As the Vistelos approached London, the sailors in the cabins stepped onto deck, many of them seeing other harbor metropolises other than Stockholm for the first time. When Xu Mo was a civil servant in the real world, he once traveled to London with his family, but London at that time was not the same as London now.

In the real world, London was built by the Roman Empire on the banks of the River Thames around 50 AD. What started as a bridge was a bridge was built by the Romans and a town built by the Romans, who saw it as a good location, and then a town built by the Roman merchants and London was born.

The London of this world, if it is not much different from the history of the real world. The battleship slowly went up the river along the mouth of the Thames, and many busy merchant ships could be seen coming and going along the way, like a carp crossing the river. Although Stockholm is also a capital port, Stockholm's port area is dominated by fishing boats, and the two are not comparable in terms of trade and prosperity.

The River Thames was so wide that everyone on deck could see the majestic Tower Bridge from afar. Tower Bridge was the first bridge at the mouth of the River Thames and a symbol of London, known as the "Main Gate of London". Tower Bridge at this time was perhaps the strangest of the bridges built in the Middle Ages, with completely asymmetrical arches, none of the 19 arches identical.

In addition to the 19 arches, there is a suspension bridge under the bridge, houses and shops are built on the deck of the tower bridge, there is even a chapel in the middle of the bridge, and there is a gatehouse at the southern end of the bridge. The gatehouse is London's most notorious attraction, with dozens of bitumet-coated heads nailed to belong to traitors.

The stretch of the river from the mouth of the Thames to Tower Bridge in London belongs to the port area of London, and the Vestelos and the armed merchant ships behind it are allowed to enter the harbor because they are flying the Swedish flag, but they need to go directly to the dockyard to repair the damaged hull.

"Sir Alfred, what's there?" Rahew is now by Xu Mo's side, and although he has a lot of experience as a helmsman, it was from his previous experience helping on fishing boats in Stockholm, and he had not traveled to other countries. At this time, the young sailor was very excited, pulling Xu Mo to ask questions.

Xu Mo felt a great headache, he was also very unfamiliar with medieval London, but he didn't want to disappoint the young sailor, so he had to rely on the vague impression in his mind to answer Lasiu's question.

"That's supposed to be the Palace of Westminster!" Xu Mo's eyes lit up, he knew that the characteristics of this building on the west bank of the Thames were too obvious, the Palace of Westminster was a classical building in the Gothic style, with a symmetrical and elegant appearance. Xu Mo also knew that more than two centuries later, another symbolic building of London would appear here, Big Ben.

"That's, that's!" Rahew happily pointed to the building on the other side, "When I return to Sweden, I want to introduce London to my sister, she is curious, and she has been asking me questions since she was a child, even asking me any details of my fishing trips!" ”

"Your sister cares about you, it's St. Paul's Cathedral!" Xu Mo looked at the big building in front of him and said. In Xu Mo's memory, the famous domed church may not appear for another hundred years, but this does not prevent the current church from becoming a religious shrine for Protestants.

"Alfred, have you been to London before?"

Charlie came from behind, the young Frenchman was wearing a light blue jacket, short pale yellow hair, and his eyelids were a little drooping. Charlie was also injured in the naval battle a few days ago, and he often had to patrol the gun cabin, so he rarely went on the deck of the ship, and Xu Mo could basically only see him when the admiral called the cadres for dinner.

"No, I've always lived in the countryside of Stockholm, and I learned about London from books!" Xu Mo was taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly explained.

"Hehe, it seems that you have read a lot of books, let's go, the Admiral has summoned us!" Charlie smiled and said in a friendly voice.

The two of them entered the captain's room at the back of the deck, and saw that all the officers and alternate non-commissioned officers on board had already gathered here, and even Gerhardt had arrived from the armed merchant ship in a dinghy.

"Gentlemen, we are about to enter the dockyard, and both ships are currently in need of repairs. According to Manuel's estimate, it will take about ten days, during which time we and the sailors will have to go ashore for rest in addition to the remaining men, and if we are in trouble, we will gather at the 'Royal Oak Tavern'. Hedram said with a smile.

"In addition, I will give a part of the naval battle bonus to all the sailors of the ship in advance, and you will each be responsible for the payment, which is not the sailor's salary, but only the privateer's bounty, which you can pay according to the sailor's performance in the naval battle. Gerhardt is in charge of arming the merchant ships, Alfred is in charge of the deck sailors, Charlie is in charge of the gunners, and I'll give the sail liner's bounty......"

"Hooray!" The officers of the captain's room cheered, after all, most of the people who were willing to board the privateer, whether sailors or officers, came for the high privateer bounty.

"Alfred, do you have anything else?" Hedram asked, confused.

"Your Excellency, do you see the ship outside?" Seeing that only Hedram and Gerhardt were left in the captain's room, Xu Mo approached the two and said in a low voice.

"You mean the battleship under construction?" Gerhardt looked through the window at the back of the captain's room, looking at the massive battleship.

The battleship, which is being built in the dockyard, is nearing completion, about fifty meters long, half the size of the Vistellos, and from the outside, it has two layers of gun doors, and if you count it carefully, there are almost more than 50 guns, and it is definitely one of the largest warships at this stage.

Under Xu Mo's reminder, Hudram and Gerhardt immediately set their eyes on the battleship, and after a closer look, their eyes lit up. They were different from Xu Mo, a layman, they could associate its performance on the sea from the structure of the battleship, while Xu Mo was just attracted by its huge size.

"Its overall structure is different from that of the Vestelos, which is about the same size as the front and rear. The water part of the boat is wide and straight, the underwater part is sharp and sharp, the hull can enter the water better, the tail is slender, and the speed of the ship is probably more than 12 knots if it is full. Hedram muttered.

"Well, and the sloping hull makes the ship heavier and wider, and this structure makes the hull up to two feet thick, solid as acorn, but without affecting speed, if we encounter such a ship at sea......" Gerhardt was shocked.

"England is our ally......" Hedram's expression was a little complicated, and he looked at the battleship with a deep gaze.

"Admiral, if our country wants to become the maritime hegemon of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, and wants to take a share of the world's trade, this advanced warship is indispensable, although we can't steal this warship, but we can ......" Xu Mo's eyes flashed, and the appearance of this battleship allowed him to logically propose his plan to Hedlam.

After hearing Xu Mo's plan, Hedram fell into deep thought. Xu Mo stopped talking, and stood quietly with Gerhardt, waiting for Hedlam's final decision.

"Alfred, we are in alliance with England, and if this plan fails, you know, I will not recognize you as an officer on board the Vestelos. Even if so, do you want to implement it? Hedram said with a frown

"Your Excellency, for Sweden's sake, I am willing to take risks! However, I hope you will let me designate the people who will follow me to carry out the plan! A cruel smile appeared on Xu Mo's face.