Dominate the ancient academy

Ever since Shu Xiaoxiao let the headmaster and the masters taste sweet potato leaves and cucumbers, Master Wu's requirements for Shu Xiaoxiao have become more relaxed. As long as Shu Xiaoxiao completes the basic training tasks, he will basically turn a blind eye to the rest.

At first, the students in the same class looked down on Shu Xiaoxiao's lazy behavior. Their martial arts class had never produced a student as lazy as Ye Xiao. If they couldn't even beat the people from the liberal arts class when they went out in the future, wouldn't it be a disgrace to them?

But Master Wu was too permissive towards her, which made the students look down on Ye Xiao even more. The places in the martial arts class were very precious, and Ye Xiao wasted them so much that it was despicable.

Later, they learned that Shu Xiaoxiao was from the agricultural science class, and they returned to normal. They said that as long as Shu Xiaoxiao was not as cunning as those from the liberal arts class, they would welcome her. They also thought of what Shu Xiaoxiao had said at the beginning about the yield of 1,000 kilograms per mu. If she could really grow that, they would be willing to support her, not to mention being lazy.

The Department of Agriculture in Daning is not an idle position. The emperor attaches great importance to agriculture. If the emperor likes something, the people will be more interested in it. So although the Department of Agriculture did not find any particularly high-yield crops, it also summarized some useful methods. At least the yield of their fields in Daning is the best among the Three Kingdoms.

In addition to the emperor's appreciation of the department, everyone has a good impression of the Ministry of Agriculture.

When everyone learned that Shu Xiaoxiao was going to farm in the future, their hostility towards her completely disappeared. Finally, when Shu Xiaoxiao was practicing martial arts and sweating profusely, this group of people shouted for Shu Xiaoxiao to take a break before Master Wu said anything.

This made Master Wu speechless. The intensity of martial arts training in the martial arts class is already very high, and Shu Xiaoxiao looks like a lovable porcelain doll, and she is very sweet-mouthed. Sometimes she calls him "brother", sometimes "brother", and when she sees someone is very tired, she helps to pass them water from time to time. She seems much more lovable than her younger brothers and sisters at home.

This also made these boys who thought they were real men feel pity for Shu Xiaoxiao. They were afraid that she would be tired no matter what they did. As a result, Shu Xiaoxiao showed signs of becoming the class's favorite.

Today's class is horse riding and archery. After practicing two rounds, Shu Xiaoxiao felt a little pain in her buttocks and thighs. She consciously led the horse back to Ma Gai, stood next to Master Wu, and watched other classmates practice back and forth.

These horse riding masters were very rare. At the beginning, they were not allowed to mount the horses. They just explained the key points and made sure that everyone remembered them before letting them mount the horses.

So there are only a few days of actual practice of horse riding and archery. Forget about galloping on horseback. The training at this stage is to get used to the horse and learn some horse riding essentials.

Thanks to the ginseng treasure, Shu Xiaoxiao was the first one to get close to the horse. She had the scent of the ginseng treasure on her, and apart from plants, even animals had no resistance to her. Her practice went very smoothly, and with the intentional cooperation of the horse, her movements were also very standard, so it didn't look like she was slowly turning around in circles on the horse under the sun.

Master Wu ignored Shu Xiaoxiao's laziness, which was just enough to give the horse a break. He just looked at the other students practicing, frowned, and sighed.

"Master, what's wrong? I see everyone is practicing very well." Even though the others are not as friendly as her, they are all doing very well. Look how skillfully they get on and off the horse, as well as ride it!

"Well, I'm looking at the damage to the horses. Look how strong these horses are. It's a pity that they will soon be unable to run."

Horses were in short supply everywhere. The horses in the academy were horses that the headmaster had managed to buy from the battlefield. Their hooves were badly damaged and they could not last more than a few years.

"Why can't the horses run away?" Shu Xiaoxiao took a closer look. These horses were in their prime. Each one was fat and strong, shiny and slippery. They were young and strong. How beautiful!

When she first saw these horses, she was amazed. In modern times, horses of this quality can only be seen on TV. But when she came here, she even rode on a horse. She only wished she didn't have a mobile phone so that she could take pictures and show off on a certain video.

"The hooves of these horses are already badly damaged. They are only used in the academy and are not used frequently. If they were outside, they would have been broken long ago. However, even in the academy, they are just barely surviving!"

Hoof? Horse hoof? Cavalry?

Don't horses have iron shoes now? There are saddles and other things, but why are there no horseshoes? Usually Shu Xiaoxiao mainly focuses on the horse's strong and muscular body, and really doesn't pay attention to the horseshoes.

Shu Xiaoxiao focused her eyes on the horse's hooves and observed carefully, and found that there were really no iron hooves. It must be said that these horses have worked really hard!

"Master, I have a solution!"

Horses would suffer a lot without iron hooves. In ancient times, horses have always been an important strategic resource. Without iron hooves, the horses would have suffered great losses. No wonder Daning is so poor. But that’s not right. Daning’s poverty seems to be not just due to the lack of horses. With the current productivity, it should be lacking a lot of things. It seems that there is still a long way to go!

"What?" Master Wu didn't react.

"Master, I said I have a way to deal with the wear and tear of horse hooves.

Think about it, we still need to wear shoes when we walk? Otherwise, our feet will be rubbed! The same is true for horses. Since their feet are rubbed, why don’t we prepare a pair of shoes for them? "

"Shoes? Horse shoes?" Although it was a bit far-fetched, it felt very tempting.

"What ideas do you have? How to make shoes?" Master Wu was very excited.

"Master, making shoes for horses is just like making shoes for people. They have to fit the feet comfortably. Find a horse with better hooves. Let's go to the blacksmith shop at the foot of the mountain. I have a way to make shoes for horses."

Upon hearing that there was a way to solve the problem of horses, Master Wu no longer cared about teaching. He asked the students to return all the horses to Ma Gai and asked other teachers to teach the get out of class. Any class was fine, except horse riding. He would only feel at ease if these students practiced horse riding under his nose.

The students sighed. With Master Wu's stingy look, how could it be easy for them to touch a horse once? How could it be gone halfway through training?

Master Wu was very excited now, but he had no time to care about the feelings of these students. He directly picked out a horse whose hooves were not too badly worn and led it out.

Shu Xiaoxiao looked at the horse hoof, which was about five centimeters long, so there would be no problem in fixing the iron hoof.

Originally they thought it would be convenient for the two of them to ride on one horse, but Master Wu felt sorry for the horse and insisted on leading the horse and Shu Xiaoxiao to the blacksmith shop together.

Shu Xiaoxiao: Forget it, just consider it as exercise.

Shu Xiaoxiao followed Master Wu down the mountain and went straight to a blacksmith shop. In front of the shop, two sturdy wooden sticks supported the two corners of a tarpaulin, and the other two corners were fixed to the eaves. Under the shed was a large furnace, a bellows, and an anvil. A burly man with his upper body naked was hammering on the hard iron block, again and again as if he was tireless.

There was also a skinny, dark-skinned boy in his teens who was pulling the bellows seriously, filling the entire shed with hot air.

"Boss Tie, stop working, I have something to talk to you about!" Master Wu shouted loudly before he came in. It seemed that he was very familiar with the blacksmith.

The burly man, also the boss, heard the sound and continued his actions without raising his head. He did not move until he was satisfied with the iron block in his hand. Then he put the red-hot iron block into cold water, wiped the sweat off his face with the towel around his neck, and turned around to go into the shop.

Master Wu looked around the shop, carefully led the horse into the yard, and tied the horse to the only jujube tree in the yard with familiarity.

Shu Xiaoxiao looked at Dahan who was washing his face and whispered: "Master, is this person reliable? This is very important to us."

In ancient times, how many emperors or generals shouted that they wanted to lead the "Iron Cavalry" to conquer the world, which is enough to show the importance of Iron Cavalry. Cavalry plays an indispensable role in war and even determines the success or failure of the war. Therefore, the Iron Hoof is of utmost importance, especially under the premise that no one knows about the existence of the Iron Hoof. The later other countries know about it, the more beneficial it is to Daning, so the selection of this person must be cautious.

"Don't worry, I can definitely trust it."

Master Wu also thought of this. If this succeeded, it would be a big deal and must not be leaked. He immediately said, "My friend, give your apprentice a holiday and close the shop first. I have something important to do."

The word "important" was deliberately emphasized.

Boss Tie looked at Wu Qiyang's expression, walked straight up to the thin and dark boy and said something. The thin and dark boy paused, then stood up and left.

Only then did Tie Lao Da walk up to the two of them calmly, and said with a sullen face, "Go ahead!"

This person is definitely the taciturn type. How can a shop owner be so taciturn? Master Tie’s craftsmanship is pretty good!

Facing Boss Tie's dark face, Wu Qiyang looked accustomed to it and looked at Shu Xiaoxiao: "Ye Xiao, just tell him how to make it. This guy has good skills and can definitely make it."

If this guy's craftsmanship is second to none, no one dares to claim to be first. He can definitely do what Ye Xiao requires.

At this time, Shu Xiaoxiao was a little hesitant and regretted that she spoke too quickly. How could she speak so quickly? She finished talking without knowing anything, and even brought a horse. Why didn't her procrastination attack? She often procrastinated when she didn't need it, and now she was needed, she was nowhere to be seen.

This iron hoof is absolutely very important. The country that can use it first can train a large number of cavalry, and its advantage can be said to be unparalleled.

As for Master Wu and Boss Tie, she actually didn't know much about them. If one of them was unreliable and their method was leaked, then Daning would have no advantage at all.

Although she really hopes that all horses can be shod to extend their service life, after all, if a horse can no longer run, its fate will not be optimistic.

But in the face of the interests of the country and the nation, her compassion was not worth mentioning. Whether it was growing crops or providing iron hooves, she hoped that the people or soldiers of Daning could use them first.

She is in Daning and is a Daning person, so her position is in Daning, just like she is in the flower-growing country and her position will always be on the side of the flower-growing country, unconditionally supporting the development of the country. As for other countries, her greatest kindness is not to cause destruction, of course, mainly because she does not have the conditions.

If there is any... hehe...

So now she was a little hesitant facing two people she was not very familiar with. Otherwise, she could make an excuse and say that she had to go back to draw and talk about it after she finished?

But looking at Master Wu's expression, it's more likely that he asked her to draw on the spot, right?

Just as Shu Xiaoxiao was racking her brains to find a way to delay, a voice calling Master Tie came from outside the yard.

Shu Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief.