Chapter 61 I want to put shoes on the horse!

"If you are still so young, why did you retire so early?"

"Of course that's because..."

The young eunuch in front was halfway through his words when he suddenly realized that there seemed to be something wrong with the voice of the question he had just asked.

He looked back, and was so frightened that he quickly shrank his neck and saluted:
"Your servant greets His Royal Highness the Fifth Princess and the Sixth Prince!"

"Get up."

Yun Shu waved his hand nonchalantly:
"Go on, why were those war horses retired when they were only five or six years old?"

"This...I also heard about it from others before."

The young eunuch stammered:

“Military war horses are usually trained by dedicated personnel starting from the age of two.

Extensive running and insufficient rest will greatly accelerate the wear of the hoofs of war horses.

Once the hoof is worn to a certain extent, the horse can no longer adapt to the battlefield and has to retire. "

"..."

Just because of this?

Don’t these war horses have horseshoes?

Yun Shu was silent for a while, and suddenly became a little worried:

"Will my son Dudu no longer be able to carry me on his back because his horseshoes are worn out?"

Dudu is the little dwarf horse that Concubine Liu gave her. She gave it this name because of its round belly and plump look.

She directed the young eunuch in front of her:

"Hurry up and bring Dudu out to me. I want to see if there is any damage to its feet!"

"And this prince's thunder!"

Yun Chuhuan quickly followed suit:
"Bring them here together!"

"Yes!"

The two young eunuchs did not dare to delay and hurried into the stable.

But after a while he came over with Dudu and Jinglei.

And according to Yun Shu and Yun Chuhuan's request, he carefully turned over the hooves of the two ponies so that they could take a look.

“Is this worn or not worn?”

Yun Chuhuan actually didn’t quite understand:

"Jinglei should still be able to run, right?"

"Of course you can run!"

The young eunuch nodded quickly:

"Your Highnesses' horses are still young and don't run much, so their hooves are well protected!"

"That's good!"

Yun Chuhuan immediately felt relieved and no longer paid attention to this issue.

But Yun Shu on the side was still anxious:
"But it will have to keep running in the future, and running will cause wear and tear... No, I have to put shoes on it!"

The eunuch was just about to say that with her riding frequency, it would be impossible for Dudu's horse hooves to be worn to the extent of a retired warhorse: "???"

The Dragon Shadow Guard hidden in the dark: "..."

According to Emperor Xuanwu's request, one of the two Dragon Shadow Guards returned to the Imperial Study, waiting for Emperor Xuanwu to return from court and inform him of the situation here as soon as possible.

Emperor Xuanwu: “?” If it weren’t for the result of the Sims selection system, when he heard the report from Dragon Shadow Guard, he would have thought that his daughter’s idea was really outrageous!

It was so outrageous that he couldn't pay even a little bit of attention to it.

But now, he really and seriously considered the possibility of putting shoes on the warhorse——

According to the size of each horse's hoof, a batch of small shoes are specially customized for them...

Forget it.

The more he thought about it, the more outrageous it was. He could even imagine the scene of war horses running on the battlefield, with their four hooves swinging around and little shoes flying all over the sky!

But this is absolutely impossible.

If this is true, how can we fight the war?
Winning by making the enemy laugh to death?

The Sims selection system wouldn't be that unreliable.

Maybe Xiaowu was just saying it casually and hasn't figured out the real solution yet.

……

He didn't know that his words of "putting shoes on a horse" had reached the ears of Emperor Xuanwu so quickly.

After Yun Shu left the palace, he first went to the restaurant for a walk.
After confirming that all the decorations in the restaurant were built according to her requirements, Tang Xinhua gradually became proficient in managing the various trivial affairs here. When there was nothing else for her to worry about, she went straight to the Ministry of Works.

It was just a coincidence that when Yun Shu arrived at the entrance of the industrial department, Tang Yuanlin's carriage happened to stop at the same place as hers.

Tang Yuanlin was surprised to see Yun Shu at such a time and place. Then he became visibly happy.
"How come Your Highness Princess has time to come to the Ministry of Works today?"

"I have been thinking about how to make low-cost paper. I finally managed to make a thin piece of it two days ago. I feel it should work, but many things in my palace are incomplete, so I thought of coming here today to borrow the resources of the Ministry of Industry.

If it succeeds, it will be ready in time for the Emperor's birthday celebration, and I can present it to my father as a gift."

As Yun Shu spoke, he took off a small package on his back, took out an oil-paper bag from it and handed it to Tang Yuanlin:

"This is a snack I made myself. I came here on horseback today, so it's not convenient to carry it with me, so I didn't bring much. Please try it. If you like it, I'll make more for you next time I have a chance."

"How can you please, Princess, do this for me?"

Tang Yuanlin took the oil-paper bag with joy in his eyes. He thanked him happily at first, and then couldn't help but asked with concern:

"Your Highness is a royal concubine. If you just do this for a momentary interest, it's fine. Don't tire yourself out by doing this."

"Don't worry, Grandpa. I will take good care of myself!"

Yun Shu nodded, and walked into the Ministry of Industry with Tang Yuanlin, and asked casually:
"Is Master Ye here today?"

"He should be working on something new in his office."

Master Ye, Ye Qing'an was originally from the Ministry of Works.

It was just that Emperor Xuanwu was concerned about his talent, so he temporarily transferred him to be the tutor of Yun Shu and Yun Chuhuan.

But the actual position is still in the Ministry of Industry.

Of course, since he became the Grand Tutor, he can only come here a few days a month, so the Ministry of Works has not assigned him any work for some time.

Fortunately, Ye Qingan didn't care at all.

He originally liked all kinds of new things. The feather pen and printing technology that Yun Shu had tinkered with before made him very curious. Later, when he heard Yun Shu say the word "innovation" with his own ears, he felt even more enlightened.

These days, whenever Ye Qingan has free time, he will find a quiet place and carefully ponder those things that seem very strange to others.
If nothing unexpected happens, the same is true today.

After explaining Ye Qingan's situation to Yunshu, Tang Yuanlin said politely:
"If Your Highness wants to see him for something, I will have him summoned right away."

"No need, I just asked casually."

Unexpectedly, her young new tutor is also a research and development talent. Yun Shu is happy to see it happen, so she doesn't want to disturb him:

"Besides, I have something else to do."

(End of this chapter)