Chapter 144

With Shopkeeper Chen alone, this paper armor would probably take several days to make, so Shopkeeper Chen called several embroiderers under his command to start work together.

Shopkeeper Chen carefully measured Jiang Jinshi's body size, then built the approximate size of each piece in his mind and began to cut the leather.

Seeing this, Li Xinyue secretly took out a pencil and a piece of paper and handed it to the other party, "Use this, this is more convenient."

After using it, Shopkeeper Chen was amazed. He didn't expect this thing to be so easy to use, so the efficiency improved a lot again.

The embroiderers cut the leather and paper according to the size given by Shopkeeper Chen and stitched them together.

Shopkeeper Chen would come to measure Jiang Jinshi's size from time to time, constantly modifying and perfecting it.

By the time it was dark, an initial version of the paper armor was finally made.

To save time, Jiang Jinshi only required a small part of the paper to be padded. If it were a normal finished product, the thickness of the paper would be at least three times what it was now.

Jiang Jinshi couldn't wait to put on the paper armor and moved his body left and right. Except for some small details that needed to be changed, there was basically no problem with the rest.

Of course, the most important thing about armor is defensive power. Jiang Jinshi wouldn't forget this point, so he let Shopkeeper Chen make a small piece of normal thickness, stitched it up, and then did an experiment.

Jiang Jinshi found a big knife and used five percent of his strength to hack at the armor.

The outermost layer of leather naturally didn't block this knife, but the paper inside played a role and blocked this blow well without letting it penetrate.

Such defensive power was enough on the battlefield, and most importantly, it was much lighter than chain mail, which could reduce the physical exertion of the soldiers.

The cost consumption was also much smaller than chain mail. Of course, the shortcomings were also very obvious. Its defensive power was not as good as chain mail, but in Jiang Jinshi's view, it was not bad.

So Jiang Jinshi immediately wanted to mass-produce it, but this made Shopkeeper Chen suffer. He only had these few embroiderers under his command, and even if they didn't eat, drink, or sleep, they could produce at most two sets a day.

Seeing this, Li Xinyue said in a deep voice: "The embroidery work in this is not complicated, it's just simple stitching. Most farm women can also do it. Why don't we recruit people to do it?"

"That's right! It can also drive the economic development of the two cities. This matter is reliable." Jiang Jinshi affirmed Li Xinyue's suggestion.

Afterward, the two discussed it again, and this matter was handed over to Shopkeeper Chen to do. Whether it was recruiting people or the size, it was controlled by the other party.

The two just had to pay, ensuring that Shopkeeper Chen also had a good profit, and they didn't have to worry about it.

Shopkeeper Chen could be said to be in pain and happy now. The pain was because he had too many things to do, and just thinking about it gave him a headache. The happiness was naturally because of the silver.

The City Lord and the City Lord's wife were still very generous. He could earn some silver from these paper armors. For the time being, it didn't count as much, but he believed that as there were more and more people in Yangguangzhai, the demand would become greater and greater.

And damaged ones needed to be replaced. This was a long-term business and could earn money for a long time.

Jiang Jinshi had no other requirements, just that the quality must be there. After all, it was something to save his life, and he couldn't allow Shopkeeper Chen to cut corners.

Shopkeeper Chen wasn't stupid either. If he dared to be sneaky on this, he was afraid that even the earthworms in his house would be chopped vertically by Jiang Jinshi.

Both sides were very satisfied with this cooperation. Shopkeeper Chen also fully felt the benefits of joining the Chamber of Commerce.

If he hadn't joined the Chamber of Commerce, this job of making armor wouldn't have been his turn today.

Just when Jiang Jinshi was developing steadily, the news of Yangguangzhai taking down Licheng soon spread to all parts of Northern Xinjiang. Taking two cities in succession could be considered the biggest news besides the war in Northern Xinjiang.

For a time, the reactions of all parties were different. Except for Guangwu Jun and Anbei Jun, the governors of the other four Juns were watching the joke of Guangwu Jun.

After all, the Crown Prince had just taken root in Northern Xinjiang, and you made such a big joke. Would you dare to reuse you in the future?

And with one less competitor among the four, they were naturally happy.

The reactions of the common people to this news were also different. There was gossip saying that after Yangguangzhai occupied the city, they were very good to the people, and everyone lived a life of having enough to eat and dress warmly.

However, those who said this were only a minority, and once they said it, they would immediately be scolded by others.

"You expect a mountain bandit to be good to the people? I'm afraid you're dizzy!"

"Before speaking, you probably didn't use your brain, and you still dream of having enough to eat and dress warmly!"

"In my opinion, to be able to say this, you must also be one of the mountain bandits."

Most people were still afraid and hated mountain bandits, but they didn't have the courage to scold them in front of Yangguangzhai.

Those who were really happy to receive this news were those 'peers' of Yangguangzhai.

For a time, mountain bandit dens of all sizes throughout Northern Xinjiang were talking about the great feat done by Yangguangzhai, and there was a momentum to regard it as a benchmark for mountain bandits.

Outside Ziyun City, a mountain stronghold was holding a big banquet, and the noisy sounds resounded throughout the stronghold.

If the mountain bandits of Yangguangzhai were here, they would definitely find that the layout of this mountain stronghold was similar to the Yangguangzhai on Lianhuan Shan.

A plaque "Menghuzhai" hung at the gate of the other party's mountain stronghold, and its characters were sonorous and powerful, obviously from the hands of a master.

Sitting at the head of the banquet was a big man with his upper body naked, his chest and back covered with dense wounds, looking very much like a messy spider web.

Sitting next to him was Jiang Jinshi's acquaintance, Xiexiezi!

Xiexiezi raised his bowl heroically and said to his father, Bai'e Hu: "Big Boss Jiang has done such a great feat, it is really worth learning for my Menghuzhai!"

Bai'e Hu drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp and said disdainfully: "Learn my ass, my Menghuzhai will only be stronger than him!"

In fact, Xiexiezi also thought so. After all, when he parted with Jiang Jinshi, the strength of the other party's mountain stronghold was not as good as Menghuzhai.

And if the other party could be like this, could his Menghuzhai be worse?

Xiexiezi picked up the wine bowl and drank it in one gulp, then said loudly with a flushed face: "Now many greenwood heroes take Yangguangzhai as the leader, while my Menghuzhai is unknown. Is everyone willing?"

"Not willing! Not willing!" The excited mountain bandits of Menghuzhai stood up and shouted, raising their right hands to respond to the young boss of Menghuzhai.

"Then is my Menghuzhai weaker than Yangguangzhai?" Xiexiezi stood up directly, stepped on the stool, and shouted.

"Menghuzhai is the best in the world, unparalleled!"

"Menghuzhai is the best in the world, unparalleled! Unparalleled!"

The shouts seemed to want to break through the sky, and even the people in Ziyun City could faintly hear them.

Seeing that everyone's emotions were mobilized, Xiexiezi understood that this was a good opportunity and immediately announced.

"Everyone rest well tomorrow! Prepare to break into Ziyun City at night, and let the world know the prestige of our Menghuzhai!"

"Good! Young Boss is mighty!"

"Menghuzhai is the best in the world!"

Bai'e Hu looked at the high-spirited Xiexiezi and nodded very satisfied.

The military advisor on the side sighed: "Young Boss is exactly the same as the Big Boss when he was young."

"Hahaha! My son is far better than me!" Bai'e Hu laughed proudly, stood up to cheer for Xiexiezi: "What kind of bullshit Yangguangzhai, all greenwood heroes should take my Menghuzhai as the leader!"