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A typical example of Qin tyranny?

Qin Shihuang's tyranny began when he built palaces and tombs on a large scale.

Qin Shihuang built many luxurious palaces. Before he was called the emperor, he was still in the process of unifying the six countries. He built many buildings and palaces in Xianyang. Every time he destroyed a vassal state, he ordered to draw the palace pattern of that country and build the same place in Xianyang. In this way, there are all kinds of palaces near Xianyang, including 300 inside the pass and more than 400 outside the pass, adding up to 7800. However, Qin Shihuang still "thought there were many people in Xianyang, but the former court was small", and built a more luxurious palace in Shanglinyuan. The whole palace, more than 300 miles in Fiona Fang, "out of the palace and out of the pavilion, the mountains (full) cross the valley." First, an anteroom was built, which is "Epang Palace". Epang Palace is "500 paces from east to west, 50 feet from north to south, and 10,000 people can sit on the ground, and a five-foot flag can be erected on the ground", which can be described as grand in scale.

Qin Shihuang not only built palaces for his own enjoyment before his death, but also built tombs for his own glory after his death. The mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor was built at the foot of Mount Li near Xianyang, with a height of 50 feet and a circumference of 5 miles. Although it has been eroded by wind and rain for more than 2000 years, today we can still see the site of Mount Li rising like a hill, which has not been opened yet. According to written records, the top of the tomb is made of pearls, with the sun, moon and stars. Next, use mercury to make rivers, lakes and oceans. It also contains all kinds of exotic treasures. In order to prevent future generations from robbing tombs, craftsmen were ordered to install many crossbows. If someone enters the mausoleum and touches the organ, they can automatically shoot people. Lishan Mausoleum is a magnificent underground palace, which was built in 36 years from Ying Zheng, king of Qin, ascended the throne (246 BC) to his death at 2 10 BC.

2. Heavy taxes, corvee and criminal law

It costs money to build palaces and tombs. where is the money to come from? Qin Shihuang increased people's taxes. Together, a farmer has to hand over more than two-thirds of his annual income to the state.

Large-scale construction of palaces and tombs also requires a lot of manpower, and the Qin government has increased the corvee for the people. Corvee means that the state recruits ordinary people to work for free. Projects such as building palaces and tombs are generally completed by recruiting ordinary people to serve as corvees. Qin Shihuang's large-scale construction was not just about building palaces and tombs. In order to strengthen his rule, he also engaged in other large-scale projects (for students to answer), such as building the Great Wall, opening canals, guarding the southern Yue nationality areas ... so that "Ding Nan was arrested and Ding Nv was transferred" and even recruited women to deliver rations. The heavy corvee forced people to put down their farm work and looms and leave their homes. Some of them were exhausted at the foot of the Great Wall, while others starved to death on the way to transport food. When agriculture and mulberry fell, the social economy was seriously damaged, people were short of food and clothing, and life became more and more painful.

The cruel criminal law of the Qin Dynasty deepened the suffering of ordinary people, who easily broke the law. If a person breaks the law, it is not only a person who commits the death penalty, but also his relatives, his parents, his brother and his wife. It's called clan punishment. If a family breaks the law, not only the family will suffer, but even his neighbors will be implicated. This is called "sitting together". So, if you sit at home and do nothing, you may be involved somewhere and in what relationship. After breaking the law, they were given light sentences, some had their noses and tongues cut off, some had tattoos on their faces, and some had their toes cut off. ..... There are more than ten kinds of death penalty alone, some are beheaded and some are shot ... The criminal law of Qin Dynasty is so cruel.

Qin Shihuang's rule in his later years was unstable. The iron vertebra of Bolangsha and the spell of "the first emperor died and divided the land" (slightly explained) are all signs.

In 2 10 BC, Qin Shihuang died. He died on his fifth patrol home. It was summer at that time, with scorching sun and unbearable heat. Qin Shihuang suffered from summer heat and died of sudden illness. (The following narrative Zhao Gao, Reese and Hu Hai conspired not to send out obituaries, wrote to Fu to be put to death, made Hu Hai a prince, and covered up the foul smell with salted fish).

Qin Ershi's dark law

After the death of Qin Shihuang, Hu Hai, the youngest son, succeeded to the throne and was called Qin Ershi. Qin Ershi and Zhao Gao colluded and did all the bad things. People have some illusions about the succession of the new emperor: can exorbitant taxes, heavy labor and torture be alleviated? But they were completely disappointed! Qin Ershi's rule was more oppressive than Qin Shihuang's, and taxes, corvees and criminal laws were more severe. People can't stand it any longer. One year after Qin Ershi ascended the throne, the first large-scale peasant war broke out in the history of China.