"Li You, take out your weapon and show me...!"

Finally, Li Shimin spoke. At this time, Li You did not hesitate and took out the horseshoe and handed it to Li Shimin.

"What's this...?"

When everyone first saw the horseshoe, they were surprised. Because the so-called horseshoe was just two U-shaped iron pieces, people who didn't know their use would not think of its function at all.

"Li You... This is something that can be worth 100,000 war horses?" Li Shimin looked at Li You incredible. At this time, Li Shimin was actually wondering whether Li You would play tricks on him again.

But Li You on the other side smiled and nodded and introduced: "Your Majesty... I call this thing horseshoe. Don't underestimate this pair of horseshoes. I want to ask first, Fang Xiang, what is the biggest loss of the Tang Dynasty war horses?"

"The loss of the war horses in the Tang Dynasty..." Fang Xuanling thought for a while and said, "The biggest loss of war horses is the horse's hooves in addition to war... The horse's hooves are actually composed of two layers. The layer in contact with the ground is a layer of hard horny about 2-3 cm thick, and the layer on top is a living horny. When the horse's hooves come into contact with the ground, they will fall off quickly due to friction from the ground and corrosion by the accumulated water.

Also, if you are injured by a stone while running, a war horse will almost be scrapped without its hooves."

After saying that, Fang Xuanling's eyes lit up, and he looked at Li You with some excitement and asked: "It's called Horseshoe?"

Li You laughed loudly: "Fang Xiang is right... The hoofs of war horses are the biggest loss. I have seen the hoofs of war horses crack before. Although the horses are still strong, they can no longer be used as war horses.

A good war horse can only be used to transport goods by camels. I think this should be the most severe loss of war horses in our Tang Dynasty, so I thought about how to change such losses.

Later, when I was playing with Wei Zi, the little guy's legs, which were not wearing shoes, were pounded by the stone. Wei Zi grinned in pain and almost cried.

Li You felt very distressed and quickly brought her shoes. However, at this moment, Li You suddenly had inspiration. Why can't the horse's hooves be worn with iron shoes?

Later, Li You started to study it. Finally, I found that the edges of this pair of horseshoe are often wavy in profile, and the unfixed ends are bent into an anti-slip thorn. It is slightly raised together with the nail head, so that the horseshoe can firmly step on the ground.

And as long as it is slightly worn, you can simply remove it and re-made it. At most, add a new layer of fixing underneath.

However, the horse's hooves will not be damaged at all, which will increase the utilization rate of war horses to the extreme and reduce the damage rate of war horses. In this way, we do not have to buy war horses from other small countries at all times, nor do we need to be locked by other small countries at the throat.

Your Majesty...Do you see if this horseshoe is better than a hundred thousand war horses...!"

"Haha...haha...haha..." Li Shimin saw the horseshoe, and after listening to Li You's explanation, he immediately understood the benefits that the horseshoe brought to the Tang Dynasty.

You should know that the loss of horses in the Tang Dynasty was a headache for Li Shimin. The Tang Dynasty had tried its best to expand its pasture and improve its horse politics, but it still could not make the loss of horses equal to the growth of horses.

Therefore, the Tang Dynasty had to rely on imports from small countries, but if Li You's horseshoe was given, the horseshoe could delay the loss of horses, so that the loss of horses in the Tang Dynasty could be equal to the growth of horses in the Tang Dynasty. In that case... the Tang Dynasty no longer had to be pinched to the throat. This was really something that made Li Shimin feel excited.

Li Shimin walked to Li You and said, "Can you guarantee it..."

Li You looked at Li Shimin without hesitation and nodded, "Please rest assured that all the horses in Dunhuafang have been hoofed, so Li You can guarantee 100%...!"

"Okay...! You'er, you're really great... How did your brain grow? I really don't know what to say for my uncle." Changsun Wuji walked over and gently touched Li You's head with his hand.

Gongsun Wuda, Du Junchuo and others who realized it later... At this time, they also began to understand the benefits of horseshoe.

I heard Gongsun Wuda look at the horseshoe: "I seem to understand the benefits of this horseshoe. The last time my war horse ran too many roads. When I found out, its horseshoe had fallen off and was worn and bloody, and the entire horseshoe was destroyed.

Your Highness, King Qi...!"

Gongsun Wuda looked at Li You and said, "As long as our war horses are all hit with such horses, my war horse's hooves will never be worn like that again?"

"Yes...!" Li You replied with certainty: "Not only that... after hitting the horseshoe, there is another benefit."

"What other benefits..." Fang Xuanling asked.

"I think General Yuchi should know that horses' feet are different from ordinary animals. Their toes have deteriorated, and in the end they are only one toe, which is the horse's hooves we see. If the horse's hooves walk too much on the soft grass or exercise insufficiently, the horse's hooves will be twisted."

"Oh..." Before Yuchi Gong finished speaking, Li Shimin said slightly: "I know that in the imperial garden, there were many horses in the past without running every day, the horse's hooves would grow very quickly...!"

"That's right..." Li You nodded: "It's like we don't cut our nails for a long time. If we let the length of our nails grow freely, the nails will soon be curled together like twisted flowers, which will make us unable to walk or run at all.

Another thing worth noting is that we don’t feel pain when cutting our nails, but if a nail is broken because of its length, it will be painful to the heart.

The same is true for horseshoes. People use horseshoes to beat horseshoes, which is actually equivalent to making a fuss on the cuticle of a horse, that is, the nails of the horse’s feet. It will not only not affect the horse’s walking, but also inhibit the growth of horses’ hooves.”

"That's great... This way, there is no need for large-scale training, which can save us a lot of time...!" Yuchi Gong was slightly happy.

"I really didn't expect that these two small pieces of iron would have so many benefits... His Highness, King Qi, should remember his first merits..." Du Junchuo looked at Li You with a smile.

Li Shimin also looked at Li You with a deep meaning and said, "Yes, You'er, you should remember the first merit this time, so I'll give you a wish. As long as you can say anything, I will satisfy you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty... Li You really has something. I hope Your Majesty can do it..." Li You is different from usual. Li You basically doesn't want anything, but today, Li You showed an urgent expression.

This made Li Shimin slightly stunned and muttered in his heart, wondering what Li You really wanted?

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Chapter completed!