“How many pieces of clothing can a piece of cloth be used to make?”

"Two pieces?" said the weaving workshop manager carefully.

Zhao Xu nodded, "I ordered 150,000 pieces of cloth from you."

When he was building a workshop, he set a rule.

Anyone who wants to get goods from the workshop must pay the money.

Including himself.

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

For example, now, if he takes away 150,000 pieces of cloth and doesn't give the silver, the weaving workshop's accounts will have problems and they will not have the silver to buy cotton yarn, so that they can continue to produce.

At that time, we will still need the government office, that is, the current imperial court, to allocate money to rescue emergency services.

Since that's the case, it's better to follow the market rules.

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

If the benefits of a workshop are not satisfactory and cannot be maintained, the court will initiate the procurement method to save important workshops.

Leaving from the weaving workshop, Zhao Xu returned to the royal palace.

Immediately, he asked someone to call Chang Wei over.

He ordered a large amount of cloth from the weaving workshop, but it was not a whim, but something was hanging in his mind and not falling down.

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

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

And when fighting, there were armor on the outside of the military uniform.

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

Because under the inline gun, few soldiers from the opponent can get close to him.

On the contrary, the twenty-five pounds of armor limits the soldiers' agility, makes the soldiers appear clumsy, and consumes more physical strength.

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

Furthermore, the army of the powerful clan is also fully equipped with firearms, and the scale of cold weapons is getting smaller and smaller, so there is no need to retain infantry armor, just keep breastplate for the cavalry.

Another point is that during Zhou Yi's attack on Marca City, he saw the infantry uniforms of the Franchise Kingdom and reflected to him the unified uniform style of the Franchise soldiers.

This further strengthened his idea of ​​customizing military uniforms for soldiers.

However, in this way, it is necessary to design a military uniform for the infantry of the royal palace. After all, the military uniforms were just the lining of armor, which was one with the armor.

Soon, Chang Wei arrived at the study room of the royal palace.

After the second Lucheng Alliance, information from all parties showed that the attack on Yan Alliance would take three months to prepare.

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

The powerful tribes will step up training the army and forge firearms.

Yanzhou also needs to stockpile yellow gunpowder and grenades.

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

"I have just ordered 150,000 pieces of cloth from the weaving workshop." Zhao Xu said.

Chang Wei knew the sound of the strings and knew the meaning of elegance, and he was immediately happy, "Does Your Highness want to sew a unified military uniform for the royal family?"

Zhao Xu nodded. While Chang Wei was here, he had already drawn the style of military uniforms on the drawings.

During this battle in Marca City, Zhou Yi saw the military uniforms of Franchi soldiers.

According to his description, the military uniform of Franchis was blue, and the soldiers were wearing black sailboat hats and leather boots under their feet.

This kind of military uniform is the common style of the Western and Turkish troops today.

The only difference is the color of the military uniform, the others are similar.

Zhao Xu did not design the royal palace's personal military residence in this style, but adopted the style of a windbreaker.

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

The hat is not a sailboat hat, but a large brim hat is directly used.

"This is the military uniform of the soldiers of the royal palace." Zhao Xu handed the drawings to Chang Wei.

Overall, the military uniform he designed has both the style of an ancient long gown and the characteristics of a modern army. It can be said to be a perfect combination and is also very cool when worn.

"I have never seen such a military uniform, but it seems to be particularly handsome and elegant." After staring at the drawing for a while, Chang Wei scratched his head and smiled.

Then he pointed to the soldier's legs on the drawing and asked, "Your Highness, what is the thing tied on this legs?"

"This is called leggings." Zhao Xu said.

On his drawings, there was a full body image of a soldier wearing a military uniform, and a bandage-like thing wrapped around his calves.

"Leggings?" Chang Wei had never heard of this thing.

Zhao Xu smiled. Leggings are inconspicuous, but they are of great effect.

After a long-term marching, the soldiers' calves will be sore, which will make soldiers more tired and slow down the marching speed.

But tying the leggings can relieve the soreness and make it more conducive to long-distance travel.

In modern times, soldiers before the founding of the People's Republic of China often tied this thing to their calves.

This was also a skill that every soldier had to master at that time.

Now, he handed over the leggings to the soldiers of the royal palace to build a light infantry that was like the wind.

Thinking of this, he explained to Chang Wei.

When Chang Wei heard this, he opened his mouth wide, "There is such a magical thing. I will try it later."

After talking about military uniforms with Chang Wei, Zhao Xu said again: "There is another thing. From now on, the marching salute of kneeling on one knee will be cancelled and this military salute will be used instead."

After saying that, Zhao Xu raised his hand and aimed his fingertips at the position of his temple.

Whether it is military uniforms or marching, this is part of the reform of the royal family's personal army, which transforms the royal family's personal army into modern army.

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

Chang Wei was stunned for a moment, imitating Zhao Xu's gesture, and he was about to say that this military salute seemed not serious enough.

Zhao Xu immediately interrupted him: "I know what you want. You always say that you treat soldiers as your siblings. Are there any people who make them kneel on one knee all day long and salute you? You must set an example to improve the status of soldiers."

Chang Wei was speechless and looked embarrassed.

He laughed twice, and he said, "What Your Highness taught me is that this is not bad."

After saying that, he bowed to Zhao Xu in a good manner. Zhao Xu smiled and returned the bow.

These are small things in military reform.

This time he asked Chang Wei to come over, which was more important.

This matter even concerns the overall military strength of Dasong in the future.

After pondering for a moment, he said: "From next year, the reserve system will be fully implemented. Young and strong men aged 18 to 40 will be 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 needs war, they must respond to the recall."

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

This reserve system is a product that emerged with modern wars.

The purpose is to ensure the number of standing troops in the country and to have sufficient reserve soldiers to fill the army during the expansion of troops during wartime.

This is a matter of a country's potential for war.
Chapter completed!