While waiting for Prime Minister Zhuge Liang and them to enter the palace, Liu Yong was not idle, but returned to the Jianwei Hall again and continued to paint, and this time he painted a U-shaped object - a horseshoe!

Horseshoe, also known as horseshoe, is a layer of "U" shaped metal protection that humans often nail to the horse's hooves in order to delay the wear and tear of their horseshoe.

If the stirrup freed the hands and feet of the knight and increased the knight's combat effectiveness, then the horseshoe will unlock the horse's mobility and endurance, making it possible to conduct large-scale cavalry movement battles and thousand-mile raids!

In the original history, it was not until the Yuan Dynasty that horseshoe became popular in the Central Plains.

Combining stirrups with horseshoes to bring out the best in cavalry was the most famous conqueror in history, the Mongol Iron Cavalry, who was a formidable whirlwind force with their training, discipline, tactical agility, and intelligence.

Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, Jiuqing and the two thousand stone generals were summoned, and soon left for the palace............

By the time Zhuge Liang and the others came to Jianwei Temple Square, it had been turned into a simple cavalry training ground.

On both sides of the square, haystack dummies are displayed, and weapon racks are set up on the edges, with halberds, spears and other weapons commonly used by cavalry in this era.

Zhuge Liang and everyone came to the outside of Jianwei Palace, and when they saw such a battle, they were also slightly surprised, and they didn't know what Liu Yong meant.

After seeing the ceremony, Liu Yong smiled at everyone: "Zhuqing, today I am fortunate to be in the Hubu camp, during which I asked the generals about the cavalry. ”

"I have found a very interesting phenomenon...... Liu Yong said, walking to the horse, "I have found that the knights ride on the horse with their feet in the air, and must be able to use their waist, abdomen and legs to sit firmly on the horse, and even have to hold on to the horse's mane when jolting and sprinting to keep themselves from falling off the horse. ”

"This is not only hard and troublesome, but also unable to exert all its strength during the battle, so I wonder if I can let the soldiers ride on their horses and their feet are as comfortable as stepping on the ground, so that they can use their strength to maintain not falling."

"So I thought of this... ......... with stirrups" Liu Yong motioned for the ministers and generals to come closer, and showed them the saddle equipped with stirrups.

After reading it, Liu Yong was about to step on the stirrup again and get on the horse, and at the same time shouted in his mouth: "I will show Zhu Qing the convenience of the stirrup!"

"Your Majesty! Cannot! Zhuge Liang grabbed Chiji's reins, and said with a serious expression: "The son of a daughter, he can't sit down, not to mention Your Majesty's golden body, don't you see the king of Changsha in the Han Dynasty fall from his horse?" ”

……………… The king of Changsha fell from a horse, this story Liu Yong has heard, this king of Changsha is the son of Emperor Xiaowen, he loves to ride horses, and finally goes farther and farther on the galloping road, and is gone...... also took away Jia Yi, a high-ranking scholar among the doctors...... However, that is probably the reason why there are no stirrups.

"Prime Minister rest assured, this stirrup was invented for safe riding......"

Zhuge Liang observed this ...... The thing called the stirrup, said sincerely: "Your Majesty's invention of this stirrup can be regarded as a recent thing, what if it trips and falls off your Majesty's horse?" Let's ask someone to do it for you. ”

"I've tried it before, no problem!"

Zhuge Liang was stunned when he heard this, and then he actually took off his hat and apologized: "It is the fault of the palace servants and maids, and it is the responsibility of the minister." ”

Liu Yong is a young man, even if he is a human being in two lives, he was not yet thirty years old before he was reborn, Zhuge Liang has a taste of nonsense, and Liu Yong is a little annoyed. However, looking at Zhuge Liang's calm and sincere gaze, Liu Yong took a deep breath and said coldly: "If you ...... Wish. ”

"The minister didn't mean to embarrass Your Majesty, it was really the Han family that mourned the second emperor in seven years, so I have to think carefully." Zhuge Liang saw that Liu Yong's face was not good, bowed down to apologize, and explained respectfully.

Seeing Zhuge Liang's posture so low, Liu Yong's anger has also disappeared by half, Zhuge Liang's caution Liu Yong is deeply touched, and since his accession to the throne, Zhuge Liang has always adhered to his duty as a monarch and minister, and has not exceeded it. Out of practical and emotional considerations, he didn't want to get too stiff with this auxiliary minister, so he hugged Zhuge Liang and said in a harmonious voice: "I heard that when the virtuous courtiers of ancient times advised the monarch about his mistakes, it would be a good conversation if the monarch humbly accepted the advice. ”

The bystanders are clear, the authorities are confused, after this, Liu Yong has not felt anything, but Jiuqing and the generals have all focused on Liu Yong, for them, the style of the present is very different from that of Emperor Xiaohuai, not only is his wit extraordinary, but he also dares to wrestle with Prime Minister Zhuge from time to time, which is really amazing.

"Why don't you have Ma Tai, the captain of the Tiger Riding Battalion, demonstrate the convenience of stirrups for His Majesty for the ministers?" Zhuge Liang looked at everyone present and found Ma Tai of the family of horsemen, and at the same time he also reminded Liu Yongdao: "Ma Tai, the eldest son of Ma Mengqi, the first hussar general, attacked the township marquis in the second year of Zhang Wu. ”

Ma Chao, that is the king of cavalry, and his son's cavalry attainments must be not bad, "But." Mattei, and the Qing and the Qing demonstrated. ”

"No!" Mattei was a very young military attaché, tall with a sword at his waist, and he walked with great strength.

Mattei walked quickly to the royal horse, and after being with the horse for a long time, he soon discovered the purpose of the stirrup, and stepped on the stirrup with one foot, and with a slight touch, the burly body swept onto the horse's back like a light swallow. Riding on horseback, stepping on stirrups, and his thighs relaxed, Mattei only felt that he could exert 100% of his strength!

Excited, Ma Tai took the reins of the horse a few laps, at first it was a small trot, and then gradually ran in the ears, and even rode the horse to gallop wildly, and finally he pulled out the halberd and spear of the weapon rack and stabbed, hooked, swirled, and inserted on the horse to simulate killing the enemy.

For a while, the grass clippings were flying, the dummy was gone, the whole process, the horse Tai has been stable, and the power used is also huge, if there is no stirrup, Ma Tai will not be able to stabilize the center of gravity with such force, and there is a suspicion of falling off the horse.

After a few laps, Ma Tai jumped off his horse excitedly, and clasped his fists at Liu Yong and the others, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, this stirrup is really a divine weapon for riders!" With it, the cavalry is overwhelming! ”

Zhuge Liang, He Zong, Zhao Yun, these generals and ministers all took a breath of cold air, and without Ma Tai's words, they had already seen the miraculous effect of the stirrup.

Unable to suppress their curiosity and expectation, generals like Ma Dai and Zhao Yun from the north couldn't wait to try it out, and they were all elated and amazed after trying. In the end, Zhuge Liang also tried the stirrup.

"Your Majesty, this is a clear proof of Your Majesty's talent and intelligence, and I would like to congratulate Your Majesty!" Prime Minister Zhuge Liang bowed to congratulate Liu Yong, and the rest of the ministers and generals also bowed and said: "Congratulations to Your Majesty!" ”

In the face of the ministers' congratulations, Liu Yong happily accepted it, and then said: "I also found that the horse's hooves would quickly fall off due to the friction of the ground and the corrosion of stagnant water, so I came up with the idea of nailing a layer of iron horseshoe to the horse's shoe to protect the horse's hooves. ”

Liu Yong showed the silk book with the horseshoe painted to everyone, "In real thing, I have already asked Li Yang to go and build it." ”

Ha!

Why didn't we think about it!

A horse's hooves are the equivalent of a person's fingernails, and as the horse's weight increases and the distance it travels increases, the nails are quickly polished and split, so that the horse becomes lame and unable to walk. And nailing the horse with a layer of horseshoe will protect the horse's hooves and prolong the life of the horse!

If wisdom is foolish, wisdom is always hidden in the depths, what a simple and practical truth!

Zhuge Liang and the ministers had already dropped their eyes in shock............

"Your Majesty, since you have invented such an instrument that benefits the country and the people, you should tell the ministers and others in secret, and you should not experiment in public." Everyone was still in amazement, and the servant Ding Wei had already begun to think about the secrecy of these two technologies.

The servant, the emperor's horse and horse administration, one of the nine kings, silver seal and blue ribbon.

As a servant, Liu Yong invented riding artifacts such as stirrups and horseshoes, and Ding Yong naturally cared about its fate and prospects, after all, it was linked to the interests of the servant.

Ding Wei also wanted to hide these two technologies, but Zhuge Liang had already found that these two technologies were simple and practical, and once they were popularized on a large scale, they would never be hidden. Therefore, the prime minister shook his head and said: "These two are beneficial to the country and the people, simple and easy to learn, and they will definitely pass through the world when they are spread, which cannot be stopped by manpower." ”

"What the prime minister said is true, and I think so."

"Wei thieves steal from the north, if such a sharp weapon falls into the hands of thieves, I am afraid it will not be the blessing of my great man." Zhendong General Zhao Yun spoke out at the right time

Liu Yong pursed his lips and smiled, and said mysteriously: "So, we need to always be one step ahead of others!" ”