In all dynasties, it has been an extremely important and extremely difficult matter to make a decision on. After all, if you are not careful, it will cause turmoil in the army.
After all, the Qin Dynasty relied on military force to build a country, and its soldiers had a high status and were respected. Such large-scale disarmament would inevitably lead to turmoil.
After all, the Qin Dynasty only had conscription and never large-scale disarmament.
Moreover, in this era, although the military system is mature, it is limited to the military. When the military officers and officers are getting older, there has never been a clear statement about where they will go in the future.
A large part of the reason why a country or a dynasty can enjoy long-term peace and prosperity is because the court has money, food, and an army.
Disarmament has always been a taboo topic.
Especially for a country like Da Qin that is in troubled times, they have always increased their troops and rarely dismantled their troops.
Throughout the dynasties, whenever disarmament was achieved, it was always during times of peace and prosperity. No one has ever disarmed during times of great chaos and great heroes.
Ying Gao knew in his heart that disarmament was actually necessary, and the retirement system was to ensure that the army had strong combat effectiveness.
Thoughts flashed in his mind, Ying Gao had no choice but to come out, stand in the study, and said: "Father, according to Chang Shi's calculations, the total number of soldiers returning home is roughly around 130,000 to 40,000, and the total required amount is more than one million.
gold."
"If it is paid at once, the imperial treasury will suddenly become tight. If it cannot be paid at once, it will cause dissatisfaction among the military and cause unnecessary trouble."
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"Um."
Nodding, Ying Zheng glanced at Ying Gao, with a solemn expression, and said: "If you have any thoughts on this, you don't have to think too much about it in today's meeting. Just speak out if you have any thoughts."
"promise."
Seeing Ying Gao nodding in agreement, he immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the study. For a long time, Ying Gao's influence on everyone was that he was taciturn.
And once you speak, you must have certain countermeasures to alleviate the current troubles and give everyone a new solution.
At this moment, the officials were full of expectations for Ying Gao. After all, more than 100,000 troops were involved, so the court could not be too cautious.
Under the gaze of everyone, Ying Gao was not nervous at all. He smiled at Ying Zheng and said: "Father, one million gold is a huge amount. The Qin court is determined to annex the six countries, and it needs a huge amount of money in the treasury.
Money and food.”
"It costs millions of gold, which has a great influence on the imperial court. I have a way. I only need the imperial court to invest 600,000 gold. The remaining sons and ministers are willing to fill in. I wonder what my father wants?"
"But it doesn't matter, as long as it is beneficial to Da Qin, just say it!"
At this moment, Ying Zheng also looked solemn and couldn't help but take a deep look at Ying Gao. Four hundred thousand gold was not a small amount of money. Of course, he also knew that Ying Gao could afford this money at this moment.
He was also a little curious about Ying Gao's solution.
"promise."
Nodding in agreement, Ying Gao said to Ying Zheng: "There are 130,000 to 40,000 veteran soldiers with strict discipline and rigorous training. Such veterans should not be left to farm the land."
"And in Xianyang, the construction of Daqin Central University requires a steady stream of young people. What I mean is to meet the production and construction camp."
"They paid for their labor, and their sons and ministers paid for their money and food..."
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What Ying Gao wants to implement is actually the production and construction corps model of later generations. In his opinion, it is very suitable for the current Great Qin. After all, there are too many wastelands and poor people in the Central Plains.
A model like the Production and Construction Corps is conducive to land reclamation, and military reclamation is conducive to stimulating production.
Since Ying Gao was not the master of Qin after all, he settled for the next best thing and wanted to use these hundreds of thousands of people to set up a large-scale construction engineering team.
As a result, not only the current construction of academic palaces in various counties of Daqin, but also the construction of Daqin Central University requires a large number of craftsmen.
Moreover, this situation will not stop in one or two years, but will continue for several years, even twenty or thirty years.
The Great Wall, Lingqu, Abang Palace, Chidao, Straight Road...
Such large-scale buildings are enough to feed too many people, including one hundred thousand veterans, and these people are not even afraid of death, so they are naturally very easy to use.
At this moment, it seems that he has to pay 400,000 gold, but in the future, such a plan will definitely be profitable for Ying Gao. Not only will he gain benefits, but he will also gain the favor of the Qin Army.
After all, doing so would relieve them of worries and allow them to make contributions on the battlefield with peace of mind.
"You want to take over Laojun?"
At this moment, everyone in the study was silent. No one was willing to answer the conversation at this time. They all knew that this involved military power.
Hundreds of thousands of veterans!
This is a large army that has just entered the battlefield. Its combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated, and Ying Gao is an expert in using troops. Once this army of 1,340,000 is in Ying Gao's hands, it may not be able to explode with astonishing power.
Therefore, at this moment, only Ying Zheng can make the decision, and others are not even willing to make a sound. After all, when military power is involved, the emperor's bottom line is often touched.
"It's not a minister in charge, but a large camp. However, weapons and armor will not be distributed. It is just equivalent to militarized management of a group of farmers."
Ying Gao naturally knew what Ying Zheng was worried about. He was too sharp, and there were not many troops in Xianyang. Once the old army was in his hands, Ying Zheng would be uneasy no matter how confident he was.
"My son also continued to promote the construction of the academy in order to relieve the pressure on the court..."
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"call……"
Ying Zheng took a long breath and said to Wang Wan and others: "The old army has returned home, most of them are in the camp outside the pass?"
"70% of the troops outside the pass, and 30% of the rest of the pass."
At this moment, Wang Wan and Wang Jian's expressions also changed slightly. They both knew that Ying Gao came from the Guanwai Camp and led the Guanwai Camp to complete a shocking turnaround and win back the glory of the Guanwai Army.
As long as Ying Gao ascends and shouts, these veterans of the camp outside the pass will most likely respond positively.
"It shouldn't be difficult to get one million gold. The pension for old soldiers must be paid out at once."
"In addition, military equipment also requires money and food. Wang Jian and Mengtian still need at least one million yuan..."
Ying Zheng did not answer Ying Gao's question head-on. Instead, he stood up at this moment and said to Wen Wu in the study: "The army outside the pass is currently engaged in war. It will be at least three years before it is disarmed and returned to the field."
"In this regard, I have only one request. The veteran soldiers will gradually return home within five years, and the resettlement matters must be completed cleanly every time. If a veteran soldier is killed or disabled in battle before returning home, the pension will be doubled."
"As for Gongzi Gao's suggestion, I will seriously consider it..."