Chapter 211: The Fate of the World (19)
Smoke and rain on the London River...... The view is only a few tens of meters.
Li Ao looked out through the window, and could see nothing on the river.
At this time, no one will set sail unless it is a small boat, unless there is an emergency.
He made himself a pot of tea and savored it in a small teacup, feeling that the water here really didn't taste as good as the water of the Badao River.
The Governor of the Second Junior discussed with him that he was going to use a white man to open a high-end teahouse in the city of London, and he could also sell coffee at the same time, so as to serve as a place to collect all kinds of intelligence information.
It's a simple request, and it shouldn't be taken seriously for him...... However, the delay in the return of the people he sent to collect intelligence on the Soviet-British war is a bit disturbing.
He doesn't like things not to be in his own hands, and he doesn't like not to know the actual situation.
He was thinking that the man he had sent out had come back with the information he needed.
Li Ao took out a small notebook and wrote down the key points while listening.
But when he heard William Wallace's name, he was stunned.
Is there such a clever thing in the world?!
When he heard again that William Wallace had invented a stone cannon and could fire something that could explode, he stopped writing.
This must be that guy!
He must have learned how to make black powder!
Moreover, the whole of Europe has not yet learned the method of firing from stone cannons...... In addition to the Great Song Dynasty, only the army of the Hui people used this item.
Li Ao was happy after listening to the whole information, it turned out that that guy led people to occupy York City...... Now the whole thing has changed, because that guy is a citizen of the Federal Empire!
Li Ao's fingers flicked desperately on the coffee table, and the order of the Governor of the Second Junior had to be changed.
He didn't want William Wallace to be wounded in the Anglo-Soviet war, not only because he was a citizen of the Federal Empire, but also his friend!
Overseas, it is rare to meet white people who can understand the culture and civilization of the East very well.
He thought about it for a while, and immediately wrote a letter to the second governor of Liberty Island, deciding to change his plans...... His reasons are strong, and supporting William Wallace will be of greater benefit to the future of the Federal Empire!
If he unifies the islands of England...... The benefits speak for themselves!
He didn't have time to listen to the reply of the Governor of the Second Junior Governor, and with the intuition of the arms dealer, he was sure that his change would be agreed!
He immediately gave another order to set sail for his three-masted ship, and the fog on the river was a little heavier, just in time, and there would be no congestion.
The crew of the three-masted ship raised the sails cleanly, and with the wind and the current, they sailed out to sea......
What they didn't know was that their arrival had brought about a huge change in England's shipbuilding technology, making it the first region in Europe to emerge from the age of sailing.
The London shipyard is located downstream of the London docklands and is home to about a thousand shipbuilders...... In addition to the shipyards in the East, the largest shipyard in the world is in the Italian region of Genoa, where it is said to have about 10,000 workers.
The Governor of the Second Governor's sea ship and Li Ao's ship shocked the entire city of London, and the director of the London Shipyard personally visited the Governor of the Second Governor.
He admired the five-pitched schooner that could sail against the current without the need for an oarsman...... I didn't think that he could kill him before, but he could also make the sails move, and he could use the wind from multiple angles!
And you can turn with ease!
He also took skilled workers to carefully observe the entire sea ship and drew the structure of the whole ship...... The Governor of the Second Little Governor has no intention of hiding anything, the reason is very simple, unless he doesn't want to use other people's labor in the future, and he doesn't want to engage in mutual trade with others, he will definitely have frequent exchanges, and some techniques will be learned by others sooner or later!
If you learn it, you may be able to use their skilled workers in the future.
Of course, the Governor of the Second Lieutenant also built his own shipyard on Liberty Island, and the backbone technicians were all brought by him from the Liuqiu Shipyard, and for other physical or ordinary jobs, he would naturally recruit white workers.
As for the slaves that were bought, they were better suited to agricultural production.
The London shipyard tried to start building a three-masted sea ship of the Oriental type...... It's certainly not an easy thing to do, although they're just trying to make it up.
At the same time, the new business district also attracted merchants from the City of London, especially when the construction of the riverfront docks began in the business district.
From Roman times until the present day, London's docklands are located on the banks of the river and the London Pool between the City of London and its opposite south bank, but it has not been a target for thieves because it has no facilities to protect the cargo carried during loading and unloading and the cargo on board.
Incidents of lost and damaged goods by merchants in London are common...... And they can only consider themselves unlucky, because no one will compensate the merchants.
And the porters who worked in the London pools were granted privileges by the city of London to work in weighing and porterage, but they charged high fees and were corrupt, often extorting small merchants.
The construction of the so-called commercial district has given new hope to many small businessmen...... They asked around about the features of the dockland area in the business district.
They were overjoyed when they heard that the dock area in the business district would be managed in an oriental-style gated manner...... There are also many small boat owners who have indicated that they will also dock here in the future.
Of course, this series of changes has not yet entered Li Ao's small book, and he is not interested in it.
His three-masted sea-going ship left the mouth of the London River and went out into the sea, where he once again went straight to Scotland.
In the drizzle, William Wallace silently marched to their hometown with his peasant rebels.
He had to withdraw from York on his own initiative, if it was not possible to advance, and if it was not possible to attract the English army to bleed...... Occupying York City would be a self-defeating act.
Fortunately, they did not suffer losses during the siege, and the warehouses of York City provided them with a large amount of military and domestic supplies.
After taking York, William Wallace ordered his soldiers not to rob the common people or harass the common people.
William Wallace said that we must behave more civilized than the English soldiers, and if the soldiers start to rob, sooner or later they will become a bandit army and lose their great fighting power...... This is what a great king of the East said.
But the public storehouses of York City must be opened, especially the property of the royal family!
Those supplies were only a small compensation for the Scots.
Since the peasant rebels also confiscated many four-wheeled wagons to transport supplies, their march was fast...... Some people are happy because they think they have gained a lot; Others are worried that their hometowns will be sacked by enemy troops.
William Wallace looked melancholy into the distance as he walked, wondering what would happen to the selfish Scottish nobles after facing the weight of the English army.
He really felt that for a long time, it was the disunity of the Scots that gave the English a chance.
If only he could beg for the help of the army...... But it was just a dream.
The island of Liuqiu is too far away from here for the great king of the East to set his eyes on here.
At this time, someone came to report him, saying that an Irishman had come to take refuge.
Little Walker searched the fellow carefully, made sure he didn't have any weapons, and brought him to William Wallace.
The guy's eyes were rolling wildly, and at first glance he was a flexible person.
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