Chapter one hundred and seventy-fifth rattan armor
Shen Bing has nothing to worry about when it comes to armor weaving artists.
On the one hand, this is because Shen Bing pays more wages: fifteen yuan, which is three yuan more than ordinary labor.
This is not a small weapon for Shen Bing. Shen Bing has nothing to be stingy about. If he can use paper as money...then money can still be a problem?
The point is that if Shen Bing were to be paid 100 wages, the entire labor market would be disrupted, and all those who knew how to weave baskets and those who couldn't would flock here.
Therefore, if Shen Bing masters it just right, it will be three cents more than ordinary labor.
Three yuan is not much, but for the common people, it can support one and a half people. Moreover, this is still three yuan more per day, which is equivalent to an extra ninety yuan in monthly salary.
You must know that a set of winter clothes only costs 110 yuan, so this is by no means a small amount.
On the other hand, these craftsmen were almost working under the "death threat" of the Qin army.
The Qin army still had the power to flood Daliang City, and at this time the Qin army had basically completed the household registration of the people in Daliang... Once the household registration was completed, it meant that the Qin State's "continuous sitting" system could be used.
Once someone breaks the law, the neighbors who are grouped together will also be punished.
So these basket weavers still dare to cut corners?
It’s almost enough if you have a long idle life!
Wages are profit, and the system of continuous sitting is power.
Under coercion and inducement, all these artists naturally worked hard to weave armor.
Some people are even worried that the armor will not pass the test fast enough, so they are working overtime at night to catch up.
So the armor was produced in sets.
Shen Bing was the first to use this armor to equip his personal guards.
These personal guards were brought by Wei Yao from the Mengshan camp. According to Shen Bing's wishes, they selected strong and clever cavalry from the original Wei army.
The cavalry can definitely ride horses, there is no doubt about that.
The reason why Shen Bing no longer targets cavalry shooting is because Shen Bing knows that personal guards are different from ordinary soldiers.
Ordinary soldiers are used in mounted battles, water battles, etc., so mounted archery is the first choice.
The main duty of the personal guards is to protect the commander-in-chief.
If the general needs to be defended, it will probably be at a critical moment when the enemy has rushed to the commander's camp. Of course, what is needed at this time is not mounted shooting but close combat on foot.
Close combat is actually about two requirements: strength and quick reaction.
Actual combat, especially fighting on the battlefield, does not require any pretense. What is important is to be faster and more powerful than your opponent.
That’s why we emphasize strength and cleverness:
There is strength in being strong.
Another meaning of cleverness is to react quickly.
In this era, the difference between whether the response speed is fast or slow is quite big.
Shen Bing believes that its roots are on the one hand innate and on the other hand education.
If you are born with slow reactions, there is nothing you can do about it. Such people are often just human shields in the military.
Acquired education or training affects a person's reaction speed in a subtle way. For example, in modern society, people receive education from childhood. On the surface, these educations are not needed in life.
But what he is honing is a person's analytical ability, logical thinking ability, learning ability and even reaction ability.
So if you start from the same starting point and do something with educated and uneducated people, the results will usually be different.
Although not all of the personal guards ordered by Shen Bing were educated nobles, they were at least innately quick to react.
When these rattan armors are worn on the bodyguards, they really look majestic and majestic.
However, the bodyguard's behavior seemed a bit awkward wearing this rattan armor.
Shen Bing understood after thinking about it. They thought that the navy had insufficient funds and had no bronze armor and could only equip rattan armor, so they felt a little shabby.
Shen Bing didn't say much. He also put on a suit of rattan armor, equipped with a bronze sword and a bow and arrow, and then drove them to Yang Duanhe's camp in a car.
Along the way, pedestrians cast strange looks at Shen Bing and others. They had never seen such armor before, so they felt it was very novel.
This is also the reason why Shen Bing takes them out for a walk, especially to Yang Duan and Na Liang. Otherwise, if Shen Bing and his party are regarded as enemies... then the fight will be lively.
Sure enough, when Shen Bing and his party appeared at the West Camp, the Qin army was really nervous for a while. A group of soldiers immediately rushed up and drew their bows and arrows.
If Shen Bing hadn't shown his identity in time, he would have had to disarm before entering the camp.
After entering the barracks, a group of Qin soldiers gathered around to watch, and some even laughed:
"I didn't know who it was, but it turned out to be a surrender from Wei State."
"There is no meritorious title, so let's use Akato to make up for it!"
Then all the soldiers began to laugh.
Shen Bing ignored him and continued to lead his bodyguard towards Yang Duanhe's handsome tent.
At this time, Yang Duanhe came back from inspection and happened to bump into this group of strange soldiers. When he stepped forward, he recognized that it was Shen Bing.
Yang Duanhe looked at Shen Bing up and down, then looked at the personal guards led by Shen Bing, and said in disbelief:
"Captain, do you really use red rattan to make armor?"
"And also..."
Shen Bing knew what Yang Duanhe wanted to say. Not only had he made it, he was also wearing it.
Not only did he put it on, he also asked all his subordinates to put it on!!
Yang Duanhe thought that Shen Bing's previous remarks were all joking.
Shen Bing comes to sell misfortune again:
"Back to General, my subordinates are helpless!"
"It's better to have armor than not to have armor."
Yang Duanhe looked helpless:
"That, but...this..."
"Hey, is this armor useful?"
Shen Bing replied:
"Whether it works or not, you will know once you try it!"
As he spoke, he opened his bow and nocked an arrow, and with a "swish" sound, he shot towards the vine shield in the hand of a personal guard behind him...
Shen Bing had only learned this for a few days, and his posture was still a bit unstandard, but of course he wouldn't miss the target if it was close at hand... But in fact, Shen Bing didn't seem to be aiming at this one.
There is a black line on Shen Bing's face, this level is too bad.
But fortunately, no one else will know if I don’t tell...
The point is that the arrow hit the vine shield and just paused for a moment before falling to the ground.
Then everyone was stunned, the navy guards, the Qin soldiers, and of course Yang Duanhe...
Yang Duanhe stepped forward to take a look and found that the area where the arrow hit was just a small scratch, so his expression became solemn:
"I don't think this thing... can really block arrows."
"What if it's a sword or a gun?"
Shen Bing replied:
"General, why don't you give it a try?"
Yang Duanhe didn't say anything, and just raised his head towards Li Yan beside him.
Shen Bing asked Ren to fight.
Of course, this is not a real comparison, it is simply Li Yan wielding his bronze sword fiercely and Ren holding up his shield to block.
I saw Li Yan slashing down with his sword one after another, but the vine shield blocked it again and again.
Even because of the toughness of the rattan shield, the sword struck hard and bounced back several times, almost injuring Li Yan himself...
Yang Duanhe watched from the side and couldn't help but feel frightened. He glanced at Shen Bing secretly and said to himself:
"If this vine shield can have such protection, I'm afraid the vine armor won't be much worse."
"Is this okay? It's light and protective, so I'll wait for this bronze armor instead..."
How did Yang Duanhe know that later generations would produce paper armor with similar characteristics to this rattan armor, but it would take fifty sets of armor to replace one set.