Preface
Qin Shi Huang is full of many strange and mysterious events, such as the mercury pool in his underground palace, which is said to be filled with mercury, but the official use and scale of this mercury is still a mystery, and we do not know why his underground palace has not been opened to this day.
It is also said that in his search for the elixir of life, he built a mysterious structure called the Hall of Eternal Life, but this palace has not been found, and its internal structure has become a mystery.
However, his contribution to the history of China is indeed the only one in history. During this period, he invented two things, one ahead of the world for thousands of years, and the other has not been surpassed to this day, so what are these two things?
Why was Qin Shi Huang able to dominate the world?
The reason why Qin Shi Huang was able to dominate the world was because he had ideas that did not belong to that era, and he had his own unique views on the management of the country.
The establishment of this political system allowed Qin Shi Huang to exercise his own political and military power more efficiently, enhanced the country's ability to unify and centralize management, and also consolidated his position to a certain extent.
These political instruments also included the implementation of a series of important policies, such as the unification of script, weights and measures, currency, etc. These instruments played a key role in consolidating national unity and strengthening centralized power, ushering in a new era of unified Chinese history for Qin Shi Huang.
In addition to the centralization of power, Qin Shi Huang also adopted a series of military reforms that established the Qin state's strong military power. In that era when numerical superiority was powerful, he used extremely simple means to classify his army for the first time, with both archers and infantry, which to a certain extent increased the efficiency of joint operations.
The Great Wall connecting the north and the south and those defensive projects he built strengthened the defense capability of the national border, making it difficult for the outside world to invade, but their defense could achieve the effect of being a one-man pass.
These military and political reforms ensured the political stability and national unity of the Qin Dynasty to a certain extent, created a strong military foundation for Qin Shi Huang, and provided a good guarantee for attacking the Six Kingdoms and establishing a unified state.
In the process of the southern conquest and the northern war, the two weapons of the Qin State have made great contributions, and it can be said that if there are no two "anti-heaven" weapons, perhaps the wish of the Qin State to dominate the world will never be realized. So what exactly are these two weapons?
Qin-hsien
The Qin crossbow was definitely a nightmare for the entire Six Kingdoms at that time, because it was the farthest and most accurate long-range weapon at that time, so every time they encountered the Qin army, more than half of the troops from other countries were killed or injured before they could get close to them.
The effective range of such a crossbow is 300 meters, but at 150 meters it is capable of killing the enemy with one blow. In addition to the long range, there is also an even more incredible thing that the Qin crossbow is equipped with a sight, although it is not as good as the current scope, but its accuracy is enough to hang any country at that time.
Qin crossbow not only played a huge role in unifying the six countries, but also had a highlight moment when resisting foreign invasions. After the unification of the Six Kingdoms, the Xiongnu in the north posed a great threat to the Qing Dynasty, and the range and accuracy of bows and arrows were insufficient.
In addition, the Huns were all cavalry, and the movement of the bow and arrow parabola could only deal with the infantry, but when encountering the Huns' cavalry, it would not show any power. But Qin Yu was different, its trajectory was straight, and it was powerful, and soon became a secret weapon against the Huns, and also became a long-range king of large-scale operations.
According to the Qin crossbow unearthed in the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang, it can be known that although the appearance of the Qin crossbow is simple, the complexity of its interior is beyond everyone's imagination.
The length of the crossbow is generally about 140 centimeters, with a groove left in the bow arm, which is specially used to load arrows, similar to the ballistics of firearms we use today. In order to increase the friction between the arrow and the trajectory, they also took great pains. A large amount of paraffin wax is rubbed on top of the ballistic.
In addition, more than 900 arrows were discovered, and the arrows were so exquisitely crafted that the error between each arrow was within 0.02 mm, which was not easy to achieve thousands of years ago.
Its exquisite workmanship is also unique, its firing device adopts the principle of pulling the trigger, and the setting of the trigger is also extremely delicate and flexible.
What is even more surprising is that the arrows of these arrows are actually made according to aerodynamics, and the arrows of each arrow are triangular, and the principle is almost exactly the same as the principle of the warhead of the current bullet, which has the advantage of reducing the resistance of the air during the flight of the arrow.
Let's just say that the crossbow appeared in Europe in the 10th century A.D., and it was only in the 10th century that the crossbow slowly became popular, and this event has passed nearly a thousand years since the advent of the Qin crossbow.
Qin Jian
If the crossbows made by the Qin State are enough to shock you, then their Qin Sword is definitely an item that travels through time and space. After it was unearthed in the Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses at that time, the sensation caused was no less than that of the Qin crossbow.
At that time, when the staff Yuan was cleaning the pit of the Terracotta Warriors, he found a bronze sword that was bent by the Terracotta Warriors, and then the staff removed the 150-kilogram Terracotta Warriors, and the bronze sword actually rebounded straight directly, which is enough to prove how high the toughness of this sword is.
Although this Qin sword has been sealed for more than 2,000 years, it is still as bright as new and extremely sharp. After testing, it was found that this sword was a copper-tin alloy, and it was this composition that made this sword rigid and flexible, and extremely sharp.
At the same time, the surface of the bronze sword has a layer of chromium oxide ten millimeters thick, don't underestimate this coating, he has improved the toughness and oxidation resistance of the sword to a certain extent, which is also the secret of its burial in the ground for more than 2,000 years without rusting.
And this layer of oxide also directly shocked the world, because chrome plating is a modern process, Germany only developed this kind of chemical method in 1937, and the United States only mastered it in 1950.
The melting point of cadmium is as high as 4000 degrees Celsius, in addition, the content of cadmium in rocks is usually very low, and it is not easy for the Qin people to refine it and cross it to metal, even now, this is the ceiling of sword casting technology.
But no one thought that Qin Guo had already said two thousand years ago that this craft had been applied to Qin Jian, which was really shocking.
Seeing this, we have to sigh at the greatness of Qin Shi Huang, although he has always been called a tyrant in history, but his role in promoting Chinese civilization is unique in history.
In my opinion, the factors that promoted all this development were mainly related to the ambitions of the Qin State at that time, because Qin Shi Huang wanted to dominate the world since he was a child, so when facing the Six Kingdoms, he had extremely high requirements for weapons, which also promoted the development of the Qin State's military industry at that time to a certain extent. It is precisely with the help of science and technology that the Qin State can complete the hegemony of unifying the six countries.
summary
As one of the most powerful dynasties in Chinese history, the Qing Dynasty only existed for a few decades, and only two generations of monarchs died before the country died, but its strength and promotion of the cultural integration of the Chinese nation cannot be ignored.
These two weapons also reflect the strength of the Qin State at that time and the wisdom of the ancient Chinese, and they have left a strong mark in Chinese history.
Source: Baidu Encyclopedia