Although helmets and plate armor were manufactured, they were still forged from wrought iron, not yet steel. Shandong lacks iron ore, especially Denglai.

Iron ore is concentrated in the central and western regions, and there are almost no in Denglai. Therefore, Zhao Yan was unable to develop smelting technology on a large scale for a while.

Iron is imported from other places and then processed.

After experiments, the protective power of plate armor forged from wrought iron is significantly higher than that of piercing armor, and the degree of flexibility is much higher. Cutting plate armor with a sharp steel knife can cut a hole, but it will get stuck and cannot cut deep, and the soldier will be slightly injured at most.

If you stab it with a gun, you can stab it, but the force must be very strong. In an ordinary battle on the battlefield, it is impossible to use such a strong force, and there is no time to prepare.

The shape of the helmet is a V-shaped shape that looks like a curved shape from the front and back, and the two Vs are combined. This design can effectively resist the attack of arrows and allow the arrows to slide away.

During the Battle of Salhu, the general Juniper, who led the troops and horses all the way forward, was shot in the head by Houjin with an arrow because he was wearing an inferior helmet, so Xu Guangqi redesigned the military uniform, but it was not adopted in the end.

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In May, it had already entered the middle of summer, and Chen Zhongsheng's request to open the sea ban last month was simply beaten back, which was opposed by all the officials.

Shandong's sea ban touched the interests of some people, because some people believed that if Shandong's sea ban was opened, the prosperity of the three western provinces would definitely be affected.

This result did not exceed Zhao Yan's expectations, there were many people who proposed to open the sea ban, and those who had more power to speak than Chen Zhongsheng mentioned it, but none of them succeeded.

At the same time, this month, mule machines and hydraulic looms have also been studied, and after testing, these two things can spin and weave cloth. The first mule machine drove 200 spindles, and the spinning speed was hundreds of times faster. The water-powered loom is about four times faster, which is a bit different from what was originally expected.

In terms of quality, the yarn spun by the mule machine is not higher than the yarn on the market today, but it is not much higher, after all, the spinning quality of the Ming Dynasty is the most exquisite in the world. And with the massacre after the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, textile technology regressed. Just like after the fall of the Song Dynasty, many techniques have not been passed down.

The quality of the cotton cloth woven by the hydraulic loom is a little worse than the high-end cotton cloth on the market, but it is also a high-end rank, and it has more market value than those low-grade cotton cloths.

After discussing the success of the water-powered mule machine and the water-powered loom, Zhao Quan and Zhao Yan discussed it, and deducted the silver that may be used this year, and set aside 600,000 taels to enter the textile industry.

In a few months, the cotton will be ripe, so mule machines and water-powered looms should be built in a hurry, and the technology must not be stolen.

The textile factory is planned to be built along the Shahe River, after all, the river next to Zhaojiabao is not big, and the Ordnance Bureau needs to use it.

This month, displaced people continued to come to Zhaojiabao, and then, under the organization of Tang Zhengze, settled in the ownerless land of Huang County.

The tun people who settled down last year have now entered a period of slack farming, and each family has brought some livestock cubs back to raise them, while conducting training under the auspices of the group training.

The flow of displaced people to Huang County can be described as endless, and the Jimin Commercial Bank has spread all over Shandong, and every state and county can see the Jimin Commercial Bank recruiting displaced people.

Most of the displaced people in Shandong were reduced for a while, which made Zhu Dadian very happy, these displaced people are the source of turmoil, stealing, robbing, and a bad one will cause large-scale thieves.

As long as these displaced people can settle down, there will generally be no trouble. Being an official at the feet of today's saints is full of dangers at any time. As long as Shandong can be pacified, the future official career will also be smooth.

In addition to the displaced people in Shandong, the Jimin Commercial Bank is recruiting displaced people in the direction of Beizhili and Henan, and has begun to set up supply stations along the way to supply the displaced people with food on the road.

Needless to say, Henan has been plagued by locust plagues for many years, and the locust plagues in the Yellow River area definitely have a long history, and they were not eliminated until later generations.

If there is a plague of locusts, there will naturally be a drought. In Henan, where drought and locust plagues are raging, there are a large number of people struggling to make ends meet, and there are naturally many displaced people. Beizhili has also suffered from continuous drought in recent years, coupled with the destruction of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the rich Beizhili has become very depressed.

Many of the displaced people in Shandong became bandits and thieves because they couldn't survive. These bandits and thieves are usually young and strong.

Therefore, in early May, Zhao Yan reported to Zhu Dadian on the matter of Denglai's suppression of bandits. For this kind of thing that can definitely be passed, Zhao Yan usually reports to Zhu Dadian and behaves very calmly.

Sure enough, within two days, Zhu Dadian sent a reply, asking Chen Zhongsheng, the prefect of Dengzhou, and Sun Yaoguang, the prefect of Laizhou, to cooperate with the suppression of bandits.

Zhao Yan immediately wrote two letters and sent them to Chen Zhongsheng, the prefect of Dengzhou, and Sun Yaoguang, the prefect of Laizhou.

Although Chen Zhongsheng's friendship with Zhao Yan is not deep, it is not bad. And Sun Yaoguang, the prefect of Laizhou, was a little uninterested in Zhao Yan, but since the governor had an order, he also responded to this anti-bandit operation.

Within a few days, all the states and counties of Denglai Prefecture posted the list. couldn't help but arouse the onlookers of the people.

"What's on it?"

"Mr. Wang, read it to everyone, what is written on it."

A Xiucai who is over half a hundred years old looked at the list and read: "Four years of Kong Youde made chaos in Shandong, and six years of Fang Ping." As a result, Denglai was barren and full of bandits. Zhao Yan, the new Denglai guerrilla general, was ordered to suppress the Denglai bandits. However, most of the bandits in Denglai were originally good citizens, and Nian'er and others were forced by the situation, and if they could repent, they would not be blamed for the past. Those who repent can go to the local government to turn themselves in, and the government will distribute ploughing cattle and seeds to organize land reclamation. If you don't repent, you can be punished......"

This list was posted all over the states and counties of Denglai, and the news spread quickly.

Those bandits do not live in isolation, they naturally have to sell the stolen goods when they grab things, and they always have to spend money to get them, and the prefectures and counties are the places where those bandits often go out.

As soon as the news spread, many bandits did not think so, and they could only sneer when they heard the news. Officers and soldiers attacking? What are you kidding, how could those officials and soldiers who are greedy for life and afraid of death go to suppress them.

In their eyes, it's just a little thunder and a little rain.

But there are also some bandits who saw this article and took their younger brothers to the government to surrender. After all, many of the bandits in Denglai are now in desperation.

As soon as the list came out, seeing that they could live an upright life, some bandit leaders still obediently turned themselves in. During this period, it is inevitable that there will be a breakup, and even infighting will occur because of different ideas.

After all, only a few people surrendered, and more of them were ignoring or waiting and watching.

Those bandits who surrendered were all sent to Zhao Yan. Although it is said that the ploughing cattle, seeds and other things are produced by the government, it is actually Zhao Yan. How could the government possibly contribute money, in the eyes of those officials, it is better to put money into their own pockets to resettle the displaced people.

After all, it's not easy to be an official nowadays! It is necessary to give gifts to the officials and the officials, and even form a system, for example, in the upper county, the county governor takes office, and the following county Cheng and the classic history get seven taels of silver filial piety, five taels in the middle county, and three taels in the lower county.

If it is the prefect, the upper government will get at least a few five or six hundred taels of greetings, and the middle government will not be able to run away from two or three hundred taels, and if it is the prefecture, one hundred taels of silver is also certain.

Although the officials of the Ming Dynasty rarely levied excessively, it was because they could embezzle the silver that had already been collected. Therefore, if you open the historical materials, you will see that it is often seen that officials in a certain place are in arrears of taxes and silver, and the emperor orders them to pay them within a time limit......

The reason why local officials rarely extort money is because they are too powerful. Those officials are not only in the capital, but also in the provinces.

The official even dared to impeach Huang Yanjing.

The reason why these officials are so unscrupulous is because they are proud to be involved in others. Once you knock a boss to the ground, they're famous.

There are many benefits to being famous, and people will treat them as guests wherever they go.

Of course, the mentality of the speech officials is also different.

As we all know, the official is a position without oil and water.

Poor officials, barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes, are famously said to be better, and there will be some income. And the wealthy speech officials are seeking a 'name'.

Just like the stars of later generations, everyone wants to be a star, especially in the Internet era, which is really full of demons. Speech officials are the easiest officials to become famous, and being famous is their goal.

If local officials extort extortion, there is no guarantee that they will be included in the book. Even if the DPRK and China are well-connected, they will still refer to you.

Therefore, the officials of the Ming Dynasty mostly opened some low miscellaneous taxes. And the people are oppressed by the people, or those petty officials. Those envoys can't embezzle the money they collect! You can only do something when it comes to collecting taxes.

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The belated second ......

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