Chapter XXIV Reform of the Currency
The next day, Ying Fusu convened the civil and military officials again to discuss the reform of the monetary system, Ying Fusu gushed endlessly, saying the importance of a bunch of money, although the meritorious system of the Qin State is very perfect, however, it is only suitable for continuous conquest, and the current Qin State is no longer suitable for the meritorious system, if it is not reformed, the Qin State can only go to extinction.
In the military history of the pre-Qin period, although the meritorious system had epoch-making significance, before the Spring and Autumn Period, the "Shiqing Shilu" system was common among the countries, and the state implemented the line of "respecting relatives and respecting relatives" when selecting talents, including military generals, mainly among the slave owners and aristocrats.
On weekdays, the leaders of the village community at all levels, that is, the officers at all levels in wartime, the military merits on the battlefield are recorded in the name of the village community leader, and ordinary soldiers, no matter how much merit they make in the war, are regarded as obligations arising from the land relationship of the village community, and military merits will not change their social status.
During the Warring States Period, the reform movement carried out by the countries effectively dealt a blow to the old aristocratic privileges, and the abolition of the "Shiqing Shilu" system prepared the social conditions for the introduction of the new military merit system, Qin is the country that implements the military merit system most thoroughly, although this system can give civilians the opportunity to promote the title, but the opportunity is not large, mainly for the royal family.
Ying Fusu understands very well that this system is indeed very easy to use in war, but it has been eliminated by society, and the current people of Qin need to recuperate!
At present, the Qin State can use meritorious service, or Qin half two dollars to buy things, but it is still not complete, or meritorious services account for the majority, such as restaurants, etc., there are more meritorious services, and Qin half two dollars, but a little bit of the use of money, which is what Win Fusu does not want to see.
Ying Fusu believes that money is money, meritorious service is meritorious service, money can be circulated to buy things, etc., meritorious service can only be used to improve the rank of generals, and can no longer be used for circulation as money, only in this way can it be completely separated!
Ying Fusu told the civil and military officials about his thoughts, and then, Ying Fusu quietly waited for the civil and military officials to think.
The civil and military officials turned their heads to each other, and were shocked by the idea of winning Fusu, after all, the meritorious system has been implemented for a long time, and if it is suddenly clear, will it work? The civil and military officials also have no bottom.
Captain Meng Tian stood up respectfully and bowed, "Your Majesty, the last general thought about it for a while, this matter is indeed feasible, but how to take back the title of the soldiers of the army?" This must be done carefully."
Ying Fusu nodded, and thought for a while, "Captain Meng Tian, do you think this will work, the title of the soldier, first, can be converted into Qin half a tael, second, you can promote the rank of the general, and the treatment is still the same, in this case, the resistance of the generals and soldiers of the army should not be great."
Captain Meng Tian nodded, "In this case, how can the merit be counted?" Also, how can there be so many positions for generals who meet the conditions for meritorious service"?
Ying Fusu thought for a while, "The algorithm of meritorious service remains the same, but the knighthood system is canceled, and it is changed to directly improve the rank in the army, such as the deputy scout chief, meet a certain military merit, and the assessment promotes the scout chief, so let's do it, directly cancel the royal restrictions, as long as the soldiers are brave and good at fighting and accumulate certain merits, they can also be promoted to battalion commander, school captain, or general"!
Meng Tian was shocked, "Your Majesty, if this is the case, what about the royal family's prerogatives."
The civil and military officials said in unison: "Your Majesty thinks twice"
Win Fusu also understands that whether it is the previous meritorious system or the reform system of Win Fusu, soldiers can only be promoted to middle-level generals with meritorious service, and high-level generals are still in the hands of the royal family, so civil and military officials are shocked!
Win Fusu let the generals and ministers kneel and sit down, so let's cancel the knighthood system and the meritorious circulation system, first, after the implementation of the coin system, meritorious deeds can be converted into Qin half coins, and the rank of generals can be promoted, and the highest level can be promoted to the level of deputy commander, that is, from the second-rank generals".
Ying Fusu didn't wait for everyone to speak, and said again, "All the generals and ministers, you must also know that if you don't give up your blood, how can you succeed in reform?" Soldiers are not stupid, there are no huge benefits, how can soldiers agree to abolish the title system, and also abolish the circulation system"?
The civil and military officials began to discuss again, and in the end, the result of the discussion was that this matter was almost feasible, after all, the former soldiers also had complaints, and no matter how much military merit they had, they could not be promoted to high-level generals."
Ying Fusu felt almost the same, "That's it, Captain Meng Tian and the generals, you disperse, go to your own army, tell the soldiers in detail, see what the soldiers say, if it is feasible, then talk about it!"
Ying Fusu looked at Minister of Finance Meng Fei, as well as Minister of Forging Yingle, "Minister Meng, Minister Ying, when the time comes, you need the cooperation of all your ministries to start making a large number of Qin half coins, and then each county will build money houses for the people to store and exchange."
Meng Feiyingle bowed his hand, "Weichen leads the order".
Qin Wen, the imperial envoy, saw Ying Fusu's signal, and hurriedly took a step forward, "If there is something to play, there is nothing to retreat from"!
None of the civil and military officials said anything, Ying Fusu took the lead in standing up, took Qin Wen and other guards, and walked to the back, and the civil and military officials waited until Ying Fusu disappeared, and then walked outside according to the rank of the official.
After Meng Tian and other generals returned to the camp, they hurriedly summoned the middle-level generals to convey the will, and then the middle-level generals conveyed the reform will to their low-level generals and soldiers, and a few days later, hundreds of thousands of generals and soldiers of the army knew the will, although they were reluctant to cancel the title system and the circulation system, but when they heard that other treatment remained unchanged, they could also be exchanged for Qin half a tael, and more importantly, they could be promoted to the level of generals, and they could be promoted to high-level generals, the low-level generals and generals of the army, and the middle-level generals and soldiers were all boiling. They have agreed to reform!
This is the expected result of winning Fusu, after all, the immediate interests are the most important, although the title system can be passed on to their descendants, but! People are selfish, if they can be promoted to a higher level of general, it will be useful to themselves and their descendants, and there are people in the court who are easy to promote!
After winning Fusu in the court, and all the civil and military officials, let the imperial envoy Qin Wen issue an edict to inform the fourteen counties, so that the people have a mental preparation, the people of the fourteen counties, now that the land is available, the surplus grain in the future can be exchanged for money, can buy things, trade, plus the court of the winning Fusu, fully support the circulation of Qin's half and two coins, and the people believe that with the passage of time, the people will understand the intentions of the winning Fusu.
Although the meritorious system is good, there will be many people who will not be able to get meritorious service at all, if Qin Ban Liang Qian loses its usefulness again, it will make many people have Qin Half and Two Yuan, but they will not be able to spend it, and what will follow is that they will have difficulties in life and be dissatisfied with the court!
Ying Fusu knows that now Qin's Yulu is grain, and food is distributed to officials at all levels a year, and Ying Fusu is waiting, and when Qin has half a tael of money and exerts its original value, the people have more food than they plant, and after the court has more food, Ying Fusu will directly send money! Once a month!