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The moment Zhou Wu returned to the South China Sea, he was stopped by Kenjiro's men.

"Master Zhou."

A samurai with his hair in a topknot knelt before him.

“You’re one of Kenshiro’s men, I know you.”

"Thank you for remembering me, sir."

The warrior felt his soul ascend to a higher level when he heard that a nobleman of Zhou Wu's stature actually remembered someone as insignificant as himself.

"Why did you come to the South China Sea alone when you weren't with Kenshiro?"

"I am here on the orders of the lord to seek help from Lord Zhou."

Having just finished being excited, the samurai's face immediately filled with grief and indignation when he spoke of his lord.

"Request for reinforcements? Didn't Kenshiro just buy a batch of muskets?"

In Zhou Wu's mind, although the mysterious forces in Japan had acquired matchlock guns, Kenjiro also had matchlock guns that he had sold to him. They were evenly matched, so why would they ask for help again in such a short time?

“Lord Zhou, if it weren’t for the matchlock guns you sold us, we probably wouldn’t even have had a chance to call for help.”

"so serious?"

Zhou Wu began to take the other party's words seriously. Based on Zhou Wu's understanding of Kenjiro, Kenjiro was quite capable, but why was he so easily forced into this predicament?

"Initially, after we obtained the arquebus from the adults, we began to fight back. The other side probably did not expect that we also had arquebuses, so they were caught off guard. However, this victory only lasted for half a month before it was broken. The other side somehow acquired several ships. Although they were not as powerful as the adults, they could basically roam freely on the Fusang Sea."

"That's not right. So what if the enemy has ships? Firearms have very limited offensive capabilities on ships, unless they have cannons."

"Yes, sir, the other side does have artillery."

"what!"

Zhou Wu was no longer calm. He could barely accept the appearance of the matchlock gun, but the appearance of the cannon was quite unexpected.

Are you sure it really is a cannon?

"I saw it with my own eyes. Although it is not as powerful as your cannons, there are indeed cannons on that ship. One of our generals was even killed on the spot by the cannons."

Zhou Wu's mind was a bit blank right now. He was trying his best to piece together the information he had received. The enemy's new warships had cannons. Although they were still inferior to his own, it meant that the enemy had the ability to develop firearms. This was not good news for Zhou Wu.

At this moment, Zhou Wu had already decided to kill. Clearly, the mysterious force capable of building ships and cannons had seriously threatened Zhou Wu, and even the entire Great Dragon, which forced Zhou Wu to take it seriously.

"Go and rest first, I understand."

"Please, sir, you must help our leader."

"I know, you can go down first, I'll make some arrangements."

"Yes."

The samurai bowed respectfully and then withdrew.

. . . . . . .

Zhou Wu convened key figures in the South China Sea region to discuss how to handle and deal with the current situation.

"Is there anything important, sir?"

Seeing that the core members were all gathered together, Benbo knew that there must be something important to discuss.

"Please sit down first. I'll talk to you all at once when Madam Lin arrives."

Because Lin Niangzi was at the naval base, which was the furthest from the city, she arrived a little later.

"I'm sorry, sir, I'm late."

Speak of the devil, and he appears; Madam Lin rushed in, sweating profusely, apologizing as she entered.

"Sit down first, have a drink of water, it's just the right time for everyone."

"Thank you, sir."

While Lin Niangzi was pouring water, Zhou Wu explained why he had gathered everyone together.

"A messenger was just sent by Kenjiro Fusō."

"Sir, are we buying weapons again?"

Deng Yuanliang is in charge of trade, and Kenjiro is now considered a major client of Deng Yuanliang.

"No, it's a call for help."

"We need help! Didn't he just buy a batch of muskets from us?"

Everyone in the South China Sea knew Kenjiro and was aware of his background. Zhou Wu privately called him a nouveau riche.

"That's what I thought at first too. It was because of the mysterious forces in Japan that they suddenly acquired firearms, which disrupted the balance of the local situation. That's why I considered selling firearms to Kenshiro. But I never expected that the other party would now have warships and cannons."

"what!"

"impossible!"

"artillery?"

Upon hearing Zhou Wu's words, everyone expressed surprise and disbelief. After all, muskets were one thing, but cannons were not something that could be made just by wishing for them. Even Zhou Wu had spent a long time researching and experimenting before he was able to create one.

"Everyone, stop questioning it. This news is absolutely true. Now, what we need to do is figure out how to respond to Kenshiro's plea for help."

After this question was raised, everyone fell into deep thought.

Although fighting is a matter for soldiers, in principle, it should only require Zhou Wu, Niu Er, and Lin Niangzi to discuss it.

However, the situation in Japan is somewhat special. Kenjiro is a major customer of the South China Sea's arms trade, and in Zhou Wu's words, he is also the spokesperson of the Great Dragon Kingdom or the South China Sea in Japan.

The so-called spokesperson is someone who helps the South China Sea or the Great Dragon plunder the wealth of Japan. So how exactly does one plunder the wealth of Japan? Naturally, it's through war. War requires weapons, food, and other daily necessities.

Although the people of Fusang lived in poverty, Fusang was not short of money. Zhou Wu's target was the large silver mines and other metal mines.

The current chaotic situation in Fusang is appropriate, but now one force is about to unify the entire Fusang, which is not what Zhou Wu wants to see, because it does not conform to Zhou Wu's plundering strategy.

"Tell me your thoughts."

"Brother, what I mean is, let's just send troops and wipe out Japan. That's all our territory."

Zhou Wu automatically filtered out Niu Er's words, not expecting him to offer any useful ideas.

"My lord, I think we can help Kenshiro appropriately. After all, it won't benefit us if they make peace as soon as possible. Although our two countries are not adjacent, we are still neighbors. They are currently preoccupied with war and have no time to attend to other matters. But once they are truly unified, based on my understanding of the Fusang race, they are an extremely ambitious and aggressive race."

Although Madam Lin didn't finish her sentence, everyone understood what she meant: they should help, but not all of them; they should just let things continue in this chaotic state.

"My lord, my thoughts are similar to Madam Lin's. We can take this opportunity to sell some more weapons, such as cannons. The same applies to muskets. Since the other side also has cannons, can we also manufacture some that are slightly inferior in performance to our current cannons and sell them to them?"

As expected of Deng Yuanliang, he can think of doing business in everything. However, he did give Zhou Wu a heads-up, which is worth considering.