Cheng is a headstrong general who uses an axe in novels such as "Telling the Tang Dynasty" and "Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties". Cheng's image in vernacular novels is a devil in the world who can make a fool of himself at any time and anywhere, but he is coarse and fine. The three-board axe is Cheng's famous stunt, which was given by the immortal in his dream, and it is very powerful. However, in the real history, Cheng has nothing to do with Banff, and he was not even born in a bumpy place.
According to historical records, it has achieved a stable success. Although there is no description of how Cheng used the stable as in the novel Romance, it is a record of Cheng's struggle with the stable from beginning to end. Moreover, regardless of the new and old Tang books, there has never been a word to record the axe used in the process. Therefore, Cheng skillfully used war horses instead of axes on the battlefield. But what does this have to do with family background? The first is the production technology and cost of stables.
Saddle, a heavy weapon of cavalry, can be regarded as a heavy-duty enhanced elite version of spear. The material cost of stirrup is very high, and the basic material of stirrup is Sang Mu. Santo wood has excellent hardness and flexibility, and this kind of wood is the best material for making the sacred wall bow. Santomu, which is used to make stables, can make more than a dozen arm bows. In ancient times when long-range weapons were highly valued, the material cost of stables was beyond the reach of aristocratic families.
The complexity of manufacturing is unimaginable, and the steps of manufacturing a stable rod are complicated and time-consuming. First of all, we should batch mulberry trees into thin strips, which have high standards and can only be scrapped if we are not careful. After the thin strip is made, soak it in tung oil until it does not crack or deform, and then proceed to the next step. It will take nearly a year to soak, and then dry in the shade for several months after meeting the requirements. Then the thin strips are made into eight long rods with fish foam glue, wrapped with hemp rope, painted with raw lacquer and wrapped with kudzu cloth.
It's not over yet. Apply layers of raw lacquer on the grid cloth until the knife cuts continuously and makes a sound of gold and iron. Then, cut the pole into six feet, and install weapons and counterweights at the starting point and the end point to keep the balance at the end of the pole best. At this point, the primary stirrup is basically completed. Generally speaking, the production cycle of a pin is three years, but the success rate is only 40%, and the money and materials consumed are quite amazing. Therefore, for a long time, Maguan was basically a weapon that non-nobles could not hold.
This is why Cheng, who is good at making stables, was born in a noble family, and was by no means a man who searched for evil deeds in the green forest.