Three Kingdoms New Malaysia Super League

Chapter 78

Heavy cavalry cannot be built, but Ma Chao still has a way to deal with horseshoes.

In fact, when Pound talked about horseshoes, a word appeared in Ma Chao's mind: horseshoes.

I remember a fable in my previous life: If a horseshoe is broken, a horse is broken; if a horse is broken, a commander falls; if a commander falls, a war is lost; Started a war and destroyed a country...

The horseshoe mentioned in this fable is what Ma Chao wants to build.

Horseshoes, also known as horseshoes, are iron hoofs bound on the hooves of horses, cattle and other livestock.The main function of nailing horseshoes is to delay the wear and tear of horseshoes.The use of horseshoes not only protects the horseshoe, but also makes the horseshoe grip the ground more firmly, which is very beneficial for riding and driving.

Ma Chao knows that a horse's hoof is composed of two layers. The layer in contact with the ground is hard cutin about two to three centimeters thick, and the upper layer is live cutin.When the horseshoe is in contact with the ground, the hard cuticle will fall off quickly due to the friction of the ground and the corrosion of stagnant water. This is what Pound and others are worried about.

The binding of the horseshoe is to use nails to fix the horseshoe on the horny skin of the horseshoe, that is, to burn the "horseshoe" into shape, then place it under the horse's foot, and then use a hammer and nails to nail this thick piece of iron into the sole of the horse's foot. Use the barb of the iron nail to fix it on the horse's ankle bone to prevent it from falling off.

In fact, the manufacture of horseshoes is very simple, that is, to make the patch into a ring with a hole in the middle for iron nails to fix.Ma Chao believed that although he could not produce high-quality heavy armored cavalry at present, there should be no problem in producing tens of thousands of horseshoes.

You don't need any blueprints to build this thing, you just need to make gestures with the blacksmith.Just as he said, Ma Chao went to his "iron shop" with his sick body that day.

That's right, Ma Chao himself has a business. When he crossed over, Ma Chao made stirrups, got some craftsmen together, and set up his own "iron shop".Later, Ma Teng handed over the entire property to Ma Chao. Now that he is in charge of Fufeng County, the 'Iron Shop' should also grow stronger, right?

"Thinking about it, I just remembered to build the stirrups, but forgot the horseshoes. This IQ is really flawed." Along the way, Ma Chao scolded himself.As for the plan of his own iron shop, Ma Chao wanted to build this iron shop into the Lockheed Martin company of the Ma family in Xiliang in the late Han Dynasty, completely innovate and lead the military manufacturing industry in the late Han era, and become the exclusive Ma family in Xiliang. Monopoly arms suppliers.

Thinking of the bright future, Ma Chao couldn't hold back his excitement. Walking on the road of Lockheed Martin, oh, the iron shop, Ma Chao's footsteps were a little light, and a voice in his heart kept shouting: "Ma Chao, The Lockheed Martin at the end of the Han Dynasty was created by you! The stirrups and horseshoes can be regarded as the pioneers of the improvement of cavalry combat equipment at the end of the Han Dynasty!"

But when Ma Chao actually came to his iron shop, a feeling of disappointment rushed into his heart like a tide: the dilapidated courtyard in front of him was his iron shop, the future Lockheed Martin company?
The courtyard displayed in front of Ma Chao, except for the taller, thicker walls, and larger yard, which looks like the courtyard of a wealthy family, there is nothing else to be seen. It is a hundred thousand different from the arsenal in Ma Chao's mind. Eight thousand miles.Not even a plaque indicating the identity of this dilapidated courtyard.

In fact, this was also Ma Chao's negligence. He himself has always called his arsenal by the word "Iron Shop", so how could he let his subordinates worry about it?not to mention……

After entering the door, he happened to see Han Feng here, and when Han Feng saw Ma Chao coming, he quickly put down his work and shouted loudly: "Young Master, come to inspect, work hard!"

Ma Chao's expression didn't fluctuate at all, he just waved his hand to signal Han Feng to excuse him, and then asked Han Feng as his guide to lead him to inspect his first property after crossing.

At this time, the craftsmen were busy in the smoke and fire, and the raging fire made all the craftsmen sweat profusely.Seeing Han Feng leading a sick young man in brocade clothes to enter, and although the young man had a sick face, he had long hair draped over his shoulders, sharp eyebrows, straight nose, and piercing eyes. With the brocade robe, he looked extravagant, handsome and gloomy.Even though a group of craftsmen didn't know who this person was, they couldn't help but praise secretly in their hearts: "What a young hero!"

Especially seeing that Chief Han Feng was still very respectful to the young man, everyone naturally knew that he was a more noble person than Han Feng, and they all stopped their work and kowtowed in fear.

Ma Chao was a little dazed: These people don't know him, so why do they kowtow when they see him?
Ma Chao traveled here, although he is not completely clear about the etiquette of the Han Dynasty.But it seems unreasonable for everyone to be so respectful, even humble.unless……

After frowning, Ma Chao didn't ask Han Feng this question, but looked around carefully for a week. He saw in front of him a quenched old man whose age could not be discerned. His beard was scorched yellow and covered with black powder look at the young man with a "black face" holding a blower in front of the stove next to him, his clothes are torn and torn, barely covering his shame; the brawny man swinging a hammer beside him, his bare upper body was burned a little bit scar.

Ma Chao felt sad when he saw it: "The steel jungle that guards the iron cavalry in Xiliang was built under such difficult conditions?" He has long been accustomed to the clean and pristine environment around him. He never thought that the production environment of the dignified Han Dynasty arsenal more than 21 years ago would be so harsh.

Ma Chao couldn't help sighing in his heart: "This is my future Lockheed Martin?!"

Yes, the conditions of the arsenal in the Han Dynasty were as difficult as Ma Chao's iron shop.Even, the conditions of Ma Chao's iron shop are much better than those of the arsenal in the Han Dynasty.At least, working in Ma Chao's iron shop, you can still get two meals a day, and you can rest as appropriate after you get injured...

Going further, it was the warehouse of the iron shop. As soon as the door was opened, Ma Chao felt a musty smell coming from his nostrils, and Ma Chao frowned subconsciously.Ma Chao's frown deepened after he carefully looked at the chaos in the warehouse: rusty spear heads were piled up in a disorderly pile; broken wooden poles were lying on the ground in disorder; , randomly piled up in the corner.

"Is this a warehouse?" Ma Chao felt resentful and angry: "The conditions of the iron shop are difficult, which is limited by technical conditions. This warehouse is so chaotic, it is because of poor planning and management that the employees have no professionalism at all."

Seeing the chaos in front of him, it would be really strange if Ma Chao, who came from the 21st century and was determined to achieve a steel forest business in the late Han Dynasty, was not angry!

(End of this chapter)