Chapter 361 The military uniform must be handsome 2
“The military uniform must be handsome!”
The earl’s words resounded throughout the hall.
“Only those with handsome military uniforms can attract more young people to join the army.”
Everyone was attracted by the two teams of models who had just entered. Indeed, the styles of these two sets of clothes are exaggerated and the colors are bright enough. Look at these soldiers, each one looks like a proud big rooster.
Paul spent less time on new uniforms for the army. In the era of queuing to be shot, morale was very important, and military uniforms were a very important factor in maintaining morale.
Referring to the memory of his previous life and with the help of Winthrop, Paul restored the British and French military uniforms of the Napoleonic era on Earth. Of course, this so-called restoration must be in quotation marks, and it is basically equivalent to re-creation. After all, that era spanned several decades, and different military branches had their own uniforms. Even the same military branch would have several sets of uniforms. The emperor's cavalry troops even had 10 different sets of uniforms, including battle uniforms, marching uniforms, Field uniforms, regular uniforms, duty uniforms, stable service uniforms, social uniforms, casual uniforms, parade uniforms, grand parade uniforms...it's all overwhelming.
It is impossible to expect Paul, a semi-jealous military fan, to remember all the details of military uniforms. He can only roughly sketch out some common styles based on the impressions left by some movies.
Paul's imitation of modern military uniforms really shocked the natives of the other world, although the shock was not what he imagined.
"Paul, are you sure you want our troops to wear this kind of clothing?"
His ally brother, Myron Garnard, Earl of Bailding, asked hesitantly.
Paul asked back: "Why, don't you think the military uniforms I designed are not beautiful enough?"
"The colors are bright enough, but...this is what you call handsome?"
Myron rubbed the back of his head, not knowing what to say.
Paul was a little unhappy: "Really, if you have anything to say, tell me quickly!"
Myron had no choice but to say: "Well... this style of clothes seems to have never appeared before."
"Hey! What is this?" Paul shook his hand, "Let us be at the forefront of the times, Wouldn't it be nice to start a new trend? "
"Ahem!" Mailon reminded him, "Northwest Bay is not a fashion city like Jiaowan. People will look weird if they go out wearing these clothes. It’s tiresome...”
Bryce followed up with his words: “We will be regarded as the nouveau riche in the countryside, mixing up the best clothes...”
Paul retorted : "This is unreasonable. This has been verified by history...Forget it, think about it. As long as we have money or more guns, even a piece of rags will be regarded as fashionable."
Mellon spread his hands and said: "The problem is here. We are not rich enough and our force is not strong enough. At least the outside world does not think so."
"So, everyone! Let us work together! Let us With more money, let us have more guns. Just think about it, if our soldiers wear such clothes and walk on the road with pride, everyone will be overwhelmed by this power."
Paul said firmly.
Everyone understood that it seemed that Lord Earl was determined to use the clothes he designed.
Well, he is the supreme commander of the army of Arda and he has the final say.
"Your Majesty, if I heard correctly, did you just say soldiers?"
Logistics Minister Ron noticed a certain word in Paul's words.
Paul nodded to him, "Yes, he is a soldier!" Isn't it? Everyone in the room was surprised!
Although the military uniforms designed by Lord Earl are a bit strange in style, they are quite elegant and gorgeous in production. At first glance, it seems that the craftsmanship cost is definitely not low. Although we now have looms, tailors still have to sew the clothes stitch by stitch.
They had thought that Paul's gorgeous clothes were for officers.
"Mr. Winthrop!"
Ron asked the tailor: "If these two types of military uniforms are mass-produced by private workshops, how much will each piece of clothing cost?"
Winthrop counted on his fingers, "Let me think about it, this... that..., based on the price in our northwest bay, each item costs about 10 to 15 silver coins."< br>
10 to 15 silver coins? The earl wants to spend so much money to buy a set of clothes for each soldier?
O great Lord of light! Please save Count Grayman, whose brain is about to be burned out.
You must know that even senior military executives such as Schroeder, Bryce, and Austin only receive 5 to 6 silver coins in official salary per month. (Of course, they also have additional income such as country estates. In addition, in order to ensure the loyalty of the officers, Paul also gave them a large number of shares from the family properties newly established in recent years. The military salary is basically the icing on the cake for them)
If you only rely on salary, a school-level officer would have to save two or three months to purchase such a set of outfits? This is crazy. Moreover, soldiers need to change their clothes. Each person must have more than one set.
"My Lord Earl, would you like to think about it again? The soldiers only need to have clothes to wear. I think their current clothes are enough."
Ron feels that now is the time Fulfilling the responsibility of the logistics minister, he carefully made suggestions to Paul.
"No!" Paul rejected him straight away, his tone unquestionable, "I have said before that that suit of clothes is just a transitional thing. Once the conditions are met, I will let the soldiers wear better clothes. Just rely on momentum alone. Scare the enemies on the opposite side. "
Paul made the decision, and Old Ford, as the administrator of the Government Affairs Council, secretly complained that with the current size of Alda's army, the expenditure would increase by tens of thousands of silver coins.
Okay, now the general direction is clear. The military uniforms will basically follow the style designed by the lord.
Paul gave two basic styles. After everyone's evaluation, he finally selected the one with mainly blue and white tones, which is similar to the French army style.
Then at Paul's suggestion, the colors of different units were slightly changed. The Army retained blue, the Navy changed to white, and the Internal Guard changed to green.
However, facing the reality of insufficient financial resources, the Earl also made a compromise. In the final design, the grade of fabric was lowered several levels, and the soldiers' shoes were changed from full leather boots to short boots and long sleeves.
The people in the Government Affairs Council also planned to replace them with the previous linen shoes, but they failed due to the opposition of Paul and Schroeder and other senior military officials, because the quality of the shoes seriously affected the marching ability of the troops.
Paul announced to everyone: "I plan to find military uniform contractors through bidding for this change of uniforms."
"Tendering?" Everyone was puzzled.
Paul explained: "Yes, the nature of the required procurement items and their quantity, quality, delivery time and other requirements are released to the civilian population. Taking military uniforms as an example, Alda, Bailding, Em Clothing workshops in the three places and even other territories are qualified to become our suppliers as long as they meet our requirements. As for which one to choose, it depends on which one quotes the lowest price and takes the least time. , this is called bidding ”
Bryce had some questions: "No workshop can handle the work of thousands of uniforms, right?"
Paul replied: "We can split it into several brands, and the eggs are not put in the same basket. "
He said with a smile: "Not only military uniforms, but also everything that does not involve confidentiality can be completed with the help of civilian forces. This can save us a lot of effort. It can also stimulate private business development.”
(End of this chapter)