Mythical Qin: I, Gao Yao, will never be a eunuch!

As soon as Gao Yao finished speaking, Feng Quji's calm face slowly lifted up. He walked out of the queue with steady steps, respectfully raised his hands to Gao Yao, and responded in a calm and firm tone: "Your humble servant will obey the Prime Minister's order."

After saying this, he bowed slightly and then turned back to his original position without hesitation. Feng Quji knew in his heart that Gao Yao was still keeping him, but it was just a nominal matter.

Then, Gao Yao turned his gaze to Zhang Liang in the crowd and said loudly: "Zhang Liang, from today on, I will promote you to the position of Right Prime Minister. I hope you can do your best to assist me in handling military affairs."

"Yes!" Zhang Liang heard this and quickly stepped out of the line. He bowed deeply to Gao Yao with his sleeves fluttering and elegant demeanor, then clasped his hands and said, "Thanks to the Prime Minister's love and trust, I will do my best to live up to your trust." After that, he also stepped aside politely like Feng Quji.

At this time, Gao Yao asked again: "Where is Han Xin?"

"Lord... Prime Minister!" Han Xin, who was originally immersed in his thoughts, suddenly came to his senses and almost blurted out to call Gao Yao Lord, but fortunately he realized in time that the occasion was different, and swallowed the two words back, and changed his words to call him Prime Minister. Then, he rushed forward, knelt on one knee, clasped his fists and responded: "I am here, please give me your orders, Prime Minister!"

Gao Yao nodded with satisfaction and announced loudly: "Well, from today on, Han Xin will be promoted to general and command the three armies."

"Yes!" Han Xin was overjoyed when he heard this. If it weren't for the solemn atmosphere at the moment, he would have been unable to suppress his excitement. Back then, before the imperial court sent troops to conquer the country, the various positions in the southern border were quite prestigious locally, but once they left this land, those so-called official titles were like a piece of waste paper, and no one cared about them.

However, the present is different from the past. Han Xin was naturally very excited to receive such an important appointment. Even before, Han Xin was only promoted temporarily in the military when he conquered Minzhong and Kuaiji. However, after this battle, Han Xin transformed very quickly and officially got the position of general. This was an affirmation for Han Xin.

At the same time, such a brilliant victory not only successfully silenced the many generals who originally belonged to the southern border, but also made Han Xin's name the focus of everyone's attention. With his amazing military talent and fearless courage, he first won a great victory in the fierce battle with the Chu army, and then defeated the powerful army sent by the court. Such brilliant military exploits are truly amazing!

Now, when facing Gao Yao, Han Xin can present an extremely satisfactory answer without any shame. Because he knows that the reason why he can achieve such achievements is inseparable from Gao Yao's full trust and careful cultivation of him. All this is just a beginning, and there are a series of important official positions waiting to be appointed.

As time goes by, the new team of officials is gradually taking shape, which indicates that the construction of the relevant system has officially begun. There is no doubt that this orderly organizational structure is of vital importance for future development. Although many key positions have been determined, there are still some idle positions that have not been properly arranged. In fact, these positions are exactly what Gaoyao plans to abolish. The reason is nothing more than that the scope of power involved overlaps seriously, resulting in low work efficiency and waste of resources.

The system of three dukes and nine ministers has its advantages, but also obvious disadvantages, so this system must be reformed. However, if both the military and the political are to be reformed at the same time, it will affect too many people. The reform of the military only touches the interests or status of some people, but the reform of official positions is from top to bottom, which may even affect the people, so it cannot be rushed.

However, the reform of the army only affects the interests of some people. For most soldiers, this impact is not that big. After all, as long as the basic treatment does not change, the soldiers will not have any objections. The only difference lies in the problem of military promotion channels. The previous military merit upgrade system of the Qin Dynasty was indeed very good, with a strict system of military merit titles, and after the title was upgraded, they would enjoy corresponding treatment.

The seemingly powerful Qin military merit system actually has some drawbacks that cannot be ignored. With the continuous outbreak of fierce wars and the successive glorious victories, the number of titles obtained has shown a trend of continuous growth. This situation directly led to the gradual decline of the actual value of the title itself. Especially at the end of the Warring States period, this phenomenon became particularly prominent and significant.

At that time, even if many soldiers were lucky enough to be awarded the title, they still could not actually enjoy the corresponding privileges and generous benefits. It is undeniable that from a short-term perspective, such a military merit system did successfully inspire and greatly enhance the high morale of the soldiers to fight bravely and forge ahead. For the coveted title and reward, they were willing to sacrifice their lives and shed their blood, and threw themselves into the cruel and bloody battlefield without hesitation.

But if we look at it from a longer-term perspective, we can easily find that its impact on the subsequent development of the country is extremely severe. Although the original design of this military merit system was to prevent the rise of new noble forces, the fact is that the stability of the aristocracy itself is out of the question. Those nobles who are high above may suffer the pain of being stripped of their titles at any time due to various unfounded charges, or even be demoted to become ordinary soldiers. Such huge uncertainty undoubtedly makes it difficult for the aristocracy to truly gain a foothold and consolidate its position.

It is true that the military merit system has effectively enhanced the overall combat effectiveness of the army to a certain extent, but at the same time, it has also unknowingly further intensified the already sharp and complex social contradictions. In order to win titles and generous rewards, ordinary soldiers are forced to frequently get involved in more and more life-and-death battles. As a result, the probability of them facing the threat of death has also increased significantly.

As the land increased, the population grew rapidly, but the productivity at that time could not meet the demand for this growth. In order to maintain the distribution and utilization of land, the Qin Dynasty had to continue to wage wars, forming a vicious cycle and increasing the country's economic and military burden. The longer the economic burden lasted, the heavier it became. Once it was unable to gain enough benefits by waging war, the burden would be further aggravated, and the economy would collapse due to insufficient income.