Steel, Guns, and the Industrial Party that Traveled to Another World

On the morning of the second day after the Foster family arrived at Lake Heart Town, Paul could not wait to lead a group of shipbuilding craftsmen to Port Fulan.

As for the details of the business cooperation, Old Ford and others will slowly negotiate with Director Christopher.

Queller and the other members of the adventure group also accompanied them. On the way, they talked about the situation in the south.

"Giles is annexing those lords who do not obey him south of the Thorn Fortress. I am afraid no one can persist. After all, his strength is too strong."

Queller introduced to Paul.

Paul thought to himself: It seems that the war will continue for a long time.

Since Hansel took office here, he told him a lot of news from the capital. It is estimated that the main force of the rebellion can only go south next year. Before that, it is good for the kingdom army to defend the Thorn Fortress.

Queller's other news caught his attention-the witch hunt movement has re-emerged in the south.

"A few days before the departure, a witch was burned to death in the square."

Paul asked curiously, "How to judge whether a person is a wizard?"

Quiller touched his chin and said, "There is a kind of 'magic stone', which is said to change color as long as it touches objects with traces of magic."

Isn't that the stone they took out when they first met Dean Leonard? At that time, they rubbed the stone against their muskets mysteriously, but they eventually eliminated their suspicion.

"Then if a wizard can disguise himself well, not perform his magic in front of people, or never carry objects with traces of magic, will he be safe?"

Quiller shook his head and said, "Not really. Most of the time, it depends on the judge's own experience, and the means of judgment are varied."

In that case, the operating space is large. Thinking of the means of identifying witches in the witch-hunting movement in medieval Europe, Paul shuddered. He flipped through some history books of this world, and there were many false and wrongful cases admitted by the Holy See itself.

He sighed and said, "I really hope we live in an enlightened era."

Attracting everyone to look at him.

Meru asked, "Why did Lord Graman say that?"

Paul thought about how to answer. He didn't want to say anything too radical.

"I think... Even if the other party is really a wizard, as long as he doesn't break the law and doesn't do anything that harms others, there is no need to deprive him of his life. Even if he breaks the law, he will be punished like ordinary people according to the degree of the crime."

Quiller shook his head: "Paul, you are too idealistic. Many people have put forward similar views. But have you ever thought about it? If magic really exists and is as evil as the legend says, then wizards can commit crimes without anyone knowing."

Paul responded: "I heard a saying that when a flood comes, it is better to block it instead of blocking it. Such as reasonable guidance. "

"So I tend to establish an official organization to uniformly manage wizards, influence their moral tendencies, use their abilities to do things that are helpful to the public, and also monitor whether they will commit crimes, and eliminate the evil people among them in time."

He finally added: "By the way, just like the Adventurer's Guild, aren't the adventurers also people with special skills?"

Meru smiled like a flower and said to Paul: "Haha, Lord Earl, your suggestion is really unique."

Scholar Lady Ladi listened silently on the side without saying a word.

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"What a unique ship!"

The shipbuilders from the south gathered around the sailboat model and talked about it.

Especially old Benjamin, the fat ship in front of him, the appearance and characteristics coincided with his various ideas.

Yes, this is the ship he has wanted to build for many years.

Another ship called "clipper", although the shape is strange, the structure is designed for high-speed sailing at a glance.

The old shipwright's eyes sparkled as he circled the model, observing it carefully from different angles, fearing that he would miss any detail.

Rubin, the shipyard supervisor, watched with a smile. He had previously worried that these people from Jiaowan were too self-righteous and looked down on the small shipyard he managed. Now it seemed that this worry was completely unnecessary.

"Everyone! Everyone!"

Paul spoke to attract everyone's attention.

"I restored the models of these two ships according to the descriptions in the ancient books of the Bella Empire. The books said that both types of ships could cut through the wind and waves and cross the ocean. The structure should be very mature, so I think we can build real ships directly according to the models."

It has been used for one or two hundred years in another world, how could it not be mature.

Old Benjamin was heartbroken: "I didn't expect that people in ancient times could build such a ship, but in modern times, the shipbuilding technology has degenerated."

Because Benjamin was quite famous in the shipbuilding industry in Jiaowan, a group of southern shipwrights implicitly regarded him as their leader.

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So Benjamin asked Paul: "Master Graman, judging from the proportions of these two models, it may not be realistic to build such a large new ship at once. Can we first imitate their structure and build a few small boats to try our hand?"

After all, he is a steady old craftsman. Even if he is eager to do it, he knows that it cannot be done in one go.

Paul raised his head: "I have thought of this a long time ago. In fact, there is another kind of ship described in ancient books. I have also restored its model and show it to you."

He clapped his hands, and the guard next to him took out a new ship model from the box and put it up.

The favorite of pirates in the Age of Exploration on Earth-the Sloop ship.

This kind of ship was widely used in offshore trade and patrol operations in European countries and their colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries. From the bow to the stern, it is designed for speed and flexibility.

The length of its hull is generally about 20 meters, usually with only one, and occasionally two, masts installed backwards, with one or two horizontal sails and a large girder mainsail hanging on it. From a distance, it looks like the dorsal fin of a shark when it cruises on the water.

Whether it is a side wind or a tail wind, this kind of ship can use a huge sail area to propel the hull forward. Its iconic long bowsprit is like a sharp sword piercing the front, and the large bowsprit sail on it provides excellent turning and upwind sailing performance. This sail design is so excellent that the sail racing boats on the earth in the 21st century also adopt a similar layout.

A large 100-ton displacement sloop can carry 70 to 120 fully armed pirates and can be equipped with up to 14 cannons.

It perfectly interprets the pirate principle of "those who can outrun me can't beat me, and those who can beat me can't outrun me". It can quickly catch up with the fleeing merchant ship and force it to surrender, and it can sail to the shallow harbor when the more powerful anti-piracy warship just emerges from the horizon.

It is also the smallest ship for safe cross-ocean voyages. A sloop, which is not much larger than an offshore fishing boat, can cross the Atlantic or go around the Cape of Good Hope.

It has a simple structure and can be manufactured in large quantities, allowing its own maritime forces to quickly form an army.

It has excellent performance and can cross the Atlantic Ocean. It will definitely not be a problem to run a trip to the Cape Bay.

It is small in size, which is just right for the craftsmen to practice and accumulate experience.

Everyone was attracted by this exquisite and small ship again. Old Benjamin excitedly said loudly: "Master Graman, let's start tomorrow!"

Supervisor Rubin also saw this kind of ship for the first time. He looked at Paul with resentment, as if complaining why he didn't take it out earlier so that he could get a good look before these outsiders.

Paul smiled at him apologetically. He just thought of this kind of ship not long ago.