Chapter 185: Change the reward system

As expected. After King Qin absently concluded the welcoming ceremony, he immediately summoned Shang Wen to ride back to the palace with him on his way back to the palace. Shang Wen was a little unexpected, mainly because King Qin was a little too anxious.

"Mr. Qin, the widow wants to follow the example of Alexander to open up new territory. I don't know what high strategy Mr. Qin has?" King Qin asked this question straightforwardly after getting on the bus.

"This. Rong Chen thought about it." Shang Wen thought for a while and said.

"En." King Qin agreed.

King Qin had the same expected result as himself. Alexander's achievements have greatly stimulated this eternal emperor. In addition, Qin Wang Yingzheng, who has a strong desire to win and conquer, will not let go of such an opportunity, and Qin also has such a foundation. but. Sweeping the Six Nations is already the limit of Qin State. If you start the machine again, I am afraid. Shang Wen really didn't dare to think about it.

Qin's use of the army is a national behavior, and it is the country, not the individual, who really fights for the benefit. A large number of Qin individuals were injured. Because of the damage of these individuals, the country will suffer a great loss of strength, which is fundamental. This cannot be changed.

War is an act of state, and the state bears most of the war. The beneficiaries are only a small part. The extent of the war will be greatly restricted at this point, which is undesirable. At the same time, the expedition requires huge logistical supplies. This level of supply is obviously difficult to achieve by relying on the power of the current Qin country. Even if it does, Qin will run out of Bashu's granary.

The mode of war must be qualitatively upgraded. have to. Thinking of this, Shang Wen had some ideas.

King Qin looked at Shang Wen motionlessly.

"My lord, the minister has something to ask." Shang Wen first started with an irrelevant question.

"What's the matter?" King Qin asked.

"I don't know, how will the army be rewarded this time in the north?" King Qin asked.

"It's still the same as before. Rewards will be awarded according to the battle exploits." King Qin replied puzzled. He didn't understand why Shangwen asked such a question.

Shang Wen shook his head.

"Why sir shook his head?" King Qin said puzzledly.

"Master. This is not desirable." Shang Wen said slowly.

"It is not advisable for the king to use this method of reward to encourage the army to conquer and build an empire like Alexander." Shang Wen said.

"Oh. Why?" King Qin asked.

Shang Wen paused for a while. I started to organize my own language in my mind.

"My lord, I heard that the reward given to the army by this Alexander expedition is not a knighthood. It is money. At the same time, there are a lot of spoils. These spoils are private to the soldiers. They can be taken back. Alexander's soldiers are for these money and The loot is following their king, because they know that as long as the war is won, they can get a lot of money as a reward. At the same time, they can also get their salary. That is the salary that the state gives them. The trophy becomes a salary, a reward. In addition, there is another kind of reward, and what Alexander got is land, population. It is a large amount of resources. And these money will return to the king's hands through taxation." Shang Wen said slowly.

"And what did my soldiers in Daqin get? The minister learned about this from the Northern Army. Soldiers had to provide armor and quilt. Even horses. The soldiers at the lowest level did not receive any money as a salary each month. . Those trophies are not what soldiers can get. What they get is only some rough meals of two to three meals a day. Such treatment will greatly dampen the soldiers’ desire to participate in the war. Although I am currently the title of Daqin Compared with the six countries, the system is much more enlightened, but on the whole, it is still very backward. This point cannot be changed." Shangwen emphasized. Shang Wen's meaning is very clear, which is to pay the soldiers. Pay for the army. Fight in ancient times. Soldiers at the lowest level do not have any pay, and they are obliged to perform military service. There is no military pay, some are just a full day's meals.

"You mean to pay the soldiers?" King Qin asked questioningly.

"Yes, it's also called military pay." Shang Wen said.

"Moreover, let them allow them to take away the spoils obtained from the war. This is particularly important, and it is necessary to give these soldiers a lot of consumption places. These places will be a stable source of taxation for our Daqin. Moreover, the king can also participate in it. , Those generals, civil servants, all do." Shang Wen suddenly realized. This is an excellent key to open the door of Qin State taxation, Qin State has great war needs. The King Qin was under the need of war. Urgently hope to get a quick solution to the war problem. This method is to open the key to capitalism. The war became a catalyst. Under the powerful destructive power, a new system is conceived. The role of war cannot be underestimated. Humans may have overemphasized the destructive nature of war, but behind this destruction will be the blow of a backward system and management method. The effect of the blow is to promote progress. The effect of war is behind his destructive effect. Not before.

"The minister's idea is like this. First of all, according to the original system, military service promotion." Shang Wen did not want to go too far at the beginning. The actual significance of military merit lies in Chinese traditional concepts. China is a family-centered country. The social status of the family depends on the government's approval. Nobility is the only way of such recognition. If it is changed rashly, it is estimated that it will not take long for this matter to fall through. In order to have a good transition, the title system will not be abolished temporarily. Instead, the actual meaning of knighthood is taken away and turned into a social symbol.

"Next, a large number of rewarding soldiers raised their rewards to high positions. Soldiers' land was rewarded according to their military merits. Horses, cattle and sheep." Shang Wen said.

"This hasn't changed much?" King Qin said eagerly.

"But the direction of the award is the north. These land horses, cattle and sheep can be bought and sold. The king has also begun to implement the military salary system and pay the soldiers. This will gradually replace the military merit system." Shang Wen said with a gesture.

"These land, cattle and sheep, can be bought and sold by local generals and lieutenants. The king only needs to levy taxes on them. In this way. Soldiers will sell them even if they have land. They cannot be taken away. And those school lieutenants have some money to buy. In this way, the actual benefits that the generals get are far greater than the rewards of the king, and the military service system can be gradually abolished... Tao.

"How can this work? The widow disagrees." King Qin shouted loudly. Zhao Gao was frightened and stopped the carriage quickly, and the whole convoy came to a halt.