Oh, Mom, listening to Tian Shouye, Renault is embarrassed for Da Chu, a country with hundreds of millions of people, and the armament is so bad that he is embarrassed to say that he is a soldier of Da Chu when he goes out.

There are three types of armor, bamboo armor, leather armor, and iron armor.

What kind of thing is bamboo armor? It sounds like something from the Warring States period of Japan on Earth. The material used is good, it is the purple bamboo that is a specialty of the south of Dachu, it is said that the purple bamboo is thick and hard, and it is cut with a knife, and it takes several knives to cut it.

The cut bamboo, broken and cut off, is made into bamboo chips, which are punched and threaded together with animal tendons. The upper body is barrel armor, and the lower body is skirt armor.

What does the barrel armor mean, that is, it is surrounded by bamboo pieces into a round barrel, there is no bottom and no cover up and down, and the suspenders are made of tendons on the top, and they are directly put on when they are worn, and there are slings hanging on the shoulders, and the barrel armor can protect the chest, back and abdomen.

Because the tendons are elastic, as long as the barrel armor is made, it is worn by everyone, and for tall people, the gap between the barrel armor will be larger, and if the body is right, there will not be many gaps.

This kind of armor can block bows and crossbows at medium and long distances, and knives and halberds with insufficient strength. Don't think that bamboo armor is tattered, in Dachu, purple bamboo armor is the equipment of the regular army, and only regular soldiers are eligible to distribute it.

Leather armor is much better, the use of cowhide, not ordinary cattle, only such as mangniu, triangular cattle and other large cowhides, can make leather armor. First of all, use the whole cowhide, grind out the fine skin, just like grinding animal skin paper, and then make leather armor pieces, the size is similar to the purple bamboo armor, one finger and a half thick, these leather pieces, glued to the grinding skin, and then fixed with tendons.

The leather armor made in this way is much finer than the purple bamboo armor, and it is all over the body, and even the calves can be protected. Top-grade leather armor can block bows and crossbows at close range, and the halberd needs to be broken several times in a row.

In the Great Chu Army, this is the standard equipment of light armor, which cannot be obtained without elite.

Iron armor is even less, except for generals, only heavy armored cavalry will be issued iron armor, and the defense rate is amazing, like iron cans.

Renault listened a lot, and somewhat understood, Da Chu actually did not lack materials, what was lacking was craftsmanship, not to mention iron armor, leather armor, and even purple bamboo armor, if you want to make a set, it is not easy, it takes several skilled craftsmen to complete it in ten days.

Changing to leather armor, you don't have to think about it for a month. The iron armor is even more exaggerated, several craftsmen work together, dozens of people have to work for half a year, this kind of efficiency, even if you want to make more, it is impossible.

Don't forget, armor is broken, even if you don't go to the battlefield, the armor can be stored for a limited time, especially the heavy riding iron armor, it will rust, so you need to polish it often, and the more you grind, the thinner it gets, until it can't be used.

At present, Da Chu is fully engaged in the production of iron armor, and he can only supply 50,000 heavy cavalry to replace them. It is said that the royal family actually saved some iron armor for spare, and the number was not very large.

The direction of the weapon is more complicated, the close-range horizontal knife and sword, the Chu halberd used in battle, the long-range bow and crossbow, the ultra-long-range siege crossbow, the stone-throwing vehicle, and the rolling wood stone, gold juice, and the pole to defend the city, the ladder for siege, the siege vehicle, etc., there are dozens of types, and the uses are different.

"Do you have firearms?" asked Renault, who had almost finished listening.

"What is a firearm?" asked Tian Shouye strangely.

"It's something that can be on fire, it's explosive. Renault was overjoyed, as he seemed to have not yet invented gunpowder.

"What is the anger?but what is the explosion of the oil and the explosive?" The more Tian Shou listened, the more confused he became, and he understood a little in his heart that this should be the secret method of the secret master.

"Boom ......" Renault's hands exploded, and those who understood understood it could understand it at a glance, and explanations that did not understand it were useless.

Sure enough, Tian Shouye shook his head: "I don't understand, this is ...... Secret method?"

Well, it's better if you don't understand: "At that festival, there are firecrackers?"

"Yes, there are firecrackers, throwing the green bamboos into the fire, crackling. "Tian Shouye understood, Renault also understood, there is really no gunpowder, this matter can be studied, as for whether to release it, let's talk about it then.

If there is no gunpowder, it depends on the level of metal smelting: "Brother Shouye, the weapon is still sharp......"

"Sir, the general has come to see you. Before Renault could continue to ask, the sound of Huya came from outside, and he opened the door with his hand.

Huya's heart is about to jump out, this is the great general, one of the eight commanders of the empire, Wei Guogong, the boss and the nobleman, he actually stood in front of the door, waiting for his own report, and invited him to go in.

He doesn't know much etiquette, but Huya understands that the general is respectful of his own husband. In the past, when I was in the convoy, any steward or gang leader could go directly to the camp of the Tiger Gang, who would wait outside and wait for the report?

Renault and Tian Shouye hurriedly got up, walked to the door, and looked closely, it was not Zhu Chongjiu, the general of Zhu, who was standing outside, and behind him, there were still a bunch of officers of the Dingxi Army.

"The general is good?"

Zhu Chongjiu's eyes were like electricity, he looked at Renault carefully, and suddenly bowed: "Thank you, Mr. Lei, Zhu is much better." ”

As he saluted, a group of generals behind him knelt on one knee and thanked him in unison.

Well, it feels okay, but it's a little loud and scary.

"No need to be polite, the general, please come in and sit down. Renault's room was not small, Zhu Chongjiu stepped into the room, but the group of generals behind him did not come in, but guarded the door and robbed Huya's work.

Tian Shouye's expression was a little flustered, Zhu Chongjiu's status was too high, which made him restless, wanted to go, but couldn't take a step, wanted to stay, and felt inappropriate.

"General, this is Tian Shouye, the leader of the Changfeng Gang, who is a good person, and he was the one who sent the message to the princess's wedding convoy before. ”

When Zhu Chongjiu heard this, he turned his head and gave him a smile: "It's okay for Gang Master Tian to sit quietly, there is no need to be nervous." ”

As the general of the Dingxi Army, he naturally knows how fierce his tiger power is, a small pack gang leader, it is normal for him to be incoherent when he sees him.

Sure enough, Tian Shouye only had half of his butt on the chair, and he really couldn't sit anymore, the muscles on his face stiffened, and he tried hard to laugh, but it was more ugly than crying.

Zhu Chongjiu ignored him, and he was not afraid that he would listen: "Mr. Lei, thank you for your great kindness, you saved not only me, Zhu Chongjiu, but also the entire Dingxi Army, as well as the situation in the southwest." This is Zhu's personal token, which everyone knows in the southwest, and I ask Mr. to accept it. ”

After speaking, both hands offered, a crystal jade pendant, in the center of the jade pendant, engraved with the word 'heavy'.

Tokens or something, Renault doesn't care very much, he doesn't have many opportunities to show up, but these days, the name Renault, I think it has long been spread in the southwest, just brush your face and brush your name in the future, it really doesn't matter if there is a token or not.

It's this jade, it looks pretty good, and there is jade in this world.

Stretched out his hand to take it and played with it in his hand for a moment: "This is jade?"

Zhu Chongjiu's body was slightly stiff, people didn't care about his personal tokens, they were interested in the material of jade. It's true, just because he is a secret master, whether he has a personal token of General Zhu or not, it's really nothing.

"Yes, sir, well-informed, this is exactly jade, very few people know about this gemstone. ”

"Where is this jade produced, is it produced?" asked Renault curiously.

"Very rarely, it is said to be produced in the extreme west, and there is no one around Dachu. Zhu Chongjiu replied, this is also Renault's question, if you change Zhu Chongjiu, you won't answer at all, are you idle when you are the general of Dingxi?

"Well, it's rare, the general doesn't mind if I borrow flowers to offer Buddha. After speaking, he looked at Zhu Chongjiu with a smile.

The afterglow swept over Tian Shouye's face, and Zhu Chongjiu sighed secretly in his heart, it is really a secret master, people don't care about their own favors at all, this is the favor of the imperial general, and no amount of money can buy it.

Mr. said with a smile, since Zhu is dedicated to Mr., Mr. can naturally use it at will. Zhu Chongjiu said.

Renault casually stuffed the jade pendant into the hands of Tian Shouye, who was stupid: "Brother Shouye, Lei has not been here for a long time, but he has received a lot of help from you, and this jade pendant will be given to you." ”

No way!

Tian Shouye shook his swing excitedly, and the strength of his whole body suddenly bubbled outward, Renault saw it rarely, could this big living person still smoke outward?

The teeth are fighting, and it is better to talk than to knock: "...... first Mr...... This...... Field...... Can't take ......"

"Okay, Brother Shouye doesn't need to be polite, in addition to the good material of this thing, Lei should not be able to use it. The three members of the Tiger family are willing to join the Lei family as servants, and they will not take the golden road in the future. Renault said with a smile.

With this jade pendant, no one will dare to mess with the Changfeng Pack in the southwest in the future, this is Renault's return to the Tian brothers, as for those red ginseng, how can Renault care, the favor is too small, it is not interesting.

As for General Zhu's favors, Renault doesn't care even more, he is not ready to live here for a long time in the future, besides, Zhu Chongjiu needs his own help, there must be more places than he needs his help.

Zhu Chongjiu's favor will only be owed more and more, and Renault will not owe him anything.

Sure enough, Zhu Chongjiu threw his hand at Tian Shouye: "Tian Gang Master, if you have any difficulties in the southwest in the future, you can take the jade pendant to the General's Mansion." General Ben wants to have a few private conversations with Mr. Lei, can you make it convenient?"

This is said to be too polite, the previous sentence is to admit the favor of Renault, of course, there is a layer of meaning in the words, if there is no big deal, you can solve it by showing the jade pendant, there is really a difficult matter, take the jade pendant, this general will do you a big favor, and naturally take back the jade pendant afterwards, you are a merchant gang leader, are you qualified to hold the jade pendant all the time?

At the same time, it is also a reminder that as long as you don't mess around, your pack can rest assured that you can do business boldly.

Tian Shouye seemed to have a cerebral thrombosis, trembling, and staggered out of the room, Renault looked at it and wanted to laugh, this is the ancients, the hierarchy is strict, and the humility revealed from the bones.

When he left the room, Zhu Chongjiu spoke: "Listen to Yang Feng, Mr. has a plan?"

Renault smiled: "The general can judge for himself, Lei doesn't care about such things." ”