Chapter 1569 The Angel is Coming
Just do it. Zhu Pingan never likes procrastination in doing things. After making up his mind, he called Liu Dadao, handed him one hundred taels of silver, and explained: " broadsword, You take the people from your camp to collect cotton in nearby villages and towns in the past two days. The more the better, I will be of great use."
Liu Dadao is strong and strong, and he is now able to fight the Japanese pirates in Shangyu with ease.
He was born as a hunter, traveling through mountains and forests, chasing deer and hunting pigs. He is a man of extraordinary character who yearns for freedom. The long-term life in a closed military camp was unbearable. When Zhu Ping'an ordered him to go out on business, he was so happy that his back teeth were exposed.
“Sir, why are we buying so much cotton? Although it’s very cold now, we have one quilt in our camp and there is no shortage of quilts.” Liu Dadao scratched his head before leaving. , asked doubtfully.
"Have you ever heard of cotton armor? I'm going to make cotton armor, and the Zhejiang army will have one." Zhu Pingan explained briefly.
"Sir, isn't it? Cotton can also be used to make armor?!" When Liu Dadao heard this, he opened his mouth in surprise. He couldn't believe his ears, as if he heard an old sow climbing into a tree. , no matter how much I think about it, I feel it is unreliable.
There is no doubt that cotton can keep out the cold, but it would be ridiculous to use cotton for nail care. The cotton is so fluffy that it can make a big dent when you press it with your hand. How can you make a stomach?
"Of course it can be done. About six or seven kilograms of cotton can be used to make a pair of cotton armor." Zhu Pingan recalled in his mind the method of making cotton armor that he had seen in modern books, and nodded seriously, seriously said.
Six or seven pounds of cotton to make a pair of cotton armor?!
"Well, sir, six or seven kilograms of cotton seems to be almost enough to make a single quilt."
Liu Dadao murmured, and a picture emerged in his mind: the two armies were facing each other, and the Zhejiang army was facing each other. Each soldier was wrapped in a thick quilt and went into battle to kill the enemy. The enemy on the opposite side was stunned and laughed like crazy.
The scene was so beautiful that I couldn’t imagine it. Liu Dadao couldn’t help but shook his head subconsciously. , just cover your face.
When Zhu Ping'an saw Liu Dadao's appearance, he knew that he had imagined the cotton armor as a thick quilt. He couldn't help but smile bitterly, "The cotton armor is not a quilt, it is still in the style of armor. Wait until you buy the cotton armor." Got it. Also, when we were defending the city in Jingnan against the Japanese pirates, didn’t we dig out a batch of cloth breastplates from the warehouse? The cotton armors were An upgraded and enhanced version of the cloth breastplate. "
"Oh, it's that kind of cloth breastplate, sir. That kind of cloth breastplate is just a fake, it doesn't do anything, and it's not as good as iron armor for defense. That’s why it was piled up in the warehouse to gather dust. If you ask me, it would be better to use money to make a few pairs of iron armor.”
After being reminded by Zhu Pingan, Liu Dadao suddenly remembered it. He couldn't help but shook his head and admonished Zhu Pingan.
"Haha, Da Dao, the cotton armor I want to make is different from the cloth breastplate. I once saw the method of making this kind of cotton armor in an ancient book. After the cotton armor is made, see The rain is not heavy, the mildew is not rotten, the blunderbuss cannot hurt, and it is not harmful to The defensive power of swords and arrows is not much better than that of iron armor. When the cotton armor is made, you will know. Don't worry, I know it. Just take people to collect cotton."
Zhu Ping'an Weiwei. He smiled and said confidently.
Made of cotton armor, it can be seen that the rain is not heavy, the mold is not rotten, the bird can't be hurt by muskets, and the defense against swords and arrows is not much better than iron armor? !
Although Liu Dadao was suspicious in his heart, he still believed in the young master, nodded vigorously, and left "as ordered".
After Liu Dadao left, Zhu Pingan sent people to nearby towns to invite blacksmiths to the military camp. They invited as many blacksmiths as they could.
Cotton armor is divided into two types: pure cotton armor and cotton-iron composite armor. Pure cotton armor, as the name suggests, is made purely of cotton. The protective power of pure cotton armor is slightly insufficient; cotton-iron composite armor is further divided into There are two types of armor: clear armor and dark armor. Dark armor can be made of foam nails or cotton embellished with iron on the inner layer. piece, or sandwich chain armor or chain iron mesh between the inner cotton to increase the protective performance. Ming armor is based on cotton gall, and iron pieces are attached to the cotton gall in the form of armor. Dark armor and plain armor It has strong protective power and has good protective performance against both firearms and cold weapons.
The cotton armor that Zhu Pingan is going to make is cotton-iron composite armor. To be precise, it is dark armor, which adopts the mature cotton armor production technology of the Qing Dynasty.
To make this kind of cotton armor, in addition to cotton, you also need a large amount of iron lining.
So, we need the help of a blacksmith.
There were no blacksmiths in the Zhejiang Army barracks, so Zhu Pingan sent people to ask blacksmiths to help them make a large number of iron sheets.
Previously, a large number of broken Jiaken were brought from Linhuaihou navy camp and other places, and they were finally put to use. Ask a blacksmith to smelt these broken pieces of armor into pieces of iron, and then drill a hole in the iron piece so that the iron piece can be embedded in the inner layer of the cotton armor later, and the outside can be fixed with copper nails
Approximately After tea time, the people sent to hire the blacksmith hadn't come back yet, so the guard at the gate came to report that someone from the military department outside the camp had come to inform him of something important.
"Invite me quickly." Zhu Ping'an asked people from the Ministry of War to come in.
At the same time, Zhu Ping'an himself walked outside the camp. Soon, he received someone from the military headquarters led by the guards halfway.
"Your Majesty, are you Mr. Niu, the head of the Driving Department?" Zhu Pingan said with a smile and cupped his hands, recognizing the person.
"Xiaoguan Niu Xuan met Master Zhu. I didn't expect that it was just a one-time relationship. Master Zhu can still remember the name of Xianguan. I am really lucky. Master Zhu welcomes me from afar, and I am ashamed." Master Niu said with a look on his face I was so proud that I came forward to greet him.
"Master Niu said something serious." Zhu Ping'an smiled and extended his hand to invite Master Niu to come with him to the handsome tent.
After entering the handsome tent, Zhu Pingan took the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Master Niu, and asked with a smile, "I wonder if Mr. Niu has come all the way this time. What advice do you have?"
"I don't dare to give advice. I am here to tell Mr. Zhu on the order of Zhang Shangshu that the angels from the capital will arrive in Yingtian soon. Please make arrangements in the camp and go to Yingtian immediately afterwards. I am waiting for the angels to come at any time."< br>
The owner of the cow reported back.
“The angel is here, but I don’t know what it’s about?” Zhu Ping’an asked.
"It's about the rewards and punishments for the Japanese pirates in Shang Yu. As for the specific rewards and punishments, I don't know. Only the arrival of angels can reveal it." Boss Niu replied, paused briefly, and further said, "Except Master Zhu In addition, all the Japanese pirates from Shangyu are running around The local officials who passed through the case, as well as the generals in the garrison and barracks who are responsible for protecting the country and the people and exterminating the Japanese, as well as the relevant responsible officials, will all go to Yingtian to wait for the angel."
"That's it, thank you Lord Niu. Tell me." Zhu Pingan thanked him.
"Master Zhu is very polite. I have to go to the lower level to report, so I will take my leave. After Master Zhu has made arrangements in the camp, he will go to Yingtian War Department Yamen to report." Chief Niu took a sip of tea. , Resigned to Zhu Pingan.
"Okay, since Master Niu still has official duties, I won't keep him." Zhu Ping'an nodded and sent Master Niu out of the camp. (End of this chapter)