General Qin

No change.

It is the fourth rank among the twenty titles of the Qin Dynasty.

It means as much as its name.

Not changing, that is, not having to serve another year and a month in the service of changing soldiers, which is commonly known as corvee service.

For men, this is a great thing.

The battle of Qin's pawns was very cumbersome, even heavier than taxes.

The pawns not only conduct some simple military training, but also undertake the construction of various projects, such as repairing city walls, roads, digging canals, transporting grain and grass, and maintaining horses.

Moreover, the government of the Qin State has extremely strict requirements on the quality of service. If the city wall built does not meet the requirements, not only you will be punished, but also the officials in charge of the soldiers will be punished.

Moreover, the built city walls must have a one-year warranty period. If they are damaged within one year, the officials will punish them. During service time.

In addition, soldiers must always obey the call of the country. Whenever there is a need for war, they can be recruited to participate in the war. , never come back.

This situation has to continue until the men reach the retirement age. Sergeants without titles retire at the age of sixty, and those with titles who are not younger have to work until the age of fifty-six.

Now that Zhao Tuo has been promoted to the fourth level, at least he doesn't have to work for free every year to repair the city wall. This is a real benefit brought by the title.

Of course, it doesn't mean that if the title is upgraded to no more, there is no need to fight.

Although the battle of the soldiers is avoided, the battle of the soldiers is still indispensable. If you really want to go to the battlefield, you have to pack your bags and follow.

"Okay, Tun Zhang, you are already wearing the crown. I don't know when I can wear the crown and go out to show off."

The black buttock stared enviously at the crown on Zhao Tuo's head. He had just been upgraded to a top-ranked man, his hair was tied into a right bun, and he was wrapped in a red scarf.

"Bah, you black ass has become a superstar, and you're still so dissatisfied." Xiao Bai said with a sour mouth.

Black Butt laughed loudly: "Mr. Xiaobai, your title is lower than mine, so you should be more respectful to my superior Black Butt in the future, do you hear me?"

Xiaobai rolled his eyes and shouted: "You black ass, who hasn't seen anyone yet, this time it's just your luck to follow the head of the village, if I were to guard the north gate, this time it would be the top one." I was the one who made it."

Heihou laughed and said: "It's not because I have a strong ability that Heibutt is favored by the head of the village. No, what kind of head is this? Once A Tuo is upgraded this time, I'm afraid he will be promoted to a hundred generals. "

"Tsk tsk, it seems that I will be called Zhao Baijiang in the future."

Xiaobai, Xiqigu, Heiyu, Shejian and other Gengshi old men surrounded Zhao Tuo who had just put on the trapezoidal crown, boasting and praising him.

Even She Jian, who never spoke much, kept nodding to Zhao Tuo with a faint smile on his face.

Both Xiaobai and Xiqigu are still dukes, and their eyes are about to sparkle like stars.

Zhao Tuo looked at several of his cronies and said with a smile, "If you work hard, you will be promoted sooner or later."

"Okay, I will definitely follow in the footsteps of the hundred generals."

Xiqi said solemnly, looking at the black buttocks and the red scarf on Shejian's head at the moment, he felt extremely envious.

When he first joined the army, he still had the pride of a public official, a village official, and the Xiqi family, and looked down on these white body soldiers who came from mud legs, but now all his pride has been severely blown away by reality.

Seeing that all the white body soldiers in Gengshi in the past have become top-notch, even Zhao Tuo, who used to be a public officer with him, has become a Buchang in one fell swoop, which is a whole three ranks higher than him. .

And Zhao Tuo is indeed a real credit, which makes people have to admit it.

Xi Qigu now understands clearly that the young man in front of him must have soaring abilities if he does not renew his title, and not renewing his title is definitely not his pinnacle. If I follow him closely, maybe there will be a bright future.

Just when Xiqigu fell in love with Zhao Tuo completely.

Zhao Tuo also looked forward to Shu in his heart.

"Sure enough, the battlefield is the fastest to upgrade. In less than half a year, I have already advanced to the third level. If you listen to Brother Zheng and sit in the classroom, you may not be able to advance to the first level in three years."

"However, relying on the beheading of the team can only be promoted to one level at most. It is not so easy to increase the title of doctor at the fifth level. If you want to quickly increase the title, you have to think of other ways besides participating in the battle."

Just as Zhao Tuo thought, the fourth-class title will not change, and he can already serve as a hundred general in the army. This position can be upgraded to a doctor by beheading the 33rd-rank Yinglun.

But further up, it is not just the head that can be upgraded.

Only by participating in the battle of Yishui and the capture of Wuyang can one be upgraded. Ordinary battles can only accumulate some credits, and it is difficult to reach the standard for upgrading.

After all, the title of Qin State in this period is still very precious, and a fourth level is not enough to make people fight over their heads.

How can it be like more than ten years later, Qin Shihuang bestowed titles several times, making Qin's titles begin to be abused.

Even among the laborers who built the Qin Mausoleum, there are many debt-payers who have not changed their titles and made titles. These nobles worked with the prisoners during their lifetime, and dug a hole after death, and buried them with the prisoners.

However, no matter how insignificant Qin's title is, it is much better than the eight-level system of civilian titles developed by the Han Dynasty later.

For example, Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty reigned for eighteen years and bestowed thirteen ranks on men in the world.

Even a child of a few years old can have the title of the eighth-level public servant, so the people are not happy about winning the title, and have no fear of losing it. Just thinking about it is outrageous, completely ruining this military merit system.

Just when everyone got the title and was overjoyed.

Suddenly Li Xin's short soldiers came.

"Ten Commander Zhao Tuo, General Li announces you to go."

Everyone was stunned, not knowing why Li Xin, as General Pi, went to Zhao Tuo directly. After all, there are five levels of leadership between them.

Zhao Tuo replied thoughtfully, "No."

Zhao Tuo didn't dare to delay, and followed Li Xin's short soldiers all the way through the camp and entered the city of Zhuoyi.

Now with the arrival of Wang Jian's army, Zhuoyi City is under military control, and there are almost no pedestrians in the wide streets. After a while, Zhao Tuo came outside Li Xin's residence.

There are several personal guards outside the house, they hold weapons and stand upright.

Seeing Zhao Tuo approaching, their eyes exchanged with each other, full of surprise.

Zhao Tuo smiled at them, straightened his clothes a little, straightened the crown on his head, held his head high, and walked straight in.

In the room, Li Xin was the only one.

He knelt on the couch and read with a piece of silk book in his hand, which was full of words.

Seeing Zhao Tuo coming in, his eyes lit up.

The young man wearing a crown and armor is not changed, with a well-proportioned body and a handsome face. No matter where he is placed, he can be called a beautiful boy.

"Meet the general."

Zhao Tuo quickly saluted.

Li Xin looked at Zhao Tuo, without beating around the bush, and spoke directly.

"Starting today, all of you will be transferred to my short soldiers, and you will be the hundred generals."

For the battle of the dead, refer to "Military Service System of Qin Dynasty Military History"

The knowledge about military merits in this book is basically based on Mr. Zhu Shaohou's "Research on the Military Merit System". This book is currently the most in-depth study on military merit. After reading it, I have the most intuitive understanding of the origin, development and decline of the entire military merit system, and I have benefited a lot.