Chapter 500: Skis

The arrival of heavy snow shrouded the entire Chang'an in a snow-white color. And in Liaodong, it was also a heavy snow that covered up the looting. In this kind of environment where universities are crowded, even if Su Dingfang wants to send someone to retaliate, he is not sure of victory.

Therefore, Su Dingfang decided to endure for the time being, and waited until the beginning of spring next year, when the ice and snow melted, and then led the army to exterminate the tribe.

Although Su Dingfang knew that if the Andong Protectorate did not take immediate action to deal with this matter, it would definitely affect the majesty of the Andong Protectorate and even the Tang Dynasty in the entire Liaodong Pyongyang region, but if he rashly sent troops to retaliate and finally returned with a feather, the majesty of the Tang Dynasty would fall even harder.

And the total number of scouts in the entire Anxi Prefecture was only three hundred. In order to eliminate the remnants of Goguryeo, Captain He had already dispatched with 200 people to annihilate those remnants of Goryeo. If the remaining 100 scouts were sent to exterminate those Su Mo people, it was unlikely that they would succeed. Therefore, Su Dingfang will endure it for the time being.

However, Su Dingfang still issued a notice in the name of the Anton Metropolitan Protectorate, ordering those millet people to return the grain and cotton within the specified time. If it is returned within this time, Datang will no longer pursue it; If they fail to return after this period, they must send a large army to pacify their tribes.

Of course, this notice is for the world to see. Su Dingfang's heart for revenge is unwavering, where is it possible to let these tribes go. Issuing this notice can not only erect the generous image of Datang, but also block the mouth of the world, and can also delay time and let Datang calmly arrange.

When this notice reached Chang'an, even Li Shimin praised a few words, saying that Su Dingfang was very strategic and could be of great use.

The time stipulated in Su Dingfang's announcement was within a month, however, half a month passed, and the garrison of Xiangping did not receive even a grain of grain or a trace of cotton. Hearing the report from the Xiangping defenders, Su Dingfang couldn't help but let out a sneer.

In the blink of an eye, the New Year has passed. The deadline was less than ten days away, however, the defenders of Xiangping still did not receive anything.

However, Su Dingfang, who was far away in Pyongyang, received a gift from Chang'an.

The gift was sent by Zhang Yunwen by land. It was packed in a long, narrow wooden box, nailed with nails, and it was not known what it was. After Su Dingfang carefully dismantled the wooden box, he found two strangely shaped wooden planks in the box.

The two planks were about a man tall, long and narrow, and one end was wrapped in iron sheets, slightly upturned.

Looking at the two boards, Su Dingfang was puzzled, what are these two boards used for? Used as a weapon? Impossible! Is it used for firewood?

At the bottom of the wooden box, Su Dingfang found a note with dense small letters written on it. When I opened it, there were four slightly larger regular scripts written on the far right: "Instructions for use!" ”

Su Dingfang read the instructions and immediately knew what these two planks were for. According to Zhang Yunwen, this thing is called a snowboard. As the name suggests, these skis are boards that can be glided through the snow. At the end of the manual, Zhang Yunwen also said that this skis are made according to the snow depth and terrain on the Chang'an side, and I don't know what problems will occur when using it in Liaodong! Please write to him as soon as possible if Su Dingfang has any suggestions or problems!

Curious, I followed the instructions on the manual, put the board on the snow, and then stepped on the board, with my heels against a protrusion. The protrusion is semi-curved, just enough to cover the heel. Then, tie the back of your shoe firmly with the rope that runs from both sides. Ask someone to take two straight wooden sticks as ski poles, and then exert force left and right at the same time, and slide backwards, and the whole person will slide forward. It was extremely fast, leaving only two shallow marks on the ground.

At the beginning, Su Dingfang was still a little unaccustomed to it, he stopped without slipping two steps, and even used martial arts to avoid slipping and falling to the ground. However, in the back, Su Dingfang gradually got used to this skiing sport.

"Haha, this thing is very good!" When he returned to the Metropolitan Mansion, Su Dingfang slid directly to the front of the mansion, and in the surprised eyes of his subordinates, he took off his skis and laughed loudly.

Back in the Imperial Palace, Su Ding conveniently summoned a craftsman and ordered the craftsman to imitate a hundred skis and send them to the soldiers to try to see what the effect was.

However, what Su Dingfang didn't know was that at this time in Chang'an City, this kind of skis had already swept the entire Chang'an.

It turned out that after hearing that some of the materials transported to Liaodong had been robbed, and the local defenders couldn't catch up with those Su Mo people because of the snow, Zhang Yunwen patted his head, how could he forget the skis.

According to records, skiing originated in Northern Europe, and skiing was used to replace snow walking, which was much faster.

But what is the shape of the skis? Zhang Yunwen closed his eyes and slowly recalled.

According to his memory, Jang finally remembered the shape of the snowboard. When I got home, I plunged into the study, and finally drew a sketch of the skis.

Then he came to a carpentry shop. This carpentry shop is the property of the Zhang family. Zhang Yunwen handed over the drawings in his hand to the master of the carpentry shop, and at the same time said a lot of precautions for skis, and waited for the master to write it down completely, then he stood aside and watched this for the master to do it.

This is really good for the master's craftsmanship, Zhang Yunwen next to him saw that his movements were like a cloud of peers, and those tools were placed around him, which was also at his fingertips, quite a bit of the momentum of cooking.

For three days, Zhang Yunwen came to this carpentry shop every day to watch this master do it.

Maybe it is because he feels that he has been valued by Zhang Yunwen, and this master is even more serious and careful when he starts this snowboard. Finally, on the third day, the skis were finished.

Zhang Yunwen, who got the sample, immediately found two straight wooden sticks as ski poles and began to ski outside Chang'an City.

Slipping a little, I feel that the state is not as good as before. I think so, after all, I haven't touched this thing for so long. When he was skiing outside the city, he was seen by passers-by, who couldn't help but be stunned when they saw Zhang Yunwen gliding on the snow.

Back in Chang'an, Zhang Yunwen dedicated the skis to Li Shimin.

After listening to Zhang Yunwen's introduction to the snowboard, Li Shimin couldn't help but say to Zhang Yunwen suspiciously: "Aren't they just two wooden boards?" Is it really like you say you can glide on the snow? ”

Zhang Yunwen immediately patted his chest: "Just say that you don't practice fake tricks, Your Majesty will come with Weichen, and Weichen will perform for Your Majesty!" ”

However, the snow in the imperial city has been cleaned by the brisk chamberlain, and there is no place to ski, so you have to go outside the city.

On the snow outside the city, Zhang Yunwen once again performed his skiing skills, so that Li Shimin, Li Zhi, and the ministers who were beside Li Shimin at that time grew their mouths and seemed to be able to swallow an egg.

When Zhang Yunwen came to Li Shimin with a beautiful roundabout, Li Shimin closed his mouth and said in surprise: "It's really amazing!" With just two planks, you can glide on the snow! It's incredible! ”

After sighing, Li Shimin had to come forward and try it himself, no matter how Zhang Yunwen persuaded him, saying that this skiing requires good skills, but Li Shimin ignored it, hummed and said: "Back then, I learned equestrianism, and I learned seven seven or eight after staying on horseback for a long time, is this skiing more difficult than riding a horse?" ”

Seeing that Li Shimin could not be persuaded, Zhang Yunwen no longer persuaded him, but stood aside to watch Li Shimin's jokes.

Sure enough, Li Shimin didn't slide out of two steps before falling on the snow. Everyone hurriedly ran up and helped Li Shimin up.

Li Shimin's face was flushed, and he said unconvinced: "Come again!" ”

Li Zhi next to him saw that his eyes were hot, and his heart was eager to try, and said to Zhang Yunwen: "Hmm, brother-in-law, do you still have this snowboard?" ”

Zhang Yunwen shook his head: "Now I have only made this one!" But there's work going on in the woodsmith shop! ”

Li Zhi listened and looked disappointed.

When Li Shimin had fun and got off the skis, Li Zhi hurriedly went up and had a lot of fun on the side. And Zhang Yunwen took the opportunity to link this item with the robbery not long ago: "Your Majesty, if our army is equipped with this thing, can those millet people still snatch grain, grass and cotton?" Our army will be able to catch up with those millet people by sliding on the snow with this thing, and the grain, grass and cotton will not be lost! ”

"Good!" Li Shimin slapped his thigh, "This is very true!" I ordered the Equipment Institute to hurry up to make this thing and then ship it to Liaodong! ”

Zhang Yunwen hurriedly stopped Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, this thing is very simple to make, how can you make it in the Central Plains, just take a sample and send it over in the form of a letter!" In that way, it is much more economical than shipping finished products from the Central Plains! ”

So, there was a scene where Zhang Yunwen packed skis and instructions for use and other things in a wooden box and transported them to Su Dingfang.