China has a history of more than 5,000 years and is the country with the longest development in the world. From ancient times to modern times, there have been 24 dynasties. With the development of society, dynasties are indispensable in the long river of history. In the past dynasties, the longest-standing dynasty was Zhou Dynasty , which lasted for more than 800 years. The shortest one is the Xinmang dynasty, which last dynasty was Qing dynasty .
408 emperors were born in history, and everyone is familiar with the first emperor. He is Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng. At that time, Qin Shihuang swept across the six countries, ended the wars of various countries that had been quarrels for hundreds of years, and achieved great unification. Then there was a drastic reform, implementing book and text , and the same track; vigorously building Lingqu to improve the water conservancy environment, and to resist the invasion of Xiongnu , the Great Wall of was built.
Great Wall has a long history. It has been more than 2,000 years since Qin Dynasty . After experiencing countless baptisms of wind and snow, as well as artillery attacks from various wars, it is still standing firm and is known as "one of the seven miracles of ancient times in the world."
After Qin Shihuang sat on the dragon throne, he was still invaded by the nomadic peoples from the north. In order to enhance military defense, Qin Shihuang decided to build the Great Wall and block the Huns outside the border. This is a big project, and it requires a lot of labor, with a quantity of about millions.
Of course, the Great Wall was not first created by Qin Shihuang. It was originally in the Western Zhou Dynasty. The story of beacons and fires to play the princes took place on the Great Wall. After entering the Qin Dynasty, Qin Shihuang only continued to repair and lengthen based on his predecessors, reaching thousands of miles. When was in in the Ming Dynasty, I was still practicing, which formed what we see today. But the largest one was built by Qin Shihuang. Many people are curious about how much money did the Qin Dynasty spend so much manpower and material resources? How much does it cost to put it today?
The total length of the Great Wall is 21,196.18 kilometers. Its construction time lasts for thousands of years, which is time-consuming and laborious. In addition, the terrain in some places is very complex, and the construction work has also increased the difficulty. As for how much money was spent at that time, this can be calculated. First of all, start with the materials. The materials used to build the Great Wall must be very strong so that they can be used for a long time. At that time, blue bricks and gray mortar were used.
According to experts' statistics, every meter distance of the Great Wall requires 6,000 blue brick and 7 cubic meters of gray mortar. Now a blue brick costs RMB 4, while a cubic meter of gray mortar also requires at least 400 yuan. Even if the length of the old Great Wall is reduced, the new Great Wall built in the middle of Qin Shihuang is 14,000 kilometers. Then, according to this calculation, it will cost about RMB 420 billion. If you count the miscellaneous expenses such as labor or other tools, it is estimated that it will cost more than 600 billion, which is beyond your imagination.
In ancient times, the most important thing in building any project is human resources. During the process of Qin Shihuang's construction of the Great Wall, at its peak, the number of people built at the same time reached 800,000, which lasted for more than ten years, and hundreds of thousands of casualties were killed or injured. In addition, the poor management of the officers and soldiers below and often punished workers, Qin Shihuang also brought the infamy of being a "tyrant".
Qin Shihuang built the Great Wall for the sake of the country and a good thing that benefited the country and the people. Moreover, the Great Wall also successfully resisted the invasion of nomadic peoples, but it also exploited the labor of the people to a certain extent, gradually losing the hearts of the people, and eventually demise during the Second Qin Dynasty.
