Nine Princes Struggle for the Throne: The Mad Prince

Chapter 165 Disgust from Bloodline (Japan)

Two days later.

Liu Feng brought a thick stack of papers to the study.

"Your Highness, these are their statements."

Liu Feng placed the paper on the desk in front of Qin Wu and then continued his report.

"These people come from a place called Wa (Japan). They came here to assassinate our royal family, hoping to weaken our country and wait for an opportunity to attack us."

Liu Feng reported the results of their interrogation to Qin Wu.

Qin Wu never expected to hear the name Japan after being in this world for so long.

You should know that in their previous lives, when they heard this name, the Chinese people were all filled with hatred and resentment towards this country.

It was a hatred that came from the depths of one's blood.

Unexpectedly, after transmigrating, he heard it again, and his disgust for this country rose in his heart, and he had an impulse to destroy this country immediately.

Qin Wu listened to Liu Feng's report while looking at the intelligence report in his hand.

I felt even more disgusted with this country that suddenly appeared.

The people from this country came here with the intention of slowly assassinating all of their royal family members, then disguising themselves as them to rule their Eastern Qin and turn it into their slave state.

They will be enslaved by them for all eternity.

However, they did not expect that after arriving, they would discover that the Eastern Qin royal family was not someone they could assassinate at will.

They also discovered that the strength of Eastern Qin was probably not something they could easily rule.

The main reason is that there are too many Grandmaster-level experts in Dongqin. You should know that there is only one such expert in their own country, Japan, and he only recently broke through.

This led them to change their plans and begin making contact with several princes.

In order to cooperate with them and gain the greatest benefits, they also secretly established an assassin organization to accept various assassination missions.

Assassinating the Grand Princess was one such mission.

"Very well, such a small country is incredibly audacious."

Did you manage to get a nautical chart?

After learning about the situation, Qin Wu wanted to know where this country was located and how to get there.

With a nautical chart, he could find skilled shipbuilders and begin researching large warships.

When the time comes, we'll lead our troops to destroy this Japanese country. Don't they like enslaving people?

Then he will go and enslave their entire nation, slaves for all eternity.

"Forehead..."

When Qin Wu asked about the nautical chart, Liu Feng immediately scratched his head awkwardly.

He also wanted the nautical chart, but he hadn't considered this before using torture, which resulted in damage to their hands.

When he tried to ask for the nautical chart, it was awkward... he couldn't draw it.

"What? They don't want to talk?"

Seeing that Liu Feng was stammering, Qin Wu assumed that he had not been able to get anything out of him.

"No, it's not that. I just didn't think about this before the interrogation. I was just thinking about getting them to confess as soon as possible. That's why I can't draw because my hand is injured."

Liu Feng said awkwardly.

Unfortunately, he had planned to wait until their hands were better before drawing the painting and then handing it over to Qin Wu.

Unexpectedly, Qin Wu asked about it now.

"..."

Qin Wu was speechless after hearing Liu Feng's explanation.

He hadn't expected it to be for this reason; he had thought those people would rather die than reveal the location of their country.

"Never mind, it's alright. Have someone treat their hands until they can hold a pen again, then have them draw separately and compare the results."

"By the way, were the people detained separately?"

Qin Wu could only say helplessly in the end.

There's nothing I can do; my hand is injured and I can't draw. I can only wait.

However, he wasn't in a hurry, since even if they knew the location now, they couldn't get there anyway.

Today, Dongqin has no ships capable of long-distance voyages.

"They were all detained separately to ensure they couldn't collude. However, their language was so different from ours that we spent a lot of effort interrogating them."

"Many of these testimonies are based on judgments made on their reactions, and it cannot be guaranteed that they are completely without problems."

Liu Feng expressed his concerns.

Those people's language really gave them a headache.

“They have lived in Dongqin for so long, they must know our Dongqin language. We should send people to learn it, it will come in handy in the future.”

Qin Wu remained silent.

He did not interrogate these people and did not know what language they spoke.

Even if they spoke the language of that disgusting country from his previous life, he couldn't understand it and could only have people learn it.

Anyway, many of his bodyguards have good language skills, so they should be able to learn it quickly.

"Yes, I will make arrangements now."

Liu Feng accepted the order.

"Go! Oh, and have the secret guards in various places search for shipbuilders. Once they've found some, send them to the coastal areas so they can research ships that can sail long distances. We'll need them in the future."

"And how is the research on gunpowder progressing? Urge them to expedite it as well, so it can be used when attacking the Western Zhou, and it can also be equipped on future warships."

Qin Wu gave another instruction as Liu Feng prepared to leave.

"Yes, I will pass on the word. Gunpowder has been developed, but the cannon that Your Highness wants is still under research. We've encountered some trouble and haven't found suitable materials to manufacture the cannon barrel yet."

Liu Feng reported the progress of the gunpowder project to Qin Wu.

Qin Wu also understood that cannons were not so easy to manufacture, and the iron smelting technology of Eastern Qin was still too backward.

Ordinary iron simply cannot withstand the enormous energy generated by a cannon at the moment of firing.

"I understand. Send people to continue searching for extraordinary individuals among the people to see if they can develop better iron smelting techniques."

Qin Wu had no choice.

He didn't study these things in his previous life; he could only let his subordinates study them slowly.

"Yes, we've been searching all along."

"Your Highness, if there's nothing else, I'll go back to my work."

After receiving the order, Liu Feng prepared to leave.

Qin Wu waved his hand, signaling Liu Feng to get busy.