Why Did Qin Shi Huangdi Create A Unified Empire?

The title Shi Huangdi means the first emperor. And it is interesting to know that Qin is the first one to call themselves emperor rather than king. To create a unified empire, Qin Shi Huangdi first ended the feudal state system. Then he conquered and reorganized China into states and countries under a central controlling a government. Also, he connected all the walls along the northern border, or the Great Wall for defense. Not only this, but he also supported irrigation system along the Yangtze river to support food for Chinese people. Also, for the people he set up a standard writing system, currency, roads, and canals. Qin was an openly totalitarian state, and the philosophers, and moralist were threat to their people who they had long conditioned to obedience. Qin Shi Huangdi persecuted the philosophers and buried them alive just because they questioned his policies. I believe burning of all books other than practical manuals and official Qin chronicles is also one way that Qin Shi Huangdi did to create a unified empire. Because he burned books and persecuted intellectuals, he might be considered as cruel and inhumane. However, because of his methods, he could create a unified legalist empire.
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He also conquered Vietnam and northern Korea, however each nation had distinct culture and remained anxious to break from their control, which they did after the collapse of Han. When Wu Di heard the news about Roman, he wanted to learn from each other. However, they never met each other. Perhaps, if Rome had conquered Parthia, then they might have at least meet Han patrols or followed the Silk road to China. If they had meet, then China might have been developed different from today and become more open towards the other nation and