Chapter 91

In the blacksmith's shop in Xiazhen, a Han sword and a Han Dao are all silver weapons, which were made by a senior Han Army blacksmith.

The senior blacksmith was captured by the water bandits, and now he lives in Xiazhen.

Chu Tian looked at Han Jian and Han Dao carefully: "sword or sword?"

The blacksmith replied, "each has its own merits and demerits. If the county commander wants to equip the army, the ring head sword is the only choice. "

"Why?"

"A single blade is cheaper than a double blade."

“……”

After listening to the senior blacksmith's explanation, Chu Tian is really reasonable and convincing. In the final analysis, it is still a matter of money.

"Why are bronze swords more common?"

When Chu thought of the bronze age, it seemed that the bronze sword was the main weapon for close combat.

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

"I see."

Chutian summoned the blacksmiths of Xiazhen to make standard weapons in batch.

The complete equipment of an infantry can include sword, armor, shield, spear halberd, bow and crossbow.

The better the equipment, the stronger the combat effectiveness of soldiers.

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

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

"If you want to save the cost of weapon production, you can set up a blacksmith's shop near the iron ore or river to reduce the production cost of weapons by saving transportation capacity."

In the summer of financial management, cool followed Chutian and made a simple calculation for Chutian.

"Shangbi town has secondary iron ore resources, and the quantity and quality of iron ore that can be mined are higher than other villages and towns. We will build a three-level blacksmith shop in shangbi Town, specializing in weapons, armor and arrow clusters. "

Chu Tian arranged for the officials to take the drawings to shangbi Town, and asked the local mayor to immediately start upgrading and expanding the blacksmith shop.

Weapons and armor became a specialty of shangbi town.

Weapons made by shangbi town are transported to Xia Town for storage in case of emergency. The sword is durable. If it is used too many times, it will curl up on heavy armour. If it is not well maintained, it will rust.

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

Bronze weapons are ordinary weapons, which are used by the vast majority of troops. Silver weapons are used by elite weapons. Higher quality weapons are used by special arms or generals. The premise is that there is capital to build weapons.

"Do you have the ability to build armor?"

Chu Tian asked about the ten best blacksmiths in the town.

Chu Tian was jealous when he saw the Han Army's equipment in Guangzong County.

The army commander of a camp, dozens of his own soldiers, all equipped with iron armor.

Xia Town is not so rich and powerful, and the few iron armor is still the booty captured from the battlefield, all of which are used by generals.

The senior blacksmith said: "villains can make silver level Xuan iron armor and iron armour. Xuan iron armor can be divided into two kinds of armor and sleeve armor. Liang Dang armor only protects the chest and back. It also protects the shoulder, but it is more expensive and less flexible. An iron helmet is a helmet. "

It sounds very powerful, but actually it's black.

"How much silver do you want for a silver iron armor?"

"At least a few taels of silver."

Expensive. It's very expensive to build an infantry equipped with dark armor.

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

The military expenditure also includes the payment of military salaries, the raising of war horses, the building of bows and crossbows, swords, spears and halberds, shields and arrows In a month, the salary of professional soldiers alone exceeds 1000 taels of silver.

"Make 50 pairs of two Dang Xuan iron armor."

Chu Tian asked senior blacksmiths to create a batch of Xuan iron armour of the Han Dynasty.

Lord can also build bright armor, armor and riding gear, and medieval plate armor. These are higher-level iron armor, and the cost of equipment is high, otherwise the value of heavy cavalry will not be so high.

It's not that the heavier the armor, the better. If infantry use heavy armor, it will affect the mobility of the battlefield, and the outbreak time is also very short, because the physical strength will be exhausted soon.

Chu Tian plans to give the fifty new Xuanjia of Han Dynasty to xiliuying.

The Xiliu battalion is a six step infantry, which can gather up a team of infantry equipped with hanxuan armor to block in front.

Han Dao and Han Xuan armour are common equipment for elite infantry of Han army.

Most soldiers in Xiazhen still use leather armor.

Considering the production of equipment is very cumbersome.

Chu Tian rubbed his temples with some headache, which was different from the impression that thousands of armor were produced immediately after the Lord's clapping. He even had to make 50 pairs of iron armor carefully and beat the abacus carefully.

Mainly poor."My Lord, the merchants of Mi's family often come to see us in Xia Town."

When Chu Tian was distressed by the expenses of fifty sets of armor, the merchants of MI family came to him.

Here comes the rich man!

Chu Tian made people receive Mi's merchants.

The business of Xia Town was not big for the MI family, but this time, Chu Tian exterminated more than a thousand water bandits, which shocked the south of Kaiyang County, and helped the MI family 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.

"Thank you for killing the bandits. This is our master's letter of thanks."

The visitor presented Mi Zhu's letter to Chu Tian.

It is not mi Fang who is in charge of the property of the MI family, but his elder brother Mi Zhu.

This time Chu Tian finally got on with MI Zhu.

Probably because of MI Fang, MI Zhu first thanks Chu Tian for exterminating the water bandits, and then frankly says that the materials robbed by the water bandits are given to Xiazhen as military funds free of charge, and a thousand taels of silver are also attached.

"It's worthy of being a very rich man in Xuzhou, who can easily give away a thousand taels of silver. Or, this is mi Zhu's diversification of investment, and every power in Xuzhou is betting. "

A thousand taels of silver should be nothing to the MI family.

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

"I've always admired your master's style. It's a pity that he just doesn't do it."

Hearing Chu Tian's remark, the merchant of Mi's family could not help but wonder, "what's the matter with the county magistrate? Don't drive to be a prefect governor for a long time. It's not low in Xuzhou. "

Chutian had the cheek to say: "the master of your house has Wang Zuo's talent. He can be the pillar of the country in the future. It's not condescending to distinguish driving from driving."

"The county officer is flattered."

The merchants of the MI family saw that Chu Tian was extremely fond of MI Zhu. Although they were modest, they were still proud.

Chu Tian entertained the MI family, and then saw off the guests in person, which made him very flattered.

……

A few days later, in xiapicheng, a graceful and elegant man received a reply from Chu Tian.

"Is that what he really said?"

"Yes, he thinks highly of you and thinks that you are Wang Zuo's talent."

"This Chu Tian is interesting, but his influence is too small. If Mi Fang did not recommend it to me, I would not bet easily. "

Mi Zhu could follow his father's career, but he also took a fancy to Liu Bei. Naturally, he was not a mediocre.

Chu Tian knows what he wants.

The MI family was not short of money. What was lacking was status, especially the title that could be passed on to future generations, such as the marquis.

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