The so-called copper weight was a counterweight, used for weighing things.
The copper weight and the balance beam made up a set of scales.
The direct result of frequent changes in short-lived regimes was that the units of measurement were the same everywhere, but the standards for each unit differed from place to place. Besides weight, there were also length, volume, area... The only saving grace was that the Elegant Speech and writing used everywhere were consistent.
Of course, that was thanks to the Word Spirit texts.
Without the Word Spirit texts, the divided nations would sooner or later have developed their own writing systems and languages. The difficulty of that was beyond anything imaginable today. Shen Tang's current plan was to spread standardized measurements throughout the country as quickly as possible and force every region to comply.
Once people everywhere grew accustomed to them, the road ahead would be much smoother.
She had had these plans for a long time, but was only bringing them out now. On the surface, it was to prevent the great clans from exploiting loopholes behind her back; secretly, it was to lay the foundations for her hegemony. She had carefully studied why the various nations had fallen. Apart from external crises, the Sovereigns' abuse of National Fortune, military commanders losing control of their troops, and a whole host of other problems, there was also the fact that no one felt any sense of belonging or identification with the "nation."
If a nation fell, so be it.
If their nationality changed, so be it.
To them, the fall of their former nation was like a gust of wind sweeping away some sand. That sand had nothing to do with them. The lack of clear, uniform standards not only caused friction between regions but also