Malin used administrative orders to force the people of Beihai to weave straw raincoats, straw trousers and straw hats to keep warm. Then, a wonder appeared on the streets of Beihai in the middle of winter - the people coming and going on the streets were all wearing straw raincoats, straw trousers, straw hats, and straw sandals on their feet...

On this day, Marin took his men to patrol the streets and saw the grassy clothes all over the streets. Sconda, who happened to be with him, suddenly burst out with a "splash".

"What's so funny?" Marin looked at Sconda strangely.

Sconda held back her laughter and replied:

"That's right, Grand Duke, you sent me to the Ming Empire in the East. In the Ming Empire, ordinary people usually call themselves "grass and people". When they see the people on the street wearing grass clothes, they can't help but think of the title "grass and people". It feels so good that they can't help laughing..."

Marin was stunned and then laughed:

"Haha, what you said is indeed right. These people, wearing grass all over, are indeed standard 'grass people'..."

Then, the group left the city and came to the camp outside the city of the First Legion. They also saw the soldiers of the army wearing all grass clothes...

"What is this? Are grass soldiers or are grass and trees soldiers?" Before he finished speaking, Marin laughed first. Sconda knew the meaning of this joke, and he also laughed...

At this time, it was the military's routine training every day. With cold-proof clothing, the soldiers did not have to hide in the barracks and brag, but were pulled out for routine training.

After the training, the camp leader Kyle ran over excitedly to report:

"Duke, this set of straw coat is really good. In winter, wearing armor is too cold, and it is not safe to wear protection. My subordinates found that if the rope on the straw coat is tighter and a double layer can not only keep warm, but also have a good defense! So, now even the officers have changed into a full set of straw coats, no, they should be called grass armor..."

"That's fine..." Marin was a little stunned. But after patting Kyle's double-layer straw raincoat, Marin had to admit that it was quite strong. It may not be used to defend against guns and bullets, but it is still useful to defend against swords and bows and arrows. But then again, metal armor is useless in the face of muskets, let alone grass armor?

But Kyle has his own different opinions:

"Dagong, this set of grass armor can prevent cold and is not afraid of rain and snow. If you attack in rain and snow weather, it will definitely be very powerful. Because, in rain and snow weather, the opponent's coercion will definitely be silent. Our army's clockwork fires are not afraid of rain and snow, and can attack the enemy normally. Even if it is the enemy's bow and arrow, the bow string will be affected in rain and snow weather. Therefore, my subordinates believe that it is very powerful to launch an attack in rain and snow weather..."

Marin thought about it and thought it made sense. So he took out a small notebook and wrote down the suggestion. At the same time, he also remembered the name of Kyle, the square formation.

Of course, Marin did not fully agree with his point of view. Marin believes that although the defense of grass armor is good in rainy and snowy weather, it is still insufficient. After all, although the bowstring is affected on rainy and snowy days, it will not be impossible to shoot like a comb. Even if the power is reduced, it cannot be resisted by grass armor. Therefore, it would be better to wear a non-heavy chain mail outside the grass armor to prevent arrows and swords.

Grass armor does not have much effect in sunny weather. Even if you can partially defend against swords, you still cannot defend against bows and arrows. However, once you encounter rainy and snowy weather, after soaking in water, the protection of wet grass armor will increase greatly. Because the resistance encountered after the bow and arrow are shot in, it will become very difficult because the water content of grass armor increases. Of course, it is not impossible to shoot in.

But if you cover a chain mail outside the wet grass armor, you can better defend against the damage of bows and arrows and swords. As for the opponent's melee gun, it is impossible to use it in rain and snow...

...

In fact, Marin does not like a full set of straw armor. Because these straw armor pants are actually quite heavy. Together, a set of straw armor weighs more than ten or twenty kilograms. If it is rainy and snowy, you may be able to wear it in despair. In the sunny weather, there is no need to wear this heavy grass armor.

Even on rainy days, Marin prefers to use rubber-coated raincoats. Because raincoats are much lighter than strawcoats and are also convenient for marching and carrying. Unlike strawcoats, they are heavier and inconvenient to carry. What's more, the thickened double-layer strawcoat weighs more than a dozen pounds. Raincoats are much lighter. Moreover, they can be folded to a very small size and taken away in a package.

So, for now, the raincoat function of straw coats is just a substitute before rubber trees can cut rubber. As for the cold winter, it cannot be replaced for the time being. After all, down jackets are too expensive. When you use cotton as military coats, you don’t know the Year of the Monkey and Horse Month...

...

After returning from the military camp outside the city, he suddenly came to report that Juan, king of the Kingdom of Castile in Spain, and Margaret of Austria, came to Port Emden and asked to visit the North Sea.

Marin was stunned, but quickly responded - he decided to lead the team to Emden to welcome the King Juan and his wife...

Because, whether in terms of identity or in terms of personal relationship between the two parties, Marin should personally welcome the King Juan and his wife.

In fact, Marin's rise has a lot to do with Juan. At that time, if Prince Juan had not cured the sick Prince Juan and prevented Prince Juan from passing away, God knew what would be like in Europe now. Because if Prince Juan had really died at that time, Portugal and Spain might have merged. Because Prince Miguel did not die under the flapping of Marin's little butterfly wings. Although Prince Maria, as stepmother and aunt, is planning to murder the poor Prince Miguel, until now, has not yet found a suitable mobile phone...

Even if Miguel died as old as history, there are still crazy girl Juana and her husband, handsome Wang Philip, waiting to succeed the throne...

Because of Marin's influence, Juana, the wife of handsome King Philip, did not get the opportunity to inherit the Castile throne, so Philip naturally did not need to go to Spain to participate in the throne struggle, and did not die of illness in Spain in 1506, just like original history.

This time, it was the young Castile King Juan, who, because his wife, Princess Margaret of Austria, missed her hometown, so she simply accompanied the queen to travel with her.

Of course, although Queen Margaret is named "Margaret of Austria", in fact, Queen Margaret and her brother, handsome King Philip, grew up in the Ghent Palace in the Netherlands. Therefore, the queen's homesickness is the Netherlands, not Austria.

To this end, the young King Juan personally led 20 warships and accompanied Queen Margaret to the north from the Bay of Biscay, passed the English Channel, arrived in the Netherlands, and visited Ghent.
Chapter completed!