I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 623 Military Uniforms
Row of guns to shoot, commonly known as queuing up to shoot.

Looking stupid is actually an inevitable product of that era.

Matchlock guns and even flintlock guns do not have the rate of fire of breech-loading weapons, so they must sneak enough time to reload ammunition.

Due to technical reasons, whether it is propellant or ammunition, a large amount of smoke will be generated, which leads to the fact that the own army may be more than five or six meters away, and it is difficult to distinguish teammates from enemies.

At this time, the role of gorgeous military uniforms is highlighted.

The conspicuous color not only allows the commander to better direct the shooting direction of the soldiers, but also allows the soldiers to quickly distinguish the position of the commander and the direction to shoot next.

In addition to these, the gorgeous military uniform also has other meanings in it.

For example, soldiers are proud of dying on the battlefield, and gorgeous military uniforms are equivalent to their coffins, which can increase the soldiers' sense of honor.

For another example, the more gorgeous and expensive the military uniform, the more it can boost the morale of the soldiers.

Whether there is any basis for this statement, history is not conclusive.

However, on the battlefield, especially on the frontline battlefield, if there is a big figure to boost morale before the battle, it can indeed boost morale to a certain extent.

Because people on the battlefield talk too much, it is impossible for everyone to hear their voices, so this person must wear gorgeous and conspicuous clothes to let more soldiers know.

From this aspect, wearing gorgeous military uniforms does have a certain morale-boosting effect.

Of course these are just excuses.

In fact, the real reason is that Li Tian likes military uniforms like this.

A tall felt hat with feathers, a double-breasted trench coat with a stand-up collar, tight-legged high-waisted trousers, and shiny leather boots.

There is a waist knife hanging around the waist as a decoration with skills, and it can also be used as a combat weapon.

Not to mention the combat effectiveness of such a soldier, just this outfit can make the enemy's jaw drop.

Of course, Li Tian's bad taste was not designed just for the sake of looking good.

The main reason is that these Musketeers have completely abandoned the armor that soldiers should have, not to mention the outer armor inlaid with iron sheets, and they don't even have thick cotton inner armor.

Without any protection, the soldier's heart is somewhat unbalanced.

But with this gorgeous military uniform, this imbalance was made up in an instant.

In fact, it wasn't that Li Tian didn't want to equip them with heavy armor and create a luxurious heavy armor musketeer.

Li Tian thought that there was no need to do that at all. At this moment, in the whole world, only Daming had established Musketeers, and everyone else was still at the level where bows and arrows were useless.

Apart from the cavalry, the only thing worth fearing is the archer.

But the shooting range of the new musket is more than twice that of the archer. In the case of confrontation, there is no need to be afraid of the opponent.

If the battle can be so intense that the opponent's archers can rush into the range, it means that the battle is almost at the level of hand-to-hand combat, and it doesn't matter whether you wear armor or not at that time.

Another point is that musketeers, as a long-range unit with powerful lethality, must be focused on the battlefield.

Gorgeous military uniforms not only make it convenient for them to command themselves, but also make it easier for friendly troops to identify their positions so that they can make timely adjustments.

In the end, out of economic considerations, to create a gorgeous military uniform, at most a little fabric was wasted, and it didn't cost much to add up.

In addition, Li Tian has already developed the Jenny textile machine, which can weave thicker and stronger fabrics, which saves even more money.

On the contrary, if each of them was equipped with a suit, the current standard armor of Ming Dynasty would be more than ten times more expensive than the military uniform made of this kind of fabric.

As we all know, a set of qualified armor is much, much more expensive than weapons, even more expensive than a new-style matchlock gun.

Now there is only a new army of 5000 people, Li Tian can barely bear it, but if he builds an army of 20 people in the future, the cost will wipe out his old background, and it will not be enough.

But if each soldier is only issued one or two sets of this kind of military uniform, then this alone can save Li Tian a huge sum of military expenses.

All in all, the reason why Li Tian would rather equip them with incomparably luxurious military uniforms than armour, is that it is not necessary, and the other is to save money.

Moreover, the money saved is speechless, which can be said to be very clever.

It was also the first time for Zhu Yong and Zhang Fu to see such a gorgeous military uniform, and they were immediately attracted by the new army in front of them.

Before Li Tian could speak, the two of them rushed to the group of soldiers, looking left and right, touching up and down, making it difficult for any soldiers to hide or not to hide.

"This military uniform is too good-looking. Compared with their clothes, my old Zhu's armor is as ugly as a beggar's outfit."

"This fabric, this workmanship, and these copper buttons on it, my God, is this really something that our Daming can make!"

When Li Tian came up to him, the two of them hurried over and said to Liu Baohe in a complaining tone,

"Liu Baohe, you bastard, you guys are the ones who tinkered with this thing, you actually have such a good thing in your hand, why didn't you tell us before, did you look down on us or something."

Liu Baohe glanced at Li Tian, ​​seeing that Li Tian didn't do anything special, so he could only smile wryly when he said this,
"The two dukes don't know that this kind of military uniform is only suitable for the soldiers of the new army. The soldiers under you two can't wear it."

The more impulsive Zhu Yong immediately said,

"Why can't I wear it, the new army is Daming's soldiers, so is Lao Tzu's soldiers not Daming's soldiers?

No, I won't ask you for such a good thing, so why don't you get me three or five thousand sets, that's not too much! "

Seeing his rascal appearance, Li Tian smiled helplessly.

"Cheng Guogong, don't make things difficult for Liu Yuanjian. This military uniform looks good, but its defensive ability is not as good as the cheapest cotton armor. Even if I give it to you, how do you plan to use it for the soldiers?

Let them wear this clothes as ordinary clothes, or let them wear it as armor! "

When Li Tian said this, Zhu Yong also understood the truth, knowing that he had committed a crime, and immediately blushed.

But he still insisted,

"No, even ordinary soldiers don't need such good-looking clothes, but why don't we, Old Zhu, buy three or five sets of them for everyday wear and play!"

Before Li Tian could speak, Liu Baohe said with a smile,

"If it's three or five sets, it doesn't matter. I'm willing to give Cheng Guogong a few sets for free."

(End of this chapter)