Although the helmet and plate armor were made, they were still forged with cooked iron, and there was no steel. Shandong lacked iron ore, especially in the second place of Denglai.

Iron ore are concentrated in the central and western regions, and there are almost no places in Denglai. Therefore, Zhao Yan was unable to develop smelting technology on a large scale for a while.

All iron materials are imported from other places and then processed.

After experiments, the protective power of the plate armor made of cooked iron is significantly higher than that of the piercing armor, and its flexibility is much higher. Although it can cut a sharp steel knife, it will be stuck and cannot be cut deep, and the soldiers will be slightly injured at most.

If you stab a gun, you can stab it in, but the force must be very strong. Generally, fighting on the battlefield cannot use such a great force and don’t have that time to prepare.

The helmet's shape looks like a curved V-shaped shape from both sides, and the two Vs are combined together. This design can effectively resist the attack of arrows and allow arrows to slide away.

During the Battle of Sarhu, Du Song, the general who led the troops forward, was shot by the Later Jin Dynasty by an arrow because he wore a inferior helmet. Xu Guangqi submitted a memorial to redesign his military uniform, but was not adopted in the end.

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In May, midsummer has entered. Last month, Chen Zhongsheng submitted a request to open the sea ban, but was simply beaten back, which was opposed by all the officials.

The Shandong sea ban touched the interests of some people, because some people believe that if the Shandong sea ban is opened, the prosperity of the three Western prefectures will definitely be affected.

This result did not exceed Zhao Yan's expectations. There were many people who proposed to open the maritime ban. Those who had more say than Chen Zhongsheng had mentioned it, but none of them succeeded.

At the same time, this month, the mule machine and hydro-woven machine were also studied. After testing, these two things can spin and weave. The first mule machine drove 200 spindles, and the spinning speed was hundreds of times faster. The hydro-woven machine was about four times faster, which was somewhat different from the original expectation.

In terms of quality, the yarn spinning from mule machines is not higher than the yarns on the market today, but not much higher. After all, the quality of spinning in the Ming Dynasty was the most exquisite in the world. With the massacre after the Qing Dynasty entered the pass, textile technology regressed. Just like after the demise of the Song Dynasty, many technologies were not passed on.

The quality of cotton cloth woven by hydro-woven fabrics is slightly worse than that of high-end cotton cloth on the market, but it is also considered high-end and has more market value than those of medium- and low-end cotton cloths.

After Zhao Quan and Zhao Yan discussed the success of the hydraulic mule machine and hydroloom machine, they deducted the possible silver this year and distributed 600,000 taels to enter the textile industry. In the future, reading accounting will be implemented.

Cotton will mature in a few months, so mule machines and hydrolooms should also be built in a hurry, and at the same time, we must strictly prevent technology from being learned secretly.

The textile factory is planned to be built along the Shahe River. After all, the river next to Zhaojiabao is not big, and the military weapon bureau needs to use it.

This month, refugees kept coming to Zhaojiabao, and then settled on the unowned land of Huang County under the organization of Tang Zhengze.

The residents who settled in the last year have now entered the slack season. All households have brought some livestock cubs back to raise them, and they are doing training under the leadership of the group training.

The refugees who came to Huang County were endless. Jimin Commercial Bank had already spread all over Shandong. Every prefecture and county could see Jimin Commercial Bank recruiting refugees.

Most of the refugees in Shandong were reduced in a short time, which made Zhu Dadian very happy. These refugees were the root of unrest, stealing and robbing, and one thing that would be bad would lead to large-scale thieves.

As long as these refugees can settle down, they generally cannot cause any trouble. As long as they become officials at present, they are always full of dangers. As long as Shandong can be peaceful, their future career will be smooth.

In addition to refugees from Shandong, Jimin Commercial Bank is recruiting refugees to the north of Zhili and Henan, and has begun to set up supply stations along the way to supply food on refugees' roads.

Needless to say, Henan has been around for many years. The locust plagues in the Yellow River area have a long history and were not eliminated until later generations.

There are locust plagues, and there are naturally droughts. In Henan, where drought plagues are raging, there are a large number of people struggling on the food and clothing line, so there are naturally many refugees. Northern Zhili has also suffered constant droughts in recent years, and with the destruction of the Qing Dynasty, the wealthy Northern Zhili has become very depressed.

Many refugees in Shandong became bandits and thieves because they could not survive. These bandits and thieves were usually young and strong.

Therefore, in early May, Zhao Yan reported to Zhu Dadian Denglai to suppress bandits. Zhao Yan usually reported to Zhu Dadian for such things that would definitely be passed, and acted very calmly.

Sure enough, within two days Zhu Dadian sent a reply, asking Dengzhou Prefect Chen Zhongsheng and Laizhou Prefect Sun Yaoguang to cooperate in the fight against bandits.

Zhao Yan immediately wrote two letters to Chen Zhongsheng, the governor of Dengzhou, and Sun Yaoguang, the governor of Laizhou.

Although Chen Zhongsheng and Zhao Yan were not in deep friendship, they were pretty good. However, the Laizhou magistrate Sun Yaoguang was a little unaware of Zhao Yan, but since the governor had an order, he responded to this bandit suppression operation.

A few days later, all the prefectures and counties in Denglai Prefecture posted list documents, which attracted the attention of the people.

“What is it written on it?”

"Mr. Wang, please read it to everyone, what is written on it."

A scholar over fifty years old looked at the Bangwen and said, "In four years, Kong Youde caused trouble in Shandong, and six years, he was flat. Denglai was even more deserted and bandits were crowded. Zhao Yan, the new guerrilla general of Denglai, was ordered to suppress the troubles of Denglai. However, most of the bandits in Denglai were good people, and Nian'er and others were forced to make a fuss because of the situation. If they could repent, they would not blame them. Those who regretted themselves can surrender themselves to the local government, and the government distributed oxen and organized the sediment. If they did not repent, they could wait for the suppression..."

This list of articles has been posted throughout the prefectures and counties in Denglai, and the news spread quickly.

Those bandits do not live a life of isolation. They naturally have to sell stolen goods when they grab things, and they always have to spend money when they get money. Prefectures and counties are places where bandits often go in and out.

As soon as the news spread, the bandits in Denglai were exposed. Many bandits disagreed. When they heard the news, they could only sneer. The government army was in the process of suppressing them? What a joke, how could those greedy and fear death go to suppress them?

In their opinion, it was just a thunder and raindrops.

But some bandits also took their younger brothers to the government after seeing this list of articles. After all, many bandits in the second place of Denglai have no choice but to become bandits.

As soon as the list was released, seeing that he could live an open life, some bandit leaders still surrendered themselves obediently. During this period, they naturally had to cause trouble, and even internal strife caused by different ideas.

After all, only a few people surrender, and most of them ignore or wait and see.

The bandits who surrendered were sent to Zhao Yan. Although the ox, seeds and other things on the list were sent by the government, it was actually sent by Zhao Yan. How could the government pay? In the eyes of those officials, it would be better to stuff it into their pockets than to pay for refugees.

After all, it is not easy to be an official now! Giving gifts to Shangguan and the Ministry of Personnel are necessary, and even a system has been formed. For example, in Shangxian County, the magistrate took office, and the lower county magistrate, the sacred and historical figures were given seven taels of silver, five taels of silver, and three taels of Xiaxian County.

If it is a prefect, the upper mansion will have at least a few five or six hundred taels of meeting gifts, and the central mansion will not be able to escape. If it is an underworld, a hundred taels of silver will be certain.

Although officials in the Ming Dynasty rarely imposed excessive taxes because they could embezzle the silver they had collected. Therefore, when you open the historical materials, you will see that officials in a certain place often missed taxes, and the emperor ordered them to pay within a specified period of time...

The reason why local officials rarely impose excessive taxes is because censors are too powerful. Those censors are not only found in the capital, but also in various provinces.

The censor even dared to impeach Emperor Yanjing.

The reason why these censors are so unscrupulous is that they are proud to overthrow others. Once a certain boss is knocked down, they become famous all over the world.

There are many benefits to becoming famous, and people will regard them as guests of honor everywhere they go.

Of course, the mentality of the censor is also different.

As we all know, censors are a job without any money.

A poor censor is not afraid of wearing shoes barefoot, so it is easier to be famous and will have some income. A wealthy censor is looking for a "famous".

Just like the stars in later generations, everyone wants to become stars, especially in the Internet era, there are many evil spirits from all sides. Censors are the easiest officials to become famous, and becoming famous is their goal.

If local officials impose heavy taxes, it is difficult to guarantee that they will be included in the first book. Even if the people in the court are rich, they will still be included in your book.

Therefore, most officials in the Ming Dynasty issued some low-cost taxes. But those who oppressed the people were still those little officials. Those who made the officials unable to embezzle the silver they collected! They could only do some tricks when collecting taxes.

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The second belated update...
Chapter completed!