Chapter 141: Serving as an official
As for the difficulty of promotion in the military merit system, the first few levels are not difficult, but the later levels become more difficult. It is better than Bai Qi, from "Zuo Geng" to "Chehou". After sixteen years, it would be difficult for ordinary Qin soldiers to break through to the level of "doctor" in their lifetime.
However, the policy implemented by the King of Qin to make Qin soldiers into officials gave them another path to promotion. As long as they can manage the place well and meet the evaluation standards of the King of Qin, they can be promoted.
Compared with the military merit and nobility system where lives are at stake on the battlefield, it is much more comfortable, at least that is what many Qin soldiers think.
Now that they feel they are the victors, their mentality is naturally more confident. The land of the Six Kingdoms is just a group of defeated generals, how can they not be governed well?
The Qin soldiers also thought of one thing. Now that the world is unified, it will surely enter a stable stage of development. There will be no more big battles. Even if you want to be promoted by military merit, it will be difficult in the future!
If you miss the opportunity that your Majesty has given you to become a local official in the Six Kingdoms, I don’t know when there will be another suitable opportunity for promotion.
The Qin soldiers did not read many books and did not have much education, but they were not stupid. You can easily imagine their advantages and disadvantages: as the first batch of people who were transformed from Qin soldiers into local officials of the Six Kingdoms, They will definitely be able to enjoy some benefits that latecomers do not have!
If we don’t seize the opportunity to rise up at this time, are we going to wait and regret it later?
The man said: "Moreover, if we can govern well, there is still a chance to advance further, even becoming an official in Xianyang is not a bad idea."
The old man nodded and said: "No wonder the king wants you to report to the county and follow the county magistrate and the county magistrate to observe the government. It's just..."
The old man said worriedly: "Not to mention that we will move there. , whether it can be suitable for those places in the Six Kingdoms is the big question Qin conquered the six kingdoms, and the people of the six kingdoms will definitely hate us. If we go, they are afraid that they will endanger us. "
The man said with a smile: "What my father said is very true, but I have come from Xianyang. The noble people who came here told us that if any place dares to harm our lives, , Your Majesty will definitely avenge us. Whoever harms us will have all three tribes destroyed."
"But the noble man also said that we must not insult the local people. The people suffered harm. Not only will your Majesty not avenge us, but And we will spread our name to the world and be ashamed of it."
"The noble man also said that there is no need to worry too much about the people of the six countries hating us. They hate us only for a while, and they are just one of them. Small group of people.”
Under Great Qin's policy, as long as the people of the Six Nations feel benefited and live a better life than before, they will naturally let go of their past hatred.
Most people want to live, and they cannot live longer just for the sake of hatred.
The bad thing about the original Great Qin was that it not only made the people of the Six Kingdoms feel that their lives were not as good as before, but also made the old Qin people feel that there was no difference between before and after the unification of the world. Then they were still loyal to the King of Qin and to the Great Qin. What to do?
Hurry and destroy it!
The man added: "What's not dangerous? Compared with fighting on the battlefield to gain military glory, this method is quite safe. In the more than half a year since I was in the army, seventeen of my colleagues died and were disabled. There are more.”
Hearing this, the old man nodded. He was also a soldier of the Qin Dynasty. The half of his missing left leg was lost on the battlefield, so he could understand what his son said very well.
The old man said: "Since you have made up your mind, I will follow you. This may be an opportunity for my family to take off!"
The man suddenly remembered something and said to the woman: "Xijun, please take off. I brought my luggage, and I have something that you have never seen before. I am afraid that not only you, but also many people in the world have never seen it. "
The woman quickly stood up to pick up the man's luggage, and the old man said, "Is this a gift from the king?"
The man nodded, and the old man and the old woman couldn't help but become excited and curious. , my son has made great achievements. The king not only rewarded me with an official position, but also received gifts from the king.
At this time, Ying Zheng's prestige in the hearts of the old Qin people was unparalleled. Even if the previous Qin kings were resurrected, they would probably be inferior to Ying Zheng.
The Six Kingdoms were destroyed by Ying Zheng, and the unification of the world was completed by Ying Zheng!
Although without the foundation laid by the previous Qin kings, Yingzheng could not destroy the six countries and unify the world, but the vast majority of old Qin people would not see it that way. They would think that the main contribution lies with Yingzheng,
Because they destroyed the six kingdoms and unified the world, they felt that they also had merit, and they accomplished it under the leadership of Ying Zheng. Praising and acknowledging Ying Zheng's merit is also praising and acknowledging their merit.
The King is great, and those of us who follow the King are naturally extraordinary! The thinking of the old Qin people is actually very simple. Although the main contribution to unifying the world is yours, King Qin, but without us fighting for you, you will not gain the world. After unifying the world, you will eat meat and suck bones, so you should deduct some benefits. Us?
At this time, as long as the old Qin people are given some benefits, they will be able to win the undying loyalty of the old Qin people.
It is a pity that in history, Ying Zheng not only did not do this, but instead poured a basin of ice water on the old Qin people that was heart-breaking.
"Mencius" has a saying: "If the king regards his ministers as his hands and feet, then his ministers will regard him as his belly; if the prince regards his ministers as dogs and horses, then his ministers will regard him as a fellow countryman; if his ministers regard his ministers as earth and mustard, then his ministers will regard him as his own countrymen. The ministers regard the emperor as an enemy." The same is true for the people. The great expectations of the people of Lao Qin turned into disappointment and even resentment.
Not long after, the woman took the man’s luggage.
The man opened his luggage, took out an exquisite wooden box, and opened it.
The old man, the old woman, the woman and the young child all looked into the box, wondering what was in the box.
I saw a piece of cloth that seemed to be placed in the box, but even if it was a piece of tattered linen cloth, if it was given by the king, it would be a treasure that could be passed down to the family.
Only the young child didn't understand, this was just an ordinary piece of cloth, why the eldest father and eldest mother seemed to have seen a treasure.
Seeing that his son did not understand, the man smiled and said: "This is not cloth. According to the nobleman from Xianyang, this thing is 'paper', and it is only owned by the king in the world. If you don't believe it, you can see it later." ”
The man took the paper out of the box, unfolded it, and saw that it was full of words. The man read aloud.
He didn't know many words, but he had memorized all the words above so that he could read them to his family when he got home.
The above is a review and reward for his military merits. It clearly states how many acres of land and houses he will be rewarded, and how many acres of land and houses he will be rewarded. He will also be ordered to observe the administration of the county where he lives. In the future, he will become an official in the Six Kingdoms.
Listening to the man reading the above words, the old man, the old woman and the woman all looked happy. Is this a reward written by the king himself?
Actually, the words on this piece of paper were not written by Ying Zheng himself. With so many rewards and appointments for Qin soldiers, if Ying Zheng were to write them by himself, he would probably not be able to finish them in a month.
After reading, the man carefully handed the piece of paper to the old man: "Father, please take a look at this. I thought this was cloth at first, but after I touched it myself, I realized it was not."
The old man also received it carefully. Then, I looked at the many unknown words on it and gently touched the paper.
It was the idea of a certain minister to use paper as a reward: First, paper is only available in Xianyang Palace today, it is scarce in the world, and if it is lacking, it is rare, and it is rare;
Second, using bamboo slips to write rewards and appointments to many Qin soldiers not only required a large number of bamboo slips, but was also inconvenient to carry.
Ying Zheng felt that the minister's suggestions were reasonable, so he used this strategy to gift a group of Qin soldiers with paper.
(End of this chapter)