Chapter 4328: edict

After Chen Xi realized that plate armor was the right way in Yuanfengnian, scale armor and chain armor were gradually eliminated. The problem was that he did too much in reserve in the early years, and he hadn't created a powerful warming secret back then. In order to use the technique, the reserve soldiers have to be warmed up, resulting in an excess of scale armor and chain armor.

Even if we continue to find ways to consume these armor stomachs later, considering the safety of the soldiers, the scale armor and chain armor issued are finally recycled. Basically, all the departments of the Han Dynasty are plate armor now, and the difference is obvious In thickness.

As for dismantling the scale armor and chain armor as horse armor, the number of horses needs to be considered. Obviously, even if Chen Xi is insane, it is impossible to complete the replacement of the cavalry in a short time, and expand the scale of the cavalry to about 200,000 .

Based on the above reasons, as of now, there are still 700,000 scale armor and chain armor in the treasury, and there are still so many scale armor and chain armor since the beginning of the beeping process that year. Plate armor is constantly produced from the forging room, and everyone is not a fool. The situation is not so urgent, so why use defective products.

As a result, there are still a large number of scale armor and chain armor piled up in the treasuries of various places.

Compared with plate armor, it is relatively easy to maintain, and it is easy to apply oil to prevent rust. The structure of scale armor and chain armor is doomed to be time-consuming and labor-intensive to deal with. Now the cost of scale armor is not only the original sunk cost of resources, There are also increasing human maintenance costs.

But if it is not maintained, it is not a joke that the steel rusts these days, and it will be over in a few years, especially in the warm and humid environment in the south, the armor needs to be maintained every once in a while.

These are all costs, just like the cost of driving a car, maintenance and repairs, fuel costs and so on.

Well, it's not that exaggerated, Chen Xi can withstand it, but it is indeed a waste of resources.

"Why are there still 700,000 scales?" Liu Bei frowned and asked Chen Xi.

"Because it's being updated," Chen Xi said helplessly, "The local legions that used to use scale armor have also gradually eliminated scale armor, although I suggest that they produce less equipment."

While speaking, Chen Xi looked at Li You, Li You had always been in charge of military equipment, in fact, the biggest reason for laying off Li You's iron and steel share was that Chen Xi felt that military equipment was sufficient, and other things were more important, otherwise Zhuge Liang and others wouldn't be able to lay off Li You every time of.

Therefore, every year when Li You got his own share of steel, he started to make plate armor. Various types of plate armor, even if the frontline soldiers had finished changing their outfits, the guards in various places, frontier troops, etc. would also need to change their outfits. The scale armor that can be used has been eliminated.

Still the same sentence, the scale armor is guarded in various places, and the guards in each place will maintain it by themselves. Chen Xi will not bear any maintenance costs. Drying and maintaining military vehicles is the same.

This not only strengthens the recruits' understanding of armaments, but also dilutes the manpower. Moreover, the process of recruits maintaining their armaments is itself a kind of learning, and it is a matter of mutual benefit.

But if these things are returned to the treasury, the local government will have to take care of them. This will cost money and time. It's not worth it, so let's sell it.

"The production of military equipment still needs to be guaranteed." Liu Bei said, "Warrior will die, and forgetting to fight will be dangerous. Military equipment cannot be relaxed. Putting swords and guns into storage and releasing horses to Nanshan is not something our Han Dynasty can do."

"I didn't say not to allow production, but there is no need to produce so much." Chen Xi explained weakly, "In short, except for the needs of a few legions, scale armor and chain armor have been eliminated by various types of plate armor. , Selling to the common people can be regarded as reducing inventory.”

There are indeed a few legions that need scale armor and chain armor so far, but on the one hand, they still need light armor so far, and the legions that can pass through Chen Xi's side are basically top-level elites, and the number is very small, so they can't be used at all. Many, and one more, it has been nine years since Yuanfeng, and the legions that cannot wear heavy plate armor are basically made-to-order.

The three crispy arms of Baima Yicong, Lao Ruishi, and Yueqi are now directly researched by a large group of professionals, and then most of the links are moved to the rhinoceros leather armor and crocodile leather armor on the assembly line. At present, most of the lining It is densely woven silk, and a small part is lotus silk cloth.

Can't wear heavy armor? No problem, leather armor can always be worn, look at this top-level custom-made product, although no matter how it is manufactured, it is not as good as a full set of plate armor, but the leather armor made after long-term tanning, strengthening, and hammer forging, after strengthening Wen Yang is really better than Yuan Fengqian's chain armor.

There was no way. At that time, Chen Xi was engaged in iron and steel, and the blacksmiths who led the team were new to blast furnace smelting. They didn't understand the ratio of iron ore at all, so they could only try again and again.

After ten years of continuous experimentation, we now have the exact ratio of various materials and the concept of various additives for molten steel.

Ten years ago, in Mount Tai, when Qingzhou was first conquered and the Qingzhou Smelting Department was established, even if Chen Xi had this knowledge, Chen Xi could still study the ratio with a pile of ore. Even if Chen Xi took the lead and knew the approximate ratio, it was not A dozen times can come up with a reasonable ratio.

So earlier, Chen Xi let those blacksmiths refine it blindly. Anyway, if the garbage comes out, it is still steel, which is hard and brittle. Anyway, what Li You wants is scale armor and chain armor. thing.

Therefore, if you really want to say it, this matter is not just about Li You talking nonsense and not explaining clearly, there are also many factors that Chen Xi's technical strength was not up to standard back then.

And since the technology is unqualified, the strength of this kind of thing is of course not as good as that of similar products in the later stage, let alone the thing after the later upgrade, but it is a military product after all. Compared with the iron pots and kitchen knives of the current people, Still have to be more reliable.

"Chen Hou, with such a large-scale release of inventory, I don't doubt the purchasing power of the current people. What I am worried about now is the subsequent impact and the greater impact in the future." As the eldest princess, Liu Tong really can't do it at this time. not talking anymore.

There is no way, even if Liu Tong thinks that Liu Bei and Chen Xi are still alive, but Liu Tong has to think about who will let her sit in this position in the future.

"To this level, instead of talking about digesting the inventory, it's better to just count it as a 'Great Han Dynasty Armament Reform'." Guo Jia said with a somewhat teasing tone.

"Because it's impossible for me to put more armor stomachs into it, so I just cleared the inventory." Chen Xi explained with a smile, "So it's an occasional wartime behavior. For the young and strong."

This is not nonsense, but it will really give you weapons, but due to the reality, this weapon is really useful, don't expect to really give you a suit of armor.

"I'm somewhat worried about whether it will become a social problem in the future. People who have a stomachache and have undergone national military service are two different things from ordinary people." Zhuge Liang said with a heavy face.

In the case that both sides have no talent, there is no difference in other qualities. Those with a stomach can beat the one without a stomach to death, and there is no problem in hitting two or three.

Therefore, if the 700,000 Jia stomachs are sent out, if there is a disturbance, the army may not be able to suppress it.

"Don't worry, at least if Duke Xuande is here, it won't be a mess." Chen Xi smiled and turned to look at Liu Bei and said, at other times, Chen Xi would definitely not add such a dangerous proposal, but now that he has understood Liu Bei's outrageous After that, Chen Xi really didn't care.

It is true that some vicious incidents may occur to the people who have obtained Jiawei. The question is, do these vicious incidents occur because of Jiawei? In the general environment of the Han Dynasty, it was normal for several villages to fight over a problem of water supply in the early years, and a lot of people died.

That's why Chen Xi worked so hard to build water conservancy facilities, knowing that his spiritual talent has the ability to ensure good weather, and the value of water conservancy facilities in a short period of time is not great, so he still needs to repair them, isn't it just to reduce internal friction?

Therefore, Chen Xi, who has been in the Han Dynasty for more than ten years, is very open to this kind of thing, and doesn't take it to heart at all—as long as there is no large-scale turmoil, if these Jiawei are sent out, it may reduce some personnel losses , From a certain point of view, this can also be regarded as mutual deterrence.

As for completely resolving the mutual struggles between local villages, to be honest, let alone the third century, it has not been resolved in the 21st century. Obviously, both sides support Liu Bei and Chen Xi, but when Liu Bei and Chen Xi leave, both sides pay again. Unleashing weapons and starting a fight, Chen Xi couldn't do anything about this kind of thing.

If the problem of the two villages is specifically solved, Chen Xi is still sure. The problem lies in the fact that there are so many villages in the Han Dynasty, and Chen Xi has a ghost time to solve them one by one.

What's more, new problems are still emerging, so Chen Xizhen has an attitude of letting go of this kind of thing. As long as there is no trouble, each of the two villages will pull out a thousand young men to form a team. Under the leadership of their respective veterans, It's not a big deal to use the legion attack to counter the bombardment.

The above-mentioned outrageous village battles really happened, and in the end the county lieutenant led troops to suppress them. For this reason, the county guards gathered all the people, and openly and fairly guessed the pros and cons of five baht coins that won three out of five rounds, and the whole village lost was relocated.

Of course, the village chiefs of the two villages, the finances of the supply and marketing cooperatives, and the militia captains all withdrew, and many young and strong were beaten with sticks, so they barely suppressed it.

The problem is that for Chen Xi, this kind of level is within the acceptable range, as long as it doesn’t cause trouble to the level of the Yellow Turban, then it’s not a problem. It is a pure large-scale land annexation, the people have no food to eat, and they can only kill those who make them have no food to eat.

As for the above situation, with Chen Xi in control, it really wouldn't happen. If you have scales, you will die, and there will be a stomach warning when you are fighting for water. Chen Xi expressed that he can accept this kind of situation.

Anyway, Chen Xi tried his best to solve the universal problems, and expecting to solve every problem would be a dream, and Chen Xi is not a god!

"It's very clear what the people want. Even if ambitious guys try to provoke them, they won't be able to pull up the team." Liu Bei nodded and said, he still has this confidence.

What's more, if you are full of martial arts and dare not go to the battlefield to make meritorious deeds, if you only dare to live in Yurou Township, you really think that the militiamen of the Han Dynasty are useless. Now, what can go wrong.

"Besides, the time is actually very long. The quality of these armors, in the hands of the common people, cannot be well maintained. It is still a question of whether they can be used for twenty years." Chen Xi smiled and said, "Scattered It’s fine for them, as long as things like crossbows are not released and the armor is distributed to the people, the casualties caused by local conflicts may not increase, maybe they will decrease.”

Of course, this is Chen Xi's way of thinking, but the general idea is okay. A stomach with a crossbow is a rebellious routine, but with only a stomach, it is really uncertain. After all, the lethality of the mainstream weapons of the Han Dynasty is really good. generally.

The struggle for water in the villages is usually just to use wooden sticks and weapons to fight to the death. Then you have to wait until the real drought. There are fewer dead hands.

In fact, Chen Xi still doesn’t know why the two villages from Jingzhou took out legions to attack each other. Even when Liao Li reported it, it was somewhat obscure, but Chen Xi didn’t pursue it. After Liu Bei found out, he just sent I asked a close friend to confirm the death toll, and after confirming that it was not serious, I didn't go into it.

Therefore, in this case, if the defense is greater than the attack, maybe everyone will be able to kill fewer people. After all, from Chen Xi's standpoint, they are all their own people.

"Then the edict will be printed and issued, allowing all regions to sell the scale armor in stock to the common people, but it needs to be registered." Liu Tong glanced at Chen Xi and said, what the other party said was very reasonable, but Liu Tong still felt that Chen Xi was purely for cleaning up the stock , after all, the scale armor has been piled up for so many years.

"Okay, and with this edict, it should be able to raise the vigilance of governors and county guards." Chen Xi thought for a while and then took out the seal issued by his minister.

The edict with three important seals was quickly issued to the state capitals and county governments in various places. However, even if it was operating at the highest efficiency, when the edict was issued, wild beast attacks had already occurred in some areas. The situation of passers-by.

However, the vicious incident did not happen. The village with the city wall really solved a lot of problems, and the militias in various places are not vegetarians. They have basically gone through nearly ten years of military service by now. There is really nothing to fear in the face of wild beasts. .

As for the state and county bureaucrats, they were already on guard before receiving the edict. The number of wild beasts wounding people has increased several times in a short period of time. They have already begun to send people to clear the money. Shen.