There are one hill and eight buildings in the Northern Prefecture of the Eastern Jin Dynasty Chapter 5361 Wealth returns home and farewell to the battlefield
Chapter 5361 Wealth returns home and farewell to the battlefield
Xuanwu said calmly: "It's very simple. If you are afraid of death, you will not be able to achieve meritorious service, and you will not be able to win a title. You will have to go home and continue to face the loess with your back to the sky. Being controlled and bullied by those who are not afraid of death and have achieved meritorious service, then you can still be afraid.
Die?"
Qinglong laughed and said: "This statement is really perfect and impeccable. According to your statement, only those who are not afraid of death can make meritorious deeds in war? Then how do we have so many children from aristocratic families, how do they get their merits?
They didn’t even go to the front lines to charge into battle.”
Baihu waved his hand: "The children of our aristocratic families and the military officials of the noble clans are able to gain military merit because they made deals in advance. Their families donated grain and grass, produced young men, and supported the Northern Expedition and the war with practical actions.
Let them have the qualifications to join the army, so that they can receive pre-arranged rewards after the war. But how can ordinary sergeants have this qualification? Do you think that brothers who have also joined the army and are in the same front-line combat units are afraid of death?
Is it a military merit to cower in the back, roar a few times, fire a few arrows, but not rush forward to behead someone?"
The smile on Qinglong's face gradually dissipated, and he murmured: "What you said makes sense. Indeed, if ordinary soldiers want military merit, they have to work hard. They cherish their lives and are afraid of death. If they don't rush in front, even the head of the corpse will be lost."
I don’t have a chance to chop him off. Alas, although this rule of decapitation is cruel, it does only benefit the brave and the strong.”
Suzaku said coldly: "It's just encouraging the bestiality and cruel instincts in human nature. It's nothing to brag about. On the battlefield, comrades-in-arms compete with each other in order to behead someone for merit. There are even swordsmen fighting each other.
, not to mention the matter of fighting for beheadings and giving up fighter planes. Didn’t Liu Yu himself often give orders that some key battles would not count beheadings, and it would be useless if they were beheaded, just to prevent this from happening. "
Bai Hu nodded: "However, in most battles, military achievements are still judged by gains. This is to encourage and stimulate brave people, those who are not afraid of death, and those who rush to the front can get the most rewards. In war,
, fighting for their lives, if everyone cowers, they will definitely lose the battle. The reason why the Beifu Army has been so brave and invincible since the founding of the army and marches forward in offensive battles is because of this system of decapitation and meritorious service and the high stakes in war.
After evaluation and reward, even if they do not receive a title, they can still receive a large number of rewards, enough for the soldiers to purchase properties and become small landowners after returning to their hometowns. Of course, most of these rewards do not come from captured enemy trophies, but from
The military supplies, money and food donated by nobles from major aristocratic families."
Xuanwu smiled and said: "It is equivalent to the sponsorship given by our noble family, allowing Liu Yu to have money to reward the soldiers and encourage them to sacrifice their lives and fight the enemy bravely. Therefore, our nephews must also receive corresponding rewards. They may not
They are fighting on the front line, but when they go out with the army, they all contribute from writing military orders, to managing camps, to coordinating and allocating logistics and equipment, and finally to maintaining military discipline, assessing military merits, etc. They are not like some children from aristocratic families in the past.
, do nothing at all, and even stay hundreds of miles away in the rear just to take military glory. However, Mr. Baihu, I still think Mr. Qinglong’s formulation is reasonable. What soldiers want is blood and backbone, not too much.
If people are literate and have more knowledge, if they worry about gains and losses and only think about themselves, their efforts will indeed decrease. If most people are greedy for life and afraid of death, then who can we rely on to charge forward? "
Bai Hu's brows raised slightly: "Does Master Xuanwu think that after reading, knowing the words, and understanding the principles, the final result will be that you will be afraid of death and dare not rush to kill?"
Xuanwu said calmly: "Most people are like this. This is the most basic human nature. Only ignorant people can be fearless. This is something that has been proven for thousands of years. Master Baihu does not need to follow me on this point.
Debate, not to mention the future sergeants, but also the old brothers from the Beifu Army. Can those officers who have been promoted, made a fortune, and become rich and powerful, still be as brave as they were when they were small soldiers? "
Bai Hu shook his head and said: "The things you mentioned about people with high positions and powerful people who are afraid of death after having a family fortune have nothing to do with culture or knowledge. They are only related to their wealth and status. The status they gain by not being afraid of death will be
They are afraid that they will lose it because of their own death. When the time comes, their wife will become someone else's wife, their family business will be annexed by other aristocratic families, their son will be kicked out of the house and live in the market, and their daughter will be sold into a brothel and become a prostitute. This is what they fear most.
Yes, because they are the nouveau riche who rose up from the army, have no foundation, and have violated the interests of aristocratic families and noble families. Once they die, the family without protection will end up miserable."
Xuanwu smiled slightly: "Yes, there is no foundation at all. Once the head of the family dies, the family will fall apart and the backbone will be gone. So what they want is to go home safely and work as officials, protect their families, and try their best to continue their power."
, wait until the sons grow up, and then let them join the army again to see if there is any chance of continuing their meritorious service and winning titles. If you don’t have the ability of your father, it is better to at least inherit the family business when you come back alive than to die in battle after returning to the battlefield.
Result. This is why so many Beifu veterans are afraid of death after acquiring land and titles."
Bai Hu sighed softly: "So, does Lord Xuanwu think that educated soldiers will become afraid of death and greedy for life, and are no longer suitable as front-line combat sergeants?"
Xuanwu pondered for a moment and said: "I think this is not necessarily related to culture, but to wealth and power. In the past, those who joined the army were poor people who had nothing. If they were not soldiers, they would not even have food to eat, and they would have to live in their hometown.
Bullied to death, of course, this does not include Jingkou, but even in Jingkou, joining the army and eating food is the reason why many poor families can survive. Since you become a soldier, you have to fight and perform meritorious services. Only by performing meritorious services can you
Only when you get a title and have power can you live a good life. Otherwise, once the age increases and the country disarms, those who have no fighting ability and no title will be the first batch to be eliminated."
"However, since the founding of the army, the Beifu Army has fought countless battles and gone through life and death. Many veterans who survived have also made meritorious service. After returning home, they became wealthy. Even if they could not become officials, they still had money to buy properties. Even many people from Jingkou,
Being able to move his family to Jiankang and become a city dweller will certainly stimulate many of his neighbors to join the army, but it will also make those who already have property start to fear death. Liu Yu wants to continue fighting.
, in fact, it is a minority, even a very small minority, and most people no longer want to risk their lives and risk losing their current family fortune to fight the next battle." (End of Chapter)