Chapter 195: Genius help me
However, the person who was sent to deliver the letter couldn't tell one reason, only that there was a good thing. (That person was sent by Beigang, and he received a message from Kaohsiung. I don’t know the inside story.)
Okay, let’s see what happy event my Uncle Chen has, and give labor and management a surprise?
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His fleet arrived at the Kaohsiung Military Port, but had not yet entered the port. Seeing the situation in the port through the binoculars, he couldn't help but exclaimed, "Quick! Quick! Quick!"
The last two of the four third-tier battleships sold to him by the British have arrived!
The two battleships are just parked in the harbor, and they have been replaced by the flag of the Southeast Mansion. Just one word is cool!
Yan Changwu's flagship approached the battleship. After leaning on to help, Yan Changwu couldn't wait to jump up to see what happened.
It's it, it's really it!
The sturdy and durable oak hull exudes the scent of newly made wood. The sails on the open deck are in order. The 24-pounder, 12-pounder and 6-pounder guns on the double-deck are well-made, flashing an attractive metallic luster. Yan Changwu can't put it down!
Britain has good trade relations with the Southeastern government, so the battleship the British man-made is also unambiguous. It is a battleship in good condition, with a total of 70 guns!
Once it bursts out, it is enough to send any enemy into the sea!
Even though there were two warships of the same class before, Yan Changwu still lingered on the ship. After seeing it everywhere, it took half an hour to go ashore to the Warlord’s Mansion.
Warlord’s Mansion is located halfway up the mountain, from the side of the dock up the hill to the avenue, and at the door, three people greet him back.
Two Hong Maofans, plus Chen Zhongji.
One of the red hair fans is a middle-aged man. Yan Changwu knows him as Mr. Hagen, the adjutant who visited the British Fleet Commander Sir Simon Fox.
I don’t know the other red hair fan. He has Mediterranean hair, shiny head and beard. He wears silver velvet clothes. He looks and dresses like an artist.
threesome, this red hair is in the middle!
Chen Zhongji is the second person in power in the Southeast Mansion. They all stand aside, and Yan Changwu knows that the people are extraordinary.
Sure enough, Mr. Hagen introduced: "This is Mr. Phineas Pate, our shipbuilder in England!"
Speaking of British warships in the 17th century, people naturally think of the "Prince Royal" and the "Sovereign of the Sea". The designers of these two famous ships were actually a father and son! The distinguished Pate family has left their footprints in the history of British shipbuilding.
The "Royal Prince" was built in 1608 at Woolwich Dockyard in the United Kingdom. It has a three-story artillery deck with a displacement of 1,200 tons and 55 artillery (it was second to none at the time). It was later renovated and rebuilt. Loading up to 92 artillery, this battleship is the masterpiece of Mr. Phineas Pate.
As for the future "Sovereign of the Sea" to be built in 1637, it is larger than the "Prince Royal" and is also a battleship with a three-layer gun deck, with a displacement of 1,500 tons and a length of 232 feet (about 70 meters). The oak wood needed for shipbuilding exceeded what the forests near Kent and Sussex could supply, and the wood had to be transported from Northumberland 400 miles away.
There are 104 artillery pieces on board. (20 doors 60 pounds, 8 doors 30 pounds, 32 doors 18 pounds, 44 doors 9 pounds), with terrible firepower. The luxurious decorations and fine carvings on the ship are the crystallization of the shipbuilding industry at that time, which is amazed by the world. At most nearly 90 artillery pieces were built by Peter Pater, the son of Mr. Phineas Pater.
Mr. Phineas Pate (1570-1647) is an inexperienced man. He is the initiator of the "Pate Dynasty" in the history of shipbuilding. He was born in Dietford, England. His father Peter Pate (with his grandson The same name) was also a ship engineer, but he didn't have much reputation at the time.
Phineas Pate entered the Emmanuel College of Cambridge University when he was young. In 1601, he was favored by the British Navy and appointed as an assistant to the naval shipbuilder of Chatham. He was talented. , In a mission to perform maintenance of the fleet, others took three months, and he completed the work in only six weeks, which was fast and good.
Not only is his technique good, he can also be a human being. In early 1604, he gave the British Prince Henry an exquisite ship model. The prince took it back to the palace. The ship model was discovered by King James I of England. He saw the extraordinary craftsmanship and appreciated by the king. Phineas Pat, since then he has been so prosperous, his career has received financial aid from the British royal family, and also received a royal medal from the king himself.
In 1607, Phineas Pate presented the king with a model of a three-deck warship. The king was very happy and ordered the construction of the three-deck warship. In 1608, the "Royal Prince" laid the keel and officially entered service in about 1613. Britain entered the period of a three-layer gun deck battleship.
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Needless to say, Mr. Hagen only told Yan Changwu, "Mr. Phineas Petr he built the three-layer gun deck of the "Prince Royal". Yan Changwu respected him and it was not difficult to understand why. As the master, Chen Zhongji must pay tribute to the master shipbuilder!
You need to know that Young Master Yan’s largest battleship now has only the second gun deck, which has already made him ecstatic!
Everyone entered the Overseer’s Office, and Yan Changwu found that it had been renovated, similar to the French style, displaying the trophies of the four wars he fought: the first Dutch (Dayuandao) seal, pistol, and flag; the second time with The ship model, steering wheel and ship clock obtained by the Dutch at sea battles; and the flags, seals, sabers, models, etc., to kill Xu Xinsu and destroy the Fujian Navy, proudly showing outsiders his great achievements.
The tea set used is also the first-class porcelain in Jingdezhen, and the tea used is the top-quality Longjing.
In the past, Yan Dashaokong had a reputation as a young man. In fact, he lived a simple life. He was willing to spend money on equipment and treatment of officers and soldiers, but he was satisfied with the popular goods on the market. He has strictly not matched his status. After all, he defeated the Netherlands. The great hero of man!
Chen Zhongji approved the money to redecorate the Overseer’s Office and the equipment was replaced with better equipment.
Everyone sat down, Mr. Hagen apologized first, and then explained why the two battleships were not sent to the Southeast in time last year.
Because the Dutch banned these two huge ships from passing through the Strait of Malacca!
Since the Dutch intend to go to war with the Southeast, naturally they will not allow the battleship to join the Southeast Fleet, so the Dutch don’t even have to fight.
Very good reason, but the real reason is that the Governor of Batavia of the Netherlands, Carpenter, sent a commissioner to India to negotiate with the British, thinking that the British had armed Mingren too much!
The Dutch, British, Spanish, and Portuguese in the red hair fan, although everyone has conflicts, but there should be a bottom line, that is, do not help other races other than the white people to stand up!
No matter how white people fight, they are still in the flesh, arming other races, and the power they give is too strong. I am afraid that all the white people will be driven out of Asia by the Southeastern government. It is too dangerous.
The British in India were persuaded that they would not deliver the goods on time. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com now pushes the excuse to the Dutch, and Yan Changwu believes it is true.
Why did you come to send off the ship after the Dutch were defeated?
Southeast Mansion has fully demonstrated their strength, they cannot be blocked, cannot be confronted, it is better to follow them!
I can't reach India for a moment anyway.
Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just in case, don't give the two giant ships to the southeast government, if the southeast government gets angry, don't do white sugar business with the British?
In the beginning, the British did business in East Asia, but they were actually defeated. They could not enter the Ming Dynasty. They lost to the Netherlands in the Wa country. They had no choice but to bury themselves in the Asan area. Asan had water from the Ganges River and cow dung, but nothing else. The British People are also very miserable B.
Cane sugar, milk candies and rum from the Southeast Province have become their big business. Recently, they have imported tea for marketing in India, West Asia, and even shipped to Russia (Russians are beginning to like sugar). There are millions of taels of silver in the trade. Well, the amount keeps growing, the British do not want to lose such a big business!
Or something very outrageous happened. How about the Dutch selling battleships to the Southeast Palace? Or does Spain sell battleships to the Southeast?
The British know too much about white people, and Yan Changwu made a right comment, calling them "firm patriots"!
Hurry up and send the ship to your door. As for the arrival of Master Phineas Petter, he is traveling with the ship to observe how to better build ships during ocean voyages. It is just right to apologize. The British are willing to export the shipbuilding technology of battleships to the Southeast. House!
Otherwise, other things will hardly satisfy Yan Changwu.
As for whether battleships made with British technology will be used to hit India, that is a matter for the future!
The British still have a lot of arrogance and are not afraid of bright people.
As expected, Yan Changwu, Long Yan Dayue, ask Phineas Pate for advice!
