Chapter 1144: There are wickers?

"Vine card? What is that?" Liu Laogen was a little confused after hearing it. He didn't even know the Vine card.

"What? Haven't you heard of the rattan? The shield made of rattan!" Marin was a little surprised.

Liu Laogen shook his head and said:

"The old man had only heard of the Sanguo dialect, there are Fujiko soldiers in the book, but no Fujita soldiers ..."

In fact, the rattan brand has already existed in this era, it is in Hu Jian. However, the vine brand is not well-known right now, only a few people know. It wasn't until Qi Jiguang resisted Japan, because of the widespread introduction of rattan players in the Yuanyang Formation, the Ming of the rattan brand spread all over the world. At this time, although there are rattan cards in the Hu Jian area, they are not well-known, and it is no wonder that Liu Laogen did not know.

"Don't worry about that much, you can send someone to inquire about the shield made by rattan. At the same time, please invite a veteran who is good at using rattan to be an instructor. I want to train these 200 people into rattan soldiers!"

Rattan is a light and very strong shield. During the Anti-Japanese War, the rattan cards held by the rattan players in Qi Jiguang's mandarin duck array can resist the sharp Japanese swords of Japanese pirates. Naturally, the stone javelins and spears used by the rattan to resist the aborigines are not a problem.

Moreover, the ancient Hu Jianren were generally short and thin, and it was unrealistic for them to use wooden and iron shields that were not light in weight. Therefore, the light and strong rattan brand is naturally the best choice. 200 rattan soldiers are enough to resist the attack of the indigenous soldiers. After all, in addition to holding high-protection rattan cards, rattan players can also use sharp single swords to attack their opponents ...

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As the saying goes, money can make ghosts grind. After Marin gave a reward, the rattan card soon got news, and the rattan instructor also found it.

The smuggler sent Malin a middle-aged man, a lame middle-aged man ...

This lame middle-aged man's name is Li Qiangyong. He was originally a sword-shield soldier of Pinghaiwei of Putian and an elite soldier of Pinghaiwei. However, when assisting Xinghua Prefecture (an old name for Putian) to encircle and suppress the mountain thieves five years ago, he accidentally cut his right leg by the mountain thieves and had to retire. arable land. But because of his right leg disability, Li Lazi's arable land is not very good, making life more difficult. Two years ago, Li Laizi's wife also ran away, and took away her young daughter. After all, in the Ming Dynasty, a military household, and a disabled military household, had no future.

Because it was not easy to cultivate the fields, later the lame general where Li Meng was located refused to teach the world to Li Meng to cultivate. In desperation, Li Lazi had to make a living.

Fortunately, Li Lazi is very good at rattan weaving, and he also uses old rattan to weave rattan shields. At the beginning, when he went to the battlefield, he used his own vine shield, which was very easy to use. Of course, now that he can't go to the battlefield, he can't make rattan shields. Instead, he uses rattan craftsmanship to make some rattan chairs, rattan boxes, rattan baskets and other tools, and sell them at the market. In this way, I can barely support myself.

When the broker found Li Lazi, Li Lazi was selling rattan at the market ...

"What, Yueyin 5?" When he heard about the salary from Marin, Li Lai stood up in shock.

Understand that the monthly silver 5 two is the annual salary of 60 two! The annual salary of a county in Daming is only 45 yuan. For ordinary soldiers, even if they are well-paid Qi Jiajun, the annual salary of the soldiers is only 8 to 10, plus meals and accommodation. And the annual salary of 60 two ... This treatment is simply very good ...

Of course, it should be pointed out that the Qi family army is a recruiting system, and officers and men are paid. At present, Daming is still a military system, and the soldiers have no salary at all, and fighting is a duty. Many of the military ’s farm products have been invaded by military officers, so the military is generally very poor. I heard that the annual salary of 60 two, and the limp who is not as good as an ordinary military is immediately moved ...

Then, this old military household, who was good at making rattan cards and at the same time knowing how to fight with swords and shields, immediately followed A smuggled ship to Tamsui Port. Anyway, he is now alone, unconcerned ...

After the arrival of Li Lazi, he was immediately named by Marin as the head teacher, and was responsible for the training of 200 rattan soldiers. When it's okay, he is also responsible for preparing rattan cards with a group of middle-aged and elderly people who are good at weaving.

However, the production cycle of a rattan brand that can be used in actual combat is relatively long. The main reason is that the rattan needs to be soaked in tung oil for a long time to make the rattan tough and strong, not afraid of swords. Therefore, Li Laizi first compiled 200 simple versions of rattan cards that had not been soaked with tung oil, and first let the soldiers train. As for the actual combat rattan, it takes a long time to process well ...

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To Marin's surprise, Li Lazi not only used old rattan to make rattan cards, but actually used old rattan to make rattan ...

"This ... Is it the legendary vine armor worn by the vine armor?" Marin is also a fan of the Three Kingdoms. He was very happy to hear vine armor.

Li Lame shook his head and said:

"It is not the vines described in the Three Kingdoms, but the vines prepared by the old man using the vine brand. However, the protection is not bad, at least, it can still resist ordinary swords.

Afterwards, Li Laizi introduced to Marin the manufacturing method of vines in detail-similar to the vine brand, vines also needed special old vines. Fortunately, Taiwan Island and Hu Jian have similar climates and vegetation, and many old vines can also be found on the mountain. After cutting these old vines, soak them in water for half a month. Then, let it dry for three days, soak it in tung oil for two or three days, and let it dry for another two months. After that, soak the tung oil and let it dry ... Repeat this five times ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ in order to meet the requirements of making rattan and rattan, and compile ...

Furthermore, in response to the shortcomings of traditional vine armoured soldiers, Li Laizi did not apply tung oil on the exterior of vine brand and vine armor, but chose to apply lacquer. Raw lacquer is waterproof and heat-resistant, coated on the surface of rattan. Even if the rattan is soaked with tung oil, it is difficult to burn with the protective layer of raw lacquer. Unless the lacquer protective layer wears out, the rattan brand and rattan will become flammable ...

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I heard that the lichen made by Li Laizi was not afraid of fire, and Marin was very happy. So he was happy:

"Li Jiaotou, then please help someone to prepare a set of rattan and rattan for these 200 people! As for tung oil and lacquer, rest assured that I will immediately send someone to purchase. By then, the rattan and rattan lacquer can be thickened One point, we are not bad for buying lacquer! "

Marin can already imagine how a group of warriors holding rattan cards and wearing rattan armor, or can be called rattan armor soldiers, can pose a great threat to the aborigines. At that time, perhaps without having to mobilize a large army from the local area, Kong Tai can easily occupy the entire island ...

Moreover, Marin is not worried that these rattan vines can threaten his rule. Because, the rattan brand and the rattan armor have no advantage in front of the musket. They bully bully natives who do n’t have muskets, but it ’s not enough to watch musketeers ...

In addition, rattan can also resist Japanese swords. Perhaps, when Marin entered Japan, he could bring some rattan soldiers to abuse the Japanese samurai ... It ’s really not possible, get some bamboo and make a wolf, and the cottage ’s mandarin duck array can also knock down the Japanese samurai. ...