The weapon tycoon who traveled to Daqin

"No, I also heard it from my master. This country is always expanding, and there is no time to stop. They don't care about fighting civil wars. They keep going east for wealth. In their eyes, what we have The east where we live is the land of wealth. There is gold everywhere, and they came here for our gold.” Shangwen had no choice but to include Marco Polo’s story.Anyway, the pursuit of wealth is unique to Westerners.The ancient East is described as a country of wealth and wealth.Qin's expansion should not be simply expanding territory, but more about seeking wealth, driven by wealth.Expansion of territory will never run dry.

"They have a good idea. Is the wealth of the widows something they can grab if they want? The widows think that the king of Alexander is nothing special, but he is just a bandit leader. How about the territory, my Daqin soldiers are not as weak as those bandits. The widow also made a big territory for him to see, not only to be big, but also to occupy the land of that Alexander, and to capture that Alexander alive. The widow should take a good look, what is this king." Qin Wang said viciously.

"Your Majesty, Wang Jian's army is coming soon." Zhao Gao reminded carefully from the side.

"Okay. I'll go now, my widow." After finishing speaking, King Qin took his civil and military officials to welcome the return of Wang Jian's army.However, Shang Wen was thinking about the expansion intention of the Qin Empire.The King of Qin now probably regards Alexander as his opponent.If it expands to the west, Shang Wen believes that the Qin State does have such capabilities, but the price is the ultra-long logistics supply line, which will greatly drag down the Qin Empire.Qin State has an army of 100 million, and the combat power of the army is only higher than that of Alexander's army.Fighting is no problem. The Western Regions have some effects now, and now even the most powerful Huns are finished.And weapons and equipment have begun to upgrade.But logistical supplies.It stretches for thousands of miles.There are thousands of miles in terms of kilometers.In this case, it is only the distance from Xianyang to the Western Regions which is now Xin Jiang.Alexander was constantly consolidating his logistical supply line before continuing to advance.And the speed of advancement is obviously too fast.The results have proven it.The price of going too fast is that this huge empire is short-lived.After death it fell apart.Could it be that the Qin State also does the same.Obviously this approach is not advisable.

War is not a movie, nor is it a war TV series. The frontlines are fighting fiercely, and those who are engaged in logistics in the back are equally fierce. War is not a simple act of soldiers, it is a national system problem.War really consumes the power of the country.The strength cannot be excessively consumed, otherwise it will hurt the root.It is simply taxation.Moreover, the conduct of the war is a major transfer of wealth.is the flow of wealth.Just as war can make a country poor, it can also make a country rich.It depends on the war methods adopted by this country.

Western countries have sacrificed time in exchange for increased wealth.This approach is very good, and the wealth of the country that started the war has increased significantly.Like the war against India.The time process lasted for 200 years before it was finally formally established.But the effect is obvious.India's national economy is firmly tied to the British chariot. At the same time, the lixing of the economy is also slowly becoming monotonous in the consumption of time. The single result is a great dependence on the big country. This effect It is the most fundamental, that is to say, fundamentally, you no longer have any qualifications to speak.This name will also be completely ticked off from the list of world powers.

The method adopted by King Qin was brute force.Quick results in a short time.But it is a dose of poison. Take the south as an example. Although the 50 troops in the south quickly moved south after the unification war and quickly returned, there are many historical problems left over.Such as the local aborigines.Those are the minority issues.These problems have not been properly resolved from the Qin Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty.Nominally attached to zhong yangzheng fu, but in fact, the local economy is still very strong.A very high price is that ethnic issues have become a hidden danger for this country.This kind of hidden danger is like a poisonous thorn, it cannot be fatal, but it can induce fatal injury, leaving you with no time to care about it.

These are hidden dangers and cannot be left behind.Can't do that either.The economy of the local land must be completely destroyed.The approach taken is like treating Indians, black Africans.Indians do.Absolutely no historical issues should be left behind.It must be completely wiped off from the local land.This has to be done.

The power of capital needs to do this.The same is required for primitive accumulation of capital.Shang Wen believes that King Qin must have already felt great interest in Alexander's affairs.In the evening, the King of Qin will definitely summon himself to ask about this matter. Shang Wen decided to take this opportunity to greatly persuade the expansionism of the King of Qin, who is eager for quick success and instant benefits, to revise a timetable.King Qin, don't worry.It is impossible to exhaust the power of Qin as a country to expand.

The story of Alexander has greatly stimulated King Qin.During the whole process of receiving Wang Jian, the King of Qin was in a trance, which made Wang Jian feel a little uneasy.Wang Jian was terrified by this.Fortunately, Wei Liao stepped forward to remind him in a low voice, and Wang Jian was relieved.Thus ended the ceremony.The morale of the returning Qin army was extremely high.All the soldiers involuntarily stayed near the orchestra, unwilling to leave for a long time.

185 Changing the Reward System

As expected.After absent-mindedly finishing the welcoming ceremony, King Qin immediately summoned Shang Wen to drive back to the palace together on the way back to the palace.Shang Wen was somewhat unexpected, mainly because King Qin was a little too anxious.

"Mr. Qin, I want to follow the example of Alexander to expand the territory. I don't know what is Mr. Qin's strategy?" King Qin immediately asked this question straight to the point after getting into the car.

"This. Rong Chen think about it." Shang Wen thought for a while and said.

"En." King Qin agreed.

King Qin had the same prediction as himself.Alexander's achievements greatly stimulated this eternal emperor.Moreover, Qin Wang Yingzheng, who is eager to win and conquer, will not let go of such an opportunity, and Qin also has such a foundation.but.Sweeping the six countries is already the limit of Qin State. If the machine is started again, I am afraid.Shangwen really didn't dare to think about it.

Qin's use of the army is a national act, and it is the country, not the individual, who is really fighting for interests.It was a large number of Qin individuals who were injured.Because of these individual injuries, the country will suffer a great loss in strength, which is fundamental.This cannot be changed.

War is an act of the state, and the state is responsible for most of the war.The beneficiaries are only a small part.The extent of the war at this point will be greatly suppressed, which is not advisable.At the same time, the expedition required enormous logistical supplies.This level of supply, relying on the strength of the current state of Qin, is obviously difficult to achieve.Even if it is achieved, Qin will exhaust the granary of Bashu.

The mode of war must be upgraded qualitatively.must.Thinking of this, Shang Wen had some ideas.

King Qin looked at Shang Wen motionlessly.

"Your Majesty, I have something to ask." Shang Wen started with an irrelevant question.

"What's the matter?" King Qin asked.

"I don't know, how will the army be rewarded for this expedition to the north?" King Qin asked.

"It's still the same as before. Rewards will be awarded according to military achievements." King Qin replied puzzled.He didn't understand why Shangwen asked such a question.

Shangwen shook his head.

"Why are you shaking your head, sir?" King Qin said puzzled.

"Your Majesty, this is not advisable." Shang Wen said slowly.

"If the king uses this reward method to motivate the army to conscript and build an empire like Alexander's, it is not advisable." Shang Wen said.

"Oh. Why?" King Qin asked.

Shangwen paused slightly.I began to organize my words in my mind.

"Your Majesty, I heard that the reward Alexander gave to the army during this expedition was not titles, but money. At the same time, there were also a lot of trophies. These trophies were private to the soldiers and could be taken back. Alexander's soldiers were for these money and The trophies are following their kings, because they know that as long as the war is won, they can get a lot of money as a reward. At the same time, they can also get their salary. That is, the wages given to them by the state. The trophies become wages, rewards In addition to another reward, what Alexander got was land, population, and a lot of resources. And these money will return to the king's hands through taxation.

"And what do the soldiers of my Great Qin get? I learned this from the Northern Army. Soldiers have to provide their own armor, clothing, and even horses. And the soldiers at the lowest level don't have any money as salary every month Those trophies are not what soldiers can get. What they get is just two to three meals a day. Such treatment will greatly dampen the desire of soldiers to participate in the war. Compared with the six countries, the title system is much more enlightened, but on the whole, it is still very backward, and this cannot be changed." Shang Wen emphasized.Shangwen's meaning is very clear, that is, to pay soldiers wages.Send military pay.Fight in ancient times.Soldiers at the bottom do not have any salary at all, and they are obliged to perform military service.There is no military pay, but there is only enough food for a day.

"You mean to pay salaries to the soldiers?" King Qin asked suspiciously.

"Yes, it's also called military pay." Shang Wen said.

"Moreover, let them allow them to take away the spoils of war. This is especially important, and these soldiers must be given a lot of places to spend. These places will be my Daqin's stable source of taxation. Moreover, the king can also participate in it , those generals and civil servants are all fine." Shang Wen suddenly realized.This is an excellent key to open the taxation door of Qin State, which has great war needs.And King Qin was under the demand of war.Urgently hope to get a quick solution to the war problem.This approach is the key that unlocks the road to capitalism.And war becomes a catalyst.Under the powerful destructive force, a new system was bred.The role of war cannot be underestimated.Human beings may have overemphasized the destructiveness of war, but behind this destructiveness will be a blow from a backward system and management methods.The effect of the strike is to promote progress.The effect of war comes after his destructive effect.and not before.

"My minister's idea is this. First of all, according to the original system, the promotion of military merits will be carried out." Shangwen didn't want to go too far at the beginning.The practical significance of military merit lies in the traditional Chinese concept.China is a family-centered country.The social status of the family depends on the approval of the zheng fu.Knighthood is the only means of such recognition.If it is changed rashly, it is estimated that it will not be long before this matter is ruined.In order to have a good transition, the title system will not be abolished temporarily.Instead, the practical meaning of the title was taken away and turned into a social symbol.

"Then, a large number of soldiers were rewarded, and the rewards of soldiers were raised to a high position. Soldiers were rewarded with land, horses, cattle and sheep according to the size of their military achievements," Shang Wen said.

"It hasn't changed much?" King Qin asked eagerly.

"But the direction of the reward is to the north. The land, horses, cattle and sheep can be bought and sold. The king has also started to implement the military payment system, and pay the soldiers. This will slowly replace the military merit system." Shang Wen said with gestures.

"These lands, the trading of cattle and sheep, can be handed over to the local generals and lieutenants. The king only needs to collect taxes from them. In this way, even if the soldiers have land, they can't take it away. They will sell it. And those school lieutenants can buy some money, so that the actual benefits the generals get are far greater than the rewards from the king, and the system of military merit can be gradually abolished..." Before Shangwen finished, King Qin had already scolded loudly road.

"How can this be done? The widow disagrees." King Qin shouted loudly.Zhao Gao was frightened all of a sudden, he hurriedly stopped the carriage, and the whole convoy came to a halt.

186 Challenge the kingship

"Your Majesty, this is the general trend. If you intend to defy, the reaction will be difficult to change in the future." Shang Wen could only speak lightly.

"Oh. Think about it again." King Qin said, holding his head.

Shang Wen didn't know what to do.Because he really doesn't understand why the King of Qin has any reason to reject such a reason. Is it the traditional national policy, the insurmountable gap between emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business? .But tax reform must go ahead.First of all, money must replace the original commodity base in the form of money and food, and food must be eliminated.Grain, as a unit of measurement, has greatly hindered the development of the commodity economy, making the economic model in this model for a long time.

The status of currency must be established as early as possible.At present, the only thing that can promote the improvement of this policy is to change it through war.King Qin could not make huge concessions in this area.Shangwen is really puzzled.

The driver soon arrived at Xianyang Palace. Before King Qin got off the car, he asked Zhao Gao to invite Li Si, Wei Liao and others to discuss.Shangwen understands whether this policy is adopted or not.Just today.

Immediately, a heated debate ensued.After King Qin summoned everyone, he immediately expressed Shang Wen's thoughts.Li Si immediately objected.The reason for the opposition was far-fetched, but it allowed Shangwen to find the root of King Qin's opposition.

It turns out that this kind of idea had already been implemented once when Wenxin Hou Lu Buwei was the Prime Minister of Daqin, but it was only a small-scale trial, and there was no large-scale promotion.After King Qin came to power.With the entry of Li Si, this move was abolished.And this attempt ends here.and.Li Si's policy conservatively accepted Qin's policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business since Shang Yang's reform.In order to obtain stable food as a basis, King Qin did not plan to make major adjustments.

However, Shang Wen's idea suddenly demanded a breakthrough.This breakthrough comes from the needs of war.But compared to the needs of war.The domestic requirements of stability are far greater than the requirements of war.

The King of Qin was in a contradiction full of distrust and trust towards Wen Xinhou, so he did not take this move.Li Si, on the other hand, conservatively believed that this move was not feasible.His purpose is very simple, that is to protect his own vested interests.

There are also military generals present, but only Wang Jian has the greatest say.But judging from Wang Jian's attitude, it is clear that the attitude of support is not very strong.Because, as a general, one has to lead soldiers, and the leader of soldiers is most likely to arouse the suspicion of King Qin, who is a man who is proficient in the art of emperors.Wang Jian knew this better than anyone else.And from a historical point of view, Wang Jian led 60 troops to destroy Chu.This has been proven.And the art of the emperor is a layer of window paper, which cannot be broken here.

Wei Liao looked like he couldn't figure it out.Shangwen has no way to get the support of important ministers.For the current plan, we can only rely on our own tongue to argue.

"The prime minister's words are wrong." Shang Wen immediately retorted.

"This change in military exploits is a good thing. The soldiers have gained so much profit that they have never seen before. The soldiers cannot take away these benefits in a short period of time, and the actual conditions cannot be completed. A large amount of wealth is transported from the border to the interior, and it will be consumed by the soldiers. But businessmen think it is a big business opportunity and profit from it. For this, Daqin should collect taxes, and taxes can increase the income of Daqin, and in turn can pay for the soldiers of Daqin. Soldiers' desire for war, It is far greater than the system of military merit. The money of those soldiers can be sent home to subsidize the family. It will reduce the burden on my people in Daqin. There is nothing wrong with this move." Shang Wen said.

"The system of military merit lies in the king's favor. How much does the military salary received by the soldiers compare to the gains from the battle? It may be less than [-]%. "Li Si said loudly.

Shangwen didn't understand Li Si's words.But what is certain is that this has something to do with King Qin's control over Yu.The king of Qin can grab anything he likes.And the control of military power is particularly important, because there was a coup d'état before.Shangwen thought of this.Shangwen somewhat understood Li Si's words.This sentence does not seem to have much weight, but it greatly represents the interests of King Qin.Represents the authority of the king of Qin.But he unknowingly weakened the authority of this king.at this point.It is the most sensitive place for King Qin.How could King Qin agree.

I'm afraid I don't need to explain what happened next.King Qin already understood what he meant.That is, paying military salaries can increase the income of soldiers.This is the benefit that the king of Qin gave to the soldiers, but the proportion is far less than that obtained from the spoils of war.Because Naofumi proposed the privatization of spoils.The loot could not be carried back on a large scale, which stimulated commerce across the border.Those soldiers would sell a lot of loot in their hands, even the land they got in their hands.This seems to have promoted economic development, but it has greatly aroused King Qin's suspicion.

How could King Qin, who is proficient in the art of the emperor, allow such a thing to happen.Conquest can be done through other things.However, the tax reform brought about by the payment of military salaries is no longer feasible.Shang Wen also knew in his heart that this measure had been rejected when it was first proposed.King Qin's powerful control over Yu would not allow such a thing to happen.

The result is no guesswork.This will not work.Rewards are still carried out in the usual way.Shangwen didn't say anything.For the first time, Shangwen realized that this is politics, and this is the way of thinking considered by the upper echelon.And the method that I thought would work is completely unworkable here.He is very novel and has a strong desire. Most importantly, in Shangwen's view, this move is the key to unlocking the door to capitalism, but in the eyes of the upper echelons.The move was immature, even whimsical.