This sudden whip can be said to have suppressed all the rebelliousness of the war horse. After another long roar, the war horse finally began to slowly calm down.

At this time, the war horse was obviously much more docile than before, and it was no longer running around, but let Cheng Huailiang sit on the horse's back, follow his movements, and began to walk slowly.

This is the spirituality of the tamed war horse, which understands the meaning of people and can respond accordingly according to the actions of their masters.

It can be seen that Cheng Huailiang is also very excited, and the soldiers who are watching will also follow, and they began to say hello to Cheng Huailiang one by one.

Being able to subdue a war horse is in itself a symbol of Cheng Huailiang's strength. It can be said that this hand is enough for everyone to worship him.

I have to say that as for the previous scene, Qin Ze who watched it was a little moved. Just looking at his small body, he still felt that he just stood aside and watched.

It was enough before Cheng Huailiang jumped off the horse. Pulling the reins, one hand slowly rubbed the horse's neck, and walked towards Qin Ze.

"It's really a good horse, if my Datang can have this kind of iron horse, why can't I stop the Turks."

At this time, Qin Ze also came up, wanting to reach out and touch the war horse. But before this hand was stretched out, the war horse snorted very disdainfully, avoiding Qin Ze's movements.

"Haha, the war horse has a spirit, if you can't subdue it, it is impossible to make it obedient." When Cheng Huailiang said this, his face was proud, and this posture was like being afraid that others would not know how powerful he was.

"Duan is a good horse, I have to say that it is still a party of water and soil to raise a person. Although the land in my Datang is fertile, it is only suitable for planting farmland. If he can snatch some more war horses from the Turks, the Tang Iron Cavalry will be able to pacify his Turks sooner or later. Qin Ze has already begun to introduce the topic to the Turks, but in order not to be obvious, he just went deeper a little bit first.

Cheng Huailiang naturally wouldn't be wary of Qin Ze, and when he heard him say this, he also felt something. The land of the Tang Dynasty was indeed used to grow crops, except for some pastures in the meandering area near the Turks, there were no suitable conditions in other places.

For a long time, Datang didn't know how much life he had to pay in order to get enough war horses. But the Turks are not stupid, although there is a horse market between them and the Tang Dynasty. But the horses that were sold were extremely expensive, and most of them were castrated.

Their intention in doing this is very clear, that is, it is impossible for Datang to get the genes of Turkic horses. So after such a long time, Datang's horses are only three or four hundred thousand. And most of them are used for agriculture, far less than the Turkic war horses.

"This war horse was bought by the soldiers at the border with their lives. It can be said that its red hair also has the enthusiasm of the Tang Dynasty soldiers. Cheng Huailiang patted the war horse with a little gloomy eyes, and said: "I only hope that this time this war horse can give birth to excellent offspring." ”

Datang local horses are not suitable for war horses, but their genes are too strong. Therefore, the next generation is bred with captured war horses, and basically after three generations, it returns to the original state.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Qin Ze also echoed and said: "Now that I see the sudden increase in the Turks in Chang'an, I am also very excited, but I don't know what they are here for." It would be wonderful to get more horses from them. ”

"Fart warhorse." Unexpectedly, Cheng Huailiang listened to Qin Ze's words, and directly scolded and said: "Where are they here to trade war horses with us, they are here to ask us for help." ”

Qin Ze also understood when he heard this, and knew that the other party should be a person from the Eastern Turkic Turks, and immediately followed Cheng Huailiang's words and continued: "Since it is a request for help, it is impossible for us to help in vain, and the benefits are naturally to be given." ”

Qin Ze's smile also made Cheng Huailiang a little puzzled. I don't know why he suddenly had a feeling, as if he had fallen into Qin Ze's trap, and unconsciously told this important secret.

Cheng Huailiang, who was aware of it, also began to be vigilant, no matter how Qin Ze led the topic to those Turkic people. He just didn't hear it, and still praised his war horse to himself.

Now Qin Ze also understood, the other party had noticed something, and if he held on to it again, it would probably be counterproductive. At that moment, he no longer mentioned Turkic affairs, but followed Cheng Huailiang to praise his horse.

Qin Ze's praise is not comparable to Cheng Huailiang, what is heroic and handsome, what is brave and extraordinary. In the end, Cheng Huailiang was embarrassed to praise him, so he pulled the war horse and said: "It's just a pity, although this war horse is full of spirituality, it can be regarded as an old horse." Its hooves are so worn out that it may not last a few years. ”

When Cheng Huailiang said this, he squatted down, lifted one of the horse's legs, and carefully observed the situation of the horse's hooves.

His words made Qin Ze stunned, and he also followed the look, and sure enough, he saw obvious signs of wear on the horse's hooves. The horse's hooves are actually the same as human fingernails, and they grow all the time.

Therefore, some horses living on sandy land have to ask someone to have their nails trimmed every once in a while, and if they are not repaired, their hooves will bend like human fingernails.

But war horses like this are trained on this kind of horse farm all year round. Because the ground is hard, the horse's hooves wear out very quickly.

It's just that what Qin Ze didn't expect was that he didn't see the horseshoe on the horse's hooves. He remembered that this thing seemed to have existed in the Western Han Dynasty, and the horseshoe was also recorded in the Sui and Tang dynasties. Why is there nothing on the horse's hooves now?

In fact, the horseshoe did appear very early, but it was not widely used in the Central Plains at the beginning. First, because of the lack of iron ore in the Central Plains, and secondly, because the iron-making technology is not in place.

At this time, the carbon content of the iron smelted is still too high. Therefore, it is extremely easy to rust, and once the horseshoe rusts, it will be a devastating trauma for the war horse. And it is also very brittle, and it will not last long to run on the horse's hooves, and it may break.

So when this thing was really used on a large scale, it was after the Southern Song Dynasty. At that time, ironmaking technology had been sufficiently developed, and there was already a rudimentary form of steel.

But Qin Ze remembered that he had already told the people of the Ordnance Supervisor about the advanced steel filling method of the Song Dynasty, and it could be said that this guy was definitely capable of forging horseshoes now.

Thinking of this, Qin Ze also opened his mouth and asked Cheng Huailiang: "Brother Huailiang, why don't you order a horseshoe for this horse's hoof?" ”

"Horseshoe?" Cheng Huailiang was also slightly stunned when he heard this, and then looked at Qin Ze like a fool and said, "That thing came from the Turks before, but it took some time. But it didn't take long each time, and the horse's hooves weren't much, and the horseshoe didn't work first. In the end, some people said that the horse's hooves were wrapped in cowhide, but the thing couldn't help grinding. ”

The horse's hooves have two layers, and the one that comes into contact with the ground is a layer of hard skin about two inches thick, and this layer is painless. It's this layer that is worn on weekdays, and it's not a big problem.

But once this layer is worn out, if it comes into contact with the living keratin of the upper layer, the horse will be completely wasted, because in the living keratin, there are nerves all over it. It's the same as teeth and gums, what would happen if your teeth were polished and you were able to gnaw on the bones with your gums? So by this time, the war horse was completely abandoned.

So at this time, the horseshoe is quite important, and this thing is not big, it is a U-shaped piece of iron. Wrapping around the edge of the horse's hooves not only slows down the wear and tear of the horse's hooves, but also prevents some things such as the horse's hooves from cracking.

Therefore, Qin Ze felt that it was necessary for him to remind the Ordnance Superintendent, because with Datang's current level of ironmaking, he was absolutely capable of creating a horseshoe. It is estimated that the reason why there has been no movement until now is that this guy has forgotten these things again, or maybe he is still concentrating on refining the weapons that Qin Ze said.

"Brother Huailiang, have you forgotten that the iron-making level of the Ordnance Supervisor is not bad at all, this thing is very simple for them now. If this is not used on a large scale now, I don't know how many warhorses will be scrapped. ”

Qin Ze shook his head, it was a look of regret.

Cheng Huailiang's face changed when he heard this, he really hadn't thought about this aspect. Now when he heard Qin Ze say this, he also fell into deep thought. Half a sound before he said leisurely: "Are you sure you can really forge a horseshoe now?" ”

"Can you just go and ask no." Qin Ze was also a little helpless, if you asked him about this thing, it was not in vain, don't you understand the truth in practice.

At this time, Cheng Huailiang also reacted, stood up immediately, and slapped him on the shoulder like his father.

This is the tradition of their Cheng family, when they are happy, they pat it twice. When complimenting you, clap it twice. When teaching you, it's also a few shots.

Qin Ze was already immune to this, so he didn't dodge, but let this guy shoot, fortunately, this guy's subordinates were still a little measured, and Qin Ze could stand it.

"You wait, I'll talk to my father." Cheng Huailiang spoke, stuffed the horsewhip into Qin Ze's hand, and turned around to go to find Cheng Lao Demon excitedly.

Cheng Lao Demon is training his soldiers on the other side, and this is a very standardized training ground. There is a lot of equipment that Qin Ze came up with based on the training of the troops in later generations, so the people who can come here to train are all first-class elites.

Cheng Huailiang found his father and told him about the horseshoe. The father and son were also interested, and immediately rushed directly to the Ordnance Prison, which almost didn't scare each other stupid.

Fortunately, Cheng Lao Demon said in time that he only came for the horseshoe, so that the other party could feel a little at ease.

Horseshoes are not difficult to build, but people are not willing to fight more. Because no one believed that this thing was really useful, they only gave four of them, which can be regarded as fooling Cheng Lao You.