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Chapter 420 Who Made Him Poor

The Jianghu Investigation Department has been established for more than a month. Except for the yamen, which has not been repaired, everything else is almost ready.It's a pity that it's useless for the investigation department to be ready. The information sharing between Jinyiwei and Dongchang about the rivers and lakes has not been negotiated properly, and it will probably take a month to sort it out.It's not that Jin Yiwei and Dongchang deliberately made things difficult for Bao'er and the others.This information was originally handled by the East Factory or Jinyiwei internally, so the original classification did not need to be as detailed as it is now, so the intelligence classification work of the two departments still needs time to adjust.

Boer, who was very bored, sent Jianxin, who had taught swordsmanship in Dongchang for several months, to the Clippers returning to Dongying. Afterwards, Boer also took a group of investigators from the investigation department out to sea.Most of the people in the investigation department went to sea for the first time, so this was also the first time for them to experience the magnificence and nausea of ​​the sea.It doesn't matter how many experts you are, as long as you go out to sea for the first time, as long as the excitement is over, one counts as one, and you will vomit in a mess.

"Master Chief, vomit!" Dongfang Chen (è) resisted the discomfort in his stomach, and asked Bao'er, "Where are we going?"

Bao'er, on the other hand, strolled leisurely on the undulating deck and said: "I will take you to a good place, where you can customize your own weapons according to your needs, and of course our company's new uniform and armor."

Liu Wenwu asked, "Isn't the clothes we are wearing now bad?"

"What's wrong? Look at the top hats on your heads, they look like black impermanence. The white collars of the brown clothes are not resistant to dirt, and the necklines turn yellow after wearing them all morning. From now on, when we go out on missions, we can't Changing clothes every day, wearing a dress with a dirty collar will affect the image of our company!"

Well, director, whatever you say is what you want, but all the members of Jinyiwei who have changed careers are really not used to the pointed hat of the East Factory. To be honest, this thing is really ugly.I don't know which senior designed this hat at the beginning. The aesthetics can be so deviated to such an extent that even the small black yarn hats worn by fans are much better than the same style of Hei Wuchang now.

Therefore, all the members of the Investigation Department, including Luo Lang and Lan Fu, were looking forward to their new outfits.

More than 3 people arrived at Incheon Port from Tianjinwei in less than [-] days by two-masted clipper.However, apart from Bao'er, Luo Lang, Feng Wu, and Huo Chou among these people, even Lan Fu didn't know where they went.

Among the craftsmen and engineers in the research base, some speak Chinese, some speak Korean, and some speak Dongying.Hey, there are even a small number of people who speak Jurchen, but these people don't care what language they usually speak, but they all have a fluent Chinese.So these people have no way of identifying where they are based on their accents alone.

The director of the research base is also familiar with Bao'er, so Bao'er and the others were warmly received as soon as they landed.

"I don't know what the governor's visit to the research base is all about?"

"It's nothing serious. A while ago, my mother took a new job to help the imperial court sort out the martial arts in the Central Plains, so this time..." Bao'er pointed to a group of curious babies behind him and said, "Give them weapons and armor that are convenient for them, Looking for you who are creative in clothing to redesign a set of outfits. By the way, each of you will be equipped with a crossbow!"

Afterwards, a group of people took Bao'er's men to choose suitable weapons.Luo Lang and the other three followed Bao'er to the armor workshop because they didn't need to choose weapons.On the way, several people learned that the Toho Fleet had ended its confrontation with the Portuguese Indian Fleet.The two parties agreed to use Malacca as the boundary within 10 years, the west of the strait will be Portugal's sphere of influence, and the east will be owned by Dongbao.

Because the origin of the spices is located in the area where the Dongbao fleet belongs, the two parties also agreed that the price of spices sold by Dongbao to Portugal must be traded at the price agreed by both parties.And once the price is agreed upon, the price is not allowed to be changed without authorization for at least 12 months.

Bao'er immediately laughed when he heard it. He thought that capitalists are worthy of being capitalists. What era is this? These Europeans are thinking about speculating in futures?

What Bao'er didn't know was that the futures trading in the real world history really emerged and developed and improved gradually during this period. The Royal Exchange opened in London in 1571 was the earliest place in the world to trade and transfer commodity forward contracts.

"In addition, the fleet also bought many weapons and armors from the Portuguese fleet that were not available in the Central Plains. There is nothing to say about weapons, they are all similar. But the half-length steel armor of this group of Portuguese gave the armor craftsmen of the Iron and Steel Research Institute a lot. inspiration!"

When Bao'er and the others were still far away from the Iron and Steel Research Institute, they had already heard the voices of the craftsmen arguing:

"I think Europa's breastplate is already perfect in shape, and our thinking about improving it is just superfluous."

"I can't say that. Although their eggshell-shaped plate armor is indeed good for defending against blunt weapons, it is still too vulnerable when facing firecrackers, especially large-caliber firecrackers."

"How about increasing the inclined surface of the breastplate? Then add a center line at the center line of the front chest, and knock the eggshell-shaped armor surface flat! In this way, while keeping the weight of the breastplate unchanged, the steel plate is increased in disguise. The thickness of the armor!"

"Miao, what a genius you are, you can come up with such ghostly ideas!"

"What's so hard to imagine, who on the battlefield puts the sword, shield and shield straight up and down? Aren't they all tilted! If you put them straight up and down, you won't be killed by the war supervisor..."

"Clap clap clap clap!"

A group of armor craftsmen heard applause coming from the door of the research room, and then saw Bao'er walking into the room while applauding.

"Excellent discussion!"

A group of armor craftsmen stood up and cupped their hands and said: "I have seen the governor."

after one day……

On the weapons testing ground, a 135mm iron plate folded at an angle of 3 degrees was fixed to the body of a straw man.Not long after, there were three consecutive gunshots and the knocking of metal plates.

"The large-caliber firearms are still worn..."

"But at least the two bullets of normal caliber did not go through."

"It's much stronger than the Portuguese's breastplate, but don't forget that during the test the day before yesterday, that set of breastplate failed to block a single shot."

"Why don't you say that the quality of our steel is better than theirs!"

In fact, Bao'er didn't know exactly who the armor they were developing was for. At least the Investigation Department didn't need armor that could defend against firearm attacks at all.Because firearms are forbidden to be hidden by the people in Dameng, if any sect of Jianghu dares to hide firearms privately, it is estimated that the Jianghu Investigation Department will not need to take action, Jin Yiwei will come to the door and search the house in person.

"That..." Bao'er interrupted the conversation of these craftsmen, and said: "I just came to order some breastplates for my subordinates, there is no need for fire-resistant guns, it can prevent swords and spears from back and forth, as long as it does not hinder the activities. Of course, it would be even better if it could block some internal force, true energy, palm force, etc."

"Hi! Governor, you should have said it earlier!"

Then, a group of craftsmen took Bao'er back to the research room, and took out a set of pitch-black armor from the pile of various armors.

but……

"Why does my mother think that this breastplate and skirt are so similar to Japanese Buddha's body?"

The craftsman also said bluntly: "It is just a few of us who improved from the armor of Japan. The breastplate is a cold-forged plate armor. Although it is not as round as the Portuguese breastplate, but because the material is good and the workmanship is excellent, it can block a knife. Knives and guns are completely out of the question."

"But what are you doing studying Japanese armor?" Bao'er asked again.

"It's not because of the poor man Oda Nobunaga! He clamored for us to help him improve his armor. We modified it based on the most protective armor in Japan, incorporating the characteristics of the Europa plate armor, and splicing the plate armor into a real plate armor. , the curvature of the breastplate was also increased. The surface of the armor was also treated with blackening and anti-rust treatment. As a result, this poor man thought it was too expensive, so he only ordered a dozen sets for his senior generals, which made our brother a few They didn’t even earn back the R&D money!”

"Hey……"

Bao'er couldn't help but let out a long sigh: "Who made him poor..."

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the second

I found that I couldn't find the typo...

(End of this chapter)