Seeing Thirteen Lang holding a helmet and draped all over his body, Du Zhongxiao felt a little weird. The iron armor in my impression is as smooth as silver. But the iron armor made by himself is gray and gray, and it looks a little rustic. I don't know if there are fewer processes than others, why don't you have that shiny feeling? Could it be that the plate armor of the Europeans was nickel-plated? Nickel plating is not easy here.

When he arrived, Thirteen Lang sang a promise with his hands crossed and put his helmet on.

Several people looked at Thirteen Lang like an iron tower, and they were all amazed. The iron armor that Song Qi said is made up of iron pieces that are now commonly used, but it is not this kind of iron armor that is the same as an iron man. If you wrap your whole body in iron like this, can you still move?

After listening to the questions of several people, Du Zhongxiao said: "It's difficult here now." All of this kind of iron armor must be able to move flexibly, and there can be no obstacles in the joints everywhere. Now it's just roughly like this, and the details need to be carefully considered. ”

After speaking, Du Zhongxiao said: "Thirteen Lang, dance for a while and show the guns and sticks to the ministers." ”

Thirteen Lang agreed with his hand, took an iron rod from the side, took a few steps back, and danced according to the popular gun stick routine at this time.

The four of them looked at the thirteen lang dance sticks, and their eyes widened, and Liu Zhi even opened his mouth. They were surprised, first, this set of iron armor would not affect the action, and Thirteen Lang's movements were clear-sighted. Another is to be surprised by the divine power of the Thirteen Langs. I'm afraid that there are not dozens of catties in an iron armor, plus an iron rod, it also costs one or twenty catties, and he is running like flying.

In fact, the current set of iron armor is not as flexible as it seems. Thirteen Lang's movements were a little sluggish, and many movements were not in place. Although it is made of multiple pieces, it still cannot adapt to human joints, and many improvements will be made next.

The European plate armor seen in the movie, first, is mostly left of fine products, and the copied ones have been improved according to the imagination of later generations, and they are not exactly what they are in history. The plate armor used in large quantities is not as beautiful as in film and television works. The treatment of joints requires both exquisite design and superb craftsmanship. Du Zhongxiao's set of plate armor is compared with the best plate armor in his impression of film and television works, which is extremely exquisite. The place of connection, after drilling, is hit with copper rivets, and then connected with steel shafts, which is smooth and easy to replace, which belongs to a high level.

The problem now is that the design of the components is not very reasonable, and there are various interferences in operation. This is specially made for the figure of Thirteen Lang, if the general plate armor is mass-produced, because of the difference in human figure, it will inevitably not be so perfect, and the movement is still limited.

The weight is too heavy because the steel plate used by Du Zhongxiao is too thick, nearly twice as thick as the armor plate of the current heavy armor, and the result is heavier than the iron armor. Slowly test the craft and the destructive power of the bow and crossbow, and the thickness can be reduced.

The heavy armor of the Song Dynasty was generally forty to sixty catties, with the infantry being the heaviest, and the crossbowmen were slightly lower. As for the heavy armor of the cavalry, of course, it was lighter. Don't think that the army of the Song Dynasty wore this kind of heavy armor, it was worn by the elite of the forbidden army, and most of the army could not use it. At this time, when it comes to the physical condition of soldiers, there is a criterion for being able to approve armor, which is the basic condition for being selected into the elite army, and there are not many of them. Du Zhongxiao once did a physical examination of the Xiang army who went to the iron prison, and less than one of the ten people who reached the level of armor was less than one, and less than one of the fifty people could put on the iron armor and charge into battle.

The forbidden army is selected at various levels, and every once in a while, internal servants and military attaches are sent to the locality, and suitable people are selected according to the appearance of the soldiers to be promoted to the forbidden army. After entering the forbidden army, according to his physical condition and bow and horse martial arts, he was promoted to the Fourth Army and Zhubanzhi. He performed martial arts in front of the emperor and was appointed as a petty officer at all levels.

Just looking at the physical condition and equipment, against the four armies, the other armies are all crushed. Even against the Khitan and the party, they are not the opponents of the four armies of the forbidden army. The defeat of the Song army was mostly not due to a frontal hard fight.

Du Zhongxiao's iron armor is more because of the romantic feelings in his impression, rather than practicality. The iron supervisor plus the camp and field affairs, now tens of thousands of troops are carefully selected, and it is great to pick out a thousand people who can wear iron armor. Equipped with horses and let them be cavalry, that team can't even make up a small team.

After the thirteen lang set of gun holster dances, the four governors clapped their hands together, and the connection was wonderful.

Yan Shu said: "Yun Ju, such a good thing can be described as a heavy weapon of the imperial court. If it is finely done, you can send a few sets to the capital and present them to the imperial court. ”

Du Zhongxiao arched his hand: "What the minister said is that he should be like this." ”

Even if this kind of plate armor is mature and well-made, not many of Du Zhongxiao's subordinates use it. What the iron armor is afraid of is that the iron cannot be sold, and the court should use it best. With the physical conditions of several elite forbidden troops, matching them with tens of thousands of sets of large orders. The Sanya Forbidden Army is not a member of the Sansi, they want to buy iron armor, and they want to take out the money.

Thirteen Lang took off his iron armor and stepped forward to sing a promise. Everyone praised it, and they all said that it was a rare big man.

Leaving the place where the iron was smelting, Du Zhongxiao continued to take them around for a tour. Not far away, is the largest factory in the Iron Prison, where the steam engine is made.

Walk up to a section of slag-paved road, turn a corner, and hear the roar of machinery. I saw a row of tall brick houses in front of me, with people constantly coming in and out, pushing the carts on the tracks. There are those who transport parts, and there are those who transport all kinds of iron slag and debris.

As soon as you enter the gate, you will see two rows of machines inside, and you can't see the end at a glance. In the middle is a wide road paved with two railroad tracks, on which cars are constantly passing. There are two or three people standing in front of each machine, someone operates, someone learns, and everything is in order.

Ouyang Xiu couldn't help but be stunned when he saw it, and after a long while, he said, "Yun Ju, what are you doing here?" ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Back to Xianggong, this is where the steam engine is made." Whether it's a train or a place where iron was just smelted, it has to be used. These machines have infinite strength to burn coal, otherwise how can they do so much. ”

A few people stepped forward and saw that each machine only processed one part, some were round shafts, some were iron seats, strange shapes, and there were all kinds of things. The parts processed here are not large, and the iron box in front of one is full, and it is transported to the next one. The final product is put into a trolley on the middle track, and it is transported to the place where it should go.

All the machines here are dedicated, and can only complete one process, and even the processing size cannot be adjusted. In this way, the structure of the machine tool can be as simple as possible, otherwise it will be beyond the level of design and manufacturing at this time. The only way to make a universal machine tool is to wait for the distant future.

Such a manufacturing method, not to mention a steam engine, a simple machine, will cost an astronomical amount. The iron supervisor is a beginner, the labor cost can be ignored, the materials do not need money, and the fuel is dug out by himself, so he can be so generous. In other words, even if you pour out the strength of the country, you may not be able to do it. And once the design is finalized, the parts cannot be easily changed, and the machine tool must be changed to move a size.

Everyone walked in the middle aisle, looking at the busy workers on both sides, and they only felt confused, and they didn't know what they were doing. These parts are strangely shaped, none of them are the same, where can you tell that they are made into steam engines?

There are so many machines here that I can't even ask what is made on it, so I can only watch the excitement.

Amid the roar of the machine, I don't know how long I walked, and finally came to the end of the house. When they went out, the sun shone on their bodies, and the four governors breathed a sigh of relief. When I walked in the middle of the machine just now, I felt that I was in another world, and I was so shocked that everyone was speechless.

Du Zhongxiao said: "The front is also a place where steam engines are made, but they are all large cast iron pieces, so let's go in and have a look." ”

There is nothing to do left and right, and when you get here, you will see the bottom. The four of them followed Du Zhongxiao into the next row of big houses.

There are also a lot of machines in it, but the place just now is different, and the processing is huge castings. There are not only railroad tracks inside, but also a crane overhead, and from time to time a big iron guy is hoisting through the air.

Anyway, they couldn't understand it, so the four of them didn't look at it carefully, but just walked to the front. At the front, there were several smelting furnaces, much smaller than the blast furnaces I had just seen. There is an iron ingot on one side, which becomes molten iron and flows to the fan next to it, and casts various parts.

The iron castings of the steam engine are made here, and after being placed for cooling, they are processed and shipped out by the machine next to them. The parts are large and inconvenient to handle, and the machine here is much more complicated than the one just now. A station often completes several processes. The machine tool is actually the same, and it is also the simplest structure, which cannot be adjusted, but it is just a combination of several machine tools.

Du Zhongxiao saw that a few people didn't ask a word, full of doubts, obviously not knowing what they were doing. I knew in my heart that there was no need to look at these anymore. How many people in this world can understand the process? What they want to see is not how things are made, but what things are in the iron prison.

For the four important ministers, looking at the processing process of the machine is only a long insight, and it is useless. The products of the Iron Supervisor, especially those that can be used everywhere, are the most important. Otherwise, what do they come to see?