Thursday, April 25, 2013
An interview with the one and only Emperor Qin
The
questions that we all want answered
Qin: Well you see my grandfather was
the king of Qin. However, my father had twenty brothers which meant that Ying
Yiren, my father, was not crowned prince. As a result Lu Buwei, a merchant,
came to Ying and saw a great opportunity to help out Ying. Lu fought for Ying
and between bribes and arguments was able to crown Ying prince. As you know I
was named Ying Zheng after my father. When I was twelve he passed away which
meant that the prince would become the new king. Since I was the prince I had
to become king around twelve years old.
Me: How did you strengthen Qin?
Qin: My main goal was to strengthen
Qin. The way I could do that was by conquering the other six states. Also I
focused on the rule of law. I rewarded the people, such as farmers and
soldiers, who helped build up the economy and military. As time went on I
became very specific and detailed with my laws in order to keep my people in
line. To conquer the other states, I befriended the ones far away, and attacked
the ones close by. After ten years the states near Qin were conquered. A little
while after, I was able to take control of the other six states. By 221 B.C., I
had formed the largest dynasty in Chinese history.
Me: It is said that you are a
legalist. Is that true and if so what are your beliefs?
Me: Did you make any changes to your empire and if so what were some?
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