What great events did Qin Shihuang, the first emperor of the ages, do, and why was it highly praised by later emperors?

Qin Shihuang, known as the first emperor through the ages, is the greatest emperor in the history of China.

Ying Zheng's achievements are mainly reflected in the following six aspects:

I. Politics

First of all, in order to improve the dignity and status of the emperor, Qin Shihuang regarded his merits and demerits as Huang San, and he was also a five emperors, so he called himself the emperor and the son of heaven. From then on, China called the monarch the emperor and Ying Zheng the first emperor. In addition, a series of special names are used to express the supreme authority of the supreme ruler. For example, the emperor calls himself me, his orders are imperial edicts, and his seals are seals.

Secondly, to strengthen centralization, ministers such as three officials and nine ministers are directly responsible to the emperor and obey him. The hereditary system was abolished, and officials from the central government to the local government were appointed and removed by the emperor, but they had no right to inherit.

Finally, harsh laws were implemented. On the basis of the original laws of Qin State, the Qin Dynasty revised a set of strict laws and promulgated them throughout the country.

Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng

Second, the military.

The unification of the six countries established the first unified country in China's history, ending hundreds of years of turmoil in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Ying Zheng, the old Great Wall connecting Beiyan, Zhao and Qin during the Warring States Period, played a decisive role in resisting the invasion of nomadic people in the north.

Third, the economy

First of all, unify the currency: it is forbidden to use the respective currencies of turtle, shellfish and jade. It is stipulated that gold and copper should be used uniformly throughout the country.

Secondly, unified measurement: take the weights and measures of Qin State in Shang Yang era as the national standard for calculating length, size and weight.

Finally, private land: Qin abandoned the mining field during Shang Yang's political reform, and gradually allowed private land and free trading. After the reunification of the country, Qin Shihuang paid more attention to agricultural production, let the people who occupy land declare the number of fields they occupy and pay taxes, and formally recognized the legitimacy of private ownership of land.

Fourth, traffic.

The first is the construction of Chidao: Qin built a wide and unified Chidao with Xianyang, the capital, as the center, on the basis of the original six-country chariots and horses.

Secondly, the communication of waterways: as a waterway hub, the dredging gorge of Qin Dynasty was built in 2 14 BC, connecting Hunan and Lijiang rivers.

Verb (short for verb) culture

First of all, unified writing: Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng ordered Prime Minister Li Si to simplify the original seal script of Qin State into Xiao Zhuan, which was popular all over the country, and then simplified Xiao Zhuan into an official script, which was also popular all over the country during the Qin Dynasty.

Secondly, unify thoughts: Ying Zheng, the first Qin Emperor, took severe measures ideologically, such as issuing a ban on books, burning books on a large scale, and killing as many as 400 Confucian scholars who criticized state affairs, which was called burning books to bury Confucianism.

Sixth, external.

After Qin Shihuang annexed the six countries and unified the whole country, he made a northern expedition to Xiongnu and a hundred jumps in Nanping, which made the territory of Daqin Empire start from Longshu in the west, east to Liaodong, north to the desert and south to the South China Sea, forming the foundation of China's territory.

In a word, Qin Shihuang's achievements were great. Although some people criticize him for being ruthless and extravagant, we must admit that he has made more achievements in his life.