"The underwater parts of the Type 854 and Type 901 ships, as well as the H-800 ship, do not have longitudinal mine protection walls and mine protection belts. Even if the wooden hull is hit by dozens of kilograms of black gunpowder, it will be enough."
"Should we consider mine defense issues for all subsequent models?"
"It's not a bad idea..."
"I would say that all-iron armored ships are the future direction of naval construction. It has now been proven that wooden-hulled warships are not unchallengeable in this time and space."
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Wu De coughed: "For such unconfirmed things, don't discuss follow-up plans."
"I think, Xiao Jiang, you overestimated the risk of Paul spreading military technology to the entire Europe, which is a bit unfounded. After all, we are the only one who controls the industrial power of the system. No matter how hard he jumps, he can't change the sky."
After listening to Jiang Shan's report, Wen Desi said: "However, we should pay attention to the intelligence that the Spanish, under his influence, strengthened the Philippines' defense and maritime power. Do you have any further information that can explain whether the Spanish authorities can take Paul
How far will the armament plan go? For example, after the implementation of Operation Hunger, will the Manila government still have enough silver to pay for the military expenses of updating weapons and building fortresses?"
"The impact of the robbery of the silver ship is not small, but the substantial blow to the Philippine rulers is not as big as expected." Jiang Shan looked at a stack of materials in his hand, most of which were reports written by Weiss, and some were from the Portuguese in Macau.
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"The tobacco monopoly decree imposed by the governor, coupled with the collection of gambling taxes and leasing land to the Chinese, made a lot of money for the colonial government. In addition, they conquered more natives than in history and attracted more Chinese.
Immigration. So now the colonial government's revenue in both tribute and poll tax has increased a lot compared to the past. Another interesting point is that Manila's demand for mercury, a commodity usually imported from China, has greatly increased.
"
He pulled out a telegram: "Three weeks ago, a Portuguese merchant ship from Macau unloaded 119 cans of mercury in Manila. Each can was about two gallons. The governor ordered a group of hard labor prisoners to be escorted to Palawan Island.
Mining mercury mines, and even postponed the plan to send troops to Zamboanga and build a castle. Despite this, he continued to write letters requesting that more mercury be shipped from Peru to Manila."
"From the fact that the Spaniards imported a large amount of mercury and started to mine local mercury mines, it is obvious that they were not trying to make mercury fulminate - they did not need so much mercury to make mercury fulminate. They must have planned to use the mercury amalgamation method to extract gold and silver. You must remember the report
Mentioning a recent grand celebration in Manila to celebrate the victory in wiping out the Ilocos rebels." Noticing President Wen's slight nod, Jiang Shan continued: "In fact, the areas conquered by the colonial army included the most important gold mines in the Philippines.
Baguio. The Spaniards have long known that rock gold and placer gold are produced there..."
"He is really smart to use other people's wallets to prove his own worth." Mr. Wen seemed to be saying to himself. "Haiqi-where is the Esmeralda now?"
"It is undergoing routine maintenance at the Bobu Naval Shipyard. After the renovation is completed, it will return to Manila, bringing a new batch of cargo."
"I personally support the Navy in providing support for the field operations of the Intelligence Bureau, as long as it is within the capabilities of the Navy," Mr. Wen stood up from behind the conference table. Jiangshan knew that this was a sign of the end of the meeting, "Who can build semi-submarines?"
The Japanese who built the rod-type mine boats are also interesting, which is quite interesting.”
Shlick tiptoed across the garden path. Since he had experienced several "love lessons" from his owner for trampling on the flower beds, he began to imitate Mimi's brisk steps. In the eyes of others, he was like a mule trying to
Learn to walk the cat walk. Early in the morning, bursts of gunshots suddenly rang out from behind the villa, which was a great disturbance to Shlick, who was focusing on pointe art. He was so frightened that he almost fell down on the steps.
The newly built carriage house occupies the courtyard wall on the east side of the villa. The original stable behind the house was converted into a shooting room according to the count's order, and a verandah with a pergola was added outside. Schlick is now standing in the shooting room.
In front of the steps of his house, the intoxicating aroma of sweet wine and the terrible smoke of gunpowder mixed together and spread in the early morning air. A major life-threatening question kept swirling in his slow mind - whether to walk up or not.
The master is up there. He is dressed like a bold and uninhibited captain, with a white silk shirt with an open collar. His breeches are tightly tied around his waist with a buffalo leather belt. He holds a wine glass in one hand and a spring revolver in the other, talking to the mayor.
The couple and a group of officials were chatting and laughing. The door was open, and Schlick could see the wooden statues in the shooting room that were all messed up and missing heads and legs. He didn't know that the count used this Tagalog handicraft as a target.
Yes, but what his dull mind thought was: if he made his master unhappy at this time, he would most likely end up like the pile of tattered puppets that fell on the ground.
"No, my dear Sebastian, Lord Vananova is right," cried Captain Pilar, with his legs on the coffee table and a loose spring-loaded musket on his knees, and he drank.
He drank a lot of wine and said loudly with a hint of drunkenness: "I'm not saying that the liver is not important to people. I have killed many enemies with my own hands, and many people died in front of my eyes. No, don't think I'm talking about niggers and pagans.
Raw. It's the same for the Dutch, French, Saxons, English, and even the Spanish. If the liver is pierced by a spear or shot through, it will be painful, but it will not be fatal immediately. Some people look like
He is dead. In fact, he just couldn't stand the pain and fainted. To end a person's life and pain, the fastest and most merciful way is, as the count said, to let a lead bullet penetrate the heart, or to remove it with a steel knife.
Get rid of this heavy burden on your shoulders."
"But Aristotle -" Sebastian de Andrade wanted to go on.
"Throw away your Aristotle, give up your scholasticism," Pilar drank a large glass of sherry brandy in one breath. "Seeing is believing. Let me talk to you about natural philosophy. Five years ago I
I had a sword fight with a friend. Yes, that Catalan man once had my friendship. I pierced his liver with my sword. The guy was shaking all over in pain, but he didn't fall down or die.
He cut my arm with his backhand. He was carried home and died a week later, and I was sent here. What? You don't believe me but what Aristotle do you believe? Let's let the facts
To clear up your doubts, the count has swords and pistols."
Weiss Lando called a local maid and whispered instructions to add wine to the captain. After he was completely drunk, he put away all the guns. This kind of party where guns and swords were played was very popular among the officers, but it was impossible to do it.
Fortunately, something might happen. Although the villa is just a small arsenal, in addition to modern weapons, rifles produced by Lingao, Navy No. 12 shotguns, and customized new .45-caliber revolvers are all available. But he always only takes spring wheels.
The gun was used to deal with the guests.
The mayor and his wife were sitting on the balcony. Weiss noticed that Mrs. Isabella was showing a hint of impatience. He was about to order the servant to get some iced soda. When he turned around, he saw that his black slave was at a loss.
Standing in front of the steps.
"What happened?"
"Um - uh," Shlick finally remembered what to say: "Miss Mimi, please go to the kitchen and take a look, because the eggs - um, the cake is baked -"
"Mimi," Alfonso teased Weiss, "is this the lady's name or the cat's name?"
"If you get an Escudo, I bet it's a beautiful little female cat."
"And he makes his nest in the count's bed every night."
"Everyone, I'm sorry to sit here for a moment," Weiss waved her hand in response to the laughter, "I'll come as soon as I go, the servants here really don't teach people to worry about it."
"I heard that His Highness the Earl has a wheeled repeating pistol in his collection. If it would be a reward, I would like to——" The mayor failed to finish his request, and his wife cut off the words.
"My dear, I think we have seen enough of the gun shows, and heard enough of the bloody and horrific talk," Mrs. Isabella cast a bored look at her husband, stretched out her hand to the count, and laced her
The sleeves fell to his shoulders, revealing a strong white arm, "Many people say that your room is completely made of Chinese porcelain. Can you please satisfy the curiosity of a poor woman?" Weiss saw the market.
There was a look of helplessness on his long face, and he began to show his signature smile.
"You are probably referring to the bathroom. I'm afraid the curiosity caused by the overly exaggerated rumors will make you very disappointed." Weiss gently held those fat and short fingers, "Please follow me."
"Find someone to go to the bathroom and help that stupid Iberian woman use the toilet. Keep an eye on her and don't let her wander around." Weiss said to Mimi, "Now tell me, what happened?"
"The observation post discovered that the Spanish were transporting cannon to the Fortress of San Antonio."
Most of the single-family buildings built by the Spanish in the colonies had towers. The towers of the villas were raised by one floor during renovations. In the best weather, the observation post can even see ships entering and leaving Port Cavite. The special reconnaissance team is divided into
The two teams took turns performing security missions above. Weiss first saw a team member with his back turned to him, holding a telescope for observation, and another sitting close to the observation window. There were sandbags piled in the window to hold the aiming device in his hand.
Mirror of the Mosin-Nagant rifle.
The observation post monitors the surrounding situation 24 hours a day, and is no exception at night - they are equipped with night vision equipment, which can be turned on in an emergency. With this team on duty, Sir Lando's sleep at night is much more secure. (Unfinished)