Dialogue between ancient and modern: I create programs, national treasures have spirits

Chapter 231 This world is named Daqin

In the Western world, we are very familiar with two great emperors. Even if we don't know their deeds, we should have heard of their names.

One is called Julius Caesar and the other is Alexander the Great.

These two are our old friends, and their appearance rate is quite high.

Among them, Julius Caesar was a figure who was almost at the same time as Qin Shihuang.

Both are figures with outstanding achievements and shining in the annals of history.

But after leaving the stage, the world left behind is completely different.

After the first emperor left the stage, the concept of great unification has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Afterwards, the regime in China has changed frequently, but the fights are still Chinese.

As for Julius Caesar, after leaving the field, he left only one title, scattered in the western world, where there should be chaos and fighting, and there will never be unity.

Mr. Huang Renyu, a famous historian, commented on Qin Shihuang in this way: Qin Shihuang unified China with such a long-term and strict design, and completed it with such exquisite skills, why not make people admire.

In addition to making sophisticated design in terms of system, Qin Shihuang also achieved a high degree of unification in economy and culture.

In ancient times, there were many powerful empires in the world, but few of them could truly unify their writing.

As for the first emperor, he succeeded in achieving the same text with the same track and the same text!

Today, the reason why we have such a strong sense of national identity is fundamentally because we use the same language and the same script. If there is no language and script in a country, then this country will definitely have Many different cultures.

Just like Ah San, there are seventeen kinds of characters on the banknotes, so seemingly incompatible, nothing more than frequent conflicts.

And Qin Shihuang, who managed to unify the cultures of the six countries, took a solid and stable step on the road to truly unify the world. History shows that this step is very important!
If cultural unification is not achieved, Qin Shihuang's hard work to unify the world is nothing more than repeating the mistakes of the Zhou Dynasty. In the end, it will still disintegrate into tens of hundreds of small countries, constantly fighting and attacking each other, and finally forming the Spring and Autumn and Warring States General situation.

Cultural unity does not seem to have much effect on the bright side, because this thing is subtle. When the people of the six countries in the past were using the characters of the Great Qin and speaking the language of the Great Qin, then no matter what Those old antiques talking about the glory of the six countries in the past will not touch the hearts of the new generation.

The unity of culture will last forever!
It is matched with the unification of weights and measures.

This is always a big move on the economic front.

The unification of weights and measures is not only beneficial to the economy, but also conducive to marriage.

If the weights and measures are not unified, and the previous weights and measures are still used in various places, then the following situations are likely to occur.

A traded with B, and set a price of one yuan to buy five catties of rice noodles, but when B brought it over, A weighed it and found out why it was only three catties. When asked, it turned out that the weights and measures were different between the two parties.

To put it simply, you fall in love with a girl online who claims to be only 80 pounds. She has a gentle voice and a sweet appearance. You are so excited that you decide to meet in person. When you arrive at the scene, you find that the person opposite you actually weighs [-] pounds. After careful questioning, it turns out that the girl has used beautification and photo editing. , You were so frightened that you immediately collapsed to the ground and never dared to fight hard.

Weights and measures are equivalent to removing all unreliable factors, and finally put everything under the same set of standards. Everyone does not use beautification and photo editing, and the fight is to be naked.

It is precisely because of Qin Shihuang's unification measures that the people who were divided in the past have the most basic sense of identity and belonging to the country, so that the great unification can truly enter everyone's heart.

Comparing Ah San next door, they do not have unified weights and measures and writing, and conflicts are caused every year because of different religious beliefs, resulting in the death of many people.

As early as more than 2000 years ago, Qin Shihuang set a unified standard for us. It is not an exaggeration to say that we are far-sighted.

But now, there are many kinds of speeches on the Internet, some of which are praised and some of which are naturally rejected.

There are actually only a few reasons for rejection, such as cruelty, inhumanity, large-scale construction, burning books and burying Confucianism, and so on.

Speaking of which, Qin Shihuang can indeed be regarded as the first batch of infrastructure madmen on the land of China.

As the saying goes, if you want to get rich, build roads first. Qin Shihuang understood this truth very early on. Therefore, the construction of Qin Zhidao was pulled under the curtain.

The known Qinzhi Road now traverses half of the land of China, with a length of more than 700 kilometers. It was the first expressway in the world at that time. It only took three days at the fastest to travel from Xianyang to the grassland. Cheng is the representative of the speed of soldiers.

The main purpose of the straight road extending in all directions is to resist the powerful enemy Huns from the north at the fastest speed, but the opening of the road undoubtedly requires a lot of manpower, material and financial resources, and the Qin State's method is simple, direct and rude, and the road meets the water. The bridge was built, and Qin Zhidao was abruptly opened up.

The opening of the Qin Zhidao has brought many benefits to future generations, whether it is rapid military support, riding on the Huns, or opening up the Silk Road for future generations to connect the Western Regions, it has played a big role.

Of course, for the common people at that time, this was not a good thing.

After all, the Qin Empire existed more than 2000 years ago. The tools and technology at that time were extremely backward. There was no doubt that building roads was a cruel and hard work. It was understandable that the people complained.

Building large-scale construction and choosing infrastructure at the time definitely did more harm than good. This would cause turmoil for the people and shake the country, but from a long-term perspective, the benefits outweighed the harm.

Road construction is a matter with a long construction period and slow returns. Even if it is put in place now, the construction of subways in cities will cause traffic congestion, and office workers will also secretly reprimand them. But once the subway is completed and put into use, everyone I still walk into the subway station with a smile on my face, enjoying the speed and convenience brought by the subway.

This is still in today's era of advanced technology and advanced engineering equipment. More than 2000 years ago, the price of road construction was even more painful. Projects like this are basically the predecessors planting trees and the descendants enjoying the shade. In fact, there are not many benefits.

As painful as road construction, there is also the construction of the Great Wall.

The purpose of building the Great Wall is to resist the attack of the Huns in the north and the plunder in the south.

The purpose is undoubtedly very good, but once it is implemented, there will be one troublesome thing encountered.

The story of Meng Jiangnu crying on the Great Wall, which is now familiar to everyone, is said to have happened during the period of Qin Shihuang, but in fact, this incident has nothing to do with Qin Shihuang.

When Meng Jiangnu cried on the Great Wall, there was no one like Qin Shihuang.

After many people in later generations continued to add fuel to the flames and improve it, an event that happened in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods was placed on Qin Shihuang's head.

When the Great Wall was built in the Ming Dynasty, the common people suffered unspeakably. Of course, Qin Shihuang was responsible for the blame.

But it is undeniable that Qin Shihuang's construction of the Great Wall was indeed a waste of money and people.

Considering the material conditions at that time, such a huge project as the construction of the Great Wall would definitely shake the foundation of the country, and even destroy the country.

Moreover, the reunification took only a short time. The people of the six countries had just been rescued from the dire straits, and when they had just had a good impression of the newly born Great Qin Empire, one infrastructure project after another knocked their favor into the quagmire. .

The common people were startled that the days were not only not as good as before, but also worse than before.

Qin Shihuang's purpose is naturally good, to build straight roads and build the Great Wall. From then on, there will be no big threat from the north, and future generations will have fewer troubles.

However, he obviously miscalculated the productivity conditions at that time, or he did not have a thorough understanding of these things, so he took such a big step all of a sudden that the national strength did not increase, but declined.

In this regard, Liu Bang and his successors are obviously much smarter. They come directly to recuperate without doing anything. good condition.

Of course, this is also because when later dynasties build a new country on the ruins of the old dynasties, they will all be influenced by the previous dynasties, and the successors will find ways to avoid the detours that the previous people have gone through.

Daqin died because of heavy construction work, waste of people and money, and created a second generation. Then my old Liu family couldn't do it like this, it had to be changed, so rest and recuperation was promoted.

However, Daqin abolished the system of enfeoffment and adopted the system of prefectures and counties, so that when the world rose up, there were no members of the clan to support each other. Our old Liu family must also learn a lesson, first come to him with dozens of princes, and go to various places to stay and guard one side , so that later came the Rebellion of the Seven Kings.

Therefore, it was not that Qin Shihuang was confused, but because he, as the first emperor in Chinese history, existed as the patriarch of the Kaipai, and there was no so-called previous experience in front of him.

Everything can only be explored and created by himself, and various measures such as system, culture, economy, etc., need to be formulated and implemented by himself.

Qin Shihuang is like a warrior who moves forward alone in the dark, with the glory of the Great Qin Empire held high in his hands. The road ahead is difficult, dark and unpredictable. No one can give him advice, and everything can only depend on himself.

On the ruins of the old system, how to bloom a long-lasting and invincible flower is a question that Qin Shihuang must think about. He wants his country to last forever, and he wants the bright moon of the Great Qin to shine brightly throughout the film. world.

It is precisely with this ideal in mind that he has worked tirelessly and diligently throughout his life, and finally found a feasible path in the dark.

It's just a pity that the Great Qin, a huge machine, was constrained by the times and could not withstand the grand vision of the first emperor, and the first emperor himself was also frightened by the passage of time, and finally died under the erosion of time.

After his death, all the problems that had been hidden came to light.

Whether it is the successor itself or the body of the empire, which is on the verge of disintegration, they all desperately need a chance, a chance to recuperate.

If the successor can recuperate and abolish some of the harsh laws, perhaps the fate of the Great Qin Empire will be rewritten accordingly.

In other words, the first emperor really got what he wanted, and with his own prestige, the empire would not collapse so quickly.

It's just that nothing happened. The First Emperor entered the imperial mausoleum with regret, but his successor was not the Fusu he had in mind.

All chances and coincidences, inadvertently, completely changed the direction of history.

The once magnificent, mighty and powerful empire completely collapsed in just a few years.

Once dreamed of eternal rule, it was buried deep in the ground and became a relic for future generations to remember.

The bright moon of Great Qin failed to shine brightly forever, and the dream of the first emperor finally became the goal that the kings of all dynasties fought for after his departure.

Qin Shihuang is equivalent to a guide, pointing out a feasible path for future emperors.

Therefore, whether it is the Han Dynasty or the Tang Dynasty, the later generations will continue to move forward on the road pioneered by the First Emperor.

On this road full of legends, there are all the elements that future generations can think of.

Both the concept of great unification and the system of prefectures and counties have had a profound impact on later generations.

Even now, the title of emperor has been swept into the pile of old papers of history, but Qin Shihuang's creative will is still being used.

This is the greatness of Qin Shihuang, and it is also an important reason why he can sit firmly as an emperor through the ages without fear of any doubts.

Yi Ze's narration ends here.

Because the topic of Qin Shihuang has actually been done in previous programs, more than once.

Just from a different perspective.

Now that the old story is brought up again, Yi Ze is not unfamiliar or unskilled, and he can talk about it when he picks it up.

There were a lot of ba ba ba directly, and the audience who listened were stunned.

But it is not difficult to understand.

Simply understand, is Qin Shihuang great?
This needs to be answered on different dimensions.

For the common people at that time, Qin Shihuang was definitely a tyrant.

All kinds of big projects emerge one after another, and one after another, it can be called the modern version of the nine-nine-six maniac.

Therefore, it was very normal for the people at that time to hate and loathe him.

Who would like a boss who has too many things and is strict?
But for later generations, did the first emperor make a great contribution?

That is absolutely great, and it can even be said to shine in the annals of history, unrivaled.

But why do many people in later generations still hate Qin Shihuang?

It's been so long, and it's not the people of later generations who built the Great Wall.

But Qin Shihuang's reputation seems to have become worse and worse over a long period of time.

What is the reason for this?

Could it be that the people of later generations developed a kind of empathy for the people of the Great Qin Dynasty?
Or is this the hatred passed down in the blood?

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(End of this chapter)