People in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Hu and Han respected together

Chapter 42 Samples
Li Yao was of course very happy to successfully forge a piece of armor and confirm that the nail was strong enough.

Because this shows that this method really works!
Immediately, he threw the piece of armor aside, and the rest of the people quickly picked it up, passed it around in turn and gave out admiration.

The armor plate that was originally just leather now looks like iron armor, it looks and feels like it, and it seems that even the hardness is the same.

At this time, Li Yao cut a new nail piece again, which was also one and a half inches long and one inch wide, and then repeated the process just now.

He wanted to make more armor pieces, punch holes and strings, and try to make armor samples.

With this armor sample, it can be mass-produced after explaining all the required materials, production process, and final product.

After all, as a young master, Li Yao is also a privileged class, so he doesn't need to always do it himself.

Until the sky gradually darkened, it turned out that Li Yao had been tossing around all afternoon without knowing it.

In the end, more than a dozen jet-black armor pieces were produced, because the process was so cumbersome that it needed to be made many times to make the rawhide have the hardness of iron, and the toughness and weight would not change much.

Fortunately, the cost is really not too high for Li Yao, rawhide, tung oil, iron filings... It couldn't be easier to get it.

Right after Li Yao got up, he stretched himself and planned to come back tomorrow, but he saw his father Li Wenhou.

It turned out that because Li Yao has been busy until now, he didn't even eat lunch, which also made Li Wenhou very curious, so now he came to check the situation himself.

Seeing Li Wenhou, Li Yao quickly said:

"Father, why are you here?"

Li Wenhou nodded, and then said in a deep voice:

"If you want to make a protective gear, you just need to tell me the specific requirements, and someone will make it for you. In the end, you just asked for cowhide. Do you still want to make it yourself? Can you handle raw cowhide? You can't just mess around!"

Li Yao also knew that this matter could not be concealed, so he took out a bunch of nail plates and showed them to Li Wenhou:
"Father, look!"

"This is?!" Li Wenhou's eyes widened, and his face was full of shock. In his opinion, these nails, whether judging from the shape or the color, were completely iron, but how did Li Yao do it?
He rushed in front of Li Yao in three steps at a time, took out one of the nails, pinched and touched...it was very tough when pinched, but also very hard to the touch. It wasn't made of iron, it should be made of leather. How did it do it?
After thinking about it for a while, Li Wenhou threw it on the table, drew the long knife from the waist of the accompanying guard, and chopped it down without a moment's hesitation.

click!
At this time, everyone present was shocked when they saw this, because the piece of armor on the table was not completely broken, just like the cowhide made the iron filings return to a complete piece of iron.

Click!Crack!
Then there were two more swipes of knives, and this piece of armor broke into two pieces with a click. It made Li Yao feel very painful. After all, it was really cumbersome to make.

But Li Wenhou, as well as his guards, were already short of breath, because they had been on the battlefield and knew how precious this piece of armor was.

Being able to block Li Wenhou's three swords means that he is really on the battlefield, and being able to survive Li Wenhou's three attacks is like having three extra lives...

It can be seen how precious these nail pieces are!

Then Li Wenhou looked at Li Yao again, his face was full of excitement, and his voice was extremely gentle:

"Ayao, tell me, how are these nails made?"

Li Yao didn't hide it, but changed some words, after all, time travel is too mysterious:

"I want to make protective gear. I originally wanted to make iron, but now I don't have the conditions, so I thought of embedding iron filings into the cowhide..."

"Take raw hide and cut it into nail pieces, then apply a layer of tung oil, first slightly roast, then sprinkle with iron filings, and finally beat continuously, and repeat this many times until these nail pieces are as hard as iron!"

It's so simple? !

Li Wenhou felt incredible, but soon fell into deep thought. They used to make leather armor by stacking armor pieces into double layers, or even stacking them into three layers to increase the thickness and improve defense.

Who would have thought that such an effect could be achieved by embedding iron filings into cowhide. Although there was only a lack of an idea, no one thought of this idea at all.

So Li Wenhou accepted the rhetoric, although there were many problems in the rhetoric, for example, Li Yao not only had ideas, but also a complete method, as if he was born to know.

But he has a paternal aura of love, he directly ignores these problems, and looks around indifferently:

"Ayao, this method should only be known to everyone present, you have never told anyone before!"

Li Yao nodded upon hearing this.

Then Li Wenhou directly ordered:
"This method has been listed as the top secret from now on. You should pretend that you have never heard of it. If it is leaked, no matter who it is? Shoot and kill!"

"Wei!" Everyone immediately responded loudly.

At this moment, what Li Wenhou said was categorical, and even revealed a strong killing intent. Everyone at the scene understood that this was by no means just talking.

If you leak the secret, you will really be killed!
Li Wenhou's eyes became more and more fiery, and his ambition began to skyrocket, so he paid so much attention to it. With these leather armors that are comparable to iron armor, it doesn't take much, only a few thousand armors, and you can become the king.

Even the Qiang tribes in Yugu and Yugu should be polite to him. That is the most elite part of Hehuang. The so-called eight kinds of Western Qiang are the eight most powerful Qiang tribes, and most of them come from here.

……

Three days later, there was another restricted area in this dock. If you don't get permission, you can't step here at all.

Of course Li Yao is not restrained, at this moment he is standing in front of a suit of armor, which is a sample made in the past three days.

Including armor, helmet, cloak, riding boots...

Armor is a body armor, which mainly protects the chest and back. It has no sleeves and a basin collar, so it is lighter. It is inlaid with armor plates and lined with cowhide.

The helmet is a helmet, which is also inlaid with armor on the outside and lined with cowhide, and the armor extends to the shoulders and back on both sides, which can protect the neck from being beheaded.

A cloak is an outer robe. In fact, no matter whether it is a cloak or a cloak, it can serve two functions. One is to keep warm, and you can sleep directly by wrapping it around your body at will. The other is to avoid being exposed to the sun and rain, which will cause the armor to decay too quickly...

But these cloaks are made of double-layer sheepskin, which has a certain protective ability. It is difficult for ordinary arrows to penetrate, and they can also resist attacks.

The riding boots are all made of sheepskin, and the entire calf is wrapped inside, which can not only keep warm but also prevent snakes, insects, rats, ants... from getting into themselves directly from the trouser legs.

This set of armor is not a common standard of the Han army. It is a new style created by the father and son after discussions and combining all the advantages. Although the grassland lacks iron, there is no shortage of livestock. There are many sheepskins and cowhide. Therefore, in addition to making leather armor, you can also make matching cloaks. The Central Plains does not have this advantage.

Li Yao even wanted to make another mask, but his father rejected it, thinking it was very flashy.

This made Li Yao very regretful, even though the mask was flashy, but it was really handsome to wear!

(End of this chapter)