The owner of the small restaurant, Yaham, introduced a small hotel opened by his relatives to Lao Luo and his party, and it cannot be said that the Arabs of this era have a very good business acumen, and their hotels can actually provide horse rentals, and provide a kind of independent courtyard similar to the townhouse of later generations for many travelers, which can be used for the owner and his entourage to live at the same time, and the environment of the room is not worse than that of later generations, except that there is no flushing toilet and various electrical appliances. With two uneasy Maasai people is this trouble, Lao Luo had to introduce them to various precautions and the use and avoidance of items, fortunately, Naga and Mnaqi who have been with Lao Luo for a while are not stupid people, especially the careful Mnaqi will rarely cause trouble to Lao Luo.

Although the Maasai who are learning Arabic are not yet able to stand alone for Lao Luo, they are destined to be good helpers of Lao Luo in the future with continuous training, and they are smart enough and hard-working.

Lao Luo thinks that this place is not bad, if he doesn't want to go back to his hometown, he can work hard here, but unfortunately there is always a voice reminding him that it is rare to come to this time and space, don't you go back to your hometown to see? But there is a kind of rejection in your heart, there are no people you are familiar with, and there may not even be a city where you live, and all people will reject outsiders like you. Interrupting the inner quarrel, Lao Luo decided not to consider this matter for the time being, the way back still doesn't know if it exists, the sea is unpredictable, the land war is endless, the Samanid dynasty has just been destroyed, the Ghaznavid dynasty is rising, the Seljuks or Oghuz people in the north are not subject to the rule of the Ghaznavid dynasty, and are brewing on the verge of war, all regions of Central Asia will be in war, how can they just three people pass through the battlefield of thousands of people?

The restaurant owner, Yaham, is a nice guy, especially after Lao Luo gave him a full crocodile skin. Having heard from Lao Luo about preparing some clothes and making some knick-knacks, Aham introduced him to the best bootmakers, seamstresses, tanners, and blacksmiths in the whole island.

Lao Luo rented three horses from the innkeeper, and by the way, he hired a few men to teach Naga and Mnaki to ride horses, fortunately there were already bilateral stirrups at this time, and it was not easy to learn to ride fast horses, and it was not a big problem to simply sit on horseback and walk. Lao Luo grew up in the grassland, and horseback riding is naturally not a problem, so Naga made a joke, and people who are usually very brave were actually thrown by horses as many as six times, and Mnaki has not many problems, but it is very safe, does it mean that riding a horse also depends on character? I've never heard of this.

With hired men following, Lao Luo quickly found a boot maker, because Lao Luo provided sheepskin, cowhide, and crocodile materials, but the cost of handwork was actually not much, and the property that Lao Luo looted from the robbers' den was far less than a dime. Including the seamstress, although Cairo is a long way to Mombasa, but the local rich linen and other raw materials, so the Arabs also have weavers in Mombasa, plus Lao Luo does not require the use of expensive fabrics, in addition to the number of custom-made clothing, it is enough for ten gold dinars.

You must know that Lao Luo counted that the gold coins he had harvested were more than 3,000 dinars, not counting the silver dirhams in baskets, and even the gold and silver items obtained from the robbers' dens. Fortunately, Lao Luo has a large enough space ring, otherwise even if he robs the robbers' den, he will not be able to take away so many belongings. At this time, Lao Luo felt that this was also a good era, especially for him, when he had no money, he went to the robber's den, and the gold and silver treasures went into his pocket.

The cobbler was overwhelmed by the material that Lao Luo had taken out, because Lao Luo turned out the skin of a black rhinoceros, which was thick and tough enough, and the untreated leather was three centimeters long, so Lao Luo decided to use this to make several sets of leather armor and leather shields. After the black rhinoceros leather is processed, it is about two centimeters, and it has to be combined with other materials to make leather armor, if it is handled properly, you don't have to worry much about bows and arrows and other things when wearing black rhinoceros leather armor, of course, defensive weapons are also good things. Although it is a little heavier, it is not a big problem for Lao Luo's physical strength. The shield is made of a small round shield, which is similar to the kind used by the Viking that can be hung on the arm, not to block arrows, but to resist the enemy's weapons in hand-to-hand combat.

The back of the shield should be lined with iron plates, of course, it would be better if there was a steel one. Lao Luo is going to go to the blacksmith's workshop to see how their craftsmanship is, you must know that the speed of knowledge transmission in this era is very slow, and there are many technical brooms that are self-cherished, so the level of craftsmanship in different places in the same industry is likely to be very different.

The blacksmith's workshop is not far from the tanner's workshop, both require water, and many processes such as armor and weapons require cooperation between the two parties. It is said that it is a weapons workshop, but in fact it is a gathering place for all metal utensils, all gold and silver jewelry, agricultural tools, horse harness, weapons and the like are all made here, not only one business, but many similar merchants here, including Arabs, Persians, Indians (of course, not called this name at this time), and even Srivijaya (later Malay Archigans).

Lao Luo went to the blacksmith shop introduced by Aham, the owner was a Persian named Talispass, about forty years old, also a bearded, Lao Luo was more strange that people in this era were bearded, was it a national custom, or because he couldn't find a suitable razor? Of course, at this time, Lao Luo's beard also grew, not long, only less than three centimeters.

When Testaas learned that Lao Luo had been introduced by Aham, he welcomed him very warmly, and as the owner of the blacksmith shop, he was more like a professional businessman than a blacksmith.

"Come, this way, Mr. Bartol." Tespers waved his hand a little exaggeratedly, "This is my sample room, I can make whatever you need here." ”

The sample room he was talking about was very large, with all kinds of weapons, armor, silverware, and bronze, and the empty floor next to it was covered with thick carpets, cushions, and the like, and it seemed that this was also an office place.

Lao Luo looked at the exhibits on the shelves, and suddenly remembered that there were two sword blanks in his space, and asked casually: "Boss Tespass, do you have a craftsman here who can make oriental sword weapons?" ”

"Oriental?" Tespass, somewhat confused, asked, "Do you mean the craftsmanship of the Qarakhanid or the Oghuth?" ”

"No, no, further east, far east." Lao Luo didn't know what to say about China's Western title for a while, and suddenly remembered that the Grand Elder of the Maasai people had said that he had seen the Tang people in Mombasa, and he had been busy for the past few days and actually ignored it, "Oh, by the way, Boss Teespass, I heard that someone has seen people who claim to be Tang people in Mombasa, do you know?" ”

"Tang people?" Tespers was surprised, "I have Tang people here, but their craftsmanship is very average. ”

"Oh, it's okay, I think they might be my countrymen, just wanting to see them." Lao Luo looked at Testace's expression, and then comforted him, "Don't worry, Boss Testaspas, this is not the same thing as our deal. ”

"Oh, of course, Mr. Bartol. I just didn't expect those Tang people to be your fellow countrymen, they don't look like you at all, you are taller than the Oghuz people in the Far North. ”

"Oh? What do you have here like for the Tang people? Lao Luo asked with some confusion.

"They're older, they're wearing their hair on top of their heads, they're not tall, well, they're just as tall as me."

Lao Luo looked at Teespass, his height is about 1.8 meters, but this is also the standard height of Chinese people, plus the hair is tied on the top of his head, it should be a Tang person, but I don't know where it is a Tang person. "You said you have Tang people here, Boss Tespass, can you take me to meet them?"

"Of course, no problem. Come with me, Mr. Bartol. ”

After turning a few corners, a calpot at the back, Tespers said, "Mr. Badantel, those Tang people are good at making agricultural tools, and the plowshares they make are the best, and they have never heard of any other craft. ”

Lao Luo nodded while observing left and right, echoing Tyspass's introduction.

"Eighteen, eighteen, where are you?" Tespass shouted, which made Lao Luo can't help but be a little happy, the pronunciation of this bearded boss's name is obviously Chinese.

"It's coming, it's coming, what are you in a hurry to call? Old Tys. A young boy came out of the calf, he was wearing a sleeveless middle shirt in Hanfu, long pants and fast boots, which was obviously the dress of the ancient Han people in Lao Luo's cognition.

"I'm not allowed to call old Tes, my name is Tespass......"

"Alright, alright, got it, old Tys." The young boy glanced at Lao Luo and ignored it, "What's the matter with me?" Come on, I'm still busy. ”

"I can't delay you!" Tespass, with his right hand stretched out, pointed at Lao Luo and said, "I have a guest here, who said he wanted to meet the Tang people." ”

Then, Testace said directly to Lao Luo, "Mr. Bartol, you see, this is the Tang people." ”

Eighteen looked at Lao Luo and greeted him in Arabic, "Dear sir, are you looking for a Tang person?" ”

"Your name is Eighteen?" Lao Luo greeted him directly in Chinese according to the name of the young man in ancient times.

"Oh?" Eighteen how do you think that Lao Luo, a big man, is very weird, he is almost two heads taller than himself, his body can fit three of himself, his skin is red and black (Lao Luo has been on the grassland for a month, and he has been away all the year round, how can he be as fair-skinned as a scholar), but he speaks in authentic Tang dialect, a little confused, and he doesn't need Arabic, "Oh, I can do eighteen, my family calls me eighteen lang, dare to ask where the uncle is?" ”

No matter how Lao Luo looks at it, he doesn't think that this eighteen Lang is a person who can communicate in detail, and this kid is only sixteen or seventeen years old in terms of age, "My surname is Luo, my name is Kaixian, and I am from Suizhou, Hexi." Are you the only Tang person here? ”

"Of course not, my ancestor is busy inside. Do you want to call him? Old Tys? Apparently Eighteen asked Tyspas at the end.

"No need, when Ling Zu is done, I have to go to the sample room of Testaceus." Lao Luo saw Tespass's inquiring eyes, and directly vetoed, you can't disturb other people's work for a living just to see your fellow countrymen, by the way, ask "Boss Testaspas, is this okay?" ”

"Of course, Mr. Bartol, you are a welcome guest."

"Okay, boss Tespass, I'm here to buy something, if you don't, you're going to drive me away." Lao Luo said half-jokingly.

"How, Allah is above, it is my duty to serve my guests." Testaceas said with a smile, waving his hand at Eighteen to let him go and get busy, and then led Lao Luo to the sample room.

In the sample room, Naga and Mnaki and Tempas's guards were inside, and the two Maasai looked at the weapons and drooled for a long time. When Lao Luo came back, he looked at them and said with a smile: "What, what kind of weapon do you like, tell me about it?" ”

"Well, I like it very much, but I don't know which one is best for me," Naga thought for a while and said directly, "Boss, you are our guide, you can help me choose." ”

"Well, it's okay, Mnaki, what about you? How to choose? ”

"Boss, I'm the same as Naga, listen to your advice."

"Well, that's it!" Lao Luo turned to Tyspas and said, "I need to order a weapon, can you do it here?" ”

"Of course, as long as you tell me the style."

"I need paper and pen, do you have one here?" I need to draw it down. ”

"Oh, Mr. Bardantel, you're an weapons designer? It's amazing, I'll bring you paper and a pen. ”

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