Li Meng's subordinates specially arranged a private seat for him and Mr. Xu according to his requirements, this kind of restaurant is at best a medium in Nanjing, with the status of Mr. Xu, it must not be rare These drinks and dishes, it is nothing more than to fill the stomach, and Li Meng's move of chartering a restaurant alone is very disapproving, but there is still a smile on his face, after all, this person in front of him is a character who cannot afford to offend.

However, the content of the banquet was very unexpected, as soon as the two sides sat down, Li Meng raised his voice and said:

"Bring that box up, yes, all of it!!"

Mr. Xu couldn't help but be stunned, thinking that shouldn't the food be served? What's going on with this silver, there was a noise outside, and more than a dozen guards walked in with a cage, the box was not too big, and the two guards carried it with their hands, but the people around them were all guarding them, and they looked very cautious.

The box was placed on the ground, there was a muffled sound, the weight was really unclear, Li Meng waved his hand, dismissed all the subordinates, put down the curtain outside, and the two of them were open at the door, seeing the manager Xu with a puzzled face, Li Meng opened the lid of the box with a smile.

The box full of gold bars was shining in the sunlight outside, at this moment, the private room looked much brighter, and the expression change on Xu Xiaochu's face was also very interesting, but when he saw the box being opened, his eyes instantly widened, staring at the gold bars, and he was so frozen.

"Father-in-law Xu, in the prosperous land of Nanjing City, it must be a little tight to rely on the cost of Yulu, five hundred taels of gold, it is not a respectful private room, it is very quiet, Li Meng can even hear the sound of the other party swallowing saliva, after a while, this Xu Xiaochu reacted from shock, cleared his throat, raised his head and asked:

"What do you mean, Lord Li?"

Could it be that this eunuch doesn't love money, and he actually asked what he meant, Li Meng was very surprised, but he still said with a smile:

"Wait for the arsenal. Li also wanted to see a few more warehouses and get more shabby weapons and armor. Please also ask Gonggong Xu to complete. ”

"Haha......"

Before Li Meng's words fell, Mr. Xu laughed first, his expression was slightly embarrassed, and he said:

"Master Li must have misunderstood something. The town guard is already a word, our family is naturally responsive, how dare you ask for your silver, if you accept it, our family has to be careful of this head! ”

After saying this, he stared at the gold a few more times, and directly picked up the chopsticks. Change Topic says:

"Our family is hungry. Don't pay too much attention to Master Li, eat first, eat first. ”

With the power of the eunuchs in Nanjing, he ordered these officials directly under the control to do something, and if he deducted and extorted money from it, he would definitely punish him, and the eunuchs would not dare to hit Li Meng with their ideas no matter how greedy they were, but Li Meng figured out something from the words "respond to requests" of Fang Cai, the manager of Xu.

He didn't withdraw his hand, but said with a smile:

"Since it's the arsenal, it's convenient. Li Moudi's gold should be a friend of the adult, and I hope that the chief manager will not be polite, and Li will naturally not tell my uncle about this matter. ”

Hearing Li Meng say this, Manager Xu was really dumbfounded, and then he burst into laughter. Two fat hands rubbed each other there. Lian Sheng just said, "That's so embarrassing." Li Meng shouted outside:

"Hurry up and carry the suitcase of the master to the adult's place and go immediately, so as not to have to trouble after eating."

Several guards came in. Moved the box out directly, this manager Xu is about forty years old, and it stands to reason that he has reached the age when he is moody, but after moving out of the box, he has always had a smile on his face, and he has been very polite and polite to Li Meng, and he has become more and more respectful.

However, at this time, what Li Meng was thinking about had nothing to do with this gold and silver, and he was still thinking about what help Fei Lipu, who looked completely sinicized outside, could give him.

Lunch was just a simple meal, and their group hurried to the arsenal, and when they were marching on the road, they somehow became Li Meng's "Fei Lipu" who was also following behind. When Li Mengdi's guards walked or trotted, the queue did not disperse, and the foreigner was alone outside, but this physical fitness was still good, and it was rare that he did not fall behind.

The arsenal of Nanjing City is not a densely populated place, it is also near the military camp, it seems quite deserted, if someone makes a disturbance, the chaotic people are going to besiege the arsenal, after obtaining the weapon, the chaos will expand even more, so the defense here is also strict and abnormal.

That Chief Xu, although he looked like a slave in the town guard mansion, and he was greedy for money and afraid of things halfway, but when he came here, he was full of style, and the soldiers guarding the arsenal were also extremely respectful, for fear that something would be inconsiderate.

After Manager Xu arranged for someone to open the warehouse, Li Meng followed four soldiers on his side, and Xu Xiaochu only took two local eunuchs with accounts.

The scope of the warehouse is very vast, all kinds of different things are stored in the warehouse, those swords, guns, swords and halberds and the like Li Meng is not interested, these things can be built by his subway craftsmen, and they are better built, these blades are easy to buy even in Shandong.

After walking for a long time, it was all a warehouse of cold weapons, but Li Meng was not in a hurry to say what he wanted, anyway, he had to finish this warehouse in the afternoon, and there might be valuable cash.

However, there are some things that are very unexpected by Li Meng, for example, there are no so-called worn equipment in each warehouse, and the weapons look very bright, which seems to be inconsistent with the rumors.

Xu Xiaochu looked at Li Meng's hesitant indecision, and thought that Li Meng had some concerns in his heart, so he said with a smile on the side:

"Master Li, don't worry about anything, what you want, how much you want, just take it, our family will release it for you separately, and then send someone to pick it up, our family only needs to tick a stroke on the account book here, and make a shabby damage and discard it."

I really didn't expect this matter to be so simple, Li Meng was a little puzzled and said his question about "shabby", hearing Li Meng's question, Xu Xiaochu and the two little eunuchs holding the account book behind him couldn't help laughing, because they were relatives of the town guard, and they had the benefits of a few hundred taels of gold, and they had no scruples when they spoke, Xu Xiaochu said straightforwardly:

"Our family and this arsenal are all dependent on these family goods to eat, all kinds of town soldiers and soldiers, come to buy and sell blades, if the quality is not good, how can they be willing to spend money to come out, our family is also good to do business

These words are high-sounding, and they seem to have a righteous and awe-inspiring momentum, but if you think about it carefully, the weapons and armor of this arsenal are originally a reserve for soldiers from all walks of life, but now they have become the private property of the eunuch in charge of the arsenal, and whoever wants to come and get it will have to spend money to buy it, which is really ridiculous.

However, Li Meng himself took a big advantage in this, and he had no position to say anything.

One by one, the warehouses came over, and the swords, guns, swords, and halberds didn't pay attention to them, but the firearms that Li Meng valued very much, and the types in this arsenal were also very small, and most of them were strange and strange family items, and Li Meng didn't expect any powerful secret weapons to appear in these things.

There are more than a dozen artillery, but they are all bulky and abnormal, Li Meng knows which type is not suitable at a glance, and he doesn't bother to pay attention to it, Li Meng really has some understanding of the artillery of this era, it is nothing more than the popular science of those Liaodong craftsmen, the cannons at this time are temporarily erected on the battlefield, and every time a cannon goes out, the artillery must be erected and reloaded with ammunition.

The really useful artillery of this era was the so-called red cannon, which means red yi, that is, a cannon bought from the Netherlands or a Franco, or a cannon made according to their manufacturing methods, such a cannon is light in weight and much more powerful.

But these cannons, one is in Guangdong, the other is in Tianjin Wei in the north, and as soon as the new artillery is made, it will be pulled into the battlefield immediately. In this Taiping place in Nanjing, there will naturally be no inventory.

At this time, Li Mengcai really regretted his five hundred taels of gold, except for firearms, he really couldn't find anything usable.

This kind of depression in my heart was relieved until I went to the armor warehouse, most of Li Meng's soldiers were wearing cloth clothes, and there were not many shields, so when fighting, if the other party had long-range weapons, Li Meng's side would have a headache, and the cooperation of the sword and shield hand and spearman could block one or two, and the equipment of the firecracker was also to disperse the opponent's archers.

The problem is that in that case, you need to grasp the rhythm and time, the battlefield is changing rapidly, and it is not possible to change the formation so calmly according to the order at any time, and the defense of the cloth is at most a cold, if the opponent is sharp, the combat effectiveness will definitely be lost. On the battlefield, no matter how careful you are, it's not a mistake, and it's good to have an extra layer of protection.

But the so-called unsatisfactory ten in the world*, the stock of this good armor in the arsenal is not too much, and the reason is similar to artillery, even if the generals of the various departments are for the sake of their own soldiers, they must match the armor, and they don't care too much about spending money.

And at this time, most of the craftsmen were building weapons, and this armor and shield were made less, the reason is very simple, that is, after the farmers in the field caught it, they could go into battle and fight if they were given a weapon, and they wanted armor or something.