Cui sighed and said:
"It is true that there are 80,000 enemy troops. They probably gathered some local troops during the march to Tuyuhun. As early as five days ago, your uncle Cheng's memorial asking for help was sent to the palace."
Qin Ming said doubtfully after hearing this:
"Then why haven't you heard that the imperial court is sending reinforcements to Lanzhou?"
Cui sighed again, her face full of worry.
"It is said that the Ministry of War discussed and decided to send an envoy to the Dangxiang clan and asked the Dangxiang people to send 10,000 cavalry to Lanzhou to provide support."
The Dangxiang ethnic group is an ethnic group that has been entrenched in the northwest all year round. It is a branch of the Western Qiang ethnic group and is also called "Dangxiang Qiang".
The Dangxiang tribe is a nomadic people who are good at riding and shooting. After the Eastern Turks were destroyed in the fourth year of Zhenguan of the Tang Dynasty, the Dangxiang tribe officially surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.
Today, most of the Dangxiang clan live in Longyou Road, west of Lanzhou, in what is now Gansu.
Qin Ming nodded when he heard this.
“I see, with the addition of Dang Xiang’s 10,000 cavalrymen, I think the pressure on Uncle Cheng and the others will be less.
Auntie, don't worry too much. Uncle Cheng has been fighting for many years and has made extraordinary achievements many times, so my nephew thinks this time should be no exception. "
"I believe that Uncle Cheng and Chu Mo will return triumphantly soon."
Ms. Cui was relieved a lot when she heard this, and there was a smile on her face.
"I hope so."
Qin Ming looked around and lowered his voice and said:
"Aunt, my nephew's house was made a few days ago, and three pieces of soft armor were made according to the figures of Uncle Cheng and the others. In addition to visiting my aunt this time, I also wanted my aunt to send someone to give these pieces of soft armor to my uncle. They send it.”
Upon hearing this, Ms. Cui stood up suddenly and asked with a serious face:
"Silly boy, don't you know that Tang law stipulates that civilians cannot make armor privately? This matter can be big or small. If it reaches the ears of villains, there is no guarantee that it will not hurt you! Why are you so ignorant of the importance?"
When Qin Ming heard Cui's words of instruction, instead of being angry, he felt warm in his heart.
"Auntie, don't worry. Not many people know about this, and the craftsmen are all confidants in my nephew's house. My nephew was assassinated in Chang'an before and almost lost his life."
"So after returning home, my nephew ordered people to try to make a soft and self-defense soft armor. This has just been successfully developed recently."
"My nephew, let them bring in the soft armor first and show it to my aunt."
After saying this, Qin Ming walked out of the front hall without waiting for Cui's words and found Si She and Xiao Qingwan in the yard.
In fact, the Qin Mansion had successfully developed this soft armor ten days ago.
Qin Ming, Xiao Qingwan, Si She, and Qin Da all wore one when they went out this time.
It can be said that for the safety of himself and those around him, Qin Ming really does not care about the cost!
The reason why I say this is because in order to make the soft armor more comfortable and lighter to wear, Qin Ming chose the most expensive gold thread as the main material and the best yarn from Jiangnan as the auxiliary material.
Adding together the materials and labor costs, the cost of a single set of soft armor would be as high as a thousand dollars.
But even though the cost of making soft armor was so high, Qin Ming still ordered someone to make one for each of the old man, Xiao Changxi, Xiao Qingwan, Yang Zijun, Mou Tu, and Qin Da.
Three days ago, Qin Ming personally handed over the soft armor to everyone one by one, and gave many instructions to wear the soft armor when going out in the future.
Those who received the soft armor knew that Qin Ming was considering their safety, so they all accepted it.
Among them, the old man and Mou Tu laughed the most happily when they got the soft armor. After getting the gold soft armor, they kissed and hugged each other, and the two said on the spot that they would wear it for twelve hours even in the house. Even sleeping is no exception.
Qin Ming was also helpless about this. He never expected that the two of them would become so obsessed with money!
After a while,
Qin Ming returned to the front hall with Sishe and Xiao Qingwan holding trays.
When Mrs. Cui saw several people coming back, she stood up and walked to Qin Ming's side, staring at the trays in the hands of the two women.
Qin Ming showed a smile and reached out to lift the red cloth covering the tray.
"Auntie, please look."
Mrs. Cui's eyes were dazzled, and she was almost blinded by the shining golden soft armor on the tray.
She reached out and touched the software gently, stared in disbelief and asked:
"This, this, is this the legendary soft gold armor? This one will cost a lot of money, right?"
After speaking, she took back her hand, hesitated for a moment and said:
"My dear nephew, this is too valuable, and my aunt cannot accept it."
Upon hearing this, Qin Ming said to Sishe and Xiao Qingwan:
"Put your soft armor on the table and wait for me outside the door."
The two women bowed slightly when they heard the words, then placed the two trays on the tea table aside and withdrew.
After the two women left, Qin Ming saluted Mr. Cui.
"Auntie, these three pieces of soft armor may be worth tens of thousands of dollars in the eyes of others, but in the eyes of my nephew, they are nothing compared to the lives of Uncle Cheng, Chu Mo and Chu Liang."
After speaking, Qin Ming walked to the table, picked up a piece of soft armor, shook it off, then pointed to the high neck design of the soft armor and said:
"Although my nephew has never been on the battlefield, he knows that swords and arrows have no eyes. Although these pieces of soft armor are not as strong as the Mingguang Armor, the good thing is that they are soft on the ground and will not affect movement even if they are worn. Moreover, It also protects your neck.”
"The situation in Lanzhou City is tense now, and we are outnumbered. I believe that my aunt is more worried about the safety of Uncle Cheng and Chu Mo than my nephew."
"Besides, my nephew can't accompany my uncle and the others on the battlefield this time. I'm already feeling guilty. If my aunt doesn't accept my nephew's intention, I'm afraid my nephew will not be able to sleep at night."
Mrs. Cui was deeply moved when she heard what Qin Ming said. She wiped the corners of her eyes, her emotion was beyond words.
She stretched out her hands to hold Qin Ming's right hand and patted the back of his hand.
"Good boy, Auntie thanks you for Uncle Cheng and the others."
.......
After Qin Ming had lunch at Cheng Mansion, he left Duke Lu's Mansion with Xiao Qingwan and Si She.
The three of them got on the carriage and arrived at Dongshi very quickly, waiting for the carriage to pass through the gate of Dongshi.
Qin Ming and his party first took a look at the coal stove shop in Dongshi. They saw a long queue at the shop, and there were even many horse-drawn carriages pulling out briquettes.
Qin Ming and others did not get out of the car, but took a look from a distance, and then asked Qin Da to drive to Ximeng Tower.
As soon as the carriage stopped, shopkeeper Guo from Ximenglou trotted to the side of the carriage.
This morning, after he received a letter from Qin Ming and learned that Qin Ming needed to buy wood, he immediately went out to visit powerful timber merchants in the East and West markets and invited them all to Ximeng Tower. Come as a guest.
When shopkeeper Guo saw Qin and Ming get off the carriage, he immediately bowed and saluted:
"I've met the young master."
Qin Ming nodded with a smile and said straight to the point:
"How are things going?"
Shopkeeper Guo stood up with a smile on his face.
"It's all done. Several big timber merchants from the east and west cities are already waiting in the box on the second floor."
Qin Ming nodded when he heard this.
"It went well. Let's go in and talk."
After saying that, Qin Ming took the lead and entered Ximeng Tower.
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