Although he used a thicker and dense cloth to wrap velvet, Marin found that it was still a bit fleece-falling. Because the textile technology of this era was not up to standard, the cloth still had small gaps. The fluff was very small and naughty, and it was easy to show its head from the stitches of the cloth needles.
Therefore, the immature version of down jacket produced by Marin still loses down, but the speed is relatively slow. At least, it can last for two or three months.
However, in this way, most people can't stand it. You should know that the velvet required to make a down jacket is worth nearly 10 gold coins. If these velvets fall out within two or three months, it will be unprofitable.
Therefore, the most cost-effective thing is to make duck down and ordinary goose down. However, ducks are sloppy, and duck feathers often have the smell of feces. Therefore, this requires deodorizing the duck down before making a down jacket.
However, this problem should not be big. Because cobblers have rich ability to deal with and remove odors with fur. Even if duck feathers are different from leather, they can still be solved as long as they find more ways to do it. As long as the odors of duck feathers and ordinary goose feathers are removed, and then wind-harves are taken down, the cost of making down jackets will be greatly reduced.
As for the problem of velvet loss, this problem was solved by the great little prince Caesar...
One day, Prince Caesar was naughty and folded a large piece of oil paper in the storage room, put it on his body and used it as a battle robe, and then played a game of war with the future little pope Robert.
After Marin met, he grabbed the future Emperor Caesar and slapped him at the little PP. Then, because of his excessive movement, the down fur of his down jacket flew out and landed on the oil-paper "clothes" that Caesar was wearing...
"Yes, oil paper won't leak velvet!" Marin was instantly inspired.
So, Marin found a tailor and when sewing the down jacket, he wrapped two layers of oil paper between the two layers of cloth, just sandwiching the velvet in the middle. Then, he sewed it horizontally and horizontally. In this way, a down jacket with oil paper lining that did not fall off appeared.
However, this kind of down jacket has a big flaw - it is difficult to wash...
This is because although oil paper is not afraid of water, it is terrible to rub it, especially when rubbing it after using soap. The soap is removed, and the oily skin of the oil paper is washed by soap and rubbed again... the oil paper will be scrapped directly... Then, should it be lost or the velvet falls...
Therefore, this new down jacket cannot be washed in water, especially with soapy water. How to solve the problem?
After thinking about it, Marin had two solutions in his mind - one was the raincoat solution, which was to apply the latex collected from the rubber tree to the inner layer of the fabric to make something like a raincoat. In this way, with the latex coating, the down jacket would not fall off.
This plan is the best, but the problem is that only a batch of rubber tree seeds were planted in the Grenada and Cuban colonies in Marin, and it is still in the seedling stage. It takes about six or seven years to cut rubber, and Marin can't wait.
Therefore, Marin could only use the method of greased paper to prevent the down from falling off. However, the down jacket with greased paper inside cannot be washed and rubbed. For this reason, Marin could only use one method to avoid this situation - that is, add a coat to the down jacket...
This incident draws on the way of quilts being confiscated in later generations. In later generations, cotton quilts are rarely washed and replaced. This is because there is a layer of quilt cover on the outside of the cotton tread. Usually, the quilt cover is dirty, so just remove the quilt cover when changing.
Marin's method is to treat the down jacket with a greased paper clamped inside as a cotton tire, and then add a layer of quilt-like clothing cover on the outside. In this way, you won't be afraid that this down jacket needs to be replaced.
Moreover, the clothes cover can be made of silk, and it can be made gorgeous, which is both convenient and elegant...
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Of course, this is just the current compromise. When the rubber tree can be cut, Marin will make a rainproof cloth to make down jackets that cannot be removed. Moreover, you are not afraid of scrubbing.
In addition, the processing technology of duck down and goose down will definitely be mature by then. By then, the cost of down jackets will be greatly reduced. Unlike using velvet now, it is extremely expensive.
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However, no matter how the cost is reduced, ordinary people cannot afford down jackets, even duck down jackets. Therefore, in order to protect the people from being frozen to death, Marin also needs a civilian version of warm clothes.
Because of the adobe houses and kangs, the farmers in Beihai Kingdom will not freeze to death as long as they hide on the kangs at home. However, the huge Beihai Kingdom always needs labor to do things. Moreover, those who can afford down jackets are basically nobles and cannot do rough work by themselves. Therefore, Malin needs to think of a way for the farmers at the bottom to allow them to work outdoors normally...
There is no need to think about cotton coats. Although there are cotton seeds, the cultivation of the Savannah colony is not overnight. Moreover, even if cotton is planted, the harvest in the first year will definitely be very small, and at most it can be supplied with the great nobles to make quilts or something. As for ordinary people, I'm sorry, I can't afford it, and there are not so many goods...
Whether it is the down jacket made by Marin or the popular multi-layer sheepskin jacket, it is costly and cannot be equipped with the lowest level of serfs. Not to mention serfs, even military soldiers are equipped, the cost is scary.
Therefore, because of the cold, most of the soldiers in the barracks are now shrouded on the kangs in the barracks. Only a small number of soldiers who need to be on duty will distribute a batch of multi-layer sheepskin coats for keeping the cold. But most soldiers should hide on the kangs in the barracks to keep warm.
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How to make the lower-level serfs and ordinary soldiers have clothes to protect the cold without fear of the bitter cold has become a big problem that Marin has to solve now. It was not until Marin visited a certain camp of the First Legion that Marin found a solution...
On this day, Marin took Schwartz and others to inspect a First Legion camp outside Orich City in down jackets to see the combat readiness of the soldiers in heavy snow. As a result, Marin found that the camp discipline was not bad. At least, the soldiers who were responsible for standing guard were not afraid of the cold and stood outside the barracks on duty. Of course, they were all wearing multi-layer sheepskin coats.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! But in the barracks, most of the soldiers did not have that kind of sheepskin coat, and they were a little cold, so they had to brag on the kang of Datongpu.
However, the behavior of a soldier who went out to use the toilet attracted Marin's attention...
This soldier needs to go to the big size and must go out to find a toilet. However, he does not have a layer of leather jacket, so it will definitely be very cold when he goes out. So he took out a "magic weapon" and put it on his body, walked out...
What kind of "magic weapon" is it? It turns out that he was wearing a straw raincoat used to prevent rain on rainy days, which is the ancient "raincoat" made of thatch...
Although it was ugly to wear, the soldier was not afraid of the cold when he walked out of the barracks. However, when he was squatting in the toilet, the PP was almost frozen by the cold wind...
This is not the point, the point is - a thatched straw raincoat can really protect you from the cold...
Marin personally asked the soldier in the toilet to wear a straw raincoat and tried it. He found that although he did not have a down jacket to keep warm, he could basically defend against the cold. However, his legs were not protected and he was still very cold.
But this is not a problem. Let the women and the elderly who are weaving straw raincoats find ways to weave straw trousers...
In this way, Marin discovered that clothes and pants made of thatch can not only protect against rain, but also protect against cold. The only disadvantage is that they are more heavy. After all, they are incomparable to down jackets.
However, it also has its advantages and great advantages - extremely cheap!
Yes, like straw sandals, this kind of straw lavender pants that only require yellow thatch does not cost much, and it only takes some time at most. However, for people in this era, winter time is the most. Strap coats and weaving straw lavender pants are not a problem at all.
Chapter completed!