Although the streams passing through the Crescent Valley are gathered from many mountain streams of all sizes on the northern foot of Fangcheng Mountain, it does not rain, and this water is a rootless source. In addition, more than 20,000 people consume daily life, even if they build dams to block water early in the morning and dig pools along the stream to store water, they still show signs of drying up.

"The sky is rarely seen in recent days, and there are occasional dark clouds, and the rain should not be far away." Ying Yi said this, not knowing whether to comfort himself or the scholar.

The scholar looked at the sky: "What the lord said makes sense."

Human resources are sometimes poor. Unless they are gods and can call the wind and rain at will, they will inevitably be controlled by God. Although the scholar is also worried, no matter how much he is worried about this, it is useless. It is better to comfort yourself. What Ying Yi said is also good. The celestial phenomena have indeed changed a few days ago.

"There is no other way..." Ying Yi looked expressionless, remembering what he had said to Zhou Li before, and thinking of the big rivers: "Just as long as the thieves are leveled..."

The scholar laughed.

"Zhou E, Zhou E!"

The scholar shouted twice when he approached. Zhou E looked up and threw the wooden fork and ran over in a small step, saluting restrainedly: "Mr. Sun."

While secretly looking at Ying Yi.

The scholar smiled and said, "This is Lord Ying Yiying."

He said to Ying Yi again: "This is what my subordinates talk about Zhou E."

Zhou E has a medium figure and looks like she is 27 or 28 years old. Although her face is thin, she is in good spirits.

After hearing the scholar's words, Zhou E was shocked and hurriedly bowed: "The little woman has seen Lord Ying!"

Everyone knows Ying Yi's name, Crescent Valley. But there are not many people who know what Ying Yi looks like. The scholar is in charge of Crescent Valley and has done a lot in all aspects. Just like when he said in front of the soldiers that Ying Yi is so powerful, he spared no effort to promote it in Crescent Valley.

Adults and children, who doesn’t know that Ying Yi has the final say in the Crescent Valley now?

But after all, few people have seen Ying Yi. Although Ying Yi had learned about Crescent Valley and had gone around a few times, he had not seized power at that time. People would not remember the appearance of a passerby.

"No need to be too polite." Ying Yi smiled and helped him, saying, "Mr. Sun said you are good at weaving and tailoring, and the rattan jacket was proposed by you. I'll come here to see it today and try the effect. If the rattan jacket meets the requirements, there will be many rewards."

"Thank you sir!" Zhou E was very surprised and rubbed her hands nervously.

"Let's go." Ying Yi smiled gently, "Look at it first, I hope I can give me a surprise."

All the way to Zhou'e's house - a narrow cave.

Two thin children, one is eleven or twelve years old, the other is five or six years old, and an old woman. As for Zhou E's husband, Sun Xiucai said he was recruited to log wood and went out early and came back late.

When we arrived at Zhou E's house, the old woman, Zhou E's mother-in-law, was shaking an old loom by the hole. In the crackling sound, a slightly gray-yellow linen was taking shape.

"Is this the cloth woven by thorn vine?"

Ying Yi asked.

Zhou E hurriedly said, "Sir, this is the rattan cloth. The twine after soaking oil in the thorny vine is this color."

The old woman recognized Sun Xiucai. When she saw Ying Yi and his party arrived, she stood up at a loss and wanted to salute.

Ying Yi quickly stopped him: "The old lady doesn't need to be too polite."

The old woman is timid.

Ying Yi smiled and said, "Where is the rattan coat? Try the effect first."

Zhou E then took out a few pieces of clothes from the hole and spread them out to reveal them in front of Ying Yi.

In terms of style, it is the simple style worn by the people, including clothes and pants, gray and yellow, and inconspicuous. Ying Yi took it and stroked it in his hand, and realized the difference. He originally thought that the cloth woven with the fibers of this kind of thorny vine should be very rough, but when he held it in his hand, it had a sense of fineness. It was more delicate than linen cloth. Although it was not as good as silk, it was not much worse than cotton cloth.

The scholar on the side spoke: "Sir, this kind of rattan coat is delicate than linen, and it is extremely tough, and it is very difficult to cut. I have tried it with Lian Baihu. This kind of cloth has a stronger defense against swords than cotton and linen, but it has a very strong defense against arrows. Thirty steps away, it is difficult for arrows to penetrate rattan coats, similar to silk, and will be stuck in the arrows."

"oh?!"

Ying Yi couldn't help but look surprised when he heard this. He pinched a corner of his clothes with both hands and slowly increased his strength, increasing his strength to three or four hundred kilograms. The clothes were pulled and deformed. There was no sign of tearing from one inch to four or five inches. He loosened his hands and bounced back.

This toughness and elasticity were beyond Ying Yi's expectations!

"good!"

Ying Yi was overjoyed: "Good thing, it didn't disappoint me!"

He stroked the rattan jacket, looking very precious, and said to the scholar: "If you use the rattan jacket as the lining and cover the outer armor, you will not only protect you from swords and guns, but also from arrows, and you will be suitable for both distance and distance! You just don't know how to defend against firearms."

The scholar smiled when he heard this: "Although the defense of the firearm is not amazing enough, it is comparable to half an inch of cotton armor."

Cotton armor is the most powerful armor for the defense of muskets in this era. It is soaked with cotton and pressed layer by layer. It is often worn with a set of cotton armor and a set of iron armor is covered with, which is impossible to penetrate by firearms. It seems that the elite troops of the Tartars are all equipped with this kind of equipment.

The half-inch thick cotton armor is already very good. The rattan jacket is only a thin layer, and its defense ability can be imagined.

This really gave Ying Yi a big surprise.

"Try it."

Hearing his ears is false, but seeing it is true, Ying Yi took a breath and asked someone to bring swords, guns, bows, arrows, and muskets, put a rattan coat on a straw man, and let someone test it one by one.

Needless to mention swords, guns, bows and arrows, there are also muskets. They are also seized from the Dongchang Fanzi. The firearms in Ye County are now in Xiaowangzhuang.

After a test, the results of the test were extremely satisfied with Ying Yi.

Use a sword to chop, spear, and spear to stab, and it will be broken. If the arrow is fifty steps away, the arrow is entangled with twine, and it can only be shot into half of the arrow's tip, which is just broken. If the arrow is entangled within thirty steps, the arrow will be entangled halfway, and it will be shot through within thirty steps. When the firearm is shot, a large part of the force will be removed, forming a black spot, as if it has burned.

"Okay, very good."

Ying Yi was very satisfied and smiled and said, "With the squirt, I don't know how many lives I can save."

"Scholar, thorny vine is a treasure, and you must plant on a large scale. You organize a group of people and find a suitable place to plant." As he said, his eyes fell on Zhou E: "Zhou E has made great contributions and must be rewarded. I have two choices here. First, you are responsible for the planting of thorny vine, and the moon silver is temporarily set at ten taels. Second, after the first batch, the rattan jackets will be centrally manufactured and a direct workshop will be established. If you are the owner of the shop, the moon silver will be temporarily ten taels."

Ying Yi's reward was very heavy. After hearing this, Zhou E's face turned red with excitement. Without thinking, she said: "Sir, the little woman chose the workshop!"

Ying Yi laughed: "Okay, now starting from now on, you are the Lord Zhou Fang."
Chapter completed!