So what if I traveled through time? I'll continue to roll in another place

The next morning, the Prince of Jin's palace sent someone to the Ministry of Works to pass on the message, asking Zhou Yao, a Langzhong of the Yuheng Qingli Division, to accompany the army and be responsible for coordinating the army's weapons and equipment.

Xu Miao of course obeyed. After receiving the order, Zhou Yao went to the Beijing Guard Camp to discuss learning horse riding with Pei Ji.

Pei Ji readily agreed and specially arranged for an experienced captain under his command to teach Zhou Yao how to ride a horse.

The captain's name was Li Yong. He was from a nomadic tribe in Suzhou. He was as tall as an Uge cavalryman and had a resolute face. He looked like a soldier who had experienced many battles.

"Master Zhou, I will teach you the best I can." Li Yong said to Zhou Yao, "But riding a horse is not like reading and writing. It is a real skill that takes time and practice to master. It is a hard skill that you need to use to save your life on the battlefield. Please study hard and follow my instructions."

Look at what Li Yong said, it seems that studying does not require hard work, and that God pours knowledge into your brain.

But Zhou Yao ignored Li Yong's disparagement of literati. It was so funny. He was not considered cultured in ancient times.

Zhou Yao nodded to show that he understood. "Thank you Captain Li for your reminder. I will study hard and I hope you will give me some advice."

Whether it is studying or practicing martial arts, talking big is the most useless thing. He knows that he must work hard to learn how to ride a horse, so he doesn't care about unimportant details such as the coach's attitude.

Li Yong was an excellent and patient coach, and he selected a docile horse for Zhou Yao to practice on.

So he began to learn basic skills from Li Yong, such as how to mount and dismount a horse, control the reins and ride a horse.

At first, Zhou Yao was still a little uncomfortable, but with continuous practice, he gradually figured out some techniques.

Riding a horse requires not only physical coordination, but also the ability to use simple body commands to control the horse to move according to one's will.

Zhou Yao practiced day and night. After just one or two days, under Li Yong's guidance, he had learned the most basic ways of getting on and off the horse and trotting. Finally, he no longer felt like vomiting from riding.

Even Li Yong couldn't help but admire him: "You learn really fast! You have become so proficient in such a short time."

Zhou Yao pulled the reins and replied with a smile: "Thank you for the compliment, Brother Li. This is all thanks to your careful teaching."

In addition to wanting to master horse riding skills as quickly as possible, Zhou Yao also wanted to save some time to go home and say goodbye to Xiao Yueshan before the army set out.

Finally, his riding skills were recognized by Li Yong, so he told Pei Ji that he would go home when he had time.

Riding his horse on the way home, he felt for the first time a sense of triumph and success.

The sound of horse hooves reached the gate of the mansion, and the steward reported to Xiao Yueshan that the master had returned.

Xiao Yueshan went out to take a look, and saw Zhou Yao riding on a tall and docile black horse. He was as straight as a pine tree and dressed in a navy blue suit. The hem of his clothes fluttered in the wind, making him look even more elegant and casual.

After just a few days of not seeing him, his handsome face had become much darker, and from a distance, when he smiled, all I could see was a row of white teeth.

Although they had known each other for almost ten years, this was the first time Xiao Yueshan saw Zhou Yao like this, and she felt the same excitement as when they first met.

When Zhou Yao saw her coming, he swiftly dismounted and walked quickly to Xiao Yueshan, "Shanshan, I'm back!"

Xiao Yueshan's face flushed with red, and she asked softly, "Why did you come back so suddenly?"

"It's only a few days before departure, and I came back specially to see you." Zhou Yao looked at her tenderly.

Xiao Yueshan's heart warmed up, and her eyes gradually became moist. "War is no joke. If you leave, I don't know when we will meet again... You must return safely."

Zhou Yao nodded and wiped away the tears from her eyes. "Don't worry, I will be careful. Although this journey is dangerous, I am at most an accompanying manager. You can't send me to the battlefield."

Xiao Yueshan nodded, "How is your horse riding going?" she asked while wiping her tears.

"It's okay. Captain Li, who teaches horse riding, agreed to let me go out as an apprentice, so I came back." Zhou Yao was also very excited and quickly pulled Xiao Yueshan to show his newly learned riding skills.

After looking for a while, Xiao Yueshan found some problems.

"Why are your stirrups like this?" She walked closer to the horse and asked in confusion.

"What's wrong? Everyone's horse is like this. Is there any problem?" He looked up and down but couldn't see anything wrong.

"Think about it, in the costume dramas we watch, the horses are all equipped with two stirrups, but your horse only has one stirrup, and the saddle is not as high as the saddles of later generations." Xiao Yueshan pointed to the saddle on the war horse's back.

"Oh, yes. I wouldn't have noticed it if you hadn't told me. I've been just thinking about studying these days." Zhou Yao scratched his head and discovered the problem.

"That's great. We have something to work with." Xiao Yueshan had already figured out what to do. "Let's go into the study and talk."

The two went into the study to talk in detail.

"Historically, there are two signs of the mature development of horse harnesses. One is the double stirrup, and the other is the high-bridge saddle. Now neither of these two things has been developed. We can draw the drawings and let the craftsmen make them," Xiao Yueshan explained.

"Will this work? If it's really that easy to use, why don't people here know how to make it?" Zhou Yao hesitated. "If one stirrup can make it, what's the problem with two stirrups?"

"Many things are not created from scratch, they are constantly improved and perfected." Xiao Yueshan explained kindly, "Believe me, this is the choice of historical development, and it is definitely the right direction.

The double stirrups not only solve the problem of difficulty in getting on a horse, but also solve the problem of swaying and difficulty in balancing the body while riding a horse; at the same time, they make the man and the horse one, convert the horse's momentum into the weapon, and make full use of the riding and combat techniques on horseback.

In this expedition, you proposed double stirrups and a high-bridge saddle. If Prince Jin is willing to adopt them, it will definitely be a great achievement in terms of equipment."

After hearing this, Zhou Yao thought it made sense, and they immediately began to draw the blueprints of double stirrups and high-bridge saddles according to their memories.

After some hard work, I finally completed the first draft of the design.

They asked Deng Tong to find a skilled craftsman, gave him the drawings, and explained the production requirements in detail.

The craftsman looked at the drawing, and although he was a little confused, he decided to give it a try.

With the drawings, making a saddle was not a difficult task. The craftsman delivered the finished horse harness to Zhou Yao in just one day.

Zhou Yao and Xiao Yueshan couldn't wait to try riding it, and the effect was very significant. It was indeed much easier to control than a single-pedal horse.

Zhou Yao admired Xiao Yueshan's talent more and more, "You are amazing! I admire you more and more now! If I had come here alone, I don't know how many times I would have come here."

"Alas, I'm just an ordinary history enthusiast. These are just the basics." Xiao Yueshan waved his hand, "There's no time to lose. Let's go, take this set of equipment and go to the Prince of Jin's mansion to ask for a reward."