Chapter 108: The Shadow of Change

"General Wang, General Guo, General Zhang Han, this expedition to the northwest grassland widows can only drink for the three generals. ”

"Xiangguo, serve the wine!"

Yingji gestured to Wei Ran in the back and said, Wei Ran understood, took a plate from the hand of a servant next to him, and presented it.

On the plate were four bronze wine bottles and a jar of unopened wine, which the King of Qin used to reward great heroes.

Wei Ran directly opened the wine and poured all the four bronze wine bottles with wine, while Yingji, Zhang Han and Wang Xiaojie picked up the wine bottles.

"Three generals, today the widow used the best Qin wine to march for the three generals, I wish the three generals victory!"

"Let all countries in the world see the power of our Qin army's warriors again, and we must solve the battle before winter, otherwise the grain and grass will really not be available at that time, and the widow is waiting in Xianyang for the news of the victory and triumph of the Anxi army!"

"Three generals, please drink this knight!"

Yingji, Wang Xiaojie, Guo Xin, and Zhang Han also picked up the wine bottle, and the four of them looked at each other and smiled.

"This expedition will be won!"

The three of them said in unison, and then they raised their heads together with Yingji and drank the wine, revealing their boldness.

Countless people were impressed, the prime minister of a country poured wine for the generals, and the lord of a country and hundreds of civil and military officials personally saw them off.

Moreover, it is also the first power in the world, which seems to have never happened since the records of Chinese history.

"Expedition!"

Wang Xiaojie and the three of them rode their war horses and said loudly, and then the 140,000 army turned around and gradually moved away from Xianyang City in everyone's sight.

The rolling black torrent swept directly towards the northwest grassland, vowing to destroy the righteous canal and lay the majesty of Great Qin!

In the first year of Qin Wangji, Yiqu invaded the northwest frontier of Qin, killing 50,000 soldiers and civilians of Qin, Qin Wang Yingji thundered and was furious, and sent 100,000 ironclad troops to expedition to the northwest grassland, vowing to destroy Yiqu!

When the news came out, countless countries and countless forces, as well as hundreds of schools of thought, looked sideways.

Since the world entered the Warring States Period, the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period have focused their strategic vision on the Central Plains, and the invasion of the grassland clan is not too much, and almost all of them adopt passive defense strategies.

In addition to the three kingdoms of Qin, Zhao and Yan, the main forces of the other four major warring states were all in the Central Plains, but they did not expect that after hundreds of years, it was the Qin State, which was regarded as the country of tigers and wolves by the world, who took the lead in starting the war with the alien races in the grassland.

As a result, all the countries of the world and the hundreds of schools of thought each sent secret agents to follow, wanting to see what kind of fierce collision would occur between the main elite of the Qin army and the Yiqu army?

The secret agents of the countries of the world are exploring the combat effectiveness of the Anxi Army, one of the three ironclad armies hidden by King Yingji of Qin, called Anxi?

If the Qin State shows enough strength in this war with Yiqu, then it is necessary to bet in advance to fight for the future survival space of their respective doctrines.

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"Your Majesty, why did the king say those remarks outside Xianyang City today?"

"The minister knows that the king is worried about my Qin army soldiers, and wants to relieve my Qin army soldiers of their worries, and ensure that my Qin soldiers can also be taken care of after they die on the battlefield, so that my Qin will not add countless widows and orphans!"

"But has the king thought about it, my Qin State is not as rich as Chu State and Qi State, and Qin State is only strong in military strength. ”

"Once a large-scale war breaks out, my Great Qin soldiers will die tens of thousands, and where will the tens of thousands of soldiers come from?"

"After several years of consumption, my Great Qin treasury can no longer afford to pay tens of thousands of soldiers every time, please think twice!"

At this time, in the palace of King Qin, Wei Ran was persuading Yingji and said, it is not that Wei Ran has to be like this, but that Wei Ran, as the prime minister of a country, naturally has to consider all military affairs together.

Although Yingji's approach can allow the soldiers of the Qin army to solve their worries, after the soldiers die on the battlefield, they can support their families and raise their children.

But the money and food consumed in this way will be a terrifying amount, and even the richest Qi State in the world can't do it, let alone the Qin State after the rebellion of the monarchs.

"Xiangguo, my mind has been decided!"

"Xiangguo, you don't have to persuade the widow anymore, the widow will never tolerate the tears of their families after my Qin soldiers died on the battlefield and shed blood for my Great Qin. ”

"What the widow wants to create is a different Great Qin, as long as it can swallow the Great Qin of the world's Kyushu, what the widow wants to create is an unprecedented great cause!"

"If you can't even do this, then what else is the widow doing King Qin, I'm sorry for the soldiers of the Qin army who spilled blood on the battlefield!"

"If there is no money and food, then save, from today onwards, the order of the widow will be issued, starting from the widow, all the expenses of my Great Qin Official Mansion, including my Great Qin Ying clan, will be reduced by one-third, and the money and food saved will be used for military pensions. ”

"And starting from this year, the entire Ying royal family, including the widows, must not exceed one-tenth of the annual taxes paid by Great Qin!"

Yingji resolutely said that Yingji came from later generations and knew very well what role a country's military pension system plays in maintaining the army's vigorous combat effectiveness and the vitality of the country.

Therefore, even if he cuts back on food and clothing, it is a big deal to start plane trading again and obtain enough money and grain and grass from other planes, Yingji must also ensure the formulation and implementation of the military pension system.

After listening to Yingji's words, Wei Ran stood in place in a daze, unable to come back to his senses for a long time, and soon after, the forty-year-old minister turned his eyes red, and his eyes were full of tears, but he endured it and did not shed it.

"Wei Ran, thank you for the millions of soldiers of my Qin army!"

Wei Ran's voice at this time became trembling, and no one could understand the thoughts of a person like Wei Ran who fought bloodily on the battlefield and climbed up from the bottom of the army.

After seeing the death of his comrades-in-arms who had fought with him on the battlefield, the government gave them some money and food for their families and did not take care of it anymore, and some of the conditions became extremely miserable and difficult.

Wei Ran and Bai Qi also used their own money every year to help their comrades who ate and lived together in the camp of the dead soldiers, and after their families died on the battlefield.

Not only them, but also many soldiers of the Qin army and many armies of all countries in the world have done this.

But then they knew that in this era, this is simply impossible, there are too many things to do, and there are too many people to take care of.

The king's declaration at this moment moved Wei Ran's heart beyond measure, making the soldiers of the Qin army bleed, but not letting their families shed tears.

Reducing the use of the royal family and the government, and limiting the annual consumption of the entire royal family, including the king, to one-tenth of the tax paid by Great Qin, no matter what kind of words or practices, is groundbreaking.

To be able to follow such a king, how fortunate the civil and military officials are, and how fortunate the Great Qin is!