Horseshoe, as the name suggests, is an iron palm nailed under the horse's hooves, which is commonly known as the horseshoe, which is used to protect the horse's hooves. Because the horse's hooves are composed of two layers, the one layer that touches the ground is a layer of hard keratin several centimeters thick, and the upper layer is the living keratin. The horse's hooves are in contact with the ground, and are corroded by the friction of the ground and the accumulation of water, so they will wear out quickly, and those that need to be planted or pulled are more likely to break and fall off. In order to delay the wear and tear of the horse's hooves, the iron sheet is beaten into the shape of the horse's hooves and nailed to the horse's hooves. The use of a horseshoe not only protects the horse's hooves, but also makes the barbs make the horse's hooves grip the ground more firmly, which is beneficial for both riding and riding. In later generations, when I watched TV series and movies in ancient costumes, the horses in them were nailed with horseshoes, so I habitually thought that ancient China knew the method of nailing horseshoes very early to protect the horse's hooves. But I never thought that China, which was leading the world in iron-smelting technology in ancient times, did not think of a way to put iron shoes on horses' hooves.

Isn't there a story in the afterlife: An iron nail is missing, and a horseshoe is lost. Lost a horseshoe, lost a warhorse. Lost a warhorse, lost a king. Lost a king, lost a battle. Lost a battle, ruined a dynasty. Although this story expresses the truth that the embankment of a thousand miles collapsed in the anthill, it can also be seen that people at that time already knew the importance of nailing horseshoe for war, especially for ancient wars with cavalry as the dominant army equipment and main combat power, and war horses as the main strategic equipment. Not only for war, but also for ordinary life, horseshoe also plays an important role. After nailing the horseshoe, you can greatly reduce the wear and tear of the horse's hooves, whether it is pulling a cart or riding frame, it can be a better utilization rate of horses, and it can also save a lot of money for recuperating horses.

"Brother Jingshi? …… Brother Jingshi? The prince could see that Xia Hongsheng was stunned there, and he didn't know what he was thinking, so he asked, "Brother Jingshi, what are you thinking so distracted?" But what does it have to do with the horseshoe in your mouth? ”

Xia Hongsheng was called by Wang Zike, reacted, looked at Wang Zike with a strange expression, and confirmed: "Brother Zike, you really haven't heard of horseshoe?" It's a horseshoe! Is it because you are a noble person and have never done these things, so you don't know? ”

The prince shook his head very firmly, and said, "I have never heard of any horseshoe, nor have I heard of any horseshoe, and I have never heard of people mentioning it. Even the horse breeder in the family never mentioned it. This can be guaranteed below. ”

"Oh......" Xia Hongsheng nodded, it seems that there is really no habit of nailing horseshoes now.

"I wonder what the horseshoe and the horseshoe are, and what is the use? I was very curious, and I asked Brother Jingshi to give me advice. The prince was very polite to fill Xia Hongsheng's wine bottle with wine, and asked with burning eyes.

"The so-called horseshoe is a kind of iron utensil, which can be made by the blacksmith, a kind of round iron piece made with reference to the shape of the horse's hooves, and the iron sheet is nailed to the horse's hooves, which can be used to protect the horse's hooves from the wear and tear of hard objects. If the iron sheet below is damaged, directly remove the heavy nail and you can jump alive again. The unloaded horseshoe can also be rebuilt and recycled, which is a great benefit. Xia Hongsheng picked up the wine bottle and took a sip of wine, the kind of wine that was full of grain fragrance, but not spicy or flushed, was very suitable for Xia Hongsheng's appetite.

"Bang ......", but saw the wine bottle in Wang Zike's hand on the other side fell down, fell on the desk, and rolled to the ground.

The prince's eyes widened, his mouth grown, and he looked at Xia Hongsheng in a daze, his eyes full of incredulity.

Xia Hongsheng looked at him with interest, but saw that his face changed and changed, from shock and incredulity at the beginning, to a contemplative expression. Kindness? No, why did I become so murderous and hideous?!

"Hehehehe...... Brother Jingshi, this horseshoe ...... Where's the horseshoe? The prince looked at Xia Hongsheng, like a ghost, his voice was low and drifted to Xia Hongsheng's ears, and a smile burst out of his face, is that a smile, it's more ugly than crying!

What's the matter, this kid, how did he hear that the horseshoe had become such a yin and yang weird look...... Xia Hongsheng was a little afraid, didn't he shock this product into a fool?

"This, this is just an idea of mine, if Brother Zike wants, go to the blacksmith to fight!" Xia Hongsheng said to the prince.

"Good!" Wang Zike suddenly slapped the table and stood up, startling Xia Hongsheng, the wine that had not yet been delivered to his mouth was scattered, and the prince Ke grabbed Xia Hongsheng and said: "Hahaha, this horseshoe is curious and tight, and I don't want to wait for a moment!" Let's go, let's go and beat the horseshoe out and see if it's as magical as Brother Jingshi said! Hahahaha......"

As he spoke, he pulled Xia Hongsheng and walked outside.

"Hey, I haven't eaten the food yet......" Xia Hongsheng said.

"It's okay, if the horseshoe is beaten, it will be no problem for the little brother to invite Brother Jingshi to eat every day in the future!" The prince will be very excited and excited, and he is on the rise, Xia Hongsheng rolled his eyes helplessly, and was pulled out of Yixiangju by the prince, and the two went outside, the prince took Xia Hongsheng all the way to the east of the city, and the more he walked forward, the more Xia Hongsheng felt that something was wrong, and looked left and right, there were not many pedestrians around.

Xia Hongsheng stopped: "I said Brother Zike, this is not going to the blacksmith shop, right?!" ”

The prince, who was about to trot up in a hurry, stopped, turned around and explained: "Oh, let's go to the General's Mansion and borrow something from Uncle Qutu, he has a blacksmith under his hand, and the blacksmith is much better than the blacksmith in the blacksmith shop outside." ”

Xia Hongsheng's eyes narrowed, this thing is really a high-ranking cadre's son, Uncle Qu Tu, isn't it the Jiang Guogong he said! The general who sent people to whip the Turks at the entrance of the city, Qu Tutong who was sent by Li Shimin to garrison Luoyang and defend Chang'an, it seems that his family and Qu Tutong's family are still good families.

The two walked quickly, and after a while, they arrived outside the general's mansion, there was a sergeant standing outside, and the prince didn't report it, he directly pulled Xia Hongsheng in, and the sergeant on the side saw it, and no one came out to stop it, it seems that he is not used to seeing it, which also shows that this prince is really related to Qu Tutong.

"Uncle Qutu, Uncle Qutu!" In the courtyard, the prince shouted, "The little nephew has come to visit you!" ”

"Cough cough ......" A violent cough came first, and as soon as Xia Hongsheng turned his head, he saw an old man with gray hair walking over wearing a suit of armor, and said with a smile as he walked: "What are you calling?" The old man is not dead yet, so loud is the sound! ”

The prince ran up in a few steps, and saluted the old man very respectfully, and Xia Hongsheng also bowed very respectfully to the old general. Qu Tutong looked at Xia Hongsheng and then at Wang Zike.

The prince looked left and right, and then stepped forward and whispered in the old man's ear for a while, but when he saw that the old general's expression was the same as that of the prince of the old man, he was first surprised, then gloomy, and then became awe-inspiring and murderous.

Whoosh, the nail leaves rattled, the old general stepped in a few big steps to Xia Hongsheng, the burly body was like a hill, the shadow was pressed down, the face was hideous and murderous, and the majesty of the ten thousand armies immediately came out, and said in a deep voice: "Little boy, the old man is polite here, where is the horseshoe!" ”

Uncle, you look like you're going to kill people and sell goods, where is the courtesy!

"Brother Jingshi, this is Jiang Guogong, come quickly!" The prince appeared beside Xia Hongsheng, and his eyes were as bright as glowing.

Xia Hongsheng took a step back and said, "But there is no ready-made, if the old general has a blacksmith, he can command the blacksmith to build it." ”

"If it can be done, the old man should thank you for the soldiers of the world!" Qu Tutong looked at Xia Hongsheng awe-inspiringly, and then turned around sharply and shouted: "Come on, prepare the car, go to the craftsman's workshop in the army!" ”

After a while, a group of murderous sergeants with their mouths tightly closed, hideous faces, and galloping horses rushed to the front of the army's craftsman's workshop like a storm, surrounded the craftsman's workshop, and the people inside hurried out, but saw a carriage coming from behind, and heard the door, two young boys jumped down from above, and the two teenagers helped down and thought that the old man was the old man, but it was the old general.

Where have these craftsmen seen when the old general came to the craftsman's workshop in person, so they all hurried to pay a visit, Qu Tutong waved his hand, excused himself, and then looked at Xia Hongsheng.

Xia Hongsheng shrugged his shoulders, stepped forward, walked up to the old blacksmith whose legs were almost shaking like a break dance, showed a smile that he thought was kind and friendly, and said to the old blacksmith with a pleasant face: "Uncle, do you know how to play a horseshoe?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the group of people around them suddenly all had black lines on their faces, and the old blacksmith was also at a loss, and he didn't know how to answer for a long time. Horseshoe? What the hell?! Xia Hongsheng also felt that his opening was a little silly, so he quickly smiled and said: "Ahem, what, old man, please make four iron bars, and then make the shape, come, I'll draw a picture for you, and you will become a ...... if you type it out."

Xia Hongsheng ran into the workshop, found a piece of charcoal on the ground, and squatted on the ground outside while drawing to the old blacksmith. Kindness? How can there be people recording nearby!