"In addition, I want to set up counselors in the army." Qin Wangji said.
As early as the early Zhou Dynasty, Jiang Ziya proposed in "Six Tao" that generals need thigh and humeral wings in order to become powerful.
The general's duty is to provide overall leadership and cannot be limited to one department. A staff of seventy-two people should be established, and each person should be assigned positions according to their talents to give full play to their intelligence.
Therefore, a general needs one confidant, five counselors, three astronomers, three geographical experts, nine military officers, four general rations, four courageous men, three flags and drums, four generals, two generalists, and three powerful men.
There are seven eyes and ears, five minions, four wings, eight wanderers, two sorcerers, three alchemists, and two calculators.
However, this is just an idea and has not been implemented in practice. There is no special position of counselor in the military of various countries.
But this battle made Qin Wangji realize the importance of counselors. If there were two counselors like Fan Ju present in the Hedong battle, even if they could not defeat the Zhao army, they could still remain undefeated.
And the role of counselors does not end there. They assist the commander in handling military affairs, make plans, maintain battle formations, strengthen battle clouds, etc. One person can plan shortcomings, two people can plan long-term affairs, and one more person will consider things more comprehensively.
After getting this news, Qin Wangji thought for a few days and decided to set up counselors. However, in order to prevent the soldiers from thinking that they were dividing their power, Qin Wangji specially found a few generals to vent their anger before speaking out.
"Your Majesty... I, the Qin State, do not have that many top counselors." Fan Ju said with cupped hands.
For a commander like Bai Qi, sending ordinary counselors would not be enough to hold him back, but Qin does not have that many top counselors with talents.
The Qin State itself focused on military affairs and ignored culture. There were not many civil servants in the country. Occasionally, a few powerful ones appeared, and they came from the clan.
Moreover, the soil of Qin State is not suitable for the growth of civil servants. Except for a few people, others can only obtain meritorious service from the battlefield, which fundamentally curbs those talents who are only suitable for internal affairs or making suggestions, but not for force and leading troops.
growing up.
Even if someone is suitable for both internal affairs and military command, he will choose military command between the two, because military merit rises faster in Qin.
There is also a strange rule in the Qin State that those with craftsman registration can only be craftsmen, those with city registration can only do business, and those with civilian registration can only farm and serve as soldiers. If a farmer dares to invent and create, no matter how good the invention is,
, will also be punished.
Moreover, although the Qin State implements a military merit system, not everyone is qualified to be a soldier. Only the "old Qin people" are qualified to be soldiers. If you are a "chenbang people" or "Xia Zi", I'm sorry, even those who are soldiers
No qualifications.
The so-called ministers are equivalent to the ethnic minorities during the Warring States Period, but there is no such term yet. Xia Zi means that one of his father or mothers is from Qin.
Moreover, the talents of this era were basically from the nobility, and civilians had almost no chance to receive education. However, the old aristocrats of the Qin State were eliminated by Shang Yang...
The remaining ones must also obtain meritorious service from the battlefield.
It can only be said that there are advantages and disadvantages. Nothing has only advantages and no disadvantages. The key lies in whether the advantages outweigh the disadvantages or the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.
Shang Yang's reforms also accumulated a large number of middle- and lower-level officials for the Qin State. Those sergeants who had made meritorious deeds on the battlefield could, with a little training, become petty officials and even manage a place without any problems.
At the same time, it also allowed the power of the government to truly extend to the countryside. The so-called "imperial power does not go to the countryside, but only officials and gentry in the countryside" in later dynasties would never happen in the Qin State.
As for the top civil servants, just one or two can take control of the overall situation and let Qin develop slowly. It is really impossible to poach two from the Six Kingdoms of Guandong. As long as Qin's national power rises steadily, it can crush the six countries.
There was no problem before, but now there is a problem.
Because the Zhao State has so many counselors that they have shifted from governing the country to military affairs.
Before, you didn't have it, and neither did I. We were all in peace.
Now you have it, but I still don’t, Qin is not happy at all!
In the future, the generals of Qin will not only have to face the generals of Zhao, but also be prepared for the strategies of those counselors, and may also face the joint attack of the generals and counselors.
Can this be played?
It was at this time that King Ji of Qin discovered that the Qin State was culturally poorer than the six Shandong Kingdoms. This land could not have given birth to the splendid culture of hundreds of schools of thought, and it was strangled from the root.
"Cultivation, doctors can cultivate, counselors can also cultivate." Qin Wangji said loudly.
The Qin State may not be able to build a large-scale college like Handan College because of insufficient congenital conditions. However, if it is like the Xihe School of Wei and the Jixia Academy of Qi, there will be no problem.
As for if there are no teachers, just dig them up. The world is so big, I don’t believe there are not many who are in the opposition. There are so many wine-provoking doctors in Handan College, I don’t believe that all of them are loyal to Zhao Guo.
And our country of Qin has millions of people, but don’t we even have one or two talents?
"From now on, we order each county to recommend two talents and each county to recommend ten talents. We will arrange personnel to inspect these talents. The excellence of the talents will be included in the assessment of local officials this year. In addition,
, to calculate the credit for improving non-military merit, except for... the last fifth-class title, any credit for other titles can be obtained." After a while, Qin Wangji made up his mind and said in a deep voice.
In the Qin State, knighthood was awarded for military merit, but it was not just military merit that could obtain a title. For example, inventing some things, arresting thieves, breaking certain big eucalyptus, etc., could all lead to a title.
It's just that these roads are very narrow, and it's impossible for ordinary people to invent things. Eighty percent of the people who die when catching thieves are themselves. The most suitable way for civilians is to go to the battlefield.
Qin Wangji slightly widened these roads.
The Qin State has never been a country that stands firm. As long as it is sure to be beneficial, it will make changes without hesitation. Even if it is not sure whether it is beneficial or harmful, it will try to change.
Many things can only be known by doing them.
The King of Qin was already old. He hoped to find a correct path for his descendants before his death and hand over a powerful Qin State into the hands of his son.
...Even if it is wrong, descendants can stabilize the monarchy and the Qin state by overturning their own policies.
Everyone saw the determination in Qin Wangji's eyes and quickly bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty is wise."
"By the way, is there any news about the caravan heading to the far west?" Qin Wangji looked at Lu Buwei.
"Your Majesty, there was news a few days ago that they arrived at a place called Loulan. After staying for a while, they continued westward." Lu Buwei said.
Qin Wangji nodded and did not ask too much. He did not care about the life and death of these businessmen. As long as they were not dead and could pass on the news, the key point was Zhao Guo.
Qin Wangji increasingly felt the threat from Zhao.
"In the future, we will send information about Zhao State every half month. If there is any major incident, report it immediately." Qin Wangji said.