Chapter 172 The useless arsenal

According to his request, Li Meng's subordinates specially arranged a elegant seat for him and General Xu. This restaurant is at best a medium level in Nanjing. With General Xu's status, he probably wouldn't care about these wines and dishes. He just filled his stomach. He was a little dissatisfied with Li Meng's behavior of booking a restaurant alone, but he still had a smile on his face. After all, the person in front of him was a character who could not afford to offend.

However, the content of the banquet was beyond his expectations. As soon as both sides sat down, Li Meng said loudly:

"Please bring that box up, yes, bring it all up!!"

Mr. Xu couldn't help but be stunned, thinking that he shouldn't have served the food? What's going on with this money? There was a noise outside. More than a dozen guards walked in with cages. The box was not too big. Two guards were holding it in their hands, but the people around him were guarding each other, looking very cautious.

The box was placed on the ground with a muffled sound, and the weight was really unclear. Li Meng waved his hand and dismissed all the servants. He lowered the curtain outside. The two of them were open at the door. Seeing General Manager Xu with a puzzled face, Li Meng opened the lid with a smile.

The box of gold bars shone brightly under the sunlight outside. At this moment, the elegant room seemed much brighter. The expression on Xu Xiaochu's face was also very interesting. She was originally confused, but when she saw the box being opened, her eyes instantly opened wide, staring at the gold bars, and she remained motionless.

"Eunuch Xu, the prosperous land of Nanjing City must be a bit tight due to salary and spending, and it is not worthy of 500 taels of gold."

The private room was very quiet, and Li Meng could even hear the other party swallowing saliva. After a while, Xu Xiaochu reacted from his shock, cleared his throat, and looked up and asked:

"What does Lord Li mean?"

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

"When you go to the arsenal, Li wants to see a few more warehouses, get more worn weapons, armor, and ask Eunuch Xu to complete it."

"Ha ha……"

Before Li Meng finished speaking, General Manager Xu laughed first, with a slightly awkward expression and said:

"Mr. Li must have misunderstood something. The guardian said that our family will respond to every request. How dare we ask for your money? If we accept it, our family will still be careful!"

After saying this, he stared at Jinzi and looked at him fiercely for a few more times, then directly raised his chopsticks, changed the topic and said:

"Our family is hungry, so I won't pay too much attention to Lord Li. Eat first, eat first."

With the power of the eunuchs in Nanjing, he ordered the officials directly under him to do whatever they wanted. If they were to extort them from them, they would definitely punish them. No matter how greedy the eunuchs were, they would not dare to put their ideas on Li Meng. However, Li Meng figured out what the words "respond to all requests" by General Xu just now.

But he didn't take his hand back, just said with a smile:

"Since it is convenient for the arsenal, Li's gold is just a friend. I hope the general manager will not be polite. If you accept it, it is natural that Li will not tell my uncle."

When Mr. Xu heard Li Meng say this, he was really dumbfounded. Then he laughed and his two fat hands rubbed each other, saying "So embarrassed." Li Meng shouted outside:

"Come on the move to the adult's car, so as not to have to worry about having enough food after dinner."

Several guards came in and moved the box directly out when they heard the sound. Manager Xu was about forty years old. Logically, he was still at the age of not showing his emotions. However, after the box was moved out, he had a smile on his face. He was very respectful and polite to Li Meng, and became more and more respectful.

However, what Li Meng was thinking at this time had nothing to do with the gold and silver. He was still thinking about what help Fei Lipu, who seemed completely Chinese, could help him.

Lunch was just a simple meal, and the group rushed to the arsenal. When they marched on the road, they inexplicably became the "Felip" deployed by Li Meng, and followed behind. When Li Meng's guards walked or trotted, the queues did not disperse, and the foreigner was alone outside, but his physical fitness was still good, and he didn't fall behind, which was rare.

The arsenal of Nanjing City is not a densely populated place, but is also near the military camp, which seems quite deserted. If someone causes chaos, the rioters will have to besiege the arsenal. After obtaining weapons, the chaos will be even more expanded, so the defense here is also extremely strict.

Although the general manager Xu seemed very servile in the guard office and was greedy for money and fearing trouble halfway, he came here with a very stylish look. The soldiers guarding the arsenal were extremely respectful, fearing that there would be something inconsiderate.

After General Xu arranged for someone to open the warehouse, Li Meng followed four soldiers, and Xu Xiaochu only brought two little eunuchs holding the account book.

The warehouse has a wide range, and all kinds of things are stored in the warehouse in different categories. Li Meng was not interested in those swords, guns, swords and halberds. His blacksmiths could create these things, and they were better made. These weapons were easy to buy even in Shandong.

After walking for a long time, it was a warehouse of cold weapons, but Li Meng was not in a hurry to tell what he wanted. Anyway, he had to finish the warehouse in the afternoon, and maybe there would be valuable discoveries.

However, some things were beyond Li Meng's expectations. For example, each warehouse did not have so-called worn-out equipment, and the weapons looked very glamorous, which seemed inconsistent with the rumors.

Xu Xiaochu looked at Li Meng's slow decision and thought Li Meng had some concerns, so she smiled and said:

"Mr. Li, don't worry about anything, what you want, and how much you want, just take it. Let us release it separately for you. At that time, we will send someone to pick it up. We only need to check it in the account book and make it a worn and damaged one."

I really didn't expect this matter to be so simple. Li Meng expressed his doubts about "dirty". When he heard 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 who were guarding and had the benefits of hundreds of taels of gold, they had no scruples when speaking. Xu Xiaochu said bluntly:

"Our family and this arsenal all rely on these families to make a living. The soldiers from all walks of life come to buy and sell weapons. If the quality is not good, how could they be willing to spend money? Our family also pays attention to their conscience when doing business."

This is so magnificent that it seems to have a righteous aura. However, if you think about it carefully, it would not be so. The weapons and armor of the arsenal were originally reserved for various military soldiers, but now it has become the private property of the eunuch in charge of the arsenal. Anyone who wants to come and get it will have to spend money to buy it. It is ridiculous.

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

The warehouses came over one by one, and ignored the swords, guns, swords and halberds. However, Li Meng valued the firearms very much. There were very few types in this arsenal, and most of them were written with strange shapes. Li Meng did not expect to find any powerful secret weapons in these things.

There are more than a dozen cannons, but they are all extremely bulky. Li Meng knew at a glance which type was not suitable for use, and he was too lazy to pay attention to it. Li Meng really had some understanding of the cannons of this era. It was nothing more than the popular science of those Liaodong craftsmen. At this time, the cannons temporarily set up their cannons on the battlefield. Every time they fired a gun, they had to erect the cannons to reload the ammunition. Generally speaking, they had to dig a big hole behind the cannon, which was extremely troublesome.

The cannons that are really useful in this era are the so-called red-clothed cannons. Red-clothed means red-branded, which means cannons bought from the Netherlands or Francs, or cannons made according to their manufacturing methods. Such cannons are lightweight and much more powerful.

But these cannons were in Guangdong and in Tianjin, the north. As soon as the new cannons were built, they were immediately pulled onto the battlefield. At present, the Ming Dynasty was full of fire and there were many places where artillery was needed. Naturally, there would be no inventory in this Taiping place in Nanjing.

Only then did Li Meng really regret that he had 500 taels of gold, but he couldn't find anything available except the firearm.

This kind of depression in his heart was relieved until he walked to the armored warehouse. Most of Li Meng's soldiers were wearing civilian clothes, and there were not many shields. Therefore, when fighting, if the opponent had long-range weapons, Li Meng's side would be very troubled. The cooperation between the sword and shield hands and the spear soldiers could stop one or two. The equipment of the musketeers was also to disperse the opponent's archers.

The problem is that situation, you need to grasp the rhythm and master the time. The battlefield changes rapidly and not at all times, you can change the formation so calmly according to the order. Moreover, Buyi's defense is at most a cold protection. If the opponent has a sharp blade, his combat power will definitely be lost.

It’s not a mistake to be careful on the battlefield, and it’s also good to have an extra layer of protection.

But the so-called eight out of ten people in the world are not satisfied. The stock of this best armor in the arsenal is not too much. The reason is that it is similar to artillery. Even if the generals of each army have to match the armor for their own personal soldiers, they don’t care much about spending money.
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