1840 Indian Rebirth

Chapter 210 [Cannon Warships and Population]

"I have to remind you that I'm not a weapon expert. I can try to suggest some improvements to your weapons, but you'd better not get your hopes up." Ma Whistle thought for a while.

General Fitzroy laughed: "No problem, I'm actually not a weapon expert, but I believe you and the craftsmen must have a good chat."

The horse sentry came to Fitzroy's troops and communicated with soldiers and weapon craftsmen for a period of time. According to the insights of later generations, he put forward some suggestions for improving the weapons being used by the British army.

His opinions were conservative and pragmatic. He didn't want to let the weapons out of his control evolve too quickly, and he couldn't talk about empty guns. He didn't give any benefits to the British army, so the business would be lost.

Relying only on light weapons, the Apache's military power is far from enough.

Mexico was too busy to take care of itself, and could only provide Apache with a few artillery pieces, which obviously could not satisfy the appetite of the horse whistle.

He needs more, bigger.

In fact, artillery is no longer a problem. Now the horse sentry can just pay for it. The artillery produced by the British satisfies him in terms of quantity and quality.

Now the problem is the boat.

More precisely, warships.

Ma Shao wants to buy some second-hand warships. The advantage of second-hand warships is that they are cheap and arrive quickly. It doesn’t matter if the ship is old, it is enough for Apache.Of course, it is best to bring some professional navy and technical personnel back by the way.

He hopes that after several years of hard work, Apache can pull up a navy on the west coast of America that can withstand the pressure of the United States, and then establish a more stable relationship with East Asia.

If this step goes well, what Apache needs to do in the future is to continue to develop and crazily fire up the North and the South, making the Civil War more tragic than in history, more pure in destruction, and completely tearing up the Stars and Stripes.

At the right time, the Horse Whistle asked General Fitzroy for relevant information.

"You want to buy a second-hand warship?" General Fitzroy was a little surprised, looking at the horse with a sincere expression, "But I remember you said that you live in the inland of America."

Ma Shao said: "Mainly inland, but not completely inland. I am very aware of the richness of the ocean, and exploring the ocean is essential."

"It's really ambitious." General Fitzroy smiled. "Okay, what kind of warship do you want to buy? There are a few ships that are about to be decommissioned that can indeed be sold to you, but the price will not be very cheap."

Horse whistle: "How much is the cheapest one?"

"The cheapest... there is a light frigate, a Tier [-] warship, equipped with [-] cannons, which can be sold to you for [-] pounds." Fitzroy recalled, "There is another similar one, around [-] pounds. "

"Better than these two is a frigate with 44 guns. You may spend ten thousand pounds on this ship."

"As for bigger boats, frankly, I don't recommend you buy them," Fitzroy said finally.

Ma Shuo pondered for a moment: "Take me to see these three ships."

"can."

Facts have proved that Horse Whistle helped the British army improve their weapons and gained a lot of friendship. He finally bought three frigates that were not too old for only [-] pounds.

And in addition to warships, he also got a group of military advisers.In a way, these military advisors are more important than ships.

Mashao also bought several second-hand merchant ships.

The ships were there, but they were empty, so he was busy filling these empty warships and merchant ships.

He bought a lot of important materials that were not easy to buy in the United States, and then recruited a group of high-level craftsmen.

These craftsmen are really not cheap. In order to make them willing to go to America with him, Ma Wiao offered salaries significantly higher than the British level, and promised to give them a lot of money to settle down.

Therefore, he must not recruit too many, and seek refinement rather than excess, mainly to bring some important technologies and experiences to Apache.

After recruiting these craftsmen, Mashao bought some more grain and drove it to Ireland in the name of charity to relieve the victims of the disaster.

Of course, he didn't really do it for charity. In fact, the food on the ship could not help the few victims at all. The price of food in the UK is not cheap now.

He just wants to get some people.

In famine-stricken areas, the least valuable thing is people, so it is a good time to import.

Of course, the horse post will not accept everyone like some countries in later generations accept refugees, and finally shoot themselves in the foot.

The refugees he accepts are mainly children with normal development, at least no brain problems, and the average age is about eight years old. If they are too big, the cost of education is high, so don’t; if they are too small, the cost of raising them is high, don’t.

These children can bring their relatives on board together, but not all relatives are allowed, specifically, only women of childbearing age.

If you want to bring relatives such as fathers, brothers, uncles, grandparents, etc., it will definitely not work.

It’s easy to deal with this kind of situation, just give the relatives some food. Many parents are willing to do this. After all, it’s not about making their children slaves.

Mashao recruited about [-] school-age children, plus several hundred women of childbearing age, which was regarded as implementing the principle of giving priority to women and children.

As for the adult males, they were not completely confiscated, but the number was extremely small - only a few dozen.

After all, with the current environment in Ireland, the young and middle-aged male civilians with a little ability have basically been expelled long ago. Who is still starving here, so most of the remaining ones are not suitable for reception.

Dozens of adult males were accepted, either with special abilities, special identities, or a child who was smart enough to negotiate terms with the horse sentry.

Two of the men left a deep impression on Ma Shuo, and he probably will never forget them in his life.

"Mr. Kennedy?" Horse Whistle stared at a shy young man in front of him, "What will you do?"

Kennedy seemed flustered: "I...I can make barrels."

Ma Shao nodded: "It's nothing, you go and rest."

A cooper was obviously not eligible for him to receive, but Whistle was very happy to have this guy.

Because he was [-]% sure that this young Irish man named Patrick Kennedy was the ancestor of Melody, not only in their surnames, but also in their looks.

happy.

In addition to Kennedy, there is another "acquaintance" on board Ma Shao's boat - Bai Deng.

However, compared with the sure-fire Kennedy, this Biden is not sure if he is the ancestor of the rare ancestor.

But he remembered that the Rare Sect was also of Irish descent, and it seemed that it also came out of Ireland in this era, so the probability should not be small.

In fact, it doesn't matter whether it is true or not, the timeline has been clearly distorted, and the life trajectories of these two people are bound to be very different from the original history.

For Horse Whistle, this is entertainment.

After leaving Ireland, several ships went directly west with supplies and people. They would round Cape Horn and then go north to California.

The horse post went to Liverpool, and took the clansmen who stayed there to Lincoln - Bull's school was almost repaired.

However, when the train they were traveling passed through Manchester, a large group of workers who were gathering caused the train to stop.

"Universal suffrage!" cried the workers.

(End of this chapter)