Chapter 1956 Scientific research and development, artisan follow-up
The wind howled.
Blowing from the north to the south, with a lingering breath, it swept across the land of China. It''s like every move of Fei Qian has changed many styles of Huaxia.
The Han Dynasty lasted for three to four hundred years, but in fact, the study of armor in the Han Dynasty did not make much progress. At least compared with the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, it is like the models of fruit machines with S and models without S, not detailed I can''t see any significant changes at all.
Because from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period, until the Han Dynasty, China was actually ahead of the surrounding nomads and surrounding countries in terms of technology, so even though the Han Dynasty fought several rounds with the Huns, Xianbei, Xiqiang and Baiyue, the improvement of armor The demand is not great.
Technical suppression has been formed, so naturally it lacks some driving force. It''s like when the monopoly reaches the end, they will reject the update of new technologies, trying to fool them by changing the shell.
And it was the "prodigal son" Feiqian who brought a fresh and icy cold wind to the development of Han Dynasty technology, especially the development of weapon and armor technology.
The Han Dynasty was the earliest dynasty to prove that there was a complete iron armor. Note that it is a complete iron armor, but there is a real thing. Although later generations have also unearthed iron helmets from the Warring States period, or iron pockets, but no complete matching iron body armor has been found. Of course, it is not to say that there were no body armors excavated during the Warring States Period, but those were either leather or copper. If you want to say a complete set of iron armor, the earliest one was the Han Dynasty.
Thanks to the tradition of a large number of burials in the Han Dynasty, there are many armors that have been handed down. There are probably seven or eight complete pieces unearthed in later generations, such as the set of Liu Sheng...
How much is seven or eight pieces?
Sorry, this number is really a lot. After all, the Chinese dynasties have changed, but apart from the last few remaining from the braided dynasty, there are not many other dynasties that can find seven or eight finished products.
The original armor of the Han Dynasty is actually similar with minor differences. In terms of structure, these armors include body armor and shoulder armor. The body armor covers the chest, abdomen and crotch. The covering part of the shoulder armor is the entire upper arm, and there are two types of shoulder armor, one is the shoulder type, and the other is the half sleeve type.
Both body armor and shoulder armor are all made of forged iron armor plates. One is a small oval piece, and the other is a large rectangular piece. Whether it is a small piece or a large piece, they are all connected with ropes to form a piece of armor.
Then here is the final version of the armor of the Han Dynasty.
At most, in order to distinguish their identities, they will inlay gold and silver plating on the armor, or knock out some lines, so as to widen the gap with **** products...
Later, suddenly there was another Fei Qian who was extremely afraid of death, uh, who focused on technology, and began to make a huge push for the armor of the Han Dynasty from the inside to the outside, so that the current armor technology leaped forward, almost approaching the level of the Tang Dynasty. generation.
Of course, there is still a certain distance from the popularization of large-scale Mingguang armor in the Tang Dynasty.
Because of Fei Qian''s generosity in armor, some problems inevitably occurred.
Such as counterfeiting.
On the whole, Feiqian''s attitude towards craftsmen is relatively generous, and he can even allocate certain resources for tilting. For example, Ma Jun needs to manufacture wheel ships. As for the required materials and manpower, Feiqian will satisfy the needs as much as possible. , However, such treatment made a small number of people start to have bad thoughts.
After all, it is very difficult to truly innovate, but it seems that it is not so difficult to fake it...
Fei Qian never imagined that in the Han Dynasty, he would also encounter the same kind of "technology based on changing the shell" as in later generations.
At this stage, the most troublesome thing for Zhajia, which is equipped with a large amount of equipment under Feiqian, is the rust prevention problem.
Yes, it''s not a matter of defense, but of rust prevention.
In terms of defense, Fei Qian has gone through many researches. In terms of armor style, Huaxia, because of the mixture of various complex terrains and various wars, the Western European model of full-body plate armor looks mighty, and its defense is also good. Powerful, but not suitable for the Huaxia Corps to fight.
The top-level equipment for defending against arrows is naturally chain armor, and for defending against knives and spears, it is naturally plate armor. As for heavy weapons that contain powerful power, to be honest, in the face of pure power, it is difficult to rely entirely on armor. defensive.
Zhajia is almost the most perfect armor at present. It has a certain defense against bows and arrows, knives and guns. It is relatively cheap to manufacture and has mature manufacturing techniques. The most important point is that soldiers are relatively simple to maintain, and even do not need special arrangements for craftsmen. , Soldiers themselves can handle it.
However, rust removal is still a very long-winded thing, especially at the turn of spring and summer, and during the rainy season, what soldiers often do is to remove the armor, then polish it, paint it and dry it in the shade, return the equipment, and then it will be easily rubbed off after two days The place where the painted part is in contact with the outside air starts to rust again...
It is precisely because of this that Fei Qian issued a long-term task to the iron craftsmen, which is to study alloys, especially alloys in the stainless steel series. Of course, Fei Qian also knew that he wanted to manufacture stainless steel in the Han Dynasty, or something similar to stainless steel. The material is impossible, but it is not impossible to stop studying it because it is impossible in the Han Dynasty. At least, the various experiences and formulas left during the research process may provide more metallurgical experience for later dynasties.
Perhaps the Huaxia of the later generations took several steps ahead and took a leading position in the world because of Fei Qian''s advanced alloy research? So Fei Qian didn''t hold much hope that someone could complete this task in the Han Dynasty, but it contained some evil tastes of time travelers...
So, when one of his craftsmen reported that he had discovered and successfully produced a metal that would not rust, Fei Qian felt something was wrong.
『Is this stainless gold? ’ Fei Qian looked at the gleaming large piece of Zhajia that had been fastened with a leather hook, and then looked at the craftsman in front of him, asking with a half-smile.
This is interesting.
The Zhajia has a bright color, the surface is smooth and bright, and it shimmers brightly under the sun, and there is indeed no rust at all.
The craftsman pressed himself to the ground and replied: "Exactly, exactly..."
Fei Qian looked at it carefully for a moment, then smiled and said, "Where did this thing come from?" 』
The craftsman replied: "Small man, small man... melt silver into molten iron, and get this thing... the surface is like silver, and the substance is like iron. Even if you don''t use paint, it won''t rust easily..."
As we all know, silver is often oxidized and blackened, but its resistance to corrosion is still very strong, so if it is really a silver-iron alloy, it does have a certain degree of corrosion resistance, although its strength is not as good as It''s stainless steel, but it''s also a very good alloy material.
But the problem is...
Feiqian laughed a few times, and then said in a deep voice, "Is it really obtained by melting silver?" Is it overwhelmed without forging? 』
Beads of sweat gradually formed on the craftsman''s head and dripped onto the ground. "Small, small... if that''s true..."
Fei Qian hummed, and then signaled to Huang Xu, "Take out a few pieces of this armor and cut it off!" 』
Huang Xu immediately stepped forward, drew out his knife, and then cut off the leather ropes connected to each other on the armor plates, took out a few shiny armor plates, put them on the stone, and chopped them off with a sharp blow!
Silver itself is soft, so this so-called "silver-iron alloy" is easily cut off.
Fei Qian took the piece of armor that was broken in two, took a look at it, sneered, and threw it directly in front of the craftsman. "This is the fusion of silver and iron?" 』
Half of the nail fell to the ground, bounced a little, and then lay horizontally on the ground. The difference between the outer layer and the inner tube can be clearly seen at the fracture...
The craftsman lay limp on the ground, unable to speak a word.
『Drag out! Fei Qian waved his hand, "Relevant people, etc., will be dealt with according to the law!" 』
Several soldiers rushed up and dragged the craftsman out like a dead dog.
Liquefied silver and iron will not fuse with each other at all! So the so-called injection of silver into molten iron, or adding molten iron into molten silver, will not combine with each other to form alloys. Silver-iron alloys can only be produced under certain conditions, and the Han Dynasty did not have such conditions at all.
Fei Qian didn''t even need to ask about the motive. Most of the craftsmen took a lot of silver in this name, and then made such a so-called "silver-iron alloy" that would not rust to fill the so-called "loss". I don''t know the mystery of it, and I didn''t even screen it in detail, so I reported it as a performance...
Fei Qian frowned slightly. This is the problem of professional misalignment. Nowadays, most officials are from the family of scriptures and do not know anything about industrial technology. If the grassroots are deliberately deceived, and then a negligence, it is easy to have this kind of problem. The problem is, if it wasn''t for Fei Qian''s knowledge of later generations, he might believe that this is the real "silver-iron alloy".
so…
Exams.
Business exam.
However, this will have to wait, at least until the issue of "amnesty" is settled...
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On Cao Cao’s side, the soldiers also need to use armor, so there is also the problem of armor.
Cao Cao, after being bullied by Fei Qian for several times, is also "shit and strong", and feels that he can no longer bear this kind of inhuman pain, and he can''t go to Fei Qian''s caravan all day long to obtain those obviously inferior armors. So in Cao Cao''s mind, the word "independence" awakened.
Blacksmith, it’s not like I don’t have iron ore, so what’s the problem?
Start independent research and development!
Cao Cao was financially tight, and sometimes even had to tighten his belt, allocating nearly three million dollars to let Xuxian Workshop develop or imitate Huqi Feiqian''s armor series.
From soldiers to generals, from sleeve armor to Mingguang armor, especially the suit worn by Fei Qian and those senior generals, it is said that it looks heavy but feels light when worn...
Now, in the workshop in Xu County, the official who is in charge of the armor research is sweating, his eyes are almost protruding, his teeth are gritted, his face is throbbing, and he is staring at the other man kneeling in front of him. A small boss of the workshop said, "What are you talking about?" And... broke again? ah? ! 』
It’s cool to get research funding, and it’s cool to spend research funding, but when it comes to producing research results...
If you want to be cool all the time, you have to bring out some things, especially the high-level armor on the hussars. From Cao''s to Xiahou''s, the school is more or less obsessed. There will be no more fun.
The official in charge of the armor research even began to feel a chill on the back of his neck, as if a beheading knife was placed on the back of his head.
"do you know? If you can''t get the armor out, you and I are both capital crimes! ’ The official grabbed the little leader and pulled him in front of him, ‘I didn’t give you any less money, how did you get here in the courtyard in the east of Xu County? ah? Now you tell me the support is broken again? ! How do you ask me to explain? ! 』
Most of the armor of the Han Dynasty was on the shoulders. It can be imagined that there is an iron sack with its head exposed. That is to say, almost all people wearing armor are fighting with others with a burden. The pressure is very high, so the Han Dynasty described military generals as "extraordinary arm strength", "both arms have the strength of a thousand catties", etc. After all, this is the requirement. Those with smaller arms, let alone wielding weapons, put on armor They may not be able to straighten their waists.
However, the armor of Fei Qian''s senior generals has a layer of steel support structure added inside the armor, which can be roughly regarded as a reinforced concrete frame of a building, and those armor pieces and brick walls added later, the weight It can be shared by this structure, and then the burden on the shoulders can be released, and most of the pressure can be transferred to the waist.
Obviously, after such a change, the flexibility of the shoulders has been greatly improved immediately. At the same time, because of the lower center of gravity, although the overall weight is heavier than the original armor without internal structure, after wearing it, you will feel It is more relaxed and more stable on horseback.
This is also the reason why many cavalry generals under Fei Qian''s command are so brave. After all, the pressure point of the armor was originally on the shoulders, and a slight shake on the horse''s back would cause a change in balance. Now the main force point is on the waist. The balance effect caused by the shaking of the upper body is naturally much smaller.
This internal structure is easy to say, but not easy to do.
It’s like building a house. Many people know that reinforced concrete is needed for the frame, but they have no idea how thick the steel bar should be, what grade of cement to use, and how to build the frame...
Even if you get the finished product, it is not easy to imitate it.
It’s like the current Xuxian Workshop.
Of course, before the imitation, from the high-level Cao family Xiahou family to the middle-level workshop managers, most of them thought it was nothing, just copying the gourd...
Now this ladle is crooked.
It is obviously an imitation made according to the style of Feiqian''s armor, but soon after wearing it, the inner support will crack and break, just like a certain tiger in later generations, lame on the road...
The little boss had a sad face, "Why don''t you try again? 』
"Again! try! try! The manager of the workshop angrily pushed the little leader to the ground, then kicked him, shouted a word and kicked him three or four times before he said out of breath, "I have already promised General Cao, and I will submit it tomorrow." ! How else to try? ah? Do you want to try it with our heads? 』
The little boss didn’t dare to cry out the pain, so he quickly crawled back and knelt down under the legs of the workshop steward, weeping, "How about...delay for a few more days..."
The steward of the workshop was also physically and mentally depressed, frowning and shaking his head, sighed, "I can''t go on any longer, I have to give...my lord will reward the generals at the end of this year, this armor... is one of the rewards, indispensable! How to drag? You tell me, how to delay? 』
Hearing the words, the little boss became limp and muddy.
The workshop steward rolled his eyes from side to side, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "For the present plan, the only thing is..." His voice became lower and lower, and then it was almost silent.
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Cao Hong laughed out loud.
"it is good! it is good! Well done! Well done! Come on! Take a certain weapon! 』
Laughing, Cao Hong walked into the courtyard wearing his armor, moving his shoulders, "It is indeed much lighter! it is good! it is good! Who said that there is no one in a certain Cao family, isn''t it also developed? ! Hahaha, good! 』
The workshop manager lowered his head humbly, and laughed along with him.
Cao Hong took the weapon and waved it in the courtyard, laughing while dancing, obviously very happy, after a while, he put away his posture, threw the weapon to the guard, walked up to the workshop steward, and patted Afraid of the shoulders of the steward, "It''s a good thing for a certain Cao family, thank you for your hard work!" 』
『This is the job of a lowly official...』The workshop steward lowered his head and replied.
『Hmm...』Cao Hong twisted left and right, felt up, looked down, and suddenly said, "Can you add a waist ring hook here?" 』
『Waist ring hook? Is the general going to hang up his sword? ’ asked the workshop steward.
Cao Hong waved his hand and said, "Is it okay to hang a weapon? When you don''t hang a weapon, you can also hang something else...for example, wine gourd or something..."
The workshop manager swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
"how? Can''t do it? ’ Cao Hong asked.
The manager of the workshop repeatedly bent down and replied: "No! Yes, it can be done! 』Not to mention hanging wine gourds, even if you want to make room for a place on the armor, put a sea of ??tea, and put a teapot on your head!
Must do! If you can''t do it, you can do it!
Cao Hong is obviously very satisfied. After adding such an extra hanging ring and hook, this armor seems to have part of his creativity, as if he has added some more participation to this armor. associated.
Cao Hong greeted the guards, ready to take off the armor and let the workshop steward take it back. After all, this armor is a "prototype", and strictly speaking, it does not belong to Cao Hong.
『General, this…』The workshop steward said with a low eyebrow, 『If the general likes it, you can keep it and don’t have to return it to me…』
Cao Hong paused, "So, I''m afraid it''s not good?" 』
The manager of the workshop said repeatedly: "It''s just right, just right!" The general can try out this armor, and if there is anything wrong, it can be corrected...』
"Oh? That''s it..." Cao Hong looked at the manager of the workshop with a smile, "So, a certain person will bear this heavy responsibility!" it is good! Work hard, and when the year-end rewards come, the benefits will be indispensable to you! 』
The manager of the workshop responded repeatedly, and then expressed his resignation.
Cao Hong looked at the armor re-hanging on the weapon rack, looked left and right, obviously his mind was no longer on the workshop steward, he waved his hand casually...
The workshop steward bent down to salute, his head was almost on the ground, he pouted his buttocks respectfully and took a few steps back, turned around and left after reaching the door, and when he walked out of Cao Hong''s mansion, the smile on the workshop steward''s face gradually faded. Dissipated, then lowered his head again worriedly, wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve...
(end of this chapter)