Lord of the People of Online Games (Lord of the Gaming World)

In the blacksmith shop in Xiazhen, a Chinese sword and a Chinese knife were laid out. These are all silver-level weapons, from the hands of a senior blacksmith in the Han army.

This senior blacksmith was captured by the water bandits and is now living in Xia Town.

Chu Tian looked at both the Han sword and the Han saber carefully: "Is the sword better or the sword better?"

The blacksmith replied: "Each has its own advantages and disadvantages. If the county lieutenant wants to equip the army, the ring head knife is the best choice."

"Why?"

"Single edge is cheaper than double edge."

"..."

After Chutian listened to the explanation of the senior blacksmith, it was really justifiable and convincing—in the final analysis, it was a question of money.

"Why are bronze swords more common?"

Chu Tian thought of the Bronze Age, as if the bronze sword was the main melee weapon.

"Copper and iron are treated differently and cannot be compared."

"I see."

Chutian summoned the blacksmiths in Xiazhen in order to make standard weapons in batches.

The complete equipment of an infantry can include swords, armor, shields, spears, and crossbows.

The better the equipment, the stronger the soldier's combat effectiveness is.

Chen Tang, a famous general of the Western Han Dynasty, said, "Those who offend my Han army will be punished even if they are far away." One Han soldier is equal to five Hu soldiers. If the Hu soldiers use the same weapons as the Han army, then one Han soldier can only fight three Hu soldiers.

Behind the weapons represents the financial and resources of the territory.

"If you want to save the cost of producing weapons, you can set up a blacksmith shop near iron mines or rivers, and by saving transportation capacity, you can reduce the production cost of weapons."

Xia Xia Liang, who manages finances, followed Chu Tian and made a simple calculation for Chu Tian.

"Shangbi Town has secondary iron ore resources, and the amount and quality of iron ore that can be mined are higher than other villages and towns. Build a Tier 3 blacksmith shop in Shangbi Town, specializing in weapons, armor, and arrow clusters."

Chutian arranged for officials to take the blueprints to Shangbi Town and asked the local mayor to immediately start upgrading and expanding the blacksmith shop.

Weapons and armors have become a specialty of Shangbi Town.

The weapons built in Shangbi Town are transported to Xia Town for storage in case of emergency. Swords are durable. If they are used too many times, if they are chopped on heavy armor, they will curl up. If they are not maintained well, they will rust.

Similarly, the maintenance of crossbows is more cumbersome, and even affects the outcome of a war.

Bronze-level weapons are ordinary weapons, used by most troops, silver-level weapons are used by elites, and higher-quality weapons are used by special troops or generals, provided that there is capital to build weapons.

"Are you capable of forging iron armor?"

Chutian asked about a dozen of the best blacksmiths in the town.

When Chutian saw the equipment of the Han army in Guangzong County, he couldn't help but be jealous.

A military Sima in a camp has dozens of personal soldiers, all equipped with iron armor.

Xia Zhendu is not yet so rich and powerful, and the few iron armors are still loot seized from the battlefield, all of which are used by the generals.

The senior blacksmith said: "The villain can make silver-level black iron armor and iron armor. The black iron armor can be divided into two armors and sleeve armor. The two armors only protect the chest and back. The sleeve armor also protects the shoulders. , but more expensive and a little less flexible. The armor is a helmet."

The black iron armor sounds majestic, but it is actually black iron armor.

"How much silver taels does a pair of silver-level iron armor cost?"

"At least a few taels of silver."

Expensive, it is very expensive to build an infantry equipped with black iron armor.

There are still a lot of gold, silver and copper coins in the warehouse of Xia Town, but various buildings have to be expanded, and the budget for the army is only part of the financial expenditure.

Military expenses also include the distribution of military salaries, raising war horses, building crossbows, swords, spears and halberds, shields, arrows... A month, the salary of professional soldiers alone exceeds one thousand taels of silver.

"Build fifty pairs of double-dang black iron armor.

"

Chutian asked senior blacksmiths to first create a batch of black iron armor in the Han Dynasty.

"Lord" can also create bright light armor, armored cavalry equipment, and medieval plate armor. These are higher-level iron armors, and the cost of creating equipment is also very high, otherwise the value of heavy cavalry will not be so high.

It is not that the heavier the heavy armor, the better. The use of heavy armor by the infantry will affect the mobility of the battlefield, and the burst time is also very short, because the stamina will be exhausted soon.

Chutian intends to give these fifty new Han Xuanjia to Xiliuying.

Xiliu Ying was a sixth-order infantry, and they could form a team of infantry equipped with Han Xuanjia to stand in front.

Han Dao, Han Xuanjia, this is the common equipment of Han army elite infantry.

Most of the soldiers in Xia Town still use leather armor.

Considering the production of equipment is very tedious.

Chu Tian rubbed his temples with some headaches. Unlike the impression that the lord could produce thousands of armors at once, he had to make a careful calculation and carefully tap the small abacus to make fifty pieces of iron armor.

Mainly poor.

"My lord, the merchants of the Mi family who are resident in our Xia Town are here to ask for an interview."

When Chu Tian was distressed about the cost of fifty pairs of iron armors, the merchants of the Mi family came to him.

The rich man is here!

Chutian invited the merchants of the Mi family to receive them.

Xia Zhen's business is not big for the Mi family, but this time, Chu Tian killed more than a thousand water bandits and shook the southern part of Kaiyang County, helping the Mi family to solve a problem.

When the merchants of the Mi family saw Chu Tian, ​​they had already restrained their airs and were respectful, not to mention that Chu Tian and Mi Fang had friendship.

"Thanks to the county lieutenant for exterminating the evil bandits, this is a letter of thanks from our family owner."

The visitor presented Mi Zhu's letter to Chutian.

It is not Mi Fang who really controls the property of the Mi family, but his elder brother Mi Zhu.

This time Chutian finally got on with Mi Zhu.

Probably because of Mi Fang, Mi Zhu first thanked Chu Tian for exterminating the water bandits, and then bluntly said that the materials stolen by the water bandits were donated to Xia Zhen as military resources for free, and a thousand taels of silver were also included.

"As expected of a rich man in Xuzhou, he can easily give away a thousand taels of silver. Or, this is Mi Zhu's diversification of investments, and every force in Xuzhou is betting."

One thousand taels of silver should be nothing to the Mi family.

For Chutian, this money is very important in the early stage.

"I have always admired the demeanor of the master of your house. It's a pity that the master of your house just doesn't do it."

Hearing Chu Tian's words, the businessman of the Mi family couldn't help but wonder, "Why did the county magistrate say such a thing? Don't take a job as the prefect of the prefecture, and it is not low in Xuzhou."

Chu Tian said cheekily: "The master of your house has the talent of Wang Zuo, and in the future, he can serve as the pillar of the society, and he will not be able to do it in the district. Wouldn't it be condescending?"

"Lord Xianwei is too famous."

The merchants of the Mi family saw that Chu Tian was very fond of Mi Zhu, and although they were a little modest, they were still proud.

Chutian entertained the Mi family, and then saw them off in person, which made him flattered.

...

A few days later, in Xiapi City, a graceful, honest and elegant man received a reply from Chutian.

"Did he really say that?"

"Yes, he highly respects you, Master, and thinks it is the talent of Wang Zuo."

"This Chutian is a bit interesting, but his power is too small. If it wasn't for Mi Fang's recommendation to me, I wouldn't bet easily."

Mi Zhu could be a son and step up his father's business, and he also took a fancy to Liu Bei, so naturally he was not a mediocre person.

Chutian knew what he wanted.

The Mi family was not short of money, but what was lacking was status, especially the kind of title that could be passed on to future generations, such as a feudal lord.