Xu Qing thought for a while and said: "There are no ways to do it."
King Xian, who originally had no hope, immediately stared at Xu Qing when he heard these words: "What did you say? Do you have a way?!"
Xu Qingdao: "The large-scale replacement of military horses is caused by the wear and tear of the hoofs. The regeneration speed of the hoofs cannot match the wear speed. No matter how strong the horse is, it will become a useless horse."
The wise king nodded and said: "Not bad."
Xu Qing said: "If the hoofs of the horses are no longer worn out, then the service life of the military horses can be greatly extended."
The wise king said: "Although this is true, it is a fantasy to prevent horses from wearing out. Naturally, wear and tear will inevitably occur when the horse's hooves touch the ground and run."
Xu Qing shook his head and said: "Then don't let the horse's hooves touch the ground. I need paper and pen."
The wise king immediately ordered his servants: "Bring paper and pen quickly!"
The servants on the side immediately brought up the Four Treasures of the Study, while Xiao Ruxue carefully sharpened the ink.
Xu Qing sketched a few lines and then handed them to Xian Wang.
The wise king took it and looked at it carefully and asked, "What is this?"
Xu Qing said: "These are shoes for horses. I call them horseshoes. They are just a small piece of iron. But when they are installed on the horseshoes, the horseshoes will not be in contact with the ground. Naturally, they are not afraid of wear and tear. As long as they are trimmed regularly,
A horse’s hoof will do.”
The wise king's eyes suddenly became excited when he looked at the horseshoe. He quickly called the steward Wang over and said: "Instruct a blacksmith to make it and show it to the king. You will handle this matter with your own hands. There is no room for any mistakes!"
Seeing his prince's serious look, Butler Wang immediately bowed and said: "As you command!"
At this time, Xiao Ye came back from drinking wine. The Xian Wang saw Xiao Ye and suddenly became very angry. He couldn't do anything to help him, and even went to hide his favorite wine!
How abominable!
So the Xian King looked at Xiao Ye and pointed at Xiao Ye's nose and said: "You traitor! Look at you, then look at Xu Qing. If you have half of his talent, I will burn incense for the late emperor. How can I have this?"
You are such a son."
Xiao Ye looked at Xu Qing, then at Xian Wang, with a confused look on his face...
What just happened?
Xu Qing said from the side: "Ahem, Your Majesty, you see, as the saying goes, there are people who learn the Tao in order, and there are specialties in the arts. His Highness is just not proficient in this way. Maybe His Highness has something that ordinary people can't match elsewhere.
His talent is also unknown.”
The wise king let out a long breath and said, "That's all, please sit down first."
Princess Xian also said beside King Xian: "That's right, Your Majesty, Xu Qing is right, maybe Ye'er also has extraordinary talent somewhere."
Xiao Ye sat down and leaned his head against Xu Qing's ear: "Thank you for your generous words, brother Xu."
Xu Qing also whispered: "You're welcome."
Since Xu Qing was not proficient in painting, the horseshoes Xu Qing painted this time were extremely rough and had little technical content in making them. However, after more than an hour, Butler Wang came over with a few simple horseshoes.
However, Xu Qing believed that Da Chu’s skilled craftsmen would be able to improve it even more perfectly.
a stable
A man dressed as a craftsman was trying to nail horseshoes according to the method provided by Xu Qing.
Seeing the craftsman imprinting the red-hot iron on the hoof, Xiao Ruxue couldn't help but grab Xu Qing's arm with both hands: "Xu Qing, Xu Qing! It won't hurt the horse to imprint such red-hot iron on the hoof."
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Xu Qing took her arms out of Xiao Ruxue's hands. This girl's hands were really strong despite her lack of strength...
Xu Qing coughed and said, "Let me tell you this, horses don't feel pain. Even if you kill them, they won't feel pain."
"Why?"
"Because this is a donkey..."
This is indeed a donkey. Horses are so expensive, and although there are many horses in Prince Xian's Palace, the horses in Prince Xian's Palace are all good horses. If such a novelty thing fails to be used on a horse, wouldn't it mean that it will be scrapped?
A good horse?
This is so luxurious!
Therefore, the wise king asked someone to try it on a donkey first. If it was really useful, he would then switch to a horse.
If it doesn't work, this dead donkey can still be eaten tonight.
Xiao Ruxue looked at the donkey and asked, "Will the donkey hurt?"
Xu Qing looked at Xiao Ruxue and said: "Believe me, if this donkey is in pain, I guarantee that the master craftsman's face will also be in pain..."
The fact that the master craftsman can still install the shoe safely in place shows that the donkey has no feeling.
Otherwise, this master craftsman would probably have a donkey hoof mark on his face.
The craftsman installed the shoe and took it out of the stable. As the donkey moved, the shoe struck the bluestone ground, making a sweet sound.
The wise king looked around and saw that this thing... seemed... feasible!
So the wise king ordered: "Bring a horse over and put the shoe on it and have a look."
Because of the first experience, the master craftsman was much faster this time, and the horseshoe was nailed in a short time.
The wise king ordered his men to ride horses to the racecourse again, and the knights rode horses with horseshoes to run and kill without any problem.
King Xian looked at Xu Qing and his eyes instantly became hot.
Xu Qing couldn't help but regretted two steps: "My lord, what do you want to do?"
The Xian Wang stretched out his hand and patted Xu Qing's shoulder and said: "Okay! Okay! Okay! Hahaha! Xu Qing, you have made great contributions to Da Chu!"
The wise king slapped Xu Qing's shoulders like this, and Xu Qing's shoulders suddenly dropped a bit. The martial spirit of the family is his inheritance!
Each hand is stronger than the other and it hurts like hell!
No wonder the wise king is so excited. The money to buy a war horse is enough to make a bunch of these small iron pieces!
The cost of replacing the small iron piece is much cheaper than replacing the war horse!
Every time a military horse is replaced, it costs the treasury hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, but with this thing, there is no problem in turning hundreds of thousands of taels into ten!
This is a great achievement!
Reward!
A big reward!
The problem that had troubled King Xian for such a long time was solved so easily by the young man in front of him. This is the lucky star of Da Chu!
The Xian King looked at Xu Qing and said happily: "If you want any reward, just ask!"
Although in Xu Qing's view, King Xian was the kind of shameless person, Xu Qing was not.
He didn't know what politeness was. Xu Qing knew it.
Xu Qing bowed and said: "As a citizen of Da Chu, it is necessary to share the worries of Da Chu. Xu Qing does not dare to ask for rewards."
The wise king straightened Xu Qing's body and said, "You're welcome at this time. Do you want to be an official?"
When Xu Qing heard this, he quickly shook his head and said, "I still open a bookstore. Officials in Dachu are not allowed to do business."
The wise king thought for a while and murmured: "That's right, how about changing the law?"
