Cai Zhaoji and others have been in the city making layout plans for the area to be built next in Youjian Villa - at least in terms of architectural craftsmanship, Yi Xiaotian's aesthetic ability is far inferior to that of Cai Zhaoji, who was born in a noble family.
Therefore, Yi Xiaotian tried his best to leave all these things to Cai Zhaoji.
And because he had no money for the time being, at Yi Xiaotian's shameless request, old comrade Zhong Yao could only tearfully take out a large sum of money from the bank for Yi Xiaotian to use.
In addition, since the last time Yi Xiaotian left Chang'an, Cai Zhaoji, Diao Chan and others have definitely investigated all the various market conditions here in Chang'an. Cai Zhaoji stepped in and came all the way to spy on her husband.
Sick Wang Yi, good fellow, how many merchants in Chang'an City can withstand the price bargaining of these people?
Therefore, although there is no money, Yi Xiaotian's Youjian Villa is moving forward steadily and accelerating the construction.
Now, everyone in Chang'an City knows that Yi Xiaotian has a mountain villa to build, and many farmers are planning to follow in Yi Xiaotian's footsteps and farm in their villa - after all... with Yi Xiaotian's promise, as low as
Land with less than 10% tax is quite attractive.
But apart from these, what Yi Xiaotian is busy with is to prepare for all the big things they will do next.
Making money - has always been Yi Xiaotian's strength.
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It was an ordinary day. Zhen Luo had arranged the meals for her family in Youjian Villa. However, although she was responsible for cooking for everyone, the treatment she received in person was still something that only the craftsman's workshop where Yi Xiaotian worked could enjoy.
Since Ma Jun joined the craftsman's workshop and officially started construction, many craftsmen who have come here one after another have entered the craftsman's workshop, the cradle of Chang'an's top craftsmen.
However, because of Yi Xiaotian's existence, the real core of this craftsman's workshop still depends on Yi Xiaotian, Huang Yueying, and Ma Jun.
No - when Zhen Luo carried a bamboo basket and delivered the hot meals leisurely, the three of them were still busy at the workbench.
However, unlike the past few days, Zhen Luo felt that the air in the courtyard was unusual as soon as she entered the door.
Looking from a distance, Huang Yueying and Ma Jun covered their mouths, seeming to be looking at something in disbelief.
"The rice is getting cold?"
Zhen Luo greeted, but Ma Jun exclaimed:
"Okay! Okay! Okay! With this thing...why worry about the horse not being able to travel a thousand miles in a day?"
"Hahaha... don't worry yet... this thing looks simple, but we haven't waited for the real experiment yet. After dinner, I will send people to find some horse households in the city. If this thing cannot be measured actually, according to
If different horses are made to corresponding sizes, it will still be just a show."
Yi Xiaotian said with a smile, while finally noticing Zhen Luo.
"Sir, what have you done? I heard it's a horse and it can travel thousands of miles. Could it be some new stirrup?"
What Zhen Luo was talking about was naturally what Yi Xiaotian had done for Cao Jun before, but this time, Yi Xiaotian naturally would not do the same laborious thing.
The iron stirrups have already been sold out, and there is no point in improving them.
So this time…
"Here! This thing is called a horseshoe. As for its function...it's definitely no lower than a stirrup. After dinner later, Luoer, do you want Mr. Luo to come and see the effect of this thing?"
Yi Xiaotian smiled confidently, which naturally aroused Zhen Luo's interest. Zhen Luo clamored to go together, and Yi Xiaotian naturally agreed with a smile.
Horseshoes...if nothing happens, it will take another few hundred years for this thing to really appear in this world.
Yi Xiaotian is well aware of the advantages of Cao Cao's troops compared to Liu Bei and Sun Quan in the south - the cavalry, no matter what era it is in, except for the years after the popularity of hot weapons, the cavalry will always be able to truly influence the situation on the battlefield.
Big killer.
The cavalry of the Mongolian Empire really fought from Lingnan to Siberia. Didn't they rely on horses and scimitars to be invincible?
Therefore, it is necessary to give full play to the greatest advantage of Cao Cao's soldiers and horses, and to make Cao Cao's tiger and leopard cavalry and even all cavalry have the effect of reducing the dimensionality of the armies of other forces on the field. Yi Xiaotian naturally has to exert his efforts in this aspect.
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It took the ancient Han people countless hundreds and thousands of years to realize that what really limited a cavalry's strength was not personal force or differences in horse breeds.
Zhang Fei, Zhang Liao, Lu Bu and Zhao Yun, these very famous cavalry generals, although their martial arts skills are very strong and their horses are extremely powerful, they are just exceptions after all.
To select such a cavalry army, where everyone is the enemy of thousands of people, it is simply more difficult than climbing to the sky.
So... the difference between heavy riding and light riding appeared, so stirrups appeared, and later... horseshoes also came into being.
If the stirrup truly evolved a cavalry's ability to control a horse, then the birth of the horseshoe was definitely a great improvement in the lifespan of the horse itself on the battlefield.
Before horseshoes appeared, there were countless good horses whose hoofs were injured just because of the bumps on the road, and it was difficult to heal. In fact, war horses were used during wars and became a resource more valuable than humans.
The soldiers protected and raised the horses, fearing that the war horses would end their life on the battlefield due to problems with their feet.
Horseshoes were born for situations like this.
Of course - just talking is useless. Yi Xiaotian smiled and took Ma Jun to taste the food made by Zhen Luo himself. During the dinner, he briefly told them the true function of the horseshoe.
As a result, Ma Jun screamed again and again, and Huang Yueying and Zhen Luo couldn't stop giggling.
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The west of Chang'an City, as a market area with the meaning of West City, is naturally very lively.
There are vendors hawking their goods everywhere, and there are also many stores that have set up shop here.
You can't see any trace of the empty scene caused by the raging plague a few days ago.
Of course, this matter is still thanks to Yi Xiaotian's handling.
But now - Yi Xiaotian is wearing a plain robe, leading a tall and thin man, and two short men. There is no sense of disobedience at all. In the crowd, he blends in with them, and seems to be no different from ordinary people.
After a while, Yi Xiaotian found the person they were looking for on this trip.
Mahu——
There are quite a few people raising horses in Chang'an City. Firstly, most of the farmers are outside Chang'an City. When there is no shortage of cattle, the market determines the types of goods supplied——
Horse owners specifically select those wealthy families in Chang'an City, raise enough good horses, and sell them to the stewards who come out of the big mansions to help the master choose good horses.
This is basically a sure-fire deal.
It is also a kind of business that does not open for a year and eats for a year when it is open.
Yi Xiaotian didn't go out to buy a horse. He just wanted to find a lucky horseshoe "internal beta user" and help him fit the horseshoe and see how it works.
However, with this thought in mind, as soon as I arrived at the designated place where the Namahu group lived, I suddenly heard some discordant sounds.
