Chapter 1521: Uses of Jiao Pi

What was the most popular weaponry in Japan during the Warring States Period? Not a samurai sword, but armor, armor with high protection. Because good armor can guarantee that soldiers will not be easily killed in combat, which is equal to multiple lives. And in ancient China, it has been strictly forbidden to have armor, but swords can't help. Because, in the cold weapons war, armor is more important than weapons. Even Nurhaci's uprising relies on the 13 armours left over from the ancestors, not 13 knives or 13 horses.

Armored warriors can rush into the enemy line without fear. If you wear a T-shirt, would you try one? The reason why Manqing can get up is inseparable from the importance of armor. Although Marin did not feel that the Qing Dynasty was good, it is undeniable that the quality of the cotton armor of the Qing Dynasty was really good and beautiful. Compared with the ugly and ordinary clothes of the Qing Dynasty, the Eight Banners armor is indeed very handsome. Of course, the armor of the Qing Dynasty was learned from the Ming Dynasty.

Unfortunately, because Japanese big names are too poor to make high-quality armor, so in the early Warring States period, many samurai armor were made of bamboo and wood chips. Nothing can resist this thing, it can only be used to force.

Only the large armor worn by the nobility has relatively high protection. But even the armor worn by the nobility was composed of leather and iron pieces superimposed on each other, and there was no pure armor. Mainly, Japan is short of iron. Another thing is-the Japanese are wearing pure iron armor ...

As mentioned earlier, because Japan prohibits eating meat, Japanese people are generally short in stature. If it is more than 1.5 meters, it is not short, and if it is more than 1.6 meters, it is a great man. This height is equivalent to the level of the fifth and sixth grades of later generations. If they were put on the armor of the Ming army, which weighed a few tens of kilograms, they would probably not be able to run.

Therefore, Marin wanted to sell a batch of European armor to the Yumao family on Sado Island, but the warrior of the ready-made European armor Yumao family is estimated to be unable to wear. Moreover, the size is too large ...

As a last resort, Marin can only arrange a batch of armor made by craftsmen to supply to Yu Mao's family. To this end, Marin specially gathered hundreds of craftsmen who are good at making leather armor to gather together to create armor for the warriors of the Yu Mao family.

According to the height of the Japanese in this era, Malinte made people make small leather suits suitable for men in their early 1.5s to 1.6m. In addition, let them wait for the vital parts on the chest, nail a batch of iron plate. In this way, you can get Japan's highest level of protection armor.

As for the materials used, Marin first ruled out the most advanced rhinoceros. That stuff is scarce for the North Sea Army. Then, it's cowhide. This thing is not lacking in Marin. After all, the North Sea country imports tens of thousands of cows from the Crimean Khanate every year and kills thousands of cows. Naturally, there is no shortage of cowhide.

However, the use of cowhide is also very wide. Not only can it be used for making clothes and shoes, but also a lot of cowhide is needed for various daily necessities. Marlin is a little unhappy.

So, a craftsman asked-why not use shark skin for armor?

"Shark skin!" Malin suddenly lit up.

There are a lot of shark skins in the North Sea country. The origin of these shark skins is related to the whaling policy that Marin has vigorously promoted.

Why is it related to the whaling policy formulated by Marin? Because, in the eyes of fishermen, whales and sharks are the hegemons in the ocean. The difference is that whales are much larger than sharks.

But whaling is very dangerous because whales are so powerful that they can easily overturn whalers ’boats. Therefore, whaling requires certain skills and skills.

The shark is regarded as a trumpet whale by fishermen, and it has also become the target of being killed. Of course, fishermen are not catching sharks for shark catching. They killed sharks purely to give whaling skills. After all, the characteristics of sharks are similar to whales, and they like to eat small fish. But sharks are much smaller and more powerful than whales, making them ideal for novice whalers.

Therefore, the shark was unluckyly used by the whaling ships of the North Sea country as a target for training novices. And the means of attracting sharks by a whaling boat is very simple-kill a few fish and spill the blood of the fish into the sea ...

Smell the **** smell, the shark will come excitedly. But it is the whaling guns of the whaling novices that welcome these unlucky sharks ...

Although the novices are not very skillful and often let sharks escape, but in the long run, the whaling ships of the North Sea country have also used whaling to kill many sharks.

However, shark meat is difficult to eat. This is mainly because sharks do not have urinary organs, and urine all penetrates in the skin. Therefore, shark meat is soaked in urine all year round, and the natural taste is unpalatable.

Therefore, most shark meat will be discarded, and salt will not be wasted to make salted fish. But it ’s a pity to throw it away, so the fishermen in the North Sea will soak the shark meat, bake it and dry it, and then grind it into shark meal, which will be used as a feed additive for pigs and cattle.

But the shark's fins and cod liver Marin have ordered to stay, after all, shark fin is a famous treasure. Cod liver oil extracted from cod liver is also a good thing.

As for shark skin, fishermen will stay. Because, shark skin has an important role-to make a scabbard ...

Marin remembered that the Qianlong treasure knife he had heard in his previous life was made of shark skin. Shark skin is very rough and hard. It is used to make leather goods. It has a poor feel and is not soft.

However, its rough and hard characteristics are very suitable for scabbard. After all, the scabbard cannot be too soft. The roughness of the shark skin just provides a certain resistance to prevent the sword from sliding out of the sheath.

Of course, in addition to its excellent quality, the reason why shark skin is listed as the designated material of the scabbard in China is that shark skin has a domineering alias-Jiao skin! Jiaolong, Jiaolong too! The dragon is the most noble animal in China. Well, the shark skin known as the scalp skin naturally rises in price.

The other thing is that Marin did hear that the ancient Chinese people used rhinoceros and kelp as armor. Marin made people touch the shark skin, and it was stronger than cowhide. Although it is rough, it is suitable for armor. Moreover, nobody wants this except for scabbard ...

So, Marin ordered-let these 100 artisans who know how to make leather armor use stock shark skin to make 500 small leather armor for sale to the Yu Mao family to equip samurai to fight against the master Home confidence.

Not to mention that Japan is also a big fishery country, there is also a tradition of whaling, and it also catches sharks. However, Japan currently has a backward fishing technology and neither has a professional shark net, nor a professional shark hook, nor does it use a whaling fork. . Therefore, it is difficult for Japanese fishermen to catch whales or sharks. Therefore, industry cannot be formed yet. Unlike Malin's Beihai country, because of the application of whaling fork technology, not only can get a large number of whale products, but also can get many shark by-products.

Just like shark skin, the reason why it became precious leather in ancient China was because ancient times lacked scientific means of killing, which made it difficult for sharks to catch, and naturally became precious.

But in fact, in ancient times, there were many whales and sharks in the ocean because there were no trawlers all over the world. As long as there are scientific and reasonable means, there is no end to killing.

Not to mention the 16th century, even after the end of World War II in the 20th century, the Japanese went to sea to catch whales and also gained a lot of fish. It is said that at the end of World War II, Japan's economy collapsed and food was extremely scarce. In order to prevent people from starving to death, the then Japanese Emperor MacArthur taught Japan to use modern fishing boats and whaling technology ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ to go to seas around the world to kill whales to obtain a large amount of whale meat ...

In this way, the Japanese survived the most difficult years after World War II by relying on whaling. But then the Japanese became addicted to whaling. Whaling was banned all over the world, and whales were still being killed. Obviously, whaling makes them taste too much ...

But now, this sweetness is naturally exclusively enjoyed by Beihai, which has mature whaling technology. Marin has prepared dozens of whaling fleets, ready to kill enough whales to obtain a lot of important supplies such as whale meat and whale oil. Since relying on whaling to allow Japan with a population of 60 to 70 million after the end of World War II to survive the food shortage, Marin feels that these whale meats can fully provide enough meat for this population of Beihai.

The dozens of whaling fleets formed by Marin, except for the first few teams, started training with shark catching. Therefore, there is a large stock of shark skin in the North Sea country. Before, I couldn't find the use of shark skin, I could only use it as a scabbard. But now, Marin suddenly realized that sharkskin seems to work well ...

This kind of leather armor made of shark skin can be sold not only to the Japanese name of the Warring States, but also to the Ming Dynasty. After all, shark skin has a very loud name in the Ming Dynasty-Jiao skin ...

Moreover, the Ming Dynasty is sadder than Japan. Because of the long-term ban on the sea, there were few opportunities for the Ming Dynasty fishermen to go fishing. Therefore, the catch of sharks in the Ming Dynasty was very touching. As a result, shark skin has naturally become a rarity.

If Marin made surplus shark skin into leather armor or scabbard and sold it to the Ming Dynasty, the name "Jiaojia" was very capable of bluffing. In this way, the price must not be low ...

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