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Chapter 44
Chapter 44 A Piece of Iron
The autumn wind blows, rolling up yellow dust all over the sky.
On the commander's platform, Li Qinzai questioned their souls, and the monarchs and ministers were all stunned.
If a piece of iron is nailed to the horse's hoof, will the horse's hoof of the war horse still wear out?
Such a simple logic, everyone understands it, it seems like a very easy trick to think of, but why has no one thought of it for thousands of years?
On the stage, Li Zhi and Empress Wu looked stunned. Li Ji and the other veterans were stunned for a while, and then their breathing became heavier, their faces turned red, and their expressions gradually became agitated.
They were all generals who fought a hundred battles, and they were naturally more familiar with the army and horses than the emperor. As soon as Li Qinzai finished speaking, they immediately made a judgment in their minds.
"Is there... a piece of iron nailed to the horse's hoof?" Li Ji asked tremblingly.
Li Qinzai had already seen the expressions of the people in his eyes, and seeing the excitement on the faces of the people, the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.
It seems that the Tang Dynasty should not have invented the horseshoe, otherwise these old killers would not have such expressions.
It's okay, it's okay, I didn't make a fool of myself.
The atmosphere on the stage was very strange. Li Qinzai felt like a powder keg that was about to explode. Although he didn't understand why the horseshoe made them so excited, Li Qinzai was still afraid that the powder keg would explode suddenly.
So Li Qinzai said cautiously: "Yes, nailing a piece of iron can solve the problem of horseshoe wear. The iron piece is not difficult to make, and a blacksmith with a little skill can make it..."
Su Dingfang said in a deep voice: "Little baby, don't dare to talk nonsense in front of the emperor. Are you sure that the horse's hoof will not wear out after the iron plates are nailed?"
Li Qinzai said firmly: "The boy is willing to issue a military order. If the horse's hoof is still worn out, the boy is willing to put his head on it as an apology."
He is sure of this matter, because it has been confirmed thousands of years later.
If you are sure of things, you might as well be a little more arrogant, and speak more fully, so as to highlight your image of a master.
Although she is not interested in imperial power, if she can make a good impression in front of the emperor, it will not be a bad thing for her to live a life of eating and dying. Jane can save a lot of trivial troubles in the heart of the emperor.
I wanted to use Xue Na's head to set up a military order, but Xue Ne's father, Xue Rengui, was also there, so it seemed a little impolite...
In the crowd, Li Ji carefully studied Li Qinzai's expression, seeing that he looked confident, Li Ji frowned, and quickly glanced at the faces of Li Zhi and Empress Wu.
Then Li Ji stood up, stroked his beard and said in a deep voice: "Shuzi has no shape! To serve the king, you only need a loyal and brave heart. You don't have to swear by your head. Right or wrong, just take a horse out and try." You will know the truth."
Everyone grinned upon hearing this.
Clearly reprimanding his grandson has actually excused him, the old Duke still loves his grandson after all.
Li Zhi also smiled, and after looking at Empress Wu, he said with a smile: "What the old general said is very true. Li Qinzai offers advice for the country, and there is no need to use his head to talk about it. I am not a tyrant. I can't kill a person who serves the country indiscriminately." Be loyal."
"Decree to bring a horse from the schoolyard, and call two blacksmiths from the military department to listen to it in front of the stage."
The eunuch hurriedly passed the decree.
Not long after, a fairly ordinary war horse was brought to the front of the stage. There were ready-made military supervisor blacksmiths in the North Camp, and two blacksmiths also brought a group of apprentices, carrying iron furnace hammers and other iron tools.
The next thing is simple.
Li Qinzai ordered someone to lift the horse's leg, roughly measured the length and width of the horse's shoe, and then drew a drawing of the horseshoe for the blacksmith.
The blacksmith understood it at a glance, and immediately started to light the fire and cast iron, and then began to clang and knock.
Soon the four horseshoes were finished, quenched and cooled, and sent to Li Qinzai.
The horseshoe was sent to Li Zhi and Empress Wu. The husband and wife looked at it carefully for a long time, and their expressions became more and more strange and complicated.
Such a simple thing can solve the eternal problem of horseshoe wear.
The wisdom of the ancients is afraid that there will be times when the lights are dark, but no one has thought of it for thousands of years.
Under Li Qinzai's command, several soldiers raised the horse's legs and asked the blacksmith to nail the horse's hoof.
After jingling for a while, the four horseshoes were firmly nailed to the horseshoes.
The war horse hissed in dissatisfaction, then kept shaking its head, and its four legs were quite uncoordinated when it took a step, as if it was not used to the new shoes.
However, the war horse only got used to it for a while, and then gradually got used to it. The trot and trot were no different from usual, and the rhythm and pace were normal. What was different from ordinary war horses was that after the horseshoe was nailed, the sound of the horse's hoof landing was different. metal knock texture.
The monarchs and ministers watched this scene quietly, their eyes shining brightly, and the crowd gradually became agitated.
Li Qinzai was not surprised, seeing that the horses were running happily, he saluted Li Zhi and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you order the soldiers to fetch some gravel and sand, let the horses walk over the gravel, and see how it works."
Li Zhi nodded again and again: "Zuzao."
There were more than [-] soldiers on the school grounds, and they took gravel very quickly, and soon a gravel road was paved in the center of the school grounds.
A knight rode the steed, and drove the steed back and forth on the gravel road ten times.
I got off the horse and looked at the horseshoe, and found that there was no hair, the horseshoe was firmly nailed to the horseshoe, and the horse ran back and forth on the sharp gravel ten times without hurting the horseshoe.
The monarchs and ministers took a breath, and then everyone showed ecstasy.
Liang Jianfang is quite a wretched old man, his eyes are red at this moment, and tears are rolling in his eyes.
Su Dingfang clenched his fists hard, then loosened them, and then clenched them again, apparently in a very disturbed mood.
Li Jiqiang stroked his beard calmly, but his trembling hands deeply betrayed his feelings.
Qibi Heli is a Turkic man with the most straightforward temperament. When he saw this, he suddenly beat his chest with his fist, looked up to the sky and sighed: "If this thing appeared in the world 20 years earlier, my Tang Dynasty would have already conquered the world. What is Goguryeo? Ji, what Tubo, Tuyuhun, where the horseshoe steps, are all Tang soil!"
Li Zhi's mood was also extremely agitated, he pursed his lips tightly, his eyes fixed on the horseshoeed horse.
After a long time, Li Zhi suddenly said: "Old General, what is the current army and horses in the Tang Dynasty, and what is the loss every year?"
Li Ji bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, since Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong established horse administration in Longyou, and set up 48 prisons in eight squares in a place thousands of miles away. By the first year of Longshuo, there were nearly 70 horses and young horses in the Tang Dynasty. 30 horses."
"Although there are many war horses, the loss is too high. In addition to the nearly [-] horses dying of illness and starvation every year, the biggest loss is the horseshoes being worn out and useless. The number has reached nearly [-] horses every year."
"Each war horse can go to the battlefield at the age of three, but after three or four years at most, it has to be withdrawn from the battlefield, because the horse's hoof is worn out and injured, so it can no longer be used."
"The lifespan of a horse is usually 20 years, but it can only be used for three or four years on the battlefield. The huge loss is really regrettable, and it is also a great loss for my Tang Dynasty."
After Li Ji finished speaking, he took a deep look at Li Qinzai, his eyes were indescribably complicated, and he couldn't tell whether it was pride or sentimentality.
Li Zhi also took a deep look at Li Qinzai, and said: "If the horseshoe made by Li Qing is promoted in the army, what will the old general do in the future?"
Li Ji paused, and suddenly shouted excitedly: "If this is the case, from now on, our Great Tang cavalry will be invincible in the world, and wherever the horse's hoof steps, it will be Tang soil!"
One sentence seemed to ignite the long-suppressed emotions of the veterans. With a bang, the veterans put on their armor and worshiped: "Where the horseshoe steps, it is all Tang soil! Great Tang wins!"
With tears in his eyes, Xue Rengui said loudly: "Your Majesty, I would like to make a contribution to Li Qinzai on behalf of the generals of the Tang Dynasty. A horseshoe can add tens of thousands of horses to the Tang Dynasty, and the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty will no longer have to worry about their future. The greatness of this contribution will go down in history! "
(End of this chapter)
The autumn wind blows, rolling up yellow dust all over the sky.
On the commander's platform, Li Qinzai questioned their souls, and the monarchs and ministers were all stunned.
If a piece of iron is nailed to the horse's hoof, will the horse's hoof of the war horse still wear out?
Such a simple logic, everyone understands it, it seems like a very easy trick to think of, but why has no one thought of it for thousands of years?
On the stage, Li Zhi and Empress Wu looked stunned. Li Ji and the other veterans were stunned for a while, and then their breathing became heavier, their faces turned red, and their expressions gradually became agitated.
They were all generals who fought a hundred battles, and they were naturally more familiar with the army and horses than the emperor. As soon as Li Qinzai finished speaking, they immediately made a judgment in their minds.
"Is there... a piece of iron nailed to the horse's hoof?" Li Ji asked tremblingly.
Li Qinzai had already seen the expressions of the people in his eyes, and seeing the excitement on the faces of the people, the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.
It seems that the Tang Dynasty should not have invented the horseshoe, otherwise these old killers would not have such expressions.
It's okay, it's okay, I didn't make a fool of myself.
The atmosphere on the stage was very strange. Li Qinzai felt like a powder keg that was about to explode. Although he didn't understand why the horseshoe made them so excited, Li Qinzai was still afraid that the powder keg would explode suddenly.
So Li Qinzai said cautiously: "Yes, nailing a piece of iron can solve the problem of horseshoe wear. The iron piece is not difficult to make, and a blacksmith with a little skill can make it..."
Su Dingfang said in a deep voice: "Little baby, don't dare to talk nonsense in front of the emperor. Are you sure that the horse's hoof will not wear out after the iron plates are nailed?"
Li Qinzai said firmly: "The boy is willing to issue a military order. If the horse's hoof is still worn out, the boy is willing to put his head on it as an apology."
He is sure of this matter, because it has been confirmed thousands of years later.
If you are sure of things, you might as well be a little more arrogant, and speak more fully, so as to highlight your image of a master.
Although she is not interested in imperial power, if she can make a good impression in front of the emperor, it will not be a bad thing for her to live a life of eating and dying. Jane can save a lot of trivial troubles in the heart of the emperor.
I wanted to use Xue Na's head to set up a military order, but Xue Ne's father, Xue Rengui, was also there, so it seemed a little impolite...
In the crowd, Li Ji carefully studied Li Qinzai's expression, seeing that he looked confident, Li Ji frowned, and quickly glanced at the faces of Li Zhi and Empress Wu.
Then Li Ji stood up, stroked his beard and said in a deep voice: "Shuzi has no shape! To serve the king, you only need a loyal and brave heart. You don't have to swear by your head. Right or wrong, just take a horse out and try." You will know the truth."
Everyone grinned upon hearing this.
Clearly reprimanding his grandson has actually excused him, the old Duke still loves his grandson after all.
Li Zhi also smiled, and after looking at Empress Wu, he said with a smile: "What the old general said is very true. Li Qinzai offers advice for the country, and there is no need to use his head to talk about it. I am not a tyrant. I can't kill a person who serves the country indiscriminately." Be loyal."
"Decree to bring a horse from the schoolyard, and call two blacksmiths from the military department to listen to it in front of the stage."
The eunuch hurriedly passed the decree.
Not long after, a fairly ordinary war horse was brought to the front of the stage. There were ready-made military supervisor blacksmiths in the North Camp, and two blacksmiths also brought a group of apprentices, carrying iron furnace hammers and other iron tools.
The next thing is simple.
Li Qinzai ordered someone to lift the horse's leg, roughly measured the length and width of the horse's shoe, and then drew a drawing of the horseshoe for the blacksmith.
The blacksmith understood it at a glance, and immediately started to light the fire and cast iron, and then began to clang and knock.
Soon the four horseshoes were finished, quenched and cooled, and sent to Li Qinzai.
The horseshoe was sent to Li Zhi and Empress Wu. The husband and wife looked at it carefully for a long time, and their expressions became more and more strange and complicated.
Such a simple thing can solve the eternal problem of horseshoe wear.
The wisdom of the ancients is afraid that there will be times when the lights are dark, but no one has thought of it for thousands of years.
Under Li Qinzai's command, several soldiers raised the horse's legs and asked the blacksmith to nail the horse's hoof.
After jingling for a while, the four horseshoes were firmly nailed to the horseshoes.
The war horse hissed in dissatisfaction, then kept shaking its head, and its four legs were quite uncoordinated when it took a step, as if it was not used to the new shoes.
However, the war horse only got used to it for a while, and then gradually got used to it. The trot and trot were no different from usual, and the rhythm and pace were normal. What was different from ordinary war horses was that after the horseshoe was nailed, the sound of the horse's hoof landing was different. metal knock texture.
The monarchs and ministers watched this scene quietly, their eyes shining brightly, and the crowd gradually became agitated.
Li Qinzai was not surprised, seeing that the horses were running happily, he saluted Li Zhi and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you order the soldiers to fetch some gravel and sand, let the horses walk over the gravel, and see how it works."
Li Zhi nodded again and again: "Zuzao."
There were more than [-] soldiers on the school grounds, and they took gravel very quickly, and soon a gravel road was paved in the center of the school grounds.
A knight rode the steed, and drove the steed back and forth on the gravel road ten times.
I got off the horse and looked at the horseshoe, and found that there was no hair, the horseshoe was firmly nailed to the horseshoe, and the horse ran back and forth on the sharp gravel ten times without hurting the horseshoe.
The monarchs and ministers took a breath, and then everyone showed ecstasy.
Liang Jianfang is quite a wretched old man, his eyes are red at this moment, and tears are rolling in his eyes.
Su Dingfang clenched his fists hard, then loosened them, and then clenched them again, apparently in a very disturbed mood.
Li Jiqiang stroked his beard calmly, but his trembling hands deeply betrayed his feelings.
Qibi Heli is a Turkic man with the most straightforward temperament. When he saw this, he suddenly beat his chest with his fist, looked up to the sky and sighed: "If this thing appeared in the world 20 years earlier, my Tang Dynasty would have already conquered the world. What is Goguryeo? Ji, what Tubo, Tuyuhun, where the horseshoe steps, are all Tang soil!"
Li Zhi's mood was also extremely agitated, he pursed his lips tightly, his eyes fixed on the horseshoeed horse.
After a long time, Li Zhi suddenly said: "Old General, what is the current army and horses in the Tang Dynasty, and what is the loss every year?"
Li Ji bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, since Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong established horse administration in Longyou, and set up 48 prisons in eight squares in a place thousands of miles away. By the first year of Longshuo, there were nearly 70 horses and young horses in the Tang Dynasty. 30 horses."
"Although there are many war horses, the loss is too high. In addition to the nearly [-] horses dying of illness and starvation every year, the biggest loss is the horseshoes being worn out and useless. The number has reached nearly [-] horses every year."
"Each war horse can go to the battlefield at the age of three, but after three or four years at most, it has to be withdrawn from the battlefield, because the horse's hoof is worn out and injured, so it can no longer be used."
"The lifespan of a horse is usually 20 years, but it can only be used for three or four years on the battlefield. The huge loss is really regrettable, and it is also a great loss for my Tang Dynasty."
After Li Ji finished speaking, he took a deep look at Li Qinzai, his eyes were indescribably complicated, and he couldn't tell whether it was pride or sentimentality.
Li Zhi also took a deep look at Li Qinzai, and said: "If the horseshoe made by Li Qing is promoted in the army, what will the old general do in the future?"
Li Ji paused, and suddenly shouted excitedly: "If this is the case, from now on, our Great Tang cavalry will be invincible in the world, and wherever the horse's hoof steps, it will be Tang soil!"
One sentence seemed to ignite the long-suppressed emotions of the veterans. With a bang, the veterans put on their armor and worshiped: "Where the horseshoe steps, it is all Tang soil! Great Tang wins!"
With tears in his eyes, Xue Rengui said loudly: "Your Majesty, I would like to make a contribution to Li Qinzai on behalf of the generals of the Tang Dynasty. A horseshoe can add tens of thousands of horses to the Tang Dynasty, and the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty will no longer have to worry about their future. The greatness of this contribution will go down in history! "
(End of this chapter)
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