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March 24, 215 B.C

Emperor Qin Creates New Dynasty

With 36 Provinces

by - Meng Chan

Ancient Observer

XIANGYANG- Emperor Qin who was the head authority during the Qin dynasty divided his territory into 36 provinces and districts within the provinces. He also put in charge high ranking government officials in charge of the provinces.

The Emperor wanted complete, total control over his empire so he tried many tactics. He used a divide and conquer strategy

suggested by his most trusted concubine who he held with high hopes. Ji chi reported, “With the idea that I suggested to the Emperor, he was able to grasp the complete power of China.”

When he finally divided up the Dynasty, there were still others who were against the new bureaucracy, including one villager who was still loyal to the old Zhou ways. Chang Pow said, “the new emperor enforces his laws with to much brutality and only divided the dynasty in order to gain the money from the people and raise high taxes.” Another witness who opposed Qin was one of his sons. Zeng Qin, the Emperors son, didn't have much authority or power because his mother was one of the lowest concubines. Zeng reported, “my father is making a big mistake. Dividing the Dynasty will allow foreigners to come and corrupt our country and pollute our blood lines.”

In the end the Emperor finished the 36 province.  Some do believe it will be greatly helpful to the bureaucracy of ancient China, including many government officials.

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 During the Warring States period China was separated into seven

kingdoms: Chu, Han, Qi, Qin, Wei, Yan, Zhao.  During this period the states were each ruled over by separate emperors. By the end of the Warring States period the Qin had conquered all other states, leading to the Qin dynasty. Emperor  Qin then unified China into one land under his rule alone.  He also expanded his reach to many farther southern parts, but lost part of the Yan state.  Compared to modern China, the Qin dynasty only takes up about 1/5 of the area.   Modern China has control over the northern and western side of China.

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EDITORIAL  OF QIN DYNASTY 

 Emperor Qin divided his territory in to 36 provinces and choose government officials to rule over the province. He also improved the trade system by keeping all the roads the same length and he standardized coins and language. This was the start of Emperor Qin’s new bureaucratic empire. The dynasty's bureaucracy greatly helped Ancient China prosper.

Emperor Qin passed a law and made all the roads the same length

and size, which ended up helping China because it helped increase the amount of trades done. The separation of the dynasty into provinces also helped China militarily. It made being able to receive info about attacks and other harmful things faster. Separating them into smaller districts gave him and his officials complete and total power over the country. One of the most important things he did was standardize the coins and language, making traders and dealers speak the same language so they are able to better communicate with each other.

Although many argue that the Emperor’s division of the provinces put power-hungry officials in charge which damaged the power of the Qin, the bureaucracy strengthened rather than weakened his power. A government official, General Hu, sent his men after innocent peasants to increase his body counts of “ bandits”  so he could stay high in the emperor praises. So even though he was trying to get more political power, he still remained loyal to Emperor Qin.  despite the power struggle between the emperor and his people the Qin dynasty  greatly  helped  Ancient China .     

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Inventions

 

Transportation Innovations of

the Qin

Roads and canals were invented in the Qin dynasty by Emperor Qin. The roads consisted of five main highways

that reached out as much as 4,000 miles. Each road begin at the capital Xianyang. Some roads fanned out from smaller passages making it easier for soldiers to reach the farthest outposts of the empire. The highways were made to always run straight whenever possible from mountain passes to tunneled areas. Qin dynasty engineers also invented the new water highway system which also helped link China.

The “magic transport canal” was actually  a system of canals dug across  central China to connect the Yangzi

and the West River. It opened up many miles of waterway for the transport of products, especially rice. By draining the water from the marshes, it also created a new canal. This was the first to link two rivers and it has remained up to continuous use in modern times. These two systems were very helpful to China because they increased the amount of trade and money within China.

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