"Formalization?"

"Professional?"

Ying Zheng repeated the two key points raised by Ying Yu, and after a long time, he finally showed a hint of understanding.

In the past, the Qin Dynasty implemented a system where everyone was a soldier. All adult men had to receive military training on a regular basis. Once the court had a need, they had to report to the army immediately.

Refusing to be recruited by the imperial court was a serious crime in the Qin Dynasty. Not only the person himself would be beheaded in public, but the entire family and even the entire village would be punished.

Unless they have a military title of doctor or above, even a prince of the royal family must perform military service in accordance with the law.

Moreover, ordinary soldiers in the Qin Dynasty did not receive military pay. When the national treasury was in distress in the early days, they even had to prepare their own soldiers and armor.

If soldiers of the Qin Dynasty wanted to earn money, they had to fight bravely on the battlefield to kill the enemy, and only after obtaining the title could they get the corresponding rewards.

A large part of the reason for the superior combat effectiveness of the Da Qin army comes from this.

However, with the expansion of Da Qin's territory and its internal instability, the opportunities for ordinary soldiers to kill the enemy became 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 opportunity to go to the battlefield.

With Da Qin's current strength, it would be nice if he didn't bully others. Who dares to provoke Da Qin if he doesn't care about his life?

Without the opportunity to be promoted to a knighthood for meritorious service, it is obviously impossible for soldiers to serve for a long time.

You must know that military training is more strenuous than working, and working pays at least one penny a day.

If it weren't for the strictness of Qin's laws, many people would have given up.

In this case, it is necessary to implement formalization and professionalization.

However, professionalization means military pay, which means the court will have to spend a lot of money, and the Ministry of Revenue will probably have another headache for a long time.

However, the Qin Dynasty 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.

On the contrary, it will lead to lower morale and more chaotic management.

Ying Zheng couldn't help but frown and looked at Ying Yu.

"Father, as the Qin Dynasty continues to develop, the total number of troops can be appropriately reduced. Only a smaller number of troops need to be deployed in key areas to achieve the effects that previously required several times or even more troops.

However, the requirements for remaining soldiers, especially officers, are getting higher and higher."

"This not only requires more military academies, but also more talents."

"And such outstanding talents can definitely get better treatment outside the military. If you want to allow them to stay in the military with peace of mind, it is very necessary to provide them with sufficient military pay."

"This is not a question of loyalty or disloyalty, but a question of everyone having a family and a family to feed and live.

Today's Great Qin also has enough financial resources to achieve this.

Moreover, the implementation of professionalism has another advantage, that is, serving as a soldier and eating the royal food, the one who is loyal is naturally the Emperor of Qin!"

Ying Yu explained patiently.

"Keep talking."

Ying Zheng waved his hand and said.

In today's Great Qin, there are fewer and fewer opportunities to fight. It is no longer possible to conquer the world with a military title system.

If you want the horse to run but don't let the horse eat grass, it will definitely not work.

"And professionalization does not mean that we have to completely abandon the previous compulsory military service system."

"All adult men in Daqin still need to perform military service, but the service time limit can be shortened to three years. After the compulsory military service is over, they can choose to retire and go home, or they can turn into professional soldiers after passing the assessment. According to their abilities

Be awarded a military rank and receive corresponding military pay."

"For the common people, three years of compulsory military service will not have too much impact on their lives. It is much more relaxed than before when they had to respond to conscription at any time."

"During the three years of compulsory military service, the court only provides a small amount of living allowance, which will not bring much burden."

"As long as the planning is good, with Da Qin's current population and growth rate, this system of combining professional soldiers and compulsory soldiers is enough to ensure Da Qin's non-wartime defense needs."

"Once wartime enters and the army needs to be expanded, these veterans who have served three years of compulsory military service are also excellent reserve forces."

"What remains is to concentrate on improving the quality of officers and professional soldiers and ensuring their benefits, including military pay, military housing for family members, children's education, life security after retirement, etc."

"Only by allowing them to have no worries can they focus on leading troops in combat, forming the backbone of the Great Qin Army, and giving the Great Qin Army a combat capability that leads all other countries in the world."

Ying Yu said loudly.

When Da Qin implemented a professional military system, Ying Yu had actually started planning for it a long time ago.

The reason why I propose it now is that one is that Da Qin has just received a large sum of money and has enough financial resources to implement the professional reform of the army. The other is also because science and technology has developed to a certain extent.

The emergence of the steam engine allowed Da Qin to gradually enter the industrial age, and the emergence of trains and railways greatly enhanced the army's mobility.

Moreover, after the Academy of Engineering, the research on gunpowder has also made good progress, and it can already be used to dig mountains and tunnels.

Maybe one day, the Engineering Academy will make another big breakthrough, allowing Great Qin to enter the age of firearms.

No matter what it is, winning by numbers has become a thing of the past.

Of course, this also puts forward higher requirements for the generals. Today's Great Qin is no longer an era where one can conquer the world by relying on individual bravery.

This provides the soil for the professional reform of military personnel.

Moreover, we can also take the opportunity of this reform to make a major adjustment to the Qin army.

No matter how loyal he is to the Qin Dynasty, the emperor cannot accept any general having too much influence on a certain army.

There is no problem now, but there is no guarantee that there will be no other concerns later.

The simplest thing is that when people get old, they will have other ideas, such as arranging a way out for their descendants and letting them inherit their position.

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 high influence.

But if you rotate frequently, the generals will not know the troops, and the soldiers will not know the generals, which will also cause big problems.

This requires each army to have a group of qualified middle- and low-level officers to ensure the normal operation of the army.

If you want to cultivate such a group of people, you must attract enough talents, and if you want to retain talents, you must provide adequate treatment and conditions.

Otherwise, no matter how passionate you are, you will be poured cold water on yourself when faced with firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea.

Even if you can continue to persist, it will be difficult to focus all your attention on the army.
Chapter completed!