Please ask me to be the emperor

Zhang's orphans were all stunned when they heard this. There were such shameless robbers and bandits in the world who robbed their property and spoke so righteously. However, the situation is stronger than the people, what can they do? It is a blessing to be able to avoid the humiliation of thieves, how dare you ask for anything else.

Therefore, Zhang ordered Chen Jingzhi, who was following him, to take charge of the matter and register the Zhang family's property, and the property and mansion were still left to Zhang. Two to three hundred acres of land were left for the family's own use, and the rest of the land was distributed to the poor. The original land deeds were burned, and each of the Zhang family signed and pledged, and signed a new contract. As for the gold and silver and other adu goods, they were all taken away by Zhang Shun and others, part of which was distributed to the poor, and part of which was reserved for the military expenses of the rebels. In an instant, such a large family was torn to pieces, causing all the big families in Dayang Town to remain silent.

Not to mention how Chen Jingzhi led people to divide the Zhang family's property here, and Zhang led people to plunder the wealth of Dayang Town over there. This Dayang Town is also an important town that is rich in the world. Although it was plundered by "Lao Huihui" three times before, its foundation has not been shaken.

When Zhang Shun arrived in this town, the first thing that made him salivate was the mules and horses that came and went in the town and the workshops where almost every household was making steel needles. Zhang Shun was different from other rebels. His family background was shallow, he lacked mules and horses, and his mobility was particularly poor. Now that I saw the mules and horses all over the town, I was naturally very happy.

However, he is known as "The Thief of Qingtian", so he pays attention to some aspects of food. So, while he ordered to blackmail the big households in the city, he also ordered to "purchase" mules and horses. Those owners of mules and horses knew that they were bandits, so how dare they not sell them? The previous two experiences of being robbed told them that if they were honest and obedient, they would only lose their property; if they dared to resist, they would lose their lives and property as well.

Dayang Town, which had been plundered repeatedly by bandits, rarely showed a cooperative attitude. Zhang Shun was very happy and obtained a large amount of grain, gold and silver, and "purchased" mules and horses from large households without any blood.

Zhang Shun kept all the grain, part of the gold and silver was used to buy mules and horses, and part of the gold and silver was used to reward meritorious soldiers. At this point, everyone was satisfied, but Zhang Shun turned his attention to the town's needle-making industry.

Dayang Town is known as the "Acupuncture Capital of Kyushu". Steel needles are marketed in Central Asia and are the best technology. But we are bandits and not businessmen, so why bother with this? Everyone expressed confusion.

Zhang Shun laughed when he heard this and said: "You idiots, you only know how to fight, you don't understand the real treasures of the world."

"I have carefully observed the needle-making industry in Dayang Town in the past few days. I found that they all beat wrought iron into thin strips and then draw them. Then they cut them into small sections to make fine needles and put them in a pine ash pot. It’s fried and then quenched.”

"This method is exquisite. It looks like needle-making, but it is actually an armor-making technology. If the iron wires are made into rings and connected one by one, it will be the chain armor used in the army. Nowadays, we are short of armor, helmets, etc. I have already ordered Liu Gang and other blacksmiths to speed up the production of defensive weapons, but the process is cumbersome and slow. If we can get Dayang Town to make armor for me, within a few days, more than a thousand armors will be available!"

When everyone heard this, they were all dumbfounded. Their lord was truly a god, and he could actually come up with such a method. Thinking of this, Zhang Shun quickly mobilized Chen Jingzhi and his clerks who had just split up the Zhang family's property, registered all the needlesmiths in the town, and ordered them to make serial armor for himself.

This chain armor is actually what later generations would call chain armor, and it is not the same thing as the chain armor often mentioned in story books. Chain armor is made of iron rings connected together, while so-called chain mail is made of tiny chains. For example, the most famous Shanwen chain mail in later generations is a typical representative. Only as drawing technology became more and more popular, chain mail was slowly replaced by chain mail.

At that time, Zhang Shun did not know the difference, but it did not prevent him from using this kind of armor. The most troublesome thing about this kind of serial armor is the two points, one is the drawing technology, and it requires a lot of labor by one person, but this Dayang Town just meets these two conditions.

Zhang Shun first ordered his generals and Chen Jingzhi to set up patterns, divided into two sizes, large and small, and then ordered Chen Jingzhi to distribute the patterns to the homes of craftsmen who made steel needles, ordering them to make two pieces of chain armor per household. If the time limit was exceeded, the whole family would be executed.

This was the first time for the blacksmiths in the town to encounter thieves with such cunning tactics. However, they did not plunder their property and did not harm their lives. Most of them obeyed the orders. There were some thorny people, so Zhang Shun asked the soldiers to go over and clean them up, and he became more honest.

In order to prevent them from causing mischief, Zhang Shun specifically asked the soldiers to tell them that after the production was completed, the blacksmith needed to put it on himself and let the soldiers who took over the work chop and stab it. If there is no damage, it is considered qualified; if the armor is broken, he will be killed on the spot.

How dare the blacksmith not die after hearing this? Everyone hurriedly drew threads and made rings, asking family members to help connect them together. This was really a labor-intensive and expensive job. As a result, after waiting for several days, Zhang Shun discovered that none of the armors could complete the task on time.

It turns out that this chain armor is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and needs riveting to form a better defensive effect. Although the raw material used by the Dayang Town blacksmith to make steel needles is wrought iron with a low carbon content, hand-making does not take a day.

This time Zhang Shun was still thinking about the situation in Zezhou City, so he left for a few days, fearing that he would lose his luggage and other basic supplies. However, I can’t bear to part with all these armors, so what should I do?

Zhang Shun thought about it and had no choice but to check on the spot. After looking for a long time, Zhang Shun actually saw the problem. Many craftsmen still make it by hand with rudimentary tools, so it’s no wonder progress is so slow.

Zhang Shun immediately ordered people to make some tools and distributed them to the blacksmiths. One is a simple iron rod, which allows craftsmen to easily wrap the iron wire around it to form rings; the other is scissor-like pliers, which can easily cut the iron wire to make rings; the last one is punching pliers, which can be used to cut the iron wire into rings. One end is made into an awl shape, which can be opened and closed to punch holes at the wire connection. Then, you can use a small hammer to smash in the short wire and rivet it into a ring.

At this time, the progress of the craftsmen accelerated, and after more than ten days, the serial armor was basically connected. At this time, these ring rings were all made of wrought iron. Zhang ordered the craftsmen to stir-fry them in pine ash. In fact, this was the so-called carburizing technology, which increased the carbon content of the iron wire to harden the iron rings.

As a result, on the next day, everyone in Zhang Shun's team finally wore armor. Looking from a distance, they were no less than the elites of Jiubian. Although there is still a difference in quality between these serial armors and real serial armors, Zhang Shun finally solved the problem of whether the army has protective gear. Looking at the more than a thousand soldiers under his command, he couldn't help but feel heroic for a moment!

Thanks to the fan "Five Poison Heartbreaker" for the reward, this is yesterday's supplementary update. Thank you for your support, the protagonist will finally take his place among the rebels.