Of course, it's not the same as the twentieth level military meritorious.

"If you are a prince, you can put a retainer, and I will accept anyone who is a fifth-class soldier or above." As soon as Liu Bei's words came out, everyone was shocked.

Liu Bei's title is Marquis Peng, Marquis Peng is the Marquis of County, with a golden seal and purple ribbon, and his status is only slightly lower than that of the Third Duke, so he can be called a lonely widow.

And Liu Bei was able to get this title, there was an element of luck, first, he had the military merit of defeating Wu Huan, and second, it was actually a special political form at that time, which made Liu Bei pick up a leak.

The Eastern Han Dynasty followed the old system of the Western Han Dynasty, with fewer feudal households and stricter control, and was in an insignificant position in the local area.

Theoretically, of course, the lieges could accept retainers. But the retainers of the liehou are nothing more than a few people such as the family members, and it is already too much to accept a few hundred people. And Liu Bei has a mouth, and he has to accept the fifth-class government soldiers and above as retainers, which will cost 18,000 people, not to mention.

Moreover, once these soldiers are accepted by Liu Bei as retainers, their status will be greatly improved, and they can be called Liu Bei's "lord".

The title of "lord" is actually not called casually, and calling it lord means that the monarch and the minister regard each other as family. This family does not mean a family or a family, but the meaning of "setting up a family".

Titles like envoys and generals are more of official titles. If Liu Bei abandons the official and leaves, then these people who call Liu Bei the main duke should follow Liu Bei to abandon the official.

"Retainers can have granges, the smallest is five hundred acres, and the largest will be discussed later." Liu Bei began to refine the rules.

"All the retainers need to pay me tribute, ten catties of grain per acre of land, if you use the rotation cultivation method, it can be reduced. Retainers may no longer be paid and will not be subject to conscription, but they must serve in the military. Military service lasts for five years, followed by twenty years of reserve service, during which there is no conscription except for the local county that needs to be defended. ”

"The grange of a retainer shall not be bought, sold, transferred, mortgaged, or divided, but shall be inherited by the eldest son. If there is no son-in-law, the concubine can also inherit, if there is no concubine, the daughter can inherit, or the adopted son can also inherit the grange. ”

"And every generation of retainers must serve five years of military service before they can inherit the grange. If you do not perform military service, you will not be eligible to inherit the grange, and your retainer will be disqualified. ”

"In addition to those who have become because of military merits, among the craftsmen, if there are people who have outstanding merits, they can also become retainers and give them to the Grange."

Every time Liu Bei said a word, the people below were shocked. This is a very deliberate initiative, and it is definitely not something that can be thought of in a moment.

Liu Bei this time the retainers of the big feud, each person only got 500 acres of land, taking the modern unit to calculate, one acre of Han Mu is 100 steps long, one step wide, one step 6 feet, one Han mu is only 192 square meters, 500 acres is only 96,000 square meters, 144 acres of land. It's a lot, but it's not too much. If you can collect a few hundred or a thousand stones of grain a year, it is already a lot, and if you have to deduct the grain from the tribute, it may be a little less.

However, this is to establish Liu Bei's reward system for his subordinate soldiers, and use the system to encourage combat, and the effect can be long-term. The Qin Dynasty relied on one move to maintain morale for more than a hundred years. If it weren't for the unification of the world and the lack of goals, it was really hard to say how long the Qin Dynasty would last.

"Not only that, but a retainer may be called a scholar."

This is to improve the social status of the soldiers, just like the samurai in Japan, even if the poor are left with "one sword and one life", in the legal sense, they are also superior people.

"What! Scholars!"

At this moment, everyone is not calm, scholars, what a high-end and high-grade name, how can it be given to a group of soldiers.

It doesn't sound like it's true.

"My lord, this matter is up for discussion."

"I can't help it, I want to be a gentleman, how dare I call a gentleman?"

"Yes, my lord, if you think that the soldiers are fighting hard, you might as well give more rewards and more fields, why bother to make them soldiers."

Even people said more fiercely: "Ming Gong, Qiji can't be a donkey with a donkey, and Fenghuang is not a flock with a bird!" If Ming Gong is a mere pawn, please retire. ”

Liu Bei raised his hand, stopped everyone from talking, and asked, "Dare to ask you, what is a scholar?" ”

What is a scholar, although in ancient China it has always been said "scholar, scholar". However, it is really difficult to give a standard answer to the precise definition of a scholar. The scholar class, although everyone speaks of it, is actually a group that is difficult to define exactly.

Basically, the scholars of the Eastern Han Dynasty referred to the intellectual class.

Because of the imperial examination system of several dynasties such as the Song and Ming dynasties, for modern people, scholars are actually synonymous with scholars. Zhang Shizhao once made a joke, saying that "two peaches killed three soldiers" because two peaches killed three scholars.

But in ancient times, the definition of scholars was completely different, and the three scholars in "Two Peach Killing Three Scholars", although it cannot be said that the three of them had not read, they were definitely not scholars in the traditional sense.

In fact, they are all warriors, who can kill tigers when they go up the mountain and kill giant turtles when they go into the water.

In the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Spring and Autumn Period, the doctor was actually the "lord" in terms that modern people can understand, so it was called "the doctor's food". A scholar is a person who does things for the lords, under the emperor and the doctor, and above the common people. In those days, it was called "Dafushi".

"Shidaifu" is a concept that emerged in the Warring States period. There is no special standard for "shi" in the Warring States period, as long as you have a skill, even a rooster and dog thief, you can also be called a "shi".

Therefore, as soon as Liu Bei's question came out, everyone looked at each other, and it was really not easy to answer.

Fortunately, Confucius once gave a standard answer to the question of a scholar.

"The son said: 'It is shameful to do oneself, to be used in all directions, and not to dishonor the king's life, which can be described as a gentleman.' ”

"You can't do without Hongyi, and there is a long way to go. Benevolence is its own responsibility, isn't it also important? Death is gone, isn't it far away? ”

Liu Bei smiled: "This standard is high enough." In the past, Tian Wen, who raised 3,000 soldiers, was a thief of chickens and dogs, and he could also be a soldier. Could it be that these warriors who beheaded several people were not even comparable to the thieves of chickens and dogs? ”

"The so-called scholar is a person with a crown and a gentleman, and at least he must be able to understand the scriptures before he can be called a scholar."

After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the scholar class actually became a special term for the intellectual class, and became the ruling class of all dynasties in ancient China. Anyone who wants to rule China must compromise with this class, and those who do not do so will be rejected by Chinese society. And those who compromised with this class, such as the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Liao State, and the Qing Dynasty, all broke this law.

Therefore, Liu Bei's desire to restore the scholars of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period at this time is tantamount to declaring war on the upper echelons of the entire Chinese society. Fortunately, it is the Eastern Han Dynasty, not the Wei and Jin dynasties, and the morale at this time has not yet reached the point of complete decadence, and there is no system such as the Jiupin Zhongzheng system. If it was the Wei and Jin eras, then it would be possible to change only by repracticing the earth, water, fire, and wind, and changing the day.

Where there are opponents, there are supporters.

Liu Bei wanted to promote the soldiers to soldiers, and Wenchen was unhappy, but the generals were naturally happy. Liu Bei looked down.

Guan Yu opened his mouth and said: "If this is the case, a certain person who is a murderer and an outlaw cannot be called a soldier." ”

Zhang Fei said: "I am a butcher in Zhuo County, and I can't be called a scholar?" ”

Everyone listened to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's words, and hurriedly said: "The two generals of Guan and Zhang bravely crowned the three armies, and they have the style of a national soldier. How not to be a taxi. ”

In the end, Liu Bei made a final decision and said: "Hero, don't ask where you come from!" Shun is in the acre, Fu Shuo is lifted in the plate building, the rubber is lifted in the fish salt, Guan Yiwu is lifted in the Shi, Sun Shu Ao is held in the sea, and Baili Xi is held in the city. Even Emperor Gao was only born as a pavilion chief, and Guangwu was only a farmer in Nanyang. A warrior who can behead several levels, and he is a minister of my family, how can he not be a soldier? ”