NationStates Jolt Archive

The Qin empire was founded by Ying Zheng in the 5th Century B.C. He took the name Shi Huangdi(First Emperor). His regime was brutally repressive. Book burning was a regular occurence, any critics were executed(or sent to the work on the Great Wall, where most ended up dying), and the people of China were ground under his boot.

Upon his death, his second son, under the guidance of the corrupt Prime Minister Li Si, altered Ying Zheng's will so that he was named heir and his elder brother was ordered to commit suicide.

Ying Fusu, knowing that his father's will had been tampered with, fled the country instead. He refounded the Qin empire in a land across the sea. Unlike his father he was a broadminded emperor who genuinely cared for his people. The people soon flourished, with individual property rights becoming a mainstay in 800 A.D. A novel concept for the time.

The taoist religion, brought with Fusu when he fled China, became the most prevalent religion of the region. As religions are wont to do the priests gained more power to themselves, and corruption took hold. The priests had decided that the Qin dynasty policies did not enforce their religious beliefs on the people and that had to be rectified. In 1200 A.D. the high priest led his followers in a revolt against the Qin dynasty and overthrew it. The Priest-King declared himself emperor of the Zhou dynasty, and began changing the country into a theocracy. Their brutal totalinarianism hearkened back to the days of Qin Shi Huangdi. The people's freedoms were eroded and they cried out for relief from their suffering. But the priests kept a strict control over weapons production, preventing the people from owning their own weapons, and as such, the people could do little to stop the priests.

As a young man.

Jimayo Oyamitch was born in the demenses of the Zhou Dynasty. His father was a farmer. Life was hard for his family with the restrictive laws of the Priesthood. His mother was a political activist who advocated democracy. At the age of 12 Jimayo's mother was executed for heresy. His father feared that they would be next and fled to Canada.

Growing up in the liberal country of Canada Jimayo's character was formed. He found that laws against gambling, prostitution, and drugs were pointless as their basis is morality, not the public good. He came to despise democracy, even though he considered it the best form of government, he always thought that a dictatorship could be so much better, as long as it had the right man in charge. In such a government, he thought, a man could do what is right and good for the people, without worrying about what is popular at the time. As Winston Churchill once said, the best argument against democracy is a 5 minute conversation with the average voter.

He became fast friends with a fellow genius, Steve Marsh. A very analytical thinker. He also had a very good friend in Vincent Groulx. A cool nerd. Such a paradox. But by far his best friend was one Raymond Cullerier, racist(mostly due to upbringing), immoral, but extremely loyal, and quite bright, they're escapades were always exciting. These three would figure prominently in his rise.