Chapter 63 Put shoes on the horse!

Author: March

Chapter 63 Put shoes on the horse!

Horseshoes are easily overlooked, but they are also very practical. They can effectively extend the shelf life of war horses and reduce the damage rate of war horses.

Zhao Si has the impression that horseshoes will not be born in the Central Plains for a long time.

However, the iron smelting of horseshoes and horseshoes in the Zhuxia period is difficult to describe. Currently, it is mostly used in the field of agricultural tools. It is not known whether the horseshoes are qualified or not.

The quality of bronze must be up to standard, but bronze is expensive. A horseshoe is just a ready-made Qin Banliang.

"What are you thinking about?" Wang Li noticed Zhao Si's thoughtful look and asked.

"I'm thinking about putting shoes on the horse." Zhao Si replied seriously.

"Put shoes on the horse?" Wang Li had a strange expression on his face.

"A horse is not a human being, so it can't run two steps with a pair of shoes. Besides, horses have hoofs and are not afraid of being stabbed. How can it be reasonable to put shoes on a horse?" Wang Li said.

"Horses are not afraid of puncture wounds, but their hoofs are afraid of wear and tear." Zhao Si shook his head.

When Wang Li heard this, he thought about it seriously.

"Then according to what you said, it's true. If a war horse runs for a long time, the hoofs will indeed wear out. It has to be taken care of and recuperated for a period of time to maintain the hoofs well."

No matter how mediocre Wang Li's qualifications were, it was impossible for him not to know this kind of thing.

"But if we put shoes on horses as you said, I'm afraid they will wear out in less than two days, and even leather ones won't be able to hold up. The gains outweigh the losses." Wang Li continued to retort.

"So, what about the iron ones?" Zhao Si smiled and drew horseshoes on the ground.

Just like the saddle, the technical difficulty of horseshoes is not high. The main difficulty is how to nail the horse. If the horse is unhappy, it will be killed or injured if the horse is not happy.

A U-shaped horseshoe was drawn on the ground, and Zhao Si started to explain.

"According to the size of the horse's hoof, make a horseshoe of a suitable size and nail it into the horse's shoe. Wouldn't you be afraid of wearing out the horse's hoof?" Zhao Si said with a smile.

The more Wang Li watched, the more delighted he became. The more he watched, the more he felt that Zhao Si was right. He put his hands together and showed a joyful expression on his face: "Wonderful!"

Horseshoes, like horse saddles, are all about design. Even if there are technical difficulties, they are not big problems and are relatively simple to overcome.

However, today's iron is generally relatively brittle, and Zhao Si doesn't know if the horseshoe will break when a horse takes two steps. If this is the case, it will involve industrial upgrading.

If pig iron doesn't work, wrought iron will definitely be fine.

Maybe it will speed up the industrial transformation of Daqin. After all, Daqin's copper mines are really not enough. They have to bury people, make weapons, make money, and make armor.

Horseshoes and stirrups are so practical, demand has increased significantly, and copper mines are indeed not enough, the pace of industrial transformation will inevitably accelerate.

"Wonderful!" This time, it was these craftsmen who spoke.

There was still emotion and regret in his eyes.

"These three things are simple, easy to make, and practical!"

Zhao Si just smiled. After all, he had never really used it. Everyone just judged that this thing would be useful based on experience. Once it is used, you will know how meaningful this thing is.

These three things can directly double the combat effectiveness of the Qin cavalry, or even more.

The training speed of cavalry will also be greatly accelerated!

How important is it to free your hands on horseback?

Mobility will also be greatly enhanced. After all, the comfort and riding difficulty on the horse are reduced, and the wear and tear on the hoofs of the war horse is also greatly reduced.

"Get it out first!"

After that, Zhao Si asked again: "How about the paper making I explained before?"

Mentioning this, the craftsmen looked constipated on their faces.

They had previously proposed weaving to make paper, but Zhao Si rejected it. Later, Zhao Si said that they should soak it in water, and then use fine yarn to take it out and dry it after it is soaked.

I did it, but...it's hard to describe.

Under their leadership, Zhao Si witnessed the first piece of paper of this era.

The raw material is hemp, and the color is not white, but looks unevenly black and yellow.

And the worst part is that the fibers are huge, in strips, the paper is uneven in thickness, and there are fucking holes.

Zhao Si was about to pick it up, stretched out his hand, and crushed it into pieces.

"This was made according to your instructions before, but it really can't be used."

"It definitely can't be used. The steps I mentioned are not complete." Zhao Si smiled sarcastically.

The few steps he mentioned are the ones he barely remembered. Papermaking is of course not that simple, and if I remember correctly, the ancient papermaking cycle was very long.

To be honest, the prototype we have now can’t be considered a piece of paper, and it’s embarrassing enough to wipe our butts, but its significance is still far-reaching.

Zhao Si carefully observed the thing that was barely called paper and analyzed the problem.

Zhao Si really can't remember the process of papermaking, but it is not impossible for a modern person to analyze the principles of papermaking.

Combined with the poor paper produced now, Zhao Si fell into deep thought.

The principle of papermaking is essentially a process of decomposing plant fibers and then reorganizing the plant fibers.

If there is a problem now, it is either a problem with decomposition or a problem with reorganization.

There must be a soaking step, and the soaking should be to separate the plant fibers.

It is certain that some steps are missing. Combined with the failed test products, Zhao Si began to think deeply about the principles of papermaking.

"If soaking doesn't work, why not try cooking it?" Zhao Si said.

Then……

Zhao Si tried hard to recall, remembering that he had seen it on TV, and the final semi-finished product was very similar to water.

In other words, it is not enough for plants to turn into fibers.

Moreover, the failed product also proved that the paper mixed with strips of plant fibers removed from the water after soaking was completely unusable.

"The raw material is plant fiber, not water!" Zhao Si seemed to have caught something.

After being soaked, the plant fibers are still in strips, but even when they are barely dried together, they are loose, loose and broken.

Then break up the soaked and boiled plant fibers and get a blender...

There are no mixers in this era? It’s okay, you can do it manually.

"Soak, boil, mash, mash, break up, then chop, pound, pound and pound until it's as fine as possible, then sift it out with water. If one layer is not enough, just use two or three layers!"

"By the way, you can't dry it directly in the sun! You have to dry it in the shade!" Zhao Si suddenly remembered a key step.

Many people have the experience of washing money in the washing machine. Drying wet money in the shade and drying it in the sun are completely different concepts. Drying in the shade is probably one of the key steps in papermaking.

Zhao Si crushed the poor paper made by the craftsmen.

"You should have informed me earlier. Although we haven't made usable paper, it is still paper. Without it, I don't know how long I would have thought." Zhao Si said seriously.

Failure is the mother of success, and the principle of papermaking is nothing fancy, especially when Zhao Si still remembers a few of the steps.

After adding the key steps of chopping, hammering, drying and air-making, Zhao Si had a feeling that success was not far away.

(Quick voting for monthly recommended votes)

Tips, the summary of the main character in this chapter was just imagined by me without Baidu’s specific steps.

It is not much different from the complete papermaking process. Of course, the paper produced by this method can only be said to be barely usable.
Chapter completed!