The head of the craftsman's camp stood in the hall, holding the paper handed over by Jia Ke, and carefully looked at the production method on it. He stood there frowning and concentrating for a long time, thinking about it for a long time.
Then he raised his head and said to Jia Ke: "Master Qianhu, the method of making this paper armor you gave me is something I have never heard of or seen. I just thought about it, if it is made according to your method, it should be
You can make the paper armor mentioned above. But I dare not guarantee anything else."
Jia Ke nodded after listening to his words and said to him: "Recruit capable personnel and make two or three sets first, and I will see the effect. If the effect is good, I will make a large number of them to ensure that each of our soldiers who open the flat guard can
You can have one. How long will it take you to complete the trial production?"
The camp leader bowed and said to Jia Ke: "Sir, follow the method you told me. I can finish it in about three days."
Jia Ke then said to him: "It's still a little slow. If you speed up, I want you to make it for me within two days. Time waits for no one now, the weather will get cold soon, and the Tatars won't wait for us.
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The camp head knew that Jia Ke was telling the truth. Every year when autumn comes, the Tatars would invade in large numbers, so he thought about it again and said firmly to Jia Ke: "If you need to be in a hurry, you guys will stay up all night."
Production, within two days from now on, I will make it for you."
Jia Ke heard what he said and said happily: "Okay, if I can really do it, I will be rewarded heavily. What is your name? I will record the merit for you when the time comes."
As soon as the camp leader heard that Jia Ke wanted to ask his name, he was so excited that he didn't know why. He raised his hands and said to Jia Ke: "Sir, my surname is Chen Mingxi. I will definitely live up to your trust and make these nail nails for you."
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Jia Ke heard his promise and said to him: "From now on, you will start making this paper armor. When it is done, you will report to me immediately at Qianhu Mansion. There should be no delay."
Chen Xi, the leader of the camp, cupped his hands and said, "I will never delay the important event of Master Qianhu."
Jia Ke stood up from the stool, walked up to him, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't let me down, and I won't let you down either." After saying that, he walked out of the room and took Liu Yu back to change his household registration.
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After Jia Ke left, the camp leader Chen Xi called all the most experienced masters in the craftsman camp.
These masters are all the treasures of Jianghuying. Over the years, many problems in Jianghuying have been solved by them. Among them, the master surnamed Wei is the most skilled.
This Master Wei took the paper given by Jia Kezi that recorded the method of making paper armor. He frowned and looked at it, and said to Chen Xi: "Sir, this paper armor is not difficult to make. But whether it can be used is a matter of fact.
It’s hard to say.”
Master Zhang next to him also said: "Using paper to make armor is unheard of. I'm afraid it may not be able to achieve the effect that Qianhu adults want."
Chen Xi said to them: "Anyway, something is better than nothing. Now, none of our soldiers are wearing armor. With this paper armor, if it can be used, how many fewer people will we die in Kaipingwei a year?"
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Master Zhu, who was standing next to him, saw that they were still fussing over it. He couldn't help it anymore and said, "Whether it can be done or not, we'll know by doing it. It's useless to be careless here. It's better to do it quickly."
It’s true.”
When Chen Xi heard what Master Zhu said, he agreed very much, so he immediately said: "Master Zhu is right, let's start now. You three masters, each bring a few people, and work separately. My lord has said,
There will be a heavy reward for making it, and I don’t want the reward this time. The reward belongs to whoever makes it.”
At this time, the three masters became excited. Even though they were the oldest and most skilled masters in the craftsman camp, they could barely make ends meet. If they could get the bonus this time, their lives would be better for a long time in the future.
No need to worry anymore.
So the three of them stopped talking and glanced at each other with wary eyes. Then they turned away as if nothing had happened.
Chen Xi saw the movements of the three of them clearly, and was secretly proud of himself. He could only divide the three of them so that these three old guys could be used by him. Besides, the silver reward this time was nothing to him.
As long as you can get registered in front of the Qianhu adults, the days when you will become famous are not far away.
At Chen Xi's request, three master craftsmen from the craftsmen's camp immediately started making paper armor with their apprentices and grandchildren.
Because the only information available was the piece of paper written by Jia Ke, many of the details were missing. The three masters each came up with their own ideas, and their disciples and disciples also helped with their ideas. It only took one day to make three pieces each.
Paper armor.
Chen Xi was very pleasantly surprised when he heard their report. It was already midnight and he couldn't disturb Mr. Qianhu, so early the next morning, Chen Xi asked the three masters to bring the paper armor they made and follow him.
Go to Qianhu Mansion together and report to Jia Ke.
At this time, Jia Ke was also in the mansion, anxiously waiting for news about them. When he heard from his servants that Chen Xi had come to report with the paper armor he had made, he immediately ordered them to come in and meet in the inner hall.
Jia Ke was waiting for them in the inner hall of Qianhu Mansion.
As soon as Chen Xi and the others walked in, Jia Ke looked past them and saw three pieces of paper armor.
The general styles of these three pieces of paper armor are similar. Both the helmet and the armor on the body are connected by pieces of armor made of white paper.
Jia Ke walked forward directly, looked carefully, and found that the thickness of these paper armors, although not three inches, was still more than two inches thick. From the helmet to the armor, they were all connected by such paper blocks.
The more Jia Ke looked at it, the more he liked it. He turned around and asked Chen Xi: "After these three kinds of nails are made, have they been tested? How is their defense?"
Chen Xi bowed and replied: "Because the Lord ordered me the day before yesterday to report to the Lord immediately once the work is completed. Therefore, the test was not carried out. Please forgive me."
Jia Ke waved his hand and said, "This has nothing to do with you. I wanted it too urgently. We were able to make it within two days, which is beyond my expectation. If it succeeds this time, you will have a lot of credit."
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Jia Ke told Liu Yu who was standing aside: "Go and notify the two deputy Qianhu and all the hundreds of households. Let them come to the training ground and let everyone take a look at these three treasures. Will they work?"
Liu Yu heard Jia Ke's order and immediately went out to notify all the Qianhu and Baihu.
Jia Ke asked Liu Yu to inform everyone, and then said to Chen Xi: "Let's go to the teaching field and wait for them." Then he walked out at once, followed closely by Chen Xi and several old masters with three pairs of paper armors.
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I didn't arrive at the teaching center in time and found that Qianhu and Baihu had not arrived yet.
Jia Ke ordered the nearby soldiers to erect three dummies in the center of the training field, and then asked three masters to put paper armor on the three dummies.
While they were preparing, thousands and hundreds of households were already arriving one after another.
They looked at the dummy in front of them, wearing paper armor. They looked puzzled and thought to themselves that since they hadn't heard of anyone passing away recently, they would prepare paper armor for others. (In ancient times, there were some places.
According to some customs, if a soldier has no money to bury his armor with him after his death, he will be buried with a pair of paper armor).
Among them, Huang Baifeng and Feng Mo, who were Jia Ke's deputies, came to Jia Ke and respectfully asked Jia Ke: "Sir, no one has died in the castle now, and it is not time for sacrifice. Why are you making these paper armors?"
Jia Ke rolled his eyes at them and said angrily: "Is this paper armor only for sacrificial purposes? This is the defensive armor I made for the soldiers. I just finished it today. I called you here just to see it.