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As long as we know where it was made, we can trace the final whereabouts of this big iron cannon.

The Ming Dynasty had very strict control over firearms, especially artillery. Ordinary people didn't even have the chance to come into contact with them.

Apart from the Ministry of Industry, which is responsible for manufacturing, only the military is qualified to have access, but the Ministry of Industry has complicated procedures and a large number of supervisory personnel.

It was almost impossible for the Japanese pirates to obtain artillery from the Ministry of Works, so their only channel to obtain artillery was the army.

That's why Wei Wu's face looked so ugly when he saw the big cannon just now.

The army is the top priority of a country, but now it is almost certain that something has gone wrong with a general in the Ming Dynasty.

If someone is selling banned weapons just for money, that’s not a big deal. The most worrying thing is that something goes wrong with the person.

Therefore, the key is to catch that guy as soon as possible. We can only see if there are any clues on the gun.

Unfortunately, Wei Wu did not get the answer from the gun barrel because the inscription on the gun body was damaged.

It wasn't the shrapnel from the previous shell explosion that caused the damage; in fact, those shrapnel only caused some scratches.

However, the inscription on the gun body was damaged by manual grinding, and the large area of ​​friction marks can be seen with the naked eye.

Although the clues were broken, Wei Wu did not give up. Since he couldn't find it on the artillery, he would start with the people.

As he made up his mind, Wei Wu slowly turned his head and looked at a house not far away!

Because shortly before the battle, he saw with his own eyes two people standing next to the cannon, one of whom had been smashed to pieces.

But the other one escaped before he fired and hid in this room.

Although he could not confirm the identity of this person, Wei Wu was very sure that the dead man was the commander of this Japanese pirate army.

Being able to stand next to the commander, this person must be of high status and may be able to get some information.

At the same time, in this private house, Shibukawa Oka was hiding in the corner trembling.

He clasped his hands together and muttered the names of all the gods he knew, hoping that he could escape.

Although he hid immediately after escaping into the house, he had no idea what was happening outside.

But the huge explosion and the sound of firecrackers ringing around him made him realize that it was very dangerous outside the house.

The only way to save his life is to hide, but just as Shigekawa Oka was praying in his heart.

A short speech suddenly came into his ears.

"To live or to die!"

The sound came from outside the house, and judging from the distance, it can be determined that the person speaking was just outside the door.

Just from the voice, you can tell that it's a child, and the words he says are completely non-specific.

This made Shigekawa Oka unsure whether he was being talked to or not, and he was not sure whether he should go out.

Just when Shigekawa Oka was full of doubts, the child's voice was heard again outside the door.

"You only have three breaths. If you don't come out, you will die in this room."

After hearing these words, Shigawa Oka finally understood that the person who was talking outside the door was targeting him.

If possible, Shigekawa Oka would rather hide here and wait, even if he had to starve for a few days, as long as he could save his life.

But he knew better that if he didn't go out, he would really die here.

So, after the child finished speaking, Shichuan Gang did not dare to hesitate and stood up immediately.

"Please spare me, I, I will come out right away, sir, please spare me."

As he spoke, Shigekawaoka quickly came to the door, opened it and knelt down.

He didn't even take a look at the situation outside the door. He just knelt down and begged for mercy as soon as possible.

On the other side, Wei Wu, who was standing outside the door, saw Shechuan Gang kneeling so smoothly that he didn't know what to say.

When he came to his senses, he saw Shigekawa Oka still kneeling, and then he slowly asked:

"I ask questions and you answer them. If your answers satisfy me, I'll spare your life. But if you lie or conceal something, I'll let you go."

"You can try to bet and see if I can tell, but don't forget that the stakes are your own life."

While Wei Wu remained silent, Shechuan Gang could be said to be in extreme agony every minute and every second.

Now that he finally heard Wei Wu speak, he felt relieved, even though he didn't understand what Wei Wu was saying at all.

But he knew one thing: if the man in front of him wanted to kill him, he would not have spoken to him for such a long time.

So in his opinion, his life was temporarily saved, and Fu Qiu's subsequent translation also verified his guess.

After Fu Qiu finished translating, Shichuan Gang immediately spoke:

"Whatever your Excellency wants to know, I will tell you everything I know and will never dare to hide anything."

At this moment, Wei Wu could fully feel the desire for life in Shechuan Gang.

So after Shigekawaoka finished speaking, he raised his hand and pointed at the scrapped cannon in the distance.

"Where did you get this big iron cannon?"

Without any hesitation, Shigekawa Oka immediately gave his answer.

"Your Excellency, this cannon was obtained by Narita Yafu from Lord Imagawa Ryotoshi and is used against you."

Narita Yafu should be the guy who was smashed to pieces, but this is not the point that Wei Wu wants to know.

So after Shichuangang finished speaking, Wei Wu's tone became a little impatient.

"I'm asking where you got this thing, not who brought it to you. You pirates can't make this kind of weapon!"

Hearing Wei Wu's bad tone, Shechuan Gang's heart suddenly jumped.

"This, this, this little guy really, really doesn't know anything! Before last night, I didn't even know what a cannon was."

"Last night, Narita Yafu was going to set fire to the Daimyo's mansion to deal with you, but I persuaded him to give up the idea."

"Then he asked Lord Imagawa Ryotoshi for the cannon, saying that as long as the cannon is delivered, that would be the day you die."

Shechuan Gang said that he didn't know what a cannon was, and Wei Wu believed it, after all, the Japanese pirates didn't have such a thing.

As for the words that followed, Wei Wu was too lazy to listen. They were all nonsense said just to save his life.

The key issue now is that if we want to know where these big cannons came from, we can only start from Imagawa Ryotoshi.

Now Wei Wu only cares about two issues.

1. How many artillery pieces did the Northern Muromachi shogunate have?

Second, did they master the manufacturing process of artillery?