The eldest son of the red mansion

Now that the meeting has made a decision, the team quickly started to exercise.Three days later, Kaipingwei faced the northern grasslands, and Kaipingwei conducted the first ever exercise.

The exercise was directed by Jia Ke, with Feng Mo and Kaiping Wei respectively commanding two Macedonian phalanxes as the backbone.

At the beginning, the archer phalanx kept shooting at the imaginary enemy ahead, while the cavalry team imitated the steppe cavalry. From the beginning of shooting to the final approach to the archers, they could shoot fifteen rounds in total.After being able to win [-] arrows, the archers moved to the rear of the Macedonian phalanx, and the cavalry team was officially facing densely packed spears.If you can't advance, you can't retreat. In the end, the loss is very heavy.Almost wiped out.

In this exercise, the powerful power of the Macedonian phalanx was fully demonstrated.Once the phalanx was set up, the cavalry could hardly move forward. Not only did they have to face the constant attack of the Macedonian phalanx with spears, but they also had to face the non-stop shooting of the archers behind the Macedonian phalanx.

But in this exercise, it also exposed a huge defect of the team, that is, all the people were not wearing armor. When facing the prairie cavalry, the prairie cavalry kept shooting bows and arrows at the Macedonian phalanx. By the time of real contact, many people in the phalanx may have fallen.If the prairie cavalry were smarter and kept walking around the Macedonian phalanx for cavalry and shooting, they would be constantly attacked by archers.But without the help of cavalry, the Macedonian phalanx would suffer heavy losses.

For this situation, Jia Ke had nothing to do, so he called the two deputy Qianhu together, and the three of them worked together to find a solution.But everything has no clue, they can't conjure armor out of thin air.

The Macedonian phalanx, without the protection of armor, still has a strong combat capability, but its own casualties will be great, and this hidden danger must be resolved.

Jia Ke sent the two deputy Qianhu away, and walked up and down in the study by himself, restless.The more irritable you are, the more helpless you are, and the more angry you are if you have no help.Suddenly he picked up the sword hanging on the wall, fidgeting at the books on the bookshelf and looking at it.

That was when he soon discovered that the sword could not stop cutting these books made of paper.You must know that Jia Ke is very powerful now. Although he didn't use all his strength, and the amount of each sword is huge, in many cases, he couldn't cut through these books made of paper.

It suddenly occurred to Jia Ke that before crossing, he had seen a piece of news in the news reports, saying that ancient China made paper armor to equip the army for combat.

I was very curious at the time, and even read the information on this aspect.

According to the data, China is the country where papermaking was invented. The ancient Chinese used paper in various ways with incredible wisdom, and making armor is one of the great inventions.

After thinking for a long time about the general manufacturing method of the paper armor, Jia Ke remembered some.Probably, paper armor is made of paper. To make paper armor, the paper is first piled up, then the wheel is hammered to make it three inches thick, and then nails are nailed at some special positions. Then these small pieces of armor are used The silk thread is connected, and finally cut into a complete armor. If this armor is soaked in water, it can not only withstand the shooting of bows and arrows, but even block firecrackers.

Although paper armor also has the disadvantage of short lifespan, paper armor is low in cost, light in weight, and easy to make, so it has become Jia Ke's current first choice.Let's be honest, there is still a certain gap in the defensive power of paper armor compared to iron armor, but at the current stage, something is better than nothing.

So Jia Ke decided to gather all the craftsmen in Kaipingwei to test and make a few pieces first to see if they could be used?If it can be used normally, it will be promoted throughout the army.

Without delay, Jia Ke wrote down the general steps of making paper armor on a piece of paper, and then took this paper to the Craftsman Camp in Kaipingwei.

The system of this dynasty was inherited from the previous dynasty. The artisan households have no freedom of life. The identity of the artisan households is inherited from father to son, and they have no other income except the salt and food and occasional rewards from the government. Therefore, life is difficult. If you don't give it, it often happens that you pawn your children.

The Craftsman’s Camp in Kaipingwei was no exception. When Jia Ke brought Liu Yu to the Craftsman’s Camp, he saw that the ground was full of sewage and the houses on both sides were all shanty towns.It is already autumn, but the craftsmen in the craftsman camp are still wearing single clothes. It seems that the exploitation and oppression of craftsmen in this era is very heavy.

The ordinary craftsmen in the craftsman's camp saw Jia Ke coming, and immediately notified the camp leader of the craftsman's camp. After a while, the camp leader of the craftsman camp ran to Jia Ke, and immediately knelt down when he saw Jia Ke. He kowtowed, and said humbly: "Lord Qianhu, if you have anything to do, just let me go over there. There is no need for your precious steps to come to us."

Jia Ke saw that he was still dressed very well, and his face was glowing red, which was very different from those ordinary craftsmen.So he said to him impatiently: "Get up, I have something to tell you when you come here. Is there a clean place here?"

The head of the camp hurriedly said to Jia Ke: "Sir, the lobby of the Carpenter's Camp is in front of you. If you have anything to do, you can tell the humble officer there."

So Yingtou led the way, and Jia Ke followed behind. They came to a fairly neat building, and Jia Ke sat on a large chair in the center of the room.Yingtou is by his side.

Jia Ke asked the head of the battalion, "Can Kaiping Guard make armor?"

The head of the battalion replied: "In our Kaipingwei, although there are some craftsmen, they can only repair all kinds of armor swords and guns. When it comes to production, one is the shortage of iron materials. The other is that the craftsmen's skills are also very flawed. It is also possible to make it by force. But firstly, it is expensive, and secondly, it takes too long to manufacture.”

Jia Ke nodded. It seems that although the head of the battalion has some corrupt behaviors, he is still quite capable. At least he did not blindly agree with the Shangguan, and his words were still very realistic.

Jia Ke took out the method of making the paper armor she wrote, and asked at the same time: "Take a look at the method I mentioned, can it be made successfully? You have to watch carefully, think carefully, and don't jump to conclusions right away."

After speaking, he handed the paper to him, and the battalion leader took the paper.Standing in the hall?Watch carefully for yourself.

Chapter 78 Trial Production

The craftsman Ying Yingtou stood under the hall, holding the paper Jia Ke handed over, carefully looking at the production method on it, standing below frowning for a while, concentrating for a while, thinking for a long time.

Then he raised his head and said to Jia Ke: "Master Qianhu, I have never heard of the method of making the paper armor you gave me. I have never seen it before. I just thought about it. If it is made according to the method of the adult, it should be It can make the paper armor mentioned above. But I dare not guarantee everything else.”

Jia Ke nodded when he heard what he said, and said to him: "You recruit capable personnel and make two or three sets first, and I will see the effect. If the effect is not bad, I will make a large number of them to ensure that every soldier of our Kaipingwei You can have one piece. How long will it take you to complete the trial production?"

The head of the camp bowed and said to Jia Ke: "My lord, follow the method you said, and I can make it for you in about three days."

Jia Ke then said to him: "It's still a bit slow, speed up, I want you to make it for me within two days. Now time is running out, the weather will be cold soon, and the Tatars will not wait for us by then. "

The head of the battalion knew that Jia Ke was telling the truth. Every year in autumn, when the horses were fat and the Tatars would invade in a large scale, so he thought about it again, and said firmly to Jia Ke: "If the adults are in a hurry, the younger ones will stay overnight." Make it, within two days from now, I will make it for adults."

Hearing his words, Jia Ke said happily, "Okay, I can really do it, and I will be rewarded a lot. What's your name, I will credit you for it."

When Yingtou heard that Jia Ke wanted to ask his name, he was so excited that he didn't know why, and he cupped his hands and said to Jia Ke: "My lord, the villain's name is Chen Mingxi, I will definitely live up to my lord's entrustment, and I will definitely make this fingernail for my lord. "

Jia Ke heard his promise and said to him: "From now on, you will start making this paper armor. When you finish it, you will report to me at Qianhu Mansion immediately. There should be no delay."

At the head of the camp, Chen Xi cupped his hands and said, "Never dare to delay Lord Qianhu's important affairs."

Jia Ke stood up from the stool, walked up to him, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't let me down, and I won't let you down either." Then she walked out of the room.He took Liu Yu back to move his household registration.

After Jia Ke left, Chen Xi, the head of the camp, called all the most experienced masters in the craftsman camp.

These master craftsmen are all the treasures of the craftsman camp, and they have solved many problems in the craftsman camp for so many years.Among them, the master surnamed Wei is the most skilled.

This Master Wei is holding the paper given by Jia Kezi that records the method of making the paper armor.Frowning, he looked at it, and said to Chen Xi: "My lord, this paper armor is not difficult to make. But it's hard to say whether it will work or not."

And Master Zhang next to him also said: "Using paper to make armor is unheard of. I'm afraid it may not be able to achieve the effect that Lord Qianhu wants."

Chen Xi said to them: "Anyway, something is better than nothing. Now none of our soldiers are wearing armor. With this paper armor. If it can be used, how many fewer deaths will we have in Kaipingwei in a year?" ?”

A master Zhu next to him couldn't bear it anymore when he saw them still moaning, and said: "If it can be done, you can see it after making it? It's useless to be careless here. It's better to do it quickly. It really came."

When Chen Xi heard Master Zhu's words, he agreed very much, so he immediately said: "Master Zhu is right, let's start making it now, you three masters, each bring a few people to make it separately. My lord said it, There will be a lot of rewards for making it, and I don’t want the bounty this time, whoever makes it will get the reward.”

This time, the three masters became excited. Even though they are the oldest and best craftsmen in the craftsman camp, they are barely enough to make ends meet. If they can get a bonus this time, they will live for a long time in the future. Don't worry.

So the three of them stopped talking and glanced at each other with vigilant eyes.Then each of them twisted away as if nothing had happened.

Chen Xi saw the movements of the three of them clearly, and he was secretly proud that only by dividing them, these three old fellows could be used by him.Besides, the silver reward this time is nothing to him at all, as long as he can register in front of Lord Qianhu, his days of prosperity will not be far away.

At Chen Xi's request, the master craftsmen of the three craftsman camps immediately started making paper armor with their apprentices and grandchildren.

Because the information is only the piece of paper written by Jia Ke, many of the details are missing.The three master craftsmen came up with their own ideas, and their disciples and grandchildren also helped out with ideas. It only took one day to make three pieces of paper armor.

Chen Xi was pleasantly surprised when he heard their report.It was already midnight, and he couldn't disturb Master Qianhu, so early the next morning, Chen Xi asked the three old masters to bring the paper armor they made to accompany him to Qianhu Mansion and report to Jia Ke.

At this time, Jia Ke was also in the mansion, anxiously waiting for their news. When the servants at home said that Chen Xi came to return with the paper armor he had made, he immediately ordered them to come in and meet in the inner hall.

Jia Ke was waiting for them in the inner hall of Qianhu Mansion.

As soon as Chen Xi and the others walked in, Jia Ke looked past them and saw three pieces of paper armor that had been made.

The general style of these three pieces of paper armor is similar. Both the helmet and the armor on the body are connected by pieces of armor made of white paper.

Jia Ke stepped forward and looked carefully, and found that although the thickness of the paper armor did not reach three inches, it was more than two inches thick.Everything from the helmet to the armor is connected with each other by such pieces of paper.

The more Jia Ke looked at it, the more she liked it. She turned around and asked Chen Xi, "After these three nails are made, have you tested them? How about the defense?"

Chen Xi bowed and replied: "Because my lord ordered the day before yesterday that I will report to my lord immediately once I finish it. So I didn't carry out the experiment. Please forgive me, my lord."

Jia Ke waved his hand and said, "This has nothing to do with you. This is what I wanted too urgently. We were able to make it within two days, which is already beyond my expectation. If you succeed this time, you all have contributed a lot. "