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Chapter 391 Measure the unification of the text track!

Hearing this, Ying Zheng showed a smile on his face.

The reason why he asked others was not because he had no idea.

On the contrary, Ying Zheng is a very opinionated person and has a good habit, that is, every time he encounters a problem, he will come up with a solution himself first. What others say is just a reference.

Even if what others say is right, he will think carefully and then integrate into his own opinion. Only in this way can he always take the initiative and not be led by others.

However, Li Si's words just coincided with what he thought. He was not a person who liked to stick to the rules. He liked to be bold and radical reforms like Shang Yang more than just stick to the rules.

History has proved that the feudal system has huge loopholes, so how could he continue to use it?

Li Si not only expressed his thoughts, but also made specific plans to arrange everything properly, which was indeed very good. He did not choose the wrong prime minister.

Thinking of this, Ying Zheng said, "Your dear, you have thought about it."

Li Si bowed and said, "I have just done what I should do, and it is just some simple ideas. If there is any omission, please forgive me."

Ying Zheng said: "What you just said is already very detailed. Let's decide for the time being. When the court meeting announces this matter in public, and then you will start to implement it immediately."

"promise."

Li Si responded, and then said, "Your Majesty, besides the reform of the imperial system, I think there is another thing that is very important."

"What's the matter?"

Ying Zheng asked.

Li Si replied: "Although the six kingdoms in Shandong now belong to the Qin Dynasty, each place has its own words and coins. And hundreds of years have passed, and their own cultures have also emerged. If these coexist, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble."

Hearing this, Ying Zheng nodded slightly.

The seven countries have huge differences in many aspects. It was natural that they were all independent in the past, but now they have been unified. If there is no way to get along, there will definitely be many contradictions.

This is not only an inconvenience in life, but will have adverse effects on the development of the entire country.

The most critical point is the inability to unify thoughts.

Words, languages, coins, weights and measures are all things that are closely related to life.

They will subtly influence a person's thoughts.

Only when a country has its own ideological civilization and lifestyle can it be considered a complete country and show strong cohesion.

In contrast, the Qin State has unified the world today. If some of the original things continue to be maintained, it will only hinder the integration of various places.

If those people use the original texts and coins of the country, how can they identify with the Qin Dynasty?

If you cannot gain recognition, even if you conquer all the land, the people of the world will not truly surrender.

Even the people cannot unite, so can the so-called unification really be considered unification?

Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly, obviously thinking about something, and Li Si's words woke him up.

Although there is only one country in this land now, there are still many aspects that have not been unified.

For example, writing, let alone between different countries, even the same country has more than one writing.

This not only seriously affects cultural exchanges, but also blocks the unity of people's hearts. If measures are not taken in time, it will be very troublesome.

In addition, the currencies of each country are also very inconsistent, with different shapes, sizes, severity and weight, and extremely inconsistent calculation units, making it very difficult to convert.

The weight and measure system is also quite chaotic, which is mainly caused by the vassal states minting their own currencies and establishing their own weight and measure standards.

Now all these problems have fallen on him, the First Emperor, and we must find a solution.

And at this moment, his expression moved, as if he had thought of something. Then he took the scroll placed beside him and opened it again.

Looking at the poem written by Ye Chen, his eyes stopped directly on the second sentence and said softly: "Measure the rules of Wenzhi and establish counties, and the emperor of the ages is called the First Emperor!"

His main focus before was on this title, but now the most meaningful sentence seems to be the previous sentence.

"Measure the Wengui to establish counties..."

After silently reciting a few words, he couldn't help but chuckled: "It's so amazing, I even thought of this."

Since Ye Chen had already figured out his idea, he didn't have to worry about it anymore. After discussing with several ministers, he quickly made a decision...

At the court meeting three days later, Emperor Ying Zheng of the First Emperor abolished the feudal system that lasted for thousands of years and changed it to the county system.

And according to the location, Jiuzhou was divided into thirty-six counties.

They are Hedong County, Taiyuan County, Shangdang County, Sanchuan County, Dong County, Yingchuan County, Nanyang County, Nan County, Jiujiang County, Sishui County, Julu County, Qi County, Langya County, Kuaiji County, Hanzhong County, Shu County, Ba County, Longxi County, Beidi County, Shangjun County, Jiuyuan County Yunzhong County, Yanmen County, Dai County, Shanggu County, Yuyang County, Youbeiping County, Liaoxi County, Liaodong County, Nanhai County, Guilin County, Xiang County, Handan County, Dang County, Xue County, and Changsha County.

After the division was completed, suitable candidates were sent to the local area to serve as officials at all levels.

Also, while implementing the county system, we naturally also promote the laws of Qin and abolish the old laws of the six countries.

In addition, major adjustments have been made regarding text, currency, weights and measures.

Abolish other complicated characters and only retain two fonts that are easy to write, including Qin seal script and official script.

In this way, while integrating the hearts of the people, it also facilitates management and life.

As for currency, the things like Turtle and PayPalm Jade that were originally used by the six countries cannot be maintained. Instead, they are divided into two types: top currency and bottom currency.

The upper coins are gold, in units of liang, and the Qin system is twenty taels for one tael. The lower coins are round square-hole copper coins, in units of half a tael.

He also used the weights and measures system and weights formulated during Shang Yang's reforms as standard instruments and promoted them nationwide.

In addition, Ying Zheng also issued a government decree with the same track.

Before the Central Plains was unified, the countries had never had a unified system, and the size of carriages in different places was different, so the lanes were wide and narrow.

Now that the country is unified, vehicles still have to walk in different lanes, which is very inconvenient.
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