The heavy cavalry can't be built, but Ma Chao still has a way to deal with the horses' hooves.

In fact, when Pound said horseshoes, a word came to Ma Chao's mind: horseshoe.

I remember that there was a fable in my previous life: a horseshoe was nailed and a war horse was broken; A war horse was broken, and a commander fell; Lost a commander-in-chief and lost a war; Lost a war and destroyed a country......

The horseshoe mentioned in this fable is what Ma Chao wants to build.

A horseshoe, also known as a horseshoe, is an iron hoof-shaped object bound to the hooves of horses, cattle and other livestock. The main purpose of the horseshoe nail is to delay the wear and tear of the horse's hooves. The use of horseshoes not only protects the horse's hooves, but also makes the horse's hooves grip the ground more firmly, which is beneficial for both riding and driving.

Ma Chao knows that the horse's hooves are composed of two layers, the one layer that touches the ground is about two to three centimeters thick hard, and the upper layer is the living. When the horse's hooves come into contact with the ground, they are corroded by the friction of the ground and the accumulation of water, and the hard cuticle will quickly fall off, which is what Pound and others are worried about.

The binding of the horseshoe is to use nails to fix the horseshoe on the skin of the horse's hooves, that is, to burn the "horseshoes" into shape, and then put them under the feet of the horse, and then use a hammer and nails to nail this thick piece of iron into the sole of the horse's feet, and use the barb of the iron nail to fix it on the horse's ankle bone to avoid falling off.

In fact, the creation of the horseshoe is very simple, that is, the patch is made into a ring, and a hole is left in the middle so that the iron nail can be fixed. Ma Chao believes that although he can't build high-quality heavy cavalry at present, it should be a problem to make tens of thousands of horseshoes.

You don't need any drawings to build this thing, you just need to compare it with the blacksmith. Just do it, Ma Chao took the sick body to his 'iron shop' that day.

That's right, Ma Chao himself has an industry, and when he first crossed over, Ma Chao suddenly built stirrups, got some craftsmen together, and set up his own 'iron shop'. Later, Ma Teng completely handed over this industry to Ma Chao, and now that he is in charge of Fufeng County, the 'iron shop' should also grow stronger, right?

"Think about it, just remember to build stirrups, but forget the horseshoe, this IQ, it's really hard" all the way, Ma Chao also counted himself. As for the plan of his iron shop, Ma Chao wants to build this iron shop into a Lockheed Martin company of the Xiliang Ma family in the late Han Dynasty, completely innovate and lead the arms manufacturing industry in the late Han Dynasty, and become the exclusive monopoly of the Xiliang Ma family's arms supplier.

Thinking about the beautiful vision of the future, Ma Chao couldn't hold back his excitement, walking on the road of Lockheed Martin, oh, it is an iron shop, Ma Chao's steps were a little fluttering, and there was a voice in his heart that was always shouting: "Ma Chao, the Lockheed Martin of the late Han Dynasty relied on you to create!" The stirrup and horseshoe can be regarded as a pioneer in the improvement of cavalry combat equipment in the late Han Dynasty! ”

But when Ma Chao really came to the door of his iron shop, a feeling of disappointment suddenly came to his heart like a tide: the dilapidated yard in front of him is his own iron shop, the future Lockheed Martin company?

The courtyard displayed in front of Ma Chao, except that the courtyard wall is higher, the wall is thicker, and the courtyard is larger, and the general appearance of the mansion of a large family, there is no other thing, and the arsenal in Ma Chao's mind is simply 108,000 miles away. There is not even a plaque showing the identity of this dilapidated courtyard.

In fact, this is also Ma Chao's negligence, he has always called his arsenal with the word 'iron shop', how can he let his subordinates worry? Not to mention......

After entering the door, he happened to see Han Feng here, and when Han Feng saw Ma Chao coming in person, he quickly put down his work and shouted: "The young master is here to inspect and work hard!" ”

Ma Chao's face did not fluctuate at all, he just waved his hand to signal Han Feng to be polite, and then asked Han Feng to be a guide to lead him to inspect his first industry after crossing over.

At this time, the craftsmen were busy in the smoke and fire, and the roaring fire made the craftsmen sweat. Seeing Han Feng leading a brocade-clothed sick-looking young man in, and although the young man had a sickly face, he had long hair and a shawl, sword eyebrows and a straight nose, a pair of eyes that were bright, and with the brocade robe, he looked extraordinary, handsome and depressed. Even if a group of craftsmen didn't know who this was, they couldn't help but secretly praise in their hearts: "What a young hero! ”

Especially seeing that Chief Manager Han Feng was still very respectful to the young man, everyone naturally knew that it was a more noble person than Han Feng, and they all stopped what they were doing and kowtowed in fear.

Ma Chao was a little stunned: these people don't know themselves, why do they have to kowtow when they see themselves?

Ma Chao crossed over, although he was not completely clear about the etiquette of the Han Dynasty. But it seems a little unreasonable for people to be so respectful, even humble. Unless......

After frowning, Ma Chao didn't ask Han Feng this question, but looked around carefully, and he saw a quenched old man in front of him who couldn't tell his age, and his messy beard was covered with black crumbs; Look at a "black-faced" young man holding a torch in front of the stove next to him, his clothes are in tatters, which can cover his shame; The strong man with the hammer on the side, his naked upper body was burned with a little scar.

Ma Chao looked sad for a while: "The steel jungle that guards the Xiliang Iron Horse is actually built under such difficult conditions?" Ma Chao thought of the harsh conditions of the iron shop, but he was used to staying in the agricultural base station in the 21st century, and he had long been accustomed to the once clean and clean environment around him, and he never thought that the dignified Han Dynasty arsenal more than 2,000 years ago had such a bad production environment.

Ma Chao couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "This is my future Lockheed Martin?!" ”

Yes, the conditions of the Han Dynasty arsenal were as difficult as Ma Chao's iron shop. Even, the conditions of Ma Chao's iron shop are much better than those of the arsenals of the Han Dynasty. At the very least, working in Ma Chao's iron shop can ensure two meals a day, and after being injured, you can also rest as appropriate......

Walking further, there was the warehouse of the iron shop, and as soon as the door opened, Ma Chao felt a musty smell coming to his nose, and Ma Chao subconsciously frowned. After carefully looking at the chaos in the warehouse, Ma Chao's brows furrowed even deeper: the rusty spear heads were piled up in a heap in a disorderly manner; The broken wooden pole lay on the ground horizontally; Newly made short swords and hard bows were piled up haphazardly in the corners.

"Is this a warehouse?" Ma Chao felt a burst of resentment in his heart: "The conditions of the iron shop are difficult, which is limited by technical conditions, and this warehouse is so chaotic, that is, the planning and management are not good, resulting in the lack of professionalism of the employees." ”

Seeing the chaotic scene in front of him, Ma Chao, who came from the 21st century and was determined to achieve a steel jungle career in the late Han Dynasty, would be really strange if he was not angry!