Peter's words made Zhou Wen frown, and he immediately objected: "No one wants to be born lowly, once this system is implemented, it will definitely cause turmoil!" Moreover, on the side of the empire, there are three levels of royalty, nobility and commoners, so will we cause trouble for adults if we come up with this system now? ”

Peter smiled: "This status hierarchy is not immutable, the purpose of our system is to hope that the people below are eager to climb up, because even the lowest and lowest slaves, after making enough merits, can also be high warriors." Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info As for trouble, as long as you don't canonize the title of nobility, then in this era when both military and political affairs are in the hands of warlords, there will be no trouble at all. ”

Zhao Hu said suddenly: "Actually, what you mean is to change the Qin family's retainer hierarchy to different names to implement it here, right?" ”

Peter lowered his head: "The lord is wise, but the subordinates think that our Qin family's retainer ranks are too many, and there should not be so many ranks on the side of the empire, lest the people below lose the desire to climb." ”

"Oh, so how do you divide it? Is it according to the kind of military lord system during the melee of the ancient kingdoms of the Far Eastern Continent? This is not bad, each lord has a corresponding land salary, and even the food is strictly divided. Zhao Hu said with a smile.

Peter was shocked, how did the lord know what he had referred to to formulate this status hierarchy? However, he said with admiration: "The lord is really erudite, and the subordinate is referring to the military lord system in the ancient Far East, but we can't completely copy it here, after all, the people's livelihood and customs are not the same." ”

"Well, tell me what you think." Zhao Hu nodded.

At the beginning, he also wanted to change the Qin family's retainer system to such a military lord system, but the people of the Southeast Peninsula only recognized the retainer system that represented the identity of the samurai, and he had no choice but to combine the military rank of the empire and the retainer rank of the Southeast Peninsula to formulate a new retainer system.

Peter said: "Yes, the subordinate thinks that in the foundation of the empire, the Qin family should divide everyone into three parts: officials, civilians and slaves.

"The slave was the lowest rank, generally a prisoner of war or a person who had been punished as a slave for a crime, and then a level higher than a slave was a pariah, referring to the family members of the enemy's military and political officials in the occupied territory. Then there are the common people, and all the people of the newly occupied lands are at this level. ”

Zhou Wen, who originally heard that all prisoners of war were reduced to slaves, was secretly happy: Look at that Liu Ming is depressed or not. However, when he heard the untouchables and commoners behind him, he was taken aback, and hurriedly interrupted: "Lord Peter, wouldn't it be too much for you to classify these people so low?" ”

Peter shook his head and smiled: "Where will it be, how can we reflect the nobility of our own people without this?" Besides, there is also a merit system for them to climb.

"Wouldn't it be wonderful if we attacked and the local people supported us for fear of being untouchables, and even rebelled against the local rulers?

"If we're strong enough, this hierarchy alone is enough to threaten our enemies. Because if you don't help us, you will be slaves and untouchables after the war. ”

Zhou Wen blinked, looked at Zhao Hu a little uncertainly, and when he saw Zhao Hu nodding with a smile, he didn't say anything.

In fact, if you think about it, the people on your side have contributed their efforts and money to work hard, and after laying down the land, the other party, who was still an enemy, can actually be on an equal footing with you? How can this be! Well, coupled with the fact that it can be used to threaten enemies, it seems that Peter's status hierarchy is not bad.

Peter continued: "The common people are the lower people, and they refer specifically to those who have lived in our territory for more than three years. As long as they have paid food and taxes for four years, or have entered the army and the establishment of the yamen, they will automatically obtain the civilian rank. Of course, the number of years stipulated here refers to those ordinary people who have not received meritorious service, and those who have meritorious service are calculated according to the merit rank.

"And when the civilians have obtained three meritorious deeds, they will be the people, and once they will be given twenty acres of Yongye land for the people, the appointment of the army and the yamen will also give priority to the people, and the civilians and others below must give way when they see the people."

"Twenty acres of inherited land?! The treatment of the people is so high?! And those three meritorious deeds? What are these three feats? Zhou Wen asked curiously.

"Three enemy heads." Peter said something chilling to the bone.

Zhou Wen couldn't help but hesitate for a moment, and then frowned and said, "In this way, wouldn't there be endless things to kill good and take credit!" ”

Peter shook his head and said: "No, if the people want to be the people, only the enemy army invades or there are mob thieves, and the local garrison and the yamen jointly confirm the issuance of the order, and the head is considered a meritorious achievement."

Zhou Wen loosened his brows: "Oh, this can restrict the indiscriminate killing of innocents, but in this way, it is not very difficult for civilians to want to be the people?" Especially when we are so strong that not only can no foreign enemies invade, but also the thieves in our territory are extinct, it is impossible for civilians to want to be the people. ”

"Hehe, in addition to military merits, there are also civil and administrative merits that can allow them to be promoted, and paying food and taxes to a certain extent is also a meritorious service, and meritorious deeds can still be promoted." Peter laughed.

However, as soon as the words fell, Zhao Hu said: "Righteousness and bravery, craftsmen and innovative technologies are also included in Wenxun." ”

"Uh, yes."

Peter felt that it was a bit strange that craftsmen could also be promoted, but he thought it was a wonderful idea, and he would greatly improve the status of craftsmen, and maybe it would attract craftsmen from the surrounding area.

You must know that the status of the grassroots craftsmen of the entire empire is not as good as that of pigs and dogs, and if you can attract them all, other warlords will not have to think about making their own weapons to equip their armies.

"What is the rank above the upper rank?" Zhou Wen began to be curious.

"There are two kinds of samurai and scribes, and the lower ministers think that it is best to divide the samurai into five and fifteen ranks, and the same is true for the scribes. However, in terms of the name, the subordinate was ignorant and couldn't think of it, so he asked the lord to help name it. Peter saluted Zhao Hu and said.

Zhou Wen pouted, this guy is really to the point of perfection.

Of course, Zhao Hu also knew what Peter meant, but he didn't care, and after thinking for a while, he said: "The samurai are divided into five classes: strong, fierce, brave, fierce, and mighty, and each class is divided into upper, middle and lower levels, and the scribes are diligent, honest, honest, reasonable, and bright, and they are also divided into upper, middle and lower levels." ”

Peter was obviously stunned for a moment, and his own lord actually took the requirements for civil and military officials directly as a rank name? However, this is easier for the public to understand than the more powerful and elegant names I thought.

He couldn't help but immediately bow down sincerely and praise continuously, and only after a while did he say: "My lord, my subordinates think that we should also set up a level equal to the highest level of civil and military, so that our status hierarchy will be perfected. ”

Zhao Hu and Zhou Wen both knew that the so-called fifth-class civil warrior was actually the fifth-class prince who corresponded to the noble title, and now Peter said that there was one less class, that is, the level of the prince.

Zhou Wen pursed his lips and said not to be too rampant so as not to be suppressed, I think it is too rampant! All the titles are readily available, and you can start a national business! Of course, Zhou Wen's opinion was directed at Peter.

Zhao Hu didn't care about these at all, and said directly: "The top warriors are Jieshi, and the top scribes are national scholars, and they are also upper, middle and lower." ”

Zhou Wen, who counted the number with his hands, was stupid, this official rank seems to be only six levels, but in this way, it is more than the original retainer level, but don't forget that this is a civil and military division, which is equivalent to doubling!

Moreover, the people were actually divided into six classes: slaves, untouchables, commoners, subordinates, commoners, and superiors, and the entire status hierarchy was actually twelve and twenty-four!

Oh, my God! Who was saying just now that the Qin family has too many levels and will discourage the desire to climb up below?

This guy is tantamount to dividing the hierarchy more carefully in disguise!

Although Zhou Wen was full of complaints, he also knew that such a hierarchy was all at once, coupled with the fixed preferential treatment of each level, the people below would definitely climb up without their lives, which would not only be easier to manage, but also easier to hold the entire territory together, this identity hierarchy is really good!

As long as it is beneficial to his own adults, Zhou Wen will never refute it.

"Well, your proposal is good, but the treatment between each class and each level should be very different, and it should be generous, and it should be combined with household registration, and the status level registration should be strictly implemented, only in this way can such a hierarchy be implemented.

"You go back and sort it out, and bring it back to Mingyue City to convene everyone to discuss and agree, to determine how the treatment of each level is good, and how to determine how to calculate and how to promote, and then take it when it is done." Zhao Hu said that he is very aware of the problem of government affairs, especially the problem of setting up a system in this way, and cannot be implemented according to his own assumptions.

After careful deliberation and discussion by the ministers, the result must be much better than what he took for granted alone, so Zhao Hu directly asked Peter to go back and take the lead in formulating this system.

"Yes, the subordinate retired." Peter saluted and said, and Zhou Wen is also a well-behaved person, so he naturally saw Peter off instead of Zhao Hu.

The two of them didn't seem to have anything to talk about, so they walked silently, and suddenly, Peter stopped, looked at Zhou Wen and said, "Lord Zhou Wen, do you still call the lord an adult?" ”

Zhou Wen blinked and was very confused: "What? Is there anything wrong? ”