() Zhong Jinwei said: "Your Majesty, my lords, I think that quartermasters should also be promoted with military merit and follow the Qin Dynasty's military merit ennobling system."
After hearing this, Sun Chengzong couldn't help but shake his head and said: "This dynasty has this, the third rank of Duke, Houbo, etc. It cannot be awarded except for military merit."
At this point, he looked at Emperor Chongzhen and said: "Of course, relatives can also be granted titles." In fact, there are exceptions. Some of the children of powerful eunuchs were also granted titles. For example, Wei Zhongxian's nephew Wei Liangqing was granted the title of Ning Guogong.
"This is, there is no institutionalized thing." Zhong Jinwei immediately took over the topic and said: "Furthermore, the third-level title of Duke, Marquis and Bo should be limited to high-ranking generals. The military merit titles of the Qin Dynasty were divided into twenty levels, from soldiers to generals.
Have a share. Only in this way can the soldiers be encouraged to work hard."
Wen Tiren reminded on the side: "It is true that Qin used such military merits to confer titles, the soldiers went crazy, and the combat power soared. But it was easy to break, so the second generation died, and future generations will not use it because of this."
Emperor Chongzhen watched the debates of several ministers below. He did not attack personally, but discussed the matter and argued to solve the problem. This attitude was very satisfactory. But it seemed to have gone off topic again. It was not about why the quartermaster
Promotion, how to get promoted? Why did we talk about the generals and soldiers? Is there a turning point later to talk about the quartermaster? Thinking of this, I didn't say anything and just watched quietly.
Zhong Jinwei replied to Wen Tiren: "Master Wen said it well. Therefore, we can take advantage of its strengths and avoid its weaknesses. This will increase the combat power of our Ming army without going crazy. In this way, wouldn't we have the best of both worlds?"
"How to have both?" A loud voice rang in Zhong Jinwei's ears.
"First, implement military merit knighthood; the title and treatment are linked to stimulate soldiers and generals to perform meritorious services; second, the head rank is not the only condition for achieving military merit, and the head rank is not used as the condition for individual military merit of soldiers."
How to calculate military merit has always been a difficult problem to solve. Rulers of all dynasties and generations have been troubled by this matter. When Zhong Jinwei talked about the key points, they all listened carefully.
"It goes without saying the first point. Let's focus on the second point. As for the twenty-level military merits of the Qin Dynasty, the soldiers were divided according to their heads, and the military merits were calculated on the specific soldiers. In this way, it would cause
Counterfeiting of heads means killing good people and pretending to be meritorious. Soldiers fight for their heads, regardless of military discipline or the feelings of their comrades. However, have you ever thought about it, if you are the only one on the battlefield, can you cut off the opponent's head?
Without the cover of your comrades and working hard, can you cut off the opponent's head? Without the excellent command of the general, can you cut off the opponent's head?" Zhong Jinwei asked three rhetorical questions in a row.
Sun Chengzong, Wen Tiren and Emperor Chongzhen nodded, saying it was impossible.
"So, the battlefield actually emphasizes team combat. One thing Marshal Qi actually does very well is that his soldiers are organized into a small team. There is one person who is responsible for beheading, and then the entire small team shares the credit for the head.
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Zhong Jinwei suddenly realized that he seemed to have strayed off topic. More importantly, this topic could not be continued. He had not thought about it!!!
He scratched his head and blushed slightly: "Sorry, I digressed again. I'd better go back to the quartermaster."
The matter of confirming the military merits of soldiers and generals was also a matter of great concern to Sun Chengzong, who was experienced in the military, so he did not care about the off-topic matter Zhong Jinwei said. Before Emperor Chongzhen could speak, he spoke loudly: "It doesn't matter, you
Let’s talk about it.”
"I'm sorry, I haven't thought about it yet!"
Sun Chengzong and Wen Tiren looked at each other in confusion, "What, I didn't think about it well... This, this is the imperial court, you just said it without thinking about it, this is a breach of etiquette before the emperor, and you need to be punished."
Unexpectedly, Emperor Chongzhen laughed and said: "Mr. Zhong, fortunately it is not a major court meeting now, otherwise the people from Honglu Temple would like to embarrass you and interfere with your behavior before the emperor. I would not be able to speak."
Neither Sun Chengzong nor Wen Tiren are pedantic people. Seeing that Zhong Jinwei is so young and has such talent, if he is punished for such a trivial matter, it is obviously not the intention of caring for talents. Now seeing that Emperor Chongzhen clearly means to protect Zhong Jinwei, just pretend that he did not listen just now
It's time for Zhong Jinwei to speak.
"Mr. Zhong, please continue talking about the quartermaster." Emperor Chongzhen continued.
Zhong Jinwei glanced at Emperor Chongzhen gratefully, and then began to talk about the quartermaster: "For the quartermaster, I think there should be a title corresponding to it. It does not have to be a prince, and some low-level titles can be set up. The reason is: Military Quartermaster
Officials are the forerunners and teachers of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. If they only give out material rewards such as silver, I feel it is not enough, and it will be of no benefit. Give them the title of Ming Dynasty and give them honor. In this way, they will be more loyal to Ming Dynasty.
Loyal to His Majesty."
This is reliable, Emperor Chongzhen nodded.
"Second, I think the credit of the quartermaster can be evaluated based on his responsibilities. First, it is the literacy rate of the soldiers he is responsible for. A standard for literacy rate can be given. Those who are lower than the standard will be punished. Those who are equal to the standard will be calculated.
Generally, there is no punishment or reward. Those who are above the standard will be rewarded and credit will be recorded. Secondly, the violations of disciplines and violations of the soldiers in charge are also the same as the literacy assessment. A standard is given for the number of times. If the number is lower than the standard, you will be punished, and if the number is higher than the standard, you will be rewarded. Finally,
, the meritorious service performed by the soldiers in charge. The more meritorious service performed, the more credit will be distributed to the quartermaster. Comments can be divided into certain levels."
"Is there anything else?" Wen Tiren was more attentive and reminded Zhong Jinwei.
"Well, also, for example, soldiers can also rate the quartermaster, whether they have deducted military pay, whether there is favoritism, etc., and make anonymous scores and give them to the inspecting officials. If the quartermaster does a good enough job, there is no need to worry about the score.
If it’s low, of course, if you don’t do well, you have to be careful with this score. If it’s low, you’ll get credit, if it’s high, you’ll get more credit, and so on.”
Zhong Jinwei added another point after Wen Tiren's reminder.
This seems to be a bit beyond the understanding of Emperor Chongzhen, Sun Chengzong, and Wen Tiren, and the people's prosecutors also allowed it? However, neither of them spoke about it.
Sun Chengzong frowned and asked another question: "The quartermaster is so important, and it is not under the jurisdiction of the commander-in-chief. Who is the leader in the army?"
Oh, I still missed a question. A good memory is not as good as a bad writing. Zhong Jinwei quickly replied: "The army fights, of course, the generals who command the troops are the main ones, but the generals who command the troops are only responsible for fighting, and other auxiliary matters
The main force is the quartermaster, but the quartermaster is not allowed to interfere with the military, and the relationship with the commander-in-chief must be mutually reinforcing."
Emperor Chongzhen saw that Zhong Jinwei had stopped talking and knew that he had finished speaking, so he asked Sun Chengzong and Wen Tiren: "What do Master Sun and Wen Qing think?"
Sun Chengzong stood up and answered Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, I think this method combined with the military reform and the training of quartermasters mentioned before is very wonderful!"
"I second the proposal!" Wen Tiren also stood up and replied.
When Zhong Jinwei heard that they all agreed with the idea he proposed, he felt happy.
Sun Chengzong raised his voice: "However, Jianlu is still in the pass, and the Qinwang army is currently reorganizing, so I don't think it can be promoted in the short term."
Emperor Chongzhen nodded, indicating that he knew this.
Wen Tiren also said: "Furthermore, if this method is implemented, establishing the prestige of quartermasters in the army will require money and food support. Training quartermasters is also a huge expense."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he felt worried. It was all a problem! Then he looked at Zhong Jinwei and said, "Mr. Zhong, go back and sort it out and write a complete strategic plan for me so that I can innovate and promote it at the appropriate time."
"Okay, but I can only write in vernacular." Zhong Jinwei was a little embarrassed.
"It doesn't matter, I will ask someone to write a new one after I approve it." Emperor Chongzhen comforted him with a smile.
"By the way, my husband is already in good health. I want him to come out and help me. Is that okay?" Because Zhong Jinwei had previously expressed that he did not want to be an official and would only help himself behind the scenes. But it was not very convenient to have no identity. So Emperor Chongzhen consulted
Zhong Jinwei’s opinion.
"I'm just giving ideas now!"
"That's not what I mean. I want you to be born as a Jinshi, be accepted as an academician of the Imperial Academy, attend the court, and discuss state affairs together."
This salary is not too high. A commoner suddenly became an important minister of the imperial court. And how many people have worked hard all their lives without having the status of a Jinshi, and he got it all at once. Sun Chengzong and Wen Tiren both looked at Zhong Jinwei, wanting to hear what he had to say.
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"Your Majesty, I don't want to deal with those people. I'm not good at it. I'd rather do nothing and just come up with ideas later." Who knows Zhong Jinwei shook his head. In his previous life, Zhong Jinwei actually felt that his interpersonal communication skills were not good, so he chose
technology industry.
"Sir recommended great talents to me, and also gave me such a brilliant plan, and also helped me save someone. If I don't reward him, people will think that I am mean and ungrateful."
"How could it be? I don't want it myself." Zhong Jinwei still wanted to insist.
Wen Tiren understood the intentions of both parties. Seeing that one wanted the reward and the other refused, and persisting was not an option, he said, "Your Majesty, I have a way to get the best of both worlds."
"Oh, dear, please speak quickly."
"Mr. Zhong doesn't know that our court pays great attention to etiquette. We work with colleagues day and night. Offending colleagues without knowing it is indeed an obstacle. However, Mr. Zhong has to make suggestions and discuss state affairs. It's not okay if he doesn't reward him. I think he can be rewarded with a title.
With the title, you can enter the court, and you don't have to spend time with your colleagues day and night. It can be said to be the best of both worlds."
Emperor Chongzhen nodded, thinking this was a good idea, and looked at Zhong Jinwei. As long as Zhong Jinwei himself didn't get along with those ancient bureaucrats, especially the current bureaucrats who only talked about words, it didn't matter, so he also nodded.
Seeing that Zhong Jinwei agreed, Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while and said: "I think it's good for you to recommend talents, sir, but you haven't made great achievements yet, so I can't reward you with a title. The strategy you proposed needs to be kept secret for now, so I can't use it to reward you."
I will reward you with a title. Therefore, I can only reward you with a title for saving my life. I will give you an earl first, and I will give you the title Zhongxing Bo to show your intention to help me revive the Ming Dynasty. Okay?"
Earl, isn't that just for vampires? It seems that Wei Xiaobao also got a Earl at first. Lord Zhong, it sounds good. Zhong Jinwei nodded and expressed no objection.
Sun Chengzong was always watching from the side. For this young man (who looked young), he was young and was not confused by fame and power. He knew his own weight, had self-awareness, did not care about unaccounted achievements, was open-minded, and had an unlimited future.
I couldn't help but nod slightly.
"In this case, I will announce this decision to the general in the morning tomorrow, including Wen Qing's matter. Tomorrow you will also go to the palace to listen to the appointment. You must make preparations early. Mr. Zhong will not wear these temporary clothes. I will have someone give them to you.
Prepare a set of common clothes and make do with them for now."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Wen Tiren and Zhong Jinwei both replied.
"Okay, you go back first. I have one more thing to deal with." Emperor Chongzhen waited for them to retreat, then called Wang Chengen and asked him to bring in Han Xu, the chief minister of the cabinet.
Han Xu has been having a hard time these days. First, he misjudged the situation, and was scolded by Emperor Chongzhen without naming him. Then, his disciple Yuan Chonghuan made a big mistake and was imprisoned. He didn't know what he would end up doing.
What fate happened to him?
Now when I heard that Emperor Chongzhen had issued an edict to me, I couldn't help but feel anxious. It was definitely not a good thing, but I didn't know how bad it would be, and I was quite frightened.