The prosperous Tang Dynasty was not only economic prosperity and splendid culture, but also strong military equipment, sweeping all directions. There are 13 different types of armor alone: ​​bright light, light, fine scales, mountain text, bird hammer, white cloth, soapy juan, cloth back, infantry, leather armor, wooden armor, locks, and vests.

Among them, the bright light armor is the most common and the most excellent.

To create a pair of bright light armor, the working hours alone are between 200 and 270.

Suppose a craftsman gets a salary of 5 guan a month, the labor cost in a pair of armor is between 30 guan and 45 guan. Moreover, the raw material for making armor is fine iron, and animal skins must be connected with silk lining. The material alone is no less than manual labor.

Therefore, the cost of a pair of armor is conservatively estimated to be 100 jin.

With the strength of the Tang Dynasty, it can only maintain a 60% armor rate, and a large part of it is not iron armor. But even so, it ensures the sharpness of the Tang Dynasty's soldiers!

Holding a monastery sword in hand, wearing iron armor, a heroic warrior, a magnificent Tang Dynasty!

When you see the bright light armor in front of you, you feel like you see the kingly soldiers who are dominating the world.

Ye Hua has been planning an invincible strong soldier who belongs to the champion Hou. At this moment, he has a clear idea!

All that needs to be evaluated is the cost and process issues.

The bright light armor in front of me was made by more than a dozen craftsmen such as Yaweng. After dinner, before going to bed, they knocked out one hammer and one hammer. No matter how tired or hard it is, they have to do a little bit every day. This is their gift to Ye Hua!

If it is mass-produced, it will definitely be different.

The silencer estimated that after using coke to make iron, the fine iron would have fewer impurities and easier processing. He estimated that 150 working hours would be enough to almost complete a pair of armor.

The overall cost is still more than 70 cents!

Still not cheap!

Ye Hua fell into thinking and asked the craftsmen to show all the processes to see if there is room for improvement. After a day of observation, Ye Hua found that the most time-consuming things were breastplate, pubic armor, back armor and helmet!

These pieces of armor are a whole and require a craftsman to knock it out with one hammer. The maximum number is more than 30,000 hammers, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive. It can be imagined.

In addition, small pieces of armor leaves, drilling, ropes, and lining can be completed by ordinary craftsmen, and even women can share some of them.

The biggest problem is in front of you, how should you do it?

Ye Hua soon had a idea, but it was not his invention. The craftsmen in front built water trucks to drive bellows and increase the blast furnace temperature. Since it can drive bellows, why can't they drive forging hammers?

Hit the armor with water!

After putting forward the idea, the craftsmen felt refreshed and suddenly realized!

Yes, why didn’t you expect the solution in front of you?

With the help of hydraulic power, not only is the force stronger, but it is also constantly going day and night without having to eat and sleep. The efficiency can be imagined!

The Marquis is so awesome, his brain is just flexible!

Ye Hua came up with an idea, and the craftsmen started to modify a hydraulic forging bed soon.

The water wheel turned, and the hammer head hit the fine iron heavily. Mars flew everywhere. In less than half an hour, the prototype of the armor appeared. The mute man hurried over and grabbed the armor with pliers.

Wow!

It's quite hot!

When the temperature cooled down, he tapped with his fingers and then took the iron bar and scratched it on it. The mute man smiled with satisfaction. He quickly picked up the hammer and hit it wildly. After half an hour, he gasped and raised a piece of his breastplate high.

Compared to what they did before, this breastplate is obviously a bit bleak and not so bright. However, after testing by several craftsmen, it was found that the hardness was almost the same.

Ye Hua also smiled. He didn't want to wear a bright armor and run to the battlefield to act as a target. On the contrary, his low-key style is his favorite.

In the past, it took at least 10 days to make a breastplate. Now, using a hydraulic forging bed, you can produce 10 pieces a day, which is a 100-fold increase in efficiency!

All the craftsmen laughed.

Ye Hua immediately issued a strict order. The area of ​​the hydraulic forging bed is the core secret of the workshop. No outsiders are allowed to come in, and no leakage is allowed! This is the lifeblood of their workshop! The craftsmen who participated in the making forging beds can receive generous rewards. Ye Hua promised that each piece of armor would be rewarded with 1 guan for each person, which would be valid within 3 years.

This reward is somewhat similar to patent fees. Ye Hua plans to open the entire workshop. In the future, no matter who it is, he will be rewarded with technological breakthroughs and improvements, improving efficiency and reducing costs.

However, this is just an internal regulation of the workshop, and he is not going to implement patent law everywhere.

Firstly, the time is not yet ripe, and secondly, the patent law can certainly encourage craftsmen to innovate, but it will also bring about technological monopoly. Moreover, with the current status of craftsmen, even if they have patents, they can’t see them and make others cheap.

Of course, Ye Hua is very generous to his own workers. For example, Yaweng, who received another 300 guan reward with his armor technology and hydraulic forging bed.

I have bought a house in Beijing for 2/3!

Work harder, it won’t take long to become the real owner of the house!

Is it worth it to earn a house in less than a year?

Ye Hua also stipulated that if you get a reward and enjoy the money of 1 stake of each pair of armor, you must bring your apprentice to promote your skills and never cherish it yourself. Similarly, after teaching your apprentice, you will also receive rewards. Yaweng once brought five apprentices, and this time he brought five more apprentices.

The mute man knew very well that among the craftsmen, he was not young anymore, and he didn’t know how many years he could work. While he was still alive, he would bring more disciples and pass on his skills. This was the best way for him to repay the marquis’ kindness!

Since the Mingguang Armor was made, the military weapon department was established in the workshop. Ye Hua determined three fist products, one was Mingguang Armor, one was Modao, and the other was a strong crossbow!

Modao is a sharp long sword held by infantry and can fight against cavalry. It is 15 kilograms. When it is swung, people and horses will break immediately, and they are all made of powder!

Very terrifying and fierce!

The use of Modao continued until the end of the Tang Dynasty, and even the fifth generation of Modao still had sporadic Modao, but it gradually disappeared due to the complex process and expensive construction.

There are a few craftsmen under Ye Hua who have not only seen Mo Dao, but also built it with their own hands. Now with fine iron and hydraulic forging beds, they are full of confidence and will definitely be able to reproduce the glory of Mo Dao Hand!

In addition to armor and weapons, there are crossbows and arrows.

This is Ye Hua's strength. The three-bow bed crossbow he improved made great contributions. After returning to the Great Zhou Dynasty, Guo Wei immediately issued an order to hand over the bed crossbow and ordered the craftsmen to step up the copying and treat it as a treasure.

But Ye Hua wanted to say that the copycat is the copycat, and my mother is the authentic one. Let’s wait, I will surprise everyone!

Ye Hua rolled up his sleeves and prepared to do his best to create the sharpest crossbow arrow.

Before he could do anything, Zhao Kuangyin and Yang Ye came to him.

"We are willing to accept the loss of bets, and we will lose to you with fists and shooting skills." Zhao Kuangyin said: "I will teach you whenever you want to learn." Yang Ye nodded.

Ye Hua remembered that the three-month appointment seemed to have expired.

"How is the price of the shop coming?"

"It's not just coming up, it's also doubled!" Zhao Kuangyin said with a dark face.

"Oh! It's rising a little bit? What's going on?" Ye Hua said curiously.

Zhao Kuangyin snorted, "What else can happen? I have a sucker! The Dou family doesn't know what medicine they took wrong, so they insist on buying a shop on Guanjun Street. It's okay to make a lot of money, they don't care."

Ye Hua was stunned for a moment and almost laughed. This is about to fall in love and fight to the end!

Anyway, Dou's family has a strong foundation, so let them do whatever they want.
Chapter completed!