Although the emperor Qin Shi Huang ended the dispute between the princes and unified Liuhe, the Qin Dynasty established after that did not last much time, and was overthrown by the peasant revolt that followed. This is a piece of history that everyone knows about, the great unified dynasty and the great emperor system, is the invention of Qin Shi Huang's almost genius, but the strong Qin Dynasty did not exist for too long, and the reason is still relatively complicated.
It is not that a strong dynasty will exist for a long time, but the key to the long existence of a dynasty is that the country is well governed. Think about what is strong? Is the army strong and powerful? Is the treasury rich strong? But what is the inevitable connection between these reasons and the country for a long time? It can only be said that there are some indirect relations, and if the foundation of the country is shaken, then the regime will not develop steadily and sustainably.
The shaking of the foundation is the biggest reason why the Qin Dynasty did not last. And what is the foundation of the dynasty? It's the people. However, in that era, there were still many kings who did not pay attention to the sympathy of the people, and the rulers at that time did not have much historical reference, so they could only rule the country by their own exploration. Each ruler has a different concept of governance, and some people may grope out to be sympathetic to the people, but some rulers do not realize the importance of the foundation, believing that the ruling class is everything, and the people are only responsible for production.
Comparing the populations of the Qin Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, it is easy to see why the foundations have been shaken. At that time, Yingzheng did not realize the importance of sympathizing with the people's feelings, and when the country was unified, he then issued orders to squeeze the people to continue production operations, and frequently sent troops to conquest the outside world.
For example, when Emperor Liu Bang of the Han Dynasty had just sat on the throne, he pursued the policy of "ruling without doing anything", so why "rule by doing nothing"? The purpose is to give the people a rest time, so that the wear and tear caused by the war can slowly recover. It should be known that the dynasty and the country have just experienced a turmoil, and no matter which side has a great loss, these losses may be manpower, may be material resources, or may be the spiritual power of the masses. If we do not leave time for these things to be slowly restored and squeezed one after another, it is impossible for the national strength to be "inexhaustible."
The people are the foundation of rule, the so-called economic base determines the superstructure, it is also said that the people are like the roots of a big tree, once the roots are damaged, the trunk and branches and leaves cannot stand for a long time. The rulers of the Qin Dynasty did not realize this, and they believed that the power of the ruling class came from heaven and regarded the people as grass. When the rulers of the dynasty built a lot of civil engineering, randomly disturbed the people, and the people were not happy, coupled with tyrannical behavior and extravagant extravagance, the voices of the people soon gathered into a sea, drowning out this powerful dynasty. The fall of the Qin Dynasty was not sudden, but the seeds that had been planted for a long time had finally taken root. The so-called water can carry boats, but also can cover boats, this is exactly the truth.
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