraid that they will rise up again and cause trouble?" Li Si looked at Zhao Qingrui, not understanding where her confidence came from. She seemed very sure that she could make these people surrender.

"In the face of absolute strength, these people are nothing." Zhao Qingrui said lightly.

Meng Tian was silent for a long time, but finally couldn't help but interrupt and asked curiously, "What do you mean by absolute strength, Your Highness?"

"Of course it's the Qin army. I have countless ways to improve the army." Zhao Qingrui said with a smile.

What she didn't say was that as long as the world was peaceful, as long as the times were prosperous, and those people could make a living and had enough food and drink, she believed that few people would be willing to cause trouble.

Just like in modern times, no one wants to disrupt such a peaceful life.

She hoped that one day, the Qin Dynasty she governed would become like that, or even better.

"Your Highness, you have indeed done it. The army today is indeed much stronger than before." After a few seconds of silence, Meng Tian said seriously.

As one of the few people who knew the inside story, Zhao Qingrui took out those pages of the militia training manual and physical training methods.

With her intervention, the Qin army was indeed moving towards becoming more powerful.

"Unconsciously, Your Highness has done so many things for the Qin Dynasty." Li Si was also one of the people who knew the inside story, and he felt a little emotional for a moment.

"That's nothing. I still have a lot to do." Zhao Qingrui smiled modestly.

There are a lot of things in the system, and now she has no shortage of points.

Once the school is built, she will definitely have more points. Her goal is to empty the system mall!

"Your Highness has lofty ambitions." Li Si was stunned for a moment, then said respectfully.

I was surprised that these were nothing in the eyes of this prince. Then what would be considered as an achievement?

However, this princess has lofty ambitions, and he thinks this is a good thing.

She is not too ambitious and she basically accomplishes everything she proposes.

Only when they meet a wise leader will it be worth their wholehearted assistance.

"Prime Minister Li is flattering me. I've seen enough. We should go back." Zhao Qingrui was helpless. This guy had worked with Feng Quji for so long that he had learned to flatter others.

"Hurry up and work, otherwise you won't be allowed to eat dinner." Just as Zhao Qingrui was about to leave, there was a loud shout, followed by the sound of a whip hitting flesh.

When Zhao Qingrui looked over, she saw a skinny middle-aged man with a fresh bloodstain on his body from being whipped. The man was curled up with a look of pain on his face.