The separation of soldiers and peasants was a big deal for Qin. After Qin established a standing army, the people of the world could rest. They no longer had to be ready to participate in war. Zhao Kuo originally wanted to set up a standing army of 20,000.
The team, but the problem is that the border areas of Qin are not very peaceful. The only place that can be considered peaceful is the grassland in the north. Beyond Liaodong, many changes have taken place in Donghu. Tribal civil wars, a large number of herdsmen defected, and some leaders led
He led his own people to plunder Qin.
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In the south, there are also barbarians who are tentatively plundering. Fortunately, the several governors in the south are ruthless people, and there is even a Guannei Marquis. These people are not afraid of the provocations of the barbarians. Sometimes, they will also lead the counties.
The soldiers here fought hard with each other, and Zhao Kang even beheaded two barbarian leaders. If he hadn't waited for Ying Zheng's order, he would have gone directly to destroy the country.
Zhao Kuo was also worried that although all countries had been destroyed, the nobles were still there and there were countless Zionists. He was very afraid that when Qin was carrying out drastic reforms, the enemy would suddenly attack and launch a rebellion. Therefore, Zhao Kuo
It still retains a standing army of 50,000. You know, this number is greater than the number of standing armies of the Han Dynasty. With today's productivity, it is already considered a military force!
But Zhao Kuo must ensure the security of this transitional period. Because these standing armies are completely separated from agricultural production and practice all day long, their combat effectiveness will be even more amazing. The Han Dynasty established a standing army, and it was used as a standing army when conquering the enemy.
Then he temporarily summoned some good men to assist him, and then carried out the war. This made the Han Dynasty's army surprisingly high in combat effectiveness.
But if such a standing army is severely hit and the whole army is destroyed, then big, big problems will arise. In history, it is not uncommon for standing armies to cause dynasties to overturn. For example, in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, a not-so-excellent soldier
The general led the Northern Army to attack the enemy, and the Northern Army was almost destroyed. Then, when a large-scale rebellion broke out in the country, the temple panicked and quickly summoned Liangjiazi from Sanhe to organize a cavalry regiment. It even required the counties themselves to recruit soldiers.
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Therefore, Zhao Kuo has very high requirements for this standing army. It must shoulder the heavy responsibility of protecting the country. Of course, this standing army cannot be drilled using the past methods. Zhao Kuo and Wei Liao formulated a new set of drills.
Zhao Kuo copied the system from later generations, while Wei Liao was responsible for integrating it with the current situation. Their training system was called the "Military Training Outline", which directly laid the foundation for the military training and reorganization system from then on.
Although Zhao Kuo doesn't know much, he has experienced military training. He knows what kind of training soldiers should receive and what kind of training can keep the army strong. This training system is not just about physical training. Physical training is not difficult.
The advanced military training methods proposed by Zhao Kuo include ideological education for the soldiers, which means to let the soldiers know what they are fighting for, what their responsibilities are, and to let the soldiers have a cultural level.
In order to train a new army with cultural and moral qualities and high combat effectiveness, Zhao Kuo still talked about empty words as usual. What he said about cultural drills, ideological drills, groups, and wills was clear and logical, but when it came to implementation,
This became a matter that Wei Liao came to take care of. Wei Liao successfully became another tool man under Zhao Kuo. Well, there are thousands of tool men like him in Zhao Kuo's hands.
Although Wei Liao felt that it was a big headache, he also agreed with Zhao Kuo's military management philosophy, especially when Zhao Kuo directly quoted Xunzi's comments on the world's army and directly said that he wanted to create a benevolent and righteous teacher. The Confucian scholars in the world can be said to be
They were very happy. They thought that Zhao Kuo was implementing Confucian ideas. Of course, Zhao Kuo was a Zajia. To put it harshly, a Zajia was a group of people who got something for nothing and thought about stealing other people's things all day long.
Whatever is useful, I use it for my own use, and whatever is useless, I throw away.
At the same time, Zhao Kuo felt that after cultivating a standing army in this way, after more than ten years, or if soldiers are injured and retired, these people can become grassroots officials because they have culture and high personal moral quality. Zhao Kuo's vision
It was quite far-reaching. When formulating the military training outline, he even mixed in a lot of private goods and added some things that might be useful in the future.
Zhao Kuo felt that when the standing army was fully formed, no one could bully Qin anymore.
At the same time, based on the idea that science and technology is the primary productive force, he is still supporting the Mohists to develop some advanced weapons. Zhao Kuo hates war, but if a country neglects the construction of national defense, big problems will occur. Zhao Kuo's mind
There are too many ideas, from repeating crossbows to firearms and cannons. Unfortunately, Zhao Kuo seems too ordinary in the time travel group, and he simply doesn't know how to build these things.
When he told the story to Mo Mo, Mo Mo also looked confused.
This is a bit too far beyond the level of this era. The Mohists could not create it at all. After the separation of soldiers and peasants, a very important issue was the training of the people. Zhao Kuo felt that it was time to stop training the people. In the Qin State,
Men must receive military training when they grow up. This is true even in Zhao and Wei, but not in Qi. Zhao Kuo feels that the people can be trained on a township basis, but there is no need to turn them into soldiers as before.
Soldiers who are always ready to go into battle.
After the separation, the military merit system was also disintegrated. After Zhao Kuo's new title was awarded, many people retained their original titles, but they had no way to continue to climb up. They must not like the New Deal in their hearts, but there was no way
, if they want to go further, they can only use other methods, such as farming, research and development, reclamation, etc. After the emergence of various types of titles, the Qin State entered a relatively chaotic period.
Because the reforms changed so much, it was understandable that there would be chaos in government affairs. However, the emperor didn't think so. After seeing the local petition, he was very angry, dismissed many officials, and asked local officials to rectify it immediately.
, accept it immediately! Because of this incident, Zhao Kuo went to Ying Zheng angrily. Since the establishment of One King, Ying Zheng's character has become more and more domineering.
Although he was still respectful to Zhao Kuo, he could no longer hide his arrogance and domineering attitude.
It is a good thing for a king to have such courage, but sometimes it is also a bad thing.
Zhao Kuo is really worried that one day when he is no longer around, Ying Zheng will reveal his most domineering side and start to rule the world regardless of the situation. He believes that Ying Zheng will be able to do many extraordinary things, such as defeating the Huns and conquering South Vietnam.
, build a shocking city wall, build a road that can only allow him to pass, and build a mausoleum that no one can compare with. However, these are what Zhao Kuo is most afraid of.
It's not that these are bad or shouldn't be done, it's just that Ying Zheng can't be too hasty. If the affairs of several generations are forcibly completed within one time, it will cause too much harm. Therefore, Zhao Kuo is worried.
, a little angry. When he walked into the palace, he bent down and lowered his head. He walked in small steps in front of Ying Zheng, called his majesty, and bowed down. This move frightened the emperor, who jumped suddenly.
Get up and help him up quickly.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm here to pay homage to His Majesty."
"Father, I have done something wrong. You can just scold me. Don't do this." Ying Zheng pondered for a moment and couldn't find a suitable word. Zhao Kuo raised his head and said seriously: "I am doing this for the people of the world."
Come to thank you."
"I heard that you dismissed six county magistrates in one night, just because they were too late to complete the change of titles. They were either in Yan or Chu. It took several months for your order to be around them. Such a long time
They were not able to complete it within the time limit, which is really their fault. You dealt with them severely so that the people would not worry about their titles, and the people were very happy."
"I heard that you met with the State of Zheng again and prepared to use millions of people to build water conservancy. At the same time, you also asked Li Si if you could build a road that would allow you to go directly to the State of Qi. This is very good. The people have just finished
In the war, it is because we are idle and don’t know what to do. We are all sick at home. Let them all go to repair water conservancy. This is very good. What’s more, you want to build such a luxurious road, and the people are standing beside the road.
I wait and see, I don’t know how happy I should be for you.”
Ying Zheng's face turned red in an instant. He also understood why Zhao Kuo came to find him. He lowered his head and said: "I have postponed the water conservancy matter for a few years. Li Si said
After paying the cost, I didn’t order the construction.”
"I hope that you can take a month out of every year to get on a carriage instead of walking on the road, and secretly go to various places to see how the people live, and to listen to what the people say.
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"I understand." The emperor lowered his head and accepted the instruction.
Zhao Kuo got a satisfactory answer and then left the palace. Ying Zheng couldn't help but smile bitterly. His father was getting older and older, and he started to sound like Mr. Ge no matter how he spoke. However, the arrival of Zhao Kuo really made Ying Zheng laugh.
Ying Zheng calmed down for a while. It seemed that it was not a good thing to do things rashly or to demand too harshly the ministers and officials when everything was in ruins. Ying Zheng revoked his dismissal order and decided to give them a chance.
"I heard that you have been getting close to those Confucian scholars recently," Zhao Kuo asked while writing.
Fusu sat aside and was sorting out documents for Zhao Kuo. When he heard Zhao Kuo's inquiry, he nodded calmly and said, "They came to visit. I think their words are very reasonable. Han Feizi told me: Governing the country
You must be wary of everyone and cannot trust anyone. Confucian scholars told me: When governing a country, you must respect your ministers, value them, and let them assist you willingly.”
"I think what the Confucian scholars said is more reasonable. Don't you think so, sir?"
Zhao Kuo stopped writing, turned his head, looked at Fusu, and said helplessly: "Can't we have both? It's right to respect ministers, not just ministers, everyone should be respected, you can't do it just because
Insulting others because of your own status. However, as a king, you have to shoulder the important responsibilities of the world. You cannot trust ministers easily. If you, as a king, are deceived, that will be the end like King Jian of Qi."
"But I will not favor people like Hou Sheng. I will respect my ministers and appoint them with confidence. But if they make mistakes, I will also deal with them. If my father does not trust Marquis Wenxin and you,
Without trusting many generals and ministers, how could he achieve what he has achieved today?" Fusu asked rhetorically.
Zhao Kuo pondered for a moment and said: "You are right, but what you think and what you can do are probably different."
"Well, you can go to Kuaiji tomorrow."
"Father, why am I going somewhere?"
"Where are you going to be a rural official? I will tell Zhao Kang not to protect you. I have to let you know that what you think in your heart may not be the same as what you encounter in reality. When you go this time,
You are not allowed to say that you are just an ordinary graduate." Zhao Kuo said, Fusu did not refuse, and he was even looking forward to it. He felt that he would definitely be able to do something different.
When Fusu came to the palace with Zhao Kuo's letter and told the emperor that he was going to Kuaiji, Ying Zheng said nothing or asked anything. He felt that his father must have his own reasons, and Zhao Kang would also understand.
Protecting him, Ying Zheng was not worried at all. Fusu left Xianyang just like that, while Zhao Kuo continued to be busy with school and system reform, and was extremely busy.
On this day, bad news suddenly came.
The farmer's disciples found Zhao Kuo and told him that Zhan was dead.
Zhao Kuo frowned and was silent for a long time.
Among these scholars today, there are not many who are respected by Zhao Kuo, and Zhan is the scholar whom Zhao Kuo admires the most. Zhan was born in a poor family and did not even have his own surname. He was a pure Guizhou leader. After becoming the leader of a peasant family,
There was no fame or wealth in front of him, and he had almost no material pursuits. In spring, summer, autumn and winter, he always wore dirty and torn clothes and was busy in the farmland with his disciples.
He surveyed the land, looking for ways to control pests and improve the quality of the land. All he thought about was the dark land under his feet and the poor people on the land. He did not ask for anything in return, and he was not even willing to rest for a moment. He once walked on foot
I walked on the barren farmland on the border of Qin State, braved the cold wind to try planting on the black soil of Yan State, and walked on the water to inspect the soil of Chu State.
Such people are great, with an inexplicable shock, like a mountain, no, like the sky. There are always villains who use their own ideas to speculate on these people, show off, hypocrites, liars, and talk empty words, which is worthy of celebration
Yes, many, many great people have already passed away.
This means that they will never hear the vicious attacks of evil-for-goodness by those who later enjoy the benefits, nor do they have to see their disgusting faces.
Zhan has always been healthy, but he is indeed very old. On this day, he followed his disciples to farm as usual. When he was a little tired, he leaned against a big tree to rest, and as soon as he closed his eyes, there was no
Opening his eyes again, when Zhao Kuo passed by, Zhan still maintained his original posture. He leaned against the tree with his back and his head drooped. His face was full of comfort and smile. He was resting peacefully.
His clothes were still dirty and messy, and there was an almost worn hoe lying beside him.
Zhao Kuo pursed his lips and was speechless for a long time.
The old man sat quietly on the edge of the farmland, resting comfortably. This scene was beautiful and peaceful.
Zhao Kuo couldn't help but stretched out his hand and wiped the dust from his face.
"Thank you for your hard work. Let's take a rest."
