Chapter 43 Military Uniforms
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At the end of the morning summary meeting, Zhang Zhun was busy talking to the new soldiers to understand their basic situation and improve their morale. These new soldiers were all brothers, younger brothers, nephews, etc., who were all related to the relatives and had a revenge mentality, and could easily integrate into the guard team. However, they were also prone to extreme behaviors, which required certain psychological guidance.
At noon, the barracks prepared a rich lunch. In fact, the so-called richness means that pork is full. After all, pork needs to be purchased with money, and it costs fifty cents per catty. If you eat it with your stomach, the guards can consume almost 100 kilograms of pork every day, which is a full five taels of silver. Zhang Zhun's daily income is dozens of taels of silver, and there are many places to use, so he must save a little.
In fact, the soldiers of the guards were already very satisfied with such food. In the past, even during the Chinese New Year, they did not have such food. Just eating enough was enough to attract others to join the army.
In the afternoon, Zhang Zhun took the time to return to Yangjiatun to deal with some other things.
As a result, as soon as he entered Yangjiatun, he found that there were many young people gathered in the original open space in Yangjiatun, and many children were listening to Lin Bin and others telling stories. At this time, Lin Bin was like a child king, full of energy and energetic. How could he tell that he was a wounded?
"This Lin Bin is really a workaholic."
Zhang Zhun praised in his heart.
It's a pity that such a soldier was injured.
However, if the East is not bright, the West is bright, Lin Bin may not be able to display his talents on the battlefield, but he can take on more important tasks when the Injured Desert Office is in charge. Through the words and deeds of the Injured Desert Office, more soldiers will be devoted to the guards.
"team leader."
When Lin Bin saw Zhang Zhun coming, he hurriedly got up with a cane to salute.
“You did a great job.”
Zhang Zhun was not stingy with his praise.
Lin Bin's face suddenly shone with radiance and said excitedly: "Thank you for your trust!"
Zhang Zhun nodded and briefly learned about the progress of Lin Bin's work.
After receiving Zhang Zhun's authorization and encouragement, Lin Bin and the other five were indeed not depressed by the injury. They immediately moved and started their work in the name of hurting the Tui Si. Their first priority was actually to tell stories and tell the story of the battle in Liushugou.
When the villagers arrived at Liushugou, the battle had already ended. Therefore, the villagers did not know the specific process of the battle. But they all wanted to know the detailed process of the battle and how Zhang Zhun led the guard to defeat the arrogant Black Panther. However, the guard was not open to the public and they could not enter at all. Therefore, if they wanted to know the detailed process of the battle, they could only get news from Lin Bin.
As a former member of the Guard, Lin Bin and others naturally spitted and described the Guard as extremely brave, as if they were all reincarnated by Wu Quxing. In fact, after defeating the Black Panther, the number one evil man in the Fushan District, the guards were not too much to boast. The elders and villagers of Yangjiatun were also happy to hear such stories. Just as Shunliu in later generations always looked happier than the leader, and the better the ones they were.
At this time, the happiest thing is the children in Yangjiatun. As long as Lin Bin sits there, children will soon be around. Either they have to listen to stories or teach him the skills of assassination. It seems that Yang Dan gave birth to these half-aged children at the age of restlessness, but they did not meet the standards of joining the guards, but they usually used scimitars and guns to be used without any ambiguity. For most children, joining the guards is their greatest wish. Now they are not old, so they must study with Lin Bin and others.
"Captain, Ren Jiatun, also wants to invite us to tell them the battle story of Liushugou. I wonder if it's OK?" Lin Bin suddenly asked Zhang Zhun for instructions.
"Ren Jiatun? Good thing! You should go!" Zhang Zhun agreed immediately.
This is a good opportunity to expand the publicity of the Guards, of course you cannot miss it.
Zhang Zhun didn't expect that any of his own thoughts would have such a great effect, and he couldn't help but admire him a little. Since Ren Jiatun is interested, he believes that other tuns will also be interested. He pondered for a moment and said to Lin Bin: "You can decide for yourself when encountering similar things in the future, and you don't need to ask me for instructions. The general principle is to promote our guards, promote the courage of our soldiers, and promote our hatred for the enemy. As long as it is something that is beneficial to us, you can do it!"
Lin Bin said happily: "I understand! I will remember it firmly!"
Zhang Zhun smiled and nodded, stood outside, and continued to listen to Lin Bin telling stories to the children, expressing his support for Lin Bin's work.
It was not until he saw Yang Yinghan's figure that Zhang Zhun quietly left.
Yang Yinghan is also a very busy person now. In addition to managing the account book, there are also many things to be busy with when purifying the refined salt. Sometimes he doesn’t even have time to eat. Seeing Zhang Zhun walking straight towards him, Yang Yinghan stopped and said, “Yu Lin, are you looking for me?”
Zhang Zhun nodded and said bluntly: "The women in the village don't know if they have time? I'll ask them to do something."
Yang Yinghan said, "What's wrong? What do you want them to do for you?"
Zhang Zhun said: "I am going to make three military uniforms for everyone in the guard!"
When the summary meeting was held in the morning, Zhang Zhun noticed a problem, that is, the soldiers of the guards wore various clothes, all kinds of clothes. Although they looked serious, their waist was straight, and their eyes were bright. But they always felt that something was missing. Yes, the ones were not bad are military uniforms and military flags. Without these two things, they could not be officially called the army.
At the same time, at the summary meeting, some soldiers also suggested that in the fierce battle, it is impossible to identify whether the people around them are their own people or enemies. Because everyone's clothes are different, and blood is splattered, and in a hurry, it is impossible to identify them at all. Unless they are soldiers from the same team, they are very familiar with each other. Otherwise, it is really not easy to determine whether they are their own people in the moment of lightning. In order to protect themselves, they often need to take action first, which is very likely to lead to accidental injury to their own people.
In the battle in Liushugou, the soldiers all rely on triangular thorns to distinguish the enemy and me. Only the guards have a strange weapon, but the enemy does not. With this, there are no major mistakes. However, if there are more types of weapons in the future, it will be a bit difficult to identify the enemy and me, and accidental damage is inevitable.
Zhang Zhun believed that the problem raised by the soldiers was very critical and must be solved immediately. To fundamentally solve this problem, of course, it is to have a unique military uniform. He calculated the income from fine salt and felt that there was no problem in making military uniforms. During the Ming Dynasty, folk clothing materials were mainly cotton in winter and mainly cotton in summer (cloth made of ramie). Cotton and cotton were not as difficult as iron materials, especially cotton in summer.
Cotton from Jiangnan was dumped in Shandong in large quantities, and the price of each piece of cotton was about 600 cents. One piece of cotton was enough for a soldier to make three sets of military uniforms. In summary, three sets of military uniforms for each person cost about 60 taels of silver. With labor costs, it was about 100 taels of gold. The total cost would not be very large.
Military uniforms are strong and durable and can withstand wear. Therefore, the fabric you choose must be rough flat cloth (i.e. coarse cloth). In coarse cloth, gray is the cheapest, and is dyed with grass gray. The price of each coarse cloth is about 500 cents. At the same time, gray is the most favorable color for concealment or the most dirt-resistant color. Considering the characteristics of the guards, it is the best to choose gray.
When Yang Yinghan heard Zhang Zhun explain the situation, he nodded and said, "I will call Aunt Liu, Aunt Wang, Niu and others here. Let's discuss it?"
Zhang Zhun nodded and said, "Okay!"
In a short while, Yang Yinghan called several aunts. They were all female red experts in Yangjiatun. After Zhang Zhun explained the situation, they all said there was no problem. Three hundred military uniforms, as long as there were enough manpower, they could be completed in five days. Of course, the meaning of enough manpower was basically to mobilize all female red people in Yangjiatun.
In fact, this is unlikely. There are quite a lot of people who need to purify the fine salt. Now, the daily yield of fine salt purification by Yang Ruifeng has reached about 800 kilograms, and the labor force is really needed. In addition to men, strong women are also here to help.
Yang Yinghan asked: "Does there be any special requirements for this military uniform?"
Zhang Zhun thought for a while and said in contemplation: "The shoulders of the top should be wider, which is convenient for movement. If the cuffs are narrower, the pants should be shorter, and the crotch should be wider, which is convenient for movement. The belt should be easy to tie and loosen. The most important thing is to be simple and durable and easy to wash."
As for the specific style, he doesn't have much requirements.
The military uniforms in later generations were produced by machines, with various logo decorations, which looked very beautiful. However, in the Ming Dynasty, these decorations were not important because when we had the conditions, we would wear armor. At that time, the armor would be covered with no matter how beautiful the military uniform was. Therefore, the military uniforms did not need to look good, the key was to be strong and durable. Of course, when we did not wear armor, we would be more perfect.
Since it is a military uniform, some necessary transformations are inevitable, and the temperament of a soldier must be revealed. Some special signs need to be added to the two sleeves and two trouser legs of the military uniform to distinguish them. At the same time, a certain space should be reserved in an appropriate position to wear the officer's logo and skill sign.
Chapter completed!