Lord of the Gaming World Chapter 91: Armor and funding

In the blacksmith shop in Xiazhen, a Chinese sword and a Chinese knife are 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 carefully looked at both the Han sword and the Han sword: "A sword or a sword?"

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-cutting is cheaper than double-cutting."

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After listening to the senior blacksmith's explanation, Chu Tian was really justified 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."

"So it is."

Chutian summoned the blacksmiths in Xiazhen to manufacture standard weapons in batches.

A complete set of infantry equipment, which can include swords, armor, shields, spears, and crossbows.

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

Chen Tang, a famous general of the Western Han Dynasty, said, "Those who violate the 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 a Han soldier can only fight three Hu soldiers. .

The back of the weapon 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. 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 is 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 bring 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.

Weapons built in Shangbi Town are transported to Xia Town for storage in case of emergencies. 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 bows and 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 commander in a camp has dozens of personal soldiers, all equipped with iron armor.

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

The senior blacksmith said eloquently: "The villain can make silver-grade black iron armor and iron armor, and the black iron armor can be divided into two parts: armor and sleeve armor. The two armors only protect the chest and back. The sleeve armor It also protects the shoulders, but is more expensive and slightly 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."

Expensive. It's expensive to build an infantry with black iron armor.

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

Military expenses also include the distribution of military salaries, raising war horses, and building crossbows, swords, spears, 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 build a batch of Han Dynasty black iron armor first.

"Lord" can also create bright light armor, armored cavalry equipment, and medieval plate armor. These are higher-level iron armors, and the cost of building 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 heavy armor used by the infantry will affect the mobility of the battlefield, and the burst time is also very short, because the physical strength will be exhausted soon.

Chu Tian intends to use these fifty new Han Xuan armors for Xi Liuying.

Xiliu Camp is a sixth-order infantry, and can form a team of infantry equipped with Han Xuanjia to block in front.

The Han sword and the Han Xuanjia are common equipment for the elite infantry of the Han army.

Most of the soldiers in Xiazhen still use leather armor.

Consider the production of equipment is very cumbersome.

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 careful calculations and careful calculations to make fifty pairs of iron armors.

Mainly poor.

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

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

Here comes the rich man!

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

Xiazhen'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 bandits, this is a letter of thanks from our family owner."

The visitor presented Mi Zhu's letter to Chutian.

The real person in charge of the Mi family's property is not Mi Fang, but his elder brother Mi Zhu.

This time Chutian finally got a relationship with Mi Zhu~IndoMTL.com~ Probably because of Mi Fang, Mi Zhu first thanked Chutian for destroying the water bandits, and then bluntly said that the materials robbed by the water bandits were donated to Xia Zhen as military resources for free , and also comes with a thousand taels of silver.

"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."

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

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

"I have always admired the style of the master of your mansion. It is a pity that the master of your mansion just doesn't work."

Hearing what Chu Tian said, the merchants of the Mi family couldn't help but wonder: "Why did the county magistrate say such a thing? Don't work as a 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 he can serve as the pillar of the society in the future. Is it not condescension?"

"The county lieutenant 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 was flattered when he entertained the Mi family and then saw them off in person.

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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, the master, and thinks it is the talent of Wang Zuo."

"This Chutian is 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 liked Liu Bei, so he was not a mediocre person.

Chutian knew what he wanted.

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