Why did Qin become the strongest country among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period?

Among the seven heroes of the Warring States Period, the reason why Qin stood out was because of its favorable weather, favorable geography, and harmony. Among them, I personally feel that the great geographical advantage of Qin is gt; people and gt; favorable weather.

Let’s talk about geographical advantages first

When talking about Qin’s geographical advantages, more people think of Qin’s Hangu Pass. The Six Nations Allied Forces fought 4 times in 10 years, and only A successful breakthrough. This geographical advantage is actually an extension of Qin's geographical advantage. Qin's geographical advantage was reflected at every moment in its struggle for hegemony.

The Qin State was first enfeoffed by the Zhou Dynasty because the Qin people knew how to raise horses. They believed that they had contributed to the royal family's horse raising, so they were enfeoffed to the western border area. The Qin people had been working diligently in the northwest for a hundred years. By the Zhou Dynasty, At the end of the period, the Qin State had become a little-known vassal state in the Western Zhou Dynasty, but its strength could be ranked as a medium-sized vassal state. During the Spring and Autumn Period of King Zhou You, the world entered an era of strife.

In the early Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Huan of Qi held high the banner of "respecting the king and repelling the barbarians" and successfully became the first overlord of the Spring and Autumn Period. Later, Duke Wen of Jin took over the banner of "respecting the king and repelling the barbarians" and became the first overlord of the Spring and Autumn Period. Two overlords. At this time, Duke Mu of Qin also wanted to take the position of overlord, but Qin was located on the border. If he wanted to gain recognition from the Central Plains princes, he needed to enter the Central Plains. But when the Qin State was facing the Jin State, as the eldest brother in the Spring and Autumn Period, the Qin State was blocked in the west and had no way to break through the siege of the Jin State. The Jin State's siege was an insurmountable chasm for the Qin State at that time, but there was no road ahead. The Qin State set its sights further west. The Qin State began to mobilize troops against the Xirong in the west. This movement of troops expanded The Qin State's border gave the Qin State another opportunity to train its troops. It is estimated that Qin Mugong did not expect that the battle to the west would allow him to gain the recognition of the princes, and he became the third overlord of the Spring and Autumn Period by "monopolizing Xirong". Only then did Qin officially enter the sight of various vassal states in the Central Plains. Moreover, after Duke Mu of Qin, the State of Qin has been committed to expanding westward. The area of ??the State of Qin has become larger and larger. This is also the beginning of the rise of the State of Qin. However, Qin's desire to take over the Central Plains has not ended.

Time came to the Warring States Period. After the three families were divided into the Jin Dynasty, the biggest obstacle in front of the Qin State collapsed. Qin felt that he could break through the ban and take over the Central Plains, but he thought too much. Wei, which had the biggest share of the cake at that time, became a new mountain blocking Qin. Wei still suppressed Qin steadily, and Qin even lost the land west of Hexi. Seeing that the Qin State was in danger of being destroyed, it was because of its geographical advantage. The wealthy Wei State at that time looked down upon the barren land of the Qin State. The Wei State gave up on destroying the Qin State, and instead turned to the east to compete for the land in the Central Plains. The Qin State Only then did he survive. The Wei State wanted to take over the Central Plains this time. After experiencing the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Maling, the Wei State's vitality was severely damaged and it could no longer suppress the ambitious Qin State. The Qin State officially embarked on the road to hegemony.

In the middle and late Warring States Period, the Qin State's geographical advantages once again showed its breathtaking advantages. Sima Cuo led the army to successfully occupy the neighboring Bashu land, but at that time it was still a barbarian country that was looked down upon by everyone. land. After a short period of management, the land of Bashu was built into the "Land of Abundance", which provided a strong material foundation for the Qin State to strive for hegemony. In the late Warring States Period, why only the Qin State dared to fight and fight for a long time was because of the power of Bashu. The land is rich in grain and grass support, and Qin can afford it.

Let’s talk about the harmony of people

The most typical example of the harmony of people in Qin is the harmony between Qin Xiaogong and Shang Yang. The success of Shang Yang's reform is inseparable from Qin Xiaogong's 100 trust. Qin's reform was not the only one in the Warring States Period. Before him, there were Li Kui's reform in Wei and Wu Qi's reform in Chu. None of these reforms were as thorough as Shang Yang's. In addition to the weak monarchs of Wei and Chu at that time, the monarchs did not trust the reformers enough, and the reformers were restrained. Duke Xiao of Qin gave Shang Yang enough trust. The biggest difference between Shang Yang and Duke Xiao of Qin was just that they sat in different positions.

After the Qin Dynasty, there were "remnants of the Sixth Generation". Throughout China's five thousand years of history, Qin is the only dynasty that can have six consecutive generations of wise kings.

Finally, let’s talk about the time of heaven

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the world was in chaos, rituals and music collapsed, and the Qin State took advantage of the chaos to rise. It was the general trend of the world that shaped the situation of Qin’s subsequent unification of the world. If the Zhou royal family still had enough prestige, if the princes of the world could still uphold the so-called righteousness of Song Xianggong, and if there were no three families to divide into Jin, Qin would not have such great achievements in later generations.

Of course, there are many reasons for the rise of Qin to become the most powerful among the seven heroes of the Warring States Period. However, after reading more history, I can’t help but sigh, maybe God will really bless XX!