Zhu Gui couldn't wait to know what routines Lin Che had prepared for these people.

He hurriedly asked: "Sir, is the price of the armor sold by the court to the gentry higher?" ”

"First, it is to accumulate some of the military expenses for the Northern Expedition, and secondly, to show some gentry who have the Northern Yuan in their hearts a false impression that the Ming Dynasty's finances are in trouble."

"In this way, they will inevitably report this matter to the pseudo-yuan, and I, Da Ming, will be able to take the opportunity to find out these dog thieves hidden inside."

After Lin Che's popular science.

Zhu Gui hated the gentry who had Northern Yuan in his heart.

He thinks that his husband's strategy of using the help order to trick these thieves into the battlefield to fight to the death with the Northern Yuan is still too merciful.

According to Zhu Gui's thoughts, he should be in the attitude of not letting go of mistakes.

Wait until the cavalry units of the gentry are assembled.

Directly cut down all the people related to the Northern Yuan Dynasty and eradicate them.

It's just that Zhu Gui knows that he has no weight in speaking in front of his father when he is young.

So I can only think about using fishing when selling armor to catch out more dog thieves who don't forget the Northern Yuan, and then serve them in a pot.

Who knows, when Lin Che heard his plan, he shook his head with a smile: "The armor can't be sold too expensive, otherwise it will dissuade more than half of the gentry to participate in the suppression." ”

"Because among the gentry, there are not only those who cherish the Northern Yuan, but also those who really want to serve the imperial court."

"Therefore, the imperial court should not set too high a threshold for this matter, and the price of armor should be set at about ten taels.

"Ten taels for armor?"

Zhu Gui plucked his ears with his fingers, thinking that he had misheard.

He looked at Lin Che in disbelief and asked, "Sir, even the most ordinary leather armor costs about twenty taels. ”

"And ordinary iron armor starts at least fifty taels, and that's not counting helmets."

"I really can't figure out what kind of armor can be made for ten taels of silver?"

Zhu Gui actually wanted to ask if Lin Che was obviously selling the gentry armor to the gentry at a discounted price.

Otherwise, it is too real to imagine what kind of armor can be found for ten taels of silver.

"When did I say that I was going to make them fully armoured?"

Lin Che began to write and draw on the white paper.

He also smiled and said: "For cavalry, the most needed protection is the chest and head. ”

"So the armor sold to them, as long as they have helmets and cuirasses."

"Not only will this protect their vital points, but the horses will not be too burdened, making them ideal for pursuing the enemy.

Zhu Gui didn't expect that the armor could still be split and sold.

But after he saw the drawings drawn by Lin Che.

I immediately understood why this armor was worth ten taels of silver.

Because the cuirass on the drawing paper looks like a hammered iron plate.

However, there is a clear curved arc on both sides of him.

It can also block damage from the lower ribs while covering the front of you.

The helmet, on the other hand, is completely unaesthetically pleasing, just an inverted iron bucket that only shows its eyes.

Zhu Gui suddenly felt that whether the armor in the shape of an iron plate and an iron bucket could be worth ten taels of silver was probably a question.

Zhu Bai couldn't help but ask weakly: "Sir, will those gentry buy armor like this?" ”

"Fools won't buy good and cheap things!"

Lin Che's eyes showed a confident glint and said, "Don't look at it as just an iron plate, but his defensive power is not much better than that of fine armor." ”

"And this kind of curved cuirass can also resist attacks from blunt weapons to a certain extent."

"As for the helmet, it is not only not good-looking, but its defense is also excellent, and it will not lose its combat effectiveness instantly if someone knocks it on the head."

You know, plate armor can be regarded as one of the pinnacle armor in the era of cold weapons.

Despite its size limitations, forging a full set of deck fertilizer is extremely expensive.

But compared to armor with the same excellent defense, his cost is much cheaper.

Moreover, if only the cuirass is created, then the problem of deck versatility is also solved.

When you encounter an unsuitable place, you can adjust it with a hammer.

The most important thing is that cuirassiers have already proven themselves on the battlefield.

If the Ming can assemble a large number of cuirassiers.

Then in the case of a head-on decisive battle, the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty could not be the opponent of the Ming army at all.

I don't believe that the so-called plate armor can be compared with armor, but Zhu Bai didn't think about it so much at all.

He asked directly, "Sir, although the plate armor you said is powerful, it is too big, and it must be time-consuming and laborious to forge. ”

"And your price is so cheap, the court is afraid that it will be a loss-making deal!"

The most troublesome thing about forging armor is to beat the armor pieces over and over again.

It is a job that tests the craftsmanship of craftsmen.

Because of the heavy strength, the opportunity to beat the armor too thin to block the enemy's weapons.

But if you start lightly, you can't beat out the impurities inside.

It also affects the armor's defense.

Like Lin Che's drawing, there is no splicing, and there is a whole piece of steel forged breastplate.

If you want to make it into shape, you have to work with three or five blacksmiths.

Otherwise, as soon as the upper half of the iron armor is laid, the unforged area below has already cooled down and turned into pig iron.

As a result, although the materials used for the cuirass are not much, the labor cost has risen a lot.

If the price is ten taels of silver, for every cuirass and helmet sold, the court will lose the same amount of silver.

"With the traditional forging method, you will indeed lose money."

Lin Che squinted his wine and said with a smile: "But if you want to hand over the task of forging to the water conservancy forging." ”

"Then not only can the cost be reduced by more than half, but the manufacturing of cuirasses and helmets can be greatly accelerated."

"And the more you build, the faster the cost of the two will fall, and the court will still be able to make money in the end."

Because Lin Che 10,000 told Zhu Fan about the manufacture of bird guns, he drew detailed drawings of hydraulic forging.

So he didn't bother to bother with this today.

Just briefly explained the principle of hydraulic forging to Zhu Bai and the others.

and how to use it to forge a whole piece of blacksmith.

After Zhu Bai listened to the principle of hydraulic forging, the whole person fell into a long shock.

He never thought that the Yangtze River would flow no longer on weekdays.

With the right machinery, it can actually replace the blacksmith to do some tedious work.

"Hahaha, the reason why man can become the master of all things is because he can invent and use tools."

Lin Che smiled faintly and said, "Just like I told your second brother before, water power can be used to drill the barrel of a gun. ”

"It can also be used to forge weapons, and even to grind and help the common people grind wheat into flour."

"The most important thing about what water can do is what people want."

The development of every tool is inseparable from people's desire to save energy.

According to the words of later generations, it is laziness that is the driving force behind scientific and technological progress.

(End of chapter)