Chapter Ninety-Five: Chain Mail
"Why does Brother Wang hate the Qin people so much?" The Yan Dynasty dispersed, and after going to Ruoying Palace to say hello, Xiong Jing's face, who had lost the demeanor of the king, was no longer hot.
"Are the Qin people good?" Xiong Jing asked rhetorically, he couldn't get angry with the little Lori of Mi Xuan.
"The Qin people are different?" Except for the slaves around him, Mi Xuan has not come into contact with ordinary people.
"Of course it's different. The Qin people were not bad, they were often bullied by the Jin people in the past, and they completely changed when they became a commercial legal person. The government of suing 'treacherous' makes husband and wife, father and son, and brother untrustworthy to each other, and everyone lives for profit, paying attention to utilitarianism in everything, and being faithless and unrighteous, just like beasts. The Chu people are ignorant, reverence for heaven and fear of God, the barbarian spirit has not gone, and some Yue people in the southern mountains even still take the 'meat' of foreign races as a sacrifice, but between their own tribes, father and son are harmonious, brothers are close to each other, and they are happy.
People always have affection in life, the love of the father to add calves, the love of the mother to sew clothes, the love of brothers and sisters, and the love of husband and wife. The Qin people were all utilitarian in everything, the rich were separated, and the poor were rich, borrowing the father's hoe to consider the virtue of 'sex'; the mother took the broom and immediately spoke. Take pity on me for more than a million old Yingchu people, I don't know if he ...... day or whether he will still be Chu people in the future. ”
Speaking of the old Yingxiongjing, his brows furrowed even more, and what he was most worried about was that after the old Yingchu people were ruled by the Qin State for more than 40 years, they would lose the original simplicity of the Chu people and become as utilitarian as the Qin people.
"Xuanxiao, I have a headache." Between half-truths and half-truths, Xiong Jing leaned his head on Mi Xuan's arms. Mi Xuan is fourteen years old, according to Chu Qi, her height is already six feet seven inches, so tall Xiong Jing leans in her arms, and her head is just below her 'chest', so she can't take advantage of it. However, Mi Xuan is different from Chu's 'girl', she does not have the usual taste of orchid grass and pepper cinnamon, it is a kind of 'flower' fragrance that has never been smelled, and the fragrance of 'flower' is mixed with the fragrance of virginity.
Every time the king leaned into Qi Xuan's arms, the servant Chang Jiang bowed his head and snickered. He had never seen the king lean his head into Princess Xuan's arms, or lean on the arms of other princesses, this move should be to like Xuan's 'female' son, but unfortunately Xuan's 'female' son is still at a loss.
"I'll help you 'rub'." Mi Xuan's 'jade' hand pressed between Xiong Jing's eyebrows, gently helping him 'rub' and 'rub', not caring at all about Xiong Jing's hand stroking back and forth between his waist and 'legs'. The warm fingers between the eyebrows were 'rubbed' comfortably, and the unknown 'flower' fragrance smelled so comfortably that Xiong Jing's hand 'touching' Mi Xuan's big 'legs' finally stopped, and he was about to fall asleep lazily.
"King, King, Ling Yin is here." Chang Jiang shouted out very inappropriately. Xiong Jing opened his eyes and felt that the whole world was blue, and then gradually returned to white.
"The minister has seen the king." Nao cunning took Gong Yin Dao and Ou Chou, and held a wire and iron tool in his hand, which was to report the good news.
"Wire pulled out?" Xiong Jing snatched the wire from his hand, forgetting the displeasure of being interrupted to enjoy.
"The minister does not fail in his mission." Gong Yin Dao and Ou Chou said. After Xiong Jing focused on the wire last time, the two of them pooled the strength of the whole house and finally found a suitable steel-carbon ratio, pulled it out while annealing, and finally pulled out the wire.
"Great goodness!" With wire, you can make chain mail. It's just that Xiong Jing looked at the wire in his hand, "It's too thick." This one is fine. After saying that, he instructed Chang Jiang: "Go find a log less than half an inch thick, and then find a pair of pliers." ”
The pliers are in the bed, and this is an ordinary tool. Logs less than half an inch are a little hard to find, but fortunately there are trees in the palace, and you can break a branch. Soon, Chang Jiang came with a twig and tongs. Xiong Jing wrapped the wire tightly around the branch, and after winding it, he 'pulled' out the branch, and the wire had become a spiral spring, and the wire was too thick Xiong Jing kept cutting, so he took over slyly, and finally, the wire became a small ring.
At this time, Xiong Jing personally went to the inner room to rummage through the cabinets for a while, and finally brought a few pieces of wood. The wooden oak is also painted with a ring, according to the wooden oak, eight rings are worn to a chopstick, and then a ring sets two rings, eight rings are set by the lower four rings, and then the next row is three rings two by two, the upper four rings are set, and then the next row is four rings, the middle two rings cover the upper row of three rings, the side two rings only set one ring, so four, three, four, three, three ......, soon form a piece of chain mail.
Of course, this is not real chain mail, the real chain mail ring port must be riveted, otherwise it will be broken when it is cut and pierced when it is stabbed. Xiong Jing first took out a ring, pointed to the ring fracture and said: "The fracture must be flattened and then riveted, otherwise the armor will not be successful." ”
Few people know what riveting is, and this is the most primitive fastening method. Ou Chou said: "Remember. ”
"King, do you still have to rivet such a small ring?" Gong Yin Dao thought of the workload, he looked at Xiong Jing weaving, dozens of rings only made up such a little bit of armor, and it had to be riveted, how much manpower did it take?
"It's useless not to rivet, it will break if you cut it, who would dare to wear such armor?" Xiong Jing emphasized. "It is not difficult to weave armor, riveting is a little difficult, but as long as there are appropriate tools, 'women' and children can also be knitted when they have nothing to do. When the time comes, each family will be given dozens of catties of wire, and then a set of riveting tools, and then they will be taught again, and there will be nothing to do with you. ”
"Ahh Gong Yin Dao didn't expect the king's solution to be like this.
"Ahhhhh According to the regulations, when a 'girl' marries, she must weave a pair of chain mail for her husband. I see Xuan Xiao and them being 'female' red ......" As soon as he said that he was a 'female' red Xiong Jing, he looked at Mi Xuan, and he beckoned her over and asked, "Is it difficult to make such a nail?" ”
Chain mail is just a ring set of four rings, a few big men can weave, little girls can weave even more. Mi Xuan looked at it carefully, shook his head and said, "It's not difficult, as long as you can cut the wire." ”
"The wire will definitely not be thick, the thicker the armor, the heavier it is, and if it is too heavy, the soldiers will not be able to wear it." Xiong Jing forgot for a moment how many thousands of iron rings there were in a piece of armor, and he didn't know how thick the wire was, but he had the most basic judgment. He asked Gong Yin Dao again: "Can you do riveting a 'girl'?" ”
"Riveting, rivets can be burned red with charcoal, but this ......" Gong Yindao's eyes rolled, not knowing what was going on in his head.
"What's so hard about riveting. Go, burn charcoal, rivet right here. "Ou Chou knows how to rivet. King Xiong Jing ordered, he hurriedly asked people to go to the Jutie Mansion to get his tools, and when he waited, several sections of iron wire were already burning red in the charcoal basin.
Before riveting, the wire should be flattened first, and the rivet hole should be pierced after flattening. Because there were no such tiny rivets, Ou Chou could only do it himself, first cutting the thin wire, and finally making rivets. Riveting a ring is so troublesome, a piece of armor tens of thousands of rings need to be riveted, the originally hopeful Nao Cunning gradually disappointed, so cumbersome, not everyone can afford to wear it.
Xiong Jing was even more adamant in his opinion, he picked up a riveted ring and said, "You have all seen it, the difficulty is to make the right size rivets. Riveting is to burn red, and the rivets are struck a thing. As long as Jutiefu pulls out the iron wire suitable for making armor, then pulls out the smaller iron wire suitable for making rivets, and finally creates a pair of riveting tools suitable for hammering, the matter is very simple. What about 'Jade' Yin? Pass on the 'jade' Yin, and then pass on a few of the best craftsmen. ”
The fabrication of chain mail is actually more like the work of the 'jade' mansion, and the building of the mansion is not quick enough. The confessor departed with the festival, and after a quarter of an hour, 'Jade' Yin came with the craftsmen. Xiong Jing asked Ou Chou to demonstrate how to rivet again, and then asked: "I want the 'daughter' of Chu to learn riveting like a needle and thread, is it feasible?" ”
Riveting such a small ring is an extremely meticulous job in the eyes of the mansion, but it is extremely crude in the 'jade' Yin. 'Jade' Yin shook his head and said: "King, this is a huge iron, not a 'jade' stone." And then so crude......"
"Rough?" Ou Chou held a big hammer, panting and unconvinced.
"Tell the king, it is indeed rude, this ring seems to have been worn off." The duck voice is here again, his name is Yan, and his skills are the most superb in the 'jade' mansion. As soon as he got his hands on the ring, he could see that the rivet hole had missed a few threads.
"The king......" Ou Chou was so angry that he couldn't speak, he had heard of the gang of people in the 'Jade' Mansion, and they were people who could engrave words on their hair.
"Alright." Xiong Jing had to speak to appease. "The 'fine' carving kung fu is indeed the director of the 'jade' mansion, and they can't refine iron and forge swords. You all have your own strengths, so why don't you look at each other badly. ”
"The minister is taught." These people in the 'Jade' Mansion have never seen striking iron, and they are still laughing in their hearts when they see it just now, and when they see the riveted ring being rude, they still laugh in their hearts.
"I'll just ask you, can ordinary 'women' rivet?" Xiong Jing asked again.
"King Yu, as long as you teach it properly, ordinary 'women' can also rivet," 'Yu' Yin looked back at the craftsmen behind him, they all nodded, riveting looked really rough to them. "It's just that Dr. Ou's equipment is too big, so you need to make something smaller."
"Each 'female' has one set of utensils, and they must be 'fine' and simple to use. Riveting is only for firmness, not for jewelry, and it does not have to be 'fine' carved. Xiong Jing said his request, and finally said: "The matter of this equipment will be 'handed over' to the 'Jade' Mansion, and you can quickly compile a set of armor and let Ling Yin see it." ”
"Respectfully obeyed." The things made by Jutie Mansion will finally have to be made by the 'Jade' Mansion to weave the armor, and the 'Jade' Yin smiled from ear to ear.
"King, weaving armor is a matter of this Jutie Mansion." Ou Chou is honest and honest, and he immediately refused to accept it.
"Weaving armor is not a matter of your Jutie Mansion, nor is it a matter of the 'Jade' Mansion, it is a matter of one hundred thousand 'women' of my Chu State. I asked the 'jade' mansion to weave the armor because they want practice to make perfect, and summarize a set of armor weaving methods to teach Chu 'women', you also want to rob this thing? Xiong Jing looked at Ou Chou.
"I understand." Ou Chou understands that the matter of making armor does not belong to the Jutie Mansion or the 'Jade' Mansion.
"Great King, teach Xi Chu's 'female' to weave armor, this, if other countries know about it......" Gong Yin Dao said, he had his worries.
"Other countries, do other countries know how to pull iron wires?" Xiong Jing asked rhetorically.
"Exactly." Nao was worried before, but he didn't worry about the wire. "Except for my Chu country, who knows how to pull the wire."
"How's the railroad track?" The wire was finally pulled out, and Xiong Jing asked the rails again. You can't build a railroad without rails, and with rails, you might be able to use iron keels and ribs for sailboats, so that the ship will be stronger.