Looking at this scarce quantity, Li Meng gritted his teeth, thinking that he couldn't be polite to the other party, he pulled down his face, he wanted as much as he wanted, looked at the shelf in front of him, and said:

"There are 600 sets of cotton armor here, can they all be given to Li?"

In the entire arsenal, there are only these six hundred sets of cotton armor, Li Meng opened his mouth to ask for all, and he was also a little worried that the other party would not give it, but he didn't expect that Eunuch Xu heard him open his mouth, but he spit out and commanded the two eunuchs behind him:

"Row away!"

A little eunuch picked up the red pen in his hand and ticked it on the open account book, and Eunuch Xu turned around and smiled:

"There are two more in front of this armor storehouse, Lord Li is interested."

Both of them breathed a sigh of relief, Li Meng finally knew the other party's bottom line, but Eunuch Xu wanted to take the other party's five hundred taels of gold in his heart, if he didn't have enough weapons and armor for the other party, if he was annoyed and then complained to the town guard, his errand would be over, and he still had what he wanted.

"Four hundred sets of chain mail, Li wants them all." "Scratch it off."

"Two hundred and fifty sets of ring-arm iron armor, Li wants them all." "Scratch it off."

"Four hundred sets of saddle bridles for horses." "Scratch it off."

The huge arsenal, it takes two or three hours just to go through the various warehouses, and the sun is about to set, but he just took these things, and the rest of the things are either too inappropriate, or Li Meng can produce better.

For Shandong, the lack of gunpowder is very serious, I thought that it could be replenished in this Nanjing arsenal, but the bottom of the warehouse was cleaned out, and it was only two hundred stones, but fortunately, Xu Xiaochu was also a little anxious, thinking that at least I had to make up a weapon of three or four thousand taels of silver!

But these things are all produced by craftsmen, strictly speaking, they don't cost money, and Li Meng's loss is too great, and the demand for saltpeter gunpowder is too great. Full of promises.

The sea trade in Nanzhili is quite good, and Western ships regularly transport saltpeter over in Luzon. Mr. Xu's promise can be purchased on his behalf.

Li Meng didn't take advantage of him, in order to have a long-term supplement, he also promised to pay off the money and goods in the future, and Eunuch Xu made many promises with a smile on his face. For example, if you need any clothing and armor equipment in the future, the Nanjing arsenal can be supplied at any time.

You must know that this tax supervisor and all kinds of commercial supervisors are first-class errands among eunuchs, and they can't be easily found, but the work of the prison army is not very safe at the moment, and I don't know when I will die in front of the battle.

The head of this arsenal is also a poor fat man, weapons and armor in and out, and there is a lot to do. But it was under the eyelids of the eunuchs guarding Nanjing. Everyone knows the routines inside, and if they are a little serious, they can punish the crime, everyone just opens one eye and closes one eye, but if they don't ask above, it doesn't mean that this Xu eunuch is not careful, he is also afraid that he will offend the eunuch and cause trouble for himself.

In fact, after Li Meng got these armor and harness today, he was also very satisfied. These things cannot be bought with silver, and they are too labor-intensive for craftsmen, and knowing where to buy gunpowder in the future can ensure that it can be used for a period of time, which can be regarded as a harvest.

But how did Eunuch Xu calculate. They all felt that Li Meng was at a loss. In particular, Li Meng has no expression, which is even more melancholy. asked Li Meng again and again if he needed something else, but Li Meng refused.

Li Meng thought that he had already emptied all the armor in this warehouse, and it would be too much if he wanted to, and the transportation of the return trip was also a problem, so he pushed it back again and again.

Both sides had their own thoughts but they both thought about it, or Li Meng finally said:

"In the future, we will often come and go with Father-in-law Xu, and we are not in a hurry at this time, are we?"

This is what made Xu Xiaochu's mind settle down a little, but it was also an expression of resignation, where he repeatedly ordered his men to carry these armor and horse harnesses, and stacked them in a separate warehouse, and added seals, waiting for Li Meng to send someone to pick them up, and said that Li Meng must be invited to the restaurant on the bank of the Qinhuai River at night.

Eunuch Liu must still have hospitality on his side, and Li Meng is of course the main one over there, so he politely declined, Xu Xiaochu had no choice but to agree to him.

When a group of people were about to get on the horse and leave the ground, Li Meng's heart was a little empty, he thought that this arsenal was full of dazzling things, and there were things he needed everywhere, who would have thought that it was only such a thing, it was really disappointing, but it was also a gain, his luck was already good, and if he asked too much, he would be punished.

"Lord Li stays, Lord Li, please wait a moment!"

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly heard Xu Xiaochu's loud greeting over there, and he saw the big fat man trotting over with a very vigorous posture, and when he arrived in front of Li Meng's horse, he took a few breaths before calming down, and looked up at Li Meng on the horse and said with a smile:

"Look at the adult is also a person who loves martial arts, today I have been in our arsenal for so long, but I didn't pick anything wishful, I just remembered that Xu has a set of Western gadgets here, maybe the adult will be interested, and hurriedly asked the next person to sort it out, and sent it to the adult, the thing is not small, just let this big car follow the adult back."

Li Meng looked at the large and small boxes on the car, and also guessed some of the thoughts of Mr. Xu, and felt that this so-called Western thing might be something like a clock, so he didn't care, nodded and smiled, said politely, and took the horse away.

Although it is still a private banquet between Eunuch Liu and Li Meng in the evening, there are a lot less things to say, exchange on the letter, one back and forth every month, the two sides always have some gossip, but if it is really face-to-face communication, the two sides have just met a friendship, and the first night after speaking, there is nothing to talk about today.

Liu Fulai did not shy away from it, saying that today he discussed with the Nanjing Military Department Shangshu and the Nanjing garrison, mainly because Zhang Xianzhong, the eighth king, had the intention of returning to Anqing and Fengyang, and Nanjing City should strengthen its vigilance, and mobilize nearby soldiers and horses to avoid being attacked by thieves and the same as last time.

After dinner, the eunuch was a little tired, and Li Meng was taken back to his house by Li Meng, and the gifts sent by Chief Xu were piled up in the courtyard.

Li Meng looked at those cages, some of them were almost life-size, and it was ugly to say, as if they were coffins, and he couldn't figure out what they were.

I was interested, and I was about to open the packages to see what they were, when I heard a noise outside, and several people came noisily, and a guard outside the door said in a loud voice, saying that a leader on the other side of the barracks had something to see.

After Li Meng opened his mouth to allow it, he saw several guards dragging a tall civilian in, but it was not the foreigner "Fei Lipu" who he met during the day.

Just in time, Li Mengzheng wanted to ask the foreigner what was going on, but the leader of the guard first stepped forward to salute, and then opened his mouth to report and said:

"After this foreign ghost finished eating, he had to go out of the camp, saying that there was something important, and the villain said that the military discipline was strict, and he was not allowed to go out at night, but this person was sneaky and always wanted to run, and after being held by the villain, he also showed that this foreign devil stole some cakes and pickles, which is really embarrassing."

He was talking in front of him, and the "Felip" in the back had his head down, but his mouth was muttering:

"I also have a name and a surname, not a foreign devil."

The leader of the guard looked back and glared angrily, and the "Felip" bowed his head and took a few steps back, not arguing about anything. Seeing this scene, Li Meng shook his head, if the times are really different, in modern times, the foreigners are all very angry in China, but now this one looks angry.

"Don't make any noise, this person hasn't been trained in the Jiaozhou camp yet, and he doesn't know the rules, so you guys will open the box first."

Although several guards were angry, they still went to open the boxes according to the order, but Li Meng walked up to the foreigner, he was tall, he looked a little taller than the foreigner, and when he got closer, the foreigner knelt on the ground again, kowtowed again and again, and pleaded:

"Master, it is a great kindness for you to take in the villain, and you should be a cow and a horse for a few lifetimes, but the villain is indeed in a hurry to go back, can you let the villain go first, and he will definitely come back tomorrow morning."

It was an unintentional act of kindness on the way, and it was not impossible to let it go, but Li Meng also had a lot of questions to ask, and said with a smile:

"Don't be in a hurry, it's not difficult to let you go, but there are some questions for you."

Hearing Li Meng's kind words, the foreigner kowtowed again and said:

"Even if the lord asks, the villain knows everything."

"Stand up and speak first."

Li Meng asked with a smile, although the foreigner in front of him is kind and docile, Li Meng always feels quite awkward, the foreigners he sees in modern times are either evil ghosts or human skin beasts, and they are already friends with arrogance, and such a style can only be seen in this era.

"Your last name is Philip? Or is it the name? ”

As soon as these words came out, Philip, who stood up, had a light in his eyes, and said with some emotion:

"Master, you are the first to ask me this, Da Ming calls people by name, the little one says that his name is Philip, but they don't say that the villain's surname is Fei, and the villain's full name is Philip. Dungrass. ”

"Then call you Deng Yangren!"

When Dunglas heard Li Meng say this, he smiled bitterly, nodded and agreed, and he had no room to refute, Li Meng asked again:

"Where in Europe were you and what did you do?"

"The villain is a Franciscan, once a mercenary."

"Oh?"