Chapter 8: Benjamin (39/109)
In a small and inconspicuous port somewhere north of the Principality of the Bald Eagle, Ryuji is brought to the front of a fat man.
This fat man was wearing an English wig on his head, and he looked chubby like a judge or a politician, but Liu Zhi could feel that the one in front of him was not so simple.
The look in his eyes full of wisdom and the faint aura on his body showed that he was an extraordinary being, and he was also a transcendent person with a profession.
After seeing Yanagi, the fat man glanced at Yanagi up and down, and then looked at the man who brought Yanagi.
The man immediately began to introduce, "This is Sandru Crusoe, a shipbuilder, he encountered a storm at sea, built a boat on a desert island and escaped, I have seen the boat, the level is very good." ”
As the man spoke, he pointed in one direction, and Ryuji's boat was also towed, after all, if you want to join this shipbuilding team, you must either have a reputation, or you have to come up with your own work.
Yanagi's boat is the best work.
However, this fat man did not go over to look at the ship, the ship had already been towed to the port, and he could go over to see it at any time, he just introduced it naturally.
"My name is Benjamin Starck, the owner of this shipyard."
At this time, the man who brought Ryuji added, "Lord Benjamin's great-grandfather was Mr. Franklin, and he inherited Mr. Franklin's intellectual strength, and was an expert in physics, electricity, mathematics, optics, and thermodynamics.
He is also our biggest merchant, and it is rumored that he inherited Mr. Franklin's scepter of lightning and money. ”
Stark?
Liu Zhi always felt that this surname was a little familiar for some reason, which was a point he was curious about, as for the surname Franklin, Liu Zhi didn't want to complain more at all, and the reputation of Mr. One Hundred Knife was known to the world.
As for why the Franklin family supported the North, it is actually very understandable, Franklin himself was a person who advocated the abolition of slavery, and if he was still alive, he would probably be one of the people behind the abolition of the North.
Thinking of this, Liu Zhi knew that the south had lost unjustly.
Among the three founding heroes of the Principality of Bald Eagle, except for Washington, who did not explicitly state the abolition of slavery, the other two have mentioned the idea of abolition, and in this extraordinary era, one or two hundred years is not the limit of the life of those who are strong.
No one knows whether they, who are hidden behind the scenes, will make a move at a critical moment in the war, just like in the First War of the Gods, a few saints who said that they would not make a move bullied the small with the big and fought four to one.
So from the beginning of the war, the South was already pushed to the fate of losing and losing.
Thinking of this, Liu Zhi couldn't help but think about it, is his choice to join the Southern Army really good?
At this time, Benjamin had already seen Liuzhi almost enough, and at the same time, he had also seen the ship that Yanagi had built, and even how he built the ship almost understood.
But the more this happened, the more surprised Benjamin became.
Because he could see that Liuzhi's ship was completely because the materials were not good, and he was in a hurry, otherwise, with Liuzhi's level, he should be able to build an extraordinary-class ship.
How could Benjamin not be surprised by this situation.
You must know that in order to build ships this time, they have found all the shipbuilders of the entire Bald Eagle Principality, and there are only four of them who have reached the level of extraordinary shipbuilders, plus he is such a close to a legendary shipbuilder, a total of five people can be regarded as stars in the shipbuilder circle of the Bald Eagle Principality.
Now that there was suddenly an extraordinary-level shipbuilder, and he hadn't heard of it, how could this not make him think about it.
So Benjamin couldn't help but turn his head to look at Ryuji.
"Mr. Sandru, how did such a powerful shipbuilder come here?"
"Me? I'm a super-class shipbuilder, but as you can see, my craft is all traditional, I can only build sailboats, but now it's the world of steamships, I've seen it, my sailboat craft is useless, I just want to find a place to live well. ”
Listening to Liu Zhi's explanation, Benjamin also believed a lot, after all, their research on steamships has gone beyond sailing ships a lot, and it can be said that in the future, it will really be the world of steamships, and even if the craftsmanship of sailboats is strong, it is useless.
But now it was a good opportunity, and the ship they were going to build was not a steamer, but an old sailboat.
The design drawings are the design drawings of the Mayflower that set the Mayflower Convention.
This was Benjamin's idea, and he was going to use events that represented the influence of law and individuals on the founding of the country to lock the anchor point of the Duchy of the Bald Eagle, so as to concentrate the luck of the Duchy of the Bald Eagle against the axe that was taken away by the south.
The Mayflower is a British three-masted ship with a total length of 19.50 meters and a maximum width of 7.95 meters.
Most shipbuilders can build independently, but if you want to build a transcendental ship, you need the cooperation of many people, plus the command of a transcendental shipbuilder.
As for the Legendary-class three-masted ship, it will require several transcendental shipbuilders to work together, and everything must be done down to the next level.
Even the materials used to build ships require extraordinary materials.
And the number of shipbuilders of this level is quite rare, so by participating in this plan, Liu Zhi will definitely get some benefits.
But now the question is time.
Ryuji only has less than sixty days to go, and he doesn't know how much fashion it takes to build this ship, and what does it have to do with him after this ship is built.
Perhaps seeing the change in Ryuji's face, Benjamin was also a little puzzled.
However, he still smiled and said: "You don't have to worry, a covered ship is not a secret, we will not detain you, as long as you can help us build the ship, there will definitely be all kinds of benefits for you." ”
Liu Zhi didn't directly mention what benefits he wanted, because mentioning it was equivalent to agreeing.
He just said, "I want to see the cherry trees first, and I need to see how far I'm going." ”
"Look at the cherry trees first?"
"Yes, if the cherry tree was freshly cut down, then I'm sorry, I can't put it off if it takes years of work."
Ryuji spoke his mind.
Benjamin laughed when he heard this, "Then you don't have to worry, we have special people to handle the materials, and what we need now is a shipbuilder who will put the materials together." ”
"Take me to see it."
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