To be honest, Sinampei thinks that this is very likely, and it can even be said that it may be extreme. That Mr. Zhen Nanzhu is not an ordinary person, he is a traverser!

Sinan Pei felt that that guy's understanding of the ocean was definitely not comparable to modern ordinary people, and he would not be unaware of the feasibility of the marine strategy, which could be seen from his contribution to the construction of the Selman Navy - this modern age does not refer to the current Eugenia continent, but the earth in the twenty-first century...... Sinan Pei is quite suspicious that when he was on Earth, he was either a professional soldier or a super military fan, and he was a person who knew a lot about historical development and military technology.

Just imagine, if that Zhen Nanzhu led the huge fleet of the Selman Empire and swung his army directly at Salanyi, what could the Litian Sect world do? Unfortunately, the Litian Sect had almost no other way to think of than summoning the Adria and Jenova fleets to fight a decisive battle of life and death. Once the Selmans landed, there would be no one to stop them - in fact, the Selman Empire's army was invincible in this era, and it often took several great powers to confront it. Not to mention anything else, the gap between the two can be understood just from the degree of sophistication of the equipment.

"Well, do you agree with my concerns, Mr. Si, but we can't do anything about it...... The gap in strength is like a moat. The Pope shook his head, "Is there anything you can do to help Adria and Jenova in a reform?" I think that since you are from the same place as that Capdan Pasha, you should have the knowledge he possesses. ”

Si Nanpei scratched his head, of course he knows all that knowledge, not to mention anything else, he is still quite confident in his knowledge, but the problem is not here: "Your Majesty." Even if I were one of the two governors, it would be extremely difficult to reform my own naval fleet, not to mention that I was just a small ordinary nobleman. ”

The Pope shook his head: "I think a young man like you will definitely agree to come down first." ”

"Your Majesty, if I had just come to this continent. Then I may have given the answer you would like to hear, but now I obviously don't have the courage and courage to do so. Sinampei bowed down and replied, "There is a saying in my hometown, 'The ignorant are fearless'. It is often because people do not understand something that people have the courage to try. ”

"You're right. The Pope nodded, "So, would you like to guide my fleet?"

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty's fleet?" Si Nanpei was taken aback. The Pope, though rich, had a decent fleet of all that he had? Just those offshore galleons, and it made no difference whether there were more of him or less of him.

"I'm going to spend a lot of money on building a fleet. The Pope shook his head, "The actions of the Selmans are disturbing......"

Sinampei was silent. He believed that the Pope had underestimated the difficulty of the matter: "Your Majesty, it is an extremely troublesome and complicated matter to make a fleet a combat force. This requires an elite contingent of non-commissioned officers, as well as a large number of experienced sailors, as well as captains who can command the ship's operations. ”

"Don't worry, I've been mentally prepared for this for a long time. The Pope nodded, "I have summoned the lords of the city-states to come here to discuss the matter. It's not just the Selman privateer that needs to be discussed, and our ultimate goal should be to get to the root of it. ”

Sinampei pursed his lips secretly. The root problem is the strength of the Selman Empire and the weakness of the Litian Sect world, and he wants to say that if Your Majesty really wants to solve this matter, it is better to go on another crusade to capture the capital of the Selman Empire, instead of spending a lot of money to build a fleet belonging to the Holy See. But apparently Sinampei does not have such courage......

"Will you grant my request, Mr. Si?" asked the Pope with a smile.

"I will be happy to serve you, my majesty. Sinampei knelt down on one knee and saluted. "But I don't know if there's anything I can do to help?"

"I want you to design new capital ships and cannons for this fleet. "I don't expect to be able to compete with the mighty fleet of Seris, but at least to be able to compete with Selman's first-class battleships." ”

"First class battleship ......" Si Nanpei frowned. Obviously, this is the concept that Zhen Nanzhu introduced to this continent, he has heard. According to the criteria of this traverser, a first-class battleship must have at least two thousand pairs of displacement and forty guns of various types.

If you push back two hundred years, such a ship is nothing at all, but now, this is a top problem for Sinampe and for the countries of Eugenia. If nothing else, whether it's Adria or Jenova, there is no such big dock at all!

It's ridiculous, the dignified maritime power doesn't even have a 2,000-ton dock...... Sinampei sighed, in this era, the center of Eugenia is still around the central sea, and the places near the western ocean are barren, but the central sea is an inland sea no different from the Mediterranean Sea on the earth, it can be said that the wind and waves are calm all year round, and there is not much risk of navigation at all, which leads to the fact that although most of the Eugenians are proficient in navigation technology, they are ...... The ability to build large ships is debatable.

Compared with the Celestial Empire of the same era, they were much worse, as can be seen from the watertight compartments and the prevention of sepsis.

However, if Sinampe were to guide the construction of this fleet, he would really have a lot to do, for example, to provide the Eugenians with watertight compartment technology, to make some large-caliber guns, to increase the rudders, and to add some sextants and compasses to them...... After calculating it bit by bit, Sinampei found that this Eugenia is really a primitive man! Originally, Sinampe thought that Eugenia was a civilized person who stepped into modern society with one foot, but now this point of view has really changed......

"Why, will there be difficulties in the construction of a 1st class battleship?" asked the Pope.

"There are some difficulties, but if the Selmans can make it, we can make it too. Sinampei shook his head, "But this cycle may be a bit long, it may take five or ten years." ”

"Five or ten years...... "then, there's a good chance I won't see that day coming?" (to be continued......