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"Master, what do you think this shield can be used for?" Zhang Shun asked, holding a large shield.

"Don't dare bother King Qin to ask questions!" The old bamboo craftsman was startled, quickly put down his work, stood up and saluted, and then took the shield respectfully.

"This method of weaving is ordinary, but I have never seen this little vine before. It must be a product of other places." The old bamboo maker stretched out his big hand full of calluses, caressed and looked at it for a long time. , then he responded.

"What kind of vine is this? Ask someone carefully!" Zhang Shun frowned, turned to Li Jiyu and ordered.

"No need to question King Shun, I already know it!" Li Jiyu couldn't help but smile bitterly, "This thing is called jute vine, also known as fire rope vine. It is distributed in Sichuan, Yungui, Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and other places. There is no such thing in the north."

"You are a thoughtful person, you can understand clearly!" Zhang Shun glanced at Li Jiyu meaningfully and couldn't help but smile.

It turned out that after repeated research and experiments by Zhang Shun, Li Jiyu and Wang Zheng, the heavy armor shape was finally determined, which was mainly made of plain armor and absorbed the joint structure of "plate armor".

However, due to the huge power and rapid development of firearms, Zhang Shun was not satisfied with this.

In the age of firearms, the formation of heavily armored elite troops was a matter of great risk.

Once the armor they wear cannot stop the enemy's fire cannons, the heavily armored elites who spend huge manpower, material and financial resources will become a living target.

Soldiers must observe the major events of the country, the place of life and death, and the way of survival!

Human life is of paramount importance and should not be taken too seriously.

At the critical moment, Zhang Shun remembered Jiang He and his sword and shield soldiers.

When the rebels first attacked Kangjiazhuang, they were instructed by villagers to use quilts to withstand bird cannons.

So he came up with the idea of ​​combining rattan and cotton to further weaken the projectiles.

However, these shields are prolific in the south and are not available in the north, so the first thing Zhang Shun did was to drag Li Jiyu to find a bamboo craftsman and try to imitate them.

The so-called bamboo craftsmen are craftsmen who use tough bamboo wood such as bamboo, rattan, wattle, and reeds to weave baskets, dustpans, bamboo baskets, baskets, mats and other weaving utensils.

People who engaged in this profession in Zhang Shun's previous life were quite rare, but in this era it is a relatively common craftsman.

The old bamboo craftsman Zhang Shun was looking for was almost seventy years old.

Despite his age, his skillful hands covered with calluses can grasp sharp bamboo strips as if they were holding leather strips, and quickly weave the utensils in his hands.

"Master, do you think this rattan can be substituted?" Zhang Shun thought for a while, and it was a bit unrealistic to "import" jute rattan from Fujian, Guangxi, Sichuan and other places.

"It's hard to say, it depends on what you want to do!" Lao Mianjiang shook his head.

"If you want to make baskets, you can make them with bamboo, wattle, or even wicker."

"You have such a big basket, who knows what you are going to do?"

"This is not a basket, this is a shield, prepared to protect against swords and fire..." Zhang Shun explained quickly.

The shield Zhang Shun brought was a large pair of shields, nearly three feet in diameter.

In fact, in addition to this, there are medium-sized rattans, which are two feet, three inches and a half in diameter; and small rattans, which are one foot and five inches in diameter.

All shields are woven into a pot-like structure, which is very helpful for discharging force and buffering the force of the enemy's knock.

Even though the large shield plate almost covers the whole body, the small one is also about the same size as the wooden sign. In fact, the larger one weighs only nine kilograms, and the small one only weighs five kilograms, which is very light.

"It can't be done, it can't be done!" The old bamboo craftsman just shook his head and said, "If you want to resist swords, bows and arrows, you can barely do it, but if you want to resist birds and bullets, don't even think about it."

"Oh? The master can actually make a card that can withstand swords, bows and arrows?" Zhang Shun couldn't help but be surprised.

In fact, the shield alone cannot withstand the bullets, so it must be added with cotton wool.

"I don't dare to say that I'm completely sure. You can try it with vitex!" The old bamboo craftsman frowned when he heard this.

"This vitex needs to be old and finger-thick, either newly cut in autumn, or dried and soaked before weaving."

"So the weaving of rattan with wattle is completely different from that of rattan. Although both require tung oil, wattle must be braided first and then soaked, while rattan must be soaked first and then braided. Each one is different and has its own magical uses."

"Tung oil?" Zhang Shun was very familiar with this, but he didn't understand what it was and what it was used for.

"You young man turns out to be a person who doesn't eat the fireworks of the world!" The old bamboo pole maker couldn't help but shook his head and laughed after hearing this, "You don't even know about tung oil?"

"Tung oil is made by frying tung seeds, squeezing out the oil, and soaking the wood. It is both waterproof and tough!"

"Paper umbrellas, paints, and furniture are all made of this stuff."

"I've learned a lesson!" Zhang Shun was not annoyed when he heard this. Instead, he thanked him and said, "I wonder where this thing is produced?"

"Shaanxi, Henan, Huguang, Sichuan and other southern provinces all have it grown and produced. It's not surprising." The old bamboo framer said with a smile.

His Highness the King of Qin was noble but not arrogant, and he was not ashamed to ask questions, which made him feel very fond of him, so he explained everything clearly.

It turns out that tung oil is a unique economic tree species in China, and the tung oil produced from it is a good waterproof and rust-proof agent.

Wood soaked in tung oil is not easy to get damp or crack, but also has improved toughness.

In later generations, Tao was also used as a maintenance agent for tanks, aircraft, cannons, warships, armored vehicles and other ordnance. During World War I and World War II, it became a highly-demanded strategic material monopolized by China along with bristles.

Zhang Shun did not know this, but it did not hinder his understanding of the importance of rattan cards and tung oil.

"Okay, let's do this!" Zhang Shun listened for a long time and couldn't help but stand up and said with a smile, "Now is the beginning of autumn, the time for harvesting thorns."

"I would like to order a hundred wattle and rattan plaques from the master first, and I also ask the master to make them carefully for me."

"Ah?" The old bamboo pole maker was shocked when he heard this. This was a big deal. He quickly stood up and thanked him.

After Wang Jinyi paid the deposit and everyone walked out, Li Jiyu couldn't help but wonder: "Originally, we were wearing iron armor. King Shun must have planned to let us break the edge and attack first, so why did he equip us with shields?" ?”

"This thing is called a shield card in the hands of Jiang He, but it is called a bulletproof card in your hands!" Zhang Shun laughed when he heard this.

"Although the iron armor is fine, it may not be impenetrable to fire guns. Now our new type of fire guns have begun to be put into service. What if they fall into the hands of the enemy and they are all imitated?"

"So I plan to add two more layers of old cotton inside and outside this big shield to avoid Yamaru."

"A bird's blunderbuss can't be pierced by a shot; a big bird's blunderbuss can pierce, but its strength has been exhausted. How can it pierce iron armor again?"

"With such peace of mind, the soldiers are as brave as tigers. In any battle, just charge and kill. Why should you be afraid of the enemy Yamaru?"