Fusu had no feelings about this.
He also always knew very little about the situation in the military.
But according to his understanding, the imperial court did not issue any "Xiwen" orders to the army. Why would Ji Heng say that this was the power of the system?
Fusu asked: "Mr. Ji, how many people in the army are literate?"
Ji Heng nodded and said: "The system of Da Qin is different from that of other princes in the past. In the past, many courtiers in the court came from the military, and they were basically knowledgeable in both military and political affairs. Many people thought that this was a rare example, but in fact it was not the case. Not so."
"Under the military merit system, after being awarded a title, your status will be greatly improved. However, if you want to become a general of two to five hundred years or above, most of them need to be literate. Many of them are actually self-taught, and of course they are indispensable. Go to the school to study, no matter what, the literacy rate of Da Qin soldiers is very high."
"This has also led to a strong atmosphere for learning writing in the military."
"The generals of Great Qin are different from other countries. Generals basically rise from humble beginnings. These people had low status in the past and did not have the opportunity to learn writing. However, the knowledge that the army needs to master is very huge."
"Like the 'city official government', 'gateway (key)', 'Qianmojin Bridge', 'rhinoceros horns and elephant teeth', 'leather beetles', 'warehouse grains', 'armor craftsmen's' money feathers' and so on, these These are all things that the generals of Great Qin need to master."
"If you can't master it, you won't be promoted."
"So whether they like it or not, the soldiers of Great Qin have to be literate."
"Maybe I can't write it, but I can definitely recognize it."
Ji Heng did not lie.
The literacy rate of the Qin army was far higher than that of the other six countries.
In the family books of Heifu unearthed in later generations, Heifu was just an ordinary soldier, but he could write proficiently.
This is evident.
Fusu's thoughts moved, his eyes lit up and he said: "According to Sir's opinion, many people in the Great Qin army are actually literate? Indeed, only in this way can the soldiers who were knighted in the past of Great Qin be able to directly serve as officials and officials."
Fusu asked and answered himself.
He already recognized Ji Heng's statement.
Ji Heng said lightly: "Officials in the Great Qin Dynasty have always been integrated with military and political affairs. Even the schools in the Great Qin Dynasty that mainly train officials also learn military affairs when they are learning how to be an official. Therefore, the reverse may not be impossible in the army. After fighting, , master literacy.”
"But after all, there were so many wars in the past that only a few military officers could read and write about it."
"But it's different now."
"I said something in prison."
"What?" Hu Hai was finally able to interrupt.
I heard Ji Heng and Fusu having a lively chat earlier, but he couldn't say anything and was quite depressed. But when it comes to prison, he knows far more than Fusu.
Hu Hai moved his body forward.
"Qin politics has been practiced for a hundred generations." Ji Heng was always straightforward and said this sentence directly.
"Qin politics has been practiced for a hundred generations?" Hu Hai frowned, and he asked doubtfully: "I remember you said at the time that the centralized system created by my father was destined to be imitated by the people of the world, but what does this have to do with the literacy situation in the military? "
Fusu also looked over curiously.
Ji Heng smiled and waved his sleeves and said: "The Qin system is not only about centralization. The First Emperor created a huge system. Centralization is only the most eye-catching thing. But under this system, there are actually other things that are remarkable. .”
"For example, border guarding!"
"Guard the border." Fusu and Hu Hai looked at each other, their eyes filled with confusion.
They don't know much about it.
No chance to find out either.
The only thing they knew was that they withdrew from guarding the border. Firstly, they were to prevent the Huns from continuing to move south. Secondly, they were stationed to deter northern Xinjiang and the South China Sea. Thirdly, they were trying to move soldiers out of Guanzhong.
As for the rest, they know next to nothing.
The two of them looked up at Ji Heng.
Ji Heng looked deeply and said with emotion: "The current system of Da Qin is actually very rough. It can even be called sloppy. It only establishes a large framework and is not really perfect inside. But even so, Da Qin is still For this large framework, some systems with far-reaching impacts have been set up.”
"The most important of these is the border guarding system."
"I don't know why Da Qin introduced the border guarding system. Maybe it was just to solve a temporary emergency, or there may be other reasons, but this system is indeed very prophetic and unique."
"It's just that the establishment of Great Qin was too short."
"It's so short that he doesn't even know what impact it will have on the system he created."
"And that doesn't matter."
"There's only one thing you need to remember."
"These systems created by Da Qin, whether they were implemented in a hurry or after careful consideration, basically serve Da Qin's centralized system."
"That's enough."
Fusu was still confused.
He did not understand the meaning of Ji Heng's words.
Ji Hengdao: "Under the centralized system, the other systems are all centered around centralization and are designed to solve problems under centralized power. Whether it is a border guard system or a unified government, they are all designed to solve some problems under centralized power. .”
"Therefore, many problems in Daqin can be solved under these supporting systems."
"It's just that Da Qin ignored it."
"Or maybe not aware of it at all."
"These systems are too new, and there is no reference. The use of these systems by Da Qin Chaotang is completely limited to these systems themselves, and they have not maximized them, let alone used these systems to feed back the centralization system itself. .”
"Being blindly invested without getting any returns will definitely make the court more exhausted."
"It may even make it more difficult for the court to bear."
"And this has deviated from the original intention of these systems, which are to solve problems, not to continue to add problems to the court."
"This is also the problem with Da Qin's decrees over the years."
“Build out the old and create the new.”
"Da Qin has indeed achieved 'shabbyness'."
"But what about 'Lixin'?"
"Da Qin didn't do it. Da Qin just built an empty shelf, which was empty and without anything. Da Qin is currently relying on the endless labor of exploiting and squeezing the bottom to support this empty shelf, but this is destined not to last for long, so Da Qin needs some A pillar that can hold up a shelf.”
"Da Qin forged several pillars himself."
"It's just lying sideways!"
Ji Heng looked at the sky with a faint gaze.
Fusu and Hu Hai looked at each other, and both saw a touch of bitterness on each other's faces. What Ji Heng said was too profound, and they really couldn't understand it.
Even more unimaginable.
But they also understood.
Many of the political decrees issued by Da Qin were actually very insightful.
I just didn't really use it.
Fusu patted the lapel of his clothes to make himself look relatively neat. He bowed solemnly to Ji Heng and said, "Please give me some advice, sir."
Ji Heng did not speak in a hurry.
He thought about border security in his mind.
But I was filled with emotions in my heart.
This system created by the Qin Dynasty has been used by all dynasties, even more than two thousand years later, it is still in use, but the name was changed from the ancient border guard to the construction corps, but the actual content is very different.
Ji Heng said slowly: "Under the border guard system, Da Qin's soldiers are generally divided into three categories, namely knights, fusiliers and field soldiers."
"The work of the soldiers is the most arduous. They have to watch the beacons and monitor the enemy's situation at all times."
"The garrison soldiers in the Qin people mostly refer to the fusi soldiers."
"The second is the field soldiers, which is equivalent to the field army. The Qin court has been encouraging soldiers to move their families and families."
"These people in Northern Xinjiang and South China Sea are usually engaged in building farmhouses, digging canals and wells, and repairing fortifications. During wartime, they directly participate in combat."
"Knighthood is the highest."
"These knights are all selected from the elite."
"Zhengshi refers to those who are strong, quick, and have extraordinary talents."
"These people can even bring their own private slaves."
"In addition to these three types of arms, there are also various service soldiers when broken down. Engineering soldiers and canal soldiers are responsible for building water conservancy projects. River canal soldiers are responsible for building water conservancy projects. Guard soldiers are responsible for guarding granaries. Watchmen are responsible for guarding city walls. In addition to road soldiers, they are responsible for sanitation and maintenance. The soldiers are responsible for cooking, etc."
"Under the border guarding system, soldiers have been continuously subdivided."
"This is actually"
Ji Heng paused for a moment, but the phrase 'professional soldier' was not uttered in the end. Although Da Qin's system was indeed very suitable for cultivating professional soldiers, the money and food consumed to train professional soldiers was far beyond what Da Qin could provide now, so he thought about it. , not ready to say it.
He changed the topic and continued: "Soldiers in Northern Xinjiang and South China Sea are usually very boring, so they also have a lot of entertainment and leisure."
"For example, throwing pots, shooting in autumn, etc."
"These are actually very common. Soldiers under the border guard system are different from other times. The main reason is that the requirements for soldiers are very high, and they must have basic reading, writing and arithmetic skills."
"This is naturally not cultivated intentionally by the imperial court, but is a specific product of the garrison system."
"The army needs soldiers to memorize military orders and the rules for the use of Great Wall beacons. In addition to being proficient in operating these order systems, the soldiers of the garrison must also recite the Nine-Nine Mantras and Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches to exercise basic arithmetic skills, memory and reaction skills."
Ji Heng talked eloquently.
Speaking of this, his eyes were filled with emotion.
When he was Huangfu Song in the late Han Dynasty, he regularly inspected his soldiers. If those little leaders in the army did not memorize the "Beacon Fire Agreement" by heart, or simply could not remember it, they would be punished on the spot or even dismissed. All of this, This is all to allow the soldiers to take the initiative to read and write, so as to better complete their jobs.
The Qin Dynasty was even worse.
During the Han Dynasty, there were many distinctions between soldiers.
There was no such thing in the Qin Dynasty. A garrison soldier might be a soldier today, but be assigned as a field soldier tomorrow, so they would eventually become more omnipotent. Under the high pressure of militarism, the military quality of Qin soldiers could be described as Being infinitely elevated.
And that's just to get the job done.
Qin Law stipulates that adult men generally serve for two years in their lifetime. In the first year, they serve as regular soldiers in their own county. In the second year, they serve as garrison soldiers in border counties or as guards in the capital to protect palaces, imperial palaces, and ancestral temples.
But this Qin law apparently only exists on bamboo slips.
It's not really implemented.
Most of the soldiers in the Northern Territory of the South China Sea of Great Qin had served for three or four years, and the elders had been in service for seven or eight years. Because of this, reading, writing, and arithmetic, which were originally only required for officers, were gradually required for soldiers.
Eight years in the South China Sea and three years in the North Plains.
Da Qin has already cultivated a considerable number of literate talents.
As long as they are given the opportunity to learn laws and scriptures and improve their cultural accomplishment, they are fully capable of serving as local officials.
However, Da Qin never considered it from beginning to end.
To be precise, the imperial court didn't even know there was such a group of people.
The garrison system is too new.
The founder of New Qin didn't even know this.
If the garrison system can be truly utilized, the shortage of officials in the Qin Dynasty will be solved to a certain extent, and this is also the reason why he urges these soldiers to leave Guanzhong.
They stay in the army and Guanzhong, and they don't realize this at all.
The people of Qin are so arrogant!
They deserve better.
In the future, the people of Guandong can even be used to participate in border defense, and then the influence of the aristocrats of the six countries on Guandong can be gradually disintegrated, and more people at the bottom of the world can participate in the construction of the Qin empire.
It's just too early to tell.
There was a long silence.
Fusu has understood.
What Ji Heng meant was that under the Qin garrison system, the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty were different from the past. Most of these soldiers had mastered a certain amount of reading, writing and arithmetic, and had begun to form the foundation to become officials.
Da Qin lacked grassroots officials.
This problem has been around for a long time.
It has never been resolved.
It is precisely because of this that the officials in Guandong dare to be half-hearted.
If the Qin Dynasty arranges not to mention hundreds of thousands, but at least tens of thousands of soldiers to serve as officials in Guandong, wouldn't the imperial court's control over the world be greatly strengthened?
Fusu looked happy.
He suppressed the joy in his heart and asked: "Do soldiers under the garrison system really have such abilities?"
"I don't know." Ji Heng answered simply.
Fusu was stunned.
Ji Heng glanced at Fusu indifferently and said in a deep voice: "I have never been to Northern Xinjiang and Nanhai. I just have some understanding of the situation in the military. Someone needs to see it on the spot."
"This is just my inference."
"As for the truth, how can I know?"
Fusu smiled awkwardly.
Although Ji Heng's preface does not match the follow-up, he is indeed right.
Ji Heng was just making inferences about the current situation of the garrison. He couldn't really tell what it was really like. After all, he had never been to the border areas, let alone understood the situation on the ground, so how could he dare to boast about Haikou?
Fusu said with a stern expression, "It's Fusu who is impatient."
Fusu had long been accustomed to this, and said without blushing: "If Mr.'s deduction is true, the garrison system can really solve the urgent needs of the Qin Dynasty. It is precisely because of the lack of officials in Guandong that they continue to appoint officials from the original six countries. And these Most people have two ends, and many of them have private connections with the nobles of the Six Kingdoms."
"If you follow Mr.'s method."
"Assigning these garrison soldiers as officials will not only give the soldiers a proper explanation, but also solve the issue of merit and reward that the imperial court has always been concerned about. It will serve multiple purposes with one stone."
"Mr. Talented."
Fusu was too lazy to use his brain now.
He has long known that his own brain is no match. Ji Heng may have already understood these calculations in his mind and has already figured out everything. How can he hear the problem just by listening for a while?
He doesn't have that ability.
He silently wrote down Ji Heng's idea.
When he was ready to go back, he would submit these in writing and let his father make his decision. He believed that with his courage, he would definitely agree.
If it is implemented, many of the thorny problems that plagued the court in the past will be solved at once.
He was very happy.
Hu Hai slumped down and looked a little listless.
He didn't understand it at all.
But he didn't bother to ask any more questions.
He didn't know anything about garrisoning or border settlements. Even if Ji Heng explained it in detail, he probably wouldn't understand it and wouldn't bother himself.
Ji Heng looked calm.
He pondered for a moment and continued: "Most of the solutions I proposed earlier revolve around soldiers whose titles are hairpins and do not change. As for the lowest-ranking sergeants, they are the largest in number, and may even be as high as several dozen. One hundred thousand, so if the imperial court is really interested in solving it."
"We must prepare a lot of money and food."
"If the situation of the farm and house is good, and the soldiers with hairpins and old hairpins are willing to send their children to school, or are willing to go to Guandong to serve as officials, the court can use this to collect a lot, or distribute a smaller amount, but these quantities are relatively small. Compared with the hundreds of thousands of public servants who have not changed, it is still relatively small."
"It is true that giving a clan can make these people feel better, but in the end it has to come down to practical benefits."
"So if the reaction in the military is not strong, the conditions for conferring a clan can be raised relatively high. Those with a hairpin and above can be given a clan for free, and there is a chance to be granted a clan with a title of nobility. However, the requirements are the same as those for the children of the hairpin to enter school, and there are no additional requirements. Land and houses are distributed, and they must serve in the South China Sea or Northern Xinjiang for a number of years."
"As for the lowest-level public servants, they have no chance to be with them."
"After calculating this, the number of fields and houses that Da Qin will eventually need to provide will be greatly reduced. If the number is not high, it may only be solved with money and food."
"The money and food that Da Qin has hoarded this year may not be enough."
Fusu's eyes darkened.
Ji Heng's idea was very thoughtful.
Through various virtual and real rewards, the soldiers are aroused to desire comparison, and then let the soldiers voluntarily give up their merit rewards, reducing the pressure on the court. However, this can only solve the situation of soldiers with knighthoods and above. As for the most common, they are also the highest in number. The gentleman, this is still difficult to settle.
There are simply too many.
Hundreds of thousands.
According to Qin law, it means hundreds of thousands of hectares of fields and hundreds of thousands of houses.
Da Qin might still be unable to produce it now.
Unless other high lords in Guanzhong took the initiative to donate their fields, this was obviously impossible. In the end, he had no choice but to find out, fearing that in the end he would have to rely on money and food to solve the problem.
Fusu Zuo bowed and said, "What you said is absolutely true. It's just that after all the troubles a merchant has gone through, even if his family has some savings, he may not have much left. If he continues to force the merchants, he may gain very little."
"unless."
"The imperial court carried out a robbery on Guandong merchants."
Ji Heng glanced at Fusu with a strange expression, but he didn't expect Fusu to have such an idea. He knew that Fusu was just forced to be anxious, and coupled with path dependence, he subconsciously wanted to touch the merchants.
After all, the court did benefit a lot from merchants.
Ji Heng shook his head and said: "Guandong is different from Guanzhong. The imperial court's control over Guandong is not that strong, and the officials in Guandong and the imperial court may not be on the same page. If they seize the opportunity for the nobles of the six countries, it will cause chaos in Guandong."
"Isn't this worth the loss?"
"Therefore, merchants can no longer move for a while."
"The merchants have no money."
"But there is one group that has money."
"Who?" Fusu raised his head suddenly, his eyes full of hope.
"Rich man." Ji Heng said.
"A rich person?" Fusu frowned.
Ji Heng said calmly: "Now the people at the bottom have been squeezed dry a long time ago. Even if the court wants to plunder the bottom people, they can't get much money out of them. But the same cannot be said for the nobles, powerful people, and officials. They have been plundering the people's fat and oil in recent years. , so if you want to make money, you have to start with these people.”
"How to do this?" Fusu was curious.
Ji Heng said with a smile but not a smile: "It's still a matter of salt. The nobles are rich and powerful. They also have requirements for the standard of life. They even compare with each other in private. In this case, they want to make money from them." , it couldn’t be easier to further purify refined salt and make it into luxury goods.”
"Don't measure too much."
"Only make excess profits for the rich."
"How can they eat bitter refined salt when they come from a wealthy family? They should eat purer luxury salt. What these people eat is not salt, but life and quality."
"It's selling at a high price!"
"If you have the conditions, you can put some crushed kelp in it and say it can cure big neck disease. If it is claimed to be royal salt, many powerful nobles will flock to it."
"But Daqin needs to find a way to further purify the salt."
"And it can only be sold officially."
Fusu's eyes lit up.
This is indeed a way.
And the imperial court did have a way to sell it.
After all, Ji Heng had previously suggested that the government should also participate in selling salt, just selling coarse salt with sand mud. Now it might not be impossible to package it and sell royal salt.
This is a good way to make money.
Fusu smiled and said: "This is a good idea. The quality of the royal salt in the palace is indeed much better than that in the outside world. It is easy to sell it at a high price. It's just that minced kelp is added to it. What's the reason? "
“Can kelp really cure big neck disease?”
As soon as he asked the question, Fusu regretted it.
He had almost forgotten that Ji Heng's medical skills were equally astonishing, and he was even admired by the entire Imperial Medical Office.
The incomplete prescriptions he left behind have tortured the doctors of the imperial doctor's office in the past few months. A group of old doctors in their fifties and sixties have been studying around them all day long.
His tenacity is astonishing.
The First Emperor even specifically ordered these old doctors to take it easy.
Since Ji Heng dared to say this, he must be confident, otherwise how could he speak so easily?
Fusu also smiled to himself at this time: "Since kelp can cure big neck disease, it will be easier. All we need to do is have someone grind the kelp into pieces, then stir it into refined salt, and then find someone to verify it. Now, how can this 'Royal Salt' not be sold at a high price?"
“Only in this way can we use it to fund the country’s use.”
Ji Heng smiled accordingly.
The courtyard is filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
He actually wanted to talk about the 'Government of Great Unification'. Great Qin's use of the 'Government of Great Unification' was also very rough, but he finally thought about it and did not choose to speak. At present, Great Qin has made many moves. If he does it one after another, Big moves will inevitably arouse emotions from all parties.
Then the gains outweigh the losses.
Besides, it's not the time yet.
It would be good to be able to solve the problem of military merit and nobility.
Why rush it.
(End of chapter)
