Chapter 181 Articles of Association

The necessity for the existence of the title system is firstly for welfare and secondly for differentiation.

The so-called nobility refers to people who are knighted. Those who are knighted have privileges, which is welfare.

As for the distinction - for example, several generals currently under Ying Yi's command are all generals, but some have gained military merit, while others have recently been promoted. Due to the level of military merit and seniority, it is natural to distinguish between old and new. The best way is to use titles.

For example, Zhou Li and Zheng Jiu were both old men who started their careers in Ying Yi, but now Ying Yi only had two captains, who appointed Zhu Bingkun and Zheng Wu, and the rest had no seats. Ennoblement can be used as a means of compensation when one cannot be promoted to a military position.

Of course, Ying Yi did not copy the twenty-level military merit title. The military titles of the Qin and Han Dynasties were too complicated, so Ying Yi simplified them and divided them into fifth-level sergeants, fifth-level public servants, fifth-level earls, and fifth-level marquises.

From one star to five stars, and so on.

For example, one-star sergeant to five-star sergeant, one-star sergeant to five-star sergeant, one-star earl to five-star earl, and finally one-star prince to five-star prince.

Ying Yi spent half a day on his own to perfect the army system, especially the twentieth-level titles. The benefits and privileges of each level of title were set in extremely detail.

Focusing on various aspects such as veterans’ resettlement, etiquette, allowances, and land.

After the sergeants retire from the army, they are given priority in being placed in local law enforcement, grassroots village chiefs and other places - and following the example of the Han Dynasty, there are three elders at the grassroots level, giving priority to retired sergeants. At the same time, sergeants have the privilege of not bowing down to officials, and they own military land starting at fifty acres.

From one-star sergeant to five-star sergeant, the only difference lies in the amount of military field. The minimum is fifty acres and the maximum is two hundred and fifty acres.

Compared with sergeants, sergeants have more compensation in terms of land, starting from 300 acres and ending at 500 acres. They also have another privilege, which is the privilege of independent military merit - the military merits achieved by the sergeant will be reflected back. True spirits can be stored and have the power to distribute independently - a one-star sergeant can feedback his own military merit and distribute it to another person (family member) independently. Starting from a one-star sergeant, the number of people increases gradually, and a five-star sergeant can allocate it independently. For five people.

The privileges of the first ten levels of nobility are just like that.

Starting from earl, it is a high-level title, and the privileges it possesses are much higher than those of the previous ten levels. Sergeants and sergeants may be discharged after serving in the army for ten or eight years, but this is not the case for officers at the rank of earl. They enjoyed more of the benefits given by Ying Yi. Starting from the count, Ying Yi decided that at the end of each year, in addition to feedback on their own military achievements, they would give out a true spiritual number as a reward. According to the level of the title, everyone would have it.

In addition, the earl has the right to recommend one of his family members to be listed, and all fifth-level earls have the same quota.

Lieutenants go one step further. One-star lieutenants have two quotas. By analogy, five-star lieutenants have six places.

All titles are given regardless of civil or military status. Of course, it is easier to be knighted for military merit. In fact, the benefits that Ying Yi provides to his subordinates are centered on the Humanity Ranking and revolve around the Humanity Ranking. Other benefits include money, land and social status.

Taking the number of people on the Humanity List as the core of the title was also carefully considered. As Ying Yi's understanding of the Humanity List becomes more and more profound, he feels more and more that the Humanity List has other deeper uses. It's just that it hasn't been reflected yet - maybe the humane energy that Ying Yi possesses now is not enough to activate a certain function.

But what is certain is that as long as those on the list are not removed by Ying Yi midway, they will definitely benefit greatly in the future.

Granting quotas to subordinates' family members is similar to being given a yin or a royal decree. But compared to Meng Yin and Gaoming, this is much smarter.

One is priority. No matter what the benefits are, those with titles must precede those without titles. One is land. The lowest-ranking sergeant all owns fifty acres of military land, and to the princes, it is at least ten thousand or even tens of thousands of acres. One can imagine how attractive land is to people of this era.

As for whether there is so much land to divide, Ying Yi said there is no problem - at least the earth is still so big, and there are still many places that need to be conquered. After conquering, we cannot leave it unused. What should we do? Military merit is awarded to fields.

Then there is the Humanity List. The benefits here are difficult to explain for the time being. But definitely not bad.

After setting up the detailed regulations, Ying Yi started to implement them.

He called Zhu Bingkun and Zheng Wu to the governor's office, handed each of them a copy of the military rectification plan that had been put on paper, and said, "You two should take a look at it first. If you have any questions after reading it, you can ask me."

Zhu Bingkun and Zheng Wu read it word for word. After reading it, they pondered deeply, exchanged their opinions in a low voice, and then expressed that they had no doubts.

Ying Yi nodded slightly: "Since there are no doubts, let's do this. From now on, you two will be captains, each commanding four departments of 12,000 people. Zhang Shi will be transferred to the general of the army, and the departments will be reorganized at night. .New or vacant generals will be directly promoted from each department based on their cultural level and military merit."

With that said, Ying Yi handed the two of them another roll of brocade: "This is the list of military merit awards. Take it back, and I will convey it directly to the individuals through the Humanity List later."

"Here."

The two stood up, beat their chests and saluted.

Ying Yi smiled and said: "You have become captains now, and the reorganization and expansion of the army will be left to you. I only look at the results. You must complete it for me within seven days."

"Here!"

The two of them responded loudly.

Ying Yi finally said: "The matter of conferring land for military merit must not be rushed. The Prefectural Mu Yamen here has not yet completed the population and land statistics. Once completed, we will ration it together with the people. Go down."

The standard for conferring military merit is ten levels of beheading. In other words, an ordinary soldier can become a sergeant after killing ten enemies. The promotion of public servants is not only based on the number of enemies killed, but also requires other aspects of military merit.

Currently, all 16,500 of Ying Yi's men are on the list, and more than 4,000 of them have killed more than ten enemies. In other words, the number of people conferred this time is at least 4,000.

But those with the highest title, Zhu Bingkun and others, are only one-star public servants. Ying Yi's requirements are very strict.

Although strict, they are awarded completely in accordance with their respective military merits, and there are no omissions.

After dismissing his two captains, Ying Yi called Zhang Si and Lin Gen into the room.

During this period, Wang Yisheng needed to cooperate with Sun Xiucai in purging and suppressing Kaifeng and killing fat pigs. Therefore, the governor's Yamen only had a force of one hundred households. Zhang Si and Lin Gen followed Ying Yi and followed orders.

"Lord!"

The two men were strong and powerful, and they both beat their chests and saluted.

Ying Yi nodded, picked up four letters from the desk, handed them to the two of them, and said: "There are four letters here, three of them are appointments. You take people on a trip to Crescent Valley and Yuzhou, and send the letters Give it to Jiang Xi, Lian Biao and Uncle Huai, and leave the rest to my family members who will escort them over."

There are clear words in all four letters. It’s clear who to give it to.