Gordon personally supervised the installation of each cannon and drove the Jackdaw to the Royal Navy shipyards.

The Jackdaw had many vulnerabilities in previous naval battles that had been simply fixed, and although it had completely stopped affecting the voyage, it was completely unacceptable to Gordon.

There are no dedicated boatmen, just relying on planks to plug the loopholes, and that kind of shoddy appearance is simply compulsive.

It's my own boat, especially since the captain's room leaks every night.

In the Caribbean, the tropical environment makes the wind feel cool, but after entering the European border, the temperature here reaches a maximum of 23 degrees in July, and by September, the temperature has begun to slide to 17 degrees, and the night is even colder, which makes Gordon determined to repair the ship again.

But when the Jackdaw drove into the Royal Navy's maintenance dock, soldiers shouted directly below.

"Get out of here, this is not where you can dock, hey! merchant ships can't dock here for maintenance. ”

The soldier waved his hands, trying to get the attention of the people on board.

And Gordon shouted directly: "We have a license to use it at the Navy Shipyard." ”

Eventually, the ship was forced to dock, and the soldiers rushed up to repair such an unknown captain, knowing that the shipyards of the Royal Navy had never seen any foreign ships, and only accepted orders from the Navy and the East India Company.

The soldier took a stick and a spear, trying to teach the young captain a lesson, until a piece of paper came out and almost blinded the lieutenant's eyes.

He almost fixed his eyes on it, carefully scanned the autograph and seal of Duke Strange above, and then looked at the young man in front of him with great apprehension.

He didn't know where this was sacred, or if it was someone from a big nobleman in the kingdom who could have such great power, could it be the illegitimate son of Duke Strange?

"I'm sorry sir, you have the right to dock here, all put away your weapons for me, Captain Evan Gordon, welcome to the Royal Dockyards. ”

"Lieutenant, my ship will set sail tomorrow morning to complete the top-secret mission that the king has personally ordered, and there is one more thing, I need to build a ship. ”

Lieutenant Gordon, of course, understood what he said, and ordered his men to hurry up the repairs to the shipwrights, although the repairs were not too difficult.

"Come with me, sir. ”

"Wait a minute. Gordon signaled, and then commanded the sailors, "Mickey, take the sailors back to the hotel first, Alan, you come with me." ”

"Good captain. ”

Gordon and Allen followed the soldiers of the Navy to an ornate building behind the shipyard, and in a large room on the second floor, they met the head of the shipyard, Colonel Claude.

The room was filled with Royal Navy men, busy with their work, and the shipyard hardly stopped a day, launching warship after warship to maintain the British Empire's rule over its vast colonies.

Several soldiers were busy reporting the timber purchase, as well as the progress of the construction of the two first-class battleships in the harbor.

At every turn, there were people coming and going, and Colonel Claude was constantly reviewing various documents: "Smith, reply to the East India Company, their ship construction prices are too low, and if they are not sincere, they will leave. ”

"Yes, Colonel. An adjutant walked out with papers, and it was only then that Colonel Claude looked up to see these two strange men.

"Lieutenant, who are they?"

"Sir, they have the permission of the Royal Shipyard signed by the Duke, which we have never met. ”

"My name is Gordon, Evan Gordon, and this is my first mate, Allen. ”

The colonel confirmed the permission documents, then nodded and motioned for the two to sit down and chat, indicating that they knew each other: "You can call me Colonel Claude, how can I help you?"

"Colonel, I need to build a galleon, and I hope to be able to use the construction specifications of a third class battleship of the Navy, which can reduce the number of guns, but the hull must be strong. Gordon said that he didn't know much about the construction of ships, but if he wanted to run the eastern route, one voyage would be too long, and the capacity of the hull would be too small to outweigh the losses, and if possible, he would even like to build two more.

"That's not a problem, Captain Gordon, do you know the price of a third-tier battleship?"

"About half a million pounds. ”

"It's about the same, but if you add weapons and equipment, the whole ship will cost about 600,000 pounds, Captain Gordon, you ......"

Military equipment is not something that private individuals can afford to play in any era, in London in the eighteenth century, there are 1 million pounds that is the absolute rich, and they have never had to worry about food and clothing all their lives, and they have never seen anyone build such a thing as a warship privately, and the shipyards of the Royal Navy only accept orders from the Navy and the East India Company, also because almost no one else can afford to build them.

The Duolun Chamber of Commerce, well, this is just a Chamber of Commerce, which is rigidly restricted by the Kingdom's trade treaties, and cannot develop mercenaries like the East India Company, so naturally it cannot get the authorization of warships.

"Of course, I can afford the price. ”

Gordon pulled a gold coin out of his bosom and played with it.

"Ancient Spanish gold coins?" muttered Colonel Claude,

Although it is only a gold coin, it can show Gordon's strength.

Each coin weighs 1 ounce and contains 91 percent gold, which means that pure gold can weigh 25.3 grams, which is equivalent to the weight of five silver coins.

"The nearest dockyard is full, and the ship you need is expected to be completed in 90 days, with a deposit of £200,000, no problem?"

Claude did a simple calculation, and then recorded the order.

"Ninety days. Gordon took the voucher and estimated the time of exploration of El Dorado: "No problem, the deposit I will bring when I come tomorrow to pick up my repaired ship, then I will leave the colonel." ”

The Colonel nodded, and watched them leave, as his adjutant Smith re-entered, looking at the two men in amazement.

"Colonel, who is that?"

Claude shook his head: "His name is Gordon, a rich man who paid for his own preparation to build battleships, so young, it's amazing." ”

......

The gems on the ship could be exchanged for systematic gold at any time, which was a bit too wasteful, so Gordon planned to take these commemorative jewels to the Imperial Central Bank again to convert the value of these gems to the maximum.

Well, in fact, the biggest thing is the auction, and Gordon doesn't have that time.

When I walked out of the Royal Dockyard, it was already dark outside, and I had really experienced a lot of things today, but now was not the time to rest.

"Alan, let's go, go to the bank again......"

"Captain, I'm so hungry, I want to go back to the tavern for dinner......"

"After the money, you can get three gold coins, bear with me......"