When Zhao arrived at the stable, there were already two veterinarians diagnosed there.

"Alright, alright. Find the reason? Zhao Ji stopped them from saluting and asked anxiously.

"Holy Lord, the training is too frequent, the horse's hooves are badly worn, and the bottom has been worn. Caused the war horse to die of cold and fever. Veterinarian Li Su replied.

Li Su is Li Zhanma's housekeeper and is responsible for the operation of Li's horse farm. At the age of fifty-two, it seems that he has been doing this business for a long time.

"Luo Hao, beat the drums, urgently assemble. Ordered to inspect the horses separately. If there is a problem, report it to the doctor immediately. Zhao Ji ordered.

"Order." Luo Hao clenched his fists, turned around and went to execute.

"Holy Lord, the consumption of riding boots is too great, and I have already ordered to hurry up and make them. The cavalry training is too frequent and the consumption is too great, and I am afraid that there is no hurry. It's been raining in autumn recently, why don't you take a break for a while? Li Zhanma suggested.

Zhao Ji looked at the fallen war horse, squatted down to examine it carefully, and found that the horse's hooves had indeed worn out and were infected.

Then he picked up the worn boots on the ground and examined them. I vaguely remember that the horseshoe was invented a long time ago, why are there still riding boots made of leather and rattan?

"Li Qingjia, why don't you use a horseshoe?" Zhao Ji wondered.

"The Holy Forgiveness of Sins is the negligence of the ministers. Wechen immediately ordered horseshoes to be ordered from various blacksmith shops. Li Zhanma bowed.

"This matter is not in a hurry, you order a batch of gold sore medicine first, and the war horses that have not died yet must be treated by me. Do you have any horseshoes craftsmen? I'm going to pay a visit. ”

Zhao wanted a military workshop that specialized in making horse harnesses. And this workshop was no longer under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, but was delegated to private individuals.

"Nope. However, Wechen has a friend who is a blacksmith, and he saw that his blacksmith shop had made horseshoes, and this time Wechen also planned to order a batch from him. Li Zhanma replied.

"Why not buy some blacksmiths? Isn't it much cheaper to build your own? Zhao Ji wondered.

"Could it be that the Holy One needs a lot of horseshoes for a long time? There were only 10,000 golden fire cavalry and 30,000 war horses. There is no need to travel long distances, nor do you have to travel thousands of miles. It is already enough to be equipped with riding boots. The training required by the saint was replaced with horseshoes, and there were only 30,000 of them. You don't need to build it in a self-supporting blacksmith shop. Holy Vision. Li Zhanma explained.

"Then it's up to Master Yue-in-law to arrange it." Zhao Ji bowed.

Zhao Ji gave Li Zhanma all the face, and let Li Zhanma raise his eyebrows in front of others. To spend other people's money, you have to do this.

The appearance of the horseshoe in China was between the Sui and Tang dynasties and the Yuan dynasty, and from the Yuan dynasty, this artifact began to be popularized.

In the three hundred years from the Five Dynasties to the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, the farrier technology has always been regarded as a novel extraterritorial thing, and has not been widely used in the Central Plains.

However, in the northern steppes where the Mongols are located around the Central Plains and the Gobi in the northwest where the Uighurs and Qiang people are located, the horseshoe has long been widely used.

One of the reasons was the scarcity of war horses in the Song Dynasty, and there were few cavalry, which were only used as auxiliaries for the infantry. The role is very limited, and there is no need to take up military tasks such as traveling thousands of miles, and simple riding boots made of rattan, leather and other materials are enough to cope with the wear and tear of the horse's hooves. There's no need to waste iron to make horseshoes.

On the other hand, in the Song Dynasty, the military handicraft industry was in the hands of the state, and most of the people could not afford to use it. Unlike Western Xia and Northern Liao, which were completely on horseback, horses were not only military power, but also one of the sources of livelihood for ordinary people, so horseshoes were widely used.

In this way, the root cause of the Song Dynasty's military weakness was that the military handicraft industry, which was dominated by infantry, was too weak. In addition, the imperial court has long forbidden the common people to possess weapons, and the production of weapons has been completely monopolized by the government. There was not much military handicraft industry in the Song Dynasty at all.

Unlike Northern Liao, except for the leather room army, the other armies are soldiers who prepare their own war horses and weapons and armor, and the military handicraft industry is all over the country.

Although the Song Dynasty had advanced gunpowder weapons, they were rarely used, and most of the time the government only used them to make firecrackers. Even in modern society, the country does not have a military industry, and it can only be bullied, rich but not strong.

In this state, once a major war occurs, compared to the Western Xia and Northern Liao, the whole country is full of soldiers, and the weapons and armor are complete, and the old and weak million-strong army of the Song Dynasty is not enough.

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It wasn't until two months later that Li Zhanma equipped all the Golden Fire Cavalry with horseshoes, and Zhao Ji resumed equestrian training.

During this period, Zhao Ji and the soldiers were practicing foot combat. The training of the soldier's will to fight takes up most of the time.

Even though the autumn rain continued, Zhao Ji still led the soldiers to train on the grass, regardless of the wind and rain. And at night, the drums will suddenly beat and make all the soldiers strip naked and feed the mosquitoes.

This kind of suffering was unbearable not only for the children of merchants, but also for soldiers who were born as customers (landless peasants). However, as delicate as the emperor, they are all there to lead by example. Is his body more delicate than that of the emperor?

Sometimes, the whole day is lying on the ground and not being able to move. Sometimes running around the Li family racecourse is three days and three nights without stopping. And all that.

The training of the Golden Fire Cavalry has always been a training to maintain a combat state, and it was not until the first half of the Chinese New Year that it gradually subsided, ready to rest and go home for the New Year.

Training methods like this are Zhao Ji's reference to the training methods of special forces in later generations. Li Zhanma had to feel distressed, and the logistical pressure was too great.

The brutal training brought many injuries and illnesses, and the cost of buying medicinal herbs was spent like a stream. In order to ensure the nutrition of the soldiers, the food has always been very good, at least there is meat for every meal. Again, it costs money.

The training cost of 10,000 soldiers is more than the training cost of 100,000 forbidden troops. And all these expenses were pressed on Li Zhanma, almost squeezing him dry. The so-called poor literature and rich military force are not unreasonable.

If it weren't for Zhao Ji's constant shouting, Li Zhanma would almost have turned his face with Zhao Ji.

If Wang Anshi's money bank is not up and running next year, then this kind of training may not be sustainable.

Once Wang Anshi's money bank was in operation, Jiaozi replaced metal money. Then the savings of those landlords and bureaucrats for several generations will flow into Wang's money bank. Metal money has the function of saving, but Jiaozi does not. The effect of currency depreciation is not afraid that they will not come up with money.

It was not that the Great Song Dynasty had no money, but that the money was not used where it should have been, and it was all used by those bureaucratic landlords for usury and land annexation.

Although the money flowed into Wang's money village, the money was still owned by the landlords and bureaucrats, but most of the control was in the hands of Wang Anshi.

Wang Anshi took out the money again and put it into the field of reproduction. Then the people's will can be gathered, and the law can be changed!

With this money in your hands, you have the lifeblood of the country. Coupled with Zhao Ji's gradual control of force, who will be able to stop the implementation of the law change at that time? Give those landlords and bureaucrats a life, and don't be afraid that they won't bow their heads.

Besides, when the time comes, the scale of production has expanded, the landlords and bureaucrats have made money, and there is no need to oppress the common people, I am afraid that it will be too late to rejoice?

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It's been a year, the former Zhao Rui, and now Zhao Ji, have been in the Great Song Dynasty for nearly a year.

In order to deter possible opposition, Zhao Ji took 10,000 golden fire cavalry and 30,000 war horses, and prepared to make a fake show and attack Bianjing.

Thirty thousand war horses, smoke and dust, quickly moved towards Bianjing. When he left, he was 5,000 cavalrymen without war horses, and he ran for a day before he arrived at the Li family horse farm. Now it was 10,000 cavalrymen with 30,000 horses, galloping wildly, and arrived at the city of Bianjing in less than half an hour.

Perhaps it was because they had been nesting in the mountains for too long, and the soldiers were very excited, constantly jumping between the two horses, and the war horses and the traveling horses kept changing horses, and the speed was even faster.

This cavalry, without a banner, was ordered by Zhao Ji in order to attack Bianjing once. I couldn't see my cheeks, and I didn't know who the knights were, because every soldier wore a face armor. The mask is very fierce and vicious, and the training in a long-term combat state makes the whole cavalry seem to be full of murderous energy.

Although the fire cavalry did not harm the people, but kept galloping, the people on the official road who did not know why were frightened and withdrew from the official road one after another.

Because the Chinese New Year is approaching, there are a lot of people who purchase New Year's goods, and the official road is busy. Zhao Ji did this, which made the chickens fly and the dogs jumped. The official road was full of New Year's goods purchased by the people, and the people fled in all directions.

After a short time, he rushed into Bianjing City, and the gate of Bianjing City was full of arrow feathers. Zhao Ji asked every fire cavalry soldier to shoot one, and when the time came, check that the soldiers who did not shoot the arrow feather, no matter who it was, would be punished. For this reason, on the arrow feathers, each soldier engraved his own name.

Those soldiers guarding the city fled one after another, and none of them even went to the police, which made Zhao Ji feel cold and cold. This is the result of comfort!

The Golden Fire Cavalry went straight down the Royal Street to the Suzaku Gate, and in the blink of an eye, the Suzaku Gate was full of arrow feathers.

On the right side of the royal street is the central yamen such as Shangshu Province, but none of the officials ran out to take a look, but the gate was closed.

Zhao Ji didn't stop either, and drove straight to the imperial city. The iron horse trampled on it, shaking the entire Bianjing, but no one paid attention to it.

As the emperor, Zhao Ji is really two heavens of ice and fire. I am glad that I can train such a cavalry, but I am also sad that Bianjing has degenerated into this.

The Golden Fire Cavalry did not rush into the Imperial City again, but stopped at the Xuande Gate. The whole cavalry marched in unison and lined up neatly.

But no one appreciated it, and Bianjing, which was supposed to be lively, suddenly quieted down. The bustling rubble liquor shops are also closed.

Zhao Ji waited impatiently for a quarter of an hour. Li Jirong, Sun Wencheng, Yang Jin and other Zhao Ji later promoted the command of the forbidden army. Some of the Praetorian soldiers didn't even wear armor and ran over with a spear.

Zhao Ji took off his face armor, took off his helmet, and looked at these forbidden soldiers with an angry expression.

A blood-red fire word on his forehead made the forbidden army soldiers quickly recognize Zhao Ji, the official who used to eat, sleep and train with him, and the figure of patrolling the entire forbidden army camp night and night.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live." All the Praetorian soldiers who came came knelt on the ground.

"This is my forbidden army, this is the forbidden army that guards Bianjing. What a good job! Zhao Ji shouted angrily.

"Holy forgiveness." Li Jirong and several other commanders knelt at Zhao Ji's feet and pleaded guilty.

The people hiding in the house did not hear the sound of fighting outside, but heard the sound of three shouts of long live, and opened the door of the house curiously to watch.

At this time, the people were also ice and fire, not only happy that the Great Song Dynasty could have such an elite cavalry, but also complained about the pranks of the officials.

Li Xiang'an also got off his horse, took off his armor, and changed into the clothes of the inner servant Huangmen. Later, he took off his armor for Zhao Ji and put on a yellow dragon robe.

Li Peiling, who followed Zhao Ji back to the palace to see her in-laws, also took off her armor, but it was not a chivalrous costume, but a wide robe and brocade dress worn by a scholarly woman, making her fairy-like and covered with a veil. really took off his armor and changed his appearance, which made Zhao Ji feel funny.

Luo Hao listened to the order. Return to Lijia Racecourse immediately. After the delivery of the war horse equipment, it was disbanded on the spot and returned home for the New Year. Zhao Ji ordered, and at the same time raised his right arm and saluted the Golden Fire Cavalry soldiers.

"Order." After Luo Hao clenched his fists, he waved his big hand.

The entire Golden Fire Cavalry, the front team turned to the rear team, and quickly retreated.

"You, you, don't go home for the New Year, stay in the barracks, and reflect on it." Zhao Ji yelled at the soldiers of the forbidden army who were kneeling on the ground.

After speaking, Zhao Ji turned around and entered the imperial city.

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Qingshou Palace.

"Madonna of the Virgin, Madonna of the Virgin." The chamberlain Huangmen Wang Hong panted and ran into the Qingshou Palace.

"What's going on? Have the rebels invaded the Imperial City? Empress Dowager Cao asked anxiously and apprehensively.

It was impossible for the armies of Western Xia and Northern Liao to suddenly enter Bianjing, except for the rebels. Empress Dowager Cao understands this very well.

"No, no, no, it's the official family who has returned." Wang Hong replied breathlessly.

"This official family, what is crazy, let him come to see the mourning family immediately." Empress Dowager Cao's heart calmed down, and in a blink of an eye, she was furious again.

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