Gurkha is a genetic person, good at using cold weapons, and cultivates one for 20,000 yuan.

Seriously, Zhao Hongyu really thinks that the Gurkha people are cheap, although he is responsible for finding a wife and sharing a house, and he has to pay a salary every month, but he doesn't think that he suffers at all.

After all, people are working hard, aren't they?

He still has 2 million yuan in cash on hand, which can train 100 Gurkhas. The template has been formulated, and although the fighters who have been cultivated in batches are not very intellectually good, they still have to pay their salaries on time every month.

Although the Gurkha are very cheap, Zhao Hongyu also knows that it is impossible for him to cultivate the Gurkha indefinitely, in addition to being used as elite warriors, they are also used to 'dilute' Somali Lao Hei's candidates in his 'country'.

And the prompt of the system has clearly illustrated the problem, that is, after the number of non-Chinese genetic people is too large, it will have a great impact on stability.

Therefore, Zhao Hongyu had to deal with it carefully.

"Do we have any room on the ship?" , Zhao Hongyu turned his head and asked Wang Shandao.

Wang Shan nodded: "There are not many places, but it is still possible to arrange a group of people." Shifts stay on deck, anyway, it only takes three days to get to Yaxeli City, Virginia, and there is nothing to suffer. ”

Zhao Hongyu pondered for a while, and immediately used the template to cultivate 100 Gurkha genetic people.

One by one, a hundred bare-bottomed gentlemen walked out of his captain's room and came to the deck, and Zhao Hongyu got a queuing party suit for each of them.

So far, Zhao Hongyu's attaché has reached as many as 420 people.

It's a pity that although the Gurkha mercenaries have it, he doesn't have the classic weapon of the Gurkha scimitar.

Zhao Hongyu had some regretful thoughts.

However, the Gurkha people don't care, in their opinion, as long as Zhao Hongyu's employer gives money, they don't care much about other things.

For those Gurkha genetics who were cultivated in batches, Zhao Hongyu also gave them a reward of 12 silver coins, and also promised to give them a house and a wife.

However, considering that the number of them may exceed 1,000 in the future, he plans to live in a small two-story building with five people, and if it is one person and one building, he is really unable to do it now.

As for finding them a wife, it would be simpler, and there are many more widows in Mohican. At the same time, there are also a lot of sisters from the surrounding tribes, and even some women among the British captives can be considered.

Under Zhao Hongyu's hands, there is no need to worry about finding a wife, and he will not let such a situation occur.

At the end of September, the coolness hits people, and the sea breeze is no longer as gentle as it is in summer.

The trading ships sailed south along the coastline without incidents along the way.

In the first two days of the voyage, the Gurkha people quickly understood Zhao Hongyu's tactics and combat methods here, and the linear tactics of five-stage shooting were not difficult to learn.

At the same time, they also got their own daggers, cross axes and flintlock pistols.

While on deck, these Gurkha people continued to train, and their strength was admired in the heart.

The sea voyage in this era is very boring, but fortunately, Zhao Hongyu is not on a long voyage, otherwise he really can't stand it.

Think about it, when going to sea, the ship has to pack cargo that won't make the crew unprofitable, which will take up a lot of space.

The rest of the space is to store weapons and ammunition, as well as life-sustaining food and fresh water.

A voyage from the Americas to Europe can take 40 days as fast as it and 70 days as slow as it takes, and the average person really can't stand this long ordeal.

During the voyage, an ocean-going ship often encounters rough winds, which can lead to major events. …,

The ships of 1620 were all moved by the wind.

If there is no wind in the middle of the voyage, you can imagine what will happen.

And that's not even the most serious.

The biggest headache is the problem of fresh water and food, which is what makes people scared and afraid.

Therefore, the loss rate of sailors on the ocean-going ships in 1620 was staggering.

Scurvy and various diseases tormented them, and they had to go hungry from time to time and wrestle with all kinds of hardships during the voyage.

The hardships are far more cruel than imagination and movies.

However, on the ship that Zhao Hongyu himself was on, there was no need to worry about food and illness, because he could buy it from the space-time trader at any time, and it was not a hassle at all.

So, as long as their ships are loaded with enough fresh water, they will be fine.

In the future, if Zhao Hongyu comes up with this thing of mineral water, it is estimated that he will not even need to load fresh water in the ocean-going ship in the future.

At the same time, because Zhao Hongyu has developed the 'effervescent tablets', his ocean-going sailors don't have to worry about not getting all kinds of nutritional supplements, because the effervescent tablets can be soaked in water and drunk, and they can supplement any vitamin ABCD.

It can be said that the life of the sailors under Zhao Hongyu is much stronger than that of the Europeans of this era.

"This is the third day of sailing, and in half a day we will be on the coast east of the city of Yaksari, tell everyone to get ready, I'm not sure if they're going to have another ship at the place now, I don't want to be treated like a pirate."

Early in the morning of the third day, Zhao Hongyu walked out of the captain's room and went to the roof of the attic at the stern, and under the blowing of the sea breeze, he watched the red morning sun slowly rise, dyeing the horizon and sea level with a touch of orange.

Because he sailed along the coastline and did not go very far from land, there were always a lot of seabirds flying around the ship.

When these seabirds are tired, they will land on the top of the pole to rest, and when they are rested, they will rush into the sea to catch fish.

"Everybody's on guard, we're already on the British territory."

Wang Shan shouted loudly.

The 120 Somali blacks who are sailors have long been in place and are at their posts.

At the lookout, the gun emplacement, and the cable, they were in full array, and they didn't need Zhao Hongyu's orders at all.

The remaining 300 marines, consisting of Chinese, Somalis, and Gurkhas, were also on standby in the lounge and on deck.

"The city of Manhattan has been built, and there are a lot of carpenters among the genetics, do you think these carpenters can try to build battleships?"

The sea breeze blew on his face, blowing the ends of Zhao Hongyu's hair continuously.

He hadn't had a haircut for half a year, and his hair had reached his shoulders.

And after the hair grows, there are still some naturally curly waves, which is not so ugly that he has long hair.

The originally delicate face was destroyed by a long scar, which gave him a hint of fierceness.

After more than half a year of living on the American continent, the fat on Zhao Hongyu's body has disappeared, but it has been replaced by angular muscles.

Of course, these muscles don't make him look so uncoordinated, but they give him a strong sense of ambiguity.

Coupled with his black hair and black eyes, coupled with a queuing party uniform, this will definitely cause countless noblewomen and girls to scream and invite on the European continent.

It's a pity that the people on the boat are all big men, although they are all genetically human, their sexual orientation is still normal. So no one will pay attention to Zhao Hongyu's appearance, and no friends will appear.

Hearing this, Wang Shan responded: "This is not uncommon, the carpenters who appeared in the genetic people let them make some furniture, after all, that thing is not very skilled." But if they make a ship like a seagoing ship, I don't think it's possible. ”…,

Yes, the construction of a sea ship is not so easy.

The ratio of keel to frame alone requires a lot of knowledge.

If one of the joints goes wrong, the ship is scrapped.

And the biggest problem is the fear of problems at sea, which is the most important and the most important thing to pay attention to.

Of course, Wang Shan knew what the battleship his leader was talking about, that is, a sea fortress with five poles and 108 guns on four decks, and the main battleship that the British began to build at the end of the 18th century.

"If you don't try, how do you know if the road will work? We can't be too passive, because after we start trading with the British, there will be a lot of ships in Manhattan's ports in the future. And if we don't have our own warships, we will be in a very disadvantageous position in the future. ”

Zhao Hongyu thought far ahead, he knew that after the trade began, not only the British would go to Manhattan, but even the French and Spaniards would go.

And if Zhao Hongyu does not have his own battleship, then he will have no say in the future.

And at any time it can be invaded from the sea!

This is something he absolutely does not want to happen.

Therefore, he has been thinking about this since the appearance of the carpenter.

He wants to build his own ships, and he wants to build battleships that make ox pens, and lead the countries in one fell swoop!

He thought very clearly, if there were ten such battleships, then the Caribbean Sea would be his world.

Although he couldn't think that with ten battleships, he could rule the seas, but he could always take care of the Caribbean.

Zhao Hongyu's words made Wang Shan ponder.

He knew that what his leader said was not wrong at all, and that such troubles would indeed arise after the start of trade in the future. If those old Europeans see that Manhattan City's maritime power is weak, they will inevitably have some not very good thoughts, which can be imagined with their ass.

It's not that they have to think of the Europeans so badly, it's that the Europeans will definitely have ambitions when they see your weaknesses and seek greater good and good.

The phrase "the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit" is very accurate for both Chinese and Europeans.

When profits are doubled or even more than a dozen times, it is not difficult to kill people and set fires.

And if their profits here are large enough, Europe can completely support the state to start a war, you knock out one ship and build two, you kill two and build three, so Zhao Hongyu will be extremely disadvantaged.

In the forests of Manhattan, gold mines are definitely good meat for jackals, and have an absolutely fatal attraction for Europeans.

Although Zhao Hongyu has already established a fortress there, and a thousand-person fortress has also been established in Xidian Town, a military academy in the United States in the future, the Europeans really want to start a national war, and he Zhao Hongyu really can't deal with it.

Therefore, in order to dispel some unnecessary thoughts of the enemy, he needs to maintain deterrence in force.

Only in this way can the Europeans be honest and obediently trade with him without making a moth.

"Chief, you're right, we should give it a try." , Wang Shan, who had thought about it, nodded solemnly, "But we can't give up too much hope, after all, they have no experience in building sea ships." ”

Of course, Zhao Hongyu knew this, but he still hoped that his carpenters would give it a try.

Anyway, there is a lot of wood around, and even if he fails, he will fail.

This is not the same as in the 21st century.

If you build a wooden warship in the 21st, you will have to spend a lot of money on wood alone.

And you don't always have the right wood.

But Zhao Hongyu is different, in the forests around the city of Manhattan, trees that are more than 100 years old or even more than 1,000 years old can be seen everywhere. Seven or eight adults are not without trees in the forest, and they are excellent materials for building wooden boats. …,

At the same time, it doesn't have to waste any of his money, it's quite an advantageous thing.

After listening to Wang Shan's reminder, Zhao Hongyu said: "What you said is right, they have no experience in this area. But even if it fails, there is no pity, anyway, the wood does not cost money, and there is a lot of it around the city of Manhattan. Zhao Hongyu smiled.

"Chief, drink some water."

Wang Shan made a cup of water soaked in effervescent tablets and handed it over, the cup continued to bubble, and there was a 'zizi' bubble sound.

The water, which was originally clear, has turned pale yellow at this time.

Zhao Hongyu glanced down and knew that it was lemon-flavored-

Dividing Line –

Half a day passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, Zhao Hongyu and they could see the city of Yaksari not far away.

Zhao Hongyu put down the monocular in his hand and said to Wang Shan behind him: "There are no ships in the port, it seems that no ships have come here since we left." He threw the monocular in his hand to Wang Shan.

"Chief, we can't get any closer. If we get closer, we'll be within range of the opponent's battery, which is very dangerous. ”

Wang Shan reminded.

Zhao Hongyu nodded: "Put down a small boat and go to a few people to explore the way." ”

Subsequently, the Galen ship slowed down and lowered a small boat at the same time, and the three genetic people were sent as messengers.

Although it had been a month since Zhao Hongyu and the others left, there were still ruins and traces of the battle fought a month ago in the city.

The boat soon docked in the harbor, and when they heard their intentions, the British officials in the harbor immediately brought them before the Governor of the Governor's Palace.

Looking at the delicate set of blue-patterned utensils in the messenger's hand, His Excellency the Governor of Virginia's eyes shone with greed. (To be continued.)

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