Chapter 361 Military Uniforms Must Look Cool 2

"Military uniforms must be handsome!"

The words of the Earl echoed throughout the hall.

"Only 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 were exaggerated enough and the colors were bright enough. Look at these soldiers, each one is like a proud big rooster.

Paul worked hard on the new uniforms of the army. In the era of queuing and shooting, morale was very important, and military uniforms were a very important factor in maintaining morale.

Referring to the memory of the previous life, and with the help of Winthrop, Paul restored the military uniforms of Britain and France in the Napoleon era on Earth. Of course, this so-called restoration must be put in quotation marks, which 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 guard cavalry even had 10 different uniforms, including battle uniforms, marching uniforms, field uniforms, daily uniforms, duty uniforms, stable uniforms, social uniforms, casual clothes, parade uniforms, and grand parade uniforms... It was really overwhelming.

It was impossible to expect Paul, a half-bottle military fan, to remember all the details of the military uniforms. He could only roughly come up with some common styles based on the impressions left by some movies.

Paul's copycat modern military uniforms really shocked the natives of the other world, although this shock was not what he imagined.

"Paul, are you sure you want our army to wear this kind of clothes?"

His ally, Earl of Bayerdin, Myron Garnard, asked hesitantly.

Paul asked back: "Why, do you think the military uniforms I designed are not beautiful enough?"

"The colors are bright enough, but... is this what you call handsome?"

Myron touched the back of his head, not knowing what to say.

Paul was a little unhappy: "Really, if you have something to say, just say it!"

Mellon had no choice but to say: "Well... this style of clothes seems to have never appeared before."

"Hey! What's this?" Paul waved his hand, "Let us walk at the forefront of the times and set off a new trend, isn't it good?"

"Hey!" Melon reminded him, "Northwest Bay is not a fashion capital like Corner Bay. If you wear these two clothes out, you will be regarded as a freak..."

Bryce continued his words: "We will be regarded as nouveau riche in the countryside, who randomly mix the best clothes..."

Paul retorted: "It's ridiculous , this has been verified by history... Forget it, think about it, as long as we have money or more guns, even a batch of rags will be regarded as fashionable. "

Mellon spread his hands and said: "The problem is here, we are not rich enough, and our military force is not strong enough, at least the outside world does not think so."

"So, everyone! Let's work together! Let us have more money, let us have more guns. Think about it, our soldiers wear such clothes and walk on the road with pride, everyone will be intimidated by this power."

Paul said firmly.

Everyone understood that it seemed that the Earl was determined to use the clothes he designed.

Well, he is the supreme commander of the Arda army, and he has the final say.

"Earl, if I heard it correctly, you just said soldiers?"

Logistics Minister Ron noticed a certain word in Paul's words.

Paul nodded to him, "Yes, it's a soldier!"

No? Everyone in the room was surprised!

Although the military uniforms designed by the Earl are a bit strange in style, they are very sophisticated and gorgeous. At first glance, the cost of craftsmanship is definitely not low. Although there are looms now, the tailors still have to sew the clothes stitch by stitch.

They thought Paul made such gorgeous clothes for officers.

"Mr. Winthrop!"

Ron asked the tailor: "If we hand over these two military uniforms to civilian workshops for mass production, how much will each piece cost?"

Winthrop counted on his fingers, "Let me think about it, this... that..., according to the price in our Northwest Bay, each piece will cost about 10 to 15 silver coins."

10 to 15 silver coins? The Earl wants to spend so much money to buy a set of clothes for each soldier?

Great Lord of Light! Please save Earl Graman, whose brain is about to burn out.

You should know that even senior military leaders such as Schroeder, Bryce, and Austin only have a monthly official salary of 5 to 6 silver coins. (Of course, they also have extra income from 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 business newly established in recent years. The military salary is basically icing on the cake for them.)

If it depends only on salary, a colonel-level officer needs to save for two or three months to purchase such a set of clothes? This is crazy. And the soldiers' clothes need to be changed and washed. One person must have more than one set.

"My Lord Earl, would you like to think about it again? Soldiers just need clothes to wear. I think their current clothes are enough."

Ron felt that it was time to fulfill his responsibilities as the Minister of Logistics. He carefully made suggestions to Paul.

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"No!" Paul rejected him outright, his tone unquestionable, "I said before that the suit is just a transition. Once the conditions are met, I will let the soldiers wear better clothes. The momentum alone can scare the enemy on the opposite side."

Paul made the decision. Old Ford, the chief of the Administrative Council, secretly complained. With the current size of the Arda army, the expenditure would increase by tens of thousands of silver coins.

Well, 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, the one with blue and white tones was finally selected, which is the French style.

Then, under Paul's suggestion, the colors of different troops 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 compromised. In the final design, the grade of the fabric was lowered by several levels, and the soldiers' shoes were changed from full leather boots to short boots with long sleeves.

The people in the Administrative Council also planned to change to the previous linen shoes, but they did not succeed due to the opposition of Paul and Schroeder and other military leaders, because the quality of the shoes seriously affected the marching ability of the troops.

Paul announced to everyone: "I plan to find a contractor for military uniforms through bidding for this change of uniforms."

"Bidding?" Everyone was puzzled.

Paul explained: "Yes, we will announce the nature of the items to be purchased and their quantity, quality, delivery date and other requirements to the public. For example, for military uniforms, clothing workshops in Arda, Bayerdin, Emden and even other territories, as long as they meet our requirements, are eligible to become our suppliers. As for which one to choose, it depends on who offers the lowest price and takes the least time. This is called bidding."

Bryce had some doubts: "No workshop can take on the work of several thousand sets of uniforms, right?"

Paul replied: "We can split it into several bids, so that all eggs are not put in one basket."

He smiled and said: "Not only military uniforms, but anything that does not involve confidentiality can be completed with the help of the public. This can save us a lot of effort and stimulate the development of private business."