Chapter 453: The "Military Merit Office" for Doing Business
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After listening to Sima Yi's words, everyone felt a little unhappy in their hearts, but they had to admit that what he said was the truth. ∈♀, x. Yes, talking about benevolence, righteousness and morality with these barbarians, talking about loyalty and patriotism is tantamount to playing the harp to an ox, of course, perhaps after many years of universal compulsory education among these ethnic groups, this phenomenon will change, but it is definitely not now.
The current Xianbei people are the profit-only drivers of Chiguoguo, they are equivalent to mercenaries, just give them benefits and let them fight, and there is no need to say anything else. This is the easiest way to control them, and it is also the most effective method at the moment.
Of course, the benefits mentioned here can be manifold, in addition to money and food, but also their life safety. These Xianbei people were willing to surrender because they felt that their lives were threatened - the Hong army even destroyed the two powerful forces of Budugen and Kebineng, which made the slightly weaker Suli group feel a strong sense of crisis.
The safety of one's own life comes first, and without life, no amount of money, food, women and slaves can be enjoyed by oneself. Therefore, the surrender of the Suli group, the imperial court did not give them much substantial benefits, it was enough to seal them some false titles and ensure their safety.
In the short term, they were impressed by the strong strength of the Hong army, but, after a long time, can it guarantee that they will not disagree? When personal safety is no longer threatened, people will naturally have a higher level of needs or **, which is basic human nature.
This actually has nothing to do with what race he is, all human beings have something in common, it's just that some people's ** is stronger, and some people are weaker. This is related to the education of people, the society and the natural environment in which they live, and unfortunately, the social and natural environment in which the Xianbei people have always lived are very bad, which has formed their more extreme world view and values.
Everyone quickly figured this out and agreed with Sima Yi's opinion, so a resolution was soon formed to agree to implement a similar policy among the Xianbei people. However, because the situation in the grassland is very different from that in Jiaozhou, and there are many differences between the Xianbei people and the Gaoding troops, the policy has also been adjusted.
The specific method is: Xianbei people are responsible for fighting in the front, and the imperial court has set up a department called the "Military Merit Department", which follows behind to pick up cheap, oh, no, it should be called the registration of military merit. The so-called "Military Merit Department" is more like a commercial department, and the so-called registration of military merit is actually the purchase of materials, the purchase of a qiē material captured by the Xianbei cavalry.
Of course, this bribery is compulsory, and all seizures are not allowed to be hidden, and they must be sold at the "military merit office" to obtain their share of the spoils. The booty that has not been "laundered" by the "Military Merit Department" is illegal profit, and if it is discovered, it will be severely punished.
And the "Military Merit Department" buys all kinds of items, gold and silver treasures are naturally not a problem, grain, livestock, and population are also a big head, but the purchase price of these things is naturally not according to the market price, if so, what else does the imperial court earn?
The purchase price is very low, if not outrageously low, and the specific criteria can refer to the pricing standards of the pawnbroking industry. Although the Xianbei people were a little dissatisfied, they had to sell the seized goods to them, because almost every squad had military judges sent by the imperial court or joined the army.
Although the effect of ideological education for Xianbei people is very poor, it does not mean that there is no need to do it. Although the effect is almost poor, if you brainwash these people for a long time, maybe you can still make some changes in them.
In addition to giving them lectures on military law, discipline, and ideological education, these military judges also have the function of monitoring them. Of course, the serial rebellion was the first thing that needed to be severely cracked down, and the act of secretly hiding seized goods was also the target of their attack
Another very practical reason is that the marches often have to move at high speeds, and they really can't carry too many supplies, not to mention the livestock and population, which account for the majority of the capture, so they have to quickly dispose of these burdens and travel lightly.
Selling to the "Military Merit Department" is a quick way to deal with it, because the "Military Merit Department" even has the role of a bank and an investment company. Because there are so many things seized, even if they are all exchanged for gold and silver, it may be too heavy and inconvenient to carry.
At this time, the concept of virtual currency is about to come out, and the Xianbei cavalry can sell the captured things to the "Military Merit Office" at a discount, and then store the money in the "Military Merit Office" by the way in exchange for a passbook!
The passbook records their access and access records one by one, and each one has the signatures and seals of both parties, which is clear and will not be confused and cannot be forged. Because in addition to the passbook held by the soldier himself, the "Military Merit Department" also keeps a copy of the same record, and when there is a dispute, as long as you take out this record and pair it, it will be clear at a glance.
Therefore, this passbook is also equivalent to the contract signed by both parties, in duplicate, each party holds one copy, and only when the two contracts match the number, it can be counted. Of course, since the two sides have to check the deposit records, it also means that it is impossible to achieve the national deposit and exchange.
Because the record kept by the "Military Merit Department" cannot be found in the whole country, in fact, this deposit and withdrawal record is kept together with the soldier's file, and flows with the soldier's transfer.
Each member of the Hongjun system has a personal file, in addition to some personal information such as place of origin, resume, etc., recording the person's merits, demerits, rewards and punishments. If a soldier is transferred to a different unit or department, this file will flow accordingly. Originally, the Xianbei cavalry did not have these, but after the establishment of the "Military Merit Department", in order to facilitate the Xianbei cavalry to access their property, this file began to be gradually established.
If they die in battle, the military can use the hometown address recorded in this file to find the family members of the victims, and in addition to the regular pension, the money they have deposited in the "military merit office" will also be paid to their families.
Even if their passbooks are lost, they will still be released to their families as long as the records of the "Military Merit Office" are verified. With this layer of protection, the Xianbei cavalry no longer have any worries, and they can rest assured that they can deposit their money in the "military merit office".
It is said that the "Military Merit Department" is an investment company because in addition to choosing to deposit money and property in the passbook, Xianbei people can also choose to invest in the industries set up by the "Military Merit Department". As the Xianbei cavalry went out again and again, they occupied more and more land.
These lands are to be handed over to the imperial court for free, of course, the imperial court will give them credits, these credits are related to their future promotions, pensions, pensions and other benefits, but not money.
Many of these lands in the grasslands are rich in water and grass, and these places are suitable for grazing rather than farming. The "Military Merit Department" opened up these pastures into patches of pastures, and organized the captives purchased at low prices into grassland construction corps, which were responsible for grazing on these pastures.
Some of the livestock purchased by the "Military Merit Department" were sold back to various units as military rations, and most of the rest were raised and grazed on these pastures. In addition to large-scale grazing and breeding of these livestock, the "Military Merit Department" has also set up a series of animal by-product processing factories to process milk, hair, skin, bones, tendons, and meat produced by these livestock.
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