kingnovel Chapter 457 Regularization, Professionalization
Chapter 457 Regularization, Professionalization
"Formalized?"
"Professional?"
Ying Zheng repeated the two important points that Ying Yu raised, and after a long time, he finally showed a hint of understanding.
In the past, the Great Qin implemented a system where everyone was a soldier. All adult men had to receive regular military training. Once the court needed them, they had to report to the army immediately.
Refusing to be recruited by the imperial court is the most serious crime in Daqin. Not only will the person be beheaded for public display, but the entire family and even the entire village will be punished.
Unless he has a military title of doctor or above, even the prince of the royal family must perform military service according to law.
Moreover, ordinary soldiers in Daqin had no military pay. When the treasury was in distress in the early days, they even had to prepare their own armor.
If the soldiers of the Great Qin Dynasty wanted to earn some income, they had to fight the enemy bravely on the battlefield, and only after obtaining the title of title could they receive the corresponding rewards.
A large part of the reason for the super combat effectiveness of the Great Qin army came from this.
However, with the expansion of the Great Qin's territory and the internal instability, the chances for ordinary soldiers to kill the enemy are becoming less and less.
Especially if the new military system is implemented, the Internal Guard Corps will only be responsible for second-line defense, and will hardly even have the chance to go to the battlefield.
With Daqin's current strength, it would be good not to bully others, who would dare to provoke Daqin?
Without the opportunity to make meritorious service and be promoted to a title, it is obviously impossible for soldiers to serve for a long time.
You must know that military training is more difficult than working, and working is at least one yuan a day.
If it weren't for the strict laws of Qin, many people might have retreated.
In this case, it is necessary to implement regularization and professionalization.
However, professionalization means military pay, which means that the court will have to spend a lot of money, and the Ministry of Households will probably have a headache for a long time.
However, Daqin now has such a large territory, and continuing to implement the system of serving as soldiers in wartime and serving the people in leisure time is not enough to maintain national defense needs.
Instead, it will lead to lower morale and more confusion in management.
Ying Zheng frowned involuntarily, and looked at Ying Yu.
"Father, with the continuous development of Great Qin, the total number of troops can be reduced appropriately, and only a small number of troops need to be deployed in key areas to achieve the effect that previously required several times or even more troops.
However, the requirements for the remaining soldiers, especially officers, are getting higher and higher. "
"It requires not only more military academies, but also more talent."
"And such outstanding talents can get better treatment outside the army. It is very necessary to give them enough military pay if they want to stay in the army with peace of mind."
"This is not a question of loyalty or not, but a question of everyone having a family and having to feed and support their families.
Today's Daqin also has enough financial resources to realize this.
Moreover, the implementation of professionalism has another advantage, that is, serving as a soldier eats the emperor's rations, and the one who is loyal is naturally the Great Qin Emperor! "
Ying Yu patiently explained.
"Go on."
Ying Zheng waved his hands.
In today's Great Qin, there are fewer and fewer opportunities to fight, and it is impossible for a system of military titles to conquer the world.
If you want the horse to run, but don't let the horse eat grass, it will definitely not work.
"Besides, professionalization does not mean that we have to completely abandon the previous compulsory military service system."
"All adult men in Daqin still need to serve in the military, but the time limit for this service can be shortened to three years. After the compulsory military service is over, they can choose to retire and go home, or they can become professional soldiers after passing the assessment. Confer military posts and receive corresponding military pay."
"For the common people, the three-year compulsory military service will not have too much impact on their lives. It is much more relaxed than having to respond to the call at any time before."
"During the three-year compulsory military service period, the imperial court only provides a small amount of living allowances, which will not bring too much burden."
"As long as the planning is good, with Daqin's current population size and growth rate, this system of combining professional soldiers and conscripts is sufficient to ensure Daqin's non-wartime defense needs."
"Once in wartime, when the army needs to be expanded, these veterans who have served three years of compulsory military service are also excellent reserve forces."
"The rest is to concentrate on improving the quality of military officers and professional soldiers, and ensuring their treatment, including military pay, housing for family members, children's education, and living security after retirement, etc."
"Only by letting them have no worries about the future, can they concentrate on the study of leading the army to form the backbone of the Great Qin Army, so that the Great Qin Army can have a combat power that leads the world."
Ying Yu said loudly.
Ying Yu actually started planning for the implementation of a professional military system in Daqin.
The reason why it is proposed now is that Daqin has just harvested a large sum of money and has enough financial resources to carry out the professional reform of the army, and the other is because technology has developed to a certain extent.
The appearance of the steam engine allowed Daqin to gradually enter the industrial age, and the appearance of trains and railways greatly enhanced the mobility of the army.
Moreover, after the Academy of Engineering, gunpowder research has also made good progress, and it can already be used to dig mountains and tunnels.
Maybe one day, the Academy of Engineering will make another big breakthrough, allowing Daqin to enter the age of firearms.
No matter which point it is, let the victory by numbers become a thing of the past.
Of course, this also puts forward higher requirements for the leading generals. Today's Great Qin is no longer an era in which individual bravery can conquer the world.
This provides the soil for the reform of military professionalism.
Moreover, this reform can also be used as an opportunity to make a major adjustment to the Qin army.
No matter how loyal he is to Great Qin, any general who has too much influence on a certain army is unacceptable to the emperor.
There is no problem now, but there is no guarantee that there will be no other thoughts in the future.
The simplest thing is that when people get old, they will have other ideas, such as arranging a way out for their children and grandchildren, allowing them to inherit their position and so on.
If you want to prevent this situation as much as possible, you can't let a general stay in the same place for too long and have too much influence.
But if you rotate frequently, you will not know the soldiers, and the soldiers will not know the generals, and big problems will also occur.
This requires each army to have a group of qualified middle and low-level officers who can ensure the normal operation of the army.
To cultivate such a group of people, it is necessary to absorb enough talents, and to retain talents, it is necessary to give sufficient treatment and conditions.
Otherwise, no matter how passionate you are, you will be splashed with cold water in the face of daily necessities, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea.
Even if you can continue to persevere, it is difficult to put all your thoughts on the army.
The professionalization of the military is imminent.