Happy Little Scholar

"Hey, it's Capt. Li."

Lao Fang knew that the female catcher in the yamen had an unusual identity, and Li Yi also specifically told him not to offend anyone here. Lao Fang stopped what he was doing, turned around, and explained with a smile on his face. : "My uncle said that if you shoe a horse, you don't have to worry about the horse's hooves being worn out."

Li Mingzhu watched the officials hold down the horse. The man who had been following Li Yi put strange-shaped iron pieces in his hands on the horses' hooves one by one, fixed them with iron nails, and stood there, deep in thought. middle.

The maintenance and replacement of horses in the military costs a lot of money every year. The reason why more than 90% of horses are scrapped is because the hoofs are too severely worn. Naturally, horses without hoofs can no longer charge into battle.

And with just a few small pieces of iron, we can solve the problems that have plagued generations of emperors and ministers. For so many years, no one has ever thought of it...

After the iron pieces were nailed to the horse's hoofs, the government officials dispersed in a hurry. The horse immediately stood up and was led by Lao Fang, spinning in circles. The horse's hoofs stepped on the bluestone, making a crisp sound.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see the function of the iron piece at a glance.

After nailing iron plates on the horses' hooves, the horses' hooves are not in contact with the ground and can avoid wear and tear. They only need to replace the iron plates after a period of time. From then on, the court will no longer have to worry about the huge horse fees every year. , the service life of a war horse has been greatly extended. How much money will be saved in the long run?

Li Mingzhu is different from Li Yi and Lao Fang. She is a princess of a country. When she thinks about problems, she often stands at the national level. In just a short moment, she thinks of these things.

It can be said that the achievements of this small piece of iron have exceeded the sum of all his previous achievements, including writing the "Disciple Rules", teaching cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or that novel interrogation method, which were not achieved overnight. , cannot compare with the direct benefits created by this piece of iron.

"Where is Li Yi?" She stepped forward and looked at Lao Fang, her eyes moving slightly.

"At..., at the county government office."

Lao Fang felt guilty when she looked at her like this, pointed to the county government office and said.

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Li Yi was in the county government office, and all the work was assigned to him. He had been sitting in the duty room for a long time, felt a little bored, and planned to go out for a walk.

After all, the county captain is also one of the leaders of Anxi County. How can he always sit in the yamen. The higher the official position, the more he has to mingle with the people, so he is going to go shopping on the streets and experience the hardships of people's livelihood. Of course , and you can also relax your mind by the way.

Before he could even walk out of the county government gate, he was blocked by Li Mingzhu.

"Is something wrong?"

Li Yi looked at her and secretly thought that he was unlucky. He should have gone out early. Generally speaking, if he bumped into her in the Yamen, nothing good would happen.

"How did you come up with the idea of ​​nailing iron plates under the horses' hoofs?" Li Mingzhu looked at him and asked.

She was curious, why did he think of a problem that no one had thought of for thousands of years?

"Because the horseshoes will not wear out if they are nailed with iron pieces." Li Yi said matter-of-factly.

Li Mingzhu's expression was slightly stunned. His answer seemed to be just nonsense, but when he thought about it carefully, it seemed that it was exactly the same.

The difference is that he is the only one who has thought of this truth over the years.

Looking at the expression on Li Mingzhu's face, Li Yi knew that he might not be able to go to the streets to experience the suffering of people's livelihood today.

Sure enough, after a while, he returned to the check-in room and wrote down the details of how to make horseshoes, how to nail horseshoes, and how to replace shoes.

There is no concept of patents in this world yet. It seems that this time, if the name of the horseshoe is handed over to the state, it is destined to be a meat bun beating a dog, and there will be no return.

This habit of Li Mingzhu is very bad, and it makes Li Yi feel like he is being squeezed out of his surplus value. He receives the meager salary of a county captain, but he does great things that benefit the country and the people, and will have long-term achievements. The salary he receives is equal to what he created. The values ​​that came out were seriously inconsistent.

The evil feudal society is more serious than the exploitation of capitalist society...

After Li Yi finished writing, Li Mingzhu put the pieces of paper into an envelope and disappeared in the blink of an eye without even saying thank you.

Li Yi shook his head and sighed, sighing that when he meets a person... he meets a princess, it's not a good idea.

"Eight hundred miles haste, send this letter to the capital and hand it over to the father personally." Not long after, in an exquisite courtyard in Qing'an Prefecture, Li Mingzhu handed the envelope to a man in armor. man.

"Princess, don't worry. I will deliver this letter to Your Majesty as soon as possible." The guard of the princess's palace responded solemnly, got on his horse, and quickly disappeared from sight.

"How much more ability does he have?"

Li Mingzhu looked forward, her eyes slightly absent-minded, and murmured to herself.

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"Master Qin, why don't I give you ten thousand taels, and you can solve the problem of changing the war horses this year?" In the Imperial Palace, Kyoto, in the Imperial Study Room, a man with a square face and an expression of no anger or authority waved his sleeves and glared. Said to the other person opposite.

The man opposite gave a wry smile and said: "Master Yan, ten thousand taels is already a lot. Last year, the disaster was severe, and a lot of money was spent on relief and relief for the people. This year, several provinces have lost taxes, and the national treasury is not full. Let's talk about the future. The Ministry of War has already allocated 100,000 taels of silver to your Ministry a few days ago, and Master Yan is asking for another 50,000 taels. How can I give you that much money again?"

The man frowned and said, "The 100,000 taels are the military rations. Don't confuse this matter with it."

"Lord Yan, please don't embarrass our Ministry of Revenue anymore. 10,000 taels is the upper limit we can give." The Minister of Revenue looked at the man opposite him, with no intention of giving in.

The man snorted coldly and said, "Now the border is in crisis several times, and sooner or later we will have to go to war with Qi. At this critical juncture, my Jing Kingdom doesn't even have war horses to use. Lord Qin, don't you know the importance of this matter?"

The Minister of Revenue stopped talking after hearing this. He couldn't bear the consequences. He looked at Emperor Jing for help.

In the imperial study, Emperor Jing looked at the two ministers of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue, who were tit-for-tat, and neither of them gave in. He rubbed his eyebrows and had a headache.

Horse expenses have always been an important expense. If it were in previous years, it might be possible to delay it for a while. However, the border is tight at this time, and it cannot be delayed at all. He considered it in his heart and decided to postpone other expenses. The money to be allocated to the Ministry of War cannot be saved.

Just as he was about to speak, Chang De, the chief steward of the interior, pushed the door in and walked to his side and whispered a few words.

"A letter from Mingzhu?"

A trace of doubt appeared on his face, and he said, "Let him in!"

"Announce!" Chang De said loudly to the outside of the hall.

The guard of the princess's mansion walked in from outside the door, knelt down and saluted, and presented the letter in his hand.

He rushed day and night within a day, changed several horses in the post station, and finally arrived in the capital just now without any delay.

Emperor Jing opened the envelope and took out a handwritten letter from Princess Yongle first. After reading it, a trace of astonishment appeared on his face, and then he hurriedly opened several sheets of paper in the envelope to read, and the smile on his face gradually stretched out.

"This Li Yi is indeed my lucky star!"

Emperor Jing slapped the papers on the desk and laughed.

In the hall, the two ministers looked at each other with puzzled expressions.