Chapter 294: Military Reform (1)

Baifeng fished out the bear paws, but feeling the gamey smell was still very strong, he poured out the soup, replaced it with a new pot of water, and continued to boil them; Baifeng did not know if it was because his seasonings were insufficient or if his skills were lacking, but these bear paws certainly did not look that tempting.

While adding water, Baifeng told the two of them about his plan to proclaim himself King, but for the two of them, they had no idea what that meant at all, and Baifeng was too lazy to explain it in detail anyway; in any case, Government Affairs did not have much to do with them.

Baifeng said: "From now on, you two will no longer be the wives of the Tribal Chief, but the mistresses of a kingdom. Sui, you are my Principal Consort, and Chinv, you are my Concubine; it still just means my big wife and little wife, not much has changed, but in other aspects, there will be big changes, and you will slowly come to know the specifics."

The two of them were still half-understanding, but it sounded like their status had risen a little, so naturally, they were quite happy.

After waiting for the pot to boil once more, the bear paws were fished out after simmering for a while, and this time there was not such a heavy gamey smell; there were four bear paws in total, and they were very large, so Baifeng kept two for himself, and the remaining two were distributed to the few Soldiers who had returned from the battle together.

Bringing the bear paws home, sprinkling on a little salt, and taking a bite, it was not particularly amazing; it was just some collagen and fat, not counting as very delicious, perhaps the ancients elevated this stuff mainly because it was difficult to obtain.

Baifeng lost interest after eating a few bites and left it for his wives and sons to eat; they still accepted all food without refusal, and his two sons, influenced by Baifeng, were also willing to pursue delicious things.

In the remaining time, Baifeng began to design the Coronation Robes he would wear; the Coronation Robes should be a bit more solemn, and to be solemn, all one could do was wear more layers and make it more complex to wrap oneself up.

For the colors, he chose red and black; there was no help for it, the tribe did not have too many or too complex colors, and what ordinary tribespeople used was generally blue because it was easier to obtain; as King, he naturally had to stay far away from this color because he was not a commoner, and he must be different from the commoners, so that everyone would have a sense of awe, and this had to be cultivated starting from every small thing.

Once the blueprints for the Coronation Robes were drawn, he had his personal guards send them to the Weaving Department to have the Workers rush the production; he trusted that the people in the Administration Department had already notified them, so there was no need for Baifeng to waste any more breath.

There was also the national flag; although it was not urgently needed at the moment, there had to be one present on the day of the sacrificial ceremony, so Baifeng drew a classic Dragon Flag, with the left claw holding the moon, the right claw holding the sun, and the bottom featuring mountain cliff and river sea patterns, which was very imposing.

Baifeng had told the people in the Weaving Department about the craft of Embroidery, but Baifeng was also just repeating hearsay; the closest contact he had had with embroidery was cross-stitch, and he had never even learned that, but Baifeng could still state the general principle: have them use silk threads of different colors to embroider on Silk to make patterns appear.

However, they had not yet mastered this technique, so for the flag, they could only cut out fabric of different colors and sew them together; as for dyeing and painting, that was even harder than having them embroider, so Baifeng did not cause them trouble; although he could draw, as soon as it rained, there would be nothing left.

That night, Baifeng went to sleep early because he planned to stir up the army before dawn to let them experience what a new-era training method was.

Baifeng's biological clock could be said to be very flexible; he thought about what time he wanted to wake up, and the time he woke up would be very close to that; before his rebirth, no matter what time he set his alarm, he would inevitably wake up automatically five minutes before the bell rang; of course, it would fail as soon as a holiday arrived.

Therefore, even though there were no alarm clocks or clocks now, Baifeng still woke up, then he tiptoed out of bed to wash his face and brush his teeth; just as he intended to put on his armor after getting dressed, Sui had already woken up and walked to his side.

Sui had heard Baifeng's movements, but she did not ask much, just letting Baifeng get dressed and then helping him put on his armor, not asking what he was going to do; anyway, she knew there were no wars to fight now, and Baifeng would not be in danger.

Before leaving, she asked Baifeng if he had eaten and if he wanted to eat a little; only then did Baifeng remember that his stomach was empty, and although it was still early for breakfast, Sui still fried a few sunny-side-up eggs for him.

After Baifeng finished eating, he left the house quietly and told Sui to go back to sleep. He himself walked with a bold stride to the door of Xiong's house and started pounding on the door with a loud "bang, bang, bang," not caring whether Xiong was awake or if his wife and children were awake.

Xiong, full of anger, rushed down without even putting on his clothes and opened the door, just about to lose his temper, but what he saw was the Tribal Chief, and a fully armed Tribal Chief at that, which immediately scared Xiong's sleepiness away.

He looked left and right, asking the Tribal Chief if there was an enemy raid; Baifeng said no, but there had to be one now; he wanted to see his tribe's Soldiers' ability to respond to sudden situations, whether they could assemble in a short time and form an effective defense.

Because he had also watched the war of the Suiren Clan, which focused on sneak attacks and catching people off guard, and the Xin Tribe had been completely unprepared, which was why they were sneak-attacked and suffered heavy losses; he could not be blindly confident in his own tribe and had to test them.

Xiong immediately understood the Tribal Chief's meaning, so he quickly went back to wake up his wife, quickly helping him put on his full set of equipment, and then went out with Baifeng.

When it was time to start the drill, Baifeng discovered a drawback: all the Soldiers lived too far apart; unless one ran to notify them one by one, this emergency assembly could not be done, and the enemy would not give you time to notify your Soldiers because of this; instead, they would think of taking advantage of your illness to take your life.

Baifeng knew deeply that military reform could not be delayed; the drawbacks were now very obvious, and if he did not handle the military problems well, then this troop of his, which could be the first full-time army in this world, would become a joke.

Baifeng himself notified Xiong, Chi, and Hui; Xiong and Chi were responsible for the entire Military Department, while Hui was just a head of the personal guards, and this time he also wanted to check the level of his personal guard team.

Baifeng notified the three of them, and then had the three of them notify those below, having them quickly convey the news of the emergency assembly, and they had to come fully armed, not missing a single thing, and there was also a time limit; if the time came and people were not there, he would punish them first, and after the punishment, he would see the situation before deciding how to deal with them.

The time limit was a burning red candle; they had no watches and no hourglasses, so they could only use this candle; the candle was very thin and also relatively short, and Baifeng estimated it would burn for about twenty minutes; if the people were not all there in twenty minutes, then don't blame him for being ruthless.