The First Emperor took the saber and examined it carefully. His eyes were filled with excitement.
The power that this saber had displayed in Chang Nian's hands was simply unbelievable.
A small black armored guard could defeat old general Wang Jian with a horizontal saber, then what if all five thousand cavalrymen were equipped with horizontal sabers?
Even if every Xiongnu was as powerful as Wang Jian, they would still be defeated in front of the horizontal saber!
"I didn't expect this iron weapon to be so powerful. Unbelievable, unbelievable.”
The First Emperor sighed, and then the civil and military officials echoed.
Only Fu Su shook his head with a helpless look on his face.
Was he focusing on the wrong thing?
The horizontal blade was only a support. The truly powerful thing was the saddle, horseshoes, and stirrers!
"Father, this horizontal blade is actually not important. What really allowed Changnian to defeat the old general was these things.”
As he spoke, Fusu led his warhorse forward.
"The horizontal blade is unimportant? You actually said that it was unimportant to chop up the bronze halberd with a knife?”
The First Emperor and the others were stunned. Everyone had seen the power of such a sharp weapon. How could it not matter?
Fu Su nodded and pulled the reins.""This is the reins. When riding a horse, you only need to hold the reins to stabilize your balance.”
Everyone nodded their heads in agreement. The current Qin people usually only held the horse's mane with their hands when riding. With the reins, it would be more stable!
Then, Fu Su patted the saddle." This is a saddle. With it, a person's body can be fixed on the horse's back. No matter how the horse runs, it will not throw the person off!”
The First Emperor's pupils dilated slightly. The current cavalrymen didn't have saddles at all. If they didn't grab the horse's mane, they would fall off the horse.
Fu Su looked at everyone's surprised eyes and smiled. He pointed at Ma Teng and said,""This is a saddle. With it, the rider can use their feet to exert strength!”
"Wonderful!"
After hearing this, the First Emperor and the others understood everything. It turned out that Chang Nian had not defeated Wang Jian completely because of his saber, but because of these things. With these things, every soldier of Great Qin would be able to match up to Wang Jian on horseback.
Following that, Fu Su ordered the black armored guards to lift the horse's hooves. Everyone was puzzled when they saw the horseshoe-shaped metal pieces on them.
What was this? What was its use?
Get the horse to jump and trample on people?
No wonder the horse made a series of clanking sounds when it ran. It was because of the iron sheet under its feet.
"This is a horseshoe. With it, our Great Qin warhorses can travel long distances without any wear and tear! He was the horse's shoes. If the shoes were worn out, he would change them.”
At this moment, everyone understood, and their faces were filled with deep shock.
The First Emperor suddenly realized and said in surprise,""If there are horseshoes, then the hooves will no longer be afraid of wear and tear!”
At this moment, everyone's eyes widened. Every item on this horse contained great wisdom. After Fu Su's words, it seemed like that was the case.
But if you asked them to think about it, would they think about it?
He would never have thought of it!
Fu Su took two steps forward and cupped his hands." Father, this is my method of fighting the enemy. If the soldiers of the Great Qin Empire can be trained, it will be just a matter of time before we wipe out the Xiongnu!"”
The officials were full of praise for this, and those who were sure that Fu Su had no way out were speechless.
The military officials represented by Li Xin cheered. They wished they could ride a well-equipped war horse and charge straight into the Xiongnu!
"Good! Good! Good!" The First Emperor patted Fu Su's shoulder and said three good words in a row.
"Fusu, Imperial Father has ordered you to forge these things as soon as possible!”
Fu Su was in a difficult position. There was only one blacksmith shop now, and five or six people had to work themselves to death to forge a complete set. How long would it take to forge five thousand sets?
If they really needed to forge 5,000 sets, they would need countless Blacksmiths within Great Qin.
"Father, if you need 5,000 sets, you need to build another blacksmith shop. The more, the better.”
The First Emperor waved his hand.”
However, at this moment, Feng Quji stood up from the side. He cupped his hands and said,"Your Majesty, Great Qin's treasury is empty, and the commoners have no income. How can we spend so many smithy?”
This question stumped the First Emperor. It was true that Great Qin's taxes were not enough to support so many Blacksmiths.
The commoners did not have enough to eat, and the national treasury did not have enough funds. Even if the blacksmith shop was opened, the commoners would still need to send iron ores to the blacksmith shop.
The commoners didn't even have time to farm, so how could they have time to mine iron ores? Besides, the iron ore was sent to the blacksmith shop and they were not paid. How could they be so free?
Feng Quji's question was like pouring a bucket of cold water on everyone's heads, and it was the kind that added ice.
The First Emperor was speechless, but he could not let such a good plan go to waste. The Xiongnu people were like a sharp blade hanging over Great Qin's head, and if they were not dealt with, it would be filled with danger.
But how should he deal with this?
No matter how he thought about it, the First Emperor had no idea.
The ministers were the same. Everyone shook their heads in disappointment.
They all knew that the commoners wanted to survive the most, and Great Qin would not give them a single cent to transport iron ore to the Blacksmith Shop. They were not so stupid.
In actuality, it wasn't that Great Qin didn't want to give it, but that it couldn't afford it.
Moreover, horseshoes couldn't be made of bronze. Bronze was extremely fragile compared to Hundred Refined Steel.
If the bronze shattered, Great Qin's army would be completely wiped out.
No one knew what to do. The surroundings were silent, so quiet that only the anxious footsteps of the warhorses could be heard.
"Sigh."
This strange silence was broken by the First Emperor's sigh. He shook his head helplessly and said,""Great Qin really can't afford the cost of these items.”
Feng Quji nodded and cupped his hands."Your Majesty, it is better to follow this old minister's idea. Our Great Qin will first marry the Xiongnu and wait for Zhao Tuo to conquer the Bai Yue before making any plans.”
After saying that, Feng Quji even looked at Fu Su smugly, as if he was asking him to disobey him. After spending so much effort, wouldn't they still want to marry in the end?
Fu Su immediately rolled his eyes. He was still waiting for Zhao Tuo to take down Baiyue before making any plans?
In history, Zhao Tuo had led his troops to fight for five years, and hundreds of thousands of people had died.
When the First Emperor passed away, Zhao Tuo was still fighting in Baiyue.
By then, it would be too late to make a move against the Xiongnu.
Just as the First Emperor was about to accept Feng Quji's suggestion, Fu Su stood up.
"Imperial Father, your son has a plan. I can make 5,000 sets of equipment!”
Everyone widened their eyes and looked at Fu Su. Was this a joke? What method can you use?
How could you ask the people to give you iron ore for free? This was simply unrealistic.
During the Qin Dynasty, iron ore was scarce, and the commoners had basically distributed all the iron ore. The Qin Dynasty did not pay much attention to iron ore, so they did not care about the commoners distributing iron ore.
At this time, there was no specialized iron ore detector, so it was unrealistic to bring people to mine new mines.
As soon as Fu Su said this, many eyes looked at him in disbelief.
The First Emperor looked at Fu Su expectantly. Everyone was waiting for Fu Su to tell them his plan.
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