"Unify!"
Zhao Si gave the answer!
The First Emperor looked at Zhao Si with a smile on his face: "Isn't he the remnant of Fen VI?"
"The unification of the world is due to the remnants of Fen Sixth Generation, and the unification of people's hearts is your Majesty's achievement!" Zhao Si said.
"The ancestors of the Qin State have never forgotten their fate. The world has been in dispute for thousands of years, and people have peace of mind. However, Qin is the only strong one in the world. The fate of the Zhou Dynasty is approaching, and the Qin State should take over. This is inevitable. Your Majesty is just speeding up the process. Therefore. The one who rules the world is the remnant of Fen Sixth Generation." Zhao Si said.
"However, the unity of the people's hearts is all due to His Majesty's efforts!"
“Travels share the same track, books share the same text, travels share the same theme, unified currency, unified weights and measures!”
"Your Majesty is a pioneer in the world, unprecedented, and a precedent for all generations!" Zhao Si said.
In the past, Zhao Si's thinking was just that of a modern man, so when talking about the achievements of the First Emperor, he only thought of unifying the world.
Speaking of which, modern people all know these five things: cars on the same track, books on the same text, travel on the same topic, unified currency, and unified weights and measures.
But now, after reading a lot of books, Zhao Si understands the difficulty.
The difficulty is that there are no predecessors to learn from. Each of these five things is unprecedented.
The most important thing is that the First Emperor did nothing wrong in these five things, at least looking at the future generations, he did nothing wrong. It is because of Qin Shihuang that China formed a sense of identity with the great unification.
Putting aside the fact that cars are on the same track and books are in the same text, traveling in the same direction is the real priority. This is something that is easily overlooked.
Food, clothing, housing, transportation, customs, and even the trivial details of daily life must be unified.
This is to forcefully establish a unified sense of identity and make the previous Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao and Wei abandon their own customs.
Compared with the other four things, this is the hardest thing to do and the most important thing.
"The Qin Dynasty was unified not by force, but by control! It was not to unify the world, but to unify the hearts of the people."
"It is easy to unify the world, but it is difficult to unify the hearts of the people!"
"The unification of Xia, Shang and Zhou cannot be compared with Your Majesty." Zhao Si answered seriously.
The most important achievement of the First Emperor lies in this!
The establishment of Zhou Dynasty is just an inevitable development process. Qin will eventually dominate the world. It is just a matter of time. Qin Shihuang accelerated this process at best.
"From now on, for thousands of generations, the world will be unified, starting from here." Zhao Si had unabashed praise on his face.
The unification of the Central Plains for thousands of years is an incredible miracle. No matter how much strife there is in the world, the unity and stability of people's hearts and minds is something that Europe cannot envy.
Everything depends on the foreshadowing of the First Emperor.
Although the second generation of Qin died, since Qin, all dynasties and outstanding figures of all dynasties have regarded unification as their mission, and the people have all regarded unification as stability. The idea of unification is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Even after hundreds of years of separation between north and south during the Jin Dynasty and the separation between the north and south during the Southern Song Dynasty, they were finally unified.
This is completely unthinkable for Europe.
In a sense, although the Qin Dynasty died after the second generation, every unified dynasty since Qin can be regarded as a continuation of the Qin Dynasty. Each unified dynasty is based on the foundation laid by Qin Shihuang. above.
In the turbulent period of later generations, the carriages on the same track were in chaos, the weights and measures were in chaos, and the currency was also in chaos.
But the book has the same text and the deeds have the same theme. The foundation laid by the First Emperor is still there, and people's hearts recognize the idea of a unified world.
We write the same words and have very different behavioral logic and ethical concepts.
This is the kind of identity that makes the West drool with envy.
"Oh?" The First Emperor looked sideways slightly, and his body, which was originally lying flat, straightened slightly from the recliner.
"Unifying the world, is not as good as unifying the hearts of the people?" The First Emperor repeated Zhao Si's words, and the smile on his face slowly faded.
Zhao Si nodded and repeated.
"If another person succeeds to the throne, he may be able to unify the world, but he will never be able to unify the hearts of the people."
It’s not Zhao Sili, it’s just that these five things are too difficult.
How high is it? So high that no king in the West for thousands of years could achieve this level.
In fact, both the West and the East were aristocratic societies at the beginning. It's just that the evolution of history took a turn from the First Emperor.
The First Emperor single-handedly changed the development direction of history.
It is a matter of course for China that people's hearts are united. But it is unimaginable for the West.
Even in modern times, the West is still trying these five things that the First Emperor did.
In a sense, the European Union is also aiming for this goal. So far, it has only established a unified currency.
The First Emperor nodded slightly.
What Zhao Si said suited the First Emperor's taste. In fact, the First Emperor's greatest satisfaction was never to dominate the world.
It’s just a matter of picking up the benefits from our predecessors!
As Zhao Si said, given Qin's national power and the situation of the world, if it were replaced by a hero, the Qin Dynasty could still dominate the world.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were too many heroes, many of whom could dominate the world even if they stood in the position of the First Emperor.
The first emperor's most proud achievements were precisely what he did after he unified the world.
In fact, the First Emperor did too many things...
The cripples were martyred, the Ling Canal was built to connect the Yangtze River and the Pearl River water systems, the Great Wall was built, the Huns were conquered in the north, Baiyue was conquered in the south, and Chidao was built.
The First Emperor could barely be considered a militarizer, but he did not only know how to conscript indiscriminately.
After unifying the world, Qin Shihuang built almost the most channels in any dynasty.
The Chidao that extended in all directions during the Qin Dynasty was almost impossible to replicate in later generations.
Not to mention the Great Wall!
what does that mean? It means that the national power has not been abused, and as long as the First Emperor wants to, he can stop and recuperate immediately.
Because the road infrastructure of the Qin Dynasty was ranked high in thousands of years of feudal history, and because the Qin Dynasty built so many channels and connected the Pearl River and Yangtze River basins, it would only take a few years for the Qin Dynasty's food to arrive. Come on, because of the Great Wall, as long as the First Emperor does not intend to continue to expand, he can completely withdraw a large number of troops and rely on the Great Wall to guard the border.
These are what he is most proud of.
He has never been an emperor who only knows how to consume the legacy of the ancestors of the Qin Dynasty without leaving anything to future generations.
What he is doing and what he intends to leave behind are things that can benefit thousands of years.
Because these things are unprecedented, few people can understand them, and few people can be as sure and transparent as Zhao Si said.
Even when Zhao Si talked about these achievements, he was more sure than the First Emperor himself.
The First Emperor could see that Zhao Si was sincere!
What's even more commendable is that Zhao Si can speak out so confidently about things that even the court officials dare not make arbitrary decisions about.
"The book is well read." The First Emperor lay down again, with an even bigger smile on his face.
Perhaps Zhao Si spoke to the heart of the First Emperor? In short, this flattery made the First Emperor feel very comfortable.
Everyone at sea discussed merits and deeds, but no one could speak like a child like Zhao Si, who had not read many books.
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