However, the messenger could not say a single reason, but only that it was a good thing. (That person was sent by Beigang, and he received a message from Kaohsiung, but he didn't know the inside story)

Okay, then let's see what happy things I, Uncle Chen, have to surprise labor and management?

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His fleet arrived at the Kaohsiung Military Port, but before entering the port, he could not help but be overjoyed when he saw the situation in the port from the telescope, and shouted one after another: "Quick! Fast! Fast! ”

The last two of the four third class battleships sold to him by the British arrived!

The two battleships are just moored in the harbor, and they have been replaced with the military flag of the Southeast Province, just one word!

Yan Changwu's flagship arrived at the side of the melee battleship, and after relying on the help, Yan Changwu couldn't wait to jump up to see what was going on.

It's it, it's really it!

The sturdy oak hull exudes the scent of freshly made wood, the sails on the open-air deck are orderly, and the 24-, 12-pounder, and 6-pounder guns on the double-deck are well-made with an alluring metallic sheen that Yan Changwu loves!

Britain had good trade relations with the Southeastern Province, so the battleship made by the British was not ambiguous, it was a battleship in good condition, with a total of 70 guns!

Once it bursts out, it's 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, saw its everywhere, and it took half an hour to land on the shore to go to the Overseer's Mansion.

The Overseer's Mansion was halfway up the hill, just up the hill from the docks, and at the door, he was greeted by three men.

Two red-haired fans, plus Chen Xinji.

One of them was a middle-aged man, whom Yan Changwu knew was Mr. Hagen, the aide-de-camp of Sir Simon Fox, the commander of the British fleet.

The other red-haired fan is unknown, he has Mediterranean hair, a bare head, a beard, and a silver velvet dress, which looks like an artist in appearance and dress.

Threesome, this red-haired fan is in the middle!

Chen Xinji is the second person in power in the Southeast Mansion, and they all stand aside, and Yan Changwu knows that the person who comes is extraordinary.

Sure enough, Mr. Hagen introduced: "This is Mr. Phineas Pate, our master shipbuilder in England!" ”

When it comes to 17th-century British warships, people naturally think of the "Prince Royal" and the "Sovereignty of the Sea", the designers of these two famous ships turned out to be a father and son! The illustrious Pate family left their mark on the history of British shipbuilding.

Built in 1608 at the Woolwich Dockyard in England, the "Prince Royal" had a three-tiered gun deck with a displacement of 1,200 tons and 55 guns (second to none at the time) and was later refurbished to carry 92 guns.

As for the "Sovereign of the Seas", which was to be built in 1637, it was larger than the "Prince" and was also a battleship with a three-deck gun, with a displacement of 1,500 tons and a length of 232 feet (about 70 meters). More oak wood was needed for shipbuilding than could be supplied by the forests around Kent and Sussex, and timber had to be brought from Northumberland, 400 miles away.

There were 104 guns on board. (20 doors 60 pounds, 8 doors 30 pounds, 32 doors 18 pounds, 44 doors 9 pounds), with terrible firepower. The ship is luxuriously decorated and finely carved, which is the crystallization of the shipbuilding industry at that time and is amazed by the world. Up to nearly 90 guns, built by Peter Pate, the son of Mr. Phineas Pate.

Mr. Phineas Pate (1570-1647) was a strange man, the founder of the "Pate Dynasty" in the history of shipbuilding, born in Dietford, England, and his father Peter Pate (the same name as his grandson) was also a naval engineer, but not much of a reputation at the time.

As a young man, Phineas Pate entered Emmanuel College, Cambridge University, and in 1601 he was appointed assistant naval shipbuilder in Chatham by the English navy.

Not only good technology, but also a man, at the beginning of 1604, he gave Prince Henry of England a delicate ship model, the prince brought back to the palace, was found by King James I of England ship model, to see the extraordinary maker, the king appreciated Phineas Pate, since then he has soared, his career has been the British royal family financial aid, but also won the king personally awarded the royal medal.

In 1607, Phineas Pate presented the king with a model of a three-deck battleship, the king was very happy and ordered the construction of a three-deck battleship, and in 1608, the "royal prince" laid the keel, which was officially commissioned in about 1613, and England entered the period of three-deck battleships.

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Needless to say, after Mr. Hagen only told Yan Changwu that "Mr. Phineas Pate built the 'Royal Prince' with a three-story gun deck", Yan Changwu was in awe of him, and it is not difficult to understand why Chen Xinji, as the master, has to pay tribute to the master shipbuilder!

You must know that Yan Dashao's current largest battleship is only a second-story gun deck, which already makes him excited!

When everyone enters the Overseer's office, Yan Changwu finds that it has been renovated, similar to the French style, and displays the trophies of the four great wars he fought: the seal, pistol, and flag of the First Dutchman (Dayuan Island); the ship model, steering wheel and ship clock obtained from the Second Battle with the Dutch; Then there are the flags, seals, sabers, models, etc., which killed Xu Xinsu and destroyed the Fujian sailors, proudly showing his great achievements to outsiders.

Moreover, the tea set used is also Jingdezhen's first-class porcelain, and the tea used is the top Longjing.

In the past, Yan Da Shaokong had a great reputation, but in fact he lived a simple life, he was willing to spend money on equipment and the treatment of officers and soldiers, but he was satisfied with the big road goods in the market, which was strictly incompatible with his status, after all, he was a big hero who defeated the Dutch!

Chen Xinji approved the money to renovate the Overseer's office and replace it with better equipment.

Everyone sat down, and Mr. Hagen first apologized, and then explained why he did not send two battleships to the southeast province in time last year.

Because the Dutch forbade the passage of these two giant ships through the Strait of Malacca!

Since the Dutch intended to start a war with the Southeastern Fleet, they naturally would not allow the battleships to join the Southeast Fleet, so the Dutch would not even have to fight.

A good reason, but the real reason is that the Dutch governor of Batavia, Carpenter, sent a commissioner to India to negotiate with the British, thinking that the British had armed the Ming too much!

Although there are contradictions between the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Spain and Portugal in the red-haired fan, there should be a bottom line, that is, you must not help other races other than Caucasian people to stand up!

No matter how hard the Caucasian people fight, they are still in a rotten pot, arming other races, and the power given is too strong, I am afraid that it is possible for all Caucasian people to be driven out of Asia by the Southeast Province, it is too dangerous.

The British in India were persuaded that they would not deliver on time, and now they pushed the excuse to the Dutch, Yan Changwu believed it.

Why did they rush to deliver ships after the defeat of the Dutch?

The Southeast Province has fully demonstrated their strength, they can't blockade, they can't fight, it's better to go with it!

Anyway, India will not be able to hit for a moment.

I'm not afraid of 10,000, I'm afraid of what if, don't give the two giant ships to the Southeast Mansion, what if the Southeast Mansion is angry and doesn't do sugar business with the British?

At first, the British did business in East Asia, but they were actually defeated, they could not enter the Ming Kingdom, and they were defeated by the Dutch in the Japanese Kingdom, so they had to bury their heads in the Asan area, and the Asan had Ganges water and cow dung, and nothing else, and the British had a very hard time.

Cane sugar, milk sugar, and rum from the southeastern province have become their big business, and recently they have imported tea for India, West Asia, and even shipped to Russia (the Russians are beginning to like sugar), and the trade volume is millions of taels of silver, and the amount is growing, and the British do not want to lose such a big business!

Or is it something very outrageous, the Dutch sold battleships to the Southeastern Province? Or did Spain sell battleships to the Southeastern Province?

The British know too well the Caucasian personality, and Yan Changwu is right, calling them "staunch patriots"!

As for the arrival of Master Phineas Pate, it is to travel with the ship and observe how to build ships better in the ocean voyage, which is just the right time to make amends, and the British are willing to export the shipbuilding technology of battleships to the Southeast Province!

Otherwise, it would be difficult to satisfy Yan Changwu with other things.

As for whether battleships made with British technology will hit India, that is a matter for later!

The British still have a lot of arrogance and are not afraid of the Ming people.

Sure enough, Yan Changwu Long Yan Dayue asked Phineas Pate for advice!