According to the difficulty of upgrading the military merit system, theoretically speaking, it is not bad. After all, the military merit system is subject to generational degradation. If you have no merit for several generations, you will be reduced to nothing. Therefore, theoretically speaking, even if the quota is exceeded in a short period of time, as long as you carry it. After this period, the problem won't be too big.
But the biggest problem with the military merit system is not that it is difficult to downgrade and upgrade, but that as long as the military merit system is activated, there will be an endless stream of famous generals.
Under this system, not all those who can climb to the top are tough, the difference is only in the degree of toughness. Therefore, over time, it is easy for a group of famous generals to appear at the top, and then a system that is mathematically reasonable will be imposed. Give bad situations a chance to play.
After all, normally speaking, if you win a war with a victory rate of 30-70, you will be considered a famous general. The military merit title system only needs to ensure that if the winning rate is 30-70, the country will have the remaining power to enfeoff. However, military merit titles not only produce powerful soldiers, but more importantly, they produce famous generals. .
Famous generals don't care about your mathematical probability calculations. Seven wins and three losses can maintain the stability of the system. Famous generals generally say that the more I can win, the better. It is best to win all my life and not lose a single game. As for the stability of the system, Sex, what does it have to do with me? Just leave it to those people at the rear to deal with it.
In fact, any system that uses military merit to confer titles will be blind when it comes to famous generals who have won every battle. Sooner or later, they will not be canonized. This is the reality.
But the good thing now is that the Han Dynasty has enough land to ennoble all the people, but the Han Dynasty does not do this.
Therefore, Chen Xi has never worried about not enough land, only about insufficient population. Even if the population increases five or six times in a hundred years, it will only be barely enough for Chen Xi now.
Just think about Russia in later generations. It has a population of less than 150 million and a land of 17 million square kilometers. Many places are directly uninhabited. In addition to being unsuitable for human habitation, there are also many reasons. It's because there aren't enough people.
The current population of the Han Dynasty has only increased six times to only 300 million. With such a population facing a territory of 30 million square kilometers, there are only ten people per square kilometer.
It is barely tenable. If you include those ambitious people, that is, the big families with ideas, to be honest, after the Han Dynasty seizes this opportunity to complete the territory, the technology will be desperate for the next hundred years. and population, the Han Dynasty had enough energy to do other things.
To put it simply, the current situation of the Han Dynasty is actually in a state of overstretch. If it were not for the stimulation of the Ganges Plain, as well as the great good news, and Chen Xi's ability to stabilize the domestic situation, it would be thriving despite the huge population gap. With the current situation, the Han Dynasty should have stopped long ago, but Chen Xi still does not want to delay the problems that can be solved in this era to future generations.
If it can be done since ancient times, it is better to do it since ancient times.
"Speaking of which, in terms of prosperity, the Taishan area is indeed much better than many places, even the current Chang'an is not as good as it." Liu Bei said casually while looking out the window.
"It developed early, and the industry is more complete. It is the earliest trading center, and commercial development has inertia. Coupled with the canal and the capital's series of operations, it is impossible not to prosper." Chen Xi shook his head and said , the most affluent place per capita in the entire Central Plains is undoubtedly Mount Tai, with prosperous commerce, complete industries, convenient transportation, and first-mover advantages.
"Chang'an should be coming soon." Liu Bei suddenly said.
"Although Taishan seems to be prosperous, it is actually reaching its limit." Chen Xi sighed and said, even though he had accumulated so many advantages in the early stage, due to geopolitics, politics, and the development of other trading cities, Taishan has developed so far. It's the limit.
In fact, Shanfenggao was unqualified as a secondary capital, a trading center, and a transportation node. But earlier, Chen Xi had no choice but to develop it as a main city.
"Chang'an, Jiangling, and Yecheng are both geopolitical and transportation nodes. Coupled with the policies of the trading city, it is only a matter of time before they surpass Fenggao." Chen Xi sighed and said, "In fact, from an industrial layout perspective , I should have taken Feng Gao’s current policy away.”
However, this is just saying that this kind of thing cannot be done. Even if Chen Xi knows that Fenggao is unqualified as a capital and trading center, he cannot do it from political considerations and allows Fenggao to continue to maintain its current status. In such a state, it is appropriate to even pull it.
"Feng Gao." Liu Bei sighed. There are many memories of his own here. The Keji Hall is still here, and the old residence of Liu Bei and Chen Xi is still here. Therefore, Liu Bei heard Chen Xi talking about Feng Gao. Gao's future is inexplicably a pity.
"I can't move the industrial layout here. If I continue to maintain this situation, I have considered political factors. Otherwise, I will definitely adjust it." Chen Xi also knew what Liu Bei wanted to say, so he directly blocked the other party's words.
"That's it." Liu Bei sighed and said nothing more.
"Actually, I have left enough escape paths for Mount Tai. Even if it is overtaken by other places in the future, this place can still be a cultural capital relying on the stone carvings of Mount Tai." Chen Xi shrugged and said, Jian Yong was asked to The purpose of stone carving in Mount Tai and carving the entire etymology was to leave a way for Feng Gao to escape.
After all, apart from Fengchan, this place has nothing to offer in terms of economy or transportation. So it is better to be more conscious, leave more mountain gates and stone carvings, take advantage of culture, and have multiple development directions. There will always be a suitable one.
"That's fine." Liu Bei said with a smile, and then looked at Chen Xi as if he remembered something, "This is probably what you call 'moral heirlooms, for more than ten generations; farming and reading heirlooms, secondarily; poetry and calligraphy heirlooms, and so on. Secondly: Wealth and honor are passed down to the family for only three generations. From a high-level perspective, this can be regarded as a moral heirloom. I hope that the mark will still be there after thousands of years."
"Generally speaking, things like stone carvings are the easiest to preserve for a long time." Chen Xi thought for a while and said, from a practical point of view, stone carvings might really be the best preserved among classics.
"I hope so." Liu Bei said kindly, and then looked out the window. Compared to other places, this place is indeed rare and prosperous.
"After entering Taishan County, it really feels like a different place." Wu Yuan looked at the people passing by from time to time. Their clothing and mental outlook were beyond what they had seen along the way.
"Indeed, the people here are relatively richer." Liu Tong looked at the passers-by on the road and nodded. To be honest, this is the first time Liu Tong has seriously observed the people of Taishan County. Although I have been here before, I really didn’t pay attention to these things.
"This place used to be very poor, and there were many thieves and bandits. They were basically either bandits or their helpers. However, when I came here ten years ago, there were no bandits here anymore. Speaking of which, the Taishan bandits were famous in the north back then. "Zhen Mi said with pride as she looked at the people outside the window.
"I have heard people say that Marquis Chen was very ruthless earlier, but the concept of work-for-relief also extended from here. Thanks to this, the people of Taishan have developed the habit of exchanging work for reward. Of course, a big aspect here is that Chen Hou provided a lot of jobs." Wu Yuan recalled what happened back then and told Liu Tong.
"Relief through work." Liu Tong nodded. This is indeed a very big progress.
It is not that there was no such thing as work-for-relief in ancient China. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, Yanzi did work-for-relief. However, this thing has very high requirements for the organizers. It looks simple, but it is easy to mess up in practice. Causes turmoil, so in many cases, bowls of porridge and water are given to the victims to lie down. Isn't this also a solution to dragging the victims until they have no strength to cause turmoil?
However, after Chen Xi, the Han Dynasty mostly used the work-for-relief method to deal with these matters, because Chen Xi compiled a more detailed manual. Well, it was actually compiled by Lu Su. Lu Su was forced to organize millions of people After receiving housing and job placement, Lu Su compiled a simple and easy-to-understand handbook on work-for-relief.
Although the disaster relief work turned out to be profitable in the end, which really frightened Lu Su, for Chen Xi, it was just a matter of getting used to it. Of course, he had to use the manpower he obtained for free, and he would do it regardless of whether he was given food or money. Live, how can this not make money!
"Maybe it was because I was afraid of poverty, so I worked hard. In addition, Taishan was the first to popularize technical positions, so everyone basically has a skill. In addition, after many years of layout of the trading city, and relatively strict management, as long as you work hard, If you work, you will basically not be poor." Wu Yuan explained casually.
Fenggao is currently one of the only cities that can provide jobs for all people in the city. In addition, Fenggao was built by Chen Xi in the early years with all the former bandits, so these people have houses to live in from the beginning. of.
He is in the city, his professional skills have been trained, and his place of work is also in the city. The cost of living is extremely low, and he gets a technical salary. He has been working for almost ten years. Unless there is something wrong with him, there is a problem. Ghost poor people.
Chen Xi has stabilized prices these days, and a five-baht coin is extremely valuable. After the prices of just-necessary items were adjusted back to normal prices over the years, there has been no ups and downs. After ten years, it is basically impossible to survive in Fenggao unless it is done by oneself. After all, the stricter management is not only for the common people, but also for the bureaucrats, so people like Fenggao will be the standard middle class in future generations.
This is also why Chen Xi proposed to merge villages into villages and move workshops and factories to the outskirts of villages after merging villages. To put it bluntly, it is to reduce the cost of living and improve happiness.
With the same salary of 6,000 yuan, regardless of housing and car loans, people can walk home in ten minutes, and the school is around their home. If they need to rent a house and consider buying a house, selling a car, and taking on housing and car loans locally, they are really two different lives. The former's salary is enough to travel once a year, while the latter's salary is tight.
