In early May, a special task force composed of several artisans and Wan Dazhong and his son had already achieved a significant breakthrough and were now busily and methodically completing the final stages of their work.
Qian Sangui, Qian Yeejin, and Qian Yixiu started to discuss who would be the best candidate to deliver the important set of blueprints.
The responsibility of the messenger was immense; they had to be absolutely trustworthy, skilled in martial arts, and able to ride a horse.
Almost without much consideration, the three of them unanimously agreed on one person, Huang Tie, the only one who met all the aforementioned criteria. For this reason, they also had Huang Tie join the "task force," so he could understand the basic structure of the cannon.
