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Chapter 140: Since I was a soldier, I have become an official
As for the difficulty of promotion under the military merit system, the first few levels are not difficult, but it becomes increasingly difficult as you move up. Even a strong man like Bai Qi took sixteen years to advance from "Zuo Geng" to "Che Hou". It would probably be difficult for an ordinary Qin soldier to break through the "Dai Fu" level in his entire life.

However, the policy of making Qin soldiers into officials implemented by the King of Qin gave them another way to be promoted. As long as they could govern the local area well and meet the King of Qin's evaluation standards, they could be promoted.

Compared with the military merit system that requires risking one's life on the battlefield, it is much more comfortable, at least that's what many Qin soldiers thought.

They now feel that they are the winners, and naturally have a more confident mentality. The six countries are just a group of defeated generals, so how can they not be governed well?
The Qin soldiers also thought of one thing. Now that the world is unified, it will surely enter a stable development stage. There will be no more big wars. Even if they want to rely on military merit to get promoted, it will be difficult in the future!

If I miss the opportunity that the king has now granted me to become a local official in the six countries, I don’t know when I will have another suitable opportunity for promotion.

The Qin soldiers did not read much and did not have much culture, but they were not stupid. They could imagine the advantages and disadvantages. As the first group of people transformed from Qin soldiers to local officials of the Six Kingdoms, they would certainly enjoy some treatment that later generations did not have!
If we don't seize the opportunity to rise now, will we have to procrastinate and regret it later?
The man said, "Moreover, if you can govern well, you will have the opportunity to move up, even to become an official in Xianyang."

The old man nodded and said, "No wonder the king wants you to report to the county and follow the county magistrate and the county magistrate to observe government affairs. But..."

The old man worriedly said, "Let's not talk about whether we can adapt to the places of the six kingdoms if we migrate there. Even if the Qin Dynasty conquers the six kingdoms, the people of the six kingdoms will definitely hate us. If we go, they will probably endanger us."

The man smiled and said, "Father is right. However, a nobleman from Xianyang told us that if anyone dares to kill us, the king will avenge us. Whoever kills us will have his entire clan wiped out."

"But the nobleman also said that we should not bully the local people. If we are harmed by bullying the local people, the king will not only not avenge us, but will spread our names to the world and make us ashamed."

"That nobleman also said that we don't need to worry too much about the people of the six nations hating us. Their hatred towards us is only temporary and they are just a small group of people."

Under the policies of the Qin Dynasty, as long as the people of the six countries feel benefited and feel that they are living better than before, they will naturally let go of past hatreds.

Most people just want to live. They can't just end their lives because of hatred.

The bad thing about the original Qin Dynasty was that it not only made the people of the six countries feel that their lives were not as good as before, but also made the old Qin people feel that there was no difference between before and after the unification of the world. So what was the point of being loyal to the King of Qin and to the Qin Dynasty?
Hurry, destroy it!
The man continued, "What is not dangerous? Compared to fighting on the battlefield to gain military merit, this method is already quite safe. In the past six months since I joined the army, seventeen of my comrades have died, and even more have been injured or disabled."

Hearing this, the old man nodded. He was also a Qin soldier and the missing half of his left leg was lost on the battlefield, so he could understand what his son said very well.

The old man said, "Since you have made up your mind, I will do as you say. This may be a chance for our family to take off!"

The man suddenly remembered something and said to the woman, "My dear, please bring me my bag. I have something that you have never seen before. Not only you, but I am afraid that many people in the world have never seen it before."

The woman quickly stood up to take the man's bag. The old man asked, "Could this be a gift from the king?"

The man nodded, and the old man and the old woman couldn't help but become excited and curious. Their son had made great progress. The king not only rewarded him with an official position, but also gave him gifts.

At this time, Ying Zheng's prestige in the hearts of the old Qin people was unparalleled. Even if the Qin kings of all dynasties were resurrected, they would probably be inferior to Ying Zheng.

Who made the six kingdoms destroyed during the reign of Qin Shi Huang? It was Qin Shi Huang who unified the world!
Although without the foundation laid by the previous Qin kings, Ying Zheng could not have conquered the six kingdoms and unified the world, most of the old Qin people would not think so. They would think that the main credit lies with Ying Zheng.
Because they destroyed the six kingdoms and unified the world, they felt that they also had a contribution, and they accomplished it under the leadership of Ying Zheng. Praising and acknowledging Ying Zheng's contribution is also praising and acknowledging their contribution.

The king is great, and we who follow him are naturally extraordinary! The idea of ​​the old Qin people is actually very simple. The main credit for unifying the world belongs to you, the King of Qin, but without us fighting for you, you can't get the world. After unifying the world, you eat meat and suck bones, so you should give us some benefits, right?

At this time, you only need to give the old Qin people a little benefit to gain their unswerving loyalty.

Unfortunately, in history, not only did Qin Shi Huang not do so, but he also poured a basin of cold water on the Qin people.

"Mencius" said: "If the monarch treats his subjects as his own hands and feet, then the subjects will treat the monarch as their own heart and soul; if the monarch treats his subjects as dogs and horses, then the subjects will treat the monarch as their fellow countrymen; if the monarch treats his subjects as dirt, then the subjects will treat the monarch as their enemy." The same was true for the people. The great expectations of the old Qin people turned into disappointment and even resentment.

Not long after, the woman brought the man's luggage.

The man opened his bag, took out an exquisite wooden box and opened it.

The old man, the old woman, the woman and the child all looked into the box, wanting to know what was inside.

I saw something that looked like cloth placed in the box, but even if it was a piece of tattered linen, if it was given by the king, it would be a treasure worthy of being passed down from generation to generation to protect the house.

Only the little child didn't understand. It was just an ordinary piece of cloth, so why did his grandfather and mother act as if they had seen a treasure?

Seeing that his son did not understand, the man smiled and said, "This is not cloth. According to the nobleman from Xianyang, this is 'paper', which only the king owns in the world. If you don't believe me, you can see it later."

The man took the paper out of the box and unfolded it. It was full of words and he began to read aloud.

He didn't know many words, but he had memorized all the words above so that he could read them to his family when he got home.

The above is a review and reward of his military merits, which clearly states how many acres of land and houses he will be rewarded with, and that he will be ordered to observe government affairs in the county where he lives, and will become an official in the six kingdoms in the future.

Listening to the man reading the words above, the old man, the old woman and the woman all had happy expressions on their faces. Was this a reward written by the king himself?

In fact, the words on this piece of paper were not written by Ying Zheng himself. If Ying Zheng were asked to write the rewards and appointments for so many Qin soldiers alone, it would probably take him a month to finish.

After reading, the man handed the paper carefully to the old man and said, "Father, please take a look at it. I also thought it was cloth at first, but after touching it myself, I realized it was not."

The old man also took it carefully, looked at the many unfamiliar words on it, and gently felt the paper.

The idea of ​​using paper as a reward was the work of a certain minister: first, paper was only available in the Xianyang Palace, and was scarce in the world. If it was scarce, it would be rare and precious.
Secondly, using bamboo slips to write orders of rewards and appointments to many Qin soldiers not only required a large number of bamboo slips, but was also inconvenient to carry.

Ying Zheng thought the minister's suggestion made sense, so he adopted this strategy and gave paper to all the Qin soldiers.

(End of this chapter)