This time, the inspection of the integrity lord was not important to the people of Peach Blossom Castle, and soon this matter faded out of people's field of vision, they still cared about the affairs of the fields, and the people were actually only concerned about their own harvest. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The time slowly came to July 25, and the construction of waterwheels in various parts of Taohuabao these days was close to completion.

A total of 1,000 taels of silver was spent on Xiao Yi, and there were hundreds of stones for rice grain, to be honest, Xiao Yi was still very distressed, but he was also very relieved to see the waterwheels rising from all over the place, and the value of this silver was spent.

At the same time, Xiao also let the Tujiagou Workshop and Qijiazhuang Coal Mine go all out to mine, plus the reserves of these few months, it is already possible to start forging iron-armored tiger guns, and it is necessary to equip the soldiers with the same iron-armored tiger guns as the Houjin soldiers, but they still need to come step by step.

Not to mention that there is not so much money to build all at once, and the production of these ironclad tiger guns is also quite cumbersome, and it can't be made quickly if you want to.

Xiao also settled the previous situation and his own financial strength, and asked a lot of experienced old craftsmen these days, and finally prepared to open some factories in the near future.

Now that he has the capital, he also has the capital to open a factory, which is imperative.

The Mandarin Duck Jacket of the Ming Dynasty, the people of the time also called it the 'Fat Jacket', generally speaking, the Ministry of Industry should be issued once every three years, but now the Ming Dynasty is in short financial supply, since the last time the Mandarin Duck Jacket was awarded five years ago, according to the present, there may not be another five years to issue a new jacket.

According to history, after this year, the finances of the Ming Dynasty are not as good as a year, and the military uniforms of the imperial court may not be able to wait, and the Yongan army cannot always wear armor and tattered clothes.

So Xiao Yi originally asked people to make a new mandarin duck battle jacket and send it down, and used it as a regular uniform for the soldiers to wear, and he didn't think too much about it at that time, thinking that it would be enough to have a regular uniform.

It was a good thing to issue military uniforms, and everyone was happy at that time, and naturally no one noticed the problem.

Although the officers and soldiers of the Yong'an Army are full of energy on weekdays, they can't always wear armor when they go home to work and vacation, and although the mandarin duck jacket is brand new.

But these days, Xiao also continued to inspect the fields, and only then did he find that the soldiers who returned home to work as farmers were also wearing tattered clothes, and most of their clothes were old.

After asking carefully, I knew that the original mandarin duck jacket was too thick, and it was very warm to wear in winter, but it could not be worn now, like the current lukewarm or hot weather to wear out to work in the field will heat people to death, and they can't work and wear armor, and they are reluctant, so they are still wearing the coarse cloth clothes in the past.

Xiao Yi immediately convened the generals to discuss the matter, and everyone worked together to make continuous proposals, Xiao Yi gathered everyone's opinions, thought twice, and decided to open a cloth clothing field.

The cloth yard is made of clothes other than the armor of the soldiers, and from now on, the Yong'an Army should also implement a unified uniform system, which is also necessary.

It was preliminarily decided that the cloth factory recruited craftsmen everywhere, led by a few experienced old craftsmen, and as for the workers, there were still women in the sewing and weaving industry.

It just so happened that He Ping had nothing to do, so Xiao Yi asked He Ping to recruit those women who had nothing to do to help in the cloth factory.

Naturally, Xiao Yi couldn't let Xiao Yi go to her in person to tell her about this matter, and the matter of informing He Ping was handed over to Shi Lu, and it was easy for them to talk to each other.

And the production of the mandarin duck jacket must be strictly in accordance with the rules of the Ming Dynasty, otherwise it is likely to fall into the hands of people in the future, Xiao also asked the craftsman who made the mandarin duck jacket to know that the original production of the mandarin duck jacket is not simple.

The Mandarin Duck Jacket of the Ming Dynasty is about four feet six inches long, lined with two catties of cotton, and has always been sewn with fine pure white cotton cloth, not just red, but also red, blue, yellow and purple.

Clothes and pants are also exquisite, two catties of cotton can not be missing, the same fabric is made, and it needs to be dense and durable.

Xiao also summarized the weather and temperature conditions in the northern Ming Dynasty, and discussed with several craftsmen for a long time, and finally preliminarily set up two sets of standard equipment for the Yong'an Army.

After careful deliberation and continuous changes, each soldier of the Yongan Army will be able to obtain three sets of standard clothing and equipment.

The cloth yard will immediately start work, and start sewing a few things: new mandarin duck jackets and trousers made of pure fabric, red hats, and leather shoes.

This new style of mandarin duck jacket is no different from the fat jacket of the Ming Dynasty only from the appearance, and even the specified size is exactly the same.

These three are the clothes worn by the soldiers when they return home and go on vacation, and these clothes are slightly dry, which is not conducive to keeping out the cold in winter, which is easy to do.

The cloth factory will also sew small leather jackets, when the cold is hard, it is difficult to block the cold wind with only cloth jackets, at this time the soldiers can put it in the new mandarin duck jacket, and then issue leather hats and leather boots, which are enough to keep out the cold.

The above is the daily military uniform of the soldiers of the Yongan Army in the future, and the armor of each person in wartime is different from the regular uniform, and priority is given to the knife player with iron armor and stainless steel pick knife.

The Lancer wears the same Elite Armor as it does before the excess Iron Armor is made, and similarly, the Steel Tiger Gun is given priority to all Lancers.

As for the Musketeers, Xiao also does not plan to equip them with Iron Armor Tiger Guns, but once the Bird Gun is made, it must be equipped with Gunners first, and he does not plan to equip them with Iron Armor in the future.

The advantage of the musketeer is that it shoots lightly, moves conveniently and carries powerful firepower, and is firmly protected in the military formation in wartime.

And the cloth factory put He Ping in charge, He Ping, as Shi Lu's wife, has no doubt about her ability among women, and she has always been the eldest sister of the women in the castle, and Xiao Yi sees these in his eyes.

Let her be in charge Xiao Yi is also relieved, and inform her that this matter will still be handed over to Shi Lu.

As a result, in addition to the cloth factory, a few more had to be built.

For example, Tujiagou, where for a long time only a workshop was used to open mines, and the efficiency was still low, Xiao also plans to set up an iron ore factory in Tujiagou in the near future, where the mining and refining of iron ore will be completed in a unified manner.

On the other hand, Qijiazhuang can not only mine coal in the workshop, but also need to set up a coal yard, where the mining and classification of coal must also be completed in a unified manner and transported to the iron ore yard for consumption.

In addition to finding an experienced craftsman to be in charge of each of the two sessions, Xiao Yi is ready to let Gu Chi take charge of the two places, on the one hand, to sharpen his meaning, and on the other hand, it is also a kind of temptation for Xiao Yi to see if this Gu Chi can withstand the big scene.

Yang Xiao's work in Changning Town is also strictly in accordance with Xiao Yi's requirements, and the rumors are also developing.

Xiao Yi was very satisfied with him, because the storage field was close to Changning Town, this time it was handed over to Yang Xiao to take care of, and Xiao Yi hoped that he would not let him down.

The opening of these factories also requires the recruitment of a lot of new workers, and the workers are good recruits, and I am afraid that they will break the threshold if they go down with a notice, and the wages and food of these people are Xiao Yi's headaches.

Xiao Yi thought about it for a long time, but in the end he still had no clue, thinking that the money was enough now, so let's do it first.

The raw materials for making ironclad tiger guns are constantly being mined, but the clothes for sewing military uniforms need to be purchased, so Xiao also asked Zheng Zhong specifically.

Zheng Zhong naturally didn't know anything about Xiao Yi's movements, although he was very puzzled, but Xiao Yi didn't say that he didn't ask, for Xiao Yi's careful answer, Xiao Yi's head grew after listening to it.

According to Zheng Zhong, the price of a piece of white cloth on the market today is about two yuan, which is already the monthly salary of a cloth factory worker for two months, and the price of cotton is six cents per catty.

Although it sounds very little, the Yongan Army is about to expand its recruitment, and it is necessary to make a large number of military uniforms, so that they can be uniformly issued on the day of recruitment.

Money, it's still spent fast...... (To be continued.) )