In spite of his brutality, shi huangdi was responsible for all of the following excepta. building canals and bridgesb. standardizing wheel axle length to aid transportationc. standardizing weights and measuresd. building the largest library of confucian textse. beginning the great wall

Building the largest library of Confucian texts is the correct answer.

Explanation:

QIn shi Huangdi was born in 259 BC. Some consider his father to be a merchant, others the king of Qin state. Qin became the king at thirteen and he had full control of Qin state by the time he turned twenty two. He was ambitious and wanted to unite and rule china. He is considered to be the greatest emperor of China. It was during his reign that the great wall of china was built, a system of standard weight and measures was introduced, irrigation canals and roads were built all over the empire and Chinese was  established as the major language of China.