釋氏稽古略 1.303

1.303

顯王十九年。秦商鞅築冀闕宮庭於咸陽。徙都之。併諸小鄉聚集為一縣。縣置令丞。凡三十一縣。廢井田。開阡陌。平斗桶方斛權衡丈尺。

In the nineteenth year of King Xian, Shang Yang of Qin built palace gates and courtyards at Xianyang and moved the capital there. He merged small townships together into counties, appointing a magistrate and vice-magistrate to each county, thirty-one counties in total. He abolished the well-field system, opened paths and borders between fields, and standardized measures: dry measures, balances, and linear measures.