Chapter 107 The Shadow of Reform

"General Wang, General Guo, and General Zhang Han. In this expedition to the northwestern grasslands, the few people had to use wine to support the three generals."

"Xiangguo, serve the wine!"

Ying Ji gestured to Wei Ran at the back, Wei Ran understood, took a plate from the hand of a servant next to him, and presented it.

On the plate were four bronze wine bottles and a jar of unopened wine, which was used by the King of Qin to reward great heroes.

Wei Ran directly opened the wine and filled the four bronze wine bottles with wine. Ying Ji, Zhang Han and Wang Xiaojie picked up the wine bottles.

"Three generals, today the few people used the good Qin wine for the three generals. I wish the three generals victory!"

"Let all countries in the world see the power of our Qin army once again, and we must solve the battle before winter, otherwise the supply of food and grass will really be unavailable, and the few people are waiting in Xianyang for the news of the victory of the Anxi army!"

"Three generals, please drink this noble!"

Ying Ji, Wang Xiaojie, Guo Xin, and Zhang Han also picked up the wine bottles, and the four looked at each other and smiled.

"This expedition is sure to win!"

The three of them said in unison, and then they raised their heads with Ying Ji and drank the wine in one gulp, revealing their boldness.

Countless people were impressed, the prime minister of a country poured wine for the general, and the lord of a country, as well as civil and military officials, saw him off in person.

And it is Qin State, the most powerful country in the world. It seems that this kind of thing has never happened since it was recorded in Chinese history.

"Let's go!"

After the three of Wang Xiaojie rode on the horses, they said loudly, and then the entire army of 140,000 people turned and gradually moved away from Xianyang City in the sight of everyone.

The rolling black torrent swept away directly towards the northwest grassland, vowing to destroy the Yi Canal and establish the majesty of Daqin!

During the first year of King Ji of Qin, Yiqu invaded the northwest frontier of Qin State, killing 50,000 soldiers and civilians of Qin State. King Qin won Ji's thunder and angered, and dispatched an army of 100,000 iron armored troops to expedition to the northwest grassland, vowing to destroy Yiqu!

When the news came out, countless countries, countless forces, and hundreds of schools of thought looked at him.

Since the world entered the Warring States period, the seven heroes of the Warring States period have focused their strategic vision on the Central Plains. As long as the invasion of the grasslands is not too extreme, almost all of them adopt a passive defense strategy.

Except for the Qin, Zhao and Yan kingdoms, the main elites of the other four war states were all in the Central Plains. Unexpectedly, after a hundred years, Qin, which was regarded by the world as a country of tigers and wolves, took the lead in starting the war with the alien races in the grasslands.

As a result, all the countries in the world and hundreds of schools of thought sent spies to follow them, wanting to see what kind of fierce collision would occur between the incomparably sharp main force of the Qin army and the Yiqu army?

Secret agents from all over the world are exploring the combat effectiveness of the Anxi Army, one of the three iron armored armies hidden by the Qin King Yingji.

What the scholars and hundreds of schools of thought are exploring is whether Qin State has the strength to dominate the world. If Qin State shows enough strength in this war with Yiqu, then it is necessary to make a bet in advance, for their respective schools of theory. Fight for future living space.

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"Your Majesty, why did Your Majesty say those words outside Xianyang City today?"

"I know that the king is worried about my Qin army soldiers, and I want to relieve my worries for my Qin army soldiers and soldiers, and ensure that my Daqin soldiers and soldiers can also be taken care of after they die in battle, so that my Daqin soldiers will not be added to countless orphans and widows!"

"But the king has not thought about it, my Qin country is not as rich as Chu and Qi, and the only strength of Qin is the strength of the army."

"Once a large-scale war breaks out, I, Daqin generals, say that tens of thousands of soldiers will be killed, and where will the pensions for these tens of thousands of soldiers come from?"

"After years of depletion, the national treasury of the Qin Dynasty is no longer able to afford the pensions of tens of thousands of soldiers every time. Please think twice, Your Majesty!"

At this time in the Qin Palace, Wei Ran was persuading Ying Ji that it was not that Wei Ran had to do this, but that Wei Ran, as the prime minister of a country, naturally had to take all military affairs into consideration.

Although the approach proposed by Ying Ji can let the soldiers of the Qin army solve their worries, after the soldiers died in battle, they can support their families and raise their children.

But the amount of money consumed in this way will be a terrifying amount, even the richest state in the world cannot do it, let alone the state of Qin after the rebellion of the princes.

"Xiangguo, my intention has been decided!"

"You don't need to persuade the widow anymore, Xiangguo. The widow will never tolerate the tears of their families after my Qin soldiers died in battle and shed their blood for my Qin."

"What the widowers want to create is a different Daqin, and what they want is a Daqin that can swallow up all the nine states in the world. What the widowers want to create is an unprecedented great cause!"

"If you can't even do this, what will the widow do King Qin? I'm sorry for the soldiers of the Qin army who shed blood on the battlefield!"

"If you don't have money and food, then save it. From today, the order of widowers will be passed on. Starting from widowhood, all the expenses of my Daqin government, including my Daqin Ying clan, will be reduced by one-third, and the money saved will be used for military pensions."

"And starting from this year, the entire Ying clan, including the widows, all food and clothing expenses shall not exceed one-tenth of Daqin's annual tax!"

Ying Ji resolutely said that Ying Ji comes from later generations, and he knows how a country's military pension system plays a role in maintaining the vigorous combat effectiveness of the army and the vitality of the country.

Therefore, even if he is frugal, it is a big deal to start the plane transaction again and obtain enough money and food from other planes. Ying Ji must also ensure the formulation and implementation of the military pension system.

After listening to Ying Ji's words, Wei Ran stood there dumbfounded, unable to regain his senses for a long time. Soon after, the Quan Xiang, who was in his forties, turned red, and his eyes were full of tears. Resisted that it didn't flow down.

"Wei Ran, thank you for the millions of soldiers in the Qin army!"

Wei Ran's voice even trembled at this moment. No one could understand the thoughts of someone like Wei Ran who fought bloody battles on the battlefield and climbed up from the bottom of the army.

After watching the death of the comrades who once fought with him on the battlefield, the government did not care about the money and food that the government distributed to their families, and some situations became extremely miserable and difficult.

Wei Ran and Bai Qi also used their salaries every year to help the families of their comrades-in-arms who lived and ate in the camp of the dead and fought on the battlefield after they died in battle.

Not only them, many soldiers of the Qin army and many armies of the world have done this.

But later they knew that in this era, this is simply impossible to accomplish. There are too many powerless things, and there are too many people to take care of.

The king's declaration at this moment made Wei Ran's heart even more moved. It made the Qin soldiers bleed, but not their family members.

Reducing the expenses of the royal family and the official government, and limiting the annual expenses of the entire royal family, including the king, to one-tenth of the tax imposed by Daqin, no matter what kind of language or approach is used, it is a breakthrough.

How fortunate it is for civil and military officials to be able to follow such a king, how fortunate is the Great Qin!