In the blacksmith shop in Xia Town, there is a Han sword and a Han knife on display. These are silver-level weapons, made by a senior blacksmith of the Han army.

This senior blacksmith was captured by water bandits and now lives in Xia Town.

Chu Tian looked at both the Han Jian and the Han Dao carefully: "Which one is better, the sword or the sword?"

The blacksmith replied: "Each has its own advantages and disadvantages. If the county captain wants to equip the army, the Huanshou Sword is the best choice."

"Why?"

"Single-port cutting is cheaper than double-port cutting."

"..."

Chutian listened to the senior blacksmith's explanation. It was really reasonable and convincing. In the end, it was still a question of money.

“Why are bronze swords more common?”

Chu Tian thought of the Bronze Age, and it seemed that bronze swords were the main melee weapons.

"The processing techniques of copper and iron are different and cannot be compared."

"I see."

Chu Tian summoned the blacksmiths from Xia Town to build standard weapons in batches.

The complete equipment of an infantryman can include swords, armor, shields, spears and halberds, and crossbows.

The better the equipment, the stronger the soldier's combat effectiveness will be.

Chen Tang, a famous general in the Western Han Dynasty who said, "Anyone who offends our Han will be killed no matter how far away" is said. One Han soldier is equal to five Hu soldiers. If the Hu soldiers use the same weapons as the Han soldiers, then one Han soldier can only defeat three Hu soldiers.

Behind the weapons represents the territory’s financial resources and resources.

"If you want to save the cost of producing weapons, you can set up a blacksmith shop near an iron mine or a river. By saving transportation capacity, you can reduce the cost of producing weapons."

Xia Liang, who was in charge of finance, followed Chu Tian and did a simple calculation for Chu Tian.

"Shangbi Town has second-level iron ore resources. The quantity and quality of the iron ore that can be mined are higher than those in other villages and towns. Build a third-level blacksmith shop in Shangbi Town to specialize in making weapons, armor, and arrow clusters."

Chutian arranged for officials to go to Shangbi Town with the drawings and asked the local mayor to immediately start upgrading and expanding the blacksmith shop.

Weapons and armor have become a specialty of Shangbi Town.

The weapons forged in Shangbi Town are then transported to Xia Town for storage in case of emergencies. Swords are durable. If they are used too many times, they will curl when cut against heavy armor, and they will rust if not properly maintained.

Similarly, the maintenance of crossbows is more complicated and may even affect the outcome of a war.

Bronze-level weapons are considered ordinary weapons and are used by most troops, silver-level weapons are used by elites, and higher-quality weapons are used by special units or generals, provided they have the capital to build weapons.

"Do you have the ability to forge iron armor?"

Chutian asked the dozen or so best blacksmiths in the town.

When Chu Tian saw the equipment of the Han army in Guangzong County, he couldn't help but be jealous.

A military commander in a camp has dozens of soldiers under his command, all of whom are equipped with iron armor.

Xia Zhendu was not yet so wealthy, and the few iron armors they had were trophies captured from the battlefield, all of which were used by the generals.

The senior blacksmith explained: "Young people can make silver-level black iron armor and iron armor. The black iron armor can be divided into two kinds of armor and sleeve armor. The two armors only protect the chest and back. The sleeve armor also protects the shoulders.

, but the price is more expensive and the flexibility is slightly less. The iron armor is the helmet."

Black iron armor sounds very majestic, but it is actually black iron armor.

"How much silver does a pair of silver-level iron armor cost?"

"At least a few taels of silver."

Expensive, it is very expensive to build an infantry equipped with black iron armor.

There are still a lot of gold, silver and copper coins in Xia Town's warehouse, but various buildings still need to be expanded, and the budget for the army is only part of the financial expenditure.

Military expenses also include paying military salaries, raising war horses, making crossbows, swords, spears and halberds, shields, arrows... In one month, the salary of a professional soldier alone exceeds one thousand taels of silver.

"Create fifty pairs of black iron armor."

Chu Tian asked the senior blacksmith to create a batch of Han Dynasty black iron armor.

"Lord" can also create bright light armor, cavalry armor, and medieval plate armor. These are higher-level iron armors. The cost of making equipment is also high, otherwise the value of heavy cavalry will not be so high.

It's not that heavier armor is better. Infantry using heavy iron armor will affect their mobility on the battlefield, and the burst time is also very short, because their physical strength will be exhausted soon.

Chu Tian planned to give these fifty new pairs of Han Xuan Armor to Xiliu Camp for use.

Xiliu Camp is a sixth-level infantry, and a group of infantry equipped with Han Xuanjia can be assembled to block the front.

Han Dao and Han Xuanjia are common equipment for the elite infantry of the Han army.

Most soldiers in Xia Town still use leather armor.

Consider that the production of equipment is very tedious.

Chu Tian rubbed his temples with a headache. Different from the impression that the lord would immediately produce thousands of armors as soon as he made the decision, he had to make careful calculations and make careful calculations to even build fifty pairs of iron armors.

Mainly because of poverty.

"Sir, a businessman from the Mi family who is resident in our Xia Town has come to ask for an audience."

When Chu Tian was worried about the cost of fifty pairs of iron armors, businessmen from the Mi family came to visit.

The rich man is here!

Chutian asked people to receive the merchants of the Mi family.

The business in Xia Town is not big for the Mi family, but this time Chutian wiped out more than a thousand water bandits and shocked the southern part of Kaiyang County, helping the Mi family solve a problem.

When the merchants of the Mi family saw Chu Tian, ​​they had already restrained their arrogance and were respectful, not to mention that Chu Tian and Mi Fang were friends.

"Thanks to the county captain for wiping out the evil bandits, this is a letter of thanks from our family master."

The visitor presented Mi Zhu's letter to Chu Tian.

The person who is really in charge of the Mi family's property is not Mi Fang, but his brother Mi Zhu.

This time Chu Tian finally established a relationship with Mi Zhu.

Probably because of Mi Fang, Mi Zhu first thanked Chu Tian for wiping out the water bandits, and then bluntly said that the materials stolen by the water bandits were donated to Xia Zhen for free as military supplies, and he also received a thousand taels of silver.

"As expected of a wealthy man in Xuzhou, he can easily give away a thousand taels of silver. Or maybe this is Mi Zhu diversifying his investments, with every influence in Xuzhou placing bets."

One thousand taels of silver should be nothing to the Mi family.

For Chutian, this money was very important in the early stage.

"I have always admired your master's demeanor. It is a pity that your master is just doing other things."

Hearing what Chu Tian said, the merchants of the Mi family couldn't help but wonder: "Why did the county captain say this? Don't just be the governor of the state, which is already quite high in Xuzhou."

Chu Tian said shamelessly: "The master of your mansion has the talents of a king and can serve as the pillar of the country in the future. Wouldn't it be condescending to do things differently?"

"Your Excellency, the County Lieutenant, is highly praised."

When the merchants of the Mi family saw that Chu Tian was extremely interested in Mi Zhu, although they were a little humble, they were still proud.

Chu Tian entertained the guests from the Mi family, and then personally saw them off, making them flattered.

…

A few days later, in Xiapi City, a graceful, honest and elegant man received a reply from Chu Tian.

"Did he really say that?"

"Yes, he highly respects you, master, and considers you to be a talented person serving the king."

"This Chutian is a bit interesting, but his power is too small. If Mi Fang hadn't recommended it to me, I wouldn't have bet on it easily."

Mi Zhu can inherit his father's business and also likes Liu Bei, so he is certainly not a mediocre person.

Chu Tian knew what he wanted.
Chapter completed!