Chapter 44: Armor
Seeing that Taisun was interested in this, Sun Yan's hand soon had a spiritual little eunuch come out of the queue and take out the things, and as soon as the two of them pulled it, the soft armor was extended.
Approaching the clothes standing in the air, Zhu Youxing observed carefully, he was very interested in this legendary divine weapon. The whole piece of soft armor is white, not the silver white of metal, but a crystalline white similar to snowflakes, reflecting a soft color in the light.
At a glance, this soft armor is no different from ordinary clothes, Zhu Youxiao can't see the obvious metal wires, and when he looks closely, he can vaguely see some traces of silk threads inside under the strong sunlight.
Sun Yan, who saw Zhu Youxiao's action next to him, said with a grin with a mouth without a few teeth: "Don't look at it, master, this is a metal drawn silk thread secretly refined by Zhengde, and the production method has now been lost." The metal itself is transparent, mixed with a large amount of Tianshan snow silk weaving, which looks crystal clear and as white as snow. ”
The old eunuch seemed to be a little interested, and he actually chattered about Zhu Youxiao's explanation, from the collection of materials to the final refining, he actually came one by one. Seeing that the other party spoke in such detail, he simply stopped his useless movements and stopped to listen.
One of the two spoke with great interest, and the other listened with relish, and before they knew it, it lasted for a long time. When the old eunuch was a little out of breath and stopped smashing it, Zhu Youxiao also had a detailed understanding of the entire white gold silk soft armor.
The malleability and flexibility of this soft armor are very good, and it can defend against almost all the sneak attacks of swords, guns, swords, halberds, spears and bows in the world. Even if it is shot by a strong bow, it can wrap the arrow like silk, preventing it from penetrating, and it will not break itself.
In addition to the fact that the defense against heavy weapons is basically equal to nothing, this soft armor is simply too in line with the identity of the divine weapon armor in Zhu Youxiao's heart. And with the malleability of this soft armor, as long as he is not a giant who grows to more than two meters in the future, he will not be unable to wear it. Of course, he can't use it now, this soft armor is still a little big, and when he is two or three years old, his height and physique will be just right.
The most rare thing is that you still have sleeves in this soft armor, and even a pair of gloves are attached to the sleeves, which can be put down and put on as long as you unfasten a lock. The whole soft armor is dressed, with a high collar and gloves, it can protect almost the entire upper body, which is simply too unexpected by Zhu Youxiao.
According to the old eunuch Sun Yan, this soft armor was worn by Zhengde himself after it was made, and the purpose was to use it for self-defense when he was walking the rivers and lakes. Walking the rivers and lakes? After hearing this use, Zhu Youxiao was immediately embarrassed.
It's just that later, after this soft armor was made, Zhengde was seriously ill before it was used, and his last life was whimpered, and the soft armor was sent here to be locked up by Jiajing, who succeeded to the throne. Of course, it's cheap Zhu Youxiao now.
"Very good, this software is very satisfactory to this palace." After Liu Ruoyu, who was ordered to serve with him, put away the soft armor, he said to the old eunuch with a smile: "Since my husband is so familiar with this place, it is better to guide the palace and choose a few things." ”
"Master, please command." In the face of Zhu Youxiao's polite attitude, the old eunuch Sun Yan seemed to enjoy it very much, and he also responded with a big thorn. His attitude made the corners of Liu Ruoyu's eyes jump next to him, and the treatment between people really can't be compared.
"I want a sword that I can use to kill people wherever I go, a large gun that can charge the charge, and a suit of armor that can be trapped." Zhu Youxiao smiled, but the words he said were like a cold wind whistling, so fierce that people couldn't help but tremble.
Except for Sun Yan, everyone else was trembling with fear by the adjectives he used. Kill, charge, trap. What do you want to do, Liu Ruoyu couldn't help but shout in his heart, a terrible thought flashed in his mind, and he was pressed down by him, and he didn't dare to think about it.
Sun Yan was still smiling, but after listening to Zhu Youxiao's words, he smiled even more happily, "That's very good, master, please come with me." ”
Turning around, the old eunuch led the way in front, and as he walked, he couldn't stop sighing and sighing: "It's here, it's finally here." ”
Zhu Youxiao didn't care about the old eunuch's broken thoughts, he was used to it in his previous life, and older people were like this.
Soon, the group came to a remote corner, where a somewhat petite wooden shelf stood alone. Due to the remote location, the light here is very bad, and Zhu Youxiao can only vaguely see that there seem to be three wooden boxes hanging with iron cables on the shelves. It wasn't until the eunuch who accompanied him made the candle flame brighter that he could see that there were three wooden boxes on them. Judging from the size and length, what is contained inside seems to be what Zhu Youxiao wants.
Without waiting for anyone to speak, the eunuchs brought by Sun Yan stepped forward to take down the three boxes, put them on the ground, and then opened them one by one. The contents are exactly a knife, a gun, and a piece of armor.
"What is this?" Seeing the weapon with a curved blade and a straight and narrow blade, Zhu Youxiao was a little stunned, how could it be a knife?
"This is Miao Dao." The old eunuch explained briefly.
"Miao Dao." Zhu Youxiao was a little stunned, no wonder this weapon looked a little familiar to him, wasn't it the weapon worn by the brocade guards and guards who often entered and exited the palace? Miao knife, in the Ming Dynasty also known as the imperial forest saber, its most direct inheritance is by the Han ring first knife, Wei and Jin imperial knife and Sui and Tang Yi knife, the origin is very long.
"Master, a knife is more suitable for the battlefield than a sword." Looking at Zhu Youxiao's not very satisfied expression, the old eunuch said meaningfully.
"Huh!" These words made Zhu Youxiao a little stunned, could it be that this eunuch saw something? It's just that without waiting for him to ask, the old eunuch changed the topic again.
"This is also made by Zhengde Ye, it is prepared for the general Zhu Shou, he has only worn it once, and he has only killed one enemy."
"Zhu Shou?" Zhu Youxiao was puzzled, and then reacted. This is the alias that Zhengde gave himself, and he also gave him the title of a general. As for only passing through once and killing an enemy, he seemed to remember that Zhengde had really been on the battlefield, and he had one sword.
Looking at the brand-new, seemingly unworn metal products in front of him, Zhu Youxiao was silent, these top killing equipment, I don't know how long I have been lying here.
"That's it." Zhu Youxiao had no interest in talking, and after choosing, he left here directly. Looking at the back of him leaving, the old eunuch sighed with some meaning: "The situation is about to change." ”
After leaving here and returning to the duty room of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, Wanli's will also came. The number of troops is 800, called Donggongwei, under the supervision of the imperial horse, and the training is led by the emperor's grandson, with a monthly salary of 10,000 taels of silver.
10,000 taels, this is a huge amount of money, you must know that the annual silver flow of the Imperial Horse Supervisor is only more than 200,000 taels, and 10,000 taels is almost one-twentieth of it. And the number of warrior battalions, four guard battalions, and Tengxiang four guards under its command is far more than twenty times that of Donggong Guards.
Of course, the holy decree is issued, and the various inner courts and yamen in the palace will not hinder it, but people do not. Wanli knew Zhu Youxiao's thoughts very well and wanted to master a unit that he absolutely trusted, so he gave him this great privilege to recruit people independently.
However, before recruiting, he still has one more thing to do, which is to renovate the entire Imperial Horse Prison Duty Room. The space here is huge, but the level of security and some facilities are not enough, and a certain amount of renovation is needed, and these take time.
By the time the craftsmen renovated the entire duty room and renovated a large military camp in the city according to Zhu Youxiao's idea, it was already a month later.
After his rational planning and design, the new Donggong Guard Barracks was able to accommodate 3,000 people without being crowded. The 800 men he had compiled would have been extremely empty. The original eyewall was also demolished and replaced with a brick wall, which was the most expensive and time-consuming project.
Such a big movement in the palace naturally couldn't be hidden from the courtiers, and they all had different opinions, but they just couldn't guess what it was for. Zhu Youxiao was in charge of the East Palace Guard, only those palm print eunuchs knew, Wanli gave the order to die, and the leaker died.
But it won't be hidden for long, but as long as the initial stage has passed. By the time the training began, the dust had basically settled, and it didn't matter if the courtiers knew.
"It's time to go out of the palace and recruit people." Looking at the new buildings, Zhu Youxiao's face was full of relief, and he finally took a step forward and could gather and develop his own basic plate. After admiring it for a while, he put on his robe and walked out of the imperial city with three eunuchs.
At this time, he was wearing a pure white Tang scarf, which did not have many complicated ornaments, just simply embellished with a few snowflakes and a folding fan in his hand. The whole person looks clean and elegant, and there is a kind of temperament that is as light as a chrysanthemum. With his fair and handsome face, he has the image of a beautiful son and an elegant reader.
Wanli gave him a waist card to enter and exit the palace, so that he could come and go by himself or with others at will in the future, which also made it convenient for him to go out to recruit new soldiers.
Walking on the way out of the palace, Zhu Youxiao was faintly excited, since he was born, he has never been out of the palace, let alone walked around Beijing. For ten years, he lived completely in a closed palace, and if he hadn't been able to get information from the outside from time to time, he would have almost doubted that his crossing was a dream.
The free air, the lively street market, the entertainers walking the streets, the food stalls shouting constantly, the pedestrians shuttling like weaving, and the girls with flowers. Thinking of these scenes that often appear on costume TV, Zhu Youxiao was almost drunk, and the corners of his mouth showed a slight smile.
The three eunuchs looked at the young master walking in front of them, and some looked at each other. Is this still a master? A normal smile is revealed!