Chapter 24 The significance of unified weights and measures is far beyond imagination!

"Third, although the six kingdoms have been destroyed, the remaining forces are still strong, and Qin Shihuang needs to distract himself to suppress them."

"But Europe should be thankful anyway."

"If Qin Shi Huang had continued his westward expedition, perhaps China would have continued to expand westwards!"

Yes, according to the analysis just now, Europe at that time would definitely not be able to withstand the iron hoof of the Qin Dynasty.

If the Qin army chooses to march west, the entire territory will be rewritten!

A student raised an opinion: "Professor, even if the Qin army is very strong, they may not be able to exert their original combat effectiveness when fighting over a long distance, right?"

Bruce smiled helplessly.

"In the stereotype, it seems that the West is the representative of strength, and the East has always played the role of being beaten."

"Our media also promotes this because they have the power to speak."

"But that's not the case."

"The West has been swept by the East at least three times!"

"Attila the Hun, the king of the West, marched all the way to France, almost through the whole of Europe, and was called the Scourge of God!"

"There were two more times after that when the Orientals also swept across most of Europe. The combined ruling time lasted for a thousand years!"

"As the most powerful army in the world at that time, do you think the Qin army had the ability to do so?"

"I think if Qin Shi Huang really marched west, it would surely make the entire European continent tremble!"

In the studio, the picture continues.

Anna held Chen Lu's hand tightly and snuggled in his arms.

This VR simulation was so realistic that the scene of two armies fighting was right in front of her, which scared her.

But soon, the war scene was over.

After ten years, Qin Shihuang finally conquered the six kingdoms and completed the unification.

Accompanied by his ministers, he arrived at Mount Tai to complete the Fengshan ceremony.

He called Confucian scholars and asked about the procedures of the Fengshan ceremony.

As a result, they talked at once and had different opinions.

Qin Shihuang waved his hand, stepped onto the mountain path, and his ministers hurriedly followed.

Anna was like a kitten in his arms: "What is he going to do?"

Chen Lu touched her hair and said, "Qin Shi Huang is going to Fengshan."

"Feng Chan?"

"Well... you can understand it as an activity of worshipping heaven and earth. Qin Shihuang hoped that he could be recognized by heaven and earth."

"oh..."

Anna nodded, still a little confused.

Some aspects of ancient Chinese culture are indeed difficult for foreigners to understand.

At the top of Mount Tai, a high platform has already been built.

Qin Shihuang looked up at the sky and took a deep breath.

Walk slowly up the stone steps.

Civil and military officials stopped under the high platform and gazed at this emperor who was unrivaled in history.

As Qin Shihuang climbed higher and higher, his life's achievements emerged one after another.

"The same track for vehicles, the same writing system, the same weights and measures..."

[Professor, what does this sentence mean? I don’t understand! ]

[Although I don’t understand, it seems very impressive! ]

[Yes, please explain it to us! ]

After learning about the strength of the Qin army, the students also became interested in Qin Shihuang.

Want to know what other achievements this great emperor of China has made besides military affairs? Bruce smiled slightly, very satisfied with the students' reactions.

Their interest in Qin Shi Huang shows that they are not so resistant to China.

"The same track size means that all types of vehicles have the same track size, which will facilitate communication across the country."

"Before Qin Shi Huang unified the country, the writing systems of the six kingdoms were different. Unifying the writing system means unifying the language and writing system of the whole country."

“This is of great significance!”

"If a country does not even have a unified language and writing system, then it cannot even be called a complete country!"

[Unifying the language and writing system of the whole country? This is amazing! ]

[It is indeed very important! If two people use different languages ​​and characters, they will not be able to communicate at all! ]

[Mr. Professor, I suspect you are implying something about us Indians! Even if we don’t have a unified language, it won’t affect our international status!]

[It's so funny, a little Indian has international status? He is just a toy for us! ]

[Is it possible that Europe cannot be unified because we do not have a unified language and writing system, and lack such a wise and capable king? ]

"To unify weights and measures means to unify the units of measurement for length, volume and weight across the country!"

"The significance of this point is in no way inferior to the same writing system!"

"The reason why the Qin army was able to manufacture Qin crossbows in large quantities and equip every Qin soldier with them was the influence of unified weights and measures!"

"After this decree was issued, Qin crossbows entered standardized production. There cannot be the slightest deviation in size, weight, and material."

"Not only the Qin crossbow, all the equipment of the Qin soldiers are all standardized!"

"According to Huaxia's research, the arrowheads unearthed from the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang have an error of no more than 1 mm!"

"The impact of this is that if any part of the Qin Crossbow breaks down, we can just replace it, which greatly reduces the maintenance cost and increases the service life!"

Only then did the students realize the true significance of unifying weights and measures.

The unification of weights and measures makes it possible to standardize production.

If even the units of measurement are different, how can we talk about standardized production?

The concept of standardization in the Western world was not clearly put forward until the textile industrial revolution in the 18th century.

But in the Qin Dynasty thousands of years ago, not only was production standardization proposed, but it was also strictly implemented during the production process!
This is not a joke.

If a craftsman does not produce according to the standards, he will be severely punished.

After all this time, it turns out that standardized production was proposed by China!

Lost!
It's such a big loss!
Professor Bruce smiled and found a video.

"To understand the significance of unified weights and measures, please watch this video."

The students looked at the screen.

In the video, a young man is in Italy, charging his mobile phone.

There were several converters of different sizes plugged into the socket, and he introduced them one by one.

"This is Italy to Europe, this is Europe to England, this is England to China, and this is China's fast charging head!"

[Ward? Is it so troublesome to charge a mobile phone? 】

[Which country is this? It’s not that troublesome in our country! ]

[I can testify! Last time I went to Italy, I plugged in three converters, otherwise the charging would be very slow! ]

[Hahahaha the EU is really rubbish! Look at us Eagles, we don’t have to go through so much trouble! ]

[I understand. This is the significance of unified measurement! ]

Bruce clicked on the comment section and saw that the most highly liked comments were from Chinese netizens.

[In fact, Germany has tried it before, but other countries don’t seem to agree.]

[My dear ancestor, you are just missing an elixir of life! ]

[If I could travel back in time, I would make a world map for Qin Shi Huang! ]

(End of this chapter)