Chapter 53: The Reality of Pirate Harbor
The business representatives did not know where the Jews had offended this dragon, (the people of Agadir were more or less aware of the existence of Liu Jingtian), could it be that the pagans really had something to do with God, Satan and other powers?
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Business representatives explored the possibilities for soliciting immigrants and found that Europe and North Africa were not very suitable, and that the combination of 'dragons and demons' was too hateful.
Then only heretics can be considered.
Weighing the cost and difficulty, the Native Americans are too far away, and the Far East is even more unthinkable, and the best choice now is undoubtedly the black corn south of the desert, which is not disputed by the 'business representatives'.
Liu Jingtian is not a stubborn person, so he started to fight the idea of black Shu millet from being kind to the stream.
"It seems that the black corn is not bad! North of the Sahara, the mainstream beliefs of the Cross Religion and the Xingyue Sect are all monotheistic, and as soon as an image like mine appears, I will be directly labeled as a villain, which is more difficult......
"But the Black Shu is different! These primitive religionists are still enchanting with witchcraft on AK47 hundreds of years later, let alone now! In this way, the old man has an immature idea, Kuku Kuku~ Without further ado, it's time to develop the Belt and Road Party!"
In this inconspicuous hill, the Great Demon King has taken an important step on the road to death......
Holding back the conspiracy, the itching is unbearable, and someone is not very impatient with these trivial matters in front of him. He hastily packed up the order, planning to hurry back to do something.
Garcia: "Wait, my lord, about the harbor of Essaouira......"
Liu Jingtian patted his head: "It's really confusing, how did the old man forget this...... That Garcia representative, you can talk to them specifically, and the company will give you a suitable return.
"Now the output of artillery, less than twelve pounds and fifty guns a month, a few of you divide the quota among yourself, don't exceed this number.
"But the company needs iron ore and fine anthracite at the moment, charcoal is really enough, followed by gold and silver, shipbuilding materials and high-quality livestock, you should have received the supply form. So Essaouira there you can play freely, that's all!"
So he patted his ass and ran away.
Everyone was speechless, so they had to make a bunch by themselves, and the difficult allocation amount: fifty cannons seems to be a lot, but I'm afraid it won't last for a month...... Fortunately, everyone is now united to survive under the hands of the 'demon', and they are very harmonious with each other, otherwise I am afraid that there will be a fight.
There is no one with such an unreliable boss.
Because he received two 'True Cross Fragments', someone usually took them with them as 'magic equipment'.
Although these two holy relics have no magical effect, they can increase the concentration of magic around him, so that Liu Jingtian's endurance is greatly improved, and there are more places to run every day.
So, he turned his head west, toward the sea, to see where Essaouira was sacred.
An hour later, the coastline looms. Now, the sky has gradually darkened, and Liu Jingtian tried his best to climb to a height of thousands of meters, blending his huge figure into the background color of the sky.
On the ground, most of it has been shrouded in darkness, and there is only one coastline, which is illuminated by torches and lights.
"Looks like this is a pirate harbor?"
Originally, one person imagined that this place would probably be the kind of "countless reefs sticking out of the sea and piercing into the sky, dense like the stone forests of Guizhou, and sinister pirate boats sailing through the dangerous reefs".
But in fact, the sea is very clean, but there are only a few rocky mountains out of the water, and there are only dozens of places in total, and you can walk on the sea surface for a few kilometers.
The largest of these reefs is almost the size of a small island.
A simple masonry castle perched on one of the largest reefs, with dozens of large and small cannons on an open-air platform, protected by simple wooden sheds and stone battlements. Although it looks like there is only one artillery platform, because the reef is very high, it is no less than those tall castles.
On the opposite shore of the castle is another castle of a similar style, facing each other across the sea and guarding a lively harbor.
This highly secure seaport is much more prosperous than Agadir. The pier and the sea next to it are filled with a variety of sailboats. And the messy taverns and shops, one by one, are brightly lit, and the stalls are distributed around the port like flatbread, and a group of dissolute men and women are unscrupulously seeking pleasure.
Liu Jingtian's eyesight is now as good as an eagle, and after flying around this carnival-like harbor, he knows it in his heart.
"It's really amazing! I forgot, these days are all sail-powered, the boats are clumsy, and this reef is a headache enough. Even if you succeed in making it to the port, you have to fight against a stone castle, otherwise you won't be able to stand at all, which is too difficult for a wooden ship in this year. It seems that the best way is to attack from the shore, otherwise you will knock out this castle on the sea, which is a bit difficult to ......"
The kobold land battle is okay, but the naval battle is scum, mainly because there is a lack of heavy artillery and ships.
The keel of a thousand-ton sail ship is often more than 50 meters, and the diameter of the wood must be at least one meter upward, and this does not take into account the tree species.
The rib requirements are a bit lower - a long wooden square one meter long and seventy centimeters wide is sufficient.
This, of course, is the standard for battleships.
But with the climate of the Astra Mountains, it is already a shame to be able to grow trees, don't expect to find wood of this level. And the modern people born in the 80s and 90s have a bit of a tendency to animal protection, and looking at a big tree that is rare to grow to such a height, it is really a bit tangled to do it.
Therefore, the current boats of the kobold are all dhows of less than twenty meters, which are on the same level as the fishing boats of this time and space.
As for the Portuguese, after all, they are old rivers and lakes who have fought for generations at sea, and they don't think they have enough wood, so how can they sell it to dangerous 'little devils'?
"By the way, I forgot about this, it seems that I can buy some supplies here that the Portuguese won't sell......! Good wood is in short supply right now. Hurry up and adjust the list of in-demand items for business representatives!"
In addition, when it comes to artillery, the advantage of the kobold is that it is a light field gun, and the barrel is generally short, only about fifteen times the caliber of the gun. However, in this era, the heavy guns on the ship were all in pursuit of penetration and accuracy, so the barrels were extremely long, often more than 20 or 30 times the caliber of the guns.
In this regard, the doghead's tech tree has been abandoned, although a sixteen-pound long-barreled cannon is imitated, but it is not a high-end product in this era, and if you use this thing against the castle, it is obviously suicide.
The Great Demon King was very dissatisfied: "It seems that some of them will be busy next, let's toss the sea ship first!"