After Qin unified China, he began a series of reforms, creating a new and highly centralized government and unified country out of the ashes of the states that came before the unification. First, he began by creating a government that would help to consolidate the states into one country. He abolished feudal power, forced wealthy to move the capital, Xianyang, and divided the country into districts, each with its own administrator (Müller). This consolidation of power helped to prevent the formation of more independent sections, making the country more unified, and laid the foundation of the later dynasties of China. Additionally, by basing his government on Chinese philosophy, he strengthened his hold on the country. He used legalism, which
