The Ministry of Industry Shangshu is a little old man with gray hair and a white beard, named Qiu Zhangpu, who was taken by the emperor to sneak to the craftsman in the middle of the night, and it was hard enough.

Qiu Zhangpu saw that his servants, officials, and generals were all brought into the craftsman's house, but he was the only one who was left behind, and he was a little blindsided.

Meng Quan didn't dare to ask, so he could only stand there honestly and wait for the emperor to speak.

"Qiu Aiqing, my emperor has invented a treasure that benefits the country and the army and the people, I summoned you so late to make this thing, we don't want to sleep tonight."

"The old minister obeys the order, so the old minister should also go in."

"Qiu Aiqing doesn't need to go in, I said, from now on, except for the people I bring, the rest of the people are allowed to enter and not leave."

"Your Majesty, since the emperor can summon the ministers to come late at night, it means that this thing is very important, and the ministers are willing to go in, and maybe they can also make a difference."

Guo Zongxun doesn't know much about Qiu Zhangpu, but if he can serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, he should know more or less about instrument manufacturing.

"Qiu Aiqing is sincere, I know, but you really can't go in, there are still a lot of things outside that you need to deal with, it's okay to have a waiter inside, Qiu Aiqing will go to the official office to rest first, when you need to know about this matter, I will let you know."

It can be seen how much Guo Rong attaches importance to the horseshoe, Guo Zongxun estimates that the people inside will be locked up for at least a month or two, and there is no way to do it.

Since there were no horseshoes in this era, once the cavalry horses of the Zhou army were equipped with horseshoes, their role on the battlefield can be imagined.

"The old minister obeys."

Next to the craftsman's office, there is the official office of the Ministry of Industry, and after Qiu Zhangpu retreated, he went to the official office to stay, waiting for the emperor's summons at any time.

Guo Rong looked at the people around him, in addition to Guo Zongxun, there were also Han Lingkun, Han Tong, Li Tongjie, Wei Zhongxian, and Zhang Tieniu, and a little farther away, it was Guo Rong's personal guard.

"Xun'er, Li Tongjie, Wei Zhongxian, the three of you go in with me."

"The retainers obey."

"The old slave (minion) obeys."

After speaking, Guo Rong took Guo Zongxun's hand and walked towards the craftsman's house, Guo Zongxun could clearly feel that Guo Rong's hands were not only trembling slightly, but also sweating in his palms.

It's just a horseshoe, is my father so excited?

Entering the craftsman's house, Liao Jiyuan, the waiter, was already waiting in the workshop with the master craftsman.

"Xun'er, come on."

"The retainers obey."

Guo Zongxun took the drawing of the horseshoe and handed it to Che Yonghui, the master craftsman, and explained the production requirements to him in detail.

"Master Che, do you understand?"

"Fourth Highness, Xiaomin understands, so I will make it myself."

Che Yonghui recruited a few craftsmen and began to make horseshoes, Guo Zongxun was on the side to instruct, and it took a lot of effort until the first moment of the Yin Shi that the first pair of horseshoes was ready.

"Father, you can install the first pair of horseshoes yourself." Guo Zongxun yawned and said.

Guo Rong looked at the four pieces of iron and a few nails in his son's hand, and he was also a little excited in his heart. “

"You've all worked hard, and Xun'er has also worked hard, okay, then I'll try it myself."

Li Tongjie and Wei Zhongxian led two horses by themselves, both of which were horses pulling carts, even if they failed, it didn't matter.

Under the guidance of Guo Zongxun, Guo Rong personally flattened the horse's hooves with a knife, then installed the farriers and nailed them with nails.

Soon, all four hooves were fitted with shoes.

"Come on, put on the saddle, and I'll give it a try."

After Guo Rong became the emperor, it is estimated that he has never ridden this kind of horse again.

The saddle is matched, Guo Rongfei is on the horse, and the stirrup is there, otherwise Guo Zongxun would have to get the stirrup out.

"Drive."

Guo Rong clamped his legs and flicked his whip, and the horse ran slowly and ran directly out of the craftsman's house.

Guo Zongxun turned around and said to Liao Jiyuan, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, and Che Yonghui, the master craftsman:

"Keep doing it, a few of you are proficient first, and listen to the emperor's arrangement in a while."

Guo Rong rode the horse outside for a lap, the speed was too slow, I felt very unpleasant, but the effect was obvious, the horse adapted to the hooves installed on the shoes, and ran much more powerfully.

After returning to the craftsman's office, Guo Rong handed over the horse to Li Tongjie.

"This horse will be left in the craftsman's house first, and it will always be kept, and it is also its luck that I will give it a horseshoe with my own hands."

"The old slave obeys the order, this horse is really a blessing."

Guo Rong looked back and saw that the craftsmen were still making horseshoes, and he was very satisfied.

"Liao Aiqing, Che Master, you have worked hard for a while, I have been working day and night, within five days, I must make 10,000 sets of horseshoes, and I will send people to send people in, if there is still a need, you can report to the Ministry of Industry through the generals of the Guards Department guarding the door, I repeat, no one is allowed to leave here without my permission, otherwise, there will be no mercy."

"Weichen obeys the order and will definitely complete the task assigned by the emperor on time."

Guo Rong watched the craftsmen making the horseshoe for a while, and the sky was already slightly bright.

"I'll leave it to you, I'm waiting for your good news."

"Congratulations to the emperor."

Guo Rong took Guo Zongxun and others out of the craftsman's office with great interest and came to the official office of the Ministry of Industry.

"Qiu Aiqing, the army is about to go out, the most important thing on the Ministry of Industry is the items being made in the craftsman's house, I have already issued a gag order, you don't need to ask, when you should know, I will naturally let you know, if there is a need in the craftsman's office, you must try your best to provide it."

"The old minister obeys."

After telling the story, Guo Rong took Guo Zongxun and others back to the imperial study in the palace, and retired the others, Guo Rong said to Guo Zongxun:

"Xun'er, in a while, I will announce that I will make you the crown prince, and I will lead the army to fight in the near future, Kaifeng City, and I will hand it over to you."

"The son thanks his father for his love."

Guo Zongxun will not politely say anything like he is too young to supervise the country, it is estimated that Guo Rong will say so, and when the time comes, he will get a few auxiliary ministers, and Guo Zongxun still doesn't say anything about the affairs in the court.

"Okay, Xun'er go back and rest, don't leave the palace today."

"Father, my sons still have to get soju, which is also a medical item that is of great help to my Great Zhou soldiers."

"My father forgot about this matter, Xun'er invented the horseshoe, which is already a great achievement, what kind of soju, Xun'er just do his best."

Guo Zongxun was a little depressed, and always felt that his father had underestimated the role of soju, so let's wait until it was made.

"The retainers retired."

Leaving from the imperial study, Guo Zongxun returned to Tongfu Palace to rest for a while, and then took Wei Zhongxian and others out of the palace again, joined Cao Bin, and prepared to go to the Chun Trap Courtyard.

"Fourth Highness, there will be something to report to the Fourth Highness."

Outside the palace gate, Cao Bin's face was a little strange.

"General Cao, what's the matter, but it's okay, can't your two sons come today?"

"That's not it, the dogs in the last general's family are already waiting in the other courtyard, and what the last general is going to talk about is the matter of Zhao Kuangyi, the brother of General Zhao."

Guo Zongxun listened, Zhao Er?

This guy doesn't even have a formal official position now, he's not bullshit, what can he do?

(Digression: I'm afraid you won't read the writer's words, I checked the official system of the Hou Zhou, I didn't find it, in short, it's quite messy, many official titles are very obscure and tongue-twisting, I first came according to the Tang Dynasty, the so-called three provinces and six departments, nine temples and five prisons.) Moreover, many characters in the book are also made up by the author, such as Qiu Zhangpu in this chapter, Liao Jiyuan and Che Yonghui, if you like to delve into the original appearance of history, if you can provide relevant information, I would be grateful, welcome to correct errors, you can spray, but don't scold, don't say anything about the book must be cool and other unlucky words, too ugly I want to delete the post)