Become a feudal king from today

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

"Two pieces?" the head of the weaving workshop said cautiously.

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

When he first 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, if he takes away 150,000 pieces of cloth without giving any money, there will be problems with the accounts of the weaving workshop, and there will be no money to buy cotton yarn to continue production.

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

In this case, it is better to follow the market rules.

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

If the performance of a certain workshop is unsatisfactory and cannot be maintained, the court procurement method will be initiated to save important workshops.

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

Immediately, he called Chang Wei over.

He ordered a large number of pieces of cloth from the weaving shop. Naturally, it was not a whim, but something had been hanging in his mind and he had not settled down.

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

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

And when fighting, the military uniforms are also covered with armor.

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

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

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

So after careful consideration, he decided to completely cancel the infantry's 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. This makes it even less necessary to retain the armor of the infantry, and only retain the breastplates for the cavalry.

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

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

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

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

After the second alliance meeting in Lucheng, intelligence from all parties showed that the alliance to defeat Yan would take three months to prepare.

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

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

Yanzhou also needs to stockpile yellow gunpowder and grenades.

At the same time, for him, this is also an excellent time to carry out reforms in industry, government affairs, and the military.

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

Chang Wei heard the sound of the string and knew its elegant meaning, and he was immediately delighted, "Is Your Highness going to sew uniform military uniforms for the royal family's troops?"

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

In this battle of Malka City, Zhou Yi saw the military uniforms of Franco soldiers.

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

This kind of military uniform is the common style of the current Western-Turkish army.

The only difference is the color of the military uniforms, everything else is the same.

Zhao Xu did not design the royal palace and the military palace according to this style, but adopted the style of windbreaker.

The color of the uniform is dark green, but the hem is shortened to only reach the knees.

The hat is not a sailing hat, but a large-brimmed hat.

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

Generally speaking, the military uniform he designed has both the style of ancient gowns and the characteristics of modern military. It can be said to be a perfect combination, and it is very stylish when worn on the body.

"General, I have never seen this kind of military uniform, but it looks particularly handsome." After staring at the drawing for a while, Chang Wei scratched his head and laughed.

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

"This is called leggings." Zhao Xu said.

In his drawing, there is a full-body image of a soldier wearing a 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 an inconspicuous thing, but they are very useful.

After long-term marching, soldiers' calves will be sore, which will make soldiers more likely to tire and slow down their marching speed.

But wearing leggings can relieve this pain and make it easier to trek long distances.

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

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

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

Thinking of this, he explained to Chang Wei.

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

After talking to Chang Wei about military uniforms, Zhao Xu added: "One more thing. From now on, the military 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 pointed his fingertips at his temple.

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

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

Chang Wei was startled and imitated Zhao Xu's gestures. He was about to say that this military salute was not solemn enough.

Zhao Xu immediately interrupted him: "I know what you are thinking. You keep saying that you treat soldiers as brothers and sisters. Do you have your brothers and sisters kneeling on one knee all day long to salute you? To improve the status of soldiers, you must lead by example."

Chang Wei was suddenly speechless and looked embarrassed.

He chuckled twice and said: "His Highness taught you that this is not bad."

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

These are small things in the military reform.

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

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

After pondering for a while, he said: "Starting from next year, the reserve system will be fully implemented. 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 war needs , must respond to the recall.”

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

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

The purpose is to ensure the number of the country's standing army and to have sufficient reserve soldiers to fill the army when it expands during war.

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

Without a reserve system, it would be too late to recruit troops at short notice once the number of soldiers was exhausted.