Chen Mu really wrote specifically to teach Majiagang quilt factory to make clothes, but his letter actually could not have any special significance.

The less there is a means to deal with the cold, the more people know how to beat it.

If there are no thick clothes, wear three layers of thin clothes, and add fluffy things to the double layer of fabric to keep out the cold, from cheap reed flowers and kapok to expensive silk balls until the Ming Dynasty became popular cotton, the ancestors have tried all of them.

All he could do was to ask the weaver to weave more square or ribbed patterns on the cotton clothes, so as not to let the cotton run around and sink.

Because Chen Mu himself knows that the cotton clothes of this era are warmer than the cotton clothes filled with rayon in another era, and if his people make down jackets, they will also be warmer than the down jackets of that era, because he can be sure that the wool pants made by Majiagang are 100% wool, and the down jackets made by Majiagang will also be 100% Canadian goose down.

Uh, probably should it be called the Asian goose?

In short, designing clothes for the flag army is one of Chen Mu's few habits.

It's a very interesting piece, think about it, no matter how ugly you design your clothes, there are tens of thousands of people who will wear them on their bodies, and win one battle after another, and this kind of clothing is like a symbol rooted in other people's minds.

It's like the 'Green Cloak' that has been transformed into a city legend on the other side of the border.

The First Emperor also had a bunch of soldiers in his mausoleum, and the donkey prince thought that their preferences were similar.

Since there was an order from the military government yamen, it happened that the winter in Majiagang had begun to warm up, and Zhao Yongxian, the magistrate of the county, immediately transferred the drawings on Chen Mu's letter to Zhai Ge'er, who was in charge of the clothing factory of the Ordnance Bureau.

Brother Zhai is a shoemaker from Shuangyu brought back from Spain by Yang Tingxiang, and his life can be called magical.

When he was a child, he was abducted by the Portuguese, and traveled to Portugal and Spain on the other side of the world, making shoes and boots for the monks and citizens of the monastery for half a lifetime.

But if you change places, it doesn't matter if it's Jincheng or Changsheng, for Brother Zhai, being in the face of a compassionate compatriot is far better than the life of Europa, but Majiagang?

But after all, he is a big official here, although he is not an official, although he is colder, but the treatment is not bad, and Brother Zhai is also content.

What if he was given the opportunity to return to his hometown now? I heard that Shuangyu Port was destroyed by the imperial army as early as after he was abducted, and he went to Quanzhou without relatives in the world, so it is better to enjoy his old age here.

Leather, goose down, and cotton cloth are all readily available, but wool and cashmere cloth are not readily available and need to be spun on the spot.

I have to say that the winter coat designed by Chen Mu has a lot of requirements in terms of conditions, keeping warm and keeping out the cold is a must, but in addition to this, it does not affect the activity, and the coat and coat must have a detachable multi-purpose fur cloak to cope with different temperature conditions.

Taking advantage of the time when the Ordnance Bureau spun fine wool, Zhao Yongxian, Zhai Ge'er and others looked at Chen Mu's drawings and changed them, which made Zhao Zhixian sigh: "Dashuai, this is making clothes as a cannon." ”

Chen Mu's 'design talent' is obvious to all in the Ming Dynasty, usually painting teachers find that students have no talent when teaching Gongzi'er to learn art, and in order to avoid the trouble of being dismissed, he usually complains in a tactful way, saying: Gongzi's paintings have the style of Jinghaibo.

In fact, this is nothing, no one is perfect, in the eyes of others, Chen Mu, who only knows the soldiers and horses, does not do anything else, it doesn't matter, as long as he can win the foreign war.

But his design is so inconsistent with the aesthetics of the Ming people, and as a result, he is still ashamed to write a letter to Zhao Yongxian, saying something: A good military uniform can improve the majesty and combat effectiveness of the troops, make the flag army get the hearts of girls, and make our enemies ashamed of themselves!

Zhao Yongxian looked at Chen Mu's design drawing, plain middle single pants and middle single clothes are double cashmere wool short clothes and trousers, double cashmere cloth, the outer layer should also have goatskin to cover the chest, arms, and thighs, and the elbows, shoulders and chest and abdomen are not covered with skin, so as not to affect the activity to the greatest extent, which is very good in warmth and practicality.

In the end, it is tolerable to wear clothes inside, to keep warm, and to have no aesthetic feeling, but what is the matter with this thick cashmere coat outside? There is no embellishment in the whole dress, whether it is bright lines, dark lines or even group lines, there is nothing, there is no trace of patterns and variegations, and the main body also requires the cashmere cloth to be dyed dark green or simply white and gray.

Although Brother Zhai said that the upper body effect of this military uniform should be good, it does not conform to the aesthetics of Zhao Yongxian, Ma Jin and others at all.

Which dynasty has the most gorgeous clothes and the most colorful colors?

This must be the Ming Dynasty after Yongle!

"Dashuai just made this? I know that this dress is not only for us to wear, but also for the future Flag Army expedition to England to liberate the Eland Country to deal with the weather there, as well as the domestic nine-sided soldiers to launch the Northern Expedition can also be worn, but let the Flag Army wear this? ”

Zhao Yongxian pouted, the court wanted to go north and the whole knew that Longqingyi's decision back then was to wait for war with peace, not not to fight but to suspend the war to accumulate strength; The matter of the Ailan Kingdom was also ordered by the emperor to be resolved as soon as possible by the Oriental Military Government, and winter clothes were needed for these two upcoming wars, and they were good winter clothes.

But this dress?

Ma Jin looked at Zhao Yongxian, shook his head and said, "It doesn't look like a heavenly army anymore." ”

"Also, cashmere trousers, woolen blouses, and a goose down vest in the middle to wear in the breastplate." Ma Jin looked at the design of the military uniform and sighed: "Chen Shuai must not have estimated the cost of this clothes." ”

"If you want a single Majiagang sergeant, it will be good to be able to match it in two years, I heard Brother Zhai say, this cashmere cloth is three times more difficult to make than other fabrics, the goose down, a big goose is less than four taels, a set of military clothes is more expensive than armor, the main reason is that we don't have so many weavers and goats in Macheng."

"Isn't that right?"

Zhao Yongxian's eyes dripped: "Lack of materials and lack of handwork, isn't this good?" Chen Shuai's design is warm and practical, but it is not beautiful, now the ice and snow on the sea are melting, send someone to Wangxia Prefecture to Tianjin Beiyang to send a message, cashmere cloth from the country, there are ready-made ones that can be delivered this autumn, and those that are not ready-made next year are enough. ”

"Let's do a few bodies here, think of a way to find a way to decorate the group pattern and decoration, and see the effect, when the time comes, all from the domestic tune, goose down is not enough to transfer duck down from Nanzhili, the handsome letter does not say that he plans to collect wool and cashmere from Xiyi in the future - all sent back to Zhangquan, let the weavers over there process jacquard and then transport it back, the best of both worlds."

"It's Ma Shuai who said that the cost is a big problem, Zhao estimates that this set of winter clothes can't come in four or two, but we Dongyang can make money, right? Then give the flag army. ”

Zhao Fatzi said while bowing his head: "They are worthy, worthy of the armament of ten taels per person!" ”