Great Song Pirate

Chapter 348

What Xu Yi temporarily drew is not very clear, only the chest and abdomen of this kind of armor cloth are full of square grids, and I don't know what it is. Xu Yi drew an outline with a few strokes, and put away the carbon strips.

Pointing to the painting on it, he explained to everyone: "We can't compare with the army of the imperial court. They devote all their efforts to arming the army, but we have a weak foundation and cannot afford such a large expenditure. Except for the leather armor, the armors equipped by the army are not suitable for us. We need to spend too much money, and our manpower is limited. Mr. Lei also knows that there are tens of thousands of craftsmen in the military supervision alone. , we count all of Dulong Island, but there are only a few hundred people in the area, and there are fewer craftsmen who can be engaged in armor production. So we have to try our best to use simple ways to let our soldiers get better weapons and protection!"

"The two kinds of armor I drew must look crude to everyone, but they are much more convenient than the iron armor made by those countries on land. The first one is to inlay thin steel sheets on the base of the leather armor, which is a bit like Mingguang. It is like armor, but it is much simpler, and the defense area is even larger than that of Mingguang armor. With the steel we have now, after forging and quenching, the hardness is already very high. Rivets are inlaid on the leather armor in rows. The Mingguang armor should be the same or even better, and the weight of the armor will not increase too much, and the second type I call it the cloth bag armor. It is simply a waistcoat made of canvas, and bags are sewn on the chest, abdomen, and shoulders. The steel pieces are filled into the bag, and it becomes a steel armor, and the production is even easier! Women can sew these cloth bag armor, and the size of the cloth bag is uniform, what do you think?"

In fact, the reason why Xu Yi came up with this method was that he was inspired by the kind of steel sheet-type protective body armor developed by the Chinese in later generations. He has seen this kind of body armor before, and it is nothing more than inserting a very thin special bulletproof steel plate into the scales. The result is that even the May [-]th pistol cannot be pierced, and the weight is not large, so it is very convenient to wear. Although the protection area is not large, the vital parts are protected by steel sheets. After wearing it by light infantry, it can reduce many casualties. Compared with leather armor, the protection ability is heavenly, and it is not even as heavy as leather armor. Although the steel sheets they can manufacture now are definitely not as strong as the special bulletproof steel plates of later generations, there is still no problem in defending against arrows or knives. of.

The two types of armor that Xu Yi envisioned, the first type of armor everyone thinks is passable, after all, it is made of leather armor with steel sheets added, not to mention whether it is beautiful or not, at least it looks like it, but the second type he said The cloth bag armor made people look a bit too shabby, actually use canvas to make a waistcoat and put steel sheets on it, and it becomes armor. Everyone can agree with this armor's defensive ability, but they really don't like its aesthetics. It's flattering, but it is undeniable that this idea is really genius, saving a lot of processes, as long as the steel sheets are available, this kind of cloth bag armor can definitely be mass-produced.

"My lord, although we now have two to three hundred blacksmiths, if we want to produce this kind of steel sheet in large quantities, our manpower is still not enough! Can't we stop other things and start making iron sheets every day?" Qin Huzi was a little worried He took a look at this kind of cloth bag armor and simple Mingguang armor. Each piece needs at least dozens of thin steel sheets. With his little manpower, he doesn't eat or drink every day, so he may not be able to make a lot of them. !

Xu Yi didn't answer his question immediately, but picked up a thick piece of iron hammered by a craftsman. This was the blank to be used to make the gun head. , now that we have crude steel, I think we can use steel sheets to make three-inch square steel sheets. It must not be too thick, otherwise the weight will be meaningless. I have another way to make you happy , although the steel sheets forged by craftsmen are tougher, it still takes a lot of man-hours. Let me design a rolling machine for you to directly roll these steel bars into steel plates or steel sheets. In this way, you will have enough manpower. used!"

"Steel rolling machine?" is another new term. What can roll such a hard steel bar into sheets?Qin Huzi had never heard of it, neither had Lei Tong, let alone people like Jun Li Bo, they had never heard of what this rolling mill was.

Seeing everyone's puzzled looks, Xu Yi smiled and said, "I'm still a master at making machines! Don't look at me like that, I've thought about building this thing for a long time, and now this rolling machine is inside my head Well, we have a lot of water and streams here, so don’t worry about it. We use water power to drive the rolling mill. Isn’t our smelting furnace just using a water row to blow air? I think Mr. Lei and Qin Huzi know about the pestle and hammer. I'll change it for you guys, so you won't have to work so hard in blacksmithing in the future. As for the rolling mill, don't worry. I'll stay for a while after I've been to Danshuizhai to see the situation there. During this time, You may see many strange things, don't be surprised!"

Everyone believed what he said. Since he said yes, he would definitely do it. Xu Yi never let them down in this respect.

"How are those bell-casting craftsmen doing now?" Xu Yi asked about those bell-casting craftsmen again.

"Returning to the lord, most of those coppersmiths have already acquiesced to the current situation. Most of them expressed their willingness to stay and work. Anyway, whether they want to or not, they can't go back. And we promised them that as long as they work hard, they will definitely work hard. I will not treat them badly, and take their family members over as soon as possible to live with them. I will also treat them kindly and ensure that they have no worries about food and clothing. If there are two stinky guys who are looking for death and work, they will not do it, just..." Qin Huzi shook his hand After making a cutting action, everyone knew that these two people must have been killed. Now Xu Yi has no time to treat these coppersmiths like Yang Wenzhong. If he is willing to work for him, he will treat them kindly and show shame It's troublesome to keep shameless, just kill it if you kill it.

"It's not that we are cruel. These two guys are more stinky than old man Yang. I think they are great. They yell and scold every day, throwing dishes and bowls. It seems that we can't do anything without them here. It's a pity that they miscalculated the fleeting time." , They are not as valuable as Lao Yangtou. After killing these two guys, the others immediately became honest. My lord was too polite to Lao Yangtou before. ! After the fight, come back and ask if you want to do it?" Lei Tong started to arrange Yang Wenzhong again, and Yang Wenzhong rolled his eyes in anger.

"Okay! Since they are willing to do things for us, let's not treat them badly, serve them well with food and drink, and find one with the best craftsmanship and prestige among them, and bring them to my house tonight. I have something to do." Let them do it!" Xu Yi told Qin Huzi to come.

"Your subordinates obey!" Qin Huzi intervened and replied.

Everyone continued wandering around inside the iron work, the craftsmen were still busy, and only stopped to say hello to Xu Yi when they saw Xu Yi and the others. They were making everything at hand, and some people were making all kinds of iron nails , some people are making logging tools, and some are making farm tools... No one is idle in the several rows of workshops in the whole ironworks. Batches of tools are sent to the warehouse for storage, and then deployed and distributed according to needs. What is done in the ironworks It's in full swing.

Except for weapons, most of the tools, including some agricultural tools, do not need very good iron materials. They brought ordinary iron materials without re-melting, and directly burned them red, so as not to delay the work.

When they turned to a casting furnace, the craftsmen here were pouring molten iron into some molds, and Xu Yi asked, "What is this casting?"

"My lord! We are casting arrow clusters!" A foreman quickly replied.

At this time, Xu Yi also saw baskets of arrow clusters placed at one end of the work shed. These arrow clusters were placed separately according to different shapes, and the largest of them was obviously made for ballistas. The blade is sharp and has a barb. What's even more strange is that he actually saw a kind of arrowhead with the tip of a crescent shovel, so he picked it up and asked, "Why is this arrowhead so strange? No matter how you look at it, it looks like a shovel?"

Lei Tong smiled and replied: "This is a rough type of arrowhead that I specially gave to our ballista. This kind of arrow is used in the imperial court navy. It is mainly used to cut the sail rope when attacking the opponent's ship!"

"Oh! Not bad! Not bad!" Xu Yi took a look at this kind of arrow. Sometimes if this kind of thing is covered, it is still very useful to cut the sail rope.

The small arrow clusters are used for bows and crossbows. Because no arrow clusters have been determined before, the current arrow clusters are produced in a variety of shapes, including double-winged, three-edged, four-edged, flat-leaf, and conical. There is everything, the newly cast arrowhead has no rust, the whole body is black, and it is a bit evil.

Xu Yi set his eyes on the smallest arrow cluster again. This arrow is very small, only about an inch long with a handle on it. The arrow is conical. He reached out and picked up another arrow, and asked curiously: "This arrow What is it for, our arrow clusters seem to be bigger than this one? This thing is a little too small!"

This time Yang Wenzhong took it and replied: "My lord, this is the arrow cluster used in the Liannu. I am making the Liannu now. Without this arrow, I can't show it to the lord, so let the old Leitou give it to you." I'll make some arrow clusters first!"

It turns out that this is the arrow cluster of the Liannu!Xu Yi held this arrow cluster and looked at it for a long time, feeling a little disappointed in his heart. This kind of arrow cluster, which is like the tip of a pen, is not very lethal at first glance. , and the wound is easy to heal. If this is the case, he understands why the crossbow will gradually be lost. This kind of thing can only deal with some unarmored enemies. If the enemy has armor, relying on such a small It is difficult for the arrow to do much damage to the opponent. It seems that he is a little happy too early.

(In this chapter, Liao corrected the problem of Liannu, because the principle of firing Liannu is doomed that its power cannot be very great, so Pida does not violate physics, and decided to face up to this problem!)

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