please make me king

Chapter 128

Zhang's orphans were ignorant and all were stunned. There are such shameless robbers and bandits in the world who rob them of their property and speak so righteously.However, the situation is stronger than people, so what can they do?It is a blessing to be able to avoid the humiliation of the thieves, how dare you ask for anything else.

Therefore, Zhang ordered Chen Jingzhi, who followed him, to take charge of the matter, register Zhang's family property, and leave the real estate and mansion to Zhang.Two to three hundred acres of land were left for the family's own use, and the rest of the land was distributed to the poor. The original land deeds were burned, and the Zhang family signed and signed a new contract.As for gold and silver and other goods, they were all taken away by Zhang Shun and others, some were distributed to the poor, and some were kept as military expenses for the rebels.In an instant, the huge family was demolished to pieces, making all the big families in Dayang Town silent like cicadas.

Not to mention how Chen Jingzhi led people to divide the property of the Zhang family here, and how Zhang led people to plunder the wealth of Dayang Town by the way.This Dayang Town is also an important town with a wealth of the world. Although it was plundered by the "Old Huihui" three times before, its foundation has not been shaken.

When Zhang Shun arrived in this town, the first thing he coveted was the mules and horses passing through the town and the workshop where almost every household was clanking to make steel needles.Unlike other rebels, Zhang Shun had a shallow family background, lacked mules and horses, and had extremely poor mobility.Now seeing the mules and horses all over the town, he is naturally very happy.

However, he bears the title of "Thief Qingtian", so he pays attention to some eating habits.So, while ordering to blackmail the big households in the city, he ordered to "buy" mules and horses.Those mule and horse owners know that they are robbers, how dare they not sell them?The previous two encounters of being plundered told them that if they were honest and obedient, they would only lose their property; if they dared to resist, they would lose their lives and property together.

Dayang Town, which was plundered repeatedly by bandits, showed a rare cooperative attitude.Zhang Shun was very happy, and won a lot of food, gold and silver, and "purchased" mules and horses "donated" by the big family without bloodshed.

By the way, Zhang kept all the grain, part of the gold and silver was used to buy mules and horses, and part of the gold and silver was used to reward meritorious soldiers.Everyone was satisfied at this point, but Zhang Shun turned his mind to the needle-making industry in the town.

This Dayang Town is known as the "Needle Capital of Kyushu", and the steel needles are sold in Central Asia, which is a first-class technology.But we are thieves, not businessmen, why bother with this?Everyone expressed their puzzlement.

Zhang Shun laughed when he heard this, and said: "You idiots, you only know how to fight, you don't understand the real treasures in the world."

"The needle-making industry in Dayang Town, I have observed it carefully in the past few days. I found that they are made of wrought iron into thin strips, and then drawn. Then cut into small pieces, made into thin needles, and put them in a pine ash pot. Fry it and then quench it."

"This method is exquisite. It looks like needle-making, but it is actually armor-making technology. If the iron wires are made into rings and connected one by one, it will be the chain armor used in the army. Now, we lack armor, helmets, etc. I have already ordered Liu Gang and other blacksmiths to speed up the production of the defensive weapon, but the process is cumbersome and the speed is slow. If we can make this Dayang Town make armor for me, within a few days, more than a thousand armors can be obtained!"

When everyone heard this, they were all stunned, their lord is really a heavenly being, to think of such a way.Thinking of this, Zhang Shun hurriedly mobilized Chen Jingzhi, who had just split Zhang's family property, and his subordinates, registered all needleworkers in the town, and ordered them to make chain armor for himself.

This chain armor is actually what later generations call chain armor, and it is not the same thing as the chain armor often mentioned in story books.The chain armor is made of iron rings, while the so-called chain mail is made of small chains. For example, the most famous Shanwen chain mail in later generations is a typical representative.Only as the drawing technology became more and more popular, the chain mail was gradually replaced by the chain mail.

At that time, Zhang Shun didn't know the difference, but it didn't prevent him from using this armor.The most troublesome thing about this kind of chain armor is two points, one is the drawing technique, and the other requires a lot of labor, but Dayang Town just meets these two conditions.

Zhang Shun first ordered his generals and Chen Jingzhi to set the styles, which were divided into two sizes, and then ordered Chen Jingzhi to distribute the styles to the homes of each craftsman who made steel needles, and ordered them to make two pieces of chain armor for each household.

It was also the first time for the blacksmiths in the town to encounter such thieves, but they didn't plunder their property, and didn't hurt their lives. Most of them obeyed their orders.There were some thorns, Zhang Shun asked the soldiers to clean up, and he calmed down.

In order to prevent them from doing bad things, Zhang Shun specially asked the soldiers to tell them that after the production was completed, the blacksmith needed to put it on by himself, and let the soldiers who took over cut and stab it.If there is no damage, it is qualified; if the armor is broken, it will be killed on the spot.

How dare the blacksmith listen to his life?Everyone hurriedly draws and makes rings, and asks their family members to help connect them together. This is really a labor-intensive job.As a result, after waiting for several days, Zhang Shun discovered that none of the armors could complete the task on time.

It turns out that this chain armor is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and secondly, it needs riveting to form a better defensive effect.Although the blacksmith in Dayang Town used wrought iron with low carbon content to make the steel needles, it was indeed not a day's work to make them by hand.

This time Zhang Shun was still thinking about the situation in Zezhou City, and he left for a few days, for fear of losing his supplies and other foundations.However, I can't bear to part with so many armors, what should I do!
After thinking about it, Zhang Shun had no choice but to check on the spot. After watching for a long time, Zhang Shun actually saw the problem.Many craftsmen still make it by hand with simple tools, no wonder the progress is so slow.

Zhang Shun immediately ordered people to make some tools and distributed them to the blacksmiths.One is a simple iron rod, which allows the craftsman to easily wrap the iron wire on it to form a circle; the other is a scissor-like pliers, which can easily cut the iron wire to make a circle; One end is made into an awl shape, which can be opened and closed to punch out holes at the wire connection.Then, you can use a small hammer to smash in the short, small wire and rivet it into a ring.

This time, the craftsman's progress accelerated, and after more than ten days, the chain armor was basically connected.At this time, these chain armors were all made of wrought iron. Zhang Shun ordered the craftsmen to fry them in pine ash. In fact, this is the so-called carburizing technology, which increases the carbon content of the iron wire to harden the iron rings.

As a result, on the second day, everyone in Zhang Shun's team finally put on armor, and from a distance, they were not inferior to the elite of the Nine Borders.Although the quality of these chain armors is still different from the real chain armors, Zhang Shun finally solved the problem of whether the military protective gear is available or not.Looking at the more than a thousand soldiers under his command, he couldn't help feeling proud for a moment!
　Thanks to the fans "Five Poison Heartbroken People" for their rewards, this is yesterday's supplement.Thank you for your support, the protagonist is finally going to occupy a place in the rebel army.

　　
　
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