Chapter 64 Plate Armor

The improvement of the horizontal knife is very simple, in fact, Li Cunhuan just asked the craftsman to lengthen the blade to 65 centimeters, the handle to 25 centimeters, and the horizontal knife that was usually the longest overall length of 80 centimeters to 90 centimeters. At the same time, the blade becomes curved.

And this arc, Li Cunhuan just drew a rough figure according to his memory. All Li Cunhuan needs to do now is open a door, and leave the exploration to the craftsmen. Li Cunhuan said that 20 pieces are allocated every month for craftsmen to carry out restructuring, not only in terms of radian, but also in terms of material ingredients, such as how much steel is best to add, and adding a certain material to increase hardness and so on.

Some people may say that 20 yuan is too picky. In fact, in the Tang Dynasty, the cost of a Mo knife was only 1,200 yuan, and if 20 yuan was used to make Mo knives, it was actually more than 16 Mo knives. If it is used to make horizontal knives, it is enough to make thirty horizontal knives.

In the end, Li Cunhuan came to the armor camp, the armor camp is a place to make armor as the name suggests, but in fact, the armor camp is not only making armor, other armor and some miscellaneous pieces will be made, such as shields, saddles, and stirrups.

Also because of the variety of jobs, it is also the largest number of weapons workshops, with a hundred slaves, fifty apprentices, and twenty-five craftsmen. Because of the combined surname of the armor, here is the production method of the assembly line.

"What's the main thing you're making now?" Li Cunhuan looked at the armor that was still in its original state, and Li Cunhuan really couldn't see what he was making.

"Oh, this line is made of chain mail, but it's cumbersome." When Lin San heard this, he immediately introduced.

"It's really troublesome, how long does it take to make?" Li Cunhuan is not very familiar with chain mail, because chain mail is a very expensive armor, and a good chain mail is enough to buy ten acres of fertile land. If it is good land, thirty acres is enough to feed a family of three, and you can see how expensive the price is from here.

"Seven days is enough if there are five skilled apprentices to make it, but another three days need to be cast to make a ring, and a piece of chain mail can be made in ten days." Lin San pondered for a moment and replied skillfully.

Li Cunhuan: "How much does it cost?" ”

Lin San didn't know this, so he asked a skilled craftsman for a while, and then walked back and said, "If you go back to your lordship, a piece of chain mail costs about two dollars. ”

"Damn! It's not like it's almost possible to make two Mo knives, no, this thing is not practical, you have to make some cheap and practical ones. By the way, what kind of chain mail were these chains made for? When Li Cunhuan heard this, he immediately became a little angry, this is all money, especially now that Li Cunhuan lacks money.

Lin San didn't expect that a dignified assassin would make Li Cunhuan such a ...... The side of the door. Those who don't know think he's the merchant's son or a merchant.

"No, Lin San, you go find the person in charge of the armor battalion." Li Cunhuan couldn't wait to say.

Lin San had no choice but to find Lin Tietou, the chief craftsman of the armor battalion, who was already more than sixty years old, and he was Lin San's uncle. Of course, Lin Tietou is not his big name, but because his temper is like a piece of iron, everyone slowly calls him Lin Tietou, and as a result, until now, Lin Tietou has forgotten what his original name was.

But don't look at his age, Lin Tietou began to become an apprentice at the age of thirteen, and became a blacksmith at the age of twenty-one, and has been making iron for forty-three years now, and he is also the oldest blacksmith in the weapons workshop. It can also be said that he is the only weapon blacksmith in the weapon workshop who can take a shot.

"Master Lin, I won't talk about the living room, I don't know if you can make plate armor?" Li Cunhuan asked directly to the point. According to his understanding, although the plate armor is heavy, it is a weapon with huge defensive power and a cheap price. However, he had not seen a single military general wearing plate armor until now, and he did not know whether it had not appeared in Chinese history, or whether it was because it rarely appeared, or if it was prevalent in other places.

"Plate armor, this, this old man is shallow, the old man only knows how to make thirteen Tang armors, and there are some bits and pieces. Please atone for your sins. When Lin Tietou heard this, he was already a little scared, but now when he saw that he couldn't make this armor, he couldn't help but be even more honestly afraid, it was the uncle who was a soldier at this time.

Li Cunhuan frowned, and said: "The plate armor I am talking about is an iron plate the size of a person's upper body, hammered into armor with a hammer, and tied with leather behind it. ”

When Lin Tietou heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little disdainful, and said, "The old man really hasn't seen this kind of armor, but ...... I don't know how adults listen to that nonsense, how to hammer the iron plate into armor? If you don't use enough force, you can break this iron plate, and it's not as good as chain mail. ”

When Li Cunhuan heard this, he almost opened his mouth and scolded, although Li Cunhuan couldn't make the plate armor, he had seen it. After all, he also has some retro stuff to decorate the riding club somewhere. Among them is a one-to-one model of Western medieval heavy cavalry placed in the center of the recreation hall. The heavy cavalry wore genuine full-body plate armor, and even the war horses had vests. Of course, these armors are made with modern science and are not purely handmade.

"My lord, I have found out, these chain mails are all orders from Chen Changfeng and Chen to join the army, a total of one hundred sets. It is said that although the loyal and filial army is powerful in battle, it is not enough to defend the bow and arrow, so it doesn't matter if we have to make the iron ring on the chain mail bigger, the most important thing is to block the bow and arrow. Lin San walked over and said to Li Cunhuan with a piece of rice paper.

Li Cunhuan glanced at it, and sure enough, there was Chen Changfeng's autograph and official seal in the lower left corner. Thinking that since it was equipped for the loyal and filial piety army, Li Cunhuan was even more prepared to make plate armor. In Li Cunhuan's heart, the loyal and filial piety army will be expanded to five battalions in the future, one battalion with a full establishment is 750 people, plus some miscellaneous soldiers, five battalions will be more than 3,800 people.

Li Cunhuan prepared three of the battalions for pikemen, one and a half battalions for longbowmen, and half a battalion for cavalry. These three battalions, adding up to nearly 2,300 people, if they are all replaced with chain mail, won't it cost Li Cunhuan his life?

"I don't care what you do, I give you a death order, and you must make me a set of plate armor within a week, or else...... Hum! All of them beat thirty sticks. Whoever makes it will be rewarded with ten dollars! Li Cunhuan was also a little angry, and his words were much more cold.

Even Lin Tietou didn't dare to refute this, and everyone reluctantly accepted this task.

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