Zhao Yun is a romantic person, Jin Ge Iron Horse.

Guan Ping is a pragmatist, and for Guan Ping, the Jin Ge Iron Horse is a means rather than a romance.

And the identity determines Guan Ping's position in Liu Bei Group. Guan Ping just wants to make Shu Han bigger and stronger, and be a second ancestor.

Guan Ping didn't understand Zhao Yun's pursuit of cavalry, romantic, but this did not prevent Guan Ping from wanting to help Zhao Yun fulfill his dream.

Let Shu Han have a large-scale cavalry army in formation, even if it can't be large-scale and medium-scale, it is already much stronger than Shu Han in history, and it can be regarded as bigger and stronger.

If Liangliang repeatedly went on the Northern Expedition, there was a cavalry of 10,000 people, not only was it much calmer, but maybe even Liangzhou was captured.

Guan Ping looked at Zhao Yun's romance and couldn't help but have some thoughts, but he didn't say it. Because Guan Ping's idea is related to cavalry, but it has nothing to do with how to build a formed cavalry.

The dinner was over quickly, and Zhao Yun asked his eldest son Zhao Tong to bid farewell to Guan Ping. The two said goodbye at the door, and Guan Ping returned to Guan's house with his entourage.

After returning home, Guan Ping did not rush to take a bath and rest, but came to his small study, took a silk, melted the ink, and then drew a horseshoe and stirrup on the silk.

Stirrups and horseshoes are signs of the maturity of the cavalry.

But nothing like this has yet been invented.

Stirrups, placed on both sides of the saddle. The front of the horseman's foot can be placed in the stirrup, which is conducive to riding, and in the gallop, many recruits will be thrown out of the horse due to lack of experience, which will eventually lead to tragedy.

Good for chopping, fighting, riding and shooting.

Because of the stirrups, there is a point of support for the feet, otherwise the knight must clamp the horse's back firmly with his feet so as not to fall off.

The horseshoe is for the war horse itself.

Horses are something that can be easily injured, and combat attrition certainly accounts for the lion's share, but horseshoe injuries cannot be ignored. Because the horse's shoe of a war horse is a very fragile thing, it is possible that a small hard stone can make a good horse scrap.

10,000 cavalry, 20,000 horses, a thousand miles of galloping, may be enough to lose two or three thousand horses. This is a very scary number, and installing a horseshoe for a war horse can cut these numbers.

Stirrups, as well as horseshoes, were of great benefit to large-scale formed cavalry. But the key is that Liu Bei has no horses at the moment.

In fact, Guan Ping still has some doubts about making these two things. If these things were used by Cao Cao, it might become a disaster.

However, after Guan Ping thought about it, he still drew these two things, and decided to go to the blacksmith to create these two things, and when the real thing came out, he and Zhao Yun studied this thing together, whether it should be released or not.

Guan Ping lacks interest in leading troops to fight, but how to make Shu Han bigger and stronger is full of motivation. The next day, Guan Ping came to his stable and found a disabled old man named Guan Chan.

This is called the old pawn of Guan Production, and he is not surnamed Guan. It turned out to be Guan Yu's personal soldier, who lost an arm in a battle, and Guan Yu took him in, he was very grateful, so he changed his surname to Guan.

There are many disabled veterans in the Guan family, and they are all loyal.

Coincidentally, when Guan Ping came to the stable to look for Guan Chan, Guan Chan was peeling potatoes. Wrong, peeling potatoes is like peeling horseshoe.

The bottom layer of the horseshoe is actually equivalent to a human fingernail, which will keep growing, growing, growing. In the wild, there is no problem with the horseshoe, because the wild horse is constantly running, so the horsefoot is constantly growing and wearing.

But domesticated horses are not good, because there is less time to run, the horseshoe grows quickly, and if you don't cut it, the horse will soon be unable to run.

Sharpening a horse's shoe with a knife may seem like a hassle on the scalp, but it doesn't hurt at all for the horse. However, there are still security measures to be in place.

Before sharpening the horse's shoe, the horse must first be fixed with ropes and tools to avoid being injured by the horse's hooves.

It was a dark horse, very robust and brightly coated. Guan Chan was very serious about sharpening the horseshoe, and he didn't even see Guan Ping approaching, and it wasn't until he shaved the horseshoe that Guan Zhan saw Guan Ping.

"Little General." Guan Chan hurriedly saluted.

Guan Ping waved his hand to signal that there was no need to be polite, then glanced at the black horse and asked, "Is this horse's paw all shaved?" ”

"It's cut, it's absolutely no problem to pull it out and run." Guan Chuan thought that Guan Ping was going to ride a horse, so he hurriedly said.

"Hmm." Guan Ping didn't explain much, but hummed, which can be regarded as a tacit acquiescence. So Guan Chan took off the fixing of the black horse, put on the saddle, and handed the reins to Guan Ping. Guan Ping led the horse out of the house in such a grand manner, and soon after, Guan Ping came to the official blacksmith shop in Xinye.

This official blacksmith shop specializes in striking iron for Liu Beijun, and cooperates with other craftsmen to produce weapons and arrows. Guan Ping got a batch of materials a year ago, and the iron part was produced from here.

The blacksmith shop is closed to the public.

Of course, it was easy for Guan Ping to get in, Guan Ping not only came in easily, but also asked the person in charge to find him a skilled blacksmith.

This blacksmith's name is Ma Sheng, and he was also brought to Xinye by Liu Bei from Runan. The figure is black and strong, five big and three thick, and there is a leather apron in front of him, which is the standard for blacksmiths, otherwise in the process of striking iron, it is very likely that he will hurt himself because of sparks.

"What does the little general command?" Ma Sheng is just an ironworker, and he will do whatever Shangguan tells him to do. Not to mention doing things for Guan Yu's son, it is to repair the sword for Guan Yu, and Ma Sheng has also done it.

Guan Ping first took out two drawings from his arms and said to Ma Sheng: "Take a look at these two things first." ”

Guan Ping's drawings are very detailed, and the stirrups don't need to be said, but they don't have much technical content. Horseshoe, Guan Ping has seen it on a video website before.

This thing has a thickness and size, but because the horseshoe is big and small, the site will be transformed.

Ma Sheng took the drawings and looked at them, and knew how to build them. Although Ma Sheng didn't know what it was.

Could it be some kind of ornament?

"The villain understands." Ma Sheng nodded very calmly.

"Come and help." Just when Ma Sheng thought that this was the case, Guan Ping called Ma Sheng for help, and Ma Sheng went up to help in a daze, Guan Ping first hung the horse's legs one by one, and then asked Ma Sheng to measure the size of the horse's shoe before determining the final shape of the horseshoes.

"The little general is going to put the horse in iron shoes?" Ma Sheng reacted and said in surprise.

"You're a bit clever, what's your name?" Guan Ping glanced at Ma Sheng in surprise when he heard this, and then asked.

"The villain's name is Ma Sheng." Ma Sheng hurriedly said, and then said cautiously: "Little General, this is also a good idea, but will this cause harm to the horse?" You must know that a war horse is worth ten gold in Jingzhou. ”

"It shouldn't hurt anything." Guan Ping touched his chin, a little unsure, after all, he had seen the video of this thing, but he hadn't done it himself. Immediately, Guan Ping noticed Ma Sheng's face, and understood, and smiled and said with relief: "If Ma is wasted, it's none of your business." ”

"Then the villain will do it." Ma Sheng just cared about this, exhaled when he heard the words, and hurriedly said. Then Ma Sheng looked at the drawings and showed a very interested look.

For blacksmiths, this is a novelty.

Ma Sheng has built countless swords every day, but he has never fought such a thing. No one in Xinye doesn't know that Guan Ping is Guan Yu's son, his father Guan Yu is Liu Bei's chief general, and Guan Ping himself is still a group pet.

The thing that Guan Ping asked for was, of course, the first thing. So Ma Sheng not only built it himself, but also invited a few companions to build it together, and soon a set of stirrups, four horseshoes and corresponding iron nails were built.

Immediately, Guan Ping, with the help of several blacksmiths, installed the horseshoe on the horse's shoe and put iron shoes on the horse.

Although the measurement was realized, the thing that was built was still a bit inappropriate. So after heating it up again, it was a little bit of a waste of time, but overall, it went very well.

The stirrup was even simpler, and Sekihei went to the craftsman who made the saddle next door and helped tie the stirrups to the saddle with rope.

In this way, the dark horse of the Guan family wore iron shoes, pressed the stirrups, and successfully upgraded. Guan Ping sat on it, rode it, and felt very satisfied.

When the soles of these feet are placed in the stirrups, it feels different, and the legs are a little freed and you can do more.

It's just that this black horse seems to be a little unaccustomed, and from time to time he uses his hooves to dig the soil, and seems to be very confused why his feet are so heavy.

Guan Ping didn't care about the mood of the dark horse, he remembered this blacksmith who was a little clever and called Li Sheng, and decided to come to him if he had any inventions in the future.

Then Guan Ping got on the war horse, rode to the street, and headed towards Zhao Yun's mansion.

Although it is the beginning of the year, there is an endless stream of merchants and merchants who come to Xinye to buy wine, carrying slaves and maids, and servants to sell. The whole Xinye is becoming more and more prosperous.

It's not just the population that's increasing, it's all walks of life developing. For example, when this merchant comes, he has to stay in Xinye for a day, right?

If you stay, you have to stay in a guest house. After staying, I also want to eat, and by the way, see if there are any good goods to bring back.

That's how business flourished.

It is foreseeable that as long as Mi's liquor continues to be popular, then merchants from the north and the south will gather in Xinye, and the same will be true for goods, and when the time comes, they will set up a market and collect taxes.

As long as Guan Ping's plan is stable and moves forward steadily, the future of Liu Bei Group can be expected.

Although Guan Ping's ambition is to be a second ancestor, when he rides a horse and walks on the increasingly prosperous streets of Xinye, he is still a little proud in his heart.

This series of changes has a great credit to me.

Without mentioning the gossip, Guan Ping rode a horse to the Zhao Mansion. The guard in front of the Zhao Mansion planned to help Guan Ping get off the horse and lead the horse down to take care of him, but Guan Ping waved his hand and signaled you to leave it alone.

At this time, Zhao Tong walked out from the inside, and when he saw Guan Ping, he was very surprised and said, "Guan Ping, why are you here." ”

Everyone was still sitting together to eat and drink last night, and nothing happened, so it makes no sense that Guan Ping is here again today. Zhao Tong quickly realized that there was something wrong with this kid.

"Where's my Uncle Zhao?" Guan Ping didn't have time to talk nonsense with this Zhao family's brother, and was anxious to find the right master.

"Father went to the lord's mansion." Zhao Tong replied.

"It's not a coincidence." Guan Ping rolled his eyes, then bowed his hand to the Zhao family's brother, then dumped the Zhao family's brother and went to General Zuo's mansion.

General Zuo's Mansion is the same as Zhao's Mansion, no one stopped Guan Ping, but there were guards who wanted to come up to lead the horse, but they were blocked by Guan Ping, and there was no need to ask where Liu Bei was, because Guan Ping saw Liu Bei and Zhao Yun in the front yard at a glance, both of them were leading horses, followed by Chen Dao, and many guards leading horses, and a group of people seemed to be planning to go out to run horses.

Liu Bei's eyes were sharp, and when he saw Guan Ping first, he greeted happily: "Ping'er, it's rare that you still remember my uncle and me during the Chinese New Year, don't leave later, I'll ask your aunt to prepare dishes and stay for dinner together at night." ”

Liu Bei was unfamiliar with this nephew, but Guan Ping didn't come to visit him during the Chinese New Year, and he was a little complaining in his heart.

Now that Guan Ping is here, Liu Bei is naturally happy.

"My lord." Guan Ping led the horse to visit Liu Bei honestly, and Liu Bei reached out and touched the horn on Guan Ping's head.

After the visit, Guan Ping shook his head and said, "Nephew, I'm here to eat today, and I have something to find the lord and Uncle Zhao." ”

Guan Ping guessed correctly, Liu Bei was planning to go out of the city with Zhao Yun, Chen Zhi and his own soldiers, one is to scatter his mind, and the other is to observe the terrain of Xinye, and imagine how to defend if Cao Cao goes south.

If Guan Ping was just an ordinary horn boy, Liu Bei would definitely smile and have a fart thing. But Guan Ping is not a normal general horn boy after all.

The Wei Yan incident gave this kid a good name, open-minded, righteous and squandering money.

The Mi's liquor incident made the Xinye Group up and down, and no one would despise this chief corner boy. Up and down Xinye, there is nothing to hide from Liu Bei.

Mi Zhu also inserted his son Mi Wei into Guan Ping's camp, which shows that he is optimistic about Guan Ping.

Liu Bei tried Guan Ping as a military candidate and tried to let Guan Ping lead the troops, but Guan Ping did a very good job. This is by no means a general horn boy, he is already a little strategist and a little general.

Liu Bei was of course solemn when he heard this, handed over the horse to his own soldiers, and shouted: "Come to the study to talk." ”

"The study is too small to maneuver. The lord, please arrange the backyard, and also love Uncle Zhao and Uncle Chen. Guan Ping bent down and said.

That's a bit of a surprise.

Liu Bei was a little surprised, and agreed with a smile. So Liu Bei, Zhao Yun, Chen Dao, and Guan Ping passed through the portal together and came to the backyard.

General Zuo's Mansion is very large, with five entrances. Compared to the Guan family, the Zhang family is almost twice the size and has many backyards, and this is just one of them.

There are no flowers and trees in the backyard, and it is empty. After entering the courtyard, there was no need for Guan Ping to say more, Liu Bei, Zhao Yun, and Chen Zhi cast their eyes on the black horse on Guan Ping's side.

Guan Ping has something, but he dislikes that the study is too small.

Came to the backyard and led the horse. Obviously, this thing has to do with horses.