2. The Great Wall was built, leaving a valuable cultural heritage and many poetic themes for future generations.
3. Qin Shihuang burned books to bury Confucianism
First, Qin destroyed six countries and unified China.
Data: "In the year of Qin 15 (the first 230 years), Nai Teng led the troops to destroy Korea, captured Han Wang 'an, and gained Yingchuan County, where Han died.
17 (the first 228 years), Qin Jun invaded Handan, the capital of Zhao (before that, 400,000 troops of Zhao were killed), and Zhao was forced to land in Qin and Zhaopo.
18 (the first 227 years), Prince Dan of Yan sent Jing Ke to assassinate the king of Qin, and the king of Qin immediately sent Wang Jian to attack Yan.
19 (the first 226 years), Wang Jian attacked Yan Dou thistle, the prince of Yan killed Taizi Dan for peace, and the state of Yan was broken.
In the 20th year of Qin Dynasty (the first 225 years), Wang Ben led 600,000 troops to attack Wei, surrounded the girders of Wei, and filled them with water from the gap of the Yellow River. Three months later, the girder was broken, Wei surrendered and Wei died.
2 1 year (in the first 224 years), Wang Jian led a hundred thousand troops to attack Chu, and An Lushan practiced martial arts and stood firm without fighting. A year later, the Chu army was demoralized and lacked food and grass, so he withdrew from the front. Wang Jian took the opportunity to pursue, wiped out the main force of the Chu army, occupied Shouchun, the capital of Chu, and captured the king of Chu alive. Wang Jian led the army to cross the river, pacify the south of the Yangtze River, destroy the state of Yue and set up Huiji County. Wu Chu.
In the 25th year of Qin Dynasty (222 BC), Wang Ben captured Liaodong and Yan. Then he captured Wang Jia and captured Dai Cheng. Yan and Zhao were wiped out.
In the 26th year of Qin Dynasty (22 1 year), Wang Ben led an army south to attack Qi, who surrendered and died.
This should be attributed to Qin Shihuang. First of all, there was no unified measurement and currency in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. In this way, although for the monarch, there is no big trouble. However, for ordinary people, only gold can circulate. Without gold and currency exchange institutions, it is difficult for countries to communicate and exchange talents. Therefore, although these people sacrificed for the construction of a unified country, they did not die in vain, and finally unified the six countries in 22 1 BC. There are also unified words, currencies, weights and measures and laws, so it is natural and convenient to communicate because we are in the same country.
Second, Qin Shihuang built the Great Wall.
Information: "Over the years, hundreds of thousands of people have been recruited to do extremely heavy work. From the following records, we can see how terrible the pain caused by the burden of swinging labor is. Yang Tinglie, a A Qing writer, wrote in Fang County Records that a hairy "hairy man" was discovered. It is said that their ancestors were migrant workers who escaped the labor of Qin Shihuang to build the Great Wall. Because they hide in the deep mountains and forests, they are covered with long hair. It is said that when they met the long-haired man, he asked you first: "Is the Great Wall finished?" "Is Qin Huang still there?" Just answer: "The Great Wall is not finished, Qin Shihuang is still there!" The hairy man will scare away. Of course, this record can only be regarded as a folk legend. However, if there is no such cruel reality in history, this terrible legend will never appear. It reflects that what Qin Shihuang did was based on the cruel exploitation and oppression of the broad masses of working people, which far exceeded the degree that society could bear, making it difficult to maintain the simple reproduction of society, so even some measures conducive to historical development caused disasters to the people at that time. "
"After Qin destroyed the six countries, it built the Great Wall in the north and recruited more than 400,000 civilian workers every year. At that time, productivity was extremely low, men could not cover their stomachs with hard work, and women's textiles could not cover their bodies. So it is not surprising that so many people have been recruited to engage in unproductive labor, resulting in incalculable deaths, thousands of corpses lying everywhere, and rivers of blood, so it is not surprising that five out of ten households want to rebel. The folklore of "Meng Jiangnu cried down the Great Wall" also reflects the complaints of ordinary people about the construction of the Great Wall from one side. The Great Wall built at that time was not the Great Wall we see today (the Great Wall was built in the Ming Dynasty), but a rather unstable rammed earth wall. Qin Changcheng's main purpose is to mark the boundary between Xiongnu and Xiongnu, but it has no substantive defensive function. Moreover, the Xiongnu was not strong at that time, and the first emperor sent Meng Tian to send hundreds of troops to attack the Xiongnu. Later generations commented on this: "attack from afar, be greedy from outside, be broad without worrying about its harm." "Not long after Meng Tian's death, the Huns easily crossed Qin Changcheng, not only recovered the original lost territory, but also occupied Yan, Dai and other counties. To sum up, whether the Great Wall itself is meaningful in the war against nomads in later generations is still a controversial topic, but at least in the Qin Shihuang era, it had no effect except wasting national strength. "
Qin Shihuang actually just connected the Great Wall built by other countries, repaired it and extended it appropriately. He "connected the Great Wall originally built by Qin, Zhao and Yan, and then extended it to the east and west to build the Great Wall of Wan Li, starting from Lintao (now Minxian County, Gansu Province) in the west and ending at Liaodong Yugoslav capital in the east" (excerpted from China History Learning Manual, printed by China Youth Publishing House and China Children Publishing House, and first printed in Beijing). Qin Shihuang built the Great Wall to protect the people of the Central Plains and the royal family. Many people died in this huge project, but he protected more people. Although life is precious, it is of great significance to sacrifice the above people for the lives of most people!
Third, Qin Shihuang burned books and buried Confucianism.
Data: "In 22 1 year BC, the first unified autocratic dynasty in China history-the Qin Dynasty was established.