My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 854: The Rich Lead the Poor

In order to reform in such a complex environment, Qin II took many cutting-edge measures, which led to a new problem in the Qin Empire - the development gap between Guanzhong and the counties outside the pass was stretched to the extreme and had become very large.

Fusu wandered around the Science and Technology City. To be honest, the scenery here is not much different from the underground palace of the Qin Shihuang Mausoleum. There are tightly fitting gears and tall cranes everywhere. Of course, the most eye-catching thing is the rail car here.

Then there is the tall factory building, which is filled with machines.

However, Fusu, who always liked to travel, had seen the backwardness of the countryside, where people in every household relied on their own hands and hoes to make a living.

The scene of the science and technology city in front of us makes people feel as if they are in Britain in 1800.

There is no way, the Mohist mechanical technology is too powerful.

They actually built such a city with modern style and scale with the guidance of a liberal arts student.

It's simply a miracle of the world.

Moreover, Qin's ecological and technological city is much stronger than Britain's industrial city in 1800.

Different from the British Industrial Revolution that is familiar to the world, the British and French Industrial Revolutions actually caused great damage to the local environment, which also triggered an invention that has become a favorite of women in the 21st century.

That's high heels.

In the 18th century, the development of the Industrial Revolution, the emergence of large workshops, and large farms in Britain and France led to the rise of tall buildings and the streets became very crowded.

Science and technology are developing very fast, and industrial material civilization is indeed very advanced. It's a pity that cultural evolution has not kept up.

Their urban construction plans are completely disorganized, and the people have no moral constraints. People defecate everywhere in the streets and alleys. The result of urinating and defecating everywhere is that the streets are filled with feces and urine.

In order to keep their shoes clean, the nobles invented high heels.

This is why European high heels were first worn by men.

Later, slowly, the urban environment improved, the streets were cleaned up, and high heels became fashionable.

In the early days of the Industrial Revolution in Britain and France, there was chaos everywhere.

However, the Ecological and Technological City has no such problem at all. The Qin civilization was a continuation of the Shang and Zhou dynasties. The city construction already has a very scientific system. They have a complete drainage system. Floods will never occur in the city. No matter how heavy the rain is, the people's houses will not be flooded.

Building houses along the terrain is a true wisdom of our ancestors. Not building tall buildings is not because our ancestors did not know how to build tall buildings.

Our ancestors have long understood what is the most important thing in life, isn't it just having clothes to wear and food to eat?

The civilization that has been passed down will provide the Chinese with the most direct and practical experience to follow.

That is to say, under the dual protection of the ancient Chinese people's environmental protection ideas and the strict environmental protection legal system, the Qin State had the best foundation to develop and lead the world's industrial revolution.

The most outstanding and successful thing about the Eco-Tech City is not that there are too many technological inventions. So far, the most outstanding technological inventions have been on the battlefield. The technology in the fields of agriculture, industry and life is ultimately much inferior.

However, the eco-city has attracted people who pass by and live in it and are reluctant to leave.

Because this is the most perfect example of the integration of environmental protection and technology.

Green mountains surround the city, and fields are laid out several miles outside the city. Railroad cars are built along the mountainside, so if there are materials to be transported down from the mountain, they can be directly transported by railroad cars.

The city is surrounded by rivers, which are divided into above-ground rivers and underground rivers.

A large number of flowers, plants and trees are planted in the city, which are completely integrated with the factory equipment and machines.

Everything is so orderly that, viewed from the mountain, the Eco-City looks like a strange, colorful oil painting.

It’s a pity that there is no United Nations at this time, otherwise the Science and Technology City would definitely be a world leader.

Yes, this is the utopia that everyone hopes to live in.

Build it for yourself, enjoy it yourself, and live in peace with the world.

Every moment, we should develop our potential, use our talents, and demonstrate our significance to society.

The Eco-Tech City is just perfect.

Chen Ping's mouth has never closed since he saw the appearance of the Ecological and Technological City.

"It's simply shocking. It's hard to imagine that if all the cities in the world can be built like this, I can't even imagine what the world will be like in the future."

Fusu also felt incredible when looking at the plants and trees in the eco-city.

He had a strong premonition that the emergence of the eco-city would cause dissatisfaction among too many people and that some people would sabotage it.

Of course, the more likely possibility is that he corrected the attitude of the people of the world towards the Qin State and led the people of the world to create cities like the Science and Technology Ecological City, so that the people can give full play to their potential and thus prove the value of their existence.

However, whether such a beautiful world can be achieved depends on the nobles and common people of the world, not on Fusu.

The Eco-Tech City is too perfect, so perfect that in this era, it is a mistake.

It's like if a woman is extremely beautiful, but she doesn't have the ability to defend herself, then she will become a plaything that everyone fights over.

If a talented scholar does not have a background to rely on, then once his talent is exploited by others, he will immediately lose his value.

The Eco-Tech City is indeed beyond our expectations. However, most of the towns and villages in the world are similar to Huyou Township, with fertile land, and then nothing else.

What does it mean that only one piece of land is fertile?

In one word, poor.

Too poor to tell.

The people depend on the weather for their livelihood. When the weather is good, they can eat their fill. When there is drought or flood, they can only crawl on the ground and look for rats to eat.

This is how the people of every dynasty have survived.

Then there are places that are even worse than Huyou Township, such as the small fishing village in Bohai Sea and the suburbs of East China Sea, where poor people can only go out to sea to fish for a living.

People in this era made a living by fishing, which was very hard. There was no proper environment for commercial development. Not only did they have to face the test of death in the sea, but the tools were also backward. Fishing was only for the sake of food and clothing for their families, and there was no extra energy to sell fish.

If you can't spare the time to make money, it just means one thing - you're poor.

People in this era make a living by fishing, which means they are extremely poor and will fish for their entire lives.

On one side are the vast majority of common people who are so poor that they can barely survive, and on the other side are a small number of Mohist disciples and a small number of awakened workers who live in an environment of ecological technology where they have no worries about food and clothing.

In the boundless darkness, only a small glimmer of light burned.

Some people may think that everyone will protect this small ray of light, waiting for this small ray of fire to burn bigger, burn brighter, and warm more people.

But history and reality always slap people in the face.

Those who temporarily do not have light and warmth will not think of waiting, nor will they be happy to see those who enjoy the light and warmth first.

They chose to put out those fires.

Of course, in many cases, it is a small group of people who have light and warmth first, enjoying their own unique feeling of light and warmth, and they do not want the majority of people who originally lived in darkness to come and enjoy the light with them.

Because then they will feel that they have no sense of existence.

If everyone is the same, how can they show their greatness or a higher level of existence? In short, the emergence of the Eco-Tech City is like a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it has set up a banner of hope for many people, but on the other hand, it has also provoked the sensitive nerves of those who are not dark because they live in darkness, but because of the darkness in their hearts, they deliberately create darkness and try to make the society or the world dark.

They are totally unwilling to allow this eco-tech city to survive or even develop in the world.

Sometimes, we have to admit that some people in this world are not human beings.

A walk through the Eco-Tech City will make people feel disillusioned and find it difficult to return to the ugly reality.

Reality is full of intrigues, and the root cause is the irrational distribution of benefits. Between people, either you scheme against me, or I scheme against him.

What's worse is that you did nothing wrong, he just simply doesn't like you, so he wants to hurt you.

Walking around the Eco-Tech City, it was like a person who was living a very painful life and had a beautiful dream one night. After waking up from the beautiful dream, this person returned to the ugly reality and always lingered on the scenes in the dream.

There's no way, this city is too mysterious.

For the ancients, it was simply a paradise.

“What do you think, using this as a template to continue expanding the Eco-Tech City and build another Eco-Tech City across the country to lead the development?”

Chen Ping looked at Qin II. He thought that Qin II was a mountain and that as long as he chased him, he would be able to catch up with him and understand him.

After chasing for a long time, Chen Ping realized that the high mountain he saw was just a small hill among the many hills separating him and Qin II.

"I thought your majesty's idea was out of this world, but I didn't expect the result to be so extraordinary."

"Perhaps the ministers in Xianyang City will fully support Your Majesty after seeing the vision of the Ecological and Technological City."

Chen Ping's evaluation of human nature is extremely low.

When he said this, it was clear how much impact this ecological and technological city had on people.

The environment shapes people.

Knowledge influences people's ideas.

Material productive forces determine production relations, and the economic base determines the superstructure.

This is an iron rule.

Seeing Chen Ping say this, Fusu naturally felt a lot of hope in his heart. He smiled and said, "If they can change their minds and fully support and help build one ecological and technological city after another, the future of the Qin Empire will have unlimited prospects."

After hearing this, Chen Ping felt sad at first, but then he became serious.

"Your Majesty, I have an unwelcome request today."

"Go ahead." Fusu hated this kind of routine. If nothing unexpected happened, he would give him some advice.

"Your Majesty, please listen to me."

"It doesn't hurt to just say it."

"You don't have to worry about things not being successful. Although His Majesty the First Emperor is unrealistic, isn't that confidence also a kind of strength?"

"I have always admired what His Majesty the First Emperor said: in the face of absolute strength, everything is just a decoration."

"The Ecological Technology City is the best proof that your majesty has given to those ministers. I'm not afraid that they won't be tempted when they see this city."

"To be honest, I think when they see this city, they will all bow down to Your Majesty."

Fusu looked at Chen Ping. He also hoped that what Chen Ping said was right. "You are wrong. What I am worried about is not that the Eco-Tech City cannot be replicated."

"Then what is Your Majesty worried about?" Chen Ping looked at this beautiful city and it would not be an exaggeration to call it a paradise on earth.

"What I want to replicate is the people and atmosphere in the Eco-Tech City. I want to replicate and spread these people, atmosphere, spirit, ideals and beliefs throughout the country."

At that moment, Chen Ping's chin dropped again in shock.

"Your Majesty..."

“It means letting some people get rich first, and then letting others get rich later.”

When Chen Ping heard this, he didn't know what to say.

Some people have never clamored to divide the world equally, but they have been working hard to put it into practice.

At this moment, Chen Ping felt that it was natural for Fusu to gather so many talented people around him.

He should have so many people surrounding him and treating him like the moon that everyone treats as a star.

He deserves it.

Fusu punished Chen Ping, and many people felt that the emperor deliberately bullied Chen Ping.

However, after this incident, Chen Ping was still loyal to Qin II and did not hold any resentment towards him. This made the relationship between the two men even more stable.

Fusu knew that Chen Ping was a smart man.

Chen Ping knew that he could not find a better lord than Fusu. If Qin II could not let him display his talents, then it would be even more impossible for anyone else in the world.

Besides, after being punished by Fusu, Chen Ping gained far more benefits than harm.

First, Chen Ping was punished, and the censors who had always wanted to impeach Chen Ping finally gave in. The Imperial Censor also let out a sigh of relief, and no longer had to impeach him.

Again, those people who always tried to find ways to get through the back door to Chen Ping no longer dared to associate with Chen Ping.

There is no way, people are like this. When a person is prosperous, everyone looks up to him; when a person is unlucky, everyone wants to cut off ties with him as soon as possible and stop associating with him.

It is human nature to seek benefits and avoid harm. Just like the distance between the moon and the earth affects the ebb and flow of the tide, it is no big deal.

Laws of nature.

Chen Ping also got rid of a lot of trouble because of this.

Chen Ping is a smart man. He knows that sometimes those who say good things to you and praise you, and those who are nice to you, may not necessarily help you.

But those who say bad things about you and treat you badly may not necessarily be harming you.

In a place like the Xianyang Palace, people are envied for being in power. If they can curry favor with someone, they will be happy. But if they fail to curry favor with someone, they will want to get rid of him as soon as possible.

Chen Ping didn't expect that the emperor's occasional punishment would become his umbrella of protection.

However, the emperor's praise and flattery may become poison that kills oneself.

Chen Ping and Fusu are both the smartest people in the world. The tacit understanding between them does not come from interests, but from the mutual respect between masters on the top of the mountain.

So when Chen Ping's punishment was over and the emperor took him secretly to the Ecological and Technological City, he didn't feel strange at all.

The emperor is not the kind of person who is confused.

(End of this chapter)