(2) Judging from the central government's control over local governments, Qin Shihuang abolished the enfeoffment system and implemented the county system. All county orders were directly appointed by the emperor, which strengthened centralization. In the future, the central government's control over local governments has been continuously strengthened. For example, in order to strengthen the local surveillance, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty set up thirteen counties and sent a secretariat to monitor the local area. The Yuan Dynasty changed counties into provinces, and the local administrative district government was an agency of the central government (Zhongshu Province). The power of the provincial government in the Ming Dynasty is simply divided into three parts: setting up three yamen (three divisions), which are in charge of political, military and judicial power respectively. The three yamen are directly under the central management and contain each other, completely eliminating the possibility that local governments will not obey the central government.
(3) From the perspective of bureaucratic sources: After the reunification of Qin Dynasty, the system of "being an expensive official" was abolished and changed to a non-hereditary bureaucratic system directly appointed by the emperor. After the Han Dynasty, the selection of officials changed from "imperial examination system" and "nine-grade imperial examination system" controlled by local powerful gentry to the imperial examination system in which the emperor directly mastered the right of selection, regardless of his family aristocrats, and then to the stereotyped writing system in Ming and Qing Dynasties aimed at cultivating the emperor's loyal servants. Not only has centralization been strengthened, but so has autocratic monarchy.
In addition, feudal monarchs continued to strengthen cultural absolutism and their own rule by means of "burning books to bury Confucianism" and literary inquisition.
Measures taken by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to strengthen centralization
1 further weakened the kingdom.
2. Implement the invigilation system and establish imperial academy.
3 weaken the power of the prime minister
4. Strengthen the central military force
5 setting up the secretariat
6 cruel officials, harsh criminal law
7. Salt and iron are subject to average loss method and leveling method.