Everyone is familiar with the Terracotta Warriors, but why don't they wear helmets?

Speaking of Terracotta Warriors, I believe everyone is familiar with it. The Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang are the splendid civilization left by China and the gold-lettered business card of ancient civilization in China. It is known as one of the ancient civilization relics in eight wonders of the world. I believe many friends have witnessed the style of the Terracotta Warriors with their own eyes and seen the civilization and wisdom of our ancestors. Every terracotta warrior in it, with different postures, smiled and was extremely lifelike. However, we should pay attention to one thing, that is, the head decoration of many terracotta warriors and horses in it is very simple, and there is no helmet. Why? Why doesn't Qin Jun, who is extremely effective, wear a helmet? Let's talk about the reasons.

Friends who have been there know that most of the military attaché s in it wear plate hats, and ordinary soldiers are wrapped in linen headscarves, and then their hair will be curled up. This makes us have to think. In those TV dramas, soldiers will wrap themselves up in battle, and all helmets and armor weapons are armed to their teeth. Why doesn't Qin Jun always wear a helmet? Helmets should be essential protective equipment. Don't they attack the head when they fight?

In fact, the real reason was that the Qin people practiced martial arts at that time and thought that not wearing a helmet was a sign of bravery. At that time, the pursuit was that every time I got the enemy's head in a battle, I would give them a knighthood, and at the same time I would arrange a free labor for his family. People could help them do farm work for six days every month, which led many soldiers to want this reward, so that they could devote themselves to the battle without any protective equipment, and they could also let all their opponents participate in the war. I have to say, this provision can improve Qin Jun's morale in the army and think that fighting is promising.

Secondly, it was a last resort for Qin Jun soldiers not to wear helmets, because the materials needed for helmets at that time were mostly metals such as bronze and iron. Without modern technology to develop these materials, their resources are scarce and the cost of counterfeiting is very high. Even at that time, their weapons only had metal components on the wall of pike and the front end of crossbow. In addition, it was not necessary to wear helmets at that time, because the war at that time mainly used offensive weapons such as cold weapons, swords, halberds and robberies. All-metal weapons with short attack distance, such as knives and axes, are not widely used in war. Most of these weapons attack the chest and abdomen, so helmets are not completely necessary to wear. But the most important thing is that the cost is too high, otherwise no one will think of one more piece of protective equipment, which is also an important reason why the Terracotta Warriors only wear armor without helmets.