Volume 3: The Land of Jingchu Chapter 376 Recruitment Advertisement
For those outside Chu, the "live broadcast" of the founding of the Great Chu was interrupted halfway through, and only the people of Chu were able to fully watch the conferment of titles on more than a hundred civil and military officials...
However, when it was almost over, the signals from all over the world were forcibly pushed again and suddenly became clear again.
The reason is simple, Baitu wants to advertise - a recruitment advertisement!
There are two main aspects of the expression. One is: "The great Chu has many wise ministers and brave generals. However, the new policies and new army in Chu have prospects. The Naxian Hall and the door of the imperial examination will always be open to those with lofty ideals ."
The second is: "Skilled craftsmen, medical and agricultural experts, if they bring their families to Chu, they will be entrusted with important tasks. Those who are good will be rewarded with a hundred gold coins, and those who are capable will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins, or even ten thousand gold coins..."
In a word - I want them all!
On the high platform in Chang'an dedicated to the Taiyi God, Liu Xie had fallen silent, and Cao Cao in Yecheng was on the verge of tears.
Liu Bei and others were speechless. When Bai Tu's eight strategies were placed in front of them, they were considered a mockery and humiliation.
But now...
As soon as the imperial court refused, Bai Tu captured Xiangyang and later used the Eight Strategies as a yardstick for his conduct.
It can be predicted that the strength of the Chu State and the magnanimity and ambition that Bai Tu had previously demonstrated... will attract a large number of talents to settle here!
Moreover, the previous commendation of merit for founding the country also reflected Bai Tu's principle when awarding rewards - for the Grand Secretaries of the Palace who were of low rank and power but served as think tanks, their merits were not considered, but their abilities and roles were considered; the official positions took into account both merits and abilities, while the titles were only considered based on merits.
The one with the highest title is undoubtedly Lu Bu, Marquis of Qu'a. Marquis of Qu'a is the title that Bai Tu was once awarded by the Han Dynasty, which carries honor. Moreover, Lu Bu is the only marquis with ten thousand households, and he also has the special effect of "hereditary succession".
There are only five people who have the title of "hereditary succession", besides Lu Bu, they are Pang Tong, Gan Ning, Liu Cong and Madam Cai.
There is no need to say much about Pang Tong and Gan Ning, one was the "engine" of the State of Chu, and the other was the commander-in-chief of the navy. Without Pang Tong, half of the Ministry of Works would be useless, and without the Ministry of Works, half of the State of Chu would be useless. As for the navy... they had been displaced for many years, and they also had the merit of expanding the territory. It is indisputable that they had both merits and hard work.
As for the latter two, they were the merits of Xianzhou. Although they did not do much, but... their contributions were really huge. They not only provided benefits to Baitu, but also gave Baitu a righteous reputation. Not to mention that Baitu encouraged such behavior, so of course they were highly praised.
Bai Tu was very cautious in granting titles to the rest, with less than ten people in the thousand households.
But Bai Tu was even more ruthless to him - he only took the chance.
Now, there are only a little over 2 million households in Chu State. After sorting out the hidden households in Jingzhou, it is estimated that there are 2.2 to 2.3 million households, one in ten thousand... that is, about 200 households. If agricultural tax is still the main levy, Bai Tu, the King of Chu, is equivalent to a marquis of 200 households, which is the lowest level of Tinghou among the marquises.
So are the titles of Tinghou and Xianghou of other people lower?
Compared with Jia Xu...
As long as you have merit and ability, Baitu will not treat you unfairly!
The Chu State's framework has been set up. It is no longer the makeshift team huddled in Qu'a. Over-emphasis on merit will discourage capable people and make them worry that they will not be able to make it. While ignoring merit will not only disappoint old subordinates, but will also make those who are waiting and watching think that Bai Tu is ungrateful and mean.
Clear rewards and punishments are also the best "advertisement". Hereditary succession is Bai Tu's advertising slogan!
Compared with the nobility system of the Eastern Han Dynasty, which was passed down from generation to generation, the hereditary system is as brainwashing as "drinking from childhood to adulthood"...
As for drag?
As I said, the title only has fiefdom, which is the grain tax, and the grain tax of Chu is unified throughout the country. The marquises cannot increase the grain tax themselves. The 15% tax is one, and it is about to be cancelled... Wait for my final interpretation!
In addition to rewarding meritorious officials, the founding army was also strengthened, just like Dazhong.
The General's Mansion originally had a main force of 120,000 to 30,000 soldiers, and 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers in various places. However, the advantage was that they had a full complement of generals. The 100,000 main forces were fully equipped with 20,000 generals, which maximized their combat power and maintained their commandability. Unlike other princes, even the main forces were composed of a sergeant and a dozen Ji-made soldiers...
Although the number of the annexed Jingzhou army was not much less than that of the General's Mansion army, but... the number of generals was only half, and the proportion of gilding was lower.
After obtaining the founding buff, the number of gilded generals among the original 20,000 grassroots generals has reached 7,000. Basically, half of the squad leaders are gilded, and all generals above the rank of captain must be gilded!
In terms of the number of golden and jade generals, and civil and military officials with gold seals and purple ribbons, although Bai Tu has more than the Prime Minister's Office and the six marquises who assisted the Han Dynasty combined, it only makes them envious and cannot be considered a crushing victory.
Moreover, this is an advantage of the founding of the country. If one really relies on personal strength to win the championship, the civil and military officials under Cao Cao may not be much inferior.
However... the quality of the grassroots generals has already crushed other princes!
With the establishment of official schools and the opening of talent academies, especially now that the imperial examination has been announced, I believe the gap in the quality of grassroots officials will widen further.
Although Bai Tu's eight strategies for establishing Chu would inevitably put constraints on himself, at present, even Cao Cao and Liu Bei could see that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
But even if they wanted to imitate, they didn't know where to start.
A single move affects the entire body. Bai Tu has been making changes little by little since the small town of Qu'a. More importantly, Bai Tu has relied on the technology in the hard drive and a vision that spans thousands of years to integrate these technologies into a coordinated whole, and has gradually reached this point today.
For other princes, even if they secretly learned how to make salt, they could only eat a few more meals of salted fish. If they secretly learned how to make glass, they would only have a few more vases for decoration. Following Bai Tu's example to promote official schools and imperial examinations...not to mention the resistance, your people are already exhausted just to feed your army. It's good enough that they don't sell their children. How can they still have the mind to go to the local school?
As for the 15% tax...does the army need to learn fasting?
Increase grain production? Bai Tu is not too conceited in this regard, but do other princes have the spare capacity to promote Shennong's essence among the people, guide intensive farming, repair water conservancy, and breed oxen?
It's like solving a Rubik's Cube. Regardless of whether you have mastered the technique, you must at least focus on every side to complete it. What's the point of only focusing on one side?
Needless to say, although Liu Bei was the backbone of the six marquises who assisted the Han Dynasty, he was not the emperor after all, and it was difficult for him to make the slightest move. Even Cao Cao could not push for such a major change.
Of course, failing to push forward does not mean giving up. Both Cao Cao and Liu Bei have decided at this time that they will spy more on Jingyang in the future and understand Jingyang as thoroughly as possible!
Even in the ignorant and chaotic Middle Ages, after the Renaissance and the emergence of industry, countries began to reform one after another, not to mention the princes of the Han Dynasty, whose thinking was not closed by comparison.
On the contrary, people like Liu Zhang and Dong Cheng can still laugh now, thinking that Bai Tu's move was a really bad one and that Bai Tu is one step closer to being deserted by his friends and relatives.
However, there is also good news for Cao Cao and the six vassal statesmen of the Han Dynasty. Judging from Bai Tu's clear intention to establish a country, the Chu State has no intention of launching a large-scale war for at least three to five years. Instead, it seems to want to turn its attention to internal coordination and development...
