Great Tang princess

Chapter 232 Equipment
Although it was decided to use future military uniforms that were incompatible with this era, in terms of image, Li Yuechen did not intend to use the power in his hands to enforce it.

Customs are invisible and intangible, but they actually have a strong binding force on people.

So the next morning, while Li Yuechen was practicing, he chatted with Geng Yunqiang and the others for a while, and asked them what they thought about hair and beards.

Soldiers must be a little less particular about things than ordinary people, and all of them carelessly said that it doesn't matter if they have short beards, and it's okay to have no beards.

But it's true that hair can't be cut at will, and it doesn't matter if you change your hairstyle.

After hearing their answers, Li Yuechen probably had an idea in his mind, and it seemed that this matter had to be figured out gradually.

Although it is a bit troublesome, it is still worth it.

The change of customs is difficult to say, but it is also easy to say.

The simplest thing is what I read on the Internet, saying that young people are less and less willing to visit relatives during the Chinese New Year.

In fact, it's not just young people who see their relatives only once a year on average, but their parents also find it troublesome.

But why did they ever persevere?
In Li Yuechen's view, the main thing is communication.

The parents of young people lived in an era without the Internet when they were young. People often need to be cautious when communicating with each other, and they can't just say what they want.

Because if you say something outrageous, it may have a huge impact on your reputation.

But young people are different. Living in the era of popularization of the Internet, even if they say something wrong, it will not have any impact on their social circle.

While being more courageous, he also dared to say some things that seemed rebellious before.

For example, "relatives I only see once a year are fucking annoying, I don't really want to see them at all", even if it is said on the Internet, it doesn't matter.

If what you get is accusation, it will not affect your real life.

If what you get is support, then you will feel that you are not alone, and there are many similar people on the Internet.

Speaking of hair cutting, Li Yuechen didn't intend to force them to cut their hair short, but only asked them to tie it into a ponytail.

But during training, the hair will inevitably get wet and dirty, so it must be washed naturally.

They will soon learn firsthand what a nuisance it is to have long hair in an army where efficiency is all about.

In this kind of trouble, as long as one person can't bear this kind of trouble and decides to cut his hair short, the rest of the people will soon follow suit.

Even ordinary people have a blind obedience effect, not to mention the army whose sense of community is greater than everything else.

If you want to ask your subordinates to do something, it is best not to take the initiative to oppress them by coercive means, but to guide them, let them understand the importance of it, and do it spontaneously... road!
Looking back now, even though Li Yuechen himself became an extreme athlete after graduating from university, he has never been in the workplace, but it is estimated that most leaders in the future workplace will treat their subordinates in the same way, right?

After figuring this out, Li Yuechen left the guardhouse, and planned to go to the Clothing Bureau to see if camouflage uniforms and military uniforms could be made in this era.

As for the clothes, Li Yuechen didn't think it would be difficult for the top tailors of this era, as long as they drew the pattern, they should be able to handle it.

The key lies in the process of dyeing and the problem of shoes.

In this era, don't expect to be able to make things like marine boots or professional hiking boots, that's too unrealistic.

In this period, most of the government soldiers wear straw sandals on their feet.

But things like straw sandals are not wear-resistant and can easily lead to flat feet.

Royal bodyguards like Qianniuwei have better equipment, but they are just cloth shoes like mille-layer soles. These shoes are stronger than straw sandals, but they are also not wear-resistant, and because the soles are very flat, the anti-slip function is quite poor.

There should be some improvement in this area.

Li Yuechen is very proficient in parkour and rock climbing. In terms of shoe design, he can't say he is professional, but at least he has a say.

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Li Yuechen, who was riding on horseback, was thinking about this question as he walked back, to see if he could design a shoe that was not expensive but suitable for the army.

When returning to the palace, seeing the newly built Shangyang Palace next to Ziwei Palace, he pouted slightly.

The construction of Shangyang Palace started a few years ago, and it was finally completed when she left for the expedition last year.

It is not as big as Ziwei Palace, and covers an area of ​​less than ten square kilometers.

However, the level of luxury is very high. You don't need to go in, you can see a strong sense of wealth from the outside.

Different from the red walls and green tiles of Daming Palace, Shangyang Palace has red pearls and white walls with black tiles, which has great visual impact.

In fact, when I decided to build it a few years ago, I thought about building more palaces so that the emperor could calmly take care of his body.

It's just that maybe it's because I've been too rich recently, and it will become such a luxurious state after it's completed.

Not only that, there are two royal gardens in the east, and the smaller one is the Taoguang Garden behind the imperial city, which is wrapped in the imperial city.

There is also a larger Shendu Garden, just behind the imperial city.

In Shendu Garden, there is also a newly built Suyu Palace, which was built together with the Yang Palace, and it is also extremely luxurious.

Because of this incident, Shi Yushi Di Renjie impeached Wei Hongji and Wang Liben, who were in charge of building the two palaces, when he went to work on the first day of the eighth day, saying that they seduced the emperor into extravagance and so on...and demanded that they be punished.

In fact, anyone can tell that this is scolding the emperor around the corner.

That day Li Yuechen was playing with his father in Renshou Hall, and happened to see this memorial.

After Li Zhi saw it, he called Di Renjie and said that these two people are quite capable and talented, give me face, let's go like this.

However, Di Renjie didn't give him face, saying that although the country lacks talents, there are as many such people as there are. Why should His Majesty pity the sinners and violate the king's law?If you let them go, why not exile me first!

Of course, my father was reluctant to exile him, after all, this Di Renjie's talent is much more important than those two guys.

So he had no choice but to demote the two of them as punishment.

At that time, Li Yuechen, who witnessed the whole process, gave Di Renjie a thumbs up behind his father's back.

I thought to myself: Ever since my mother was born, you are the first one who dares to confront the emperor head-on!One word, cow!

Although it is said that Yushi's job is to fight against the emperor, Li Yuechen really has no one else who dares to be so blatantly against the emperor.

Thinking about the previous record of this man openly confronting the emperor with his yin and yang ecstasies in the court, Li Yuechen deeply admired him. He deserves to be a great man who can leave many legends in history. Apart from other things, this life is hard enough !

If other people dared to talk to the emperor like that, they would have been dragged out and hacked long ago!
……

After returning to the palace, Li Yuechen went back to have lunch first, and then came to the Shangyi Bureau.

Feng Yu from Shangyi Bureau was an old lady in her fifties, when she saw Li Yuechen coming over, she hurriedly saluted and greeted her.

"Excuse me." Li Yuechen raised his hand, "I am here this time to make a batch of military uniforms..."

After roughly explaining his request, Li Yuechen asked her if she could do it.

After listening to her explanation, Feng Yu nodded: "Returning to Your Highness, this matter is not difficult, but is it a bit presumptuous for soldiers in the army to wear green?"

During this period, colors were class-oriented.

For example, yellow is the most noble, and only the emperor can wear it.Followed by purple, then blue-green, the lowest is taupe...

Only black and white are colors that have no class orientation, and can be worn by high-ranking officials and nobles down to ordinary people.

Although there is a saying that black is respected, many clothes of ordinary people will turn black after wearing for a long time...

Regarding this point, Li Yuechen didn't want to break the taboo, thought for a while and said: "Then let's make it black!"

Thinking about it carefully, it doesn't seem to matter if the military uniform is made black, and the aesthetics will not be affected too much.

But camouflage uniforms still have to find a way to do it. This kind of camouflage is not a solid color, so it is not easy to make taboos.

Besides, this is for concealment and convenience in combat, and the emperor will definitely allow it.

It's just a pity, digital camouflage is out of the question these days, thank God if you can make that old-fashioned camouflage.

Fortunately, in this era, the jungle is very widespread, and the camouflage clothes such as auspicious clothes are still very useful.

Li Yuechen found a pen and paper while explaining, and roughly drew the styles of the general's uniform and camouflage uniform.

After Feng Yu looked at the picture, he nodded and said: "This kind of pattern can be made..."

Her voice was a little low, and she seemed to want to ask something, but because of the difference in status, she still didn't dare to speak.

Li Yuechen could probably guess what she was thinking.

The army of this era can't wait to have brighter colors, which will improve morale.

And now it belongs to the era of cold weapons, camouflage uniforms are indeed not as practical as armor.

But the key thing I have to train is scouts. What they do is lurking, reconnaissance and assassination. They don't face the enemy head-on. is more appropriate.

"Speak up if you have something to say, no matter the crime!" Li Yuechen reminded her by looking at her.

Feng Yu nodded, but he said something else: "Speaking of which, the loom made by His Highness is really easy to use, it can weave very wide cloth! There is also the spinning machine, which can spin at one time. Ten wires, now the efficiency has improved a lot!"

"Huh? Made it?" Li Yuechen asked in surprise.

The flying shuttle loom and the spinning jenny were drawn by her when she went out last year to let the craftsmen of the master craftsman try to make them.

The loom is okay, it’s just a modified shuttle, and that thing is almost made immediately after taking out the blueprint.

But the spinning jenny is a little more troublesome. I didn't want to spend a year, but they really made it out!

"Take Ben Gong to have a look!"

"Your Highness, please follow me!" Feng Yu waved his hand and led Li Yuechen to the workshop.

As soon as I entered the workshop of the Shangyi Bureau, I saw a group of court ladies and eunuchs busy in front of the loom and spinning machine.

The loom was already capable of weaving cloth with a width of about 1.5 meters. On the other side of the spinning machine, several eunuchs were operating it, spinning ten threads at a time, which was much more efficient than before.

Seeing Li Yuechen approaching, they all stopped their work and stood up to salute. At the same time, their eyes showed undisguised admiration for her.

It was mainly because they, who were used to spinning by hand, suddenly came into contact with this efficient machine, and they had a kind of admiration for the inventor, the princess.

Li Yuechen walked around the two spinning machines, and couldn't help but nodded. With this thing, the production cost of military uniforms might be lowered.

Then he observed and followed Feng Yu to the side storage room to look for fabrics suitable for military uniforms.

There are few choices of fabrics in this era, and there are no chemical materials, basically hemp, kudzu, rattan, wool, and silk.

But fortunately, the magical effect of cotton has been discovered now, and cotton can be used to make it.

While walking and watching, Li Yuechen suddenly found a piece of khaki-colored fabric.

Seeing this slightly familiar fabric, Li Yuechen couldn't help but be a little surprised. With a touch of his hand, it turned out to be canvas!
Canvas actually exist in this era?This was something she had never thought of before!Never seen it when I was here before.

"Where did this cloth come from? Is it the craftsmanship of my Tang Dynasty or the tribute from foreign envoys?"

"Returning to Your Highness, this item is not unusual, it is found in both Tang Dynasty and foreign countries." Feng Yu replied.

Touching the piece of cloth in his hand, Li Yuechen's first reaction was that he could fly, he could make hang glider, hot air balloon and parachute... As for the flying wing suit, it is possible!

It's just that this piece of cloth is not good enough, the structure is too loose, not dense enough, and not strong enough!
"You have to find a way to improve this cloth! It must be dense enough, strong enough, and not easy to tear apart!" Li Yuechen turned his head suddenly and said.

There is an extremely firm feeling in his eyes and tone of voice, and at the same time he is very serious!

Feng Yu, who was next to him, was taken aback, and quickly nodded in agreement, "Yes! I'll try to research it right away..."

Fulai in the back also looked curious, wondering what's so special about this cloth?
……

After walking out of the clothing bureau, Li Yuechen was still a little absent-minded, muttering something all the time, and at the same time looked up at the sky from time to time.

There was a faint excitement in her heart, and the thrill-seeking psychology of being an extreme athlete began to become active again.

Although she has been thinking about how to fly around in the sky of this era, but now that she really sees the opportunity coming, she still can't hold back the excitement in her heart.

However, her ability to control her emotions has always been good, and she immediately calmed down after taking two deep breaths.

Don't worry about this matter, extreme sports are quite dangerous things, if you fail to do it well, you will die!

Therefore, the greatest degree of safety must be ensured!While extreme sports are inherently unsafe…

For this thing, we still need to wait for them to do further research and development. It is purely a death penalty to do it now.

For now, let's put our minds to rest and consider the equipment of the army first.

When they improve this kind of fabric, then consider the issue of flying into the sky!

(End of this chapter)