Li Shimin immediately called over a guard at the door and had him put on the clothes that Li Jing had brought.

The guards were completely bewildered when they saw such strange clothes for the first time, especially the short top and the pants with a tight crotch.

"Your Majesty, how am I supposed to wear these clothes? I've never worn such strange clothes before..."

Li Jing retorted unhappily upon hearing this.

"So stupid!"

"I'll demonstrate for you myself!"

Under Li Jing's demonstration, the guard finally put on the clothes. However, before he could even get used to it, he heard Li Jing give several orders in succession.

"Crouch down!"

"Stand up!"

"Jump!"

"Run a few steps and take a look..."

The guard did as instructed and was pleasantly surprised to find that the dirty clothes fit him perfectly, without the slightest discomfort.

"General, this outfit is quite nice, and it's very comfortable to wear!"

Li Shimin nodded secretly as he watched the guards perform a series of actions. Not only did the clothes save on fabric, but they also did not hinder the guards' movements at all, making them even more convenient than the traditional military uniforms of the Tang Dynasty.

"This item does have some merit!"

"Your Majesty, there's more to it than that; you'll find out soon enough!"

"Your Majesty, please come with me to the back garden!"

Before long, Li Jing and Li Shimin led their guards to the Imperial Garden. Li Jing immediately instructed the guards to hide in a bamboo grove.

"Your Majesty, can you see where the guards are?"

"certainly!"

"I've been keeping an eye on him. No matter where he hides, I'll find him!"

"Please turn around, Your Majesty, so I can have the guards hide again!"

"Hmph, the bamboo forest is so small, it's all visible at a glance. Where could he possibly hide?"

"Your Majesty will know once you try!"

Li Shimin patiently turned around, while Li Jing gestured repeatedly to the guards, signaling them to hide in a different place. Left with no other option, the guards could only lie down in a lush, overgrown area.

Seeing that the guards were well hidden, Li Jing then allowed Li Shimin to turn around.

"Your Majesty, please try again and see if you can find the guards!"

"snort!"

Li Shimin snorted coldly, thinking it was a piece of cake, but to his surprise, he couldn't see any guards even after staring wide-eyed.

Where are they?!

"It's right in the bamboo forest!"

"impossible!"

"There's no one in the bamboo forest! You clearly let the guards escape!"

"Is Your Majesty sure you can't find it?"

"It's not that I can't find it, it's that there's no one in the bamboo forest at all!"

Upon hearing Li Shimin's words, Li Jing immediately shouted towards the bamboo forest.

"Hey you, stand up and let His Majesty take a look!"

Upon hearing this, the guard immediately stood up from the haystack and waved to Li Jing.

When Li Shimin saw the guard stand up, he was so shocked that his eyes widened.

He had suspected the patch of grass, but the grass was too short to hide anyone, so he overlooked it after just one glance.

However, the guard was indeed hiding inside!

Why didn't I notice it the first time I watched it?

"Your Majesty, this is what makes the military uniform presented by the eldest grandson so special!"

"They are very good at stealth and have a unique advantage in mountain warfare and jungle warfare!"

"oh?"

"So, the clothes were deliberately stained dirty?"

"certainly!"

"Otherwise, wouldn't it be fine to dye them black, green, and khaki individually? Why dye them all three colors at the same time..."

Li Shimin nodded upon hearing this.

"If what you say is true, this military uniform is indeed excellent and very suitable for our mighty army of the Great Tang!"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

"Your grandson has already distributed the rations to all the soldiers of the Sanglin Garrison. Your Majesty, I suggest that Your Majesty also distribute them to all the soldiers of the Sixteen Guards!"

Li Shimin was speechless upon hearing this, as there was no precedent in his Tang Dynasty for the court to issue military uniforms.

Furthermore, the Tang Dynasty had 700,000 to 800,000 soldiers. If each soldier were issued a set of military uniforms, that would cost 700,000 to 800,000 strings of cash. Even if he wanted to issue them, he couldn't afford it!

"Li Jing, do you think I'm like that grandson, with money to burn?"

"Uh..."

"Your Majesty, this item shouldn't cost much, right?"

"Hmph!"

"You don't know the cost of firewood and rice when you're not in charge of the household. The court only has less than three million strings of cash, and a large portion of that is reserved for the expenses of the eastern expedition. Where do I have extra money to make military uniforms for them?"

"Furthermore, the distinction between the inner and outer military uniforms in our Great Tang Dynasty is based entirely on the color of the uniforms. If everyone were to change into these drab green clothes, wouldn't it be impossible to tell the inner and outer military uniforms apart in the future?"

Li Jing rolled his eyes dismissively upon hearing this. These were all excuses; His Majesty simply couldn't bear to part with the money!

"Your Majesty, how about this: we take some linen from the storeroom and have your eldest grandson make it for the court. We'll just give him a small processing fee..."

"this……"

Li Shimin was quite tempted upon hearing this. He had long seen that this grandson was a spendthrift who would flaunt his wealth.

One moment they were distributing pots and pans to the soldiers, the next they were distributing clothes and bedding.

There are already a whole bunch of memorials criticizing him for being unethical, and this bastard still doesn't know how to behave and is only causing trouble for the court.

It seems that I, as his grandfather, have an obligation and a need to spend some money on his behalf!

"good!"

"I won't make things difficult for him. I'll allocate ten thousand bolts of cloth to him so he can make ten thousand sets of military uniforms for me. As for the wages..."

"Let's use cloth and grain to calculate the cost. Give him three thousand bolts of hemp cloth, plus ten thousand bushels of grain!"

"Your Majesty, isn't this a bit too little?"

"Although I am not knowledgeable about dyeing and needlework, I know that this amount of money and grain is not enough to sew ten thousand sets of military uniforms. Besides, dyeing and drying are also time-consuming tasks!"

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