I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 281 Military Products Promotion Conference Part

"The plate armor we are currently equipped with has achieved a good balance between weight and protection. We don't want to destroy this balance, so we came up with this idea," Wu Liangshan continued.

"This silk underwear is made of raw silk and is woven very finely. After breaking through the plate armor, it is difficult for the arrow to penetrate this silk clothing. It will only penetrate the wound with the arrow and cloth. Therefore, the military doctors only need to pull out the silk to remove the arrowhead from the wound. This can greatly reduce the pain of the soldiers who are shot by the arrows, and can also prevent the dirt on the arrowhead from contaminating the wound, thereby reducing the casualties of the soldiers." Wu Liangshan walked off the stage and showed the silk underwear to everyone.
The officers present rushed to touch the silk underwear, and it was just as Wu Liangshan said.
Most of the officers present had been on the battlefield and were very clear about the significance of this silk underwear.
There were no anti-inflammatory drugs in those days, and too many people were injured and died of tetanus. In those days, the Mongols also liked to enchant arrows. The most common was various feces, and the most deadly was rust caused by poor maintenance of the arrows. In addition, some arrows had barbs, which would not only expand the wound when removed, but also cause great pain to the injured. This silk underwear could solve this problem to a large extent.
"It is said that Genghis Khan's Mongolian soldiers were also equipped with this kind of silk underwear, which is also the source of our inspiration. However, our technology is more advanced, the silk is denser, and the effect is better..." Wu Liangshan continued.

"How much is it?" someone asked.

"One tael of silver for each item, this is the cost price..." Wu Liangshan replied.

Everyone looked at Zhu Houzhao again. Is this thing useful? It must be useful, but to be honest, it's not that useful...

The most important thing is: are all those soldiers really allowed to wear silk? Are they here to fight or to enjoy themselves...

Zhu Houzhao was also a little hesitant. He looked at Zhu Houxuan and asked, "Brother, what do you think?"

"I think everyone's thinking should change. We should put people first. Equipment is just dead objects and is far more important than people..." Zhu Houxuan looked around at everyone.

"The annual salary, food, and miscellaneous expenses for a new soldier are 25 taels. If this soldier can survive a few battles without dying, he will grow up quickly and become a veteran and an elite. The value of veterans and elites is at least taels of silver. If this equipment can reduce the death rate of soldiers by % and give more people the opportunity to become veterans and elites, then this deal is worth it..."

Zhu Houxuan's words convinced the people present, and they all kept nodding their heads...

Of course they would nod their heads, since they didn’t have to pay for it anyway…

Zhu Houzhao also smiled: "Prince Jing has made a very good calculation. I am convinced. Let's buy 50,000 pieces..."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The officers were all delighted...

"Don't wear it often in normal times. Wear it only on the battlefield. Silk is not wear-resistant..." Zhu Houzhao warned.

Everyone agreed readily.

Zhu Houzhao suddenly whispered to Zhu Houxun: "There is one thing wrong with this accounting. It makes me feel nothing when I spend money. Today, I have spent 60,000 taels of silver in just a short while. If it were in the past, I would have considered it for a long time... Now I spend money too lavishly..."

Zhu Houxuan glared at him and said, "Your extravagant spending has nothing to do with keeping accounts, it's because I can make money..."

Zhu Houzhao was stunned by what he said, and then he burst into laughter, "Hahaha, it's really like that..." Then Wu Liangshan took out a solid alcohol block, which was easy to carry, easy to burn, and burned for a long time. It could be used as a burning material during the march, reducing the physical consumption of the soldiers in looking for firewood...

As a result, people present were not very interested in this thing, because the Royal Group produced a large amount of kerosene, which was more durable and cheaper, but it had a strong smell!

But kerosene also has the advantage of being able to be used as an offensive weapon...

Overall, kerosene is much more cost-effective than alcohol blocks.
Zhu Houxuan didn't care about the result. Solid alcohol blocks were not difficult to sell as a civilian product. He even gave it a particularly intimidating name, "Liulihuo". Because of its pure flame color and no smell of fireworks, it was sold like crazy in temples and Taoist temples. Even Buddhist and Taoist believers joined in the rush to buy it. It was a new high-premium product of the Royal Group.
Zhu Houxuan has always paid attention to the development of such high-premium products, such as the glass mirrors before. The advantage of this thing is that ordinary people cannot afford it. It does not cheat the poor at all, but the gentry and nobles.
"This thing is called alcohol block? Alcohol? How is it made?" Zhu Houzhao asked curiously.

"It's called alcohol block. The process is quite complicated. Brother, you just need to know that alcohol requires a lot of wine," Zhu Houxuan replied.

"A lot of wine?" Zhu Houzhao was even more puzzled. "Haven't you always been against using grain to make wine? You said that this would raise the price of grain?"

"Brother, you still remember what I said. However, this wine is not made from grains, but from sugarcane wine made from the residue of squeezed sugarcane juice."

Zhu Houzhao immediately understood what was going on and smacked his lips and said, "You don't waste anything in this business. No wonder you can make so much money."

"The wine must have made a lot of money, right? Dongfan Island is really a great place." Zhu Houzhao exclaimed.

Zhu Houxun smiled and said nothing.

The last military product that was brought out was canned fish in clay pots. The main reason was that the new troops could only eat frozen fish in winter, but they had eaten dried salted fish the rest of the time, which they had long been sick of. In order to change the taste of the new troops, this canned fish in clay pots was introduced. One clay pot could hold 30 kilograms of fish. These fish were cooked and seasoned, with several flavors, and a lot of Southeast Asian spices were used. Overall, it tasted quite good, and the cost was lower than that of dried salted fish. However, it was not as durable as dried salted fish, and could only be stored for a month, and even shorter in summer.
This kind of fish can in a clay pot was well received by many people after being tasted, and Zhu Houzhao even purchased a lot of it.
In the blink of an eye, a month has passed
Wu Liangshan hurried into Nangong to ask for an audience with Zhu Houxuan.

"What's the hurry?" Zhu Houxuan asked without raising his head.

"Your Highness, look what this is." Wu Liangshan said, holding up something.

Zhu Houxuan looked up and said, "Isn't this the arrow-proof silk clothing for the new army? What's going on? Has Qizhou come up with something new?"

"No! I got this clothes from a Shanxi merchant. He collected more than a thousand pieces of this kind of clothes some time ago." Wu Liangshan said quickly.

Zhu Houxuan's eyes suddenly became sharp, "Are you saying that someone in the new army is reselling military supplies?"

(End of this chapter)