In 218 BC, Qin Shi Huang defeated the Six Kingdoms, established centralized power, built the Great Wall, completed the great unification, and ascended to the highest position, which can be described as an emperor who was above ten thousand people, standing on top of the sky and the earth, and why did a Chongqing woman let Qin Shi Huang be so respectful?
Qin Shi Huang
Here's the thing: when Qin Shi Huang ascended to the peak of his life, one day in the morning, he said to the following civil and military officials: "Today there will be a vip, and it is a Chongqing woman, I recommend it to you." The civil and military officials are all wondering, who is this person? Also called a VIP by Qin Shi Huang, and even personally recommended? Ministers, you look at me, I look at you, and they are all dumbfounded. As we all know, after Qin Shi Huang destroyed the Six Kingdoms, nearly 10,000 people of the captured kingdom were deeply locked in the palace to enjoy themselves, is there still an extraordinary beauty that makes him fall in love at first sight? Well, let's not guess. Let me introduce you to this woman.
Ba Qing stills
This woman is Ba Qing, the name is Qing, Ba has the meaning of Ba County, Chongqing FengXian people, born in a humble background, when she was a teenager, she studied poetry with her father, because of her outstanding appearance, she married a local young entrepreneur with a solid family and a mercury alchemy. Unfortunately, my husband, who had a successful career, died young. She resolutely took on the family business left by her husband. Ba Qing had a far-sighted vision, saw the scarcity and monopoly of mercury and cinnabar at that time, and conscientiously made it stronger. She was generous, charitable, had many friends, good connections, and word of mouth was even spread to the imperial court. She was a large industrial and commercial owner in the Warring States period, and the earliest female entrepreneur in China and even in the world. After her early widowhood, she has always guarded the family business and defended the Chongqing side. When Ba Qing came to the palace of the Qin Dynasty, the eyes of the ministers lit up, because Ba Qing at that time was indeed an otherworldly beauty, solemn but generous, no wonder Qin Shi Huang loved her so much.
Great Wall of Qin
In fact, everyone is wrong, Qin Shi Huang saluted Ba Qing, not because Ba Qing was a beauty, but also because Ba Qing was the savior of Qin Shi Huang and the Qin Dynasty. Even Qin Shi Huang reminded the ministers that she was not an ordinary guest of honor, but she was a rare hero of my Great Qin. The Qin Dynasty today used a lot of silver to build the Great Wall and build the legion, Ba Qing has always donated a large number of silver two; even the mercury of Lishan Mausoleum and the Dansha of Afang Palace have also relied on her to supply. Qin Shi Huang had a relationship with her in his next life, and even respected her as a 'sister' or 'mother'.
Qin Shi Huang even arranged a palace song and dance dinner for Ba Qing, accompanied her to visit the capital's scenic spots, historical sites, city style, visited the Construction Site of the Great Wall in Xianyang, and went to Lishan To visit the imperial tomb under construction, at the same time, the grace and hospitality of the Emperor of the Ancients to Ba Qing made Ba Qing excited, and even later Qin Shi Huang invited Ba Qing to the palace for retirement.
Ba Qing
Unfortunately, Ba Qing eventually died in the Qin Palace, and when she died, she wanted to return to her hometown, so Qin Shi Huang personally escorted the coffin team to Fang County, Chongqing. Fifty thousand people and local officials throughout the county came out to welcome Ba Qing's return and buried her in the tomb that the state had built for her, and it was important that Qin Shi Huang personally inscribed an epitaph for her - "Huai Qing Tai".