"Rickshaw card? What is that?" Liu Laogen was a little confused after hearing this. He didn't even know about rattan.

"What? Have you never heard of rattan cards? It's a shield made by rattan!" Marin was a little surprised.

Liu Laogen shook his head and said:

"The old man has only heard of the Three Kingdoms story books containing the rattan armored soldiers, but he has never heard of the rattan armored soldiers..."

In fact, rattan cards have already existed in this era, just in Hu Jian. However, rattan cards are not famous at present, and only a few people know it. It was not until Qi Jiguang fought against the Japanese that the rattan players were widely introduced into the Mandarin duck formation that the Ming Dynasty of rattan cards spread all over the world. At this time, although there were rattan cards in Hu Jian area, they were not famous. It is not for Liu Laogen to not know it.

"Don't worry about that, just send someone to find the smugglers to find out the shields made by the smugglers. At the same time, ask a veteran who is good at using the smugglers to be an instructor. I want to train all these 200 people into smuggler soldiers!"

The rattan card is a light and very strong shield. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the rattan card held by the rattan card players in Qi Jiguang's Mandarin Duck Formation could withstand the sharp Japanese swords of the Japanese pirates. Of course, it is not a problem to use rattan cards to resist the stone javelins and spears of the indigenous people.

Moreover, ancient Hu Jianren was generally short and thin, so it was unrealistic to let them use heavy wooden shields and iron shields. Therefore, light and sturdy rattan cards are naturally the best choice. 200 rattan soldiers are enough to withstand the attacks of the indigenous warriors. After all, in addition to holding rattan cards with high protection, rattan players also have sharp single swords that can be used to attack opponents...

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As the saying goes, money can make the devil push the mill. After Marin offered a heavy reward, news soon came out of news, and the instructor of the rattan player also found it.

The smuggler sent a middle-aged man to Marin, a lame middle-aged man...

This lame middle-aged man was named Li Qiangyong. He was originally a sword and shield soldier from Pinghaiwei in Putian. He was an elite soldier of Pinghaiwei. However, five years ago, when assisting Xinghua Prefecture (ancient name of Putian), he was accidentally cut off his right leg by the bandits and had to retire. He became an ordinary tenant in the military office and was a general in the military office. However, because of his right leg, Li Kuozi was not very easy to cultivate the land, and his life became more and more difficult. Two years ago, Li Kuozi's wife also ran away with someone and took away his young daughter. After all, in the Ming Dynasty, a military household and a disabled military household had no future.

Because the plowing fields were not easy, the vulgar generals where Li Cutezi were later refused to teach Li Cutezi the world to cultivate. In desperation, Li Cutezi had to make another way to make a living.

Fortunately, Li Crook is very good at rattan weaving and can also use old rattan weaving rattan shields. At the beginning, when he went to the battlefield, he used the rattan shield he made himself, which was very useful. Of course, now he can't go to the battlefield, so he naturally cannot build rattan shields. Instead, he uses rattan weaving skills to make some rattan chairs, rattan boxes, rattan baskets and other tools, and sell them at the market. In this way, he can barely support himself.

When the broker found Li Cutezi, Li Cutezi was selling rattan weaving in the market...

"What, 5 taels of monthly silver?" When Li Crooker heard about the salary offered by Ma Lin, he stood up in shock.

You know, 5 taels of monthly silver is an annual salary of 60 taels! A magistrate of the Ming Dynasty only has an annual salary of 45 taels. And ordinary soldiers, even if they are well-fed, the annual salary of soldiers is only 8 to 10 taels, plus food and accommodation. The annual salary is 60 taels... This treatment is extremely generous...

Of course, it should be pointed out that the Qi family army is recruiting and officers and soldiers have salaries. At present, the Ming Dynasty is still in the military household system, and the military soldiers have no salaries at all, and it is an obligation to fight. Many of the land of military households have been embezzled by military officers, so military households are generally poor. When they heard that the annual salary is 60 taels, Li Crook, who lives a worse than ordinary military households, was immediately moved...

Then, this old military clerk who is good at making rattan cards and also knows swords, shields, and martial arts, immediately followed A-smuggling ship to Tamsui Port. Anyway, he is alone now, without any worries...

After Li Crook arrived, he was immediately named the coach by Marin, who was responsible for the training of 200 rattan soldiers. When he was fine, he was also responsible for the construction of rattan cards with a group of middle-aged and elderly people who were good at weaving skills.

However, a rattan card that can be used for practical combat has a long production cycle, mainly because the rattan needs to be soaked in tung oil for a long time to make the rattan tough and firm, and not afraid of swords. Therefore, Li Crook first compiled 200 simple version rattan cards that have not been soaked in tung oil, so that soldiers can train them first. As for the real rattan card, it takes a long time to process it...

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What surprised Marin was that Li Crooke not only used old vines to make rattan cards, but also used old vines to make rattan armor...

"Is this...is it the legendary vine armor worn by the vine armor soldiers?" Marin was also a fan of the Three Kingdoms, and was immediately very happy when he heard the vine armor.

Li Crooked Zi shook his head and said:

"It is not the rattan armor mentioned in the Three Kingdoms story books, but the rattan armor prepared by the old man using the rattan card skills. However, the protection is not bad, at least it is okay to resist ordinary swords."

Afterwards, Li Crook introduced the method of making rattan armor to Malin in detail - similar to rattan cards, which also require special old vines. Fortunately, Taidao and Hujian are similar to vegetation, and many old vines can be found on the mountain. After cutting these old vines, they are soaked in water for half a month. Then, they are dried for three days, then soaked in tung oil for two or three days, and then dried for two months. After that, they are soaked in tung oil and dried... This is repeated five times to meet the requirements for making rattan cards and rattan armor and be prepared...

Moreover, in view of the shortcomings of traditional rattan armor soldiers being afraid of fire, Li Crooker did not apply tung oil on the surface of rattan armor and rattan armor, but chose to apply raw paint. Raw paint is waterproof and heat-resistant. It is applied to the surface of rattan. Even if the rattan oil is soaked with tung oil, it becomes flammable with the raw paint protective layer. Unless the raw paint protective layer is worn, rattan armor and rattan armor will become flammable...

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When Ma Lin heard that the vine armor made by Li Crook was not afraid of fire, he was very happy. So he said happily:

"Teacher Li, then please help these 200 people build a set of rattan cards and rattan armor! As for tung oil and raw paint, don't worry, I will send someone to purchase it immediately. At that time, the raw paint of rattan cards and rattan armor can be thicker, so we are not short of the money to buy raw paint!"

Marin could already imagine how much threat a group of warriors holding rattan cards and wearing rattan armor, or can be called rattan rattan armor soldiers, could pose to the indigenous people. At that time, maybe without mobilizing a large army from the local area, Kong Tai could easily occupy the entire Taiwan Island...

Moreover, Marin was not worried that these rattan rattan soldiers could threaten their rule. Because rattan and rattan armor had no advantage in front of muskets. It was okay for them to bully the natives without muskets, but they were still not enough to face muskets...
Chapter completed!