Daqin Engineers

The first set of vine armor was compiled a month later.

At this time, the red vine was soaked in the sun for only one month, but the surface was fibrous, and the vine flesh was still inside.

It can be imagined that the more you go in, the harder it is to soak in the sun, and the harder it is to make fibrosis.

More than three hundred basket weaving artists have been recruited over there. If we make a set of armor in ten days, then it will take 100 days or three months to make three thousand sets of armor.

Shen Bing made a calculation:

It is obviously unrealistic to wait for Akato to soak for a few months before starting work.

Because by then the Chu State Water Army will begin to move in the spring of next year. Once the battle begins, the enemy can’t let the enemy wait. We will fight after the armor of our Navy is finished.

So the armor should be made as soon as possible.

As for Akato hasn't reached the armor standard... this problem is not difficult to solve, and the armor can also enter the dipping process.

It's just that it's not as convenient as the rattan.

For example, the rattan can be all stuffed into a big bucket to soak, so there is no need to worry about being blocked from the sun.

After the armor is made, it needs more space to soak and worry about deformation, and it has to be turned over to make it even.

However, Shen Bing lacked time rather than manpower, so of course he had to choose to do so.

If there is any effect, it is that the vine armor will shrink as a whole due to impurities rot after soaking in the sun.

Shen Bing asked the Jing and other craftsmen to increase the size by one according to the standard, so that when it shrinks, it can almost reach the standard armor size.

Shen Bing tried on the armor and felt quite satisfied, mainly because it was light and breathable, and it didn't feel heavy like a bronze armor.

What's more important is that only half of the weight can be used to have a coat, a hat helmet and even a mask, which protects almost all the vital points.

Shen Bing put the armor on the wooden man and tried it. There was no problem with the anti-bow crossbow, and the sword split only made a few marks on its surface.

Shen Bing believes that besides the fibrosis and hardening of the rattan armour, it is also related to its flexibility: because it is flexible, it has a cushion, so there will be a process of unloading force.

But this is not as good as the defense against piercing weapons such as spears and halberds.

Shen Bing asked Ren to take the gun for a test, and at least one-third of the gun tip could penetrate.

But then again, even the bronze armor can't withstand puncture injuries.

Therefore, Shen Bing no longer hesitated, and immediately weaved armor in this style.

In addition, Shen Bing also asked:

"Can you speed up the armor formation or hire more people?"

"The navy can't wait."

No wonder Shen Bing is anxious.

As the saying goes, no one knows when the war will start. Of course, the sooner the armor is equipped, the better.

Answered embarrassedly:

"The captain does not know."

"Knitting armor is no better than knitting baskets. It requires warp and weft to cross each other and fasten it firmly, otherwise it will leave flaws."

Shen Bing understands this.

The weaving basket can be structured in the vertical direction and the horizontal lines, that is, the vertical sparseness and horizontal density.

After all, the baskets are used to hold soil and don't need to be too tight.

Weaving armor cannot do this. For example, the horizontal lines are dense and the vertical lines are sparse. The enemy only needs to level the blade to penetrate the human body from the gap between the horizontal lines.

Therefore, it must have the same latitude and longitude and be tightly intertwined to form a dense net, so as to better disperse the force in a certain place and keep the blade out of the armor.

Jing went on to say:

"If Xiaomin summoned all the talents of Liang's basket weaving, there might be more than a thousand people."

"But the formation of A is an important matter of the military state. The people dare not neglect, so they are only people with excellent skills."

"If you want to speed up, Xiaomin can't guarantee everything is fine!"

It is not unreasonable to say so.

Especially armor is also related to soldiers' psychology and morale.

If a few pieces of armor are shot through by the enemy's crossbow arrows... it will cause everyone to distrust the protection of the vine armor, and there will be psychological pressure and even affect morale.

Therefore, out of prudent considerations, it makes sense to maintain quality and then pursue quantity, otherwise there is no point in quantity.

After thinking about it, Shen Bing asked:

"Lao Zhang, is the difficulty of weaving different parts of armor different?"

Answered by nodding:

"It's different."

"Among them, the hat helmet is the most difficult, because it has an odd shape and has two layers, and it must be waterproof."

"The second is the mask and the shirt. The half-moon fabric of the shirt will roll into a ball if you are not careful."

"And armor and vine shields are relatively easier..."

This is easy to understand. The shape of the armor and the vine shield is regular, and there is not much technical difficulty. It is more repeated over and over again, so although they are large in size, they are easier to edit.

This is also one of the reasons why most of the bronze armors equipped by the Qin Army are not covered.

In addition, the shirt does not add much protection, but it consumes no less than the armor's labor and time, which is obviously not cost-effective.

After thinking about it, Shen Bing asked again:

"Since this is the case, why didn't Lao Zhang hand A and Shield to an artist who is not skilled."

"And the three hundred artists you led specialize in making hats, shirts, etc.?"

After hearing the words, he gave a "Huh", and then nodded:

"This method is feasible, but Xiaomin never thought of..."

It is not surprising that most artisans in this era are small handicraft workshops, no matter how difficult it is, they are all done by one person.

If this is a division of labor and cooperation, the difficult is handed over to the good craftsmanship, and the easy is handed over to the beginners, wouldn't it be able to maintain both quality and quantity?

However, there are still concerns:

"Lieutenant, if I wait to finish the three thousand armors in a short time, wouldn't it..."

He didn't finish the next words, his expression was a bit awkward.

But Shen Bing still understood the meaning of these words.

It turns out that Jing is still selfish:

If all the artists in the city are recruited to make a division of labor in a cooperative assembly line, it is estimated that three thousand sets can be produced in more than one month.

But after these three thousand sets of armor are made?

Did these people lose their jobs?

Are you going back to make baskets again?

Although weaving armor is not much more expensive than weaving baskets...three more money per day.

The problem is that weaving armor is stable, but weaving the basket has today and no tomorrow.

So after considering from his point of view, I hope to lengthen the time, and it is best to let them do all the work slowly.

Shen Bing couldn't help laughing:

"Lao Zhang can be relieved."

"Armor and the like must be worn out every battle, and the navy must have some inventory."

"What's more, these armors are only for emergency use."

"The official equipment is still the vine armor that has been soaked for a year."

Anyway, for Shen Bing, money is just a matter of making a few sheets of paper. Why not have more armors?

The eyes lit up immediately:

"The school lieutenant means that the maintenance, repair and production of these armors will be handed over to Xiaomin?"

Shen Bing replied:

"Of course."

Then added another sentence:

"But Lao Zhang must guarantee the quality, otherwise..."

Answered quickly:

"The school lieutenant can rest assured."

"It's a matter of life and death for the soldiers of the navy. Xiaomin doesn't dare to ignore it?"

"If the school lieutenant has any dissatisfaction, he can actually blame Xiaomin."