Track sharing

Car on track: nationwide track The width is the same. Unify the words, unify the ruts. A metaphor for national unity. In ancient times, it was a dirt road, and after the wheel was repeatedly rolled, it would form two hard lanes with the same width as the wheel. When the carriage is transported for long distances, the wheels have been placed on the hard lane, and the walking is smooth and can be significantly reduced Animal power Consumption and axle wear, just like a modern car walking on a asphalt road. The Qin Dynasty made the law of the same track, which could compress the roads all over the country into hard lanes of the same width within a few years, which not only reduced the number of goods and passengers Transport process The Imperial army was able to carry supplies quickly to any county in the country. So, track sharing is Qin state An important strategic initiative for unity.

" The Book of Rites , moderation Chapter 28: "Get off the train today, Two characters with the same character The lines are homotopy." " Shi Ji · Qin Shi Huang Ji "" A law degree Hengshi Zhangchi, the car with the same track, the book with the text." Here, "one" and "same" are synonymous with "unity". ^[2]

The earliest record of "car on the same track" is" moderation The original text reads as follows:

Confucius said: stupid and good for self-use, cheap and good for self-occupation. Born in this world, against the ancient way. Such a disaster and its own.

Not the son of heaven, no ceremony, no system, no wen. Off today, on the same track, Two characters with the same character Row homotopy. Although there is a position, if there is no virtue, dare not do rites and music. Although there are virtues, if there is no position, also dare not do the rites and music.

Confucius said: When I say Xia Li, I do not have enough fruit. Gogaku A surname Song Cunyan. Gogaku The rites of Zhou For today. I follow Zhou. ^[3]

From the content of the original text, from Zhou Dynasty The establishment, the formation of a unified country, the word, the car gauge , Code of ethics Unification has become national policy. After the division and chaos of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States, when the countries developed independently in their respective regions, they more or less deviated from the various systems established by the Zhou Dynasty, that is, the so-called "rites collapse and music collapse". Confucius And its founding Confucianist The core idea is to think that all kinds of Social problem The generation of the Zhou Dynasty originated from people's deviation from the Zhou Dynasty system - the Zhou rites, only everyone worked hard to revive the Zhou rites, the king and the minister father and son respectively Zhou Gong Formulated Zhou Li act and life, all problems can be easily solved.

Qin Dynasty After the establishment, "one law weighs one stone. Cars on the same track. All kinds of measures have objectively promoted the integration and unity of the original seven countries in essence Chinese civilization The achievements of its formation and development are incomparable.

Order the removal of these barriers, forts, and from First Emperor of Qin Twenty-seven years (220 BC) began to build Xianyang Centered on three gallop : One to the east straight past Yan, Qi area; One runs south to the Wu and Chu regions; There's another one to reinforce the right Xiongnu, an ancient nationality in China The defenses were built directly from Xianyang Kubara The straight road, a total length of more than 1800 miles. It is 50 paces wide and the track is 6 feet wide. Trees are planted every three feet along the road. Emperor in the middle Road used by the emperor Marked with clear signs, ordinary people are not allowed to walk. In addition, it was also repaired in present-day Yunnan and Guizhou regions Five foot road In today's Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guangxi between the construction and climbing The Five Ridges By removing barriers and building chizhu Road, a new road with Xianyang as the center was formed Communication network To tie all parts of the country together, to make our country The Great Wall South and west areas, in addition to Qinghai, Xinjiang, are included in this huge Traffic network It facilitates traffic and is conducive to promoting economic exchanges and development.