Now the souls of those officials have been hooked by Zhou Yu, and they have even forgotten that their task is to follow the vine and destroy the plan of the Japanese invasion!

However, Li Mi found a breakthrough again, these shipwrights are all veterans, so they just need to go inside and outside the ship to take a look, and they should have a conclusion.

Sure enough, the captain of the ship led Li Mi to one of the ships, and then said to Li Mi: "Boss, take a look, what is this?" ”

Li Mi squatted down and saw that there were several shallow circular recesses in the corners of the cabin, as big as a sieve, there were more than a dozen of them, and the color and newness were lighter than the rest of the ship's plank.

Li Mi is a detective, and he has also studied traces, so he looked at it at this time, touched the edge of the recess, and saw that there was a rope left next to it, and immediately said.

"It's... This is where the water storage jar is placed? ”

The boss of the boat originally wanted to show off, but he didn't expect Li Mi's eyes to be so vicious, and he was also a knowledgeable person!

"The poor master is wise! That's where they put the water jar. ”

"We searched for these ships, they are all small boats, and there is not even a freshwater cabin on the ship, so it can't be a long-distance ship, it can only be a small sailing ship near the sea, the Japanese call it a Hayasha, the ship is light, fast, suitable for plundering, and is usually carried on a distant aircraft carrier ship..."

When Li Mi heard this, he couldn't help nodding: "That's it, these are the vanguard of the Japanese Invaders, with this kind of feather yaksha that comes and goes like the wind, it is also reasonable, can the elder brother calculate the approximate location of the mother ship?" ”

The ship's boss looked a little solemn, and after a while, he discussed it with the shipwrights, and Li Mi couldn't help but feel at ease, fortunately he gave benefits, otherwise how could they be so dedicated?

The ship's boss and many shipwrecks for a long time, and finally showed embarrassment, and said to Li Mi: "This hull has been inspected, but I want to know how far this ship can go, and see how many supplies he can carry..."

"The islands in this radius are like stars, even if you know the approximate distance of the voyage, it is difficult to determine the direction and specific location, but these pirates come and go freely, there must be charts on the ship, if we can get their charts, we can confirm the location of the mother ship and even their lair!"

"But these widows have moved everything to the cottage, we have to go in and have a look, you see..."

Li Mi said that he was also overjoyed, at this time the Ming Dynasty was already at the peak of foreign exchanges, not to mention anything else, during the Wanli period, the famous missionary Matteo Ricci was preaching in Nanjing at this time, and Catholicism already had many believers, and Xu Guangqi of the Ministry of Rites had worked with Matteo Ricci and other missionaries to translate some Western scientific books, which is the proof.

These Italians and Portuguese, the navigation technology is already very advanced, although the sextant has not yet been invented, but they have used the astrolabe to the sea, otherwise these ghosts would not have been able to cross the vast sea and come to the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, this is also due to Zheng He's voyage to the West to open a great route in human history, so that these foreigners can come to the land of China to see the prosperity of our Great Celestial Empire.

However, due to the limited level of science and technology at that time, the surveying and mapping technology was low, and the nautical chart was the most precious and confidential thing.

Just don't underestimate the wisdom of the ancients, during the Wanli period, my Chinese genius had already drawn a map of the whole world, that is, the map of the world at that time, and now it seems that compared with the maps of later generations, the gap is not very big, at least the outline of the world has been depicted!

These would-be robbers must have moved the charts and supplies to the cottage, Li Mi may not be able to understand these things, but these ship bosses must be fine!

As long as you find these, you will be able to find the mother ship of the Japanese and even their lair, and then you will be able to get ahead of them and catch them before they invade the coast!

Thinking so, Li Mi took the ship's boss and the boatmen ashore without any hesitation.

The sergeants guarding looked at Li Mi at this time, and their eyes and posture were different.

When Li Mi first came, he was just a person with a knife by Wu Weizhong's side, but later they found out that Wu Weizhong actually gave Li Mi a knife, and a soldier like the Wave Dog was respectful to Wu Weizhong, and these soldiers were naturally polite to Li Mi.

Moreover, at this time, a major incident happened in Polong, and the officials went crazy one by two, and elite talents from all walks of life were constantly escorted up.

Li Mi successfully brought the boatmen to the cottage, at this time there were many literati and scholars and masters from all walks of life gathered on the mountain, which were all heads or grandmasters, all of them were full of style, all gathered in front of the Guandi Temple, squeaking and chattering, like a vegetable market as lively.

Li Mi didn't bother to go over to get involved, and led the boatmen to the back mountain.

Many caves were dug into the mountains behind the mountain, and these caves were the places where the Japanese people stayed and settled, and their supplies and even the guns on the ships were stored in these dry caves.

The so-called snake has a snake road, ants have an ant road, the same people who work hard at sea, the way of thinking and living habits are almost the same, and even among these boatmen, there are many who have been fake widows, and they are very clear about the survival methods of the widows.

The shipwrights did not live up to Li Mi's expectations, and soon found the supplies, and through the statistics of the supplies, they also deduced the approximate location, but the nautical chart did not find it.

At this point in the investigation, Li Mi is actually very satisfied.

As for the charts, as the most important, secret, and precious thing, they must be placed on the leader of the Japanese vanguard.

All the pirates died in the Juyi Hall, and the corpses of the leaders of the pirates were examined, and it is very likely that the pirates will be found.

If the servants didn't find out, then it could only be taken away by Zhou Yu's guy, no matter which possibility, Li Mi was confident that he would get the chart, and he would be seven or eight points sure of this matter!

Although he gave the boat boss some tobacco, Li Mi still gave all the silver on his body to the boatmen.

These shipwrights also knew how important this information was for the extermination of the Japanese invaders, and gave Li Mi a lot of reminders, which can be described as a collective effort and brainstorming, so that Li Mi also had a new understanding.

After all, this is the back mountain warehouse, and there are many sergeants guarding it outside, but it is actually in a sealed state, and ordinary people are not allowed to enter.

It's just that Li Mi is under the guise of investigating the case, and these guards know better than the people outside what Li Mi Shicai has done, and where they dare to stop Li Mi.

However, the boatmen were thoroughly searched before they were all released.

In addition to all kinds of materials, there are also a few ship-borne guns and a lot of solid shells in the cave of the Japanese Treasury!

Li Mi knew that the Ming Dynasty had already promoted firearms, and the pirates of the same period in the world had also begun to equip themselves with artillery and muskets.

Li Mi, who came from later generations, was very interested in these self, and he was not in a hurry to go out at this time, so he walked around the cave.

Just as he was about to leave, Li Mi found that next to the wooden box of shells, there was a box that was smaller, and the surface exuded a misty luster, which should have been painted.

Li Mi was also curious, so he opened the long box, but found that it was full of sawdust, and there was a three-foot-long wooden arquebus lying there!

Although the arquebus technology is a little backward, the production is very exquisite, and the wooden tray is carved with irises, inlaid with gold patterns, which looks very gorgeous.

Compared with swords, Li Mi is naturally more inclined to firearms, after all, he may suffer a loss in swords, but he doesn't dare to say that he is a sharpshooter, and he is definitely a good player!

Although the accuracy of the arquebus at this time was very poor and the firing range was not good, Li Mi's heart was also happy.

However, the guards outside are extremely tightly guarded, and these are all things of the Japanese Kou, which will be filled into the public treasury in the future, although everyone's attention is on the Juyi Hall, and then Zhou Yu came out, taking away everyone's attention, these things should not have had time to be registered, but this musket can't be hidden at all, Li Mi has the intention to take the sheep by hand, and he can't take it out.

Although he regretted it in his heart, Li Mi still picked up the musket in the end, and he wanted to have a good time.

But when he picked up the musket, he found that there was a shorter box under the musket!

When the box was opened, Li Mi's heart suddenly burst into joy!

Because there is an antique gun with a short handle hidden inside!

This old gun is also iris gold, heavy mahogany, unpainted, full of primitive simplicity, Li Mi can even smell the aroma of wood!

This long-handled old gun is a little more advanced than this long-handled arquebus, because it is not an arquebus, but a flintlock pistol!

Although it is still a front-fill antique, it does not need to be ignited by the arquebus, but is detonated by flint, and the firing time is more accurate than the arquebus!

These muskets are all for pirates, the range is not good, and they are filled with scattered bullets such as iron sand, but they are still powerful to shoot at close range!

Li Mi didn't think much about it, so he tied the antique gun to the inner thigh and hid it, picked up several packs* and bullets, and put them away.

When they arrived at the entrance of the cave, those sergeants also wanted to search their bodies as usual, but Li Mi deliberately hung the Yinzi Qijia knife on his waist, and when the soldiers saw this knife, their faces suddenly changed greatly, and they changed their faces to a smile, and let them go respectfully!

Li Mixin said that although he was not good at swordsmanship, his master Wu Weizhong was kind enough to give this Qi family knife, which was almost equivalent to the existence of a pass in the army.

Of course, it is enough to see how respectable the Qi family army was in the army at that time, even if the old general Qi Jiguang is no longer there, the Qi family army has also changed its appearance, and the scenery is no longer there, but a Qi family knife can cause such respect, and people have finally not forgotten the Qi family army who spilled blood on the battlefield!

After leaving the cave, Li Mi walked towards the Juyi Hall, and the clerks of the Torture Hall had been busy registering the belongings of the deceased, in great detail.

If you look through it yourself, I don't know how much time it consumes, when Li Mi was in the Torture Hall, he worked with the calligrapher, and many of the data of the map analysis method at that time were sorted out and summarized by these calligraphers, and the other party saw Li Mi, even if he was busy, he also said a few words to Li Mi.

With such a statement, Li Mi was not polite, and deduced that Song Zhiwei needed to investigate the case, so he asked the bookmaker to help find the record, but unfortunately he didn't find anything like a sea chart.

However, the follow-up is still being sorted out, and there are too many corpses in this righteous hall, and there is no result for a while.

Li Mi had no choice but to put it down for the time being, and told the calligrapher that if he found it, he must inform him as soon as possible, and only after the calligrapher agreed, Li Mi walked in the direction of the Guandi Temple, and he didn't know if Zhou Yu had a sea chart hidden on his body.