The potter squatted on the ground and lifted the horse's right hoof, and found that its paw, which did not dare to land, had been ground out with blood, and the cuticle on the horse's hooves was obviously very thin.

Gently lowering the horse's hooves, the potter walked up to the horse, gently brushed its mane, and the horse turned its head, and made a snoring sound in its nose, as if crying to the potter about his fate.

"Han Zheng, look at this war horse, it is quite majestic and mighty, but the hooves are thin, why can't it be used?"

Han Hao shook his head and said, "War horses are extremely valuable military assets, if they can continue to ride, they will be so wasteful in Xiayan...... It's just that the horse's hooves are thin, and if the two armies are in a confrontation, it is very likely that the horse will lose its front hooves, or lose the power of galloping, and it will be difficult to hold it for a long time, so it must not be abandoned, which is really not my wish. ”

The potter touched the horse's mane and said, "Tao has something to solve this drawback, why don't you give it a try?" ”

"Tao Gongzi has a way?" When Han Hao heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"I'm tired of Han Cheng to prepare pen and ink for me."

The principle of the horseshoe is very simple, according to the shape of the hoof, use the most ordinary iron to create a half-crescent shaped iron tool, with a few short nails that are not particularly long, and you can be done.

There was a blacksmith in the valley, and when he was instructed to do it, he immediately worked on it, and in the evening he made the horseshoe that the potter had requested.

After attaching the horseshoe to the horse with the injury to his right hoof, the horse seemed to feel a little unaccustomed at first, and moved around the field little by little, as if to test the size and comfort of the four new shoes.

But as time passed, the war horse also seemed to feel the usefulness and novelty of putting on the "new shoes", and slowly began to accelerate in place...... After a while, it became a trot, and finally a big jump.

"Tao Gongzi, this ...... What is this object? Han Hao watched the war horse galloping in the field, his tone was a little trembling, this kind of equipment seems simple, but for an army with cavalry, it is undoubtedly a revolutionary breakthrough that can greatly reduce the loss of war horses.

This Tao Gongzi actually changed the trajectory of the development of the Han army in a conversation and laughter.

The potter said with a smile: "This is called a horseshoe, which I figured out when I was idle, I wanted to wait until I returned to Xuzhou and spread it in a big way, but I didn't expect Han Cheng to see the clue first, you must not make a noise for me." ”

Han Hao turned his head to look at the potter in surprise, and said with his forehead: "Gongzi is really a talented person, the war horse's hooves, the wear is huge, and the good horses that are cut off every year due to the wear and tear of the horse's hooves in the county capitals of my Han Dynasty have almost reached more than two percent...... However, if the horseshoe is installed, the horse's hooves can be protected, and the horses only need to replace the horseshoe regularly every year, so that the available horses can be greatly increased, and the military expenditure will be greatly reduced......"

When Han Hao said this, his face turned blue and pale, and the potter was a little afraid that he would have a heart attack because of his excitement.

"Han Zhen doesn't need to be so surprised, it's just a horseshoe, for Tao is easy to catch, in fact, Tao has many ways to strengthen the army and enrich the people, but the time has not yet come, and it is inconvenient to show it...... If Han is interested, may you wish to follow me to Xuzhou to see it? ”

The smile on Han Hao's face suddenly stiffened.

"Tao Gongzi, are you tempting?"

The potter smiled brightly and shook his head heavily: "The word seduction is not used well...... Han Zhen, Tao is now nakedly seducing you, can't you see it? ”

Han Hao took a deep breath and opened his mouth, but he didn't know how to answer.

Speaking in good conscience, although Han Hao was under Wang Kuang, Wang Kuang was also very important to himself, and even the most elite Taishan soldiers were handed over to his command, but for the war, Wang Kuang was not very interested, he was most interested in internal affairs.

Han Hao can't deny that the pottery merchant is a bit of a ragged man, just from the fact that he pretended to be Bai Bojun to rob the family, he can see a thing or two.

But Han Hao can't deny that the potters do have a unique vision and innovation in governance and economic development that others can't match.

Today's horseshoe is only one of them, and the potter also discussed with Han Hao a few days ago about the military tun and the mintun, which made Han Hao feel like he had met a bosom friend.

Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, there has been a massive loss of agricultural population, barren land abounds in all states and counties, and at a time when the princes are in their own ways, the acquisition of grain and grass can almost affect the lifeblood of one side to a certain extent.

Just like this Hanoi conquest of Bai Bo, if it weren't for the pottery merchants who finally tried to force the four major families to support the military, the princes of the three parties would not have enough supplies to win this war, so they could only stare dryly.

Warlords are not thieves, they can't rely on robbery for everything, they have to be reasonable when it's time to be reasonable, of course, if the reason really doesn't make sense, then they still have to move their fists.

In the area under his jurisdiction, recruiting displaced people to fight and reclaim land to solve the current short-term food crisis of extreme economic instability is a plan that Han Hao has been constructing in his mind, but because the idea has not yet taken shape and the time is not ripe enough, he did not tell Wang Kuang......

Han Hao thought that his idea would not go unnoticed by others, but he never imagined that the person who could have such a tacit understanding with him was actually this not very gentlemanly Tao Gongzi of Xuzhou......

At first, he thought that the potters would really only rob.

"Tao Gongzi's kindness is understood."

Although compared with Wang Kuang, the things hidden in the belly of the potter made Han Hao more curious, but after all, the ancient princes were not as good as opening companies and running enterprises in later generations, and it was easy to be poked in the backbone by people when they jumped from one ship to another at will.

"Gongzi attaches so much importance to Zaixia, Hao is very grateful in his heart, but after all, Wang Fujun has the grace to carry Zaixia, so he will go with Gongzi casually, don't say that Hao has regrets in his heart, I am afraid that Wang Fujun will not be happy."

"If you don't like it, you can beat him up if you're happy, okay?" The potter tentatively helped Han Hao find a way.

A thin bead of sweat suddenly appeared on Han Hao's forehead, and he shook his head while wiping it: "Young Master Tao...... Don't make a fuss. ”

"Hey."

Seeing Han Hao's pitiful appearance, Tao Shang also knew his difficulties in his heart, and said regretfully: "Not being able to work with Han is really Tao's lifelong regret, although he is very reluctant...... But Han's reason for serving the lord faithfully is really indescribable, and Tao wants not to give up, but I'm afraid it won't work......"

Han Hao looked down at the sleeve that was tightly clutched in the potter's hand, why he couldn't pull it out.

"Childe's performance...... It doesn't look like you're going to give up. Han Hao sweated again.

After all, the potters still failed to rely on their charm to persuade Han Hao to join the camp of the Xuzhou army.

However, he still suffered from the 110,000 Bai Bo army after all, which can be regarded as a big gain, even if it is a small amount of compensation.

Seeing that the repair time in the valley was long, the preparation of soldiers and horses and the establishment of the White Polish Army had been almost done.

But Wang Kuang seems to have lost it, and he hasn't come back yet.

Although it is a little disrespectful to know that leaving the master's family without saying hello like this, the potter does not have enough time to continue to delay here, and the materials stolen from the Hanoi family are limited.

It's time to go.