How did the European plague come about? In fact, when Italian sailors were transporting cargo to West Asia, they were taken by Asian mice mixed onto the ship and sent to Europe.

Europeans had never seen the plague at that time, so naturally they could not say that they could resist. Then, tens of millions of people were destroyed. This was similar to the fact that the American Indians had never seen smallpox. The millions of Tylenol people on Haiti were directly exterminated by smallpox...

Why can mice survive on Italian merchant ships? It’s not that the ancients were not hygienic. Especially the Europeans in the Middle Ages, they were so dirty. They didn’t take a bath, and they also liked to urinate and defecate anywhere. The city was stinky and the boat was not much better.

Because of the lack of attention to hygiene, the ship is naturally very dirty and messy, so it is not surprising that mice are infiltrated. Especially in the dark and unlit bottom cabin, the mice are hiding in the corner, which is very difficult to find.

From the beginning, Marin paid great attention to the hygiene on the ship. The army and warships repeatedly declared and ordered the internal hygiene and also inspected and evaluated.

In addition, Marin was the first person in Europe to advocate cat raising. In addition to the black cats that are regarded as ominous, Marin encouraged people in the Beihai country to raise cats and catch mice.

On the ship, Marin asked every ship to keep cats for catching mice. After all, some mice are prone to mingling into the ship with cargo, which cannot be avoided by maintaining internal hygiene. Therefore, keeping cats on the ship is an important means to deal with mice.

In addition, every ship in Beihai Kingdom will be equipped with a small "V" trawl, the type with a winch. This trawl can catch hundreds of pounds of fish at a time, which can not only improve the food for sailors, but also raise cats, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

This leads to the fact that the ocean-going ships of the Beihai Kingdom never lack food, only fresh water and vitamin C...

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As for the firepower on the ship, Marin looked at it and saw that the lower gun deck was mainly a 32-pound Karen naval gun. Although this gun has a large caliber, its body tube is short and its total weight is small.

Although the shooting range is not long, if the 32-pound iron ball is hit, with the level of warships in other European countries in this era, it will be impossible to take advantage of it.

Moreover, the short tube and light weight have another great advantage, that is, the filling speed is fast!

The barrel is short, so it is relatively easy for the gunner to load. It is lightweight, easy to carry and easy to reset. In this way, its shooting speed is much more convenient than those long cannons with heavy weight.

According to the gunners' test, the average loading time of the 18-pound Red Cannon is about 2 minutes. However, the Karen Naval Cannon only takes half of the time to load...

The only problem is that the large-caliber artillery consumes too much gunpowder. Beihai Kingdom can now afford gunpowder, but cannot use gunpowder...

Fortunately, Marin is now buying more Egyptian slaves and camels to Chile to expand the production and transportation of saltpeter mines there. As long as the saltpeter production increases there, these Karen naval guns can bombard enemy ships as much as possible...

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After visiting the entire battleship, it was Marin's turn to set the model for the battleship.

Marin asked about the detailed data. The entire ship had a displacement of 1,000 tons, a double-layer artillery deck, and 50 guns, which was very consistent with the standards of the British sailing warship level 4 ship in the 18th century.

The British Class IV ship is 350, but the Long Island Shipyard in New York gave a relatively compact staffing configuration of 320. Marin thought about it and agreed to the New York Shipyard's suggestions. Because he is short of sailors now...

A fourth-class ship requires 320 people, and 20 ships require 6,400 sailors! Now, the 30 500-ton warships of the Beihai Kingdom are equipped with 5,400 sailors. In addition, there are thousands of sailors on the hundreds of 250-level armed merchant ships... Marin suddenly felt that there were too few sailors in the Beihai Kingdom...

At this time, his desire to annex England was even more urgent. Because there were enough English sailors. Unlike Germany, they mainly rely on the Friesians, the only sailing race in Germany (the Dutch were not included).

Fortunately, Marin is now bewitching the Dutch nobles to play with land and raise sheep. Perhaps, it won’t take long to make a large number of Dutch people who have lost their land have to accept their recruitment and become sailors for themselves.

Today, the Beihai Kingdom mainly has two types of ships - the 500-ton "Hoffman" class warship and the 250-ton "250" class armed merchant ship. Among them, the naming of the 250-class armed merchant ship is very hasty. Of course, it is also a transitional model and is not valued.

This thousand-ton warship is obviously very important. In Marin's plan, it will build 20 ships in the first batch and become the main battleship of the Beihai Navy.

There are 20 1,000-ton main warships, and 30 500-ton "Hoffman" class main warships, the combination of these 50 super warships can basically defeat any European country. The premise is that there is enough ammunition... But with the expansion of Chilean saltpeter production, these warships will be no longer able to fire hard...

You know, this is a warship covered with stainless steel iron and steel plates! Even the British did not reach this level in the 18th century. At most, the British only covered the warships under the waterline. Moreover, only the main warships received this treatment. Ordinary warships were naked under the waterline...

Because of its performance too strong, Marin thinks that this kind of warship should be invincible. However, if it is named "Invincible" level, it will be too hateful and does not conform to Marin's low-key personality.

After thinking about it, Marin decided to name the warship "Dreadless Class" warship, referred to as "Defaultless" for short...

This name is considered a copy of the main artillery battleship of the first World War. During World War I, the dreadnought was actually an invincible main warship. Other types of warships could only admit defeat before the dreadnought's artillery and new armor.

It can be said that the dreadnought was synonymous with invincibility at the sea at that time.

What about the thousand-ton warships of the Beihai Kingdom? Although their technical level and combat effectiveness are far less than those of the dreadnoughts in World War I. However, in this era of backward technology, this warship that is covered with stainless steel plates and large-caliber heavy artillery can indeed be regarded as an invincible at sea. Using the title of "defying ship" does not insult this great reputation.

After all, this type of warship with stainless steel plates on the side has a protective power in this era that is comparable to the dreadnoughts that were used in one stop using new armor. They are so resistant to making and beatings...

And the Karen naval gun on the warship... Well, in this era, it is equivalent to the deterrent power of the more than 300 mm caliber main gun on the dreadnought. After all, the Karen naval gun is only used to attack wooden ships. The giant main gun over 300 mm is attacked by the opponent's composite steel armor...

Moreover, the title of "Dreadnought" is more modest than "invincible" and "Victory". Be fearless, just be brave and brave. "Invincible", "Victory" and other names are too arrogant and easy to be beaten by crowds...

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Chapter completed!