Chapter 182: The Fundamentals of the Qin State System
Pang Juan led 100,000 Wei soldiers to come to support, Shaoliang had been captured, and the Qin army attacked Anyi, the old capital of Wei.
Since the implementation of the military merit knighthood system, the morale of the soldiers of the Qin State has been strong. If you behead one level, you can get the Duke of the Princess, and after you get the Lord of the Princess, you can get an annual salary of fifty stones, and at the same time, one hectare of land, one house, one servant, of course, still need to serve.
In other words, as long as you get the title of duke, you can ensure that a family of four has no worries about food and clothing. If this is the case, Qin Fa is not too fierce, and even this title reward is greater than that of several other countries.
The answer is in the next system.
The title of military merit of the Qin State is based on the whole rather than the individual. For example, if one of the soldiers dies in battle, the rest will be punished, and the condition to avoid punishment is that the enemy dies more than you. If a team kills three people in battle and the enemy dies more than four people, it is considered to have military merits, otherwise not only will they have military merits, but they will also be punished.
And even if no one in the first army dies in battle, it will take five enemy heads to be promoted to the first rank. This made it difficult to obtain the title of Qin State.
Gongsun Ying's reform did not just rely on the military merit system to make the Qin State strong, but used the system to force the Qin people to take this road. In the Qin law, there are only two ways: cultivation and warfare.
Gongsun Ying's changes blocked all the ascending channels of the Qin State except for military exploits, and the Qin people could only obtain titles by relying on military merits.
Therefore, the Qin people took the lead one by one, in order to obtain the title.
You think you'll be fine with a knighthood? Qin Fa will tell you that you are dreaming. If you fail in battle, everyone will be punished, and if you want to be exempt from punishment, you need to use your title to atone for your crimes, and if you don't have a title, you will be demoted to a slave, so if you want not to become a slave, you can only fight hard.
In addition to these, the title of knighthood can also be used to atone for sins after the Qin State changed the law, and the laws of the Qin State are strict, especially the law of joint sitting. He didn't break the law, but he was sitting, and if he wanted to get rid of the crime, he could only rely on the military merit title.
You can even use your title to atone for your parents, wife, and son.
Therefore, although the Qin State's military exploits and titles are richly rewarded, there are not many who can really get their hands on them. The laws of the Qin State will force you to fight hard.
Compared with the laws of the Qin State, the system and laws of the Huai State are to restrain the aristocracy, protect the grassroots people, reduce the oppression of the grassroots people, make the grassroots people rich, and imperceptibly make the grassroots people willing to shed their blood for the Huai State. Instead of forcibly forcing the grassroots people to fight for him, like Qin Fa.
It may seem like the result is the same, but it's actually quite different. The system of the Qin State could only be strong for a while. According to Wang Pu's statement back then, the Qin State changed the law and treated all the people as cattle and horse consumables.
All Qin people are born cattle and horses, and then they can retire until they are sixty years old when they become adults, but with the medical level of this era, how many people can live to be sixty years old?
Although the hidden dangers of this system are great, the effect is surprisingly good, only 20 years. The state of Qin, which had been oppressed by Wei and was almost destroyed, became stronger.
Gongsun Ying led an army to attack Anyi, as the old capital of Wei, Anyi was very important in Wei, Pang Juan 100,000 Wei soldiers and 200,000 Qin troops fought in Anyi.
Pang Juan commanded properly, and Wei Wushu also took the lead, but Gongsun Ying was not a mediocre talent, even if the command was a little insufficient, but the Qin army relied on the superiority of troops, and the Wei State retreated again and again, unable to resist, and even Anyi was broken by the Qin army.
Although Pang Juan was defeated, he was not defeated, but re-established the camp and asked the king of Wei for reinforcements, but after the last defeat, the strength of Wei did not recover, and he could not draw too many troops for a while.
Prestige asked the ministers if there was a solution, and Xiang Guo Hui Shi said: "The Qin State is strong, so it is better to ask other princes for help." ”
"Korea is in civil strife, unable to help, Zhao also has to deal with the Zhongshan Rebellion, and which other princes can help my Wei State resist Qin State?" King Wei asked.
"Does the king still remember the Western Chu Kingdom?" Hui Shi Dao.
"The widows of the Western Chu State naturally know that the Chu State was destroyed by the Huai State and rebuilt the Western Chu, and its country is small and the people are weak, how can they help my Wei State defeat the Qin State?" Wei Wang said.
Hui Shi said: "Your Majesty, the king of Chu moved westward, for decades he has worked hard to make the country strong, the land of Hanzhong in Brazil is fertile, and now the Western Chu State is strong, with 200,000 soldiers, if it can be said that he will send troops, then the Qin State will retreat!" ”
When the King of Wei heard this, he was very surprised to learn that there were 200,000 armor soldiers in Western Chu, and immediately agreed. Then he asked: "Zhuqing, I don't know if anyone is willing to go to contact the Western Chu Kingdom, and the widow will definitely be rewarded!" ”
Above the main hall, the ministers were silent, after all, the vast majority of people did not know the Western Chu Kingdom.
Seeing this situation, King Wei frowned slightly, and then said: "Could it be that no one in the Manchu Dynasty can share the worries of the widows?" ”
"The king, your subordinate Gongsun Yan, is willing to give it a try!" At this moment, a low-ranking official suddenly said.
Seeing that he was just a low-level official, King Wei was a little disappointed and asked, "Are you sure?" ”
"King, the ministers will go all out!" Gongsun Yandao. Gongsun Yan has been out of office for three years, and has not been reused, and now that the opportunity is in front of him, he naturally does not want to miss it. Although he didn't know much about the King of Western Chu, as a disciple of the Zongheng School, he was still somewhat sure of convincing the Western Chu State.
"Since this is the case, then appoint you as an envoy to Xichu." King Wei also had no choice but to use a dead horse as a live horse doctor.
Gongsun Yan took a team of guards, and soon left Daliang, and then took advantage of Korea, Huai, and finally came to Jiangzhou, the capital of Western Chu, to see the king of Western Chu.
"Envoy of Wei State, what is the matter with you coming to my Chu State?"
Gongsun Yan saluted respectfully at the King of Chu and said, "King Chu, the foreign ministers came here to save the Chu State. ”
"Bold!" The minister next to him scolded sharply: "My Western Chu Kingdom is now strong and strong, how can I be in danger of destroying the country?" Why do you need to save it! ”
"King, the Wei envoy is lying and threatening, please drive the Wei envoy away!" Others said the same.
"My lord, the ministers have heard that the holy kings of ancient times will listen to the opinions of others, you are a wise king, and you will not drive the ministers away without listening to their words."
The King of Chu said lightly: "Then you can talk about it, why is my Chu State in danger of destroying the country?" ”
"King of Chu, the strength of the Huai State, you must know very well that the Western Chu State has now moved into Badi, and for this reason, although the Western Chu State has mountains and rivers and dangerous obstacles, if the Qin State and the Huai State attack together, can the Western Chu State resist?"
"The Qin State changed the law to occupy the Shu land, adjacent to the Western Chu, the Ba land is fertile, the fertile fields are thousands of miles, and Hanzhong can go straight into the Weihe Plain and threaten Xianyang. With such an important land, will the Qin people not hold it in their hands? ”
"King Chu, do you still think that the Western Chu Kingdom is not in danger of being destroyed?"
(End of chapter)