Chapter 49 Zhu Chongjiu sells armor In the morning, Su Changshi and Yu Sicang forced him to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, and Zhu Bayi was forced to have no choice.
With a belly full of evil fire, he ran to the Jiang River to relax.
When he saw the water hammer that had just been put into operation, he immediately recalled the part about plate armor in Zhu Dapeng's memory.
This thing is famous for being the most cost-effective in the world of online games in the 21st century.
The protective power is no less than that of Oriental fish scale armor and bright light armor, but the craftsmanship has become extremely simple after the introduction of water hammer.
More importantly, and the most critical point is that in Zhu Dapeng's messy memory, the materials used in this thing are far less expensive than Eastern heavy armors such as Mingguang Armor and Monkey Armor, which is exactly in line with the current distressed economic situation of the Left Army.
As for whether Westerners had already created plate armor in the middle of the fourteenth century on Earth in Zhu Dapeng's original time and space, Zhu Bayi had no time to care.
Anyway, the kind that the Rakshasa soldiers originally wore could not be considered plate armor in the strict sense.
In that way, what I developed would be the first plate armor in the entire East and even the world.
Whether you wear it to show off or sell it at a high price, it is very fashionable.
Just do it.
Immediately, Zhu Dapeng ordered the craftsmen who were hammering the leaves with water to stop and prepare the charcoal stove, iron ingots, anvils and various molds again.
He was drawing design sketches next to the water hammer.
Attempted to build Western-style plate armor.
With the help of a five hundred kilogram water hammer, smashing iron ingots into iron plates has become a very easy task.
Whether the iron ingot is put into a charcoal furnace to be red-hot and then hot forged, or it is directly cold forged, the only difference is the length of forging time.
However, it took a lot of effort to hammer the iron plate into the corresponding arc according to the shape of the human torso.
Fortunately, there were many skilled craftsmen in the workshop, and they were all willing to perform in front of Governor Zhu.
Everyone worked together and repeated experiments dozens of times, and the problems were overcome one after another.
After deciding on the general shape of the iron plate, Zhu Bayi began to think about improving the appearance of the plate armor and further reducing its weight to save hard-won iron materials.
Mr.
Su, the chief historian, was not willing to be left alone and also stepped forward to point fingers.
So, everyone spent some time optimizing and beautifying it, and spent more than an hour before finally producing the first finished product.
I saw this thing, bright and shiny, with a smooth surface like a mirror that can reflect people's shadows.
On the right chest, an upright male lion was specially chiselled according to Zhu Bayi's personal taste.
Bare teeth and claws, ready to devour anyone at any time.
On the lower abdomen, where the breast shield originally hung, a golden flame was deliberately plated with copper water, as if anyone who dared to cut it with a weapon would be burned to ashes by the fire.
"Get a wooden stake, wrap it with sacks, wrap it in several layers, and tie it like a human figure."
Zhu Bayi was obviously very satisfied with his masterpiece, and issued a series of orders in his mouth, commanding the soldiers and blacksmiths.
Feet do not touch the ground.
"Hong San, go find a horn bow, some wolf-fang arrows and armor-piercing awls.
Lao Hei, go find a spear and two big knives in the yard.
Little Li, you got the ruler.
Measure the distance for me, don’t estimate, measure the full fifty steps and a hundred steps.
Everyone else, please stay away from me for a while, so as not to be accidentally hurt by the stray arrows.”
"Yes" "Yes" "Where is it, Lord Governor?"
The soldiers and craftsmen agreed without any words and were in a hurry.
After a while, the shooting range was set up according to Zhu Bayi's instructions, and the new plate armor was put on the wooden stakes wrapped in linen.
Zhu Bayi first led everyone to a position a hundred steps away from the wooden stake, pointed to the plate armor on the wooden stake, and asked Xu Hongsan with a smile, "Can you shoot it?
If you can shoot it, give me a few rounds."
"Finally, I'll give it a try."
Xu Hongsan's face turned red, he took the horn bow and slowly placed the wolf-fang arrow on the bow arm.
His shooting skills could only be considered average at first, but after he became the captain of the soldiers, he studied and practiced hard every day.
After a few months, he made great progress.
Take a deep breath and draw the horn bow into a half-moon shape.
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As soon as his fingers were loosened, the wolf-fang arrow took off the string and flew out.
"Ding" The wolf's fang sharp arrow penetrated the double-layered leather armor.
It only scratched a few sparks on the plate armor before being bounced away.
It plunged into the mud and sand, its tail feathers trembling up and down.
"Okay."
All the craftsmen cheered in unison, looking even more excited than if they had received a large bounty.
The soldiers who were watching the excitement were also overjoyed, and they all came forward and asked for a round of cum for themselves.
Zhu Bayi waved his hands with a smile and said in a low voice: "Don't cause trouble, stay away.
We need to test out the protective power of this thing first, so that everyone can have a full meal."
The soldiers didn't understand what the protective power of the plate armor had to do with everyone's jobs, so they stepped aside in confusion.
Zhu Bayi didn't bother to explain.
He glanced at Xu Hongsan, who was still unfinished, and continued to order, "Change to the armor-breaking awl.
At this distance, I guess the armor-breaking awl is also choked."
"Yes" Xu Hongsan agreed and pulled out the three-edged armor-piercing awl from the arrow pot.
He draws his bow like the full moon and releases his arrow like a shooting star.
There was another crisp "ding" sound, and the armor-piercing awl specially used to target iron armor only hit a few sparks on the plate armor before falling to the ground sadly.
"Good job!"
At this moment, not only the craftsmen and soldiers cheered, but even Yu Changlin and Da Sicang, who had previously complained about his governor's behavior of not doing his job properly, couldn't help but clapped his hands hard.
You know, even if you are a civil servant, you will inevitably have to go to the battlefield sometimes.
If you were hit by a stray arrow coated with horse dung, you would have to bet on your luck whether you could survive.
And if you wear such a piece of plate armor when you go into battle, your chance of survival will be increased by at least 50%.
It is also beautiful and grand, and you can tell from a distance that the owner of the plate armor is extraordinary.
"Get closer in ten steps, keep shooting until you penetrate."
Zhu Bayi did not cherish the precious armor in everyone's eyes.
After thinking for a while, he ordered without hesitation.
"Ah yes, Commander."
Xu Hongsan grinned first, and then started the prodigal behavior of burning harps and boiling cranes under the angry gazes of everyone.
Every ten steps forward, there was a test fire.
From ninety and eighty steps, it fired "ding-dong-ding" until it was fifty steps away, and the armor-piercing cone finally took effect.
A small hole was drilled into the plate armor right on the chest, but the arrow cluster was stuck at the hole and could no longer go deeper.
"Okay."
Zhu Bayi got the exact answer, waved his hand, and ordered Xu Hongsan to stop shooting.
Immediately, he called a soldier and asked him to stab the plate armor face to face with a spear.
Those who can be selected as personal soldiers will definitely not be too poor in skills.
However, the spear pierced the plate armor and slipped away twice in a row, leaving only two deep scratches.
It wasn't until the third time that the soldier became fierce and took a few steps back, and then pounced on him with the help of the impact of running.
The hole was finally punctured in the front of the plate armor.
But the wooden shaft of the spear was also stuck in the plate armor and could not be pulled out again.
"Good armor, good armor" When everyone saw this, they cheered even louder.
In the battle formation, who would be stupid enough to stand still and be stabbed three times in a row and miss once?
The outcome is already decided.
A person wearing such a piece of plate armor is equivalent to having two extra lives out of thin air.
However, Zhu Bayi felt that it was still not satisfying enough.
Under the resentful eyes of everyone, he pointed at the plate armor with his hand and shouted loudly again, "Ivan, go and chop with a knife a few times until it penetrates."
"Yes."
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Ivanov was a destructive maniac.
He happily rushed to the wooden stake holding a simple knife.
Aim at the position of the flame on the plate armor and stab it when distracted.
"Ding" The tip of the knife slipped open, leaving a long scratch on the plate armor.
But it is very shallow, and it requires a lot of effort to penetrate it.
"Hey" Ivanov was unwilling to give in, turned the knife sideways and swiped at the chest of the plate armor.
"Clang", sparks flew, and the blade left a very ugly mark on the plate armor, but it only cut through a short section of the finger, and it was impossible to cause fatal injuries.
"Impossible!"
Ivanov shouted angrily, jumped up, and chopped off the head of his pocket.
"Crack" This time, he finally succeeded.
The simple knife struck the plate armor's shoulder, penetrated several inches, and then broke into two pieces with a "clang" sound.
"Good armor, good armor."
Everyone clapped their hands and applauded, and the cheers were like a landslide and a tsunami.
Zhu Bayi did not expect that the defensive power of this plate armor would reach such an abnormal level, and he was extremely excited.
However, when he thought about it again, he understood the key to it.
The broadswords and spears that everyone took out from the workshop were all handmade by blacksmiths before water hammers were invented.
In order to equip the troops as soon as possible, those swords and spears must be refined not only a hundred times, but also a thousand times, probably not even ten times.
In addition, lignite instead of coke was used for iron-making before, so it’s no wonder that the swords and spears made have strong attack power.
However, the equipment currently in the hands of the Meng Yuan soldiers is also unlikely to be refined over a thousand times.
Therefore, when this plate armor is put on the battlefield, it can definitely double the survivability of soldiers.
Thinking of this, he stepped forward and pushed Ivanov away, and said with a smile: "Okay, let's try it here.
When the new armor comes out later, you and Hong San will each go get one and wear it."
"Thank you, thank you, Captain, thank you, Captain."
Ivanov was overjoyed and followed Zhu Ba11 like a little pug, staring at the chopped plate armor reluctantly, refusing to leave at all.
Zhu Ba11 smiled, raised his plate armor, and looked at the sun carefully.
Because of the arc shape, the protective power of the abdomen and chest has far exceeded the large leaf armor worn by Rakshasa people.
But above the shoulders, because there is currently no effective way to relieve the force, the effect is slightly worse.
However, it is not difficult for craftsmen to improve.
I immediately went to get two narrow iron plates that were cold-forged with a water hammer this morning.
One on the left and one on the right, they were placed on the shoulders of the plate armor, which was regarded as a double-layer protection measure.
"Plate these two pieces of shoulder pads with bronze, as beautiful as you want."
Zhu Bayi pointed at the shoulder pads and ordered Lian Laohei with a smile.
"Go and get it now, and then wait for Mr.
Su to finish the second set, put it together with the helmet and neck armor, and see what it looks like in the end."
"Yes" Lian Laohei agreed excitedly and picked up the shoulder pads to deal with it.
Other craftsmen and soldiers gathered around Zhu Bayi, holding the damaged precious plate armor, and walked towards the water hammer by the river.
With the process record and final design plan for creating the first set of plate armor, it is very easy to copy.
About half an hour later, a new set of plate armor appeared in front of everyone.
It looks prettier and smoother than the first set, and it also comes with an iron helmet that is also cold-forged with a water hammer.
A piece of neck armor can cover three-quarters of the front of the neck and the left and right sides.
There were also copper-plated and shoulder pads, and chiseled crotch guards, leg guards, and shin guards, which were also smashed out one by one with a forging hammer at the speed of running water.
"Xu Hongsan, come here!"
Zhu Bayi called his own soldier captain and ordered him to put on all the armor neatly.
Then he pushed him around in the crowd a few times, nodding his head repeatedly, "Well, you can see that he is a RMB player at first glance.
If you go out, you can scare a lot of them down."
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The craftsmen and soldiers didn't know what RMB player meant, but they had long been accustomed to Governor Zhu using all kinds of weird terms, so they automatically ignored this part.
Surrounded by Xu Hongsan, he touched this and that, his eyes gleaming with envy.
"Good armor, good armor, really good armor.
After all, people need clothes, and horses need gold clothes.
After Xu Qianhu wears this armor, he will no longer be shabby as a groom."
"Just make armor, why make it so fancy?"
As a scholar with integrity, Yu Changlin must always keep a calm mind.
Shaking his head, he whispered in his heart.
"If it's not so fancy, it can still be considered a good thing for the soldiers.
It's gold-plated and engraved, and it's clearly a sign of arrogance and extravagance.
No, if you find a chance, you must give it to the governor again. , to curb this bad trend, even if I lose the favor of the governor, at least I deserve his kindness.
Well, that's it, well, who called me oops?"
He was so absorbed in his thoughts that he was called by Zhu Bayi's name twice in succession, but both of them turned a deaf ear.
It wasn't until he was slapped hard on the back by Mr.
Su that he jumped up and shouted, "What's the matter, Lao Su, why are you so cute and slapping me?"
"The Governor is asking you something," Mr.
Su glanced at him and reminded him in a low voice.
"Ah" Yu Changlin finally woke up from his daydream, and bowed his hands to Zhu Ba11 in shame, "Commander, just now, just now, subordinate" "It doesn't matter.
Lao Su told me that you went to change food in the morning.
I guess you were too tired, so you fell asleep while standing up."
Zhu Bayi was still as easy-going as before, not blaming him at all.
Yu Changlin's impoliteness, "Essentially, if you sell this kind of plate armor, let's call it plate armor, to merchants on the canal, how much would they be willing to pay?"
"This" Yu Changlin thought for a while, then gritted his teeth and quoted a price that made him feel unconscionable.
"Total all together, I'm afraid there are more than thirty kilograms of iron, and it's still good material.
Plus the wages , Huo Hao, this armor, no matter how you wear it, you can sell it for twenty guan."
Due to the current war, prices near Xuzhou are high, especially the prices of pig iron and wrought iron, which have increased countless times.
Even so, a pound of wrought iron could not be sold for more than two hundred coins.
Yu Changlin calculated based on two hundred words, added up all the components such as the helmet, breastplate and leggings, and multiplied by the weight.
Then he doubled it again, and finally quoted the unconscionable price of 20 guan, which was 20,000 copper coins.
Then he lowered his head while blushing, ready to accept everyone's accusations.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the words came out of his mouth, he was immediately criticized.
"Twenty guan, the cowhide armor is still sold for 15 guan."
"That's right, a few days ago in the city, a piece of iron armor was sold for thirty guan.
In a blink of an eye, it fell into the hands of Liu Qianhu from the rear army, and the price was not paid back."
"What's the point of wearing armor?
Owner Wu of Wujiazhuang on the North Bank bought a piece of fine steel fish scale armor as a gift the year before last.
It is said that he spent a full one hundred guan on it.
This armor of ours is so inferior to fish scale armor.
Why should we sell it for twenty?"
"Through"
"This, this" Yu Changlin blushed immediately and didn't know what to say.
Iron armor and fish scale armor are indeed very expensive.
Although he is a scholar, he has been purchasing saltpeter, iron materials and weapons for the Red Turban Army for several months, so he has a clear understanding of the market conditions.
However, iron armor and fish scale armor are both hammered out piece by piece, which is very time-consuming and labor-intensive.
Especially for the latter, more than 400 nail leaves like fish scales were hammered out and connected with copper wires.
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Even a skilled craftsman would have to work for four or five months to make one.
As for the plate armor in front of me, it only takes two or three hours to do something.
How can it be sold at the same price as the fish scale armor?
In the midst of embarrassment, Zhu Bashi said loudly, "Don't make any noise, don't make any noise, just do as Yu Join the Army said, "The breastplate only sells for twenty guan."
"Disgraceful duty, inferior duty" Hearing this, Yu Changlin blushed even more, clasped his hands into fists, and kept apologizing to Zhu Bayi.
"I lied because of my humble position.
Please forgive me.
Please forgive me.
Please forgive me."
He thought it was his own random idea that prevented the governor from coming to power, so he was angry and sold the plate armor at a low price.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Bayi waved his hand and continued to speak loudly: "Excuse me, I asked you and you answered.
Even if you are wrong, what does it matter?
Besides, you are right.
I will sell this breastplate for two."
"Ten passes" Having said that, regardless of whether the craftsmen protested or not, he immediately turned to Mr.
Su, "Old Su, tomorrow you will send someone to open a shop in the city to sell the spearheads, swords, simple knives and other things we cold-forged today.
They are sold together with the armor.
There is a special set at the door so that customers can try it before buying.
The remaining pieces are only 20 pieces."
Quickly glancing at the various parts of the armor, he added casually, "The helmet is fifteen pieces, the leg guards are twelve pieces, the neck armor, arm armor and shin guards are all priced at ten pieces.
As for the two shoulder pads, they are not for sale. .
Whoever buys the whole set will get it for free.
Give him two shoulder pads.
No matter how many sets are produced every day, only three sets are sold.
If you want more, let them negotiate with you to customize them.
Each set will be charged a rush fee.
Pay first and pick up the goods later. , no credit will be owed” "Ah" Not only Yu Changlin was stunned, but also Mr.
Su and all the craftsmen and soldiers around him were stunned on the spot.
At first I thought the price the Governor was asking was low, but it couldn't be any lower.
It was just like grabbing money on the street.
Even if you were snatching money, I had never seen anyone snatch it so confidently in broad daylight.
Zhu Bayi had no intention of robbery at all.
He shook his sweat-stained head and continued: "Melting all the captured Rakshasa leaf armor to make this kind of plate armor.
Let's keep whatever we have for ourselves." , don't make it too fancy, just put linen inside and be comfortable to wear.
For takeout, the more gorgeous the better, such as bronze, brass, etc.
It should be fully plated.
Some cheap pearls, agate, etc. should be used on the helmet to make it look high-end, grand and high-end.
You have to think about it and you are willing to spend 20 yuan on it.
The owner of A will definitely not mind spending dozens more on helmets and leggings.
As long as he can sell three sets of armor every day, the brothers will have enough money to eat
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