Back to Ming Dynasty with Industrial Revolution System

Chapter 1275
After the launch of the most powerful HMS King of the Seas of the British Royal Navy, Charles I held a small banquet to entertain the nobles present, showing off his force.

The Earl of Stratford, the Earl of Leicester, Lord Greenville, Sun Xu and others all participated in Charles I's banquet.

"My friends from the East, how about our warship, the King of the Seas?"

Charles I raised his wine glass and found the officers of the Fourth Fleet gathered in a small group.

"The size of this warship is astonishing, and its firepower is even more unparalleled. I believe that His Majesty the King will be able to travel all over the world without any disadvantage." Sun Xu and others still gave Charles I face, and did not say that there are still warships in the far east. The existence of larger sailing battleships such as the Victory, and the existence of ironclad ships...

"Haha, the person who presided over the construction of this warship was Peter Pater. His father was the designer of the battleship Crown Prince who had been sent to the East for many times. Large warships are required. Neither the Spanish Armada nor the new fleets of the Netherlands and France have such large warships." Charles I said proudly.

"With this warship joining us, our battle in the Mediterranean Sea will be smoother than expected."

"I hope this battleship can be included in the joint fleet, so that the pirates can see the horror of the golden devil."

The officers of the Fourth Fleet flattered Charles I one after another, which made Charles I feel a little elated.

The King of the Seas already has a new title - "Golden Devil".

"I will order Sir Pennington to lead the King of the Seas and nine other warships to enter the Mediterranean Sea with you at that time. Please forgive me for not being able to send All the warships of the Royal Navy are with you." Charles I pointed to Admiral Pennington beside him, the commander of the British Royal Navy.

"We have been in contact with Admiral Pennington in Portsmouth for quite a long time, and we believe that we will be able to cooperate sincerely this time," Sun Xu said.

"Your country's well-trained soldiers and well-equipped warships will surely force the pirates to hand over Mr. Li. Speaking of which, when the Barbary pirates plundered towns, villages, and Ireland along the coast, our Royal Navy was in decline and was unable to stop them. Now We have this King of the Seas, and let them know that our Royal Navy is a powerful navy that once defeated the Spanish Armada." Sir Pennington said to Sun Xu and others.

As the admiral of Britain in this era, he was much worse than Nelson and others later. The Spanish and Dutch warships fought back and forth, and he could only lead the Royal Navy to stand by.Even the Barbary pirates passed by, but there was nothing they could do about it.

Only now has the Royal Navy picked up.

Charles I asked him to lead the Royal Navy Fleet to unite with the Huaxia Fourth Fleet, which was a signal of the rise of the Royal Navy.

Sir Greenville didn't know that the Fourth Fleet and the British Royal Navy planned to enter the Mediterranean Sea to put pressure on the Barbary pirates, but he heard the conversation of Charles I and others, and roughly guessed what it was about.

"Why do you look worried? Are you worried about your daughter who is far away in the east? I heard that you, an old fellow, have a granddaughter. Congratulations." A nobleman who was about the same age as Lord Greenville came to clink glasses with him.

"You should have heard about the disappearance of my daughter's husband in the territory of the Ottoman Empire?" Sir Greenville looked at that person, the Earl of Leicester, who is now an important figure in the British Army. The two of them once led the expeditionary force to support The independence of the Netherlands and the war with the Habsburg dynasty represented by the Spanish Empire can be regarded as comrades-in-arms.

"I am deeply sorry about this matter. I don't know if there is any news about him now?" the Earl of Leicester asked.

"There are some clues, the Chinese are bringing him back." Sir Greenville said.

"This is a good thing. The situation is chaotic now. It is a good thing to be able to come back alive. When we were on the battlefield in the Netherlands, we couldn't guarantee our own safety. I will be dispatched to Ireland for a while. I thought After returning to Britain from the Netherlands battlefield, he was able to live a peaceful manor life, but now it seems that the country is not peaceful." The Earl of Leicester said helplessly.

"Ireland? What are you going there for? Could it be that His Majesty the King wants you to train the Irish militia?" Sir Greenville was also an important military figure during the British War, and he was very sensitive to the deployment of personnel.

"Ireland is our important colony. Many English people immigrated to the area. If a war breaks out, the local militia can form an infantry regiment to fight, and the Irish can also form one or two infantry regiments. Win the support of the Irish and immigrants. Support is undoubtedly very important to His Majesty the King. Maybe the Irish Legion will come in handy in the near future," said the Earl of Leicester.

"I don't want the Irish Legion to enter England. That would mean... an internal war..." Sir Greenville had participated in the war against the Spanish Empire for more than ten years, and he had an ominous premonition about the coming of the war.

"May God bless us Britain," said the Earl of Leicester.

In addition to the Earl of Stratford, the Earl of Leicester, Lord Greenville and other nobles and MPs who stood firmly on the king's side, there were also MPs who opposed the king, such as Pym, St. John, and Hampton, watching the King of the Seas. Launching ceremony.

In the eyes of the MPs who opposed the king, the King of the Seas was a blow to them by King Charles I.

The King of the Seas is a testimony to the king's dominance. The nobles, gentry, and common people saw the warships built by the ship tax. Because of their pride in the King of the Seas, they might not object to Charles I's strengthening of tax collection.

"Hampton, it seems that your lawsuit with His Majesty the King seems to be a waste of effort. The ship tax has become a battleship, and everyone will think that this is the inevitable price to pay for the glory of the Queen Elizabeth era." Objection The king's councilor said to Hampton.

Hampton frowned slightly: "Although the completion of the King of the Seas is exciting, the king has acted beyond the parliament. The parliament has always held financial power. Without financial power, the king can do what he wants. In the long run, it is really difficult to make Don't worry, the king can still build warships for the prosperity of the country now, but when the king gets old, or there will be incompetent princes in the future..."

(End of this chapter)