Use when implementing uniform standards across a newly unified empire. Covers weights and measures (衡石丈尺), writing system (书同文字), transportation (车同轨), Five Elements cosmology, and symbolic renaming of rivers and populace.
A comprehensive procedure for implementing uniform standards across a unified multi-state empire.
To ensure effective governance of newly unified territories, establish uniform standards for measurements, writing, and infrastructure.
Standardize weights and measures:
Standardize writing system:
Standardize transportation:
Implement Five Elements theory:
Rename rivers: Rename Yellow River to 'Virtue River' (德水)
Rename populace: Call common people '黔首' (black-headed ones)