"Horseshoes? Shoes made of iron for a horse's hooves?"
After hearing Li Kan's report, Li Shimin's eyes widened and he felt as if he was listening to a joke. Did the eleventh man's head get squeezed by the door, or did he fall down the steps and knock himself? He was actually given a horse.
wear shoes?
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Li Shimin could slander his brother in his heart, but Li Kan didn't have the courage, so he just explained: "Now all the horses in Prince Xu's residence have been nailed with these horse shoes. The king calls them horseshoes.
Sometimes it is also called horseshoes! There are also some people who have seen horseshoes, such as the sons of Luzhou Biejia and others, who also shoed their horses... Although the time is still short and nothing can be seen yet, but Wang
It has been said that it can protect horses’ hooves from wear and cracking, and the effect is excellent!”
Li Yuanjia probably never expected that he had no intention of telling Li Shimin about the horseshoes, but Li Kan secretly brought the horseshoe back to Chang'an.
And this time, Li Kan was quite satisfied with his preparation.
Last time, Li Kan was scolded by the emperor because he knew nothing about Quyuli and did not bring the things back in advance! This time, although Wang Li Yuanjia did not intend to pay tribute to the emperor, he left a horseshoe.
The smart Li Kan would not miss it, so he directly asked Luzhou to find out what new things Prince Xu’s Mansion had and bring them back together!
Among them, there are several pairs of horseshoes.
And according to the guy who came back in advance to report the news, all the horses in the Wangfu fleet were equipped with this device. After traveling thousands of miles along the way, the horses' hooves were really not affected in any way! There was no need to be like his people at all.
, I have to take care of the horsepower every day and don’t dare to let it run for too long.
"Well……"
Touching the short beard under his chin, Li Shimin pondered.
As an emperor on horseback, he certainly knows that horseshoes are easy to wear, and once they crack, they will be useless. Moreover, he knows that a lot of horses in the army are scrapped every year because of this! If this horseshoe really works, then Li Yuanjia is really
Did a good thing...
If you want to nail every horse, it will be too useless.
Li Shimin knew very well how much iron the Tang Dynasty could produce in a year, and how much of it was used to make weapons and other important items. Li Shimin shook his head and was temporarily undecided about the horseshoes, then asked: "Where is the Quyuan plow? Can it be delivered?
Are you in Chang'an?"
"Back to Your Majesty, I'll be there before noon tomorrow!"
"Very good, then there's no need to go to town!"
After thinking for a while, Li Shimin said calmly: "Just find a field outside the city and prepare the cattle for plowing. Let's give it a try outside the city tomorrow!"
"Ah? Leaving the city? Your Majesty..."
"Okay, no need to say anything more!"
Li Kan, who knew he was frightened, was going to say something, but Li Shimin didn't give him a chance to speak. He waved his hand and said, "If this Quyuan plow is as light and convenient as you said, it can be used by one cow and one person."
But it can be driven... Haha, after I personally saw it, all the civil and military officials from the whole dynasty will probably go to see it, so you should be prepared..."
…
After lunch the next day, Li Shimin left the imperial city surrounded by hundreds of guards.
Of course, it is said to be leaving the Imperial City, but in fact, the Taiji Palace... Oh, it is still called Daxing Palace, which is located in the northernmost part of Chang'an. It can be said that the entire Imperial City occupies the center of the northernmost part of Chang'an City. The southern part
The gate to the north is called Chengtian Gate, and the gate to the north is the famous Xuanwu Gate!
Xuanwumen is located on the remaining slope of Longshouyuan. It has a higher terrain and overlooks the palace city. It is the most important gate.
Outside the imperial city, there are three major gardens belonging to the Tang Dynasty royal family, namely the small West Inner Garden and the East Inner Garden, as well as the huge Forbidden Garden with an area of hundreds of square kilometers!
Anyway, picking any place is enough for Qu Yuanli to toss.
When the emperor set the time, Li Kan naturally wanted the convoy of Prince Xu's Mansion to work hard to arrive early. So when Li Shimin led a large group of people to arrive somewhere in the Forbidden Garden, more than a dozen people from Prince Xu's Mansion were already kneeling.
Greeted on the ground, the two farmers picked out from Wangzhuangzi started to tremble when they saw hundreds of horses galloping towards them, and one of them almost peed his pants!
"Okay, everyone, get up!"
After dismounting and walking up to the group of people, Li Shimin saw the true identities of the two farmers at a glance.
You don't need to look at the other dozen, they are either Li Yuanjia's bodyguards or the servants of the house. Only these two are wearing clean clothes, and their faces and hair are tidy, but
That "smell of the land" never goes away.
However, Li Shimin didn't pay attention to anyone at all, and came directly to the Wutai Quyuanli!
Bending down in an imageless manner, the emperor carefully looked at the things sent by his brother. When he saw them for the first time, Li Shimin's worries were immediately put to rest. Most of them, just looking at the size and length, were much bigger than what he had seen before.
Those plows we passed were much lighter! In other words, Li Kan was right about at least one thing, this thing must be much easier to control!
And just like the name, the shaft of this plow is curved!
Being carefully selected by Han Shan and sent to Chang'an City, these five plows are of course very straight in workmanship, and each component has just been carefully polished, and they look quite pleasing to the eye. But after looking at them for a while, Li Shimin
Still straightening up, he walked straight to the two farmers and asked in a warm voice: "Can you two know how to use this curved shaft plow?"
"Yes, yes!"
"Gudong!"
Facing the emperor's question, one of the two people nodded desperately, while the other just swallowed hard and couldn't say a word!
When they really saw the emperor, both of them were a little frightened.
Both Li Yuanjia and Li Shimin were quite experienced in this situation, so after a few gentle words of comfort, Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "Okay, each of you has a plow and an ox, just plow the land here for me to see.
!”
When the emperor speaks, no one dares to ignore it.
No matter how nervous they were, the two farmers had no choice but to move. Fortunately, they were the smarter ones, otherwise they would not have been selected by Han Shan to come to Chang'an, not to mention that before leaving, in order to protect Han Shan,
Shan also let the two of them practice assault for a whole day and night!
So it’s less than half time to burn incense, and everything is ready.
In fact, not only were the two farmers extremely nervous at the moment, but Li Shimin, who was aloof and calm at the moment, was actually not at peace in his heart at the moment. For these small Quyuan plows in front of him, the emperor had no idea at all!
He is afraid that the higher his expectations, the greater his disappointment!
You know, if this curved shaft plow is really so easy to use and can save a lot of oxen and manpower, it means that Datang can cultivate more land and harvest more food. For an emperor in the feudal era,
There is nothing more important in the world than this!
And if they can't do it, it will be a waste of the emperor's feelings...
He didn't even think about whether he had obtained Qu Yuanli from Li Yuanjia instead of someone offering it to him. At this moment, Li Shimin couldn't help but twitched the corner of his mouth several times, but secretly made up his mind: If that's the case.