Why did it take five hundred years for Qin to unify China

In 770 BC, King Ping of Zhou moved east to Luoyi, marking the beginning of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. After five hundred years of struggle, Qin unified China five hundred years later, in 221 BC.

The reasons are as follows: 1) The founding time is late, and the family background is thin: the Qin State was founded because of the Qin people's meritorious service in escorting King Zhou Ping to the east, which was a full Western Zhou period (300 years of history) shorter than the other candidate states Jin, Chu, and Yan, and the Yue State was established in the Xia Dynasty, which was a thousand years longer than it!

The Qin State not only has low prestige, but also has a thin family background, and is full of nouveau riche.

2) Poor environment: At that time, because the Guanzhong Plain was not sufficiently developed, and the Bashu Tianfu, the granary of the world, was not only not developed, but also not in the hands of Ba and Shu, so the grain of Qin was limited, and there was no military food for war, so it was difficult to dominate, let alone unify the world.

3) Neighbors are not easy to mess with: In the early years of the Qin state, the power relationship was in a favorable position in the west, because it bordered Rongdi. The east side is the weak state of Qin, because the south belongs to the sphere of influence of the state of Chu, and the east and north side belong to the sphere of influence of the state of Jin.

The two were the first to rise before the Qin State, and if the Qin State wanted to unify the world, it would either go south to the land of commerce, or go east to Hanguguan to sweep the Central Plains. But the south is Bachu, the east is Qiangjin, and the Qin State can't be defeated at all, so in the early years of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the Qin State was not destroyed, which is already a great luck, let alone hegemony and unification.

Definitely exaggerated. Qin Shi Huang pacified the six eastern kingdoms within ten years from the beginning of the destruction of Korea. Even if it is counted from the Shang Dynasty Reform, Qin began to become strong at that time. From the Shang Dynasty to the destruction of the Six Kingdoms by Qin Shi Huang, it was only about 130 years, so it is too exaggerated to say that it takes 500 years.

The reasons for Qin's ability to unify China and the historical status of the Qin Dynasty should be explored from both objective needs and possibilities.

l) Ending the situation of separatism among the princes and completing the unification of the feudal state is the inevitable trend of historical development since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

From an economic point of view, due to the increase in productive forces and social and economic development, the ties between various localities have been strengthened, and this has provided the material conditions for reunification.

During the Warring States Period, most of the vassal states abolished the feudal system and implemented the county system, and partially implemented the first-class centralized system, thus laying a political foundation for the unified feudal state.

In terms of ethnic relations, the ties between various ethnic groups have been strengthened day by day, and a fairly consolidated ethnic community has been formed with the Chinese nationality as the center.

The broad masses of the working people yearn for reunification.

The long-term war for hegemony has formed a partial unity.

2) From the perspective of the Qin state, it has the strength to complete unification.

The social reform of the Qin State was relatively thorough, and a relatively consolidated centralized feudal state was established.

The new landlords of the Qin State were powerful, the economy developed rapidly, and the army was strong in combat.

The Qin State implemented correct strategies such as distant friendship and close attack.

Qin Wang Yingzheng himself is eloquent.

Qin has the subjective and objective conditions to complete reunification.

During the Warring States Period, through reforms, the social and economic development of various countries was relatively fast, and economic and cultural exchanges became more and more frequent.

However, this development trend was in serious contradiction with the political situation at the time.

The princes were divided, there were strong barriers between each other, there were many checkpoints, transportation was blocked, and the currency was different.

Moreover, the protracted war has brought serious damage to the life of society.

The so-called "fight for land and fight, kill people; Fight for the city, kill the city.

It is a portrayal of this reality.

Therefore, the elimination of feudal separatism, the end of the state of chaos, and the realization of the great reunification of the whole country are not only the needs of social, economic, and cultural development, but also the common needs of the people of all countries.

The unification of Qin was in line with this historical development trend.

Secondly, the Shang Dynasty of Qin was more thorough than that of the six eastern states, and in terms of politics, political power consolidation, higher efficiency, and social stability.

In 221 B.C., the Qin state unified the six kingdoms, and after years of hard work, in 214 B.C., the Qin state completed the unification of China after establishing Minzhong County in the Fujian area. After the unification, Qin Shi Huang first had to face the choice of the state system

The unification of writing and weights and measures and the establishment of the county system have centralized the political power.

Carry out reforms, promote new policies, offend people, and be destroyed.