How did Qin Shihuangdi eliminate possible rivals and gain an important tax base?

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He seized the estates of wealthy landowners and gave the lands to the peasants; he then taxed the peasants.

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He forced all the sons of wealthy landowners to join his army but allowed their families to pay large bribes to get them out of military service.

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He made wealthy families pay a bribe so that their sons could have powerful roles in his government.

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He put his soldiers on the roads between the estates of wealthy landowners and made them pay heavy tolls to travel on them.