Lao Fang knew that the identity of the female head catcher in the yamen was unusual. Li Yi also specifically told him not to offend anyone here. Lao Fang stopped what he was doing, turned around, and explained with a smile on his face.
: "My uncle said that if you shoe a horse, you don't have to worry about the horse's hooves being worn out."
Li Mingzhu watched the officials hold down the horse. The man who had been following Li Yi put strange-shaped iron pieces in his hands on the horses' hooves one by one, fixed them with iron nails, and stood there, deep in thought.
middle.
The maintenance and replacement of horses in the military costs a lot of money every year. The reason why more than 90% of horses are scrapped is because the hoofs are too severely worn. Naturally, horses without hoofs can no longer charge into battle.
And with just a few small pieces of iron, we can solve the problems that have plagued generations of emperors and ministers. For so many years, no one has ever thought of it...
After the iron pieces were nailed to the horse's hoofs, the government officials dispersed in a hurry. The horse immediately stood up and was led by Lao Fang, spinning in circles. The horse's hoofs stepped on the bluestone, making a crisp sound.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see the function of the iron piece at a glance.
After nailing iron plates on the horses' hooves, the horses' hoofs will not be in contact with the ground, thus avoiding wear and tear. The iron plates only need to be replaced after a period of time. From then on, the court will no longer have to worry about the huge horse fees every year.
, the service life of a war horse has been greatly extended. How much money will be saved in the long run?
Li Mingzhu is different from Li Yi and Lao Fang. She is a princess of a country. When she thinks about problems, she often stands at the national level. In just a short moment, she thought of these things.
It can be said that the achievements of this small piece of iron have exceeded the sum of all his previous achievements, including writing the "Disciple Rules", teaching cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or that novel interrogation method, which were not achieved overnight.
, cannot compare with the direct benefits created by this piece of iron.
"Where is Li Yi?" She stepped forward and looked at Lao Fang, her eyes moving slightly.
"At..., at the county government office."
Lao Fang felt guilty when she looked at her like this, pointed to the inside of the county government office and said.
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Li Yi was in the county government office, and all the work was assigned to him. He had been sitting in the duty room for a long time, felt a little bored, and planned to go out for a walk.
After all, the county captain is also one of the top leaders in Anxi County. How can he always sit in the yamen? The higher the official position, the more he has to mingle with the people, so he is going to walk on the streets and experience the hardships of people's livelihood. Of course
, you can also relax your mind by the way.
Before he could even walk out of the gate of the county government office, he was blocked by Li Mingzhu.
"Is something wrong?"
Li Yi looked at her and secretly thought that he was unlucky. He should have gone out early. Generally speaking, if he bumped into her in the Yamen, nothing good would happen.
"How did you come up with the idea of nailing iron plates under the horses' hoofs?" Li Mingzhu looked at him and asked.
She was very curious, why did he think of a problem that no one had thought of for thousands of years?
"Because the horseshoes will not wear out if they are nailed with iron pieces." Li Yi said matter-of-factly.
Li Mingzhu looked slightly stunned, and his answer seemed to be just nonsense, but when he thought about it carefully, it seemed that it was exactly the same.
The difference is that he is the only one who has thought of this truth over the years.
Looking at the expression on Li Mingzhu's face, Li Yi knew that he might not be able to go out on the street to experience the suffering of the people today.
Sure enough, after a while, he returned to the check-in room and wrote down the details of how to make horseshoes, how to nail horseshoes, and how to replace shoes.
There is no concept of patents in this world. It seems that this time, if the invention of horseshoes is handed over to the state, it is destined to be a meat bun beating a dog, and there will be no return.
This habit of Li Mingzhu is very bad. It makes Li Yi feel like he is being squeezed out of his surplus value. He is receiving a meager salary as a county captain, but he is doing great things that benefit the country and the people and will have long-term achievements. The salary he receives is equivalent to what he has created.
The values that came out were seriously inconsistent.
The evil feudal society is more serious than the exploitation of capitalist society...
After Li Yi finished writing, Li Mingzhu put the pieces of paper into an envelope and disappeared in the blink of an eye without even saying thank you.
Li Yi shook his head and sighed, lamenting that when he meets someone... he meets a princess, it's not a good idea.
"Eight hundred miles haste, send this letter to the capital and hand it over to the emperor personally." Not long after, in an exquisite courtyard in Qing'an Prefecture, Li Mingzhu handed the envelope to a man in armor.
man.
"Princess, don't worry, I will deliver this letter to Your Majesty as soon as possible." The guard of the princess's palace responded solemnly, got on his horse, and quickly disappeared from sight.
"How much more ability does he have?"
Li Mingzhu looked ahead, her eyes slightly absent-minded, and murmured to herself.
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"Master Qin, why don't I give you ten thousand taels, and you can solve the problem of changing the war horses this year?" In the imperial palace and the imperial study room in Kyoto, a man with a square face and an expression of no anger or authority waved his sleeves and glared.
Said to the other person opposite.
The man opposite gave a wry smile and said: "Master Yan, ten thousand taels is already a lot. Last year, the disaster was severe, and a lot of money was spent on disaster relief and relief for the people. This year, taxes from several provinces have been reduced. The national treasury is not full. Let's talk about the future.
The Ministry of War has already allocated 100,000 taels of silver to your Ministry of War a few days ago, and Master Yan now asks for another 50,000 taels. How can I give you that much money again?"
The man frowned and said, "That one hundred thousand taels is the army's salary. Don't confuse it with this matter."
"Sir Yan, please don't embarrass our Hubu anymore. Ten thousand taels is already the upper limit we can give." The Minister of Hubu looked at the man opposite and showed no intention of letting go.
The man snorted coldly and said: "There are many emergencies on the border now. Sooner or later, we will have to fight with the Qi State. At this juncture, our Jing State does not even have usable war horses. Lord Qin will not know about this."
Is it important?"
The Minister of the Ministry of Finance said nothing after hearing this. He could not bear the consequences, and looked at the superior Emperor Jing for help.
In the Imperial Study Room, Emperor Jing looked at the two ministers of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Husbandry, who were not giving in to each other. He rubbed his brows and had a headache.
Horse fees have always been an important expense. In previous years, it might be possible to postpone it for a while. However, the border was tight at this time, but it could not be delayed at all. After careful consideration, he decided to postpone other expenses.
The money to be allocated to the Ministry of War cannot be saved.
Just as he was about to speak, Chang De, the interior manager, opened the door and came in, walked up to him and whispered a few words.
"Letter from Mingzhu?"
A trace of doubt appeared on his face and he said: "Let him come in!"
"Xuan!" Chang De said loudly to the outside of the hall.
The guard of the princess palace walked in from outside the door, knelt down and saluted, and then presented the letter in his hand.
Within one day, he traveled day and night, changing horses several times at the inn, without any delay, and finally arrived in the capital just now.
Emperor Jing opened the envelope and first took out a letter written by Princess Yongle. After reading it, a trace of astonishment appeared on his face. Then he hurriedly opened several pieces of paper in the envelope to read, and the smile on his face gradually expanded.
"This Li Yi is indeed my lucky star!"
Emperor Jing slapped the pieces of paper on the desk and said with a laugh.
In the hall, the two ministers looked at each other with confusion on their faces.
