Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 644

[Chapter 644 Reserve]

“How many clothes can be made from a piece of cloth?”

“Two?” the weaver master asked cautiously.

Zhao Xu nodded, “This king ordered 150,000 pieces of cloth from you.”

When he established the workshop, he set a rule.

Anyone who wants to take goods from the workshop must pay silver.

including himself.

This is done to ensure the normal operation of the workshop.

For example, now, if he takes away 150,000 bolts of cloth without giving money, the weaving workshop will have problems with its accounts, and there will be no money to buy cotton yarn, so that production can continue.

At that time, the government office, that is, the current imperial court, will be needed to allocate money for emergency.

That being the case, it is better to follow the market rules.

Moreover, this is also to establish a court procurement system.

If the benefits of a certain workshop are unsatisfactory and cannot be maintained, the method of imperial procurement will be activated to save important workshops.

After leaving the weaving workshop, Zhao Xu returned to the palace.

Immediately, he made people call Chang Wei over.

He ordered a large number of pieces of cloth from the weaving workshop, naturally not on a whim, but because there was something hanging in his heart all the time, and he didn’t settle down.

This is the problem of the military uniforms of the royal family.

At present, the military uniforms of the royal family are still the traditional military uniforms of Dasong.

And when fighting, the military uniform is still covered with armor.

After this period of fighting, Chang Wei and the generals in the army agreed that armor did more harm than good.

Because under the rifled gun, few soldiers from the other side can get close.

On the contrary, the twenty-five-pound armor restricted the soldier’s agility, made the soldier more clumsy, and consumed more energy.

So after careful consideration, he decided to completely cancel the infantry armor.

Furthermore, the armies of powerful clans are also fully equipped with firearms, and the scale of cold weapons is getting smaller and smaller, so there is no need to keep infantry armor, only breastplates for cavalry.

Another point is that during Zhou Yi’s attack on Marka City this time, he saw the infantry uniforms of the Franji Kingdom and reflected to him the uniform style of the Franji soldiers.

This strengthened his idea of ordering military uniforms for soldiers.

But in this way, it is necessary to design a military uniform for the royal infantry. After all, the previous military uniform is just the lining of the armor, which is integrated with the armor.

Not long after, Chang Wei arrived at the study of the palace.

After the second meeting of the Lucheng Alliance, intelligence from all parties showed that the Yan Yan Alliance needed three months of preparation.

Therefore, this window period will be extremely calm for both parties.

The powerful clans will step up training the army and forging firearms.

Yanzhou also needs to stockpile yellow powder and grenades.

At the same time, for him, this is also an excellent time to reform industry, government affairs, and the military.

“The king just ordered 150,000 pieces of cloth from the weaving workshop.” Zhao Xu said.

Chang Wei knew the elegant meaning when he heard the sound of strings, and was immediately delighted, “Does Your Highness want to sew uniform uniforms for the royal family?”

Zhao Xu nodded, and while Chang Wei was here, he had already drawn out the The style of military uniform.

In this battle of Marka City, Zhou Yi saw the military uniforms of Franji soldiers.

According to his description, the color of Franji’s military uniform is blue, and the soldiers uniformly wear black sailing caps on their heads and leather boots on their feet.

This kind of military uniform is the common style of the Western Turk army at present.

The only difference is the color of the military uniform, other similarities.

Zhao Xu did not follow this style to design the military mansion of the royal family, but adopted the windbreaker style.

The uniform color is dark green, but the hem is shortened, only to the knee position.

The hat is not a sailing hat, but a big brim hat directly.

“This is the military uniform of the soldiers of the palace.” Zhao Xu handed the blueprint to Chang Wei.

Generally speaking, the military uniform he designed has both the style of the ancient gown and the characteristics of the modern army. It can be said to be a perfect combination, and it is also very cool to wear.

“The end general has never seen this kind of military uniform, but it looks extraordinarily handsome.” Chang Wei stared at the blueprint for a while, scratching his head and laughing.

Then, he pointed to the soldier’s leg on the drawing and asked, “Your Highness, what is that thing tied to this leg?”

“It’s called leggings,” Zhao Xu said.

In his drawings, there is a full-body image of a soldier in military uniform, with something like a bandage wrapped around the soldier’s calf.

“Leggings?” Chang Wei had never heard of this thing.

Zhao Xu smiled, leggings are unremarkable, but they are very useful.

After a long march, the soldiers’ calves will be sore, which will make the soldiers more prone to fatigue and slow down the marching speed.

But wearing leggings can relieve this soreness and make it easier to travel long distances.

In contemporary times, soldiers before the founding of the People’s Republic of China often wear this thing on their calves.

This is also the skill that every soldier must master at that time.

Now, he handed over the art of leggings to the soldiers of the royal family, in order to create a light infantry that can come and go like the wind.

Thinking of this, he explained to Chang Wei.

Chang Wei opened his mouth wide when he heard this, “There is still such a magical thing, I will try it when I go back later.”

Talking about the military uniform with Chang Wei, Zhao Xu said: “There is one more thing Thing, from now on, the military salute of kneeling on one knee will be cancelled, and this military salute will be used instead.” After

finishing speaking, Zhao Xu raised his hand and pointed his fingertips at the position of his temple.

Whether it is military uniforms or marching, this is part of the reform of the Wangfu pro-army, which transformed the Wangfu pro-army into a modern army.

After all, in addition to weapons, the modern army’s crushing of the feudal army also has institutional advantages.

Chang Wei was startled, imitating Zhao Xu’s gestures, and he was about to say that this military salute was not solemn enough.

Zhao Xu immediately interrupted him: “My lord knows what you are thinking. You keep saying that you treat soldiers like brothers and sisters. Do you have any brothers who kneel on one knee and salute you all day long? To improve the status of soldiers, you must lead by example.”

Chang Wei suddenly He was speechless and looked embarrassed.

Laughing a few times, he said: “Your Highness taught me that this is not bad.”

After that, he saluted Zhao Xu in a dignified manner, and Zhao Xu smiled and returned the salute.

These are small things in the reform of the army.

This time he asked Chang Wei to come over for a more important matter.

This matter is even related to Dasong’s overall military strength in the future.

After pondering for a while, he said: “From next year, the reserve system will be implemented in an all-round way. Young adults aged 18 to 40 are obliged to serve in the military for three years. After three years of retirement, they will be transferred to the reserve service. Once the country has a war need , must respond to the recall.”

After that, he talked about the reserve system with Chang Wei.

This reserve system is a product of the emergence of modern warfare.

The purpose is to ensure the number of the country’s standing army, and to have sufficient reserve soldiers to fill the army when expanding the army during wars.

This is a question of a country’s war potential.

If there is no reserve system, it will be too late to temporarily recruit troops after the soldiers are exhausted.

(end of this chapter)