Chapter 402

Finally, as night fell.

The nearly one million corvée laborers were all registered!

With this, the Great Wall corvée labor was completely disbanded!

Each disbanded laborer could receive some grain.

To be used for consumption on the road.

Those with homes returned home; those without were arranged to reach designated locations to live.

During this period, they could not leave at will; they had to apply before they could leave.

Some laborers could not suppress their excitement and traveled in groups overnight.

While others waited until dawn to leave one after another.

Thus, the four major projects of Great Qin.

The Epang Palace, the Lishan Tomb, the Great Wall, and the Imperial Highways all ceased construction!

All corvée laborers and convicts of Great Qin were disbanded!

Seeing the empty Great Wall, Meng Tian and the others felt quite emotional.

"I really didn't expect that all the corvée laborers would be disbanded."

"The whole Great Wall really lacks a bit of vitality now!"

"It's as if it suddenly became desolate."

Meng Tian stood on the ground, looking up at the sunset on the horizon.

The sunset dyed the clouds on half the sky red, just like his mood at this moment.

There was a trace of loneliness on Meng Tian's face.

In the end, the Great Wall was still not completely built.

He wondered if he would have the chance to continue building it in this lifetime.

His original intention was to build the Great Wall to protect the subjects of Great Qin.

"Grand General, there is no need to be so sad."

"This may not necessarily be a bad thing!"

"When they were here, we sometimes couldn't even protect them."

"Now that they have been disbanded, we can have more energy to deal with the Xiongnu."

"That's right, the Xiongnu come to harass and plunder Great Qin subjects from time to time."

"Sometimes they don't even spare the corvée laborers."

"Now that they have been disbanded, we have more energy to deal with the Xiongnu!"

"Besides, we have the immortal artifact, the telescope! From now on, the Xiongnu's days won't be so easy."

"Even if they want to plunder again, with our immortal artifact, we should be able to discover and intercept them."

Seeing Meng Tian's loneliness, the generals comforted him one after another.

In fact, even they were no exception; they had developed feelings for this Great Wall.

It was like their own hard work, watching it rise from the ground, becoming taller and taller.

A sense of pride could not help but rise in their hearts.

But among those present, Grand General Meng Tian was the one who had put in the most effort.

Personally participating in the design and occasionally in the construction—these things were always done by Grand General Meng Tian himself.

And he also had to defend against the sneak attacks of the Xiongnu.

Sometimes it was truly impossible to guard against everything.

Moreover, Grand General Meng Tian had pursued the Xiongnu more than once.

And often rescued the Great Qin subjects who had been plundered.

As long as there was a chance, he would not abandon even a single Great Qin subject!

"What you all say is very correct."

"There is no need to be sad."

"When they were here, I had to divide my attention to protect them."

"The disbanding of the corvée laborers is already a settled matter."

"It's good that they have left now."

"In the remaining time, we can just fight the Xiongnu."

"No longer needing to be distracted to protect them."

"It's just that what I fear most is the Xiongnu sneaking in to plunder my Great Qin subjects."

Meng Tian pulled himself together, shaking off his dejected mood.

He fully recovered.

"Grand General, it's good that you are fine."

Seeing Meng Tian recover, Deputy General Zhao and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

"What is that supposed to mean?"

"How could anything be wrong with me?"

"It was just a momentary feeling."

"Let's go, let's all head back."

"Be prepared; His Highness might have a major move."

"You must cooperate well with His Highness's actions."

Although this was Meng Tian's first time meeting Ying Ying Zi Ye.

He felt that Ying Ying Zi Ye was very extraordinary.

Whether it was his temperament or his bearing, they were incomparable to ordinary people.

From beginning to end, his face always wore a calm expression.

Even when he was shot at by Deputy General Zhao's arrows, there was not the slightest look of panic on his face.

As if Mount Tai were collapsing before him, his expression remained unchanged.

Therefore, Meng Tian concluded.

If Ying Ying Zi Ye was not a poker face, then he truly had genuine ability! ===== CHAPTER 404 =====