Chapter 651: Reserve Service

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

"Two?" The head of the weaving workshop asked cautiously.

Zhao Xu nodded, "This king orders 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, now, if he takes 150,000 pieces of cloth without paying silver, the accounts of the weaving workshop will be in trouble, and there will be no silver to buy cotton yarn to continue production.

At that time, the government office, that is, the current court, will need silver to help out.

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

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

If a workshop is not doing well and cannot be maintained, the court procurement method will be activated to save important workshops.

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

Then, he asked someone to call Chang Wei over.

He ordered a large amount of cloth from the weaving workshop, which was not a whim, but something that had been hanging in his mind.

This was the issue of the uniforms of the royal guards.

At present, the uniforms of the royal guards were still the traditional uniforms of Dasong.

And when fighting, they wore armor outside the uniforms.

After this period of war, Chang Wei and the generals in the army agreed that armor was more harmful than beneficial.

Because under the rifle, few soldiers of the enemy could get close.

On the contrary, the 25-jin armor limited the agility of the soldiers, making them more clumsy and consuming more physical strength.

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

Moreover, the army of the powerful clan was also fully equipped with firearms, and the scale of cold weapons was getting smaller and smaller, so there was no need to keep the infantry armor, and only the breastplate was kept for the cavalry.

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

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

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

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

After the second Lucheng Alliance, intelligence from all parties showed that it would take three months to prepare for the Yan Alliance.

Therefore, this window period will be unusually calm for both sides.

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

Yanzhou also needs to reserve yellow gunpowder and grenades.

At the same time, for him, this is also a great opportunity to reform industry, government affairs, and the army.

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

Chang Wei heard the sound of the strings and understood the elegant meaning, and was immediately delighted, "Your Highness, are you going to sew uniform uniforms for the royal palace's personal army?"

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

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

According to his description, the color of the Portuguese uniforms is blue, and the soldiers all wear black sailing caps on their heads and leather boots on their feet.

This kind of uniform is the common style of the Western Army at present.

The only difference is the color of the uniforms, and the rest is similar.

Zhao Xu did not design the uniforms of the royal army in this style, but adopted a windbreaker style.

The uniforms are dark green, but the hem is shortened to only the knee.

The hat is not a sailing cap, but a wide-brimmed hat.

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

In general, the uniform he designed has both the style of ancient long gowns and the characteristics of modern armies. It can be said to be a perfect combination, and it is also very cool to wear.

"I have never seen this kind of uniform, but it seems to be 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 this thing tied on the leg?"

"It's called a legging." Zhao Xu said.

On his drawing, there is a full-body image of a soldier wearing a military uniform, and the soldier's calf is wrapped with something like a bandage.

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

Zhao Xu smiled. The leggings are inconspicuous, but they are very useful.

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

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

In modern times, soldiers before the founding of the country often tied this thing on their calves.

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

Now, he handed over the skill of leggings to the soldiers of the royal palace, 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 such a magical thing. I will try it when I go back later."

After talking to Chang Wei about the military uniform, Zhao Xu said, "There is one more thing. From now on, the military salute of kneeling on one knee will be cancelled and this salute will be used instead."

After saying this, 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 palace's personal army, which transformed the royal palace's personal army into a modern army.

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

Chang Wei was stunned, 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 your brothers and sisters. Do you let your brothers and sisters kneel on one knee and salute you all day? To improve the status of soldiers, you must lead by example."

Chang Wei was speechless and embarrassed.

He laughed twice, and he said: "Your Highness is teaching, this is not bad."

After that, he saluted Zhao Xu in a proper 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 even concerns the overall military strength of Dasong in the future.

After a pause, he said, "Starting from next year, the reserve system will be fully implemented. Young 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 that, he talked about the reserve system with Chang Wei.

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

It is to ensure the number of standing troops in the country and to have sufficient reserve soldiers to fill the army when expanding the army during wartime.

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

If there is no reserve system, when too many soldiers are consumed, it will be too late to recruit troops temporarily.