Why was the feudal system replaced by the county system?

Before the Qin Dynasty unified the Six Kingdoms, the countries at that time practiced a feudal system.

But Qin Shi Huang.

After the unification of China, the feudal system was abolished, and a single county system was implemented throughout the country.

There is a clear difference between the county system and the feudal system, first of all, the leaders of the county are directly appointed and dismissed by the imperial court, and these positions cannot be hereditary, so this system will greatly strengthen the centralization of power.

This political system is conducive to social stability and economic development, so the feudal system will be replaced by the county system.

1. The conditions for the county system are ripe. After the society has developed to a certain extent, the advanced system will inevitably replace the backward system, and the county system will replace the sub-feudal system, because the conditions for the county system have matured, and the cultivation of talents, the dissemination of culture, and the unification of writing have effectively promoted the development of the county system. Therefore, after the construction of Qin Shi Huang, the county system was successfully replaced by the feudal system.

Society promotes the change of the political system, and the change of the political system also promotes the development of society.

Second, in order to resist external invasion. In addition to the need to consolidate the centralization of power internally, there are also some external factors that have also promoted the county system to replace the feudal system. After Qin Shi Huang established his regime, the society was not stable, and the northern nomads repeatedly attacked the border, so Qin Shi Huang needed to build a strong army to resist the invasion of foreign peoples, but the military system under the feudal system could not meet this requirement, so there was a new political system to replace the feudal system, which was the county system.

3. Qin Shi Huang learned the lessons of the independence of all countries. After Qin Shi Huang unified the six countries, he analyzed the main reason for the disputes in the six countries, that is, because under the conditions of the feudal system, the feudal princes and kings had strong power, so they could quickly develop and grow themselves, thus overthrowing the rule of the king and replacing the political power, so Qin Shi Huang implemented the county system and appointed the leaders of the counties and counties by himself, so as to avoid the strength of the princes and kings, thus consolidating the centralization of power.

Because with the development of the economy, the feudal system was no longer suitable for the economic and political needs of the time, so it was replaced by the county system.

Solid rule. In the feudal system, the princes have absolute right to rule, which is not conducive to the ruler's control of the country, and the county system is implemented only after the future rule is stable.

The vassal states that are divided are equivalent to independent small countries, and the use of human rights, diplomatic rights, and internal power are all independent, and the **** cannot be completely controlled, and the ** appointments of the county system are directly appointed and dismissed by the emperor, and the power is more centralized and convenient for the emperor to control. ”

1. The implementation era is different.

Partition: Implemented during the era of slavery.

County system: Implemented in the feudal era.

2. The meaning is different.

Feudal system: It is a system in ancient China in which kings or emperors divided their vassals.

County system: In ancient China, the two-level local administrative system (similar to the current administrative division) that emerged after the patriarchal blood feudal system (similar to the current administrative division) was prevalent in almost the entire feudal era.

3. The basis for implementation is different.

Partition system: Partition system is associated with the patriarchal system and is based on blood relations.

The county system: Realized under the conditions of the great unification of the country, it is divided according to the region.

4. The content and impact of the system are different.

Feudal system: The feudal princes have a hereditary throne and have fiefs. The princes and kings had hereditary ruling rights and strong local independence, which could easily develop into local separatist forces.

County system: county magistrates are appointed and dismissed by the emperor, and the official position is not hereditary, and the officials only have a fief and no fief, which is conducive to the strengthening of centralized power and national unity.

The difference is huge. The feudal system is a decentralized system, and the county system is a centralized system. Under the feudal system, the Son of Heaven distributed part of the land and the people to a nobleman, and this land became the land owned by the nobleman for generations, and the Son of Heaven lost control of this land.

The county system is just the opposite, the monarch has always had direct control over the place, and the ** stationed in the place only has a certain period of ruling power, which cannot be possessed for life, let alone passed on to the descendants.

The differences between the feudal system and the county system are mainly manifested in three aspects: first, the inheritance system is different. The feudal nobility was hereditary; The ** of the county system is appointed by the superior and cannot be hereditary. Second, the relationship with ** is different.

The vassal states under the feudal system have a strong independence and only need to fulfill their due obligations to the **; The counties under the county system are local administrative bodies and must be absolutely subject to the management of the county. Third, the scope of responsibility is different. The nobility of the feudal system had the right to rule over the land and population of the fief; The county guards and county ordinances of the county system have only administrative power in each locality, and have no right to rule over the land and population.

1.The feudal system is linked to the patriarchal system and is based on blood relations. Both were the political forms of the early state; The county system is realized under the condition of national unification, which is divided according to geography and vertically manages localities.

2.The feudal princes have hereditary thrones and fiefs, which is aristocratic politics; The county magistrates were appointed and dismissed by the emperor, and the official positions were not hereditary.

3.The princes and kings had hereditary ruling rights and strong local independence, which could easily develop into local separatist forces. Counties are local administrative bodies, which are conducive to the strengthening of centralization and national unification.