Chapter 150 Riding someone else's horse is more comfortable
In the duty room, Liang Jianfang asked: "How do you solve the horseshoe matter?"
Is this trying to induce a confession?
Jia Pingan smiled and said: "I have some ideas about this matter, but I have to think about it again."
Tai Chi hit, Liang Jianfang did not ask this question any more, but he slapped the table and scolded: "Do you know the consequences if this fails?"
Su Dingfang praised, "Not only will you be ridiculed for the rest of your life, but it will also attract the resentment of the monarchs and ministers in the court. Do you still want to be promoted and make a fortune in this life?"
Cheng Zhijie said quietly: "The soldiers in the army will regard you as a joke, and the civil servants will regard you as a reckless young man who speaks loudly. How can a reckless young man take on important responsibilities?"
What the three of them said actually wanted Jia Pingan to speak out.
But who is Master Jia?
He looks sincere...
There is drama!
The veterans winked and shut up, waiting for him to speak.
"Well, a certain family also raised horses, and His Majesty even rewarded him with a BMW that he had ridden. This is thanks to Xiao Liangdi..."
—When riding this horse, you must think about Xiao Liangdi!
This is what the people of the Xiao family said. Before Sister Wu entered the palace, Jia Pingan had to keep a low profile and not offend the Xiao family, so he followed suit.
"A certain horse doesn't run much, and the horse's hooves are like human nails. It needs to be peeled every once in a while, otherwise it will be difficult to walk. A certain person cuts the horse's hoof by himself. Seeing that the thick skin of the horse's hoof is cracked, he thought in his heart, what if Can it be prevented from cracking? A certain cousin’s horse runs a lot, and the thick skin of the horse’s hoof is almost completely worn out, and the meat is on top... I was thinking, what if I can prevent it from grinding?”
"Yes!" The veterans all nodded.
Youth, talk about your solution.
Jia Pingan sighed, "I was thinking, why not..."
The eyes of the veterans are all round...
"Why can't we think of a way?" Jia Pingan was thinking about how to prevaricate them.
Liang Jianfang picked up the inkstone on the table and threw it over.
This old thing's temper... **** it!
Jia Pingan lowered his head, and the inkstone flew over his head, and with a bang, it hit the wall and shattered.
"Old Liang!"
Su Dingfang hugged Liang Jianfang, and Lao Liang's legs were thumping, "Let go of this old man, wait until this old man kills this little bastard!"
A group of veterans were fooled by Jia Pingan and wanted to vomit blood.
But he said seriously: "Someone has already thought of a way."
"Say it quickly!" Liang Jianfang stopped tossing, and Su Dingfang stopped hugging...
"But if this method is revealed..." Jia Pingan said seriously: "What if outsiders find out? What if the opponent finds out?"
Horseshoes cannot be kept secret. Once there is a big battle in the future, scouts and rangers will fight intensively. It is impossible for you to drag back all the dead and wounded horses, so that the enemy can get the use of horseshoes.
This thing doesn't have much technical content, and after many tests, it can always be figured out.
But it takes time.
"If Datang can lead by five to ten years, and win a few battles, a certain person thinks it will be enough."
The spread of horseshoes is not fast, and Jia Pingan doesn't know the reason, but it is always inseparable from the level of smelting, craftsmanship, and experience.
In this era, Datang's technological advantages can be called crushing.
Cheng Zhijie frowned, "Datang paid more for war horses."
This is another advantage.
Once the attrition rate of the War Horse of the Tang Dynasty drops, it will be a positive signal for finances. The annual fiscal reduction in expenditure is a large amount.
This account... makes a lot of money!
Jia Ping'an felt a little heartbroken.
He felt that 10,000 pennies was too little for him.
"But you actually asked for 10,000 guan, young man, money is useless, you want a title!" Liang Jianfang said heartbrokenly: "With the title, your descendants can pass it on, and you can continue to be rich...that is better than 10,000 guan How many?"
Su Dingfang sighed: "Young people are short-sighted after all."
Jia Pingan knew that the veterans had good intentions, so he thanked them.
But he never mentioned it.
Bao Dong concentrates on making tea by the side, and now that he has it, he will deliver it.
"Hmm...it tastes good." Liang Jianfang nodded.
Jia Ping'an just sniffed, but didn't drink.
"It tastes great." Even Cheng Zhijie smiled at Bao Dong, delighting him, wishing he could turn a few somersaults on the spot.
Several veterans left before the news reached Baiqi.
"Can you solve the horseshoe loss?"
Tang Xu and Shao Peng wanted to touch Jia Pingan's forehead to see if he had a fever.
Jia Pingan said seriously: "I have already thought of a way, but I need an excellent blacksmith."
"Blacksmithing is just a trivial matter." Tang Xu looked at Jia Ping'an, turned around and left suddenly.
"That's all!" Shao Peng also shook his head and left.
After a while, only Jia Pingan and Bao Dong were left on duty.
Does this mean that Jia Canjun is unreliable? Bao Dong: "..."
The news spread like wildfire.
Most people are laughing, as a conversation after dinner.
He asked for leave at noon. Tang Xu and Shao Peng looked gloomy. Shao Peng introduced his experience, "Fake sickness."
Tang Xu praised: "Old Shao, you have a good idea, but I think it's better to pretend to be crazy for a while."
"Don't bully the young and poor!" Master Jia left this sentence and went out.
Huh!
Brother is not poor!
This is wrong.
Leading A Bao out of the imperial city, Jia Ping got on his horse and patted A Bao on the head, "Xiao Liangdi... No, A Bao, let's find a blacksmith."
Abao let out a long hiss, and went to Pingkangfang after he knew the way.
"Blacksmith?"
Duoduo tilted his head, allowing his long hair to cover half of his face, "The blacksmiths I know here all forge weapons in private."
The villains need weapons, but some things are prohibited, so they can only find those black market blacksmiths who close their doors and play by themselves.
"How is the workmanship?"
"look!"
After Duoduo stretched his hands to his waist, he came out and dropped two short knives.
Jia Pingan picked up a short knife with her body temperature on it, and took a closer look, "The craftsmanship is good."
He glanced many times, "You..."
His hesitant appearance made Duoduo a little curious, "What?"
Jia Pingan asked with a dagger in his hand, "Aren't you afraid of cutting your **** with the two knives on your back?"
This is something that has always puzzled him.
Duo Duo blushed instantly, and then...
"Are you willing to sworn brothers?"
say!
Jia Ping'an was ready to see what she looked like when she lost her temper, but in the end it turned out to be this.
I treat you as a woman, but you treat me as a brother!
The craftsman is called Chen Laoer, and when Duoduo took Jia Pingan away, he was building a big ax...
There are a few short knives hanging on the wall. Note that they are hanging, not directly on the ground. This made the old mechanic Mr. Jia secretly praised his professionalism.
"Second Chen, this is a nobleman." Duoduo stood in front of the stove with his arms folded.
Chen Laoer raised his head, his dark face was full of indifference, "What kind of nobleman? I'll be a human if I cut him down!"
This is true.
Duo Duo said coldly: "Jia Pingan with a hundred riders joining the army."
Ding!
Chen Lao Er was sluggish, let go of his hand, and the pliers almost hit his foot.
He laughed and said, "Jia Canjun has something to ask."
"Why are you arrogant and respectful?" Jia Pingan picked up a short knife and tried it out. He thought it was really good, so he found a scabbard on the side and put it in, and carried it with him.
Chen Lao Er seemed blind and didn't see it, and smiled as if he saw a benefactor, "I saw Jia Canjun beheading the Tubo people one day... I was shocked!"
"Get iron bars, get a small stove, take your guy, and follow someone to Xinfeng."
"Xinfeng?"
"right!"
…
Later, Jia Ping'an went to the Yamen of Yongzhou.
Liao Quan came to find Lao Xu to do something, but the little official outside the door said: "The envoy is picking up the guests, later."
Who is coming?
Liao Quan was a little curious.
"That thing is so easy to build? For thousands of years, people ride horses, and horses ride people. No one has thought about how to make it? I have thought about it. Even the old man thought about getting a pair of socks for his own horse to wear. , but it’s useless!”
Liao Quan...
Why is Shijun so rude?
"Are you going to Xinfeng? The five hundred acres of land... just go and hide, who is accompanying you? You..."
Boom!
There was a sound of tapping the table inside.
The little official shrank his neck, obviously he had never seen Xu Jingzong like this before.
"Don't worry, Mr. Xu."
is just four words.
Xu Jingzong said weakly: "When will you come back?"
"not sure."
"The old man will take you to do it."
The door opened, and Xu Jingzong and Jia Pingan came out.
Liao Quan asked with a smile: "What is your envoy going to do?"
"Pass the place."
Well!
Passover is the procedure for people from Tang Dynasty to travel far away. You can understand it as a letter of introduction.
"Envoy!"
The little official who handled the office was scared to pee, and hurried all the way to the green light.
This is going through the back door, but why don't I feel shameless, but rather happy?
Master Jia felt that he had fallen.
Taking the pass, he took Chen Lao Er, and Tang Xu sent the second general Heng Ha to accompany him, all the way to Xinfeng County.
Xinfeng is a bit of a legend. It was rumored that Liu Bang won the world, thinking that he and Xiang Yu almost boiled his father in the same pot, so he took him to his side.
But Father Liu doesn't like the prosperity of Chang'an, and misses his hometown. Liu Bang built a new Fengyi according to the appearance of his hometown Fengyi, named Xinfeng.
But this is just a rumor, and Master Jia doesn't know the details.
Chang'an is 70 miles away from Xinfeng, Jia Ping'an didn't want to hurry, so the group arrived slowly the next afternoon.
"What's the name of that place?" Jia Pingan thought for a while, "Mars Bay."
Bao Dong went to find an idler and promised to give him twenty Wen, and the idler rode a donkey and took them to the field.
"This gentleman looks like a nobleman at first glance. Does the nobleman know the origin of Mars Bay?" The idle man's tongue is very slippery, which reminds Jia Ping'an of the Pekingese he met when he traveled to Peiping that year.
"Tell me."
"Emperor Gaozu of the former Han Dynasty built Xinfeng for the Supreme Emperor's camp, but there were all weeds and trees here. What should I do? Cut it down, it's troublesome, and it takes a lot of manpower, but the Supreme Emperor couldn't hold it back. In a dark night, the sky Falling sparks, a fire will burn up those plants."
Well!
This legend is really... not technical at all, and it is too easy to be faked.
Everyone went all the way, left the county seat, and walked along the Weihe River...
Turn left ahead and follow a tributary of the Wei River.
It is only two miles away, and the tributary has made a few-shaped bend here.
This several-shaped bend wraps hundreds of acres of land.
"This is Mars Bay." Idle Han smiled flatteringly at Jia Ping'an.
"Give him the money."
Bao Dong gave him twenty Wen, and the idle man saw that they were willing to give the money, so he said, "This used to be a place for officials, but later that person made a big mistake and was exiled to the south. A few days ago, a newcomer came. , Said that His Majesty rewarded some kind of tiger here as the permanent land, tsk tsk! This is a good place! Everyone, what kind of tiger, it sounds like it is not a good species, go and be careful."
is not kind, is this a compliment?
Jia Pingan thought it was, so he nodded and said, "Thank you for the compliment."
Idle man: "..."
Bao Dong laughed loudly and said, "This is the owner of Mars Bay, the tiger with a hundred horses!"
The idle man was taken aback, "Oh my god! So young?"
There is nothing in the field now, but scattered people can be seen wandering in the field.
In front of you is the settlement.
The children seem to have adapted to the new place and are playing outside.
When he saw Jia Pingan and his party, an older boy turned and ran away.
"My lord is here!"
In an instant, the small village came alive.
The servants at home came out to greet Master Jia, and his cousin came with Du He in disgrace.
"A certain person is leading someone to clean up! Ping An, why are you here?" Yang Deli glanced at the back, and Chen Laoer was surprised.
"There are some things, you can go to work on your own."
Yang Deli introduced to him, "This is a good place with convenient water. The Weihe River is two miles to the left, and Lishan Mountain is four miles to the right. If you are safe, you can go to Lishan Mountain if you are bored. They say it is interesting."
That is the royal garden, the past is the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, and the past is Lantian...
Li Longji later came to Lishan for vacation every year, and went to the hot springs with sister Yang...
Jia Pingan suppressed the idea of searching for a hidden place, and led Chen Laoer into a courtyard. Bao Dong and Lei Hong took turns guarding the door.
It has been clanging and beating inside for a whole day.
Jia Ping'an came out, "Where's Baodong your horse? Bring it here."
"What are you going to do?" Bao Dong asked casually.
"I have something to do." Jia Pingan said seriously: "I need a horse to try."
Bao Dong looked at Xiao Shi, no, at A Bao, "Why isn't it yours?"
Jia Pingan said flatly: "Because a certain horse is a BMW given by the emperor."
Bao Dong watched his horse being pulled in with tears in his eyes.
There is love between people and horses. When they entered, the horse looked back reluctantly.
Baodong is about to collapse.
The gate of the courtyard was closed immediately.
There were some strange movements inside.
"Yes, flatten!"
"Get things up and see...the circle gets bigger, then change it."
After Ding Ding Dangdang for a while, the movement became quiet again.
"Why does someone feel that it is disturbed?" Bao Dong sat outside, heartbroken.
Lei Hong sighed: "I will never borrow money in this life."
Bao Dong asked: "What is it?"
Lei Hong said earnestly: "The first lady does not borrow, and the second, a certain horse does not borrow."
There are many people in later generations who are like this. They don’t borrow their wives or cars.
After more than an hour, the courtyard door opened.
Bao Dong jumped up and looked at his horse carefully.
The horse looked intact, but it stomped uncomfortably frequently.
When Jia Pingan got on the horse, Bao Dong sighed in pain.
"Drive!"
Jia Pingan rode his horse to the right.
He is picking up speed.
Bao Dong felt uncomfortable, but Lei Hong added fuel to the fire, "The equestrian skills of joining the army are really good. Look at your horse, this comfortable energy shows that this horse riding is also talented."
"Huh!" Lei Hong yelled, "Why did Lang Jun go to the gravel road?"
At this moment, Jia Ping’an’s front is a piece of gravel road. Back then, there was a small pier here, and the small boats transported stones back and forth, and the debris fell all the way.
"Be careful!" Bao Dong exclaimed.
"Horseshoes can't take it!"
Lei Hong also felt that Jia Ping'an was negligent.
The gravel roads that war horses are most afraid of these days, as well as various hard and frictional roads, will cause too much damage to the horseshoes.
But Jia Pingan rode his horse and rushed over without hesitation.
Damn it!
Bao Dong covered his eyes, thinking that this is not your horse, wouldn't he feel distressed?
Lei Hong murmured: "It's really comfortable to ride someone else's horse."
Bao Dong stood up and looked, and saw the horse running faster and faster...
Jia Pingan drove Baodong's horse around.
When he came over, Bao Dong stretched out his hand, but Jia Pingan rode his horse and galloped again.
After going back and forth like this for a few times, Bao Dong looked stunned, and Lei Hong covered his mouth.
"this…"
War horses galloping at such a high speed on the gravel road, logically, something should have happened a long time ago, and it is inevitable for a horse to stumble.
Bao Dong even imagined the scene of Jia Pingan falling off the horse, but the picture was so beautiful that it might kill someone, so he didn't dare to think about it.
Lei Hong let go of his hand and said in surprise: "Old Bao, why is your horse still running?"
Bao Dong was also very confused.
"I don't even know!"
Is my horse gifted?
The horse came back again, this time Jia Ping'an slowed down.
He patted the horse's neck, and the horse neighed comfortably.
"Good horse."
It is far worse than my Po.
"Look at the horseshoes!"
Lei Hong felt that the horse's hoof might be scrapped.
Bao Dong took the risk of leaning over to raise the horse's feet.
"There is something." He saw a strange thing, it seemed to be... iron.
"This is…"
Bao Dong and Lei Hong looked at each other, and then looked at Jia Pingan.
"Is this the way that joining the army came up with?"
"Bao Dong, go and try it." The original owner knows the output and emotional feelings of each horse best, so Jia Pingan asked Bao Dong to test it.
Bao Dong got on his horse, and when he reached the gravel area, he couldn't help slowing down.
"Rush over!" Jia Pingan shouted.
Bao Dong is still reluctant.
"I'll pay you a good horse if I break it!"
The horse gradually accelerated...
The sound is different.
In the past, when he rode his horse over gravel, he didn't have such a crisp sound.
The war horse showed no fear, nor did it intend to actively slow down.
this…
The horses began to gallop.
It ran perfectly.
After a few laps, Bao Dong rode his horse to stop in front of Jia Ping'an, dismounted, and said excitedly: "Joining the army is an incomparable achievement! All brothers will benefit from it, and the cavalry of Datang will be invincible in the world!"
Lei Hong said in disbelief: "Is that the iron bar?"
Bao Dong nodded, "The iron bar covers the horse's hoof, protects the horse's hoof, join the army..."
He looked at Jia Pingan frantically, "You are a great talent to join the army!"
Jia Pingan looked at the two fanatical subordinates, and felt that this Tang... seemed to have been changed a little by himself.
Datang cavalry with horseshoes will be more ferocious, and Datang's finances will be healthier with reduced loss of horses...
…
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