In the future, we will win more heads. Many times, many things take credit for killing good people and fallen people. For example, Li Guang in the Han Dynasty and Zhang Guangfu in the Tang Dynasty were all killed and surrendered during the counter-insurgency. Finally, the court learned that one was not allowed to be promoted and the other was executed.
The reason why the military achievements are calculated by the rank of human head comes from Shang Yang's political reform in the Warring States Period. At that time, in order to adapt to the annexation of other countries, Shang Yang took the lead in recording military achievements in Qin. Titles and rewards are not calculated by the status of feudal nobles, but by the ranks of the two armies in the war.
Shang Yang established a strict and equal promotion system, and all military industries were divided into 20 grades:
First-class male scholar, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth.
The highest level of military service is to have the back cover of a county, and the marquis of this county can appoint officials and collect taxes by himself. In the Han Dynasty, Li Guangqian pursued the title of Chehou all his life, but because of his poor ability, he finally got nothing. The second-class Shanhaiguan Pass belongs to the honorary title of reward, with only about 300 households, including food cities and households. Others have different salaries.
The hardest part is actually in the beginning To be thorough, in general, you can only exercise slowly from the first level. According to Shang Yang's regulations, if an ordinary soldier wants to succeed in being a male scholar, he must slay an enemy officer, take his head and report his merits, and only after verification can he become a male scholar. Get a hectare of land, which is private.
Although it seems simple, it is not easy to kill an enemy officer on the battlefield. The two armies confronted each other, and it was a close call. Even if they win, they may not be able to kill an enemy officer. Besides, it's good that they won't die in battle. Moreover, being an official is by no means incompetent, so really getting such a head is basically a gamble.
Under such difficulty, if you get the title of first-class male scholar, how much gold does ordinary people have?
Laozi's words: Tao gives birth to one, two, three and everything. Once you become a male scholar, it is a process from scratch. You will not only have a title, but also a salary, a hectare of land, a house and a servant.
If nothing else, a salary of 50 stones a year, a hectare of land, a house and a servant are the envy of people at present, and they can't afford a house for the rest of their lives, let alone land. Servants, if they don't become servants of others, their ancestors will accumulate virtue. It is so heroic in Daqin. As long as you have the ability, all this is clearly marked, and the gold content is just a little bit, pure 24k gold!
Moreover, this title and land can be passed on to sons or family members. If he is killed on the battlefield, his credit will be taken away by the family. Shang Yang's political reform is great, so soldiers have no worries and will not worry about their sacrifice in vain.
At first, the salary of a male scholar was 50 stone, which was especially respected in the army. If a soldier captures the heads of two enemy officers on the battlefield, he can be released immediately as the parents of the prisoner. If his family members become criminals because of crimes, they can also become civilians. That is, atonement can be made.
With such institutional guarantee, why worry about the low combat effectiveness of the army? Therefore, it is not without reason that Qin eventually unified the six countries.