In the pre-Qin period, the Qin people called the high mountain slopes "Osaka". This name is still used in Japan today. "Osaka" refers to the city built on the high mountain slopes.
The Wei River Plain starts from Beihan, forming the first loess plateau, and then gradually advances to the north, with each plateau being higher than the next, until it turns into vast mountains and dense forests, and turns into the mountain plateaus of Beidi County and Shangjun.
The first plateau is Beihan, which forms a huge arc opening to the south on the north bank of the Weishui River. The Weishui comes from the west, suddenly turns northeast at the foot of Beihan, flows eastward along Beihan for more than sixty miles, and then flows along Beihan for more than sixty miles.
It turns southeast along the east plateau of Beishan, then suddenly turns east and flows into the river.
The majestic Beihan is like a giant opening its arms and embracing the Wei River. From the Beihan plateau to the Weishui River, there is a vast valley about fifty or sixty miles wide. Xianyang, the capital of the Qin Dynasty, was built on this east-west stretch of land.
The central area of the valley is more than ten miles, fifty or sixty miles from north to south.
Qin has moved its capital several times since the founding of the country. In 419 BC, it moved its capital from Yongcheng (today's Fengxiang, Shaanxi) to Jingyang (today's northwest of Jingyang, Shaanxi); in 383 BC, it moved its capital from Jingyang to Yueyang (today's southeast of Fuping, Shaanxi); in 350 BC,
The capital was moved from Liyang to Xianyang (now northeast of Xianyang, Shaanxi).
The capital was moved once every thirty years on average. It can be said that Great Qin in the pre-Qin era was unique in moving the capital so frequently.
However, every time the Qin Dynasty moved its capital, it inevitably meant that Qin's national power had changed again, and it was also to adapt to the needs of the Qin Dynasty's growing national power.
Xianyang is a new city built from scratch on the north bank of the Wei River. It is also the last capital of the Qin Dynasty.
So far, Da Qin has never moved its capital again. Da Qin destroyed the six kingdoms and unified the world in this capital, and also perished in this capital.
When Qin Xiaogong and the Mohists were preparing to build the capital of Xianyang, they chose Beiban on the north bank of the Weishui River after careful consideration.
At that time, the Qin Dynasty was at war with the Wei State for many years. The Wei State still occupied the Hangu Pass natural barrier and the Huashan Fortress to the east of the Qin Dynasty, and there was no danger to defend the east side of the Guanzhong.
And this vast valley sandwiched between Beihan and the Weishui River can be said to be a dangerous area in the Guanzhong Plain.
Even if a strong enemy can break through Hangu Pass in the east, Wuguan in the south or Dashan Pass in the west, and enter the heart of the pass, this deep and wide valley surrounded by mountains and rivers can completely deploy troops to defend it, at least
You can retreat to Hosaka leisurely and enter the mountain plateau area to the north to circle around again.
Xianyang was built more than a hundred years ago. It faces east from the west (the east gate is the main entrance), and has been backed by Beiban in the huge river bend on the north bank of the Weishui River. The prosperity of the capital of the Qin Dynasty was also concentrated on the north bank of the Weishui River.
Of course, the Qin State at this time was already a large city spanning the north and south banks of the Wei River. In addition to Shanglinwan and Afang Palace, the south bank of the Wei River has developed into a new urban area integrating residence, industry and commerce.
After the First Emperor destroyed the Six Kingdoms, he began to build the Palace of the Six Kingdoms in Beishan, imitating the six kingdoms that had been destroyed. One was to show his martial arts, and the other was to house the concubines and princesses of the Six Kingdoms who had been kidnapped from the Six Kingdoms.
Before the Six Kingdoms Palace was built, Daqin Shangfang already stood on the edge of Beihan.
Da Qin Shangfang occupies a narrow strip of land more than ten miles wide and more than twenty miles long in the north of Xianyang. Originally Da Qin Shangfang was not so large, but after the First Emperor unified the six kingdoms, he gathered the world's craftsmen in Xianyang Shangfang.
Square, and formed such a scale.
Today's Daqin Shangfang includes almost all the skilled craftsmen in China at that time, with a total number of more than 500,000. If nothing unexpected happens, these large number of skilled craftsmen should have been in this huge Shangfang cage all their lives.
Work hard until you die of old age.
There is a high wall made of rammed loess that is more than a hundred miles long around Shangfang. This is obviously to prevent the craftsmen from escaping and causing damage. A caishi battalion of about 5,000 soldiers is responsible for guarding here.
Talented people are warriors and talented people. "Warring States Policy·Eastern Zhou Dynasty": "Yiyang City is eight miles away, there are hundreds of thousands of talented people, and the millet can be grown for several years." Zhang Binglin's "Revolutionary Army" Preface: "This is the reason.
The righteous teacher takes the lead, the common people have no different aspirations, and the talented people know where they are going!"
It can be seen that the word "talented scholar" has always been used as a compliment specifically for talented and brave people.
After the Qin State was enfeoffed into vassals in Zhou Dynasty, it naturally also established a caishi camp, and Zhang Han even served as a caiguan general. During the First Emperor's period, the caishi camp had a total of only 20,000 people, and they were all the most courageous and skilled soldiers in the entire army.
The commander-in-chief at that time was Wang Kun, the second son of Wang Li.
"Historical Records: The Chronicles of the First Emperor of Qin": "[Qin II] recruited 50,000 of his talented men to garrison Xianyang, and ordered them to teach dogs, horses, and beasts to shoot." Originally, in history, the talented soldiers camp was a title for the elite soldiers of the Qin Dynasty.
At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Zhao Gao had completely become a rooster and a dog robber.
The Caishi camp was very famous in the original history because they were the direct perpetrators of Hu Hai's massacre of the first emperor's descendants, princes and princesses.
However, at this time, the Caishi camp was still a representative of the elite soldiers of the Qin Dynasty, and was not destroyed by Zhao Gao. The Caishi camp was used to guard Shangfang, which shows that the Qin Dynasty attached great importance to Shangfang.
As a Daqin government-run workshop, Shangfang has a very clear division of labor. Of course, it can also be called a factory, because it has already adopted assembly line production and a labor contract responsibility system at this time. However, the workers in the factory are not paid and have to work for life.
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Shangfang is divided into three parts: royal use, military work and civilian work. Of course, there is a more detailed division of labor below. Those who make royal supplies include gold and silver jewelry, royal crowns and chariots, etc.; military work and civilian work, beryllium
, the same is true for swords, crossbows, arrows, pots, bronze mirrors, etc.
As the prime minister of the Qin Empire, Li Si was the top supervisor of Shangfang; below were the engineers of each workshop, similar to the current factory director; below the engineers was the Gongcheng, similar to the workshop director; under the Gongcheng were the craftsmen who did the specific work
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Everything produced by Shangfang, especially weapons, will be clearly recorded. The name of the craftsman is engraved on the weapon, and the name of the craftsman corresponds to the various craftsmen and engineers. This way, it is very convenient to mark the production of a certain weapon.
Find the specific person responsible for the problem.
The division of labor is clear and the system is strict.
At this time, Li Si had resigned as the top supervisor of Shangfang. This was Hu Hai's request for Li Si to manage the government. Similarly, Li Si could no longer interfere with the military from now on. His duty was to manage Da Qin for Hu Hai. It has not yet fallen into chaos.
Government affairs of dozens of counties.
Zhang Han was the successor of Shangfang Xiangbang, but he was only temporarily used by Hu Hai as a fill-in. In Hu Hai's mind, Shangfang's Xiangbang must be managed by someone who is familiar with the production process and craftsmanship, and the Mohist is the person in his heart.
The best candidate.
Hu Hai did not ride a horse today. He had been riding a smooth horse for a whole day on the day he rushed back to Xianyang. The abrasions on his buttocks and inner thighs were not yet healed, so he still took the small carriage that went to Ba Palace that day.
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Under Hu Hai's strong request, Zhang Han only brought more than a hundred imperial guards to guard the carriage, plus eight dead soldiers such as Ying Yi and Long Tian, a total of less than 200 people. They arrived at Shangfang in a light carriage.
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His Majesty the Second Emperor of the Qin Dynasty suddenly arrived at Shangfang, which immediately caused Shangfang to panic.
Looking at the dozens of officials whose hats and clothes were askew because they were running in a hurry, and the officials who were rushing from everywhere, Hu Hai frowned and said to Zhang Han: "Go tell them, leave a few stewards behind."
Yes, the rest of you can go back and do whatever you want."
"Here!"
After a while, there was no one left at the gate of Shangfang except for a few officials who were wiping their sweat and were obviously more advanced. At this moment, Quhou, who was in charge of the camp of five thousand talented people, received the news of the emperor's arrival and hurried over.
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"Your Majesty, Wang Xiong, respectfully welcomes you!"
"Well, I just came to take a look. Wang Aiqing just needs to take good care of Shangfang."
Hu Hai never thought that he would be able to come to the Daqin Arsenal, which has countless legends in later generations. The large door is very ordinary. There are two huge small seals carved on a huge stone at the door. Without thinking, he must know that they are Shangfang two.
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After calming down the turbulent emotions in his heart, Hu Hai walked towards Shangfang. He couldn't wait to see Shangfang. Zhang Han and Ying who were following Hu Hai glanced at each other and hurriedly followed.
Neither of them knew why Hu Hai suddenly thought of coming to Shangfang today.
Entering the gate of Shangfang, there is a wide and straight bluestone avenue that leads directly to the depths of Shangfang. This bluestone avenue is divided into countless small paths, like meridians, leading to tall buildings made of stone, presumably workshops.
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It is not as Hu Hai imagined that the entire Shangfang is a huge and hot factory, with countless craftsmen casting and polishing weapons. Instead, each has its own division of labor. There is no one on Qingshi Avenue now, except for the occasional sound of the buildings next to it.
Apart from the clanging sounds and slogans, there was no movement.
It seems that the previous officials knew that he was coming and recruited all the craftsmen back to Tiaoshi Workshop.
Hu Hai didn't bother to let the officials of Shangfang who were following him introduce him. He stopped and turned around and asked, "Where is the place for iron smelting and casting? Is there a pool for dyeing cloth in Shangfang?"
"Your Majesty, the iron smelting and casting place is in the innermost part of Shangfang, and the cloth dyeing place is in front." An elderly official behind him quickly bowed and replied.