Chapter 397
2020-11-02
Chapter 397 New Privateers
But.
Alwin needs to think carefully about who to transfer this batch of slave contracts to.
Even if it is only limited to the Kingdom of Phalatis, there are six Imperial Family colonies, two owner colonies, and three autonomous colonies, for a total of eleven colonies.
No matter which colony, there is a huge labor shortage in the present when the development is less than a hundred years at most.
Anuma slaves have a lazy nature in the bones, but slave masters have long learned how to manage them.
With its robust physique and tenacious life force that can adapt to various environments, it has always been a hot commodity in the slave market.
If you make good use of it, you may be able to exchange for other benefits other than Golden Lion for yourself, even more than the value of their lifelong slavery!
As for taking part of the Anuma into their privateer fleet?
Well, Alwin never had that dangerous idea
Spoils of war aside from these slaves.
In the eyes of Alwin, the second most valuable harvest is not the [Portrait·Lucky gold coin] that has been installed on the “Morning Star”, but the batch of two-masted mixed-sail slave ships !
Because the four main battleships in the privateer fleet are already full as the pirate crew grows, every extra day of idle crew is a huge waste.
It’s just the cost of the fleet and can’t create value for itself.
But with this batch of small sailboats, at least the problem of the future main pirate ship in the privateer fleet is solved.
On the surface these ships are not worth mentioning compared to the cruisers and battleships in their hands.
But in fact, in the current sea raiding activities, this faster small warship is the real main force!
It is not easy to capture a large merchant ship with the strength of a small fast ship without a transcender-level captain, but the sea wolf pack tactics can be used.
When the bald eagle just founded the country and was blocked by John Bull.
In order to break the game and carry out a peer-to-peer war, only a total of six heavy cruisers such as the “Constitution” were launched.
As the main force of the privateer, it was the small privateer “Brigantine” brig (more advanced than the Jackdaw, which is also a two-masted).
This is the pinnacle of the design concept of sailing pirate ships before the launch of the steam ironclad. Like the heavy cruiser, it is also derived from the special design of the bald eagle for John Bull.
Brigentine-type brig, usually 210 tons, armed with one 24-pounder and six 6-pounders. Exactly like these slave ships, they were brigs, with the foremasts having cross-sails and the main-masts rigging.
Its main feature is that it adopts a streamlined V-shaped cross-section hull, and the tail section has a deep draft, which improves longitudinal stability and speed.
In addition, it is easier to operate the sails than ordinary cross sailing boats, and the professionalism and number of sailors required for sailing are greatly reduced.
These hull design features represent the most advanced ship design ideas of the time, making the Brigantine one of the finest clippers of the 19th century at Blue Star.
And on the basis of the existing ordinary brig, you can use the “living spirit transformation light” to re-pinch the boat!
It’s just two-three hundred tons of small boats, and I didn’t expect them to last long. Even if the structure of the boat may be broken after pinching the boat, it is completely acceptable.
“However, it is best to have a group of professional craftsmen cooperate with me, otherwise it will be too laborious to handle eight slave ships and one Level 5 ship.”
Thinking of this, Alwin rubbed his chin, thinking of the next home for the Anuma slave in his hand.
Sail collar.
Ta Ta Ta
A tall youngster in a straight general’s uniform, wearing a cloak and a gilt command knife hanging from his waist, led by the Steward of the Aymore family, walked. Enter the majestic family castle.
“Your Excellency General, please come in.”
The Marquis Yuanfan family still retains the tradition of its great nobles.
After the initial settlement of the colony was completed in that year, he rebuilt his military castle on this foundation, and it was located in the Far Sail City.
In other words, Yuanfan City was built on the basis of this castle.
The main body is a towering fifth layer fortress-style building, built with large blocks of granite.
With its urns and tall towers as military installations, there are of course stables, small caves, Martial Practice Stage, and everything a castle should have.
A river, the Egret River, which runs across the city, “just” flows past the castle gate, adding another layer of defense to it.
Although it looks a little out of style with the bustling Far Sail City, the new continent on danger lurks on every side is very necessary.
If it weren’t for financial constraints, the pioneers of Early-Stage would have liked to build every city like this to protect against the dangers everywhere.
Normally speaking, a castle that exists as a military fortress can’t help but disappoint in terms of living comfort.
However, this Orange Leaf City Fort, which belongs to the Elmore family, is obviously an exception!
Walking in it, Alwin did not feel the dampness, coldness and darkness in the large military castle building at all, and felt comfortable as if each step was stepping on the breath of spring.
Compared with the subtropical weather outside the castle, the temperature and humidity are like two worlds.
And when he completely entered the main building of the Orange Leaf City Castle, this feeling was even stronger, and even his sensitive wizard was a little scared.
This feeling comes from the rune spells that are found in every corner of the castle!
When I realized this, I couldn’t help but stagnate with Alwin’s wind and rain temperament, feeling that I didn’t enter the castle of a great noble, but a wizard with murderous intentions. tower.
‘Marquis Yuanfan’s house must enshrine a powerful wizard! ‘
The steward at Marquis Yuanfan’s house next to him, as if unaware of Alwin’s strangeness, continued to guide him ahead.
“Your Excellency the General, the Marquis is waiting for you in the parlour!”
“Uh ok.”
If you are a penniless little wizard, you are here Where people are knives and I am fish, of course immediately turn around and run.
But now, although his status in the kingdom is far from that of His Excellency the Marquis, he is the one who should be most worried about his safety when he is on the opponent’s territory.
So, after a moment of hesitation, Alwin walked in calmly.
Walking through the hall, which is not too luxurious, but very artistic and historical.
In the reception room belonging to the marquis on the top floor of the castle, I saw one of the most powerful figures in the entire kingdom colony, the Great Knight Duke Elmore, the governor of Yuanfan.
“Good day, Your Excellency the Governor!”
“Welcome to Far Sail Collar, General Alwin, please take your seat.”
Standing by the window looking out at the quayside , the Marquis, who was making slave delivery in the name of East Lunch Company, turned his head and smiled and invited Alwin to sit on the sofa opposite him.
As a Great Knight with an average lifespan of 150 years old, the Marquis looks very young, wearing a simple aristocratic costume, and has no pretence to face Alwin, a youngster who is about the same age as his daughter.
He even poured a cup of black tea for him by himself, and in Alwin’s flattered thanks, said with a smile:
“During this time, Your Excellency is in the ‘yellow golden sea’. ‘Instead of doing several major events, inspired by your deeds, a large number of youngsters joined the ranks of privateers.
I heard that even armed merchant ships without privateering licenses are looting at sea. The goods plundered by Cyrus, as long as they are willing to pay taxes to the maritime court, will be declared legal without exception.
A wave has been set off in the whole new continent, and there will be those domineering in the future. The Cyrus people are having a headache. He he he ”
Managed as the bridgehead of the kingdom deep into the golden sea, the distant sail leader closest to the Cyrus people, of course the marquis also suffered from those inevitable The guy to deal with is quite angry.
Maybe because of Alwin’s identity, he has been regarded by the Marquis as a character of the same level.
Although they had only passed letters twice before, and this was the first time they had met, they didn’t have the majesty of the great nobles and colonial governors in front of outsiders.
At this time, there was even a slight hint of taking pleasure in other people’s misfortune, which added a sense of intimacy.
“His Excellency the Marquis is overpraised, just because the concept of the Cyrus only I Am Supreme has not changed in a short time.
They are also impossible to watch this situation continue to develop. And indifferent, the strength of the overlord is still not enough to underestimate, we still have to be careful to watch out for Cyrus’ backhand.
Maybe it won’t take long for them to react, Tulip, Sark, Atlan These three patriarch forces must bear the brunt.”
“oh?”
The Marquis’ face was a little strange, standing in this position, he certainly knew more about the famous Alwin than outsiders. Even the “Overlord Disqualification Plan” he has a copy here.
At this time, he did not expect that such a youngster, who had done so many major events and should have been content, still kept such a clear head.
It is obviously not a fluke to be able to go from a descendant of aristocratic children to the present.
“But in any case, because of your series of actions, even our shipyard business has improved a lot.
Even without this batch of slaves, what was stated in the previous letter. There is no problem with the need for excellent craftsmen to transform privateers. If the dock is not enough, we can also provide it.
To be honest, most of the orders we received during this period were small privateers. , what do you want to change it to, our craftsmen are still very experienced.”
In the eleven colonies of Faretis, COSCO and Fordmont have the most developed shipbuilding and shipping industry, and in France The colony occupied by Letis, the eastern part of the new continent, happens to have a wide distribution of white oak, which is very suitable for shipbuilding.
Although it is not as good as the Southern Continent treasure tree bay specialty iron oak can be used to build Level 2, Level 1 battleships, and even have extraordinary materials to build Legendary battleship.
But it’s perfectly fine to build cruisers or even low-tier battleships.
The Marquis was very generous on this point, and he didn’t even mention the cost of extra ship materials.
“Is that so?”
Alwin had an idea when he heard the Marquis describe the current state of the shipbuilding industry in the colony.
Just like the previous call for a large number of “aspiring youths” to join the privateering business, the advancement of privateering tools will inevitably improve the success rate of looting and the efficiency of the “blood loss plan”.
On the basis of the “Overlord Disqualification Plan” on paper, he has already obtained the rank of brigadier general and a large number of resources that he can mobilize by himself.
If the plan is advanced rapidly under the leadership of oneself, the follow-up benefits will inevitably be endless.
I don’t expect to be in the new continent like Aymore and Pyne, but it should be no problem to return to the situation of the Garriott family’s flourishing period.
Even though Anita and herself have already made great strides on the path of transcendence, it shouldn’t be a new member in a short period of time, but only if you have your own foundation will you no longer be wandering of duckweed.
Blackrock Town, Leopold, Shipwreck Harbor, although these places are of great significance to their sisters and brothers, they are not “home” after all.
Compared with them, it is a private place. The ship-skimming scheme is nothing at all.
During the execution of the plan, every point of the kingdom’s achievements has its own credit, and there is no need to completely care about the temporary gains and losses.
Every point of investment today will be rewarded hundreds of times in the future, as long as you are strong enough!
So, putting down the ceramic teacup in his hand, he said to the Marquis: “Are you interested in a new, faster and stronger privateer?”
With shipbuilding as the fundamental economic pillar The Marquis immediately became interested:
“Oh? You mean the Garriott-type cruiser that the kingdom has begun to secretly build?”
Alwin smiled slightly:
“Unfortunately not. But in the privateering business with the participation of the whole people, maybe it will be more meaningful!”
Thanks to the book friend Shizaki Kuanglang for the reward! Thank you for your monthly and recommended tickets!
(end of this chapter)