However.
He was really far away, even if he was running at top speed, he would still be quite far away.
Da Ma went crazy.
This is something that no one can imagine.
The old man and others were also shocked.
Li Shimin's eyes widened. The horse was so fast that it rushed to Li Shimin in the blink of an eye.
At the critical moment.
Xiao Sizi opened his hands to protect Li Shimin.
"Damn it, bad horse, don't touch father!!"
Xiao Sizi gritted his teeth.
When the big horse saw the little Sizi with angry eyes, its galloping speed began to slow down, and when it was in front of the little Sizi, it had stopped completely.
How is this going! !
stunned! !
Shock! !
Unbelievable! !
Everyone was stunned by the scene in front of them.
Why does a nearly crazy horse suddenly become rational?
And the next moment,
Something even more shocking happened.
I saw that the big horse's eyes became gentle, and he lowered his proud head and rubbed his head against the little Sizi's small body.
Xiao Sizi:? ? ?
Li Shimin:? ? ?
Changsun Wuji and everyone:? ? ?
How is this going? !
"Gee, come on, don't rub it, you bad horse, it's really itchy!!"
The little Sizi was itched to death.
But the big horse seemed to be psychic, and actually stopped rubbing the little Sizi, and instead started to lick the little Sizi's cheeks with his tongue.
It can be seen that it likes little Sizi very much.
"What the hell is going on here?!"
Li Shimin was confused.
"Xiao Sizi, do you know this big horse?!"
Li Shimin couldn't help but ask.
At this time, little Sizi held the big horse's head and said with a sweet smile: "Father, I don't know him! But he is so good, hehe, Sizi made a mistake just now. This is a good horse."
Hearing this, the big horse couldn't stop swaying its tail and seemed very happy.
Li Shimin was even more confused now.
Xiao Sizi didn't know her, but the big horse stopped because of her. How much he liked Xiao Sizi! !
"Your Majesty, perhaps I can help you clear up your doubts."
At this time, the old man came over.
Li Shimin's eyes flickered and he asked quickly: "Old sir, please clarify my doubts."
The old man laughed, held his beard and said: "These horses were raised and raised by His Highness himself. He has been fond of His Highness since he was a child."
"Presumably...it's because His Highness Xiao Sizi also has His Highness's scent on his body, so Da Ma behaves like this."
"Or maybe it's another possibility. When His Highness was feeding these horses, he once revealed to me that he was feeding them because of His Highness Xiao Sizi, so that when His Highness Xiao Sizi is older, he can have the experience of riding horses in his childhood."
"So, Your Highness has been instilling in these horses the concept of protecting His Highness Xiao Sizi since they were young, and instilling human concepts into the horses. It seems illusory, but! Your Majesty, will there be fewer miracles that happened in the Prince of Chu's Mansion?!"
The words fell.
Li Shimin's mouth twitched, this is Kuan'er's masterpiece again! !
For his baby sister.
The two possibilities mentioned by the old man.
One is because Xiao Sizi smells like the King of Chu.
The second is the horse prepared by the King of Chu himself for Xiao Sizi.
No matter which possibility it is, it means that Xiao Sizi is the most beloved sister of King Chu.
Because of that horse, Li Shimin rushed forward when he saw it was his father, but stopped when he saw his sister Xiao Sizi.
This gap...
Not too big.
Li Shimin's heart was full of complexity, and he couldn't tell whether he was helpless or angry.
Unfortunately, it seems that the King of Chu does not regard him as a member of the family.
He was angry that his beloved daughter, Xiao Sizi, was undoubtedly snatched away by the King of Chu.
"Creak"
At this moment, the stable door next to it was also opened.
Another big horse ran out.
Everyone in Malaysia saw this and went crazy.
But at this time, he happily ran to the little Sizi and kept rubbing the little Sizi with the horse's head, which made the little Sizi tickle and laugh.
See this scene.
Everyone understood that this was not just a small probability event, but that all the horses were trained by the King of Chu to like Xiao Sizi very much.
"Hehe, Father, they all like Sizi so much!!"
Xiao Sizi was very happy.
Li Shimin rubbed his head with a headache and said, "Xiao Sizi, can you ask them to lift their legs? Father wants to see what's underneath."
"Okay, okay! No problem!!"
Little Sizi happily agreed, and then said with a sweet voice: "Good horse, lift up your feet."
Although it was in human language, the big white horse really raised its feet.
When everyone saw it, they couldn't help but exclaim, this spiritual connection is incredible! !
Li Shimin put away his complicated emotions and went to look at the flaws.
The iron blocks on the big horse's hooves are even bigger.
this……
Li Shimin completely didn't know what to say.
The old man watched from afar.
He now also knew what this group of people were looking for.
horseshoe! !
It must be horseshoes! !
I thought it was some other treasure.
The old man was a little disappointed.
Horseshoes have long been popularized by His Highness in the Prince of Chu's Mansion, and all of His Highness's horses are equipped with horseshoes.
He already knew it.
His Highness even performed the installation of horseshoes live.
The old man has long been used to strange things, but he didn't expect that these most powerful people in the Tang Dynasty would be so ignorant...
It also makes me worry for nothing.
This horseshoe is not such a valuable thing. Just discover it when you find it.
The old man shook his head and climbed onto the millstone easily.
In front, Changsun Wuji looked at Li Shimin blankly and said, "Your Majesty, what on earth is this?"
"How...how can you press it on the horse's hooves? How is this done?!"
Li Shimin turned to look at him.
Damn it, if I knew about it, why would I still be here studying it with you guys?
Li Shimin swallowed his saliva and shook his head.
Everyone felt the hard tentacles of iron coming from their fingertips. You looked at me and I looked at you, and they were all stunned.
Although they were recognized as the most intelligent beings in the Tang Dynasty, they could not imagine what this thing was.
What is this?
They couldn't understand.
After all, no one had ever thought about such a thing as horseshoes before this.
In fact, even this kind of idea and concept has never appeared before.
Put shoes on a horse?
If it weren't for Xiao Sizi's joke today, they would never have thought of this even if they thought about it for eight lifetimes.
Because, in their thinking, putting shoes on horses is equivalent to a huge absurdity.
Definitely would not have thought of it! !
If Xiao Sizi hadn't kept telling him, Li Shimin wouldn't have gone crazy and come over to investigate.
But I didn't expect that I actually saw something different.
Several people gathered around the horse's hooves, scratching their heads and looking pained.
They really had no way of solving this puzzle, let alone figuring out what the iron pieces on the horses' hooves were and what their purpose was.
"Old sir."
At this time, Li Shimin suddenly stood up and looked anxiously at the old man from Prince Chu's Mansion.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong?" the old man asked with a smile.
"You...please ask, do you know what this is?"
Li Shimin's eyes flashed with anticipation.
Changsun Wuji, Du Ruhui and others all looked at the old man when they heard this.
Here, I think this is the only one I can know.
If he didn't know, he could only wait for King Chu to come back.
However, the old man's extremely candid answer made them slightly stunned.
"Old man naturally knows."
Six words.
Extremely simple, extremely confident, extremely calm.
But their brains were suddenly starved of oxygen.
Cough cough cough…
This is crazy...
I have been researching here for a long time, but I am confused and have no clue. Since you always know what this is, why don’t you tell me about it? !
Just watch us make blind guesses and worry blindly? !
Li Shimin also didn't expect that the old man didn't have anything to hide and just said it.
Hula...
Li Shimin rushed over in a hurry.
He grabbed the old housekeeper's arm.
"What?!"
"Old sir, what on earth is this?!"
Li Shimin stared directly into the old housekeeper's eyes.
The old butler smiled and said easily: "Your Majesty, these are the shoes of the war horse."
War horse shoes? !
It’s really the same as what Xiao Sizi said! !
Li Shimin's eyes narrowed tightly.
My blood pressure shot up all of a sudden.
Is this really putting shoes on the war horse?
damn it! !
He really thought Xiao Sizi just now was just a casual comment.
but……
Who would have thought of the horse in the Chu Palace. It really all comes with shoes on.
Is this the Chu Palace? !
So scary!
Even the horses have shoes to wear.
"What's the use of this thing...?"
After a moment of silence, Li Shimin's voice suddenly trembled, and he asked the question word by word with some trembling.
Li Shimin's childishness began to shrink.
In fact, when he asked this question, he already had a bold guess in his mind.
But he didn't get confirmation from the old man, so he forced himself to forget all this.
Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng, Cheng Yaojin and Du Ruhui all stared at the old Taoist priest in front of them.
His eyes were fiery.
They have some wisdom. Naturally, combined with the hardness of these iron blocks, they are thinking about what Xiao Sizi said just now about putting shoes on the horse.
hiss……
call……
If this is true, the gain it brings to Datang can be said to be huge and terrifying.
In an instant, they can think of countless benefits.
Breathing a little short.
The eyebrows tremble like crazy! !
A strange sound came from his throat.
expect! !
I'm looking forward to the old man telling me its efficacy.
The old butler shook his head. Seeing that Li Shimin and the others were so looking forward to it, he did not play those annoying games or beat around the bush, and said directly: "This... His Highness calls him Horse Iron Shoe."
"As for its function, it's easy to understand. If this person puts on the shoes, he won't feel any pain when walking on the road, and he can walk long distances casually."
"So, Your Majesty, you see, war horses can't travel far now, and those cargo horses can't pull full loads, nor can they go too far."
"So what if you put shoes on horses too? That's what His Highness had in mind when he invented it."
"Use an iron coat to protect the horse's hoof, and then nail it to the horse's shoe. This... can be used to prevent a lot of wear and tear. In fact, a simple calculation shows that it can almost prevent the horse's hoof from being exposed to any external wear and tear. "
"Your Majesty, think about it, what kind of stones can be harder than fine iron? It's impossible. Even if it is a knife, the war horse is not afraid."
"His Highness said, no matter where it is, as long as you have horseshoes, you can walk on flat ground. When the time comes, even if a war breaks out, this horse equipped with horseshoes can kick a person to death with just one hoof. It's simple. "
"What you need to do for maintenance is to replace the horseshoes regularly every year."
"What? Isn't there a horseshoe outside? Your Majesty, have you never heard of it before?"
The old man explained in detail, and then looked at Li Shimin and the others with some confusion.
He said that he really thought that these people had found something good again, but it turned out to be a horse and iron shoe.
Hasn’t this thing been implemented for a long time?
The horses in the entire Chu Palace are like this.
Li Shimin:......
He suddenly fell silent.
Been out for a long time.
Isn’t it out there yet?
Haven't you heard of it before?
These three sentences made Li Shimin's heart hit hard several times with a spare sledgehammer.
Changsun Wuji and Du Ruhui looked at each other with shock on their faces and helplessness in their hearts.
This is crazy...
His Royal Highness the King of Chu didn’t tell us, how could we possibly know!
"This... I don't know yet."
Li Shimin pursed his lips and said through gritted teeth.
This brat!
How many good things do you have in your hands? ?
This private money...
Be good!
Damn it!
If this horseshoe spreads out and is delivered to the people all over the world, it can be said to be a huge boost to the Tang Dynasty.
Not to mention anything else, the role of the army alone can be said to be earth-shaking.
The cavalry will usher in another surge in combat power! !
Silence!
It is quite now!
Dead silence!
None of them are stupid. They know very well how this thing can help the world.
horseshoe!
horseshoe!
horseshoe!
hiss……
If all the war horses of the Tang Dynasty were equipped with horseshoes, the number of cavalry would completely increase by three to four times.
Moreover, the journey that I always thought was difficult will become extremely smooth.
For example, Turks! !
Horses in the Central Plains have grown up in the plains since childhood, and the development of their hoofs is far inferior to that of the Turkic cavalry.
Therefore, the Turks relied on their super mobility and posed a serious threat to the Tang Dynasty.
Moreover, if the Tang army wanted to take the initiative, without this horseshoe, there would be almost no hope.
In the Turkic grassland, there are sharp stones, sandy and barbed branches all over the ground...
No matter what it was, it had a heavy impact on the Tang cavalry.
But now, as long as you have horseshoes, you no longer have to think about stones.
There’s no need to worry about the horse’s hooves being unable to withstand their influence.
Moreover, if the common people put horseshoes on their horses, goods can be transported further, and the movement between the two cities will be smoother and the speed will be greatly improved.
The life span of a horse will also be greatly extended.
