"What do you think of the first-class military merit system?" Zhao Kuo took out a letter and handed it to everyone, he had already received the letter from Li Si, but now he took it out to discuss.

In the letter, Li Si counted the disadvantages of the first-level military merit system, the first point is to indiscriminately kill and invite merit, because the first rank is the only basis for the promotion and reward of soldiers, which will lead to killing people for the sake of the first, resulting in indiscriminate killing.

Especially on the borders of various countries, the contradictions and conflicts between the people are continuous, and this kind of thing is very likely to happen, and finally the two countries are fighting each other.

The establishment of counties is to provide an overview of the military affairs of the borders, which is why the counties of each country are located on the borders, as well as the newly occupied lands.

The second point is to kill the good and the innocent. This is forbidden by all countries, even the Qin State, it is only expelled, not slaughtered. Although after the eviction, they basically did not survive.

But prohibition is prohibition, and there are always people who take risks.

The third point is the buying and selling of military merits, some people chase money, some people chase titles, some people want to follow the flames, some people want to resist disasters, all kinds of reasons will lead to the occurrence of buying and selling military merits.

Fourth, it is very difficult to decapitate during combat, and human bones are very hard, and ordinary people can't cut off their heads even with all their strength. And it's extremely dangerous, as the enemy will attack while you're cutting off your head.

If the enemy uses the corpse as bait, and the soldiers compete for the corpse, it is very likely that they will be defeated and broken by the enemy. Or delay the fighter plane, giving the enemy a chance to take advantage of it.

Especially for cavalry, there is no difference between stopping and beheading and sending them to death in a fierce battle, and the soldiers can only be forced to give up their military exploits in this situation.

Fifth, in recent years, as the intensity of the war has become higher and higher, the strength of each regiment has been constantly improving, and many times, in order to win the war, it has to burst out with all its strength, resulting in the inability to leave a complete corpse, and the military achievements cannot be counted.

"However, under the first-level military merit system, the combat effectiveness of the army has indeed been greatly improved compared with before. The minister thinks that the first-class military merit system must not be abolished because of choking." After reading the letter, Lian Po said dissatisfied.

Killing good and risking merit, hasn't this kind of thing happened to Zhao Jun yet, and as long as it is not Zhao Guoren who kills, it is not unacceptable in his opinion.

However, the latter two drawbacks do exist, and it would be nice if they could make up for them.

"Yes, the first-class military merit system cannot be abolished." Pang Xuan also said.

Le Yi and the others are not there, they must stand up to protect the interests of the soldiers, everyone is waiting to behead the enemy and climb up, but they are still killing the enemy on the front line, and the court in the rear has canceled the first-level military merit system, isn't it ***, it's strange that the soldiers have no opinions.

Moreover, how long has this system been implemented, and if it is abolished, it will be a big blow to the prestige of Zhao.

"The minister also thinks that the first-level military merit system cannot be abolished, but it can be improved on this basis." Lin Xiangru said, "For example, in field battles and siege cities, the same beheading of a thousand, the difference in difficulty is ten times, but the rewards are the same, which is very unfair to the soldiers. And hold on to a city, defend it for many months, and repel the enemy, but because there is no way to count the beheadings, don't the soldiers have no merit? In the past, the imperial court rewarded the chief generals at most and ignored other soldiers, which was the greatest injustice to the soldiers.

"It's not fair." Lian Po also nodded, like Lin Xiangru said, in the past, it was not that there was no reward, but the reward would only fall on the head of the main general, at most the deputy general, as for the others, it depends on the conscience of the monarch, if you think about it, you will be rewarded a little, and if you can't think of it, you won't have any hair.

Because that's what the system is.

Immature military merit system.

After Zhao changed the law, the first-level military merit system was basically copied from the Qin State, only a few changes were made, and the inhumane part was removed, but the Qin State did not have a perfect system in this regard, and when the title was low, the only way to get the title and promote the title was to behead it, and the others had nothing to do with you.

Even if a strategic victory is won, unless the monarch is happy and orders the entire army to be knighted.

"If it can be improved, it is really necessary." Pang Xuan said.

"How do you think Sangkook can be improved?"

Zhao Kuo asked.

"I heard that the shooting battalion is not about the head, but about the collective merit. Perhaps there can be a shift in this direction. Make a specific division for each item, such as siege, breaking, defending, surrendering, destroying the country, etc., as long as the task is completed, the merit will be awarded. If your losses exceed the limit, a certain amount of credit will be deducted. Retain the first-level gong, but reduce the proportion of rewards, and transfer this part to the collective gong. In this way, the disadvantages of the first rank can be reduced, while the rewards retained can still motivate everyone to kill the enemy. But the specifics need to be refined." After a long while, Lin Xiangru said slowly.

He did not intend to completely eliminate the drawback, as long as the first-level gong existed, this drawback would exist. But it was impossible for Zhao Guo to completely cancel the first-level merit.

"It's better to be simpler, clear at a glance, and everyone can understand it." Yu Xin said.

The advantage of the first-level military merit system is that it is simple, even illiterate people can understand it, and no one can hide as many military merits as there should be, and no one can hide any titles.

Even if there are some drawbacks, everyone will blame themselves, not the court.

Once it is complicated, it will lead to some unnecessary things happening.

"Then leave this matter to Xiangguo, first come up with a simple charter, and when the Tai Lieutenant returns, I will discuss it with the officers and soldiers in the army and listen to their opinions." Zhao Kuo said.

This matter cannot be completed in a while, and the details will have to be discussed slowly after Le Yi and the others come back.

Even if it is improved, it must wait until after this big war is fought, and the soldiers on the front line must not be affected.

Zhao Kuo proposed it just for everyone to discuss, and did not plan to change it immediately.

"The minister has written it down, and during this time, it is indispensable to ask Du Wujun (Lian Po) and Lang Zhongling (Pang Xuan) for advice." Lin Xiangru nodded.

"It's all as it should be." Lian Po and Pang Xuan said with a smile that they also hoped that the military merit system would be more perfect, and Zhao's army would become stronger.

As a general, who doesn't want to lead an invincible army.

After dealing with government affairs, Zhao Kuo left the government hall.

On the way back to the palace, Zhao Zheng and Zhao Ponu, two guys, one holding a dog in his hand and the other carrying an eagle on his shoulder, rushed out from Zhao Kuo's side, and got rid of the two gentlemen.

The two little ones were sent to school in the academy this year, but they were young and had a lot of free time, so they took those officials of Zhao Guo to walk dogs and raise eagles for I don't know how many generations.

"The king doesn't care about those two boys, he knows how to play all day long, and he doesn't know how to study." Zhao Ji complained.

"The college teacher said that the two children are learning very well, and the widow has also taken the test, and the homework is gone, so don't worry about them, it's normal for children to love to play." Zhao Kuo said with a smile.

Whether it was Zhao Zheng and Zhao Ponu, or the older Bin, or the younger Zhao An, they didn't apprentice, but just put them in the academy to learn with everyone.

First, the teaching standard of the college is very high, and the enlightenment education is very perfect, so there is no need to hire a special teacher.

Second, Zhao Kuo didn't want them to come into contact with the hundreds of schools of thought too early, and it was easy to lead them astray.

The specific choice is still to wait for them to grow up, and then decide through their own understanding and learning.

"The day before yesterday, they ran to Xinlingjun's mansion and smashed Xinlingjun's favorite glass cup and glass beads with Xinlingjun's grandson." Zhao Ji said silently.

「…… The widow will pay the Xinling-kun." Zhao Kuo said.

Isn't it glass, Chu can make it, Zhao can make it, and it is less variegated and more transparent than that made by Chu.

However, the colorless and transparent glass Zhao Guo has never been made, no matter how you do it, it will eventually be a little green.

After Zhao Guo got the glass out, he did not seize the market with Chu State, only Zhao Mu brought a batch when he traveled west, and the workshop was still improving the technology, but there has been no progress.

"Yesterday, they and Pingyuan-kun's grandson released hundreds of rabbits in Xiyuan, and the workers caught them for three days. Three days ago, they dragged General Mengwu's son Meng Tian to steal General Mengwu's horse, and then was caught by Mengwu and sent back to the palace. Four days ago......" Zhao Ji snapped her fingers and counted them one by one.

"Wait

。 How can a widow not know these things?" Zhao Kuo was so shocked that he was about to be stunned, and he did so many bad things behind his back with these two kids.

"A few days ago, the king was busy until late every day before he came back, and the concubine didn't tell the king." Zhao Ji said.

"Bring someone to get those two guys back." Zhao Kuo was angry.

"No." Ben didn't say a word, rushed out with people, and in less than a quarter of an hour, Zhao Zheng and Zhao Ponu were brought back.

"You did these things?" Zhao Kuo recounted what Zhao Ji said.

"Please, Father, punish." Seeing that they couldn't run away, the two little guys hugged Zhao Kuo's thighs one by one and shouted with their faces up.

"From tomorrow, you two will start practicing martial arts with Uncle Gai Nie." Zhao Kuo said that the school's curriculum is not difficult for the two little guys at all, just watch it a few times, since this is the case, then find something for them to do.

"Really? Okay." The two little ones not only did not get annoyed, but jumped up excitedly.

Until the next day, after the tendon was stretched......

"Brother, we have to find a way to escape." Zhao Ponu took advantage of Gai Nie's absence and whispered to Zhao Zheng.

"It's useless, even if we escape, we will be caught, and my father has been sending people to follow us." Zhao Zheng shook his head, he knew a little more than Zhao Ponu.

If there was no one around them, Ben would never have found them so quickly last time.

"What then?" Zhao Ponu asked.

"Let's practice martial arts during this time, let the teacher let down his guard, and then find a way to shake off the teacher and those tails." Zhao Zheng clenched his small fist and said.

"Okay, I'll listen to my brother." Zhao Ponu nodded.

"King, Jixi County Shoushu." Lin Xiangru opened a fold, his face changed instantly, and then handed the fold to Zhao Kuo.

"Jixi-gun? What's going on?" Zhao Kuo is a little strange, Jixi County borders on Qi State, and the relationship between Zhao State and Qi State has been relatively relaxed in recent years, and occasionally give each other some gifts, so nothing should happen.

Zhao Kuo took the information and looked at it, and immediately became furious, smashed the desk with one palm, and shouted angrily, "Qi Guo is too deceitful! The widows will raise up their armies!"

Li Bo, the county guard of Jixi County, wrote a letter to ask for guilt, and said that the next township under the rule of the thief was slaughtered by thieves, and he sent people to arrest the thief, and the thief fled into the Qi country, and was protected by the local government and refused to hand it over.

"Bullshit thief, isn't this what Qi Guo did. Jixi County still belonged to the Qi State a few years ago, and the local people were still Qi people a few years ago. Huang Shigong said angrily.

He hates this kind of behavior of not treating the people at the bottom as human beings the most.

"The widows will raise up their armies!" Zhao Kuo said again, there is no way to endure this matter, and it can't be endured, on selfishness, he is very angry, very angry, on the public, and he also has to give an explanation to all the people of Zhao State.

"The last general is willing to lead the army to fight." Lian Po, Pang Xuan, Meng Fu and others got up and said.

They didn't have much to say, Zhao Kuo said that he wanted to send troops, so they supported it unconditionally.

Yu Xin frowned, he always felt that this matter was not so simple, as far as he knew, King Qi and Empress Dowager Qi were not such people, but it was not impossible for the officials below Qi to shield the bandits privately.

"Once my Zhao State and Qi State go to war, who will benefit the most?" Lin Xiangru leaned slightly towards Yu Xin and whispered.

"The Qin State, as well as the Chu State and the Yan State!" Yu Xin said.

"The Yan State will be eliminated first, and the only ones who can benefit the most from it are the Qin State and the Chu State." Lin Xiangru said that he could not speculate which country it was, and both countries had motives for committing the crime and had the conditions to commit the crime.

Moreover, neither country is a good person!

In addition, Qi State could not clear the suspicion, and the bandits who slaughtered Zhao State and a township fled into Qi State and were sheltered, and when Zhao State sent people to negotiate with the local government, the people had already run away.

In any case, Qi Guo has to take responsibility.

"What do you mean?" Yu Xin looked at Lin Xiangru.

"Hit." Lin Xiangru picked up a cup of tea and looked in the direction of Qi Guo, "Now the initiative is ours, instead of guessing who it is,

It's better to let Qi Guo prove his innocence and help us find out the murderer behind it."

The country of Qi is rich, if you want to say that you are not greedy, it is false.

The excuse sent to the door is not in vain.

Moreover, Zhao Guo is very experienced in fighting Qi State, and any general can hang Qi State up to fight, and Lin Xiangru's few leading troops are brushed on Qi State.

"Fighting on two fronts, the pressure will be very high." Yu Xin said.

Zhao supported Han Wei, grain and grass were transported through the Yellow River, and there were not many strong men recruited. However, if you attack the Qi State, you can only transport grain from the land, and even if there is an official road, the consumption will be very large, mainly because of the requisitioned manpower and material resources, which will affect the development of the country.

"Deliver grain directly from Gaotang." Lin Xiangru said.

In recent years, Zhao has bought grain and grass in Qi State, and most of them have been transported to Gaotang for storage.

"And this battle must be fought, only by fighting can I, Zhao Guo, be able to hold my head high in the world, raise my head and be a man, in order to truly strengthen the country. If I don't fight, I, Zhao Guoren, will always be inferior." Lin Xiangru said solemnly.

When Meng Weijun Tianwen passed by Zhao State, he was ridiculed by Zhao Guo for being a short man and slaughtering a county in Zhao State.

Zhao Guo has not been able to raise his head for many years, and he did not raise his eyebrows until after the Five Kingdoms were defeated.

Lin Xiangru didn't want Zhao Guo to be as cowardly as before.

If you keep being cowardly, then the law is not in vain!