socalfunplaces Chapter 251
Chapter 251
Chapter 0251 Tian Yu, Gongsun Xu, Zhao Yun were shocked. What are horseshoes?!!
The next day, early in the morning.
Tian Yu, Gongsun Xu, Zhao Yun, and their guards rode on tall horses and left the post station.
They followed the official road and headed towards Chang’an City.
They rode very fast.
Although they did not gallop, they were much faster than some carriages.
They passed one carriage after another.
Suddenly, they found that many carriages in front had stopped.
And they saw many civilians.
Tian Yu, Gongsun Xu, and Zhao Yun took a closer look.
It turned out that the official road was being repaired.
Next to the official road, a temporary passage was opened for everyone to pass through.
Because the temporary passage was narrow, only one carriage could pass through.
So it caused congestion.
An official was directing these carriages.
So everything was in order, although the speed was very slow.
Although this passage can only allow one carriage to pass through.
But it does not affect the passage of a single horse.
Zhao Yun and his 20-odd riders lined up in a column, following the carriages and moving slowly forward. As they walked, they looked at the original official road.
What surprised Zhao Yun and his entourage was that the official road being repaired was built in a very strange way.
These civilians divided the entire official road into partitions.
They dug down to level the ground, and then erected wooden boards on both sides of the official road.
Then they poured some gray mud into it.
They poured the gray mud while leveling it.
Some civilians held huge wooden hammers and hammered the gray mud.
Because the road was narrow, they followed the carriages and moved forward at a slow speed, so they watched the construction of the road throughout the whole process.
But they were very confused.
Why was the official road built like this?
It shouldn’t be directly paved with gravel, bluestone slabs, or rammed.
What’s the use of this mud?
It was soft and wet, and a pit was formed when stepped on. Wouldn’t it be dusty after drying?
They were full of doubts, but they didn’t care about it.
The speed of the vehicle in front began to increase.
After passing this temporary passage, it seemed that the vehicles turned onto the official road again.
Zhao Yun, who was leading the way, was the first to rush onto the official road.
He soon discovered that the official road under the horse’s hooves was different.
He drove the horse forward a few steps.
There was a very crisp sound of horse hooves.
The ground was a very flat official road.
The road surface was as smooth as a mirror, as if it was paved with a huge stone slab.
But this is impossible.
There can’t be such a huge stone slab in the world.
Zhao Yun looked up and looked into the distance.
This official road is very straight, leading to the distance, and you can’t see the end at a glance.
Tian Yu and Gongsun Xu also discovered the strangeness of this official road.
This repaired official road is very spacious.
It is estimated to be more than fifty steps wide.
The sound of horse hooves stepping on it is very crisp.
It’s like stepping on a stone slab.
But everyone knows.
There is no such a large stone slab in the world.
If it is made of pieces of stone slabs, it can’t be so flat.
At this time, they seemed to have realized something and looked back at the construction site.
Could it be that the gray mud turned into a stone road like this after drying?
They suppressed their doubts and continued to move forward.
At this time, they found that this special stone road was very hard and solid.
No matter whether it was the trampling of horse hooves or the rolling of wheels, no traces could be left on the road.
Tian Yu, Gongsun Xu, and Zhao Yun stared at the road.
There was a flash of shock in their eyes.
Gongsun Xu couldn’t help but ask,”How was this road built?”
“Could it be that the mortar we just saw has such a magical effect?”
Tian Yu shook his head and said,”It is a waste to use it to build roads. If it is used to build city walls, wouldn’t it be like one man guarding the pass against ten thousand men!”
Zhao Yun suddenly said,”If the cost is low and the output is not small, it will not affect their construction of the city wall!”
When Tian Yu heard what Zhao Yun said, he was stunned for a moment.
Then he slowly said,”It is indeed possible. Look at this official road, it is straight and you can’t see the end at all!”
“I don’t know how much it will take, this kind of gray mud must be very cheap!”
Gongsun Xu said with some envy:”I don’t know what kind of thing it is, but it has such an effect!”
Tian Yu smiled slightly and said:”When we get to the next post station, we will ask and know!”
The three of them suppressed their curiosity and started galloping along the way.
It was very pleasant to gallop on such a flat road.
Just be careful to avoid the pedestrians and vehicles on the road.
When the sun sets, a new post station finally appeared in front of the official road.
After a day of running around,
Zhao Yun and his group were a little tired.
When they saw the post station, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
They could finally have a good rest.
The construction of this post station was very strange.
Because the post station was very high, about as high as a city wall, and seemed to be divided into three floors. Just when they were about to enter the post station.
There was a blacksmith shop next to the post station.
A man rushed out and blocked Zhao Yun and others.
Zhao Yun and others looked at him warily.
This man was a clerk in the blacksmith shop. He was smiling and completely ignored the weapons in Zhao Yun and others’ hands.
He just said,”You have come from afar!”
“I see you guys are galloping along this official road. I wonder if you need to shoe your horses!”
“Horseshoes?”
Tian Yu, Gongsun Xu, and Zhao Yun looked at each other. They had no idea what the guy was talking about.
The guy in the blacksmith shop seemed to be unsurprised by their expressions.
He said,”You can take a look at your horses’ hooves. They are probably badly worn out!”
“Unless you stop taking the official road, this cement road will continue to wear out, and eventually your horses will be useless!”
Zhao Yun and his companions heard the blacksmith’s explanation.
They then carefully observed the hooves of their horses.
Only then did they realize that the horses’ hooves were indeed worn out very badly.
Zhao Yun looked at the blacksmith and asked,”What are horseshoes?”