Chapter 88
"Where are the horses? Take me there! Qin Qiong asked Qin Feng anxiously.
"In the stable!" As soon as Qin Feng finished speaking, Qin Qiong strode towards the stable. Qin Feng had no choice but to follow.
When the two came to the stable, Qin Qiong asked Qin Feng what the horse was, Qin Feng pointed to the horse with the soles of his feet, Qin Qiong went directly over and pulled out the horse that was grazing, and grabbed the horse's leg directly, the red horse was about to struggle, but was slapped on the neck by Qin Qiong, and the horse quieted down.
Qin Qiong pulled up the horse's legs, and a crescent-shaped iron plate was indeed installed on the horse's shoe. Qin Feng put down the horse's legs, turned over on the horse, and rode out of Qinzhuang directly, the operation was as fierce as a tiger, Qin Feng was stunned for a while, yes, I was afraid that Qin Qiong would not be able to come back for a while, so I would better go to the front hall and wait. After talking to the guards, Qin Feng got up and returned to the front hall.
Qin Feng waited in the front hall for almost half an hour, and the housekeeper walked in from outside the door and said to Qin Feng: "Young master, the master has returned to Chang'an, let you stay in the village when you leave, and don't go anywhere." ”
Qin Feng was stunned, why didn't he play his cards according to the routine, his iron hadn't arrived yet. However, Qin Qiong had already left, and Qin Feng had no choice but to think of other ways to make iron. But before Qin Feng could think of a way. Wang Dazhuang is back.
"Young master, I'm bringing someone back!"
Before Wang Dazhuang entered the front hall, the voice came in, Qin Feng got up and walked out after hearing it, now the iron problem can't be solved, so that the people summoned by Wang Dazhuang can't ignore it, there is still a few dozen catties of iron in the village, let a few of them practice first, a few people can still raise themselves.
When Qin Feng walked out of the front hall, he saw more than a dozen big men standing outside the front hall, some of them were shirtless and had dark tendons, much stronger than those muscular men who were useless in their previous lives.
"Meet the young master!" Everyone saluted Qin Feng, who was accepted as a righteous son by Qin Qiong a few months ago, and the people standing below were all Zhuang households of Qin Village, and they had already known Qin Feng.
"You're welcome, everyone, hurry up! I call everyone here today, presumably Wang Dazhuang also told you, that is, to play horseshoes, since they are all here, I will also want them, and those who will not follow Wang Dazhuang to learn on the line, each person's monthly salary is tentatively set at 500 Wen, and the young master will give you a salary increase if you do a good job in the future, Wang Dazhuang, since they are all the people you found, then I will hand them over to you to manage, and you will teach them to play horseshoes in the next few days! ”
"Young Master Xie!" Everyone bowed to Qin Feng with joy on their faces, five hundred wen a month, such a high salary, several times higher than what they do on weekdays.
Qin Feng waved his hand and continued: "Okay, let's go, don't be in a hurry these days, follow Da Zhuang to learn first, I will look for you to see your craftsmanship in a few days!" Go ahead! ”
"It's the young master!" Everyone replied in unison. After bowing and saluting, he turned around and walked towards the courtyard where he struck iron every day.
After everyone left, Steward Zeng said to Qin Feng with a worried face: "Young Master, we only have a few dozen catties of iron, and we will run out soon!" ”
"It's okay, Uncle Zeng, let them learn first, and I'll find a way to do iron things!" Qin Feng thought about it, Steward Zeng was indeed right, dozens of catties of iron is indeed not enough to fight much, but iron is very sensitive in this era, Qin Qiong didn't know what was urgent, Qin Feng didn't have time to say that Qin Qiong left, but Qin Feng didn't want to delay this matter, so he could only think of a way again!
When talking about Qin Qiong, Qin Feng was shocked when he first said it, the Tang Dynasty War Horse has to buy tens of thousands of war horses from outside every year, and the retired war horses are mostly worn out of the horseshoe, as a military general, Qin Qiong knew the importance of the horseshoe that Qin Feng said when he heard it, so there was the scene that Qin Feng watched, after Qin Qiong personally experimented, he couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart, informed the guards, and rode directly towards Chang'an, he wanted to tell Li Shimin the news, with this thing, Datang war horses will lose thousands or even tens of thousands of horses a year.
Qin Qiong rode all the way and soon arrived at the gate of Chang'an, but Qin Qiong did not mean to slow down, and shouted at the soldiers guarding the city gate to get out of the way, and it was Cheng Chumo who was guarding the city gate. After Qin Qiong entered Chang'an City, his horse's speed did not decrease, and he ran all the way towards the palace, until he slowed down until the gate of the palace.
Qin Qiong handed over the horses to the palace guards, and specially instructed them to guard in place, while Qin Qiong strode towards the palace.
When he came to the palace, Qin Qiong walked directly towards the Taiji Palace, at this hour, Li Shimin should have reviewed the folds in the Taiji Palace, about a quarter of an hour, Qin Qiong arrived at the Taiji Palace, and asked the guards at the door if Li Shimin was inside, and shouted: "Qin Qiong, the Duke of Yiguo, has something important to ask to see Your Majesty!" ”
Less than a minute after Qin Qiong finished shouting, Li Shimin's personal eunuch Li Gonggong opened the door of the Taiji Hall and said to Qin Qiong: "Yiguo Gong, Your Majesty is invited!" ”
Qin Qiong followed Gonggong Li into the palace, and Li Shimin was reviewing the folds after the case.
"Minister Qin Qiong, see Your Majesty!" Qin Qiong bowed and saluted.
"Why is Uncle Bao here? Can I help you? Li Shimin put down his pen, stood up and moved the activity, and asked Qin Qiong.
"Your Majesty, the minister was called to Qinzhuang by Qin Feng today, and found that this kid had studied something called a horseshoe. Nailing this horseshoe to the sole of the horse's feet can avoid the loss of the horse's hooves, and with this thing, our Datang can save thousands or even tens of thousands of war horses every year! Qin Qiong said to Li Shimin with a smile.
"What?" Li Shimin looked shocked.
"Your Majesty, you heard it right, if our Datang war horses are ordered with this horseshoe, we can save thousands of war horses every year!" Qin Qiong smiled and said to Li Shimin again.
"This thing is there, take me to see it!" Li Shimin's anxious appearance was on par with Qin Qiong's knowledge of the horseshoe.
"The horse-farrier has ridden back, right at the palace gate." Qin Qiong returned to Li Shimin.
"Father-in-law Li, go, bring the horse in!" Li Shimin nodded after hearing this, there was no Li Shimin's will in the palace, and no minister or prince dared to ride a horse, so Li Shimin did not blame Qin Qiong for not bringing the horse in.
Soon, the horses were taken outside the Taiji Hall by the guards, and Li Shimin couldn't wait to wait outside the hall, as soon as the horse arrived, Qin Qiong stepped forward and directly lifted the horse's legs, pointed to the horseshoe nailed on the horse's hooves and said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, this is the thing!" ”
Li Shimin stepped forward to take a look, staring at an iron piece like a crescent moon on the horse's hooves, this thing really has such a big effect? Li Shimin motioned to Qin Qiong to put down the horse's hooves, stepped forward and grabbed the reins and turned over directly on the horse, such an important matter, he had to personally determine it before he could rest assured.
"Drive!" With a shout, Li Shimin rode a horse and ran in the palace, and Li Shimin was the only one in the world who could be like this in the palace.