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Post by Dragon Empire of Qin on Feb 21, 2022 22:36:55 GMT
The Dragon Empire of Qin (秦天龙帝国), or simply Qin, is a Constitutional Dynastic Monarchist Nation-State on the far western continent. It is run by an effective bureaucracy that is very meritocratic in nature. It has recently begun modernizing and is now somewhat of a regional power.
The nation is led by the Dragon Emperor/Empress.
Population: ~ 300,000,000
Major Ethnicities: Han
Minor Ethnicities: Nanman, Korean, Thai, Xiongnu, Manchu, other Sino-Tibetan equivalents.
Military: New Model Army, also known as the Qin Army or Imperial Army
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Post by Dragon Empire of Qin on Feb 25, 2022 1:08:52 GMT
Qinish Politics The government is led by the Dragon Emperor/Empress, which is decided either by primogeniture or direct appointment by the late emperor. Besides the emperor, there are a number of ministers who help run the country. They are also in charge of giving the emperor a proper education and upholding Confucian values. The current Dragon Empress is Qiao Xiefeng, a Moderate Legalist. Moderate Legalism is the belief of using laws and punishments to regulate criminal activity, but not that man is born evil. Rather, education produces good men, and foreign factors or negligence produce evil men. This is in contrast to the beliefs of Confucian virtues that the ministers tout about. This causes there to be some friction between the Empress and most of her ministers. The ministers also don’t appreciate her personal friendship with King Wutian Minghong (Sovereign Emperor Takeda Akihiro), citing that it doesn’t befit an empress to act unprestigiously in front of others, especially foreign rulers. |
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Post by Dragon Empire of Qin on Mar 6, 2022 17:48:08 GMT
The method of tax collection in Qin After the reforms, taxes became the domain of the Ministry of Internal Revenue. All state monopolies were dropped, and new texting methods were introduced. The main new taxes are the head tax and the income tax. The head tax was one yìngbì, and also served as a sort of census. The income tax was based on a person’s income, and is around 10%. Such a change calmed a lot of people down, and practically eliminated revolutionary fervor. |
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Post by Dragon Empire of Qin on Mar 31, 2022 17:40:17 GMT
The Xīnxíng Jūnduì (New Model Army) When the New Model Army is completed, it is expected to be composed of 450,000 professional soldiers with a 12 ~ 13 million person conscription pool. They are using Liuqiu-made weapons and equipment, with some differences and exceptions. For example, the Qin army doesn’t use the Liuqiuan saber, instead using Dao or Jian. The uniform is also different, being a Han design. There is also some variation in Korean, Thai, and other units. |
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Post by Dragon Empire of Qin on Apr 4, 2022 0:10:39 GMT
On Qin’s Resources, Industry, and Other Economic Factors In terms of minerals, Qin has access to aluminum, magnesium, antimony, salt, talc, barite, cement, coal, fluorspar, gold, graphite, iron, lead, mercury, molybdenum, phosphate rock, rare earths, tin, tungsten, bismuth and zinc. These are being extracted from the earth by a steady but increasing technological advancement due to Ryukyuan interference and Sadaler business. Qin also has its traditional industries of silk-making. This is one of Qin’s most wellkept productions, such that it is a major benefit to be allowed the practice. On the topic of garments, Qin makes cinnabar; a material highly prized by Ryukyu as it is essential to their bingata techniques. Another traditional industry is that of paper. Books, scrolls, and other paper products are manufactured in Qin, either cheaply or in good quality for calligraphy. Of course, inkstones and brushes are also made. |
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Post by Dragon Empire of Qin on Apr 6, 2022 13:30:48 GMT
On the Philosophy and Religion of the Qin 軟律法主義: Legalism is the state philosophy, although it is a lesser and milder form than that of contemporary history, and as such is often called mild or soft legalism. This is a good philosophy for a nation-state to have, as it emphasizes laws, the state, and obedience to such. 儒: Confucianism is the nobleman’s philosophy, it teaches ethics and morals to establish social harmony. And such morals are taught through the Five Constants: Rén (仁, benevolence, humaneness); Yì (义; 義, righteousness, justice); Lǐ (礼; 禮, propriety, rites); Zhì (智, wisdom, knowledge); Xìn (信, sincerity, faithfulness). This philosophy is usually mixed with folk religions and ancestor worship or reverence, however the Five Constants by themselves are not estranged from other religions. There is also an element of filial piety. 道家/道教: Taoism can be either a philosophy or a religion. The main basis of Taoism is the Tao or Dao, this is the “way” or the flow of heaven. It emphasizes action through inaction, which is to say: things are destined to happen and there’s nothing you can do about it. A lot of traditional martial arts sects have Taoist elements, which say that qi, internal energy, can give you an edge in battle. If you cultivate enough qi, you can get immortality and superpowers. Of course, that isn’t true, with the exception of qi breathing giving you a small dose of stamina and endurance during battle. 墨家: Mohism is a philosophy of peace and engineering. Mohists are altruistic and utilitarianist, meaning they are concerned for everyone else’s happiness equally. Followers of this philosophy tend to be logicians, mathematicians, and siege engineers. They are also meritocratic in terms of their political views. 基督教: Christianity is a monotheistic religion that believes in a single all-powerful creator god. Christianity spread to Qin via Ryukyu. The beginning of Ryukyuan Christianity is said to have originated from Catholic Kaarans, who, having lost contact with the pope, split off into many reformations. Their main ethics and morals are based on love and logic. 民间宗教与传说: Folk religions and legends include ancestor veneration, rituals, heaven worship, and cultural elements such as filial piety. One important legend is the Tale of the Heavenly and Earthly Dragons, a myth which says that two dragons feuded for centuries and in many forms, eventually they killed each other and their spirits fuse to become the first Dragon Emperor of the Han People. 諸子百家: The Hundred Schools of Thought are the sundry other moral, ethical, or other philosophies in Qin. |
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