The prisoners of war intercepted by Li Xin from western Liaoning were imprisoned by the Qin army after entering the city, awaiting disposal.
In the past, many Yan people in the city were secretly colluding with each other, looking for opportunities to commit suicide. But now they all gave up their thoughts. Wang Jian used Qin Feng's tactics to frighten them and completely shattered the Yan people's resistance.
Jicheng completely calmed down.
After the war, there must be a reward.
The Qin Dynasty respected military merit. It is said that "those with military merit will receive titles based on their leadership." As long as they perform meritorious service on the battlefield, they will be awarded titles and rewards.
When Li Xin's troops were chasing the King of Yan's convoy, the various Qin troops in Jicheng had already completed their respective merit-based rewards, and most of them were in high spirits with smiles on their faces.
Now that Li Xin has returned from a great victory, it is naturally time for him and his men to reward them based on their merits.
First of all, the Qin army's light chariots and iron cavalry galloped for hundreds of miles in pursuit, and beheaded thousands of Yan's cavalry. This credit was calculated according to the corresponding gains. There is no objection to this fact.
Among them, Shejian shot and killed two Yan army cavalrymen in a chariot battle, totaling two heads. He should be promoted to the first level of nobility, from the second level to the third level of hairpin bird.
Black Butt used his halberd to kill one of the Yan Army's cavalrymen and one of the Yan Army's charioteers who resisted with their swords.
After beheading two people, Black Buttocks can also be promoted to a noble title and become a hairpin bird just like Shejian.
However, according to Zhao Tuo's guess, this black ass must have seen that the two men needed to make the hairpin were insufficient, so he took advantage of the chaos of the car accident to kill a coachman.
The heads were settled, but the promotion of the two men was not over.
Captured more than 200 officials and ministers of Yan State, and wiped out the core class of Yan State.
Such achievements, no matter what, must be achieved only if the entire army is "profitable".
Therefore, all the sergeants and sergeants in this army, starting from the general Li Xin down, were promoted one level higher on the basis of their knighthoods.
Shejian and Black Buttocks, after a pursuit battle, were promoted two levels in a row, becoming two different figures.
It was a pity that in the previous battle to conquer Jicheng, they were located at the rear and did not participate in the frontline fighting. Although you can get a lot of achievements and monetary rewards by helping to make the giant cannon, you can't upgrade to another level of knighthood. Otherwise, you might be able to become a fifth-level doctor in one battle.
But even so, it also made the black butt laugh with his mouth open, and he ran around with his butt sticking out, and kept shouting his name of "no more black butt".
Even Shejian, who had always been indifferent, couldn't help showing joy in his brows.
Moreover, Shibama's contribution does not stop there.
He followed Zhao Tuo to chase Yan Dan, shot his horse with an arrow, and tied up Yan Dan.
According to the Qin people's character of rewarding meritorious deeds, this auxiliary contribution will never be lacking.
It was just because it was related to the "mastermind of assassinating Qin" and the reward had to be decided by the King of Qin himself, so it was temporarily shelved. But it can be foreseen that Shejian will definitely have rewards after returning to Xianyang.
As for Zhao Tuo.
Beheading alone has no meaning in not changing the title.
You can only move up a level by intercepting the "Ying Lun" of the Duke of Yan.
He is now a fifth-level knight, doctor!
But for Zhao Tuo, this is by no means the end.
His previous contribution to the construction of the giant cannon has been reported to Xianyang and needs to wait for review.
Xianmou intercepted the King of Yan's convoy and captured Prince Dan. This achievement was so special that it had to be decided by the King of Qin after returning to Xianyang.
These two great achievements can be said to be the best in the entire army, and the rewards are so rich that one can fully imagine.
Zhao Tuo is also looking forward to what kind of reward he will receive when he returns to Xianyang.
"Sure enough, the battlefield upgrades quickly, and it has been upgraded several levels in a blink of an eye."
Zhao Tuo had a smile on his face, but at the same time he muttered in his heart: "Fortunately, I didn't listen to Brother Zheng's words, otherwise I would still be a young gentleman immersed in studying."
The merits of the soldiers under Li Xin's command have been distributed. Those who deserve rewards are rewarded, and those who deserve punishment are punished.
But he has not changed for the time being.
Because according to the Qin State's military merit system, promotions below the rank of fifth official will be completed within a few days.
The result will be produced within a short period of time and the new title will be awarded.
The rewards for the acres and homesteads will be issued by the army to the corresponding counties, and then the county magistrate and county lieutenant of the local county will be responsible for it. Of course, after the rewards are distributed at all levels, the person who is actually responsible for the land distribution is the Tian Dian in the township. , Lidian.
For titles of five or more officers, after merit evaluation in the military, they need to be reported to Xianyang and decided by the Bangwei Mansion or the Lord Lieutenant Mansion before the titles and rewards can be issued.
The reason for this operation is that the Qin State's twenty-first-class title system seems to allow one to climb all the way up through military merit, but in fact there is a strict internal hierarchy.
The twenty-level knighthood is divided into four levels.
Among them, the title of the first-level sergeant does not change until the fourth level, which is the lowest among the titles, similar to the "scholar" class in the previous feudal era.
Those who hold this title can hold official positions in the military below the rank of 500 Lord, and they can also hold official positions below the rank of the village chief (township chief) in the local area.
The fifth-level doctor to the ninth-level doctor can be compared to the ancient "doctor" level, and one or two things can also be seen from their titles.
People with this level of title can live a more prosperous life in Qin.
According to the corresponding title level, one can hold official positions ranging from 500 Lord to Colonel in the army.
If it were in the past, the fifth noble title would even have the right to lead troops to fight alone.
For example, when King Zhaoxiang of Qin attacked Handan, the capital of Zhao, King Wu'an said he was ill and could not do it, so the King of Qin sent five officials, Wang Ling, as the main general.
It's just that as the war between Qin and the Six Kingdoms continues, many high-ranking nobles have emerged in response to the situation, resulting in the title of the fifth doctor being no longer what it used to be.
In the local area, this level of title can be held by everyone from the village husband to the chief and adjutant officers at all levels of the county, and even the officials of the county government.
Of course, the two thousand stone level of the county governor is not enough, that requires a higher level of title.
From here on, it starts with the tenth level of Zuo Shuchang and continues to the eighteenth level of Great Concubine.
Most of these nine levels of titles are named after concubines, and their essence is similar to the "Qing" level in the feudal era.
Belonging to the real elite of Qin.
They can hold positions ranging from generals to generals in the army, but the number of these positions is limited. There is only one general, and there are only several generals. If there are too many high-ranking officers, they can only be arranged from high to low. The lowest-level Zuo Shuchang often can only serve as a school captain.
This is also the reason why Huan Zhao had always wanted to be promoted to the right concubine. In Qin, only those with a high enough title can obtain higher positions.
At the local level, from the county governor of two thousand stones to the nine ministers in the center, these are the stages where the title class of "qing" is active.
And further up, there are the 19th-level Guannai Hou and the 20th-level Chehou, who belong to the top "Marquis" level.
The difference between the two.
It is said that the Marquis of Guannei has a marquis name, but he lives in the royal territory and has no state.
Chehou, whose title is equivalent to that of the Emperor, and has a feudal state.
Since then, the titles of the Qin Kingdom have been graded up and down.
Hous, ministers, officials, and scholars are all layered one above the other. The hierarchy is strict, and the superiority and inferiority are clear at a glance.
Military honors and titles were the basis for the Qin State to be able to sweep through the six kingdoms, so it attached great importance to the awarding of titles.
Titles below the level of minister are not too important, and all procedures can be completed directly by the army to which they belong.
But those above the rank of minister are not allowed. They can serve as county guards, nine ministers, and officials in various government offices. They are too important. Their promotion must be reported to the central government and approved by special review.
Therefore, Li Xin has made great achievements this time, whether it is supervising the construction of huge cannons to attack Jicheng or chasing down the Yan army and seizing huge sums, he will not be able to get corresponding rewards for the time being. He must wait patiently for Xianyang's decision.
In the Qin army's large tent, the generals discussed matters.
Xin Sheng and other generals congratulated Li Xin for his great achievements, and their words were filled with envy and admiration.
Li Xin stood in the tent, facing the praises of his colleagues, he smiled and nodded slightly.
He has enjoyed too many honors in the past few days. Even the army sergeants are talking about how he led the army to fight for hundreds of miles.
The eagle strikes the sky and soars across the sky, secretly calling it the "Flying General".
Under all the praise.
Li Xin's nature, which had been suppressed by Wang Jian, revived again.
Especially when looking at Qiang Su, his old enemy in the past, now he doesn't even dare to look at him.
Li Xin drifted.
His heart was extremely swollen.
Looking at the old general sitting on the general's seat, covering his hands with silk cloth, he kept coughing.
General, you are old.
At this moment, a voice sounded in Li Xin's heart.
Keep mumbling.
He can be replaced.
