Wentang

Chapter 3 Horseshoes

"You just take four wooden strips as a gift?" the young man asked with a strange expression.

"Your hand?" The young woman's focus was different. She saw the wound and blood on Yue Shan's hand at first glance, and said distressedly, "Did it hurt when you made a gift? Why are you so careless?"

"It's just that the skin trauma is not a problem, just rest for two days and it will be fine." Yue Shan scratched his head and said honestly.

The young man was reminded that he found the wound on Yue Shan's hand. Looking at the wooden stick in his hand, he saw blood stains on it.Knowing that this thing was carved by the young man with his own hands, I feel even more satisfied with him.

Flipping through this gift, he couldn't think of any use for this thing.

Yue Shan's gift was worthless, he had already thought of it, and it could be seen from his clothes that he couldn't bring out any expensive gifts.

But he really didn't expect it to be such a thing, even if it was a wooden carved figurine, he thought it would be meaningful.The point is that this thing doesn't see any use yet.

"Don't underestimate this thing, it is priceless to a country." Yue Shan said solemnly at this time.

"That's it? It's priceless? Boy, do you know what it means to cheat me." The young man frowned and said displeasedly.

"Second brother." The young woman stopped her husband with a voice, and then said to Yue Shan in a warm voice: "The gift doesn't depend on the price, it's all about sincerity, this...I accept it."

The young woman's impression of Yue Shan has also dropped a lot, and the self-proclaimed "sister" has also been replaced with "I".Not too lightly, I ordered "sincerity".This still depends on the wounds and blood on Yue Shan's hands, otherwise his senses will be even worse.

But Yue Shan said calmly: "Sister, I didn't lie to you. Don't underestimate these four wooden sticks, they can reduce the wear rate of war horses by [-]%."

"What?" The young man's face changed drastically, and he said sharply, "Is what you said true?"

The young woman also showed a surprised expression, but did not continue to speak.She knew that things were beyond her control.

Not to mention reducing the attrition rate of war horses by [-]%, even if it can be reduced by [-]% or even half, it is a military matter, and it is not something she, a woman, can talk about.

"Of course it's true. Do you think their shape looks like a horseshoe? They should have been made of iron, but I can't forge it with wood." Yue Shan began to explain the usefulness of this thing:

"I call these things horseshoes. They are nailed to the horseshoes to prevent the horseshoes from wearing out. With horseshoes, any rough and complicated road can be walked on the ground without hurting the horseshoes."

As a person who leads troops all the year round, the young man knows war horses very well, and knows that the most vulnerable part of war horses is the hooves.More than half of the loss of war horses is due to hoof injuries.

If this problem can be solved, it can really reduce the horse wear rate by [-]%.

But can these four wooden bars really solve the problem?

He carefully observed the four wooden bars again, and found that their shape was indeed similar to the outline of a horseshoe.There are five small holes on it, which should be used for nails.

To put it bluntly, the horseshoe has no technical content at all, and the reason why no one thought of it is entirely a limitation of thinking.Now that Yue Shan has broken it, young people can easily realize the role of the horseshoe.

What he thought of was not only reducing the attrition rate of the war horses, but also actually improving the combat effectiveness of the cavalry.

The more he thought about it, the more excited the young man became, and he couldn't help shouting: "Okay, okay, okay. With this thing, my Tang cavalry will be invincible."

Seeing her husband happy, the young woman was also very happy.I am even more curious about this young man named Yue Shan. It can be seen that this thing called a horseshoe is indeed of great use if he can make his always steady husband lose his composure and shout that he is invincible.How did he come up with it?
The young man also had the same question. After getting excited, he immediately asked, "This thing... how did you come up with it?"

"My master told me." Yue Shan replied.

"Master?" The young man frowned slightly, apparently wondering where he got his master.

It was the young woman who came to her senses first, and reminded her in a low voice, "Wandering Taoist priest."

Only then did the young man remember that Yue Shan had said that he had rescued a wandering Taoist priest and had learned to read with the Taoist priest for a period of time.He didn't take it seriously at the time, but now it seems that things are not that simple.

"Where is your master, I want to visit him."

"When he learned that we were going to migrate to Chang'an, he told me that our master's fate was exhausted and he left." Yue Shan said dejectedly.

"Going away?" The young man was disappointed, but he soon got rid of this emotion and cheered up. The horseshoe's harvest was big enough.

As for the wandering Taoist, a horseshoe is not enough to prove whether he is really talented, what if he just discovered this method by accident.

"This item is of great use to the state. You have contributed to the gift of the treasure. Tell me what reward you want."

"This is a gift for my sister. If you want a reward, you should give it to my sister." Yue Shan replied.

The husband and wife showed unexpected expressions, and even the people around looked at Yue Shan with eyes like looking at a fool.

"Do you know who I am?" the young man couldn't help asking.

"I guessed it, King Qin Li Shimin." Yue Shan said calmly.

Hearing him call his own name, the young man... No, Li Shimin showed displeasure on his face.But at this time, he was not yet the later emperor, and he hadn't developed that kind of self-respecting character, so he was just a little unhappy and didn't blame him.

But the guards and servants around him couldn't help it.

"Bold, how dare you call the King of Qin by his name." The guard commander who just made a mistake jumped out. He hated the young man in front of him so much that he would not miss the chance of revenge.

However, Yue Shan didn't even look at him, and looked directly at Li Shimin calmly.

"Second brother." Changsun Wugou whispered from the side for fear of her husband getting angry.Although he didn't say it directly, the meaning of pleading could not be more obvious.

Li Shimin wasn't really angry either, it was more of an annoyance to be called by his name directly by a poor boy.My wife came forward to intercede, so naturally she didn't say anything, and waved the guards away.

The commander of the guards found that Yue Shan didn't even look at him, and hated him even more, but he had no choice but to back down.

"You know my identity, do you still want to refuse the reward?" Li Shimin asked lightly.

"Prosperity and wealth are within my reach, and they are nothing compared to my sister's love for me." After speaking, Yue Shan showed a sincere smile to his elder grandson Wugou.

If he just met or another person said that, Li Shimin would definitely beat that person out with a big stick.But with all the previous preparations, he felt that this young man was very good.Although a little cunning, but still retains innocence.

But it is absolutely impossible for him to praise Yueshan, so he continued to say in a mocking tone: "You can get it at your fingertips? You are not ashamed to say it."

After finishing speaking, he bowed his head and looked back and forth at the wooden horseshoe lovingly.This also means leaving space for the eldest grandson Wugou to chat with the younger brother he just met.

(End of this chapter)