Chapter 314 Zhao Lingmeng checks the existing weapons reserves with the two adults
Qiuyue walked into the inner room, gently put away the clothes, and then stood by Zhao Lingmeng's bed, calling softly: "Your Highness, it's time to get up."
Zhao Lingmeng heard Qiuyue calling her, slowly opened her eyes, and looked at the candles still lit in the room, "What time is it?"
"Your Highness, it's already the end of the Yin hour and the beginning of the Mao hour."
Zhao Lingmeng thought about it. Converted to the time of her previous life, it would be around five in the morning. Goodness, she had to get up so early! She hadn't gone to bed until midnight last night. So far, she had only slept for less than five hours. She exclaimed inwardly, "Wow, she had never suffered such torture in her previous life."
"Then I'll sleep a little longer!" Zhao Lingmeng said this intermittently, pulled up the quilt, and prepared to go look for Zhou Gong again.
Seeing this, Qiuyue could only report back quickly, fearing that His Highness would fall asleep if she was a second late. Then she would have to worry again about whether to wake His Highness and tell him about this matter. "Your Highness, Lord Fan just said in person that Marquis Wenyuan and his men are arriving."
"Alas." Zhao Lingmeng could only roll around with the quilt in her arms, then got out of bed. "Hurry up and help me get dressed! Dress neatly."
"Yes!" Qiuyue breathed a sigh of relief when she saw His Highness getting up, and happily went forward to serve him.
Zhao Lingmeng touched her stomach and felt a little hungry. She smiled and looked at Qiuyue who was packing up next to her: "Is there breakfast today?"
Qiuyue was even happier when she heard His Highness ask this, and she quickly said, "Yes, this morning we'll have your favorite steamed dumplings, and some of the side dishes I pickled last night."
"As expected, I have to take the omnipotent Miss Qiuyue with me wherever I go. Hurry up and try to have breakfast." Zhao Lingmeng not only teased Qiuyue, but also reached out to tidy up her own clothes.
When she saw Qiuyue wanted to put a jade pendant or something around her waist, Zhao Lingmeng quickly waved her hand to stop her, "Don't put on these decorations. I'm going to the place where weapons are made later, and it's not convenient to carry these things. Put all your hair up as well."
When Qiuyue heard the prince's order, she immediately put the jade pendant back in her hand and went over to tie up Zhao Lingmeng's hair.
"Okay, let's go!"
Qiuyue watched as His Highness strode towards the dining area nearby, so she could only chase after him with a very small and deceptive crossbow.
"Your Highness, you should take it with you! Just in case."
Zhao Lingmeng didn't refuse and took it directly and put it on her hand. "Now we can go have breakfast! I'm hungry."
Qiuyue didn't say anything else, but bowed and walked out, taking a basket of steamed dumplings from the small kitchen next door. She saved the rest for Chunshui and the others, took some pickled vegetables, and went to the next room.
Zhao Lingmeng didn't waste any time. She quickly finished her breakfast and took Chunmu and Dongyuan out of the yard.
As soon as Zhao Lingmeng left the courtyard, she saw Fan Yong leaning against the wall. "Master Fan, have you had breakfast?"
"I've eaten it. The buns made by Miss Qiuyue are delicious." Fan Yong praised sincerely.
Zhao Lingmeng just asked casually. She didn't expect this guy to eat breakfast in her yard. "That's fine. Let's go! We can't let Wen Yuanhou wait for us."
Fan Yong automatically followed behind Zhao Lingmeng, while Chunmu and Dongyuan tactfully lagged behind Fan Yong half a step.
When Zhao Lingmeng arrived with Fan Yong and others, they saw General Liu and Lord Jin already there making weapons.
When they saw Zhao Lingmeng, they all bowed and said, "Your Highness!"
Zhao Lingmeng nodded. "No need to be so polite, Lord Jin, General Liu, do you have enough weapons?"
"Your Highness, we originally had a stockpile of common weapons like swords, barely enough for 100,000 men, one for each. Hand crossbows were also barely enough, though we were short on arrows, less than five per person. We originally had ten heavy crossbows as backup, but despite working overtime these past two days, we've only managed to build five. We might have to attack two cities or even more by then, so this won't be enough."
The more Lord Jin spoke, the more anxious he became. There were only so many people, but the weapons required were huge, and he couldn't produce them all at once. Just these were almost costing everyone their lives.
"What do you think, General Liu?"
Zhao Lingmeng asked General Liu because he was the only one of the three of them who had been on the battlefield and had been running back and forth between the battlefield and the rear for years. He was the one who truly understood the needs of the front line.
General Liu thought it over and over again, calculating and calculating, and finally said with reluctance: "Let's leave the heavy crossbows as they are for now. After all, we will probably have to attack the city one by one, and there are no longer any of our men in the city, so we have more options. We should also make more arrows and swords, as these are consumables."
Zhao Lingmeng nodded in agreement, "Let's listen to General Liu."
Lord Jin had no objection to this and nodded in agreement. At times like these, one should definitely listen to those with experience. However, he was still very optimistic about this expedition. While the weapons and equipment weren't extensive, they were vastly superior to previous ones. He just didn't know if there would be enough food and fodder.
Lord Jin looked at these weapons and couldn't help but think of armor. "Your Highness, we only have one set of gold silk soft armor. What do you think?"
"It's been so long, and you've only made one set?" Zhao Lingmeng had submitted her drawings a long time ago, but there was only one set. This surprised her very much.
Lord Jin could only hold his chest with a look of heartache, "Your Highness, you don't know! Although this is very useful and not particularly heavy, it costs a lot of gold and silver! It is really made of gold and silver.
Our entire military camp doesn't have enough gold and silver to spend on this, so if anyone wants to, they can pay for it themselves. We can help out for free."
After Lord Jin finished speaking, he glanced at Zhao Lingmeng and thought to himself that it was rumored that Princess Funing was very wealthy, and it would be great if she was willing to take her.
Zhao Lingmeng knew what Master Jin meant by that look. She could only rub her forehead helplessly and said with a smile, "Master Jin, please don't look at me! Why would I need that thing if I'm not going to the battlefield?"
Lord Jin didn't care and he just blamed Her Royal Highness the Princess.
Zhao Lingmeng looked at Mr. Jin's eyes, and her eyes rolled around. She instantly had an idea, "I'll help you sell that one later, that's all right!"
"It's good to be able to sell it. Who are you selling it to?" Lord Jin was delighted to hear that the soft armor they had spent so much money on could be sold. Otherwise, if it was kept in the warehouse, who knows who would get it for free if the emperor got a whim one day. If it could be converted into cash, that would be the best.
However, Lord Jin was still curious about who His Highness was going to sell it to. Just like the buyer someone else had found for his son, money was money, but people were also important. Selling it to an ordinary person would be a waste.
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