Prime Minister of Great Qin

Chapter 230 The real core is the military job change! (seeking subscription)
Xianyang Palace.

Only one day later, Ying Zheng summoned the two prime ministers Li Si and Feng Quji.

Inside the hall.

The three monarchs and ministers sat facing each other.

Ying Zheng looked at the two important ministers calmly, and said slowly: "I heard that Fusu summoned you these few days, and made some decisions because of it, is there such a thing?"

Li Si tensed up, not daring to be negligent, and said quickly: "Your Majesty has learned from you."

"Your Highness has indeed summoned us and discussed some matters with us, but the servants and others are just discussing the matter and have no other thoughts."

Ying Zheng smiled, and said with a flick of his sleeves, "I don't mean to blame, I just want to know what happened after your negotiation? I also want to know what you think of this so-called negotiation result."

Li Si and Feng Quji looked at each other with hesitation in their eyes.

a long time.

Li Si bowed and said, "Return to Your Majesty."

"His Royal Highness intends to solve the long-standing disadvantages of the military merit system, and proposes to use other methods to cash in the land and house rewards. There are three main ones, namely enrolling in school, being an official, and bestowing a family name."

"I think His Highness is far-sighted, and these suggestions are also very enlightening."

"I really admire you."

Ying Zheng sneered, and said lightly: "You don't need to tell me this kind of nonsense. What I'm asking is your specific views on this proposal."

"I want to listen to your heart."

heard.

Li Si and Feng Quji stared slightly.

For a moment, they were a little uncertain about Shi Huang's thoughts.

However, they did have some opinions on Fusu's suggestion.

After hesitating for a while, Li Si spoke first.

Li Sidao: "I think His Highness's suggestion seems to be unique, but it is actually very difficult to implement, and it is a bit out of touch with reality, and it will not be so comprehensive."

"Furthermore, His Highness's suggestion covers too broad a group of people, and the follow-up is actually very difficult to predict."

"The minister is worried."

Ying Zheng nodded.

He asked, "Tell me more about it."

Seeing that the first emperor was not angry, Li Si felt slightly calm.

He knew Shihuang's suggestion to Fusu, and he didn't approve of it that much.
Li Sidao: "His Royal Highness's idea is based on the army, but the army is the foundation of Great Qin, and it cannot be easily changed. Once these three decrees are issued, the impact on the army can be described as huge."

"For one thing, this is at the expense of the number of troops."

"It is true that the soldiers in the army have more choices, but at the same time, the imperial court should also be aware that once the announcement is made, the morale of the army will be shaken. This is not a good thing, because these policies do not only affect the army. It will also affect the remnants of the Six Kingdoms and the scholars of the world, and the number of troops will decrease at that time, which may be difficult to support the implementation of the New Deal."

"If the Kanto is repeated, the court's military strength may still be stretched."

"The minister is not optimistic about this."

At this time.

Feng Quji also said: "Your Majesty, I also have some opinions on this."

"Your Highness seems to have underestimated the old Qin people's enthusiasm for the fields, and also underestimated the Qin people's desire to stay in the old place in Guanzhong. If you want the old Qin people to leave their hometown so easily, I think that it is not enough to just provide the two qualifications of enrolling in school and being an official. .”

"Perhaps it is because of these considerations."

"His Royal Highness just turned around and added a Ci family, but this is destined to be just a false name. Daqin has always been pragmatic, and I fear that the effect will be minimal. Opposition will arouse the resentment of the scholars and the remnants of the Six Kingdoms towards the court. In comparison, I think this move Some are inappropriate, and even do more harm than good."

"in addition."

"If the imperial court officially issues an edict, it will undoubtedly directly indicate something to the army."

"The imperial court is unable to honor the reward."

"This is a very dangerous signal in my opinion."

"And the attitude of the soldiers in the army will become difficult to figure out."

"I think it's a bit risky."

"Perhaps some soldiers in the army who are aware of current affairs can understand the difficulties of the court, but these soldiers are destined to be a minority. If this arouses the dissatisfaction of the soldiers in the army, it will be self-defeating, and the originally stable morale of the army will be completely destroyed. Crash."

"Otherwise."

"The imperial court's move undoubtedly ruined its own prestige."

"If you don't have faith, how can you be convincing?"

"Even if the court gives a solution, how many people in the army will be convinced? How many soldiers really believe that Chaotian Palace will allow their children to go to school, and will agree to let them go to the Kanto as officials?"

"This is actually a huge hidden danger."

"One cannot stand without faith, and nothing cannot be accomplished without faith."

"By destroying its existing credibility, the imperial court tried to force the soldiers to accept another matter. This is already a bit difficult, and the minister does not take a good look at it."

Feng Quji also expressed his attitude.

He had the same opinion as Li Si, and Fusu's view was too idealistic.

It is also taken for granted.

But governing the country is about being down-to-earth and based on the fundamentals. Relying on some whimsical ideas alone will not solve the problem, and will only exacerbate the problem.

Fusu's suggestion is certainly very innovative.

But it underestimated the army's ability to accept and its influence on the world.

But neither can be ignored.

And once the soldiers are given another choice, what kind of views will the soldiers of the army hold?Even if the morale of the army is barely restored, if there is a rebellion in Kanto, how the court should deal with it will still depend on the army in the end.

But were the soldiers at that time still willing to fight?
Are you still willing to quell the chaos?
This is actually an unknown.

In the past, the Daqin army only did one thing, which was to fight.

Now that the army has another place to go, the impact on morale is really unpredictable.

Li Si continued: "As Prime Minister Feng said, if the imperial court wants to promulgate these decrees, it must win the trust of the army. In addition, it must show the court's attitude to the world. But after bestowing the family, the imperial court may have rifts with scholars all over the world. , How many scholars will be willing to work for Qin? Are you willing to replace Daqin as the master of each junior school?"

"The number of soldiers in the army is as high as one million."

"Once the imperial court establishes its prestige, many people will definitely be tempted. How can the imperial court provide so many official positions then?"

"These are things the court needs to resolve."

"It must also be resolved."

"However, these things require a lot of manpower, material and financial resources, which are simply not what the current court can provide. His Highness's move seems to reduce the burden for the court, but in fact it will only increase the loss of the court, and it may even be worth the loss."

"Aggravate the turmoil in the world."

"I think His Highness's method is not advisable."

immediately.

Li Si also felt that what he said was a bit heavy, and he quickly said: "However, if the law of Your Highness can be implemented, the benefits to Daqin are also obvious. It will not only expand the scope of rewards for the military merit system. Let the imperial court conduct a certain investigation on the granting of titles in the world, the status of titles in Kanto has been relatively vague in recent years."

"Through this method, we can indeed find out some situations."

"also."

"If these methods are really feasible."

"The gap between Guandong and Guanzhong will continue to decrease. As His Highness said, the reason why the world has always been divided into new and old Qin people is that there is injustice. Once these policies are implemented, the original injustice will be wiped out. , under the rule of Great Qin, there will be no distinction between old and new Qin people, and they will all be citizens of Great Qin."

"In addition, the nobles and scholars of the six countries will also fall into the quagmire completely, and there will be no chance of recovery, but this will also cause the remnants of the six countries and those scholars who opposed Qin to deepen their resentment towards the court. plunged into turmoil."

Ying Zheng listened quietly without saying anything.

see.

Feng Quji said again: "According to my opinion, His Highness may want to add the Guandong Qin people to join the Qin army, but the Guandong Qin people are not as good as the old Qin people after all, and they may not be loyal to the empire."

"The army cannot be chaotic in recent years."

"If not, if you want to fill the vacancies in the army, you have to stop some major projects to release a certain number of people, and then let these released people enter the army. It's just that these people are exhausted and have been arranged Going to guard the border may cause complaints against the court, and it is precisely because of this that I am not optimistic about His Highness's law."

"I think His Highness's idea is really inappropriate."

Both Li Si and Feng Quji stated their opinions directly.

They don't like it.

Also do not agree.

The reason why they didn't tell Fusu directly at the beginning was that Fusu was the crown prince and it was the first time that he summoned the officials. No matter how many courtiers can be persuaded, the final decision-making power does not rest with Fusu, nor with them.

But on His Majesty.

As long as His Majesty does not let go, these policies cannot be pushed back.

They just need to explain the pros and cons to His Majesty from the beginning to the end.

at this point.

The two know each other well.

The two meetings with Fusu were more about deepening mutual contact and understanding.

After listening to Li Si and Feng Quji's words, Ying Zheng also nodded slightly. Fusu's consideration was indeed a bit one-sided. He only saw the benefits of execution, but did not see the difficulty of execution and the impact on the world after execution.

Fusu couldn't think about it, but Li Si and others did.

They also have to be thoughtful.

But what Fusu told Li Si and them was probably all.

Ying Zheng looked at the case, and handed one of the bamboo slips to the eunuch beside him. The eunuch understood immediately, took the bamboo slips with his hand, and sent the bamboo slips to Li Si and the other two.

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Li Si quickly got up and took it.

Feng Quji also stood up from the table at this time, and moved his body to the side of Li Si's case. The two of them read the contents of the bamboo slips intently.

Feng Quji asked in surprise, "Your Majesty, I dare you, who wrote this memorial?"

Ying Zheng smiled and said, "It's Fusu."

heard.

Li Si and Feng Quji looked slightly different.

Because the content on this bamboo slip is different from what Fusu said yesterday.

Not even a small difference.

The two looked at each other, and then both smiled wryly.

How could they still not understand that Fusu might have reservations about what he said to them, and even deliberately exaggerated some things to observe their reactions. In fact, Fusu knew the pros and cons of these policies in his heart, and He responded accordingly, but he didn't tell them the truth.

They thought that their meeting with Fusu was to deepen their impression, but it might not be the case for Fusu.

Think of this.

The two of them also felt deeply sad.

This is completely different from Fusu in their impression.

The depth of the mind is frightening.

Li Si cupped his hands and said: "The ministers and others underestimated His Highness in front of him. His Highness is very considerate. He didn't want to issue a government order directly to the Qin army, but based on the generals in the army, by making certain changes to the generals, and then Change the current situation in the army and use this to test the reaction of the army. If the reaction in the army is not strong, it will gradually expand to the entire army."

"Your Highness is a great talent."

Li Si could not help but praise.

This memorandum also wrote "enrollment", "officials", and "gifts", but it was proposed to be divided into batches, starting with generals in the army, not from important positions such as generals, but from the bottom [-] generals, [-] generals, etc. Master, two to five hundred masters and other military ranks are not high, but a relatively large number of officers set off, and proposed to transfer these officers.

Either quit the army directly and obtain the qualifications for children to enroll.

Or transfer to a local official.

Simultaneously.

The court without a clan will grant a clan.

Through the so-called job transfer, officers with titles such as "Shangzao" and "Zanniu" will be dealt with to a certain extent, and they will be relatively vague, and they will not be told to the army so straightforwardly. The flow also solves the problem of certain rewards. In addition, because it is divided into batches, it will not cause the army's combat power to drop too much.

The goal was achieved silently.

The means are extremely clever.

Also.

All actions are limited to the military.

It will not be known to the outside world.

Even if the nobles and scholars of the six countries knew about it, they wouldn't think too much about it, but when the court's actions became more and more large, the number of soldiers who won clans would definitely increase. It will gradually affect Kanto, and through this silent method, the issue of merit and reward will be gradually resolved.

Until then.

The big event has been decided and cannot be changed.

Ying Zheng looked at Li Si and Feng Quji, and asked again: "What do you think now?"

Li Sidao: "I think this strategy is very good."

"The initial impact on the army was at most tens of thousands of people. It was just the job transfer of tens of thousands of people, and there were many choices. Too many people pay attention and be vigilant, but it can be implemented well. In addition, even if the Guandong Qin people are added in the future, most of these Guandong soldiers start from the bottom, the number will not be too many, and the impact on the army will not be too great."

"Overall, it's the best policy."

Feng Quji also smiled and said, "Not only that."

"Mr. Hu Hai's experience in the South China Sea may be related to the fact that the lieutenant generals have a different heart. The generals above are not easy to make big moves, but replacing some of the small generals below can effectively reduce the instability of the army and greatly affect the stability of the army. Useful."

"This strategy is very clever."

heard.

Ying Zheng also showed a satisfied smile.

He said in a deep voice: "Since none of you have any suggestions, then do as Fusu wishes."

"Your Majesty is wise." Li Si and Feng Quji said in unison.

(End of this chapter)