Eagle Byzantium

Next, Little Sunfish respectfully submitted the "New Inland River and Offshore Fleet Construction Plan for Tarsus" she had drafted to Andreev and Samuelfa, which also made her always look like a little beast behind her. Wen Ruomingna, who observed carefully, was even more surprised. It seemed that this versatile and fearless "Caesar Royal Ink Officer" also had a sophisticated and cautious side.

This is natural. Agnes is a very smart girl. Even though she used all kinds of tricks to trick and intimidate Wen Ruomingna, a young slave, into submission, the one in front of her now is the Director-General of the Ordnance Department, and a He is the general manager in charge of the entire kingdom's fleet, so he must be extremely cautious no matter what.

The current fleet of the entire kingdom is mainly composed of a total of seven old galleys that were half sold and half given away from Amalfi and Venice. They are not large in tonnage and are slightly weak in weapons (because after all, the other party will not give away new warships. You, these ships have large crossbows capable of shooting projectiles and gunfire at the bow and stern), plus some Pamphyrian single-sailed galleys gifted by the pirate Wenmoha, and a slightly armed merchant fleet , one in the city of Bari and one in Seleucia. There are also some ships on the inland rivers, most of which are small riverboats and barges transporting cargo, and have no ability to fight and defend.

So now these miscellaneous fleets can no longer meet the needs of the entire kingdom. Therefore, Gawain found the little sunfish earlier and touched her gray-haired head affectionately. "The royal family has decided to let you draft a new fleet." Plan, don’t be modest, the sunfish boat you tried out earlier carried Anna and me across the Marimara Sea, it was quite impressive.”

In this way, Agnes accepted the mission and ran all the way from Tarsus to the military port, just to observe the trial production of warships. After a while, two new Pamphylian ships emerged from the slipway. Jumping into the water, it was modeled after a Venetian rowing boat. It was narrower and longer than the old one, like a long centipede. It was equipped with thirty oarsmen and twenty Maldite sailors. This group of Maldite sailors started from It served the imperial fleet hundreds of years ago. It was originally a sea people from Lebanon. It is particularly good at fighting on the deck with machetes, harpoons, hooks and crossbows. Although this kind of centipede ship has weak steering, it is extremely fast. There are two guns and rockets on the head, which is especially suitable for raids. The bottom of the boat is also very smooth and long, and it can also rush to the beach, which can complement the "sunfish" just now.

Agnes's "new fleet plan" is to use the slaves from the shipyard to expand Seleucia's dock and dark cave, add three slips and a large beam (to facilitate lifting the ship for repairs), and then build a new fleet within one year. Six "Big Sunfish" vehicles and ships were produced, with a crew quota of 100 people, four sets of wheel drives, a double-story wooden building with a total of 60 sailors, two ramming rods, a flying bronze clam, and two light artillery vehicles; Next up There are twelve "Little Sunfish" vehicles and boats, with a crew quota of seventy people, two sets of wheels plus six long oars, a single-story wooden building with a total of thirty-five sailors, no rams and no copper clams, but four doors The light artillery vehicle is also equipped with a Khitan snow-bottom tank, which can be used for combat patrols in shallow seas and inland rivers; in addition, the old ships will be modified and strive to be equipped with thirty Pamphylian "long centipede boats" to accompany the sunfish. Ship combat surprise attack.

The ships built can fight in the Gulf of Atalia, the Gulf of Issus and the Levant coast. They are organized into two fleets. One is stationed in Seleucia under the command of Andreev to escort the incoming merchant fleet. , and was also handed over to Jarguba to perform patrol duties in Beirut, and to cooperate with the pirates of Wein Moha.

Both of them agreed with Little Sunfish's plan, and after a few words of encouragement to each other, Andreev returned to Seleucia's official residence to discuss the details of manpower allocation, while Samuel went to inspect the Khitan Snow Works. workshop (he still stayed here after the rest of the people moved to Tarsus, because most of the Ordnance Department's workshops were still concentrated in Seleucia and the Mut Valley).

So after watching the two of them leave, Agnes, the little sunfish that had been dormant, immediately revealed her true form - covered by a red umbrella, amidst the noise, she boarded the "Sunfish" that had just returned from the trial and was parked on the dock. one "No." Under Agnes's stern request, the sailors and crew members had to return to their posts, "Come to Wen Ruomingna and see the wonders of this world." Agnes in scarlet clothes stood on the bow. , opened his arms, and in the bottom cabin, many crew members shouted and stepped on the wheel pedals under the ringing of the bells. The ship split the waves again, Wen Ruomingna's hair was flying, she no longer cared about her cautious mentality, and watched the speed The rocks, cranes, mountains, and castles "walking" in the field of vision, looking at the shining light on the breakwater lighthouse, also raised their hands with the other three Ani girls and shouted.

"Come, try the power of this copper clam." Agnes pushed further.

Wen Ruomingna did not dare to give in at first, but she could not withstand the crowd. After the sailors inserted the eighteen large rockets into the chutes at the mouth of the clam, they handed the heated iron awl and wooden handle to Wen Ruomingna. in hand.

When the girl lit the twisted fuse, she saw sparks spraying out unstoppably with a rapid whistling sound. She was so frightened that she held her head and squatted on the deck with the three girls, and then there was a roar. Vibrations and sounds, The hemlines of their skirts were so inflamed that the girls' screams were half excited and half frightened. The large rockets shot out by the copper clams, with dazzling fireworks, flew to the sea in the distance one after another. There were waves and thick smoke billowing from the explosion.

The gray-haired Agnes continued to stand boldly behind the copper clam. Looking at the embarrassed postures of others, she raised her head with her hands on her hips and let out a proud and loud laugh...

"It will be quite hard for Agnes to try out the new ship during this time. Don't be too stingy then. In addition to giving her the reward she deserves, add an allowance of 200 gold coins." Tarsus' In the garden palace, there is a small stand in the center. Gawain and Anna are dressed up with a sad face, and they are standing on each side. On one side, Anna was holding a golden ball and scepter, wearing a crown, and Gawain was holding a docile lamb in his arms. They had been standing for about an hour - on the opposite side, a man from Thessaloniki The painter was painting a pastel portrait of the couple Caesar and the Patron.

After a while, the lamb became impatient, bleated, jumped down from Gawain's arms, and ran around wagging its short tail. The fat eunuch Staurachos hurriedly ran around the hall with several maids, chasing the lamb. Snow-white lamb.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Gawain waved his hands and apologized to the painter, then shook his sore arm, "It's impossible for the little sunfish to work hard. I suspect she is playing some prank now. This painting hasn't been painted yet. It’s over, Anna, you must get enough rest.”

"It doesn't matter to me." Anna raised her arm gently, put the things on the small table, and wiped her husband's sweat. "This is also to set an example for the Xinshun subjects on the plateau and encourage them to graze more cattle and goats. And the pony." (To be continued~^~)