Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 309 Disadvantages of the Military Merit System
All roads lead to Rome?
Not necessarily.

Some people were born in Rome, and some people were born as cattle and horses.

The nobles even had to directly participate in the battle, and after the victory, they would be awarded titles and countless rewards.

The common people have to fight bloody battles with their heads pinned to their waistbands.

Even if they kill countless enemies, it will be difficult for them to stand out in their lifetime!
And Qingji's [-]th-rank military merit title system introduced now will undoubtedly give those people of common people a way out.

On the surface, even if the people of Wu were born at a young age, as long as they dare to fight and fight hard, they are not afraid of death, so they can have their wives and children in their lifetime, and keep pace with those noble ministers who have been looking up to them all day!
A full [-]-level military title system.

As long as the soldiers of Wu State captured the head of the enemy's armored warrior (armored warrior, usually an elite forward in the army), they could get a first-class title (gongshi), a field, a house, and a servant.

The more heads you kill, the higher the title you get. The evidence is the enemy's head (head), that is to say, after the battle, the enemy's head is chopped off and brought back to the barracks as evidence.

If it’s really not possible, if the battle situation is inconvenient, it’s okay to cut off its ears (left or right)!

The second-level title is Shangzao, and the third-level title is Zan Niao.

Hairpin Niao is another watershed.

The hairpin is higher than the previous one and still has to serve.

The amount of land they receive is three hectares (three hundred mu), and the amount of house they receive is three houses. The standard of house land is a land of [-] steps square for one house.

Not only that, in the army, the meals that soldiers eat vary according to their titles.

Hairpin can have a bucket of polished rice, half a liter of sauce, a plate of vegetable soup, and half a stone of hay!
After that, the fourth-level titles will not change.

Those who do not change can be exempted from the meaning of changing pawns (soldiers who serve in rotation), but other services must still be served.

A fifth-level knighthood doctor is already a real military officer.

Because throughout the ages, under the monarch, there are three levels of Qing, Dafu, and Shi, so it is a general name for ordinary officials.

The sixth-level noble official and the seventh-level noble official.

In Qingji's military merit title system, it has been stipulated that those who are above the duke and doctor will not bow to the county magistrate or prime minister.

This is equivalent to scholars with extremely high status such as scholars, Juren, and Jinshi in the feudal era!

Therefore, starting from the seventh level of public officials, they are Gaojue.

To the eighth rank of nobility, public vehicles can be used in public vehicles, so they are called public vehicles.

Starting from the fifth doctor with the ninth-level title, he already has the power to lead troops in battle.

After that are Zuo Shu Chang, You Shu Chang, Zuo Geng, Zhong Geng, You Geng, Shao Shang Zao, Da Shang Zao, Si Che Shu Chang, and Da Shu Chang.

The nineteenth-level title is Guanneihou, which is next to Chehou.

There is a name, but no country.

Generally, it is a reward against generals with military merits. How many households are entrusted with food, and they have the right to collect rent and tax according to the specified number of households, which can be hereditary.

The twentieth-level title is Chehou, also known as Liehou, with a gold seal and purple ribbon, a feudal city, and food, rent and tax.

Moreover, soldiers with different titles can also enjoy different annual salaries, ranging from fifty shi to a thousand shi!

It is worth mentioning that in Qingji's [-]-level military title system, there is also a regulation: if a soldier captures the heads of two enemy "Jiashi" on the battlefield, his parents who are prisoners can be released immediately. .

If his wife is a slave, she can also become a commoner.

Kill five "soldiers" of the enemy to have servants of five households!

Fight a victory, a small official will be promoted to one level, and a high official will be promoted to three levels!
"Your Majesty, I believe that this [-]th-rank military merit title system cannot be implemented in our Wu army!"

The eunuch Shen Xi immediately held the Yahu and came out and said: "It's really barren...it's not right!"

Shen Xi originally wanted to say "absurd", but considering that the person who promoted this military title system is Qing Ji, and his own monarch, it is not easy to be angry directly.

"The servant thinks, what's wrong?"

"Your Majesty, there are many inadequacies or omissions in this twentieth rank military title system!"

Shen Xi said earnestly: "Firstly, the salary is too heavy. Regardless of the highest level of Chehou, like the third-level noble hairpin, two meals a day include a bucket of polished rice, half a liter of sauce, and a plate of vegetable soup. An annual salary of one hundred and fifty shi!"

"If I, Wu Jun, had ten thousand hairpins, wouldn't my annual salary be one and a half million shi? In addition to the daily consumption of polished rice, sauce, vegetable soup and other food, it is incalculable!"

"I'm afraid this will become a big burden for my Wu country!"

"Secondly, if you don't follow the ancient system, the title should not be inferior to ordinary people!"

"If the lowly common people can enter the hall and enter the house, give gold and title, and stand in front of the king like my noble blood, and have a place, where will the king put the system of Shiqing Shilu?"

"Where is the rule? Where is the difference between high and low? The ancestral system may no longer exist! This is an act of disrupting the order of my Wu country, and it must not be done!"

"Third, it disrupts the laws of the country."

"As the military title system says, if our Wu army soldiers kill the enemy's Erjia soldiers, their parents' crimes can be pardoned, prisoners can also be released without guilt, and wives who are slaves can also be turned into free bodies."

"Isn't this a violation of the law?"

"Fourth, lest the killing be too heavy."

"If this system of military merit titles is practiced, the officers and men will kill people in order to obtain military merit titles. If they kill good men and pretend to be meritorious, or commit mass killings, it will be against the harmony of heaven and humanity!"

"The military merit title system has these four major drawbacks. Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Shen Xi's words immediately won the approval of Yihu Yong, Bei Li and other senior Wu family ministers.

They secretly applauded and cheered, and at the same time supported Shen Xi.

"My lord, what the eunuch said is absolutely true!"

"The twentieth-level military merit title system should not be promulgated. Its salary is too heavy, it is in chaos with the national law, it does not follow the ancient system, and it is not in line with the situation and reason to add a title to the common people!"

"My minister agrees!"

"Please think twice, Your Majesty, and take back such edicts!"

The ministers talked in a hurry, and at the same time they knelt down on the ground.

It has to be said that among the ministers of the old family in Wu, Shen Xi's talent is quite outstanding.

Quick thinking, quick response!

This remark can be said to point out some "disadvantages" of the [-]th rank military title system.

However, this so-called disadvantage is not a problem at all in Qing Ji's view!
"Dazai, what do you think of this [-]th rank military title system?"

Qing Ji was noncommittal, and turned his attention to Dazai Jizha.

As the head of all officials and a sage and gentleman who is famous all over the world, Ji Zha's opinion is very important.

Therefore, every time there was an important matter, Qingji would discuss it with his uncle.

Ji Zha also knew about the twentieth-level military merit title system earlier.

Qing Ji spent a lot of energy and words, and finally persuaded Ji Zha!

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the twentieth-rank military merit title system must be implemented in our Wu army!"

Ji Zha nodded slightly and said, "The eunuch just pointed out that there are four major drawbacks in this military title system. However, the old minister thinks, great Miao!"

The word "Da Miao" immediately made all the officials focus on Jizha.

I want to hear what Jizha has to say!

(End of this chapter)