The weather in early spring in February was still so cold, the wind was biting, and it started to rain more.
At this time of the day, after the morning court, Wu Zhi happened to have a day off for himself and stayed in the Marquis Mansion to accompany Jin Lian, Xiao'e, Liu Yue and Li Tianjiao, telling them ghost stories from Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio.
Just when all the girls were frightened when they were talking about it, a man from Xiangfu Garment Factory came to the door and brought the good news. Wu Zhi's custom-made more than 62,000 new army winter clothes were finally made and asked him to come over for acceptance.
When Wu Zhi heard the news, he was very happy. He immediately took Jin Lian, Xiao'e, Liu Yue and Li Tianjiao into a carriage, with Er Hu driving the carriage, and went to Xiangfu Garment Factory to inspect.
When he arrived at the Xiangfu Garment Workshop near Liangmen in the inner city, facing a mountain of new military uniforms, Wu Zhi had to ask Jin Lian, Xiao'e, Liu Yue and Li Tianjiao to help him inspect and accept them. It took an hour.
After a short time, Wu Zhi roughly inspected the goods and confirmed that the production quality was acceptable, then he picked up a set of military uniforms that matched his size and tried them on.
Jin Lian, Xiao'e, Liu Yue and Li Tianjiao saw him in military uniform, looking heroic and handsome. They couldn't help but be intoxicated. They circled around him and couldn't put it down for his custom-made new military uniform. Erhu saw him,
His face was also full of envy.
After trying them on, Wu Zhi was quite satisfied with the quality, style and workmanship of the new military uniforms, and he quickly settled the remaining payment, which made the boss of Xiangfu Garment Workshop very excited.
In addition to the military shoes, military caps and belts that have been customized earlier, the Huaxia Army's new winter clothing has finally been produced. The Huaxia Army's new summer clothing is also being produced.
So, after sending Jin Lian, Xiao'e, Liu Yue and Li Tianjiao back to the Hou Mansion, Wu Zhi drove Erhu to the Huaxia Army Camp, found Zeng Kuan, the Minister of Logistics, and gathered more than 500 people in the camp.
A carriage was mobilized, and more than a thousand soldiers were mobilized to collect custom-made military shoes, military caps, belts and new winter clothes from various garment workshops one by one, and then loaded them into vehicles and brought them back to the Chinese Army camp.
The notification of changing uniforms has been passed on. In the large New Army Drill Square, more than 31,000 officers and soldiers lined up and stood neatly on the square. The queues were clear, the flags were clear, and the darkness was as strong as a mountain. Each team leader
The generals also stood in front of the queue one by one, waiting for orders. New
Everyone looked curiously at the mountains of clothes in front of them, and at the commanders such as Wu Zhi, Zhou Tong, Yan Sheng, Li Tingyu, Lin Chong, Wang Jin, Feng Kun, Zeng Kuan, etc. who were standing in front of them. Especially the clothes in Wu Zhi's hand.
The hanging objects attracted everyone's attention.
What Wu Zhi was holding was a large speaker. This was a large iron speaker that he personally designed the drawings and asked Tan Si to help him make it! After making it, he tried the sound test himself and the effect was very good. So today he
I specially brought it here from the Marquis's residence.
"Everyone is here! Stand at attention! Take a break!" Wu Zhi raised the loudspeaker and shouted loudly. Suddenly, the sound shook the world, and his voice was heard throughout the square. Everyone heard the command clearly and shouted in unison.
He completed all the movements smoothly and uniformly. Wu Zhi was very happy when he saw this. It seems that the training in the past few days has been very effective.
"Today, we all put on new military uniforms! As a new army, our Chinese Army must look like a new army, with a new style and new disciplines! Minister Zeng will arrange and distribute them later. Each person will have two sets.
Winter clothes." After Wu Zhi said that, he handed the big speaker to Zeng Kuan next to him and let him arrange it.
Zeng Kuan picked up the loudspeaker and was very curious. After shouting at the loudspeaker a few times, he began to distribute new clothes amidst the roar of laughter from everyone.
After each team received their new uniforms as a class, they returned to the barracks by class, changed their uniforms, and then gathered by class. The squad leader led the team back to the square and rearranged the teams according to the queue. In the blink of an eye, more than two hours passed.
During this period, Wu Zhi and other generals also took their respective military uniforms and returned to the military headquarters to put on new military uniforms.
Nearly twenty-one years old, Wu Zhi has grown taller during this time, and is estimated to be about 1.85 meters tall. After putting on the military uniform, looking at his green clothes, he suddenly had an illusion, as if he was
Being in a military camp in the 21st century gives me a familiar feeling of being in military training at a university.
After being stunned for a while, Wu Zhi couldn't help but smile bitterly and sigh, things have changed now!
"Commander, the team has assembled, please give your instructions!
"Wu Zhizheng was talking to Zhou Tong, Yan Sheng, Li Tingyu and others when Sun Qi walked in wearing a new green military uniform and said happily.
"Okay, let's go take a look together!" Wu Zhi waved his hand and walked out, followed by Yan Sheng, Li Tingyu and others.
Arriving at the edge of the square, I saw the entire team gathered into a torrent of green steel, which contrasted with the surrounding gray tents. It was really spectacular. Everyone wore green military shoes, put on green clothes, and wore green uniforms.
The green military cap with a yellow ribbon and a red five-pointed star, paired with a light gray belt, is very novel, eye-catching and energetic. The thick new military uniform is not only beautiful, but also warm. Such a majestic and high-spirited team is neat and uniform
, Kankan Liang blinded the eyes of all the officers and soldiers.
Including Zhou Tong, Yan Sheng, Li Tingyu, Zeng Kuan, Lin Chong, Wang Jin, Suo Chao, Li Zhenguo and Si Fangguo, all the Chinese officers and soldiers looked at the brand-new green uniforms they were wearing and were inexplicably excited.
A burst of pride arises spontaneously, he is so handsome, this is the heroic nature of a soldier!
Wu Zhi was also satisfied when he saw it. This is what he thought the new Chinese army should look like!
After changing into new military uniforms, the mental outlook of all officers and soldiers was lifted, and the standardized management and training of the Chinese Army were improved to a higher level.
After all the officers and soldiers of the Huaxia Army put on new uniforms, Wu Zhi took advantage of the opportunity of an early morning dynasty to submit a memorial, proposing to change the morning dynasty every three days to one every fifth day, and change the time for the dynasty to start at the beginning of the morning.
(7:00 a.m.), and the work hours will be changed to start at 7:00 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m. This way, you can recharge your batteries to cope with daily work.
At the court meetings of the imperial court at that time, the system of the Great Court Meeting and the Chui Gong Hall's viewing of the court was implemented. During the New Year's Day, May New Year's Day, and Winter Solstice's Great Court Meeting, every Beijing official above the ninth rank had to attend to pay homage to the emperor; while the Chui Gong Hall's viewing of the court was
It is stipulated that only court officials of fifth rank or above can participate. There is a morning court every three days, which is also called morning court. It is very hard and Wu Zhi is not used to it.
The five-day dynasty was originally proposed by Wang Anshi during the reform and lasted for seventeen years. Later, when Yuanyou was reformed, Wang Anshi's reforms were repealed and changed to one day. After the death of Empress Dowager Gao, Zhao Xu
Zhao Xu was pro-government, but in order to show his ambition of rejuvenation and to show off his hard-working spirit, Zhao Xu did not change his dynasty back to every five days, but changed it to every three days. This still caused trouble for the ministers in the court.
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In the morning dynasty, that is, in the Chui Gong Hall, it is stipulated that the Minister of Living under the door, the Living Minister of Zhongshu, and the Minister of Shangshu. Those who have imperial friendship with Zhongcheng or above, that is, the fifth-grade attendant officer or above, are "Japanese officials", and they must be paid every three days.
Participate in the morning court. The Song Dynasty had clear requirements for the time for officials to go to court. Laoqi was the time standard for going to court, and the time waiting before the court meeting began was called "Tailuo". The Song Dynasty also specially established different levels of "Tailuo Courtyard"
”, serving as a resting place for officials. The role of Dailuyuan is not just as a resting place. The Song Dynasty inherited the system of the Five Dynasties, and the management of Tailuiyuan was also increasingly improved. While officials were waiting, there would be special
Personnel will be assigned to conduct counting and send people to supervise the court officials' attendance. If there are any late arrivals, they must be registered and reported to the emperor. If someone is sick and asks for leave, specialized personnel will also be dispatched to check the authenticity.
During the morning court, the ministers must get up at around 2 a.m. every day. At around 3 a.m., they must cross the Imperial Street and arrive in front of Youye Gate to wait. When the watch drum sounds, the ministers begin to queue into the imperial city. They are not allowed to make any loud noises on the way.
When I came to the Tailu Courtyard for the doomsday, at the fifth watch (around 4:50), the sound of drums sounded in front of the Wende Hall, which meant that the court was about to begin. Since the court was too early, many ministers were waiting before the court.
I didn't sleep at night. Instead, I sat on a chair and leaned against the wall to doze off after arriving at the hospital.
Many literati complained about the hard work of being an official in the capital during the Song Dynasty. The famous poet Ouyang Xiu once wrote, "I lie down and listen to the rustle of the bamboo house, but I remember the time when I had enough sleep in Chuzhou." He compared the present time with when he was the prefect of Chuzhou and said that now
Going to court was too tiring, and I was not as happy as when I was an official in Chuzhou.
Wu Zhi has long been tired of the days when his biological clock is completely disrupted, and he hates it.
Zhao Xu thought about it for a long time and discussed it many times with prime ministers such as Zhang Chun, Zeng Bu, An Tao and Huang Lu, and finally adopted Wu Zhi's suggestion, changing the morning dynasty every three days to one morning dynasty every fifth day.
The time was also changed to start at seven o'clock (i.e. the first quarter of the hour), and the time of Mao was changed to six forty-five (i.e. the third quarter of Mao).
). After the reform, the time for going to court was postponed by more than two hours than before! The official duty time was also changed to start at 7 a.m. and end at 4 p.m.
In the past morning court, everyone had to get up at around two o'clock in the morning. Not only the civil and military officials were working hard, but Emperor Zhao Xu was also suffering terribly. However, due to the ancestral legal system, no one except Wang Anshi dared to make a request.
Reform was carried out. Now Wu Zhi was very strong-willed and bold enough to bring it up. Zhao Xu and everyone followed suit and everyone was happy. Although Zhao Xu and everyone reprimanded Wu Zhi in public for not following the laws of his ancestors, in their hearts they had already
I am so happy, thank God!
Zhou Tong is not a court counselor, so except for the court meetings, he usually does not have to go to court on weekdays. It is relatively relaxed, and Wu Zhi is very envious.
Wu Zhi was quite satisfied with the results agreed between Zhao Xu and the court. From now on, he no longer had to get up in the dark at more than two o'clock in the morning. Not only did he not have enough sleep time, it would also easily hurt his body.
The Hou Mansion is relatively close to Youyemen, and it takes less than a cup of tea to get there by carriage. So every day, Wu Zhi almost gets up at about 5:45 (i.e. 3:30 pm) to go to the toilet.
I washed up, had breakfast, and arrived at the right door at about 6:40. It took me another three or four minutes to walk to the Dianmao room (the waiting room) at Dianmao. The time was just right. And it happened once every five days.
Wu Zhi suddenly felt much more relaxed than before when he went to the morning court.
Zhao Xu and all the civil and military officials did not have to work so hard anymore. They had gone away from the sleepy and sluggish look when they went to the morning court. They were full of energy. The efficiency of morning court decisions was also improved a lot. In many cases, they did not have to wait until the end of the day.
As a result, the topics could be ended early, the court could be dismissed early, and everyone no longer dozed off when they returned to their respective jobs. Everyone felt refreshed, and their work efficiency naturally increased several times.
A small reform can actually achieve such amazing results! All civil and military officials, including Zhao Xu, could not help but look at Wu Zhi with admiration again and were impressed by his wisdom.