Since he had decided to give it a try, François I soon summoned Bidus who came to Paris. Bidus was Italian, but not Venetian, but a leader of a maritime mercenary, a very experienced galleon commander, and had served as the commander of the squadron in the Venetian Navy.

However, Venice has been digging the Suez Canal in recent years, and has tried its best to avoid conflicts with people at sea, which is relatively peaceful. Therefore, Bidus cannot find any good opportunity to rise to power for the time being.

Moreover, Venice is a commercial republic. Although there are nobles in the country, it was passed down a long time ago. The Governor of the Republic did not have the qualification to grant titles.

Therefore, for Bidus, it is best to find a monarch to serve him and then obtain titles and fiefs through merit. Then, maritime powers such as Spain, Portugal and England became his choice.

However, Spain itself is a naval power with a large number of naval talents, and there is no shortage of Piddus. Portugal and England focused on developing sailboats, and Piddus's experience in commanding the galleon is useless.

Then, France was left to choose from. France was defeated by England and Spain. The navy was extremely miserable and lacked naval command talents. It was the opportunity for Bidus to play.

However, whether in the Mediterranean, in the Atlantic Ocean and the English Channel, France faces enemies at sea too strong. It is difficult to make a fight in Shanghai in France to make a hell. If you rely solely on experience in the galleys...

Bidus thought for a long time and felt that it was definitely unrealistic to compare galleys with Spain in the Mediterranean. Moreover, Spain has money and can build many galleys to form a numerical advantage.

And England...Bidu thought for a long time and felt that there was still a chance...

Although England has many ships, most of them are merchant ships from non-governmental organizations such as the Five Harbor Alliance. Only when the royal family needs it, they will be recruited from the people. In other words, England actually does not have special warships. This is inseparable from England's poor finances. Although they are both one of the European powers, England's agriculture is spoiled and only sheep raising has an advantage. The wool-twisting industry is developing and has not yet formed an advantageous industry. Therefore, among the European powers, England's finances can only be considered a little better than the poorest Habsburg family.

Therefore, it is impossible to build warships that cost at least a few thousand gold coins and maintain a large number of sailors for a long time.

In this way, Biddus was given the opportunity to study and crack the English Navy tactics. Then, he came to the English Channel personally for inspection and discovered a very interesting phenomenon - although the English Channel was strong, the wind sometimes became smaller, and even occasionally it was calm.

Although the proportion of breeze and calm waves is small, there are also some. Unlike the Atlantic Ocean, where there are strong winds all day long. Then, this gave Biddus the opportunity to think of the tactics of dealing with the British Kirk sailing...

"Your Majesty, I have studied the sea conditions of the Lamanche Strait (the French name for the English Strait), and found that there are strong winds and waves in winter, and the summer waves are smaller. Sometimes, it is still breeze, and occasionally there is no wind."

"And your Majesty should know that in the Mediterranean, there is always a gentle breeze or even no wind. Therefore, there are common use of galleys there. And the Atlantic Ocean and the English Channel are more windy, so sailing ships are mostly used."

"When there is a breeze or even no wind, the sailboat has an absolute advantage. Because if the wind is lacking, the sailboat will lie on the sea and cannot move, or move slowly."

"But sailboats are different. Although the sails cannot provide much power when breeze or no wind. However, we have oars! In the breeze or even windless state, the motor power of the sailboat is basically abandoned, and the sailboats have more advantages because of the oars..."

"So, I thought of a tactic against the English fleet - sending a galley against British warships on a breeze or windless day in summer..."

"Wait - I want to ask, Mr. Bidus, how can we ensure safety when we are in the base? How should we deal with the English fleet coming to destroy the warships?" At this time, John Rafi interjected and asked.

Pregent Bidu thought for a moment and replied:

"In fact, some people have provided us with an example - Ma Lin, the Grand Duke of Beihai State..."

"What? You mean..." François I was surprised.

"Build a fortress guarding the entrance of the bay in Brest Bay! I have been to Brest Harbor and found it really a good haven. Moreover, the Crozon Peninsula, south of the harbor, stretches into the sea, just wraps the Bay of Brest."

"If we learn from the practice of Grand Duke Marin of the North Sea Kingdom and set up a fort on the northwest corner of the Crozon Peninsula. At the same time, we also set up a fort on the seaside west of Brest on the other side, we can block the invasion of enemy warships. If there is a fort protection, what if England knows there are warships in the port? They can't make an invasion..."

"Okay!" François I slapped the table excitedly and cheered.

"With this suggestion alone, I decided to use you! With the protection of the fort, Brest Bay will become a safe military port, and I will no longer be afraid of the English people coming to the door again!"

"Mr. Bidus, I have decided to grant you the position of commander of the Brest fleet, and plan to overhaul the military port in Brest. At the same time, prepare the warships... By the way, do you have to take a sailboat?" asked François I.

Bidus replied:

"Strictly speaking, after the transformation of increasing the mast and expanding the sail area, this kind of ship can no longer be called a galley, but should be called a galley..."

"The sailboat...is not very nice..." François I frowned and continued:

"Let's do this, the introduction of this kind of ship was prepared to regain the Calais Fortress. Therefore, how about a sailboat such as this be called the Calais Ship?"

"Your Majesty is wise!" What can others say? The king has given his name, so everyone can only agree. Then, this kind of sailboat is called the "Calais". Compared with authentic sailboats, it strengthens the sails and enhances the maneuverability in areas with higher winds.

For a moment, the king and his ministers were all celebrating the birth of the "Calais Ship". Only John Lafite, the spy, frowned quietly, feeling a little troublesome.

And no one here knows that this kind of Calais ship has shined in its original history. It even influenced the naval warfare thinking of the Kingdom of France for hundreds of years...

In history, Pregent Bidus was actually recruited by Louis XII in 1512 to fight against England.

At that time, the monarch of England was Henry VIII. Henry VIII frequently ordered England to attack the French coast, causing huge losses to France. In desperation, Louis XIII had to hire Pregent Biddus to bring several Calais ships to try to confront the English Navy.

As a result, this move received a miraculous effect. Pregent Biddus frequently attacked England with six small Calais ships of about 200 tons. In the end, he killed the commander of the English Navy Edward Howard. Then, for decades, England lived under the shadow of the Calais ships and found it difficult to find an effective way to deal with it.

Of course, this is not without benefits. For England, the benefit it leads to is that England later eliminated Kirk sailing ships and gradually developed Galen ships that were more suitable for large voyages and naval battles...

Before the Garen ship appeared, England felt the fear of the Calais ship for decades...
Chapter completed!