The first legitimate son of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 56: Fast and Slow Information Transmission

"Yes, yes!" Li An's comforting words directly gave Li Zhi hope, and then Li Zhi quickly sat next to Li An and praised: "How could I forget Brother Li.

Brother Li invented saltpeter to make ice and rock sugar. His talent is definitely top-notch. Isn't it possible to write a small article on horse politics? "

"Ma Zheng Zhiwen?" Li An looked at Li Zhi in surprise.

Li Zhi came to the side and nodded, looking at Li An expectantly: "Father is particularly concerned about Ma Zheng. During this period, our four ranches in Datang have experienced problems of varying degrees, so Father I am very anxious and asked us princes to think about how to obtain a large number of horses more quickly, or how to raise horses better, but how do I know this?

This is no longer a headache, it’s gone now. Brother Li is absolutely right. Let’s brainstorm together and we will definitely be able to help me write a Ma Zhengzhi article that can cope with the situation. "

"Hey!" Li Mingda laughed: "Brother Ninth, you are so bad."

"Tch." Li Zhi ignored Li Mingda and looked at Li An again: "Brother Li, help me. If you don't help me, I will be finished."

Upon hearing about Ma Zheng, Li An subconsciously asked: "Are there any horseshoes nailed under your horses?"

"Horseshoe. What's that?" Everyone looked at Li An suspiciously.

Li An showed a smile at this time. It turns out that the Tang Dynasty during the Zhenguan period did not know about horseshoes, so why do people on the Internet say that horseshoes existed in the Tang Dynasty?

At this time, Li An remembered an article he had read. The content of the article was about the speed of spreading information on the Internet.

This article cites an example to prove that the spread of information in ancient times was very slow, which is completely incomparable with the speed of information spread on the modern Internet.

Modern network information dissemination can spread information about the birth of a child to thousands or even tens of thousands of people within a day in a few minutes, but ancient information dissemination was very difficult.

And this example is the horseshoe, that is, the horseshoe.

During our modern archaeology, we discovered the existence of horseshoes very early. For example, in the murals of Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, there is a picture of "nailing horseshoes". It can be proved that this picture was painted in the fourth year of Emperor Kaihuang of Sui Dynasty.

But there is another piece of evidence here that proves that we probably did not have horseshoes before the Yuan Dynasty. One of the reasons is that Zhao Rushi of the Southern Song Dynasty recorded in his book "Zhufan Zhi" that the horses in the Dashi Kingdom "used iron as shoes". It is very novel, which shows that horseshoe was not very popular in the Southern Song Dynasty at that time.

Another evidence is that from the Qin and Han Dynasties to the Tang and Song Dynasties, horseshoes were not found in the Central Plains.

However, something has been discovered in the relatively remote Northeast region, and it is not too late.

Archaeologists have discovered physical evidence that is clearly a shoe in the remains of the Goguryeo era in the three northeastern provinces, dating from the 3rd to 6th centuries AD.As shown in the picture below, it was found in the famous tomb of King Gotae of Goguryeo. The tomb is accurately dated to 414 AD.

What does this example illustrate? It shows that horseshoes, also known as horseshoes, were invented very early, but they were not popularized because the information dissemination at that time was too limited. Maybe because horseshoes are so good, after the prairie people discovered them, they were unwilling to use them. Revealing the benefits of horseshoe is a magic weapon for winning. You don't want to share it with others. Ancient times are not like modern times, so there are no secrets at all. A secret in ancient times can be kept for a long time.

In this way, everyone should understand why archeology discovered horseshoes very early and proved the existence of horseshoes, but the Tang Dynasty did not popularize horseshoes.

Seeing everyone looking at him in surprise, Li An laughed, because he seemed to have discovered something extraordinary. If Li An made horseshoes and presented them to Li Shimin, the horseshoes could reduce the wear and tear on the war horses. This is equivalent to indirectly helping Li Shimin increase the number of horses.Thinking of this, Li An looked at Li Zhi and said with a chuckle: "Zhinu. Brother Li doesn't know how to make political documents, but Brother Li can send [-] war horses."

"Can you give me a hundred thousand war horses?" Li Zhi looked at Li An in disbelief.

Even Li Mingda looked at Li An absurdly, and Li An chuckled: "Can you take me to the prison? In just half an hour, I can give you a hundred thousand war horses, so that you can not only If you submit a mission to your father, your father will definitely reward you well."

"Really?" Li An looked at Li An suspiciously and asked.

Li An smiled and asked, "Have I lied to you?"

"That's right...!" Li Zhi stood up excitedly: "Brother Li has not lied to me, I believe in Brother Li. Hey, as long as Brother Li can help me get one hundred thousand war horses, I will give it to you no matter what the father rewards you. Brother Li, and I, Li Zhi, will always follow Brother Li’s lead and listen to you, Brother Li.”

"Haha!" Li An smiled and waved his hands: "No, no. I helped you by mistake this time. You will listen to me in the future. I don't have to help you every time, Zhinu. It’s better that you don’t take my lead, it’s better that you take your own lead.”

"Haha...!" Li Mingda also burst out laughing: "Brother Li, you are so smart, you can see through Brother Jiu's mind right away. If you promise him to follow your lead in the future, then no matter what happens in the future, he will If he comes to you, he will annoy you to death."

"Si Zi. How can you say that about your Ninth Brother? Am I such a person?" Li Zhi looked at Li Mingda deliberately unhappy.

"You are." Li Mingda chuckled.

"Okay, I won't argue with you anymore. Anyway, I will always follow Brother Li's lead in the future, no matter whether Brother Li agrees or not, by the way!" Li Zhi looked at Li An flatteringly and said: "Brother Li, we have already eaten. Now, can you go and serve as a prisoner? I can't wait for a hundred thousand war horses."

"I'm going too." Li Mingda shouted immediately.

"And me and me!" Li Duoduo also raised her little hand not to be outdone.

Li An waved his hand: "Let's go together. It's actually just a small thing. It won't take long, but it's a small thing that has great uses. I might even say it's too little for a hundred thousand war horses."

"Then hurry up!" Li Zhi couldn't help but said: "Thank you very much, Boss Jin, for your hospitality today. If you encounter anything in the future, you can report my name."

When Li Zhi said this, Lao Jin was so happy that his nose was soaked. He wanted to get such a sentence from Li Zhi for such delicious hospitality. It can be regarded as someone who has a backer. In the future, if those footmen, scoundrels, and government officials want to come and take advantage of me, they will have to weigh whether they are qualified or not.

"Thank you, Your Highness, Prince Jin. Thank you, His Highness, Prince Jin!" Lao Jin knelt down happily.

After that, Li An picked up Li Duoduo. Li Mingda and Li Zhi were beside Li An. They got on the four-horse carriage and left the Dongshi. They ran directly to Zhuque Street. Zhuque Street is where the official offices of the imperial court are located, including the general and prisoner.

Li Zhi opened the road in front of him, and with His Royal Highness the King of Jin in front, the road was smooth and he soon arrived in front of Jiang Zuo's prison.

(End of this chapter)