It should be pointed out that the cruiser that Marin refers to is not the missile cruiser that can easily reach tens of thousands of tons in later generations, but refers to the cruiser of the sail era.

Its status is almost equivalent to that of frigates in later generations, and it can also be called escort ships. According to the division of the British Royal Navy in the Age of Sail, it should belong to the fifth and sixth ranks. The tonnage of these two types of battleships is not large, and when the mainstream is already three or four thousand tons of battleships (such as "Victory"), it is only 600~800 tons (fifth-class ships) or 450~550 tons (sixth-class ships). The maximum crew is 250 people (5th class ship) or 180 people (6th class ship).

At present, the main battleship of the North Sea State is actually the later cruiser. For example, the reference target of the 500-ton warship of the Beihai State is the "Constitution" sail frigate of the United States in the future. Don't look at the "Constitution" has a displacement of 2,200 tons, but it is designed for speed, with only a double-deck gun, and it is clearly a large corvette.

This kind of battleship, which gave up firepower for the sake of speed, was naturally considered a fifth- or sixth-class battleship after the 18th century. Because, on a battleship with three gun decks, the number of guns is more than twice as many as yours. But in this era, European warships were generally only more than two hundred tons. Even, under the premise that artillery warfare is not the mainstream, this 500-ton cruiser has become the most powerful warship in Europe.

If 10,000 British sailors were recruited, 55 warships could be used to patrol the seas according to the specification of 180 men per ship. Such a huge fleet can now beat any country in Europe. The premise is that there is plenty of gunpowder......

Because, if the whole fleet fires at the same time, the consumption of gunpowder is extremely staggering......

Fortunately, Marin has already ordered the development of saltpeter in Chile. Once the production over there comes up, then Marin will have the ability to fire infinitely......

When the time comes, 55 top-tier gunboats will be dispatched, not to mention the seizure of pirates, and it will be easy to press the maritime powers such as Spain and Portugal on their doorstep.

Moreover, in the North Sea country, when war broke out, Marin was able to recruit more than 20,000 sailors from among the Frisian fishermen and German fishermen to fight in the war. But the problem is that it seems that the fishermen of the North Sea Country are usually busy with their own affairs, and only gather in wartime. If you don't train in peacetime, you may be rusty in wartime. At present, there are actually only 15 500-ton warships that the Beihai State maintains training and combat readiness in peacetime. Other warships and armed merchant ships were either dissatisfied with their personnel in peacetime, or went out to pull goods (armed merchant ships).

It can be said that these 10,000 English sailors, Marin intends to be trained as a standing army, as a standing armed force for his future domination of the sea. This idea of army building is already ahead of the whole of Europe. At present, except for the 15 warships of the North Sea Country, which are often forced, the rest of Europe is not often used by the navy.

For example, England, a maritime power, hid troops from the people. In peacetime, the English Navy had only officers standing on stand, and there were no sailors. Moreover, those naval officers were usually in inland cities such as London. It was only in wartime that those officers set out for the military port and temporarily conscripted those large merchant ships, and gathered more than 100 large ships and a large number of small ships to participate in naval battles.

Of course, because England encouraged merchant ships to rob French ships. Therefore, the sailors of those merchant ships do not lack opportunities for combat training in ordinary times, and they will not be useless.

But this premise is that naval warfare is still the kind of mode of jumping ships and gangs slashing each other with slices. If it escalates to an artillery battle, those seasoned sailors will be a little blind. Because, in normal times, they are not in a position to practice firing guns on ships. After all, artillery gunpowder is expensive, and gunpowder is so expensive. Those merchant ship owners would never let sailors practice firing their guns casually.

But the cost of building a full-fledged professional navy is too high. Even if Marin had money, he only planned to maintain a fleet of 100 warships in peacetime to oppress European countries. As for the real sea battle, it will definitely be necessary to mobilize merchant ships.

However, the Kirk schooners that were now popular in England were not well adapted to the new type of naval warfare, so the shipyard set up by Marin in Southampton not only built 50-ton medium-sized fishing boats for loans, but also built 250-class armed merchant ships to supply English maritime merchants to adapt their sailors to the new ships. After all, once a naval battle begins, it is also necessary to recruit them for naval warfare......

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Marin built a large shipyard in Southampton and a fisheries bank to lend money and sell salt on credit. At the same time, shipyards and fishing banks were established in the port of Dover in the five-port alliance of England, the port of Plymouth in the west, the port of Bristol in the south, the port of Newcastle in the northeast, and Liverpool, which is now a small town on the northwest coast, to recruit enough English sailors.

While Marlin was in full swing to build a shipyard and recruit English sailors, Angela, who had accompanied him to England, suddenly began to vomit.

Marin was taken aback and took Angela to London to find Dr. Matthew. A pulse, as he expected, Angela is pregnant again......

Angela cried tears of joy because she hadn't been pregnant for more than 10 years since she gave birth to Caesar. She herself was desperate, but she didn't expect that after the treatment of the imperial doctor Liu En, she finally regained her ability to get pregnant.

So, Angela immediately urged to return to China so that she could take care of the baby. This is a big deal, even if Marin has other things, in the face of this big event, he has to give in.

Then, 10 warships gathered in the port of London again to escort the pregnant woman Angela home, and Marin also accompanied her, and kept comforting Angela.

After returning to Aurich, Marin immediately found Liu En, a gynecology expert, and asked him to take charge of Angela's luck recuperation. As for Liu En's cure of Angela's infertility, Marin also gave a reward - the Liu family was promoted to hereditary knighthood and entered the ranks of hereditary nobles.

After being promoted to hereditary knighthood, Liu En was full of energy and fighting spirit. In order to ensure Angela's safety during pregnancy, Liu En not only often observed Angela's pulse, but also personally went out to train several local midwives in Beihai Kingdom.

After all, Liu En is a man, and it is impossible to have too much contact with Angela. Therefore, Liu En needs to send a few midwives with medical skills to help take care of Angela on a regular basis. Their task is to see if the fetal position of the child in Angela's belly is correct. If it is not correct, Angela should be instructed to reposition the fetus through some special movements.

And Marin, too, was not idle. He also began to try to recall some important points of obstetrics and gynecology in his previous life to ensure the safety of Angela's birth.

You must know that in this era, a woman giving birth to a child is gambling on her life. If you are not careful, you will die twice. But in the future, it seems that it is not very dangerous to have a child......

"Why is that?" Marin began to search for some fragmentary memories of his past life......

At first, he thought of a caesarean section. This can indeed reduce the risk of childbirth, but with the current level of medical care, it seems that caesarean section is more dangerous......

Suddenly, the term "lateral cut" came to life from the depths of Marin's memory......

This term seems to have been inadvertently seen by Marin in his previous life when he was watching a certain idol drama, and he didn't pay attention to it at the time. Because, this idol drama mainly tells the story of various bloody plots between several handsome doctors and beautiful female doctors and nurses. And the plot of obstetrics and gynecology delivery is only incidental. So, Marin also forgot about it later.

It was only now that Marin recalled such a term from the depths of his memory. It seems that by lateral incision, the space for the baby to be born during childbirth can be expanded, and the risk of dystocia can be reduced.

However, the cutting knife seems to be quite demanding. Because, after the side incision is cut, it is also necessary to stop the bleeding in time, and sew it up, and pay attention to disinfection. Otherwise, it will also kill the mother. Therefore, this thing needs to be practiced and proficient before it can be used by Angela.

Fortunately, Angela is only a short time pregnant, and she is several months away from giving birth. So, Marlin had enough time for the doctor to try the lateral incision technique......

And before trying it on people, Marlin plans to try it on animals now...... If the test is successful, we will test it further on people......

Then, Liu En and a group of midwives were sent to the ranch......

"What? Let me deliver cattle and sheep, what other side cuts do I have to contact? Liu En, who received the order, was full of confusion - this is too embarrassing, right? The old man is the imperial physician of the palace, and he treats nobles, so you let me be a veterinarian...... Giving birth to cows and ewes? Liu En was so angry that he almost scolded his mother on the spot.

Fortunately, Marin offered a high bounty - 1,000 gold coins for the success of the experiment, and at the same time, canonized Liu En's second son Liu Zan as a hereditary knight (Liu En's hereditary knight was destined to be inherited by his eldest son Liu Tai). Rushing to this rich reward, Liu En had no choice but to pinch his nose and practice midwifery for cattle and sheep......

But Marin knew it was worth it. Because, once the lateral incision test of natural delivery is successful, it can not only ensure the production safety of Angela, but also serve the entire Beihai country.

Once the lateral incision of natural delivery is promoted, giving birth to a child is no longer a ghost door for women. You must know that in this era, the mortality rate of women giving birth to children is as high as 30%, which is extremely terrifying. If the study of lateral incision is successful, many women will survive and continue to have children...... If there is another Nobel Prize in medicine in this era, it is not too much to give a Nobel Prize for a lateral incision......