The Great Qin Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
大秦王朝（王朝风云）
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- Completed
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- 225k Words
- Genre
- Historical
- Subgenre
- Unknown
- Updated
- 3y ago
- Source
- Fanqie
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20Chapters
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Looking for Books Set in the Qin, Han, Tang, Song, Yuan, and Ming Dynasties, or the Three Kingdoms
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Historically Accurate, Without Making Things Up
Historical fiction has more room for worldbuilding, with vivid characters and no distortion of history. I want a satisfying read that covers dynasties, major and minor events, wars, and loyal civil and military officials, all presented in a historical setting.
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Help, I've Recently Become Really Interested in History. I've Finally Felt Its Allure
I never used to be interested in history, but after listening to *Five Thousand Years of Chinese History*, I was blown away by the wisdom of our ancestors. They were so clever! It suddenly made me feel the charm of history. Their political machinations and strategies were incredible. I love them so much now.
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Qin's unification of the six kingdoms lies in the success of reforms. It valued talents, rewarded farming and fighting, and civilians could stand up for their military exploits. The six countries also carried out corresponding reforms, but they were not thorough and ended in failure. The ruling class has always been monopolized by princes and nobles, corrupt and incompetent, and their demise is a historical necessity. Qin paid great attention to the people during its development stage, implemented some policies to promote production enthusiasm, built water conservancy projects to benefit the people, and created fertile farmland and sufficient food. The Qin ruling class was able to accept the suggestions of the ministers, adopt corresponding strategies for the six countries, coupled with a powerful army and rare military generals, unified the world. After Qin Shihuang unified the world, he got carried away and vigorously built civil engineering projects, which wasted money and tax, increased taxes and corvee, and imposed severe punishments. The people were miserable, which eventually led to the death of Qin II.
Especially Qin Shihuang, I was deeply impressed by his ambition and courage to unify the six countries. Moreover, the book also mentioned many interesting historical stories, such as the burning of books and the entrapment of Confucian scholars, which enriched my knowledge. I like this book very much and recommend it to you!
Legalists and military strategists strengthened the country, Taoists and Confucians governed the country, and Mohist farmers made the country prosperous.