Ming Zuo

Chapter 421
"Seat, this military uniform...ugly."

The military uniform that Zuo Menggeng carefully took out was evaluated by Zuo Yong, the new commander of the Fourth Division.

This made Zuo Menggeng angry.

"Where is it ugly?"

This is a military uniform that has been proven in history, and it is really ignorant.

Zuo Yong disliked it very much.

"This military uniform is baggy, and it doesn't look majestic at all."

Not only him, but Wang Xiuqin and others nodded their heads one after another, but they all had the same idea.

Zuo Menggeng was stunned, and then understood.

The development of military uniforms has a continuous process.

The military uniforms in the cold weapon era all pursue bright armor and bright colors.Because in this way, from the visual effect point of view, it will look mighty and intimidating, and it will have a great deterrent effect.

And this kind of thinking continued until the early days of hot weapons.

In the era of queuing and shooting, the military uniforms of armies all over the world were as beautiful and neat as peacocks.

Until the Boer War, the British army suffered a big loss at the hands of the Boers.

They noticed that the earth-colored clothing worn by the Boers was difficult to spot, so they began to abandon the bright red uniforms and developed grass-green uniforms instead.

The United States, which has the same cultural origin as the British, also formed its unique military uniform culture on this basis, and went a step further.

Especially on the battlefield, the U.S. military uniforms abandoned the uniform style and changed to the loose field style, which was very popular.

Zuo Yong and others, as people of this era, saw that the military uniforms designed by Zuo Menggeng were not bright enough, and the styles were not neat enough, so they were of course not satisfied.

In this regard, Zuo Menggeng certainly knows what is reasonable.

"This is a combat uniform. Think about it, what kind of clothes would you rather wear to fight in the field, in the trenches, on the walls, or in the mud?"

With just one sentence, Zuo Yong and the others fell into deep thought.

They are all witnesses of the battlefield, so they naturally have the deepest feeling for military uniforms.

Speaking of the military uniforms of the Ming army, apart from bright colors, they are actually looser.

However, the looseness of the military uniforms of the Ming army was not deliberately designed, but caused by the quality of the fabrics.

But in any case, loose military uniforms can allow various tactical actions to be carried out smoothly, which everyone understands.

Zuo Menggeng said again: "Also, when you shoot, is it easier to aim at the brightly colored enemies, or the hidden enemies?"

Another question with an obvious answer.

At this point, Zuo Yong and others finally understood Zuo Menggeng's deep meaning, and had no objection to the new military uniform.

Of course, Zuo Menggeng also knows that sometimes the army really needs to show its status and momentum through a gorgeous appearance.So, he took out uniforms, dresses and other styles.

The fabric of the regular uniform is similar to that of the combat uniform, but it is much more handsome as a military uniform for daily wear.

Zuo Yong and others could tell at a glance that this handsome uniform was very similar to the dress and Chinese tunic suit that Zuo Menggeng wore.

"This is good. It is easy to wear and has a mighty style. Only then can I have the demeanor of my new army."

Zuo Yong has a Chinese tunic suit, which he likes to wear at home on weekdays.He was the happiest to see the uniforms of the army adopting such a style.

Zuo Menggeng handed over the design drawings of combat uniforms and uniforms to Wang Xiuqin, and ordered: "You must understand it as soon as possible, and build a production line. My request is that the first batch of military uniforms can be put into service by next summer at the latest."

Wang Xiuqin took the order without complaining.

Compared with the days when life was worse than death in the past, what I am doing now is simply a fairy-like day.

Zuo Menggeng made another point.

"As for the fabric, after you go back, talk to Xu Erdou to see if the Songjiang Mansion can weave twill fabric. If not, you should set up a research team to overcome it."

The current fabrics are basically plain weave fabrics.Looking at the twill fabric pattern drawn by Zuo Menggeng, Wang Xiuqin is very eager to learn.

"Sanzuo, what's so good about this pattern?"

Zuo Menggeng drew the pattern of herringbone pattern on the paper again, and then said: "This kind of diagonal weaving pattern will make the fabric stronger and increase its durability. This involves mechanics. After you go back, you can go to the scientific research institute to ask Deng Yu for advice." Mr. Han."

Wang Xiuqin quickly wrote down that this trip to Jiaozhou Bay taught her a lot.

At the same time, she also has something to give to Zuo Menggeng.

"Sensei, look, these are cotton trousers, gloves, and a cotton coat from our garment factory."

In winter combat, the weather is always the enemy.

After leading the army for three years, Zuo Menggeng already had a deep understanding of the winter combat in this era.So as early as the summer, he greeted the clothing factory and asked them to try out winter clothing.

Thinking about major changes in military uniforms in the future, Zuo Menggeng came up with some simple ideas for winter clothing.

The first is gloves to protect your hands from frostbite.

Zuo Menggeng designed thin cotton gloves with five fingers.

How thin is it?

There is almost only one layer of fabric, which is a little thicker than the lady's gauze gloves worn by Xu Ruolin.

Although it was the Little Ice Age, the temperature in Shandong was very low, but it was only around zero degrees.Therefore, the gloves do not need to be made too thick to keep warm well.

At the same time, the thin and light gloves do not prevent the soldiers from operating the muskets and do not delay the battle.

And because there are not many materials used, the manufacture is simple and the cost is relatively low.

After taking the samples, Zuo Menggeng put them on himself, and had shooting and assassination experiences respectively. He was very satisfied with the comfort of the gloves.

"This kind of gloves, the military department will purchase [-] pairs in advance, can they be delivered within a month?"

Wang Xiuqin readily agreed.

"Guaranteed to deliver on time."

There is no technical content in the weaving of gloves, and they can be stacked even by manual stacking.

Nowadays, the women in Dongchang Mansion are used to going out of the house to make money, and places like garment factories where all female workers are popular are even more popular.

With the increasing demand of the military, the size of the garment factory has now expanded to [-] people, and it is not difficult to divide it into seven branch factories and set up another workshop.

In addition to gloves, cotton coat and cotton trousers are even simpler.

Most of the armor of the Ming army is made of cotton armor, which provides reference and reference for making cotton coats and cotton trousers.

Cotton coats and trousers made by garment factories are the same as cotton armor. The cotton is first pressed into sheets, the only difference is that the unpressed ones are as tight as cotton armor.

Put the cotton in the middle of the two layers of fabric, and then adopt the method of Professor Zuo Menggeng, use the sewing machine to divide into rows and tie the threads for fixing, which greatly improves the stability of the cotton and prevents the cotton from falling. Accumulated, the cotton on the upper part loses its function of keeping warm because of loss.

It is still determined by the warmer climate in Shandong. Cotton coats and trousers do not need to be made too heavy, which will definitely not affect the combat of soldiers.

Zuo Menggeng didn't allow any mistakes in all affairs of the army, so after trying them on, he placed an order with the garment factory.

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Gao Qiqian, who had just been thrown into the prison for torture for a few days, appeared in front of Chongzhen again.

Although he almost died and his body was greatly damaged, the high dive was particularly exciting.

Being able to see Chongzhen means that he has come back to life.

Why is this?

The results of Han Chuan's investigation were placed on Chongzhen's desk.

Han Chuan got the details of the Battle of Shahe, and confirmed that Zhu Dadian, Gao Qiqian and others had no fault in marching and setting up the formation.

The defeat in this battle was indeed caused by the use of an insidious poison bomb by the rebels.

Chongzhen didn't want to kill Gao Qiqian.

There are many minions who are easy to use, but Gao Qiqian is the only one who is easy to use and knows how to fight.

Since it was not a crime of war, it is logical to forgive Gao Qiqian, and neither the inner court nor the outer court can say anything.

"It's all slaves who are incompetent, tired of the emperor's sage. I implore the emperor to punish the slaves, so that the world can know the mighty virtue of the emperor."

If you are a slave, you can't do anything else, you must be in a good mood.

Gao Qiqian is the first to plead guilty, it is really a clever move to advance as retreat.

Chongzhen was not in the mood to play tricks with him, but was entangled in every possible way.

It took more than ten days, and it really couldn't last.

Now everyone inside and outside the court is waiting to see how the court will deal with the chaos in Shandong?

Originally, the main war faction and the main peace faction in the DPRK and China attacked each other and refused to give in to each other, which was quite fierce.

But until now, no matter whether it is the main combat faction or the main peace faction, they have all disappeared, and no one has come forward.

Just because both sides knew that the imperial court had no choice.

The only thing that can be done is to negotiate a peace with the rebels in order to keep Shandong.

Ironically, the war faction knew this, so they retreated.

And the main peace faction who originally advocated peace also retreated at this time, and didn't think they could take the opportunity to claim credit.

To put it bluntly, what is the main battle, the main peace?
It's all just a pretense to fight for power and profit.

When it is really necessary to negotiate peace and lose power and humiliate the country, no one is willing to bear the infamy.

Chongzhen has been pretending to be sick these days and hinting at it, but there are old foxes in the court, and no one is willing to take the blame.

In desperation, Chongzhen thought of waste utilization again.

Seeing Gao Qiqian who was crying bitterly, Chongzhen said seemingly unintentionally: "I have something that I want you to do. If you do well, the merits and demerits will be equal; if you do poorly, it will not be too late to ask you to be killed."

Kowtow high and low like pounding garlic.

"The slaves have already committed themselves to the emperor, and they will not hesitate to come in the wind or go in the fire."

Chongzhen finally felt a little relieved.

"You went to Shandong once, met Li Jiuzheng, Kong Youde and other rebels, and asked them, do they still know the way of loyalty and the etiquette of being a minister?"

(End of this chapter)