Chapter 12 The second section establishes a unified standard of weights and measures

Qin Shihuang's unification of weights and measures was to spread the weights and measures system formulated by Shang Yang and implemented in Qin State for more than 100 years to the whole country. Get confirmed. One side of the inscription "Shang Yang Fang Sheng" was engraved by Shang Yang when he supervised the production of this vessel, and the opposite side was engraved with "Chongquan" (now Pucheng, Shaanxi), which is the place where this vessel was distributed and used. The emperor's 40-character imperial edict and the second forwarding used the location "Lin".After measurement, the calculated volume of square liters is 202 milliliters, while the measuring instruments manufactured by Qin Shihuang after the unification have a unit value of about 200 milliliters per liter. The continued use in another place fully demonstrates the consistency of the Qin system.The other is a Gaonuhe stone copper right unearthed at the site of Afang Palace in Xi'an, Shaanxi in 1964, with raised inscriptions cast on the front: "Three years, lacquer craftsmen, Chengzheng, Gonglichen □. Heshi, Gaonu On the other side, a 40-character edict of the first emperor and the three characters "Gaonushi" are engraved, and an edict of the second year's first year is engraved next to it. "Qi", the place name, "gong" is the engineer, who is the supervisor, "cheng" is the official name, is the main builder, "lichen" is the identity of the prisoner, and "gonglichen" is the actual status of this copper power. The casters, 巸, 诎, and □ are all personal names, and the three levels of engineer, cheng, and engineer are the organizational system of the official handicraft industry of the Qin State.The measured weight of the copper weight is 3075 grams, which is equivalent to 256.3 grams per catty. It is the same weight per catty as the weight manufactured after the unification of Qin Shihuang. This weight is inscribed three times, which shows that despite several generations and more than a hundred years, weights and measures The system is still in use.