Originally, the Ming Dynasty only had a compulsory military service system, that is, military households. The military household system had a bad reputation in later generations, and when it was first mentioned, it was reminiscent of the name Hanako and bankrupt peasants. However, at the beginning of the country, it was very highly regarded by people, and until the Xuanzong Dynasty, there were still people who asked for favors from civilian to military positions and joined the military.

Under Zhu Cihong's rule, a large number of health centers were abolished and replaced with prefectures and counties, releasing a large amount of land and population resources. However, as a result, the military service personnel left by the ancestors are gone. At the same time, in order to alleviate the people's rejection of the re-registration of household registration, Donggong announced the abolition of forced labor as early as Shandong.

Conscription has been a chronic disease for thousands of years, and its abolition can be regarded as a good governance that will shine in the annals of history. It can't be that the cheers here have not subsided, and there has already come up with a military service that does not change the soup. If so, how can the country's credit be rebuilt? A government without credibility is basically not far from its collapse.

However, the conscription system has reached a bottleneck, and even if the scope of conscription is expanded to the Jiangnan area, and preferential policies are given for conscripts to renew their household registration and incorporate them into civilian registration, the prospects are still somewhat bleak. In the beginning, it was true that a large number of young men who had lost their hukou joined the army, but over time the number of recruits had plummeted.

Such a headache is fortunately not something You Shiwei needs to consider.

"Your Highness, this is the recruitment of new recruits is the purview of the General Discipline Department, and the ministers dare not discuss it." You Shiwei smiled, and for some reason there seemed to be a fresh breeze blowing in his heart.

Only then did Zhu Cihong react, now that the stall is getting bigger and bigger, it is no longer the situation where you can ask about things by casually inviting someone.

"So what happened to the migration of military schools at all levels?" Zhu Cihong asked, "Can school start in September?" ”

The military academy is different from other schools and the formal army, so it is under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, and does not belong to the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War.

"Your Highness, there will be no delay in the start of school in September, but the progress has not yet been reported by the sailor. The minister has already sent someone to ask questions. You Shiwei said.

"Huh? Urging what? ”

"The relocation of the Huangming Naval University to Beijing and Tianjin." You Shiwei said it for granted.

Zhu Cihong suddenly realized a problem: in this era, the Ming Dynasty has no clear theory of the navy. Although the name of the school was the Navy, in fact no one regarded the Navy Division with the Army. And the order he issued to the General Staff only mentioned the military academy, and did not specifically mention the naval university.

"Shen Tingyang didn't tell me about this...... I don't think it's necessary to move. Zhu Cihong said.

"Shen Du has replied that he will move as soon as possible......"

It turned out that Shen Tingyang also felt that he was in charge of supervising the Shandong Naval Division, and it was a matter of course to obey the orders of the Dadu Governor's Mansion.

You Shiwei also realized that something was wrong, and emphasized: "Your Highness. Since this university is named 'Huangming', it is natural that it should follow the Beijing Division. What's more, Tianjin also has a port, which can also be practiced in the sea. ”

"Don't waste the investment in the previous school building." Zhu Cihong thought about it and made sense, the sea conditions in Tianjin are better than those in Denglaiweihai, and after the head school moves to Beijing, it can set up branch schools in Shandong, Zhejiang, and Fujian, just so that students can conduct long-distance training.

You Shiwei didn't expect the crown prince to establish a branch school, but he knew that Zhou Yuji had won a lot in Zhangjiakou, and the silver would definitely not be a problem. Let your staff officers make a report first. Originally, he wanted to talk to the crown prince about the revision of the training outline of the new army, but Qin Liangyu had already rushed to take over.

"It seems that it is time for the old minister to come in." Qin Liangyu saw You Shiwei, smiled apologetically, and then turned to Zhu Cihong and said, "Your Highness, the new military uniform has already appeared, please take a look at it." ”

Zhu Cihong had already walked to the study and said, "Let them in." ”

The new military uniform adheres to the spirit of "firm, durable, affordable, and beautiful", and has made three similar styles of spring and autumn clothes, winter clothes, and summer clothes. The appearance of clothing at any time, regardless of gender.

Three warriors who were not inferior in height to the general of Jinyi Wei Dahan came on order. walked into Zhu Cihong's study with neat steps, stood still in place, and did not squint.

"This is a soldier's regular uniform." Qin Liangyu introduced.

The military uniforms of ordinary soldiers are still based on the original style of the Ming Dynasty, with cloth shoes, leggings, belts, and military ranks on the shoulders. Because the original narrow sleeves were used, it was impossible to make them narrower. However, the hem of the garment was received from the waist, and it became a "short coat" often worn by manual laborers.

"According to the data given by the General Staff, the skirt armor not only restricts the soldier's walking, but also has no protective effect, so it is better to cut it. for affordability. Qin Liangyu stepped forward to explain.

Zhu Cihong nodded. In order to save fabrics, Emperor Chongzhen once made a special decree to limit the width of the sleeves, and this set of clothing is the embodiment of the will. Traditionally, soldiers in the army are originally equivalent to "labor", and short clothes are not an insult, and the fat jacket was knee-length to protect the thighs, which was really not much necessary.

The only improvements were the metal buttons on the right armpit and the right side of the round neckline.

Metal buttons were more used for women's clothing in the Ming Dynasty, and not much for men. However, buttons are significantly faster to wear than lacing, and they may have been used for a long time before the invention of zippers.

"Why don't you use copper?" Zhu Cihong said: "Our army's military uniform is red as the main color, and it looks better with copper buttons. ”

"Your Highness, copper can be minted for money." Qin Liangyu reminded.

"A military grooming can boost morale."

"I'm afraid that some soldiers will take the buttons and exchange them for money......"

"That's because you didn't do your job as a trainer." Zhu Cihong tried his best to make his tone sound kind, after all, Qin Liangyu was already so old.

Qin Liangyu commanded: "The minister understands. ”

"Also," Zhu Cihong asked the soldier to raise his arm: "Look, this button is not easy to get under the armpit with one hand." ”

According to the aesthetics of the Akito, the buttons were hidden in inconspicuous places. However, in this case, the right hand has to be raised when dressing, and you can only rely on one left hand to move, which affects the speed. And the wrapped left side still needs to be laced to cancel out the speed brought by the button.

"With a copper button, the pattern is pressed on it, and it looks good when it is generously exposed outside." Zhu Cihong casually drew the shape of a flat button on the paper, and said as he draw: "How about taking out two pinchs and putting them in the middle?" It looks symmetrical. In this way, the right side does not have to wrap too much, and it can save more fabric. ”

The tailor who was waiting on the side hurriedly took out a charcoal pen and recorded it, ready to go back to rectify it. Zhu Cihong didn't know what the others thought about it. But here he is the biggest, as long as he speaks, no one dares to object.

"Neck here is strangulation?" Zhu Cihong tugged at the neckline of the man, worried that the round neck was holding his breath. The round neckline of ordinary clothing is not erected, but now it is a high round neck in order to fasten the buttons. It's fine if it's tailor-made. However, soldiers only have a choice of clothing ranging from one to five grades, and it is likely that there will be situations where the collar is not suitable.

The military uniforms of later generations were only worn on a regular basis, and there were combat uniforms or camouflage uniforms when fighting. However, now the regular uniforms of the Ming army are shared in peacetime and combat, so the practical requirements are also very high.

"Back to Your Highness, there is a slight ......" The person looked a little frightened, trying to keep his composure.

"Change the deal." Zhu Cihong immediately made a decision: "I often take the collar, and the official service still uses the round neck." ”

The tailor hurriedly wrote it down and prepared to go back and change it.

"In the freezing season, or in the bitter cold. Scarves are dispensed for regular wear. Winter regular wear plus a large one. Zhu Cihong said: "It's just that the cuffs of the big flank must be folded, and the placket must not be matched, and the collar is still made as usual, but the right side can be wrapped more, and cotton can be used as much as possible." ”

Qin Liangyu nodded slightly, thinking about the description of the crown prince in his mind, and felt that it was also spiritual.

Soldiers only have regular clothes, and after seeing three sets, it will be fine.

to the rank of lieutenant. The bottom of the regular coat is placed above the knees, somewhat resembling a short coat. It looks like it's obviously more dignified than a soldier. In addition to the regular service, there is also the official service. Because the official uniform has to attend ceremonial occasions, the form is customized, and it is impossible to use such a surprising product as buttons, and it is impossible to propose improvements.

At the level of generals, in addition to regular uniforms, official uniforms, and court uniforms. The court costume is also known as the costume service. It is a costume worn during the imperial court ceremony. Along with the Zhou Dynasty, with the Tang and Song Dynasty styles slightly changed, non-Zhu Cihong can put the beak. The only thing that needs to be set is nothing more than regulation, that is, the docking of military ranks and official products.

"The marshal is the one with the highest military rank, corresponding to the duke" Zhu Cihong said: "The general corresponds to the marquis." The lieutenant general corresponds to the earl, and the major general corresponds to the first product. ”

Qin Liangyu inadvertently said "Huh", and said secretly: In this way, wouldn't I have to wear a marquis's court dress?

In the original historical time and space, Qin Liangyu was awarded the title of loyal and loyal marquis, which is also appropriate. And those who were crowned princes at the beginning of the country were also commanders in all aspects, which was also a fit.

From generals to soldiers, there are four classes of clothing, in addition to the differences, the materials used are also different, and the differences in rank are reflected everywhere.

Zhu Cihong is very optimistic about wool, and from the Qin and Han dynasties, there is a relatively mature wool spinning industry, called weaving skin, mainly wool, but also rabbit hair, camel hair, yak hair, etc. It's just that due to the quality of raw materials, today's woolen textiles can be made to make linings and felt blankets, but it is very reluctant to make tweed ready-to-wear. At this time, the Spanish Merino fine wool sheep had been successfully bred, but it was a national treasure that did not go abroad, and it was not possible to get it in Daming for the time being.

After reading the military uniform plan, Zhu Cihong still remembers the issue of military service conscription.

Qin Liangyu said: "Nowadays in Shandong, it is still mainly about solicitation and propaganda, and the news from his subordinates says that the people are very vigilant about 'military service', and in many places there are even people who cheat and kill their households, and all prefectures and counties also hope that the army can refute rumors in order to settle the people's hearts." ”

Zhu Cihong's face couldn't help but sink, and asked, "What are the countermeasures of the General Training Department?" ”

"Now, in addition to hyping up the benefits of joining the army, our department can't think of a way for the time being." Qin Liangyu paused and said, "Your Highness, there are still many places that have not yet been organized into households, can you use the restoration of Shenjing as the boundary." In areas that have been previously recovered, those who have registered their household registration are exempt from conscription, and those who have registered their household registration after that are required to serve in the military. ”

Zhu Cihong shook his head slightly: In this era, the government and the people misunderstood that household registration was for the purpose of collecting poll tax, but they did not know the significant impact of population data on local management, resource allocation, and national policies. If you slow down the speed of population counting just for the sake of conscription, you are really buying back the pearls, and you don't know the severity. (To be continued......)

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