Equipment definitely occupies a very important position for an army. The first thing that matters to an army is soldiers. If you have soldiers, you must have equipment. Then you will be trained, accompanied by strict discipline, tenacious fighting spirit, and excellent command leaders. Only in this way can you become an excellent army.

Equipment is at least one-third of which are important.

It is also important to choose equipment. Only by reasonably matching different equipment according to different types of troops can the maximum performance and effect of the weapon be maximized.

What Liu Jun and Li Chunjiang wanted to build a horse team and a township team, which mainly patrols and also arrested thieves and suppressed bandits. They had to face thieves, robbers and fugitives, so Liu Jun felt that they had to decide according to this characteristic when purchasing equipment.

"I don't think it's necessary for the time being. First of all, iron armor is expensive, and the cost of making a pair of iron armor is fifteen taels. Although we have a way to buy it for money, a pair of iron armor costs fifty taels of silver. This price is more than three times the cost, and it's ridiculously expensive."

Liu Jun shook his finger and did not pay attention to iron armor.

"Besides, the iron armor is heavy. What we want to build is a light horse team, patrol and reconnaissance, and what we need is maneuvering speed. The iron armor is not very effective against ordinary thieves, but it increases the weight-bearing speed, which is really unpaid. I think if we consider the defense needs, we can buy a batch of buffalo leather armor, which is light in weight and has good protection against thieves."

"Is Mianjia better?" Li Chunjiang asked.

The Chinese aide explained to Li Chunjiang, "The cotton armor is not heavy. The standard cotton armor is seven kilograms. After wetting, it is repeatedly beaten to make a very thin cotton slice, and then sew it tightly. This cotton armor is light and has good protection against firearms. It can even be thickened and made into sixteen layers, which can almost be invulnerable to swords and guns. However, there is also a disadvantage. It is good in the cold areas in the north, but it is not suitable for wearing cotton armor in the southern region. I think the cowhide armor chosen by Mr. Liu is good. The imperial court had ordered the army of the southern garrisons to change the original iron armor to buffalo leather armor many years ago."

He also specially brought four sets of armor to watch for the two of them, one was cowhide armor, the other was iron armor, and then a cotton armor and a cloth armor.

After his introduction, Liu Jun discovered that the Qing army's blistered armor in film and television works he had watched before was not cotton armor or invention of the Qing army. In fact, this armor is called cloth armor, and it is said that it was passed down from Europe to the Great Dynasty.

This is a real heavy armor, even heavier than the original iron armor. The surface of this armor is cloth, and the inside is iron armor sheet, and then the cloth coat and the iron armor sheet inside are soaked with copper and iron nails. This kind of iron armor is not light in weight. Liu Jun weighed it and probably could not be less than 30 kilograms. According to the staff, this cloth armor is also called cloth iron armor, with a standard weight of 24 to 35 kilograms, but later it becomes heavier and heavier, and a whole set of cloth armor often reaches 40 to 50 kilograms.

This kind of cloth iron armor is actually the predecessor of Mian armor. Mian armor is much lighter, and a pair of Mian armor is only ten kilograms lighter. The thickened Mian armor is only more than twenty kilograms.

The real cotton armor is just sewn with compacted thin cotton pieces. There are no iron armor pieces inside and no copper nail bubbles on the outside because there is no need to fix the armor pieces. When touching the cotton armor, Liu Jun felt that this was a bit similar to the insole, which was very hard and thick. No wonder it could block the swords, guns and firearms.

"Can cotton armor and copper nail bubbles be stronger and have stronger defense?" Liu Jun asked.

The staff member smiled and shook his head, "Solidity is definitely stronger than before, but there is no need. If you really want to add nail bubbles, then you might as well choose the 24 pounds of cloth iron armor. The weight is similar to the cotton armor with nail bubbles, but it is definitely stronger."

"Add some silk in it, and the protection capability will definitely be improved a lot, right?"

"That's natural, with silk lining inside and copper nail bubbles on the outside, which is definitely much better than ordinary cotton armor."

Liu Jun thought about it and said to Li Chunjiang, "Or we would order this kind of cotton armor, which is not lightweight, and its performance is probably not as good as this improved cotton armor."

"You said that's OK, just order a hundred sets first. By the way, Mr. Zhou, how much does a set of Mianjia cost?"

The staff member named Zhang smiled and stroked his beautiful beard, "Milk armor is not cheap by itself. You are still a customized type, so it is even less expensive. A set of ordinary cotton armor costs more than fifteen taels, and I guess you have to pay fifty taels to get it."

"Fifty taels per set, one hundred sets are five thousand taels." Liu Jun couldn't help but talk.

"I bought it." Li Chunjiang waved his hand. "Since you need it, then buy it. You don't have to worry about the money."

Liu Jun nodded. In the era of cold weapons, the role of armor is still very important.

"Then I will register for you and customize 100 sets of cotton armor. Well, I will help you reduce the price at that time. Maybe I can also get you 100 eight-petal helmets there."

"Mr. Zhao, this cotton armor must be added with two copper heart protection mirrors on the front chest and back." Liu Jun explained carefully.

"Well, I've written it down for you. What about the other aspects?"

"One hundred bows are equipped with 10,000 large arrows. One hundred bird guns are equipped with 500 lead bullets, gunpowder, and fuses." Liu Jun felt that the bows and arrows should be equipped with firearms and firearms.

"A small tip corner bow is five taels of silver, a big arrow is five cents of silver, a bird gun is twenty taels of silver, and each portion of lead bullet gunpowder is one cent, and each portion of 100 pieces is required, right?"

"How much did you say?" Liu Jun felt that he had heard it wrong. The price was a bit outrageous. A bow was five taels of silver, an arrow was five cents of silver, and a bird gun cost twenty taels of silver!

"I have always had a relationship with each other, and I always have this price. I think you are also my own family, so I only took the price of Mei Gong and there, otherwise, it would only be higher." Mr. Zhao's expression was supposed to be like this.

"But this is too expensive, right?"

Mr. Zhao smiled, "The cost is definitely not so high, and I can almost know the manufacturing cost of these equipment sold by each company. For example, although this small corner bow is very troublesome to manufacture, the cost of one bow is only about two taels of silver, and an arrow is about three cents of silver. It is a bit troublesome to manufacture bird guns, and the cost of each one is about five taels of silver. If you want quality products with guaranteed quality, then one is only eight taels of silver."

"The cost of eight taels is 20 taels, which is twice and a half times." Liu Jun sighed.

"This is not a buying tofu and cabbage, it's a purchase everywhere. This is an armour, and it's an advanced firearm as bird guns. Even if you turn a blind eye to it, it's not an open and serious business after all, and it still takes some risks. Naturally, it's a price that's more expensive."

That's true. The arms trading is not about buying cabbage and radish. The profit is not high, so who is willing to take this risk? But in this way, Liu Jun has to consider the expenses.

The price of 100 sets of cotton was already 5,000 taels. If you buy another 100 bows and 100 bird guns, the total amount would be 5,000 taels. Although they received support from a group of rich people yesterday, they only got about 5,000 taels of silver. After all, they invested in it, and it was only enough to buy cotton armor. Even if Li Chunjiang said that he was not short of money, Liu Jun still felt that he could not handle it with such a big move, and he still had to do it step by step.

"Public album, you see, I have an idea. Our horse team now has seventy-two people. We organize them into a team of twelve people, three teams are organized into one squadron, and then two squadrons are organized into six squadrons. Each of our teams is assigned different weapons, a team of twelve people, a team of captains, and a group of soldiers, and then four bird gunmen, four bow and knife hands and two hook gunmen."

"The captain is equipped with a flag gun, a waist knife and a corner bow, and the team is equipped with a double-pointed iron shoulder pole. The four bird gunmen each are equipped with a bird gun, and a waist knife. The four bow knives each are equipped with a long sword and a corner bow, and the two hook gunmen each are equipped with a hook sickle gun and a corner bow."

This reduces the proportion of firearms and uses archers to make up for long-range firepower.

A team of twelve people need to be equipped with nine waist knives, seven horn bows, four bird guns, two hooks and sickle guns, one flag gun, and one double-pointed iron shoulder poles. They are all available in close combat and long range, and cold weapons and heaters are also included.

When Li Chunjiang heard Liu Jun’s plan, he immediately lit up, “Brother Jiye is the organization based on Qi Shaobao’s military training method?”

Liu Jun nodded. He originally wanted to build a cavalry with a musket, and even used a bird gun and a horn bow. He even thought that if he could, he would have to match a crossbow with a cavalry knife and a cavalry shield. He would have to be so majestic and majestic. However, seeing that the equipment price was so high, Liu Jun had to reduce his equipment expenses.

The equipment plan he proposed in the end was basically organized by the Qi family army of the famous Ming general Qi Jiguang. However, it has been modified according to the actual situation, but in general it was configured based on the Qi family army.

"Since it is based on Qi Shaobao's military book, it is of course good. I agree with your proposal. Just order various equipment according to the arrangements of the two squadrons and six squads you just mentioned." Li Chunjiang made the final decision. He also knew that Liu Jun wanted to save money for him, and he was very grateful.

"Mr. Zhao, this order has been placed, how long will it take to get the goods?" Liu Jun asked.

"As long as you pay the goods, you will get the goods in seven days."

"So fast?" Liu Jun was another big accident. "Including the cotton armor we customized?"

Mr. Zhao smiled slightly, "Actually, yours is not worthy of customization at all. Many people have already asked the same requirements. Besides, we don't only have contacts with each other. Those people are actually from the same group. After receiving the order, they will transfer the goods from other families as soon as possible to ensure the fastest delivery."

"Seven days are actually just the latest arrival time."

Damn! Liu Jun couldn't help but shouted, it turned out that his mother's arms business was so big that those arms dealers had already communicated with each other. Maybe there was an industry association in secret. But this would be better, and things would be much simpler. As long as the money was in place, the goods would be in place.

Li Chunjiang seemed to know what Liu Jun was worried about, and slapped his chest with a smile, "Uncle Zhao, I'll send you 10,000 taels of silver here soon. Please help me place an order. If there is too much, it will be here for you first. Maybe I'll ask you to help you purchase some equipment later."

Mr. Zhao waved his hand gently, "A small matter is covered by me."

Seeing that Mr. Zhao was so happy, Liu Jun quickly took out a silver ingot of five taels to deliver it to him, "I would like to invite Mr. Zhao to have tea, I have a little bit of a word, thank you for your help."

Mr. Zhao did not refuse, and smiled and took the money directly, "Just come to me, Lao Zhao if you have any questions in the future."
Chapter completed!