How do you evaluate Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of the ages?

Qin Shi Huang. is a very complex and contradictory character, and the evaluation of Qin Shi Huang has always tended to two extremes. Jia Yi wantonly crusaded against Qin Shi Huang in the Theory of the Qin Dynasty, and the modern master of Chinese studies Zhang Taiyan complimented him, and the historian Guo Moruo.

and Gu Jiegang ruthlessly criticized Qin Shi Huang again. Therefore, the evaluation of the first emperor cannot be described simply as good or bad, and simple praise and disapproval are not objective enough.

In fact, it is a person whose merit is far greater than his fault. If nothing else, he unified the six countries and gave the people a peaceful and stable life, which is worthy of praise. The unification of writing, the unification of currency, etc., has made the originally relatively scattered countries a united part, which is very conducive to the development of a country, whether it is political or economic.

Not only that, he was the first emperor of our country, that is, he laid the first centralized system, which was a creative move, and was used until the demise of the feudal dynasty. He Turin canals and the Great Wall, played a huge role in the irrigation of life and in the military.

In the past, our understanding of Qin Shi Huang was generally in the history books, and the excavation of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses made us one step closer to Qin Shi Huang in space, and our evaluation of him also had a more in-depth thinking. The facial expressions of the unearthed terracotta warriors and horses are different, some people are nervous, and some people are smiling. The formation of the terracotta warriors and horses is even more uniform, beyond the scope of art.

Why did Qin Shi Huang spend so much effort to build all kinds of terracotta warriors and horses, which was not only time-consuming and laborious, but also a test of patience and carefulness. So Qin Shi Huang was not only violent, he also had a patient side.

Qin Shi Huang completed political unification, abolished the feudal system that had existed since the Zhou, and introduced the county system. Later, the text and weights and measures were unified. In order to prevent the Hu people, he spared no expense to build the Long March.

At the same time, his torture also made future generations crown him as a tyrant. All his measures consolidated the unity of Chinese culture, not only politically, but also culturally and economically.

Speaking of Qin Shi Huang, as the object of historical choice, he mainly played such a role in the historical process of more than 2,000 years ago: to reunite the turmoil of more than 550 years since the Spring and Autumn Period in a new way, and to do his best to maintain the normal operation of the new system. That's it, no matter what happens in the process, and no matter what happens later, the mission you carry is this, and when your mission is completed, you will withdraw from the stage of history.

When it comes to Qin Shi Huang, most people will first think of the word brutality. Indeed, the construction of the Great Wall has made many lives part, and there is even a saying that Meng Jiangnu is crying for her husband for thousands of miles. You see, as soon as Meng Jiangnu got married, her husband was pulled to build the Great Wall, do you say cruel or not?

Meng Jiangnu finally found it, her husband was still tired and pressed under the Great Wall, do you say cruel or not?

In a sense, they all stood on the shoulders of Qin Shi Huang to do these things. Maybe Qin Shi Huang was in pain in his heart when he made these decisions, no one wants to bear the infamy, but he has to think about his descendants, if he doesn't do it, the descendants will always be restrained, there will always be someone who will do it, this infamy will always have someone to do, then it is better for me to do it!