"I heard that the Sea Pearl almost wiped out all the British troops?" In fact, Alphonse didn't know the outcome of the battle, so he had to make up his words.

"We destroyed four of their three-masted sails and several sloops, and killed hundreds of British pirates. Adding the results of the Seagull, the British pirates must have lost more than half of them." Arnal replied confidently.

Tao, seemed very satisfied with the result.

Alphonse made an estimate and found that the British had only lost about 100 rapid-fire cannons; but last time he sold him hundreds of rapid-fire cannons, which was really a mistake: these British people who were searching so hard actually returned the result.

I want to use the rapid-fire cannon I bought from myself to rob myself of my money!

Just wait, as soon as your ship is in place, hurry up and transform it into an armed merchant ship. If you have nothing to do, go wandering in British waters, kill every pirate you see, and kill the British dogs first!

"This is already an amazing result." Alphonse asked with a smile: "After all, we are a civilian artillery workshop, and we can only produce artillery with a maximum caliber of 16 pounds;

But Your Excellency Juan is my friend, and I think I can try to provide some convenience; I mean, will Your Excellency Juan's next flagship cruise through Calais?"

"This, it's more difficult to say. Your Majesty the General will still attack British pirates next, and the specific cruise route will be arranged by the Admiralty." Arnar thought for a while and replied.

"It doesn't matter. I know the configuration of most of the British second-level battleships: usually two gun decks plus an open deck, with 26 32-pound guns, 26 12-pound guns, 14 6-pound guns and 4 3-pound guns.

Cannon;

I think that Lord Juan's flagship should also have corresponding power; but in fact, the 12-pounder gun is not powerful enough, and the 32-pounder gun is overpowered;

I suggest that Your Excellency Juan's flagship be configured with 26 24-pound guns, 26 16-pound guns and 18 rapid-fire guns. I can be sure that this kind of combat effectiveness will definitely exceed the combination of 32-pound guns and 12-pound guns." Alphonse

Smiled.

"Why are you so sure? A 32-pounder cannon can easily penetrate a ship's hull at a distance of 800 meters, and a near miss within 50 meters can cause great damage." Arnar did not question why Alphonse told him this.

things,

Instead, he analyzed the power of the artillery combination mentioned by Alphonse: "The power of the 12-pounder gun is within 300 meters. When the two ships come close, the 12-pounder gun can severely damage our warships with its rate of fire and accuracy.

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"It is true, but you have overlooked a very important issue, which is that the rate of fire of the 32-pound gun is too slow, and the hit rate beyond 800 meters is too low;

The power of the 12-pound cannon is only within 300 meters. Just imagine that your warship rushes to within 500 meters of the enemy and fires a salvo with the 24-pound cannon and the 18-pound cannon;

At a distance of 300-500 meters, you are using 52 artillery pieces against the enemy's 26 artillery pieces. The number is twice that of the enemy, and the shooting speed is also twice that of the enemy. When the enemy hits you with one shot, you should also hit it.

The enemy fired at least two artillery shells.

As long as you continue to cause double or even quadruple damage to the enemy, the enemy will not be able to escape the fate of defeat! And when you enter the combat distance within 300 meters, then believe me, just stick up and fight at 30 meters, which will be more helpful to you.

." Alfons said with a smile: "Having said that, we can only design and produce 16-pound guns, but if it is only a small amount of unknown design of a 24-pound gun, I think there is still a way to do it.

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"How do you plan to do it?" Anal asked in pursuit.

"The cannonballs used by the Navy are lead bullets. The 24-pound cannonballs are actually not as big as the 18-pound iron bullets, so the caliber does not need to be changed. The only things that need to be changed are the gunpowder endurance and the barrel length." Alphonse smiled.

Said: "In this way, I can produce the artillery you need within the caliber of civilian artillery."

"Uh..." Arnar didn't know how to refute it for a moment. The 16-pound caliber artillery not only wanted to fire 18-pound shells, but also wanted to modify it to fire 24-pound lead bullets?

Alphonse didn't intend to convince the other party now, he just told the other party deliberately; as long as Baiserion Juan asked about this matter, Anal would naturally tell Baiserion Juan, and then Baiserion Juan would tell him.

Juan will naturally mention it to himself...

After taking Arnar back to the house, Alphonse immediately asked Alfred to send the money he brought to the bank. After all, the 150,000 livres he subscribed for needed to be deposited into the merchant alliance account as soon as possible, just in time to take the lead.

Start the construction of the new wharf and new wharf area!

"Zach, how many pieces of mirror have you delivered?" Alphonse went to the backyard and found Zach who was making a mirror.

"I went to get 4 pieces of glass this morning and only made two mirrors. I just sent 5 pieces of glass and only made three mirrors. Someone came and took away all 5 mirrors right away," Zach pointed out.

Pointing to the other four pieces of waste glass thrown there:

"The rest of these are unusable and have to be sent back to Old Al tomorrow. I have only polished a piece of mirror since yesterday. Do I want to hand it over to the person who comes to pick it up?"

"No, keep those for our own use." Alphonse shook his head and said: "You should just follow the rhythm I told you. You only do so much every day, and there is no point in urging; we can't let others find you.

Making a mirror is very fast, you know?"

"I understand, I won't tell anyone." Zach nodded quickly.

"Well, you can grind the glass slowly. The first mirror you make is yours." Alphonse smiled again, turned around and quickly went to the annex next to the main building to find Baiserion Juan.<

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"Your Excellency Juan." When Alphonse entered the small hall on the second floor of the annex building, Baiserion Juan was standing in front of the window of the small hall with his hands behind his back, looking at the pier and the sea in the distance.

"Mr. de Moller, please sit down, what would you like to drink?" Baiserion Juan turned around and asked. In fact, there was only a bottle of wine next to him; his guards were cleaning the room for him, and Arnar had just

When I came back, I probably went to take care of the room I would stay in next.

"Red bar." Alphonse smiled and sat down on the sofa next to him.

"This is the wine we brought back from Spain, produced in Castile and Leon." Baiserion Juan took a glass, poured a third of the glass for Alphonse and handed it over:

"Have a taste."

"Thank you." Alphonse took the wine and took a sip. The taste was delicate and smooth, but the wine was long-lasting and strong. After drinking it, it left a fragrance on your lips and teeth, with endless aftertaste. It was clearly a vintage wine with excellent texture!

"Very good, at least 20 years of aging, right?" Alphonse put down his glass and asked with a smile.

"The wine of 1636, the distillation technology invented by the Dutch just arrived in Spain that year; this batch of wine was the first batch of red wine distilled and stored in glass bottles." Baiserion Juan replied.
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"Really? Then I want to try it again." Alphonse smiled. In fact, his taste is just like that. If he can drink vintage wine, his wine tasting is at the limit. If he is asked to taste any vintage, it will be as good as the sky.

It’s still difficult.

"You are different from every businessman I have come into contact with. Not only are you young, but you don't seem to have much to spend money on." Baiserion Juan sat down opposite Alphonse: "I go to sea.

Before, my father asked me why I went to sea? What do I want on the sea? I will go to sea after I figure it out. What about you?"

"From a certain perspective, I belong to this sea, but I will sail on the sea a little later than you." Alphonse was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile:

"You are right. I don't have much money to spend at the moment, but there are many places to use money;

The Lord brought me to this world, and naturally he has His arrangements. I hope to leave my mark on this world."

"Leave your mark on this world? This is a good pursuit." Baiserion Juan laughed: "This is also my pursuit. I set foot on the sea to leave my own mark.

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"Honor the dream." Alphonse raised his cup.

"To the future." Baiserion Juan clinked glasses with Alphonse. Maybe from this moment on, the two of them will be friends.

"Originally, my plan was to buy a piece of land in Ostend and then build an artillery workshop and dock; we could design a high-quality artillery piece, replace the artillery and modify the warships for the Spanish Navy in Ostend." Ah.

Fang Si chuckled and said:

"The British stole my tinderbox and tried to attack our ship. Sooner or later we will have to fight the British."

Baiserion Juan first turned his head and glanced at Alphonse, then nodded and said nothing. He just took a sip of wine, indicating that Alphonse could continue.

"But according to the information you provided, my country does not want me to provide you with large-caliber artillery; I have no intention of treason, and I think your country cannot wholeheartedly trust a traitor." Alphonse shook his glass and said, "So I

We will not develop and provide military caliber artillery until the Spanish Netherlands can no longer trust it."

"Can I understand that you want me to stay in the Spanish Netherlands?" Byserion Juan finally replied.

"It would be best if you could serve as the governor of the Spanish Netherlands and the commander of the naval branch." Alphonse smiled and said: "Then I guarantee that you will not only get an excellent 24-pounder gun, but also an independent gun in the future.

A 32-pounder gun belonging to Spain."

"You can arrange the design of a 24-pound gun or even a larger caliber as soon as possible. As long as the design is completed, I can pay a sum of money to buy the blueprint no matter what. If it performs well and you need to continue to improve it, I will add more money."
Chapter completed!