As the chief "inventor" of Beihai Kingdom, Malin always felt that he should improve the cloth paper armor. Because, when using cloth, the paper armor is not moisture-proof, moth-proof, or mildew-proof.
If it is wet by the rain, its defense may become higher like a watered quilt. However, it does not last long. Because wet pieces of paper tend to rot and mold.
Of course, there is no way to solve the problems of moisture-proof, moth-proof and mildew-proof. This method is to brush the paper with tung oil and process it into oil paper. The oil paper is moisture-proof and does not easily rot. Tung oil is toxic and can prevent moth-proof.
But there is also a problem with this - are you wearing a piece of oil paper tempting your opponent to set fire to you? Maybe the stupid Europeans don’t know how to use fire attack. But those from the Ming Dynasty who have read "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" must have prepared tinea oil and saltpeter for you, just waiting for you to rush up and ignite...
So, how to prevent fire and moisture? Marin thinks that maybe it is good to make a cover for the paper sheet. What cover should be used? To be waterproof, it must be rubber or leather. Considering that rubber is now very low in production, but leather is easier to get. Therefore, Marin thinks that wrapping the paper sheet with leather is a good choice.
"Wait, leather-wrapped paper?" Marin suddenly remembered something.
"This Jiang Wenzhou, this Jiang Wenzhou... The Jiangnan Leather Factory went bankrupt..." Involuntarily, a magical BGM sounded in Marin's mind...
"Damn it, it's obviously a wallet!" Marin remembered. The paper stacked with leather wraps is not the leather wallet of later generations?
Of course, there are differences. For example, because the wallet needs to be soft, the leather often soaks in oil and softens. For example, leather shoes need to be frequently brushed with oil. However, such wallets are prone to fire. Although there were oils that were not easy to catch fire in later generations that could soften the leather, it was obviously not in this era.
Therefore, the leather bag used to hold paper sheets cannot be used to tannate oil, but can only be used to tannate alum or vegetable tanning method. Then, a layer of waterproof and set fired raw paint is applied to the surface.
This makes processing easier - first use two small pieces of leather in front and back to sew a small bag of simple pockets to leave an opening.
Then, put the paper armor sheets, sew them, and leave the connecting parts. Then, a special craftsman craftsman makes a armor...
Ma Lin immediately found someone to experiment, and the Huang Sanxi who presented a piece of paper with armor came. He also came in sewn leather bags one by one, and he connected them together and became armored.
However, no matter how you look at this armor, Ma Lin always felt that the person wearing this armor seemed to be full of wallets, which was extremely rich...
As soon as the bad taste came up, Malin couldn't stop. Then, he forced Huang Sanxi to wear this set of "Wallet Armor" and sang and danced a paragraph "The Jiangnan Leather Factory Breaks Up". Huang Sanxi was so embarrassed that she felt so embarrassed. But when Malin gave him a handful of gold coins, he was immediately happy. After all, wasn't he just giving out paper armor to get a reward?
In fact, in Marin's view, the modified armor seemed to be covered with a wallet. But to others, it was like a leather armor, and there was no way to tell what it had to do with paper.
"It's right that I can't tell it's paper..." Marin felt relieved and no longer worried about imitation from other countries.
In fact, other European countries can’t imitate it either. Because they use rags and fishing nets to make paper, the paper is very expensive. This leads to the fact that if they dare to imitate it, the cost will be unbearable. Moreover, if they have to repair and replace it in a war, it will be even more unbearable.
But it is good for Marin, a secret maniac.
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In addition to changing the external packaging, Marin has also undergone other modifications. For example, the paper sheets inside are also modified...
The specific transformation is to change the complex craftsmen's method of bonding and pounding layer by layer, and to directly fold...
This method was inspired by a foreign program that Marin had watched in his previous life. In that program, the program team finally thought that the simplest folding effect was the best.
Even later, after testing, the extremely rough-working folded paper armor not only blocked the bow and arrow, but also blocked the lead-on-shock attack of the 18th century flintlock pistol. It was only when facing the 19th century pistol, it was broken.
As for the specific reasons, professionals explained that the kinetic energy of the 19th century pistols may not exceed that of the flintlock pistols of the 18th century. However, the appearance and movement of the two bullets are different. The shot put in the smooth-bore flintlock pistols of the 18th century directly hits the folded paper sheet. The folded paper sheets are not afraid of the impact of such spherical bullets. After all, it is difficult to tear apart a piece of paper with a ball. Although the kinetic energy is high, it can be hindered after tearing a few layers.
The revolver in the 19th century is different. Its bullets are conical heads and have a rotational force, just like a drill bit. Therefore, although the kinetic energy may not be much stronger than the pistols in the 18th century, the erosion method is drill bit-like and has much stronger defense breaking ability.
But the paper they used for testing is actually the same as the white paper produced in Cape Breton Island, which is modern white paper with a lot of powder fillings, and has poor toughness.
Moreover, after stuffing it into the leather bag, you can get two layers of leather reinforcement. Marin remembered that he had watched a video in his previous life - a young man wrapped a stack of banknotes with a folding money, and then shot with a pistol at close range, but it didn't shoot through it. After the bullet shot through most of the banknotes, it got stuck.
Of course, the young man used a small-powered pistol, which was not much stronger than a 19th century pistol. Another video, an American rich man, directly tested it with $100,000. The results showed that using a pointed-headed rifle and a powerful Sand Eagle pistol could easily penetrate $100,000. However, the pistol could only penetrate two stacks of money. The submachine gun had to be shot more, but it didn't.
In addition, Marin also saw this interesting story in his previous life - because he was in charge of logistics, he tied a stack of banknotes to his waist during the battle. Then, after being hit by Guo Jun's bullet, although the pointed bullet penetrated the banknotes, due to exhaustion of kinetic energy, it only hurt the belly and did not penetrate the belly, causing him to escape.
It can be seen that this method of putting folded paper in the leather bag is very good. Then, Marin directly asked Huang Sanxi to improve the paper sheet and change the paper sheet to folded paper. However, after folding each layer, a layer of fish bladder glue is applied. The fish bladder glue has a certain toughness, which can improve the toughness of the folded paper.
Then, Marin used a wooden doll to test it. It turned out that the black-shirt Knight's carbine could not be penetrated! However, the long rifle was penetrated at close range. Even if it was penetrated, it only hurt the surface of the puppet, stuck in the puppet, and did not penetrate the puppet.
In other words, wearing this leather-wrapped folded paper armor that is "covered all over the wallet", even if you are hit in a queue for muskets and are hit, you may even survive. There is a certain probability that you will not be injured!
"Okay, very good!" Ma Linlong was very happy.
"In the future, this will be called the 'Jiangnan Leather Factory' armor!" Marin personally decided on the name of the armor. Otherwise, the name "Leather-wrapped folding paper" will not only be complicated, but also leak the confidentiality of the process.
Then, Malin turned to look at Huang Sanxi:
"Sanxi, you have made great contributions, I...I want to give you a jazz. Then, Sanxi's name is too rustic. I'll give you a big name?"
"I'm sorry, thank Your Majesty for your kindness!" Huang Sanxi was overjoyed. He was given a name by the king, but he could not shine his ancestors?
"Okay, from now on, you'll call Huang He!"
Chapter completed!