Various humanistic conditions and living conditions in the Qin Dynasty

The Qin Dynasty was the first unified multi-ethnic feudal country in the history of China.

After the unification of the six countries, Ying Zheng took Xianyang as its capital to establish feudal centralization and consolidate reunification.

First, a series of measures have been taken:

1, political measures. In order to establish the supremacy of imperial power, Ying Zheng stipulated that the supreme ruler of feudal countries was called the emperor.

Emperor, all political, economic and military power of the country is concentrated in the hands of the emperor. Establish central and local governments

In terms of administrative institutions, the central government has set up official positions such as prime minister, censor and Qiu, and the county system has been implemented in local areas.

Degree, the country is divided into 36 counties, counties under the county. In this way, the emperor firmly ruled all over the country.

Control it in your own hands.

2. Economic measures. Unified measurement, length, capacity and weight have unified standards, which is convenient.

Economic development. Unified currency, Qin's round square hole money, as a unified currency, all over the world.

China, which is very useful for promoting economic exchanges among all ethnic groups and regions.

3. Cultural measures. Unified characters, with simplified Chinese characters and small seal characters as the standard font, are ordered to be produced nationwide.

Use. As a result, there appeared a font official script that was simpler than Xiao Zhuan's writing. Now the regular script is

It evolved from official script. The unification of writing promotes cultural exchange. Burn books to bury Confucianism and strengthen ideological control

System. In 2 13 BC, historical books, folk collections of poems and hundreds of books outside Qin,

All the books were burned, except medicine, opium and planting. In the second year, some alchemists and Confucian scholars followed.

On the greed, arbitrariness and excessive punishment of Qin Shihuang. Qin Shihuang traced it and finally buried 460 people alive. this

There are two things in history called "burning books" and "burning books to bury Confucianism".

After the establishment of the Qin dynasty, the rule was cruel and brought great pain and disaster to the people.

The taxes in Qin dynasty were very heavy, and there were many military service and corvee, and the laws were particularly harsh.

In July 209 BC, an uprising led by Chen Sheng and Guangwu broke out, and farmers all over the country killed officials.

Occupy counties and respond to the uprising. After the sacrifice of Chen Sheng and Guangwu, Xiang Yu led the peasant war at the end of Qin Dynasty.

And Liu bang.

In 207 BC, Xiang Yu defeated Qin Jun's main force at Julu.

In 206 BC, the rebels led by Liu Bang captured Xianyang.

The so-called powerful Qin Dynasty was finally overthrown by revolutionary peasants.