To be honest, the King of Rollers is a blessed man.
When the workers finished frying the steel and produced the first batch of molten steel, everyone was in a daze.
No one had ever seen or heard of such a large quantity of steel being produced from a single furnace. Considering current productivity in various countries, even a small amount of iron from a furnace was considered high yield. Want steel? Then hammer and forge it. Wang Liang was the most qualified person to weigh in on this. Therefore, as the representative of the traditional iron smelters present, Wang Liang strongly requested that King Roller's head be thrown directly into the molten steel as a sacrifice to the furnace, in accordance with ancient rituals. Lin Hai sternly refused.
"Even if it's a sacrificial furnace, it's thrown into the furnace. How can it be thrown into the finished product?" Lin Hai said, "But this is the first batch of steel in our Qinghe Industrial Zone, so it does have commemorative significance. In this way, iron and coal are all dug from the ground. Judging from the name of this Rolling King, he makes a living on the ground. Let's use the first batch of steel to make a box for his head and then bury it in the ground below the molten steel outlet. Use the Rolling King to suppress the local luck. I believe that the molten steel products in the future will get better and better."
Seeing that everyone wanted to use sacrificial methods to protect the steel plant, Lin Hai didn't want to completely go against tradition. Well, this method sounded quite reliable, so the blessed King of Rolling became the user of Qinghe Industry's first product. Together with Lin Hai, the highest commander of the industrial zone, and Shi Zhener, a pioneer in industrial standardization, he was forever recorded in history books.
Well, it’s really good.
During this period, the blast furnace produced a lot of steel. According to Lin Hai's requirements, the steel plant was constantly changing the formula, trying to find a better ratio. But no matter what, the current output and quality were sufficient. For a time, enough steel farm tools were produced by the hydraulic forging workshop, which not only met the needs of the entire county, but also Lin Hai finally fulfilled his promise of "the government will provide farm tools for refugees who come down the mountain."
With the supply of farm tools now fully stocked, the preparation of weapons and armor, as Lin Hai requested, was finally put on the agenda. The damaged weapons and the tattered armor of the brothers were all melted down and recast, and new standard sabers and armor were gradually produced.
For the newly produced equipment, Lin Hai also put forward the requirements of scale and standardization. Simply put, the army will no longer be allowed to be equipped with various personalized weapons in the future.
There is a saying that goes, "The weirder the weapon, the faster you die." Lin Hai didn't know whether this was true or not, but the variety of weapons made training a huge challenge. A few weapons, such as hooks and maces, couldn't even cooperate with others in sword and shield formations or spear formations, and could only become lone rangers on the battlefield. From this point of view, it was possible to die quickly.
In the meeting to discuss the selection of standard weapons, Lin Hai rudely rejected all the "creative ideas" of his brothers. Simply put, all the unique weapons were excluded. Lin Hai could not imagine the militia charging towards the enemy with Emei Thorns, Mantis Blades and Judge's Pens in hand in future wars.
However, when the first sample was taken to the county government office, everyone fell silent.
First up is the saber, which has a total length of two meters and four, of which the handle is more than half a meter. The super-long steel blade uses a large amount of steel. When steel production is low, don’t even think about equipping such a weapon. However, the blade with a cold glow gives people a strong deterrent effect, making it perfect as a main weapon.
The straight, narrow blade of the sword became his secondary weapon. Originally, Lin Hai had considered using the familiar ring-handled broadsword as his secondary weapon, but the ring-handled broadsword was already quite long, and combined with the weight of the saber, it was a bit excessive. Since the secondary weapon was being used in close combat, length was undoubtedly not the most crucial factor. Instead, since the secondary weapon wasn't used often, weight became the primary consideration.
As for armor, when European-style plate armor withstood the triple blows of arrows, sabers, and straight swords, with only slight deformation in the breastplate, the sworn brothers felt for the first time the power of industry. Previously, standard Liang armor consisted of leather armor with iron plates inlaid in key locations. Half-body armor was worn by officers above the rank of centurion, and full-body armor required officers above the rank of lieutenant. During each major battle, many soldiers had to provide their own armor. Losing and fleeing with their armor was a huge loss. Even if they won, repairing the armor was a costly expense. Wang Liang had been in the army for many years, and much of his pay had gone into his own half-body armor. Sometimes, he'd even wished he'd taken the hit for his armor, since he simply couldn't afford to repair it.
Now, these will be distributed in the name of the county government. Whether it is the full-time militia in the county or the copycat soldiers under Lu You, who is internally called the "First Advance Detachment" by Lin Hai, they can be equipped with these standard weapons.
In Lin Hai's words, ore is dug from the ground, labor is free, and you can get such equipment by spending some money. The cost is already so low that it is impossible to talk about it. If you don't equip yourself at this time, you must be crazy.
Of course, the militia who trained while farming were officially named mobilized soldiers by Lin Hai. They had only one piece of daily equipment, which was a spear. It was simple, easy to learn and produce. When a war really broke out, they would be equipped with other weapons as needed.
"So, Xiao Linzi, what you've done is very impressive, but we brothers have only one question. We're here to open up new land and rebuild Qinghe. Why are we arming so many soldiers?"
To be honest, Lin Hai has never found a suitable reason to explain this problem. After all, he can't say that because he found that there was something wrong with the physical rules of this world, he always felt that there was an invisible big hand controlling everything, so he always wanted to strengthen his strength to protect himself. After all, for this stably running world, the only variable is Lin Hai. If there really is a big boss behind the scenes, then he will definitely eliminate this bug that affects the operation of the world as soon as he finds Lin Hai.
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