Chapter 125 Chapter 113

Poor Captain Jack Sparrow stood outside the castle, surrounded by several cavalrymen on horseback, with spears pointed at him. Not for anything else, just because of this guy's dress...it's too blatant and arrogant.It was short of having a line engraved on his face: I am a pirate! It has to be said that this is also due to Du Wei. The outfit he designed for Captain Jack Sparrow was completely based on the charming pirate captain in the famous movie in his previous life, especially the red on his head. The turban, the mustache on the chin, and the dark circles under the eyes... Such a weirdly dressed person came to the surrounding area of ​​Luo Lin's castle, and was immediately spotted by the patrolling Luo Lin's guard cavalry. Since Du Wei was kidnapped twice, the Luo Lin's guard strength has increased several times.If it wasn't for Jack Sparrow holding the token that Ruolin gave him, he would have been tied up by these cavalry long ago.

"Aha! My captain, you're here!" Du Wei laughed and ran out of the castle in a hurry, seeing the pirate captain who was being pointed at by a group of cavalry with spears, he couldn't help being stunned for a moment.A guarding knight immediately jumped off his horse and bowed: "Master, this guy is dressed strangely and doesn't look like a good person, but he is holding a token from Lord Ruolin. We suspect him..." "Don't doubt, this is my man, let him go." Du Wei waved his hand, and all the knights stepped back.Du Wei looked at Jack Sparrow who was a little nervous, walked up to him and patted his shoulder hard, and said with a smile, "You're finally here. Are you done with what I told you?"

The pirate captain had already experienced Du Wei's power, so he quickly bent down and said with a smile: "Master, the matter was very successful. Although there was a little problem in the middle, it was solved with Miss Joanna's help. And the results are better than Much better than expected.” Du Wei glanced around: "This is not a place to talk." Then someone took Captain Sparrow to his study. Entering the study room, where has this vulgar pirate seen the rich and powerful scenes of the Imperial Martial Arts Family?Those sterling silver candlesticks alone made him almost dazzled, and then the following people brought the best black tea from the south, and the sterling silver tea set also made Sparrow very nervous.

After driving away the servants and closing the door, Du Wei unhurriedly cast a sound-silencing magic so that the conversation in the room would not be spread out.Only then did he sit on the chair, his face straightened: "Let's talk." "Yes!" Captain Sparrow quickly stood up, put down the teacup in his hand, and said in a low voice: "This trip to sea lasted a total of three months, and we swept away nineteen islands in the eastern waters. Miss Joanna took the initiative. , Those stubborn guys were thrown into the sea by us to feed the sharks. The rest of the people who gathered were 421 in total. There were 32 ships of all sizes, and there was even a big ship of the Sea King class! "

"Neptune class?" Du Wei was slightly surprised. In the Roland Empire, ships on the sea are divided into four grades according to their displacement. The order from largest to smallest is: Sea God Class, Sea King Class, Sea Owl Class, and Sea Soul Class. Among them, the Poseidon-class ship is the largest, and it can be called the first-class main force ship in the Imperial Navy.For example, Du Wei's father, Earl Raymond, led the navy on an expedition to the south, and the flagship "Dandong" when he returned to the imperial capital triumphantly was a giant ship of the Poseidon class.The captain is more than three hundred steps, about one hundred and fifty meters.The maximum carrying capacity can carry a total of 800 crew members and fighters.In this world, it can be called the giant of the sea.

And the slightly smaller one is the Sea King class. The length of the ship can reach up to 100 meters, usually around 80 meters, and can carry 500 combatants.And it is also equipped with a certain number of long-range attack weapons such as ballistas. In this era, because there is no gunpowder and thermal weapons, that kind of artillery does not exist.The so-called catapults are actually just some giant crossbows. They are launched with nooses. The range can reach about one thousand meters. target, it can pierce the opponent's hull at once, causing hull damage directly to the opponent.

In this era, there are no long-range attack weapons such as cannons. Only giant ships of the Poseidon level can be equipped with a small amount of magic cannons. It is a long-range weapon similar to cannons made by using magic principles, but the cost is extremely expensive. It is huge, compared to the cannon that Du Wei knew in his previous life, but the cost performance is low, and it requires expensive magic materials and profound magic principles.It is even said that some manufacturing techniques have been lost. And because of these reasons, in this world, the so-called naval battles are basically still at a low-level stage. The captain's fighters use weapons such as throwing or crossbows to kill and injure the opponent's personnel at a long distance, and then rely on the ramming angle of the ship to hit them. The opponent's ship makes the opponent lose its mobility, and then fights a "board battle", relying on the fighters on board to land on the opponent's ship and fight hand-to-hand.

Under such circumstances, the ship has a large capacity and can carry more combatants, so it becomes the main force in naval warfare. Although there are many pirates in the eastern waters of the Roland Continent, most of them are medium-sized or smaller ships, which are often unable to compete with regular fleets.Even some large armed merchant ships have the ability to protect themselves against pirates. A sea king-class ship is extremely rare for pirates! Seeing Du Wei's doubts, Captain Sparrow hurriedly explained: "That big ship seems to be quite old, and the hull is a bit dilapidated, and it needs a lot of effort to repair. The group of pirates captured by us are It is a relatively large one in the East China Sea. It is said that this ship was originally a warship in the navy, and after the retirement period was reached, it was bought by a wealthy businessman and used as a merchant ship, but it was snatched by pirates at sea."

Du Wei just nodded.If even pirates can easily get a Neptune-class ship, what is the Imperial Navy doing? ! "Among the thirty-two ships, one is of the Sea King class, and six are of the Sea Owl class. Including my Black Pearl, which is also of the Sea Owl class. The rest are all Sea Soul class boats, which can only carry a hundred people. No. However, based on the displacement and configuration of these ships, they are barely comparable to the second-line fleets in the Eastern Navy of some empires. Although we have fewer large ships and more small ships, the number of ships is much more than them .”

After hearing Sparrow's words, Du Wei just smiled and said nothing. After all, this guy was born as a pirate, so he still lacks knowledge. Compared with the Imperial Navy?That is whimsical. Du Wei's father was born in the navy, and he was promoted all the way up by relying on the meritorious service he got with leading the expedition fleet to the south.For example, the last triumphant return, although the expedition fleet led by Earl Raymond only had thirty-five ships.But among them, there are five large ships of the Sea God class, and the rest are all Sea King class! Although Du Wei's men got a lot of these boats, most of them were small boats. If they were really compared with the regular navy of the empire, they were still far from enough.

However, Du Wei didn't want to do such a great cause as rebellion. As long as such a fleet is honestly used for maritime trade and doesn't mess with those navies, it can almost sweep the eastern waters. After Sparrow finished speaking, his face showed embarrassment, and he said in a low voice: "It's just that the development of things has exceeded our expectations, so there are some problems now. We can't solve them. Now the fleet is docked at Walker Harbor in the south of Lille Province, where Miss Ruolin is presiding over the situation, hurry up and send me back to find you..." "Just tell me, what's the problem?" Du Wei frowned. "Money." Sparrow sighed: "Our original plan was to recruit those pirates, then take out the wealth they collected from robbery at sea for many years, and then use this money to maintain the consumption of the fleet. But the problem is..." Speaking of this, Sparrow couldn't help sighing: "The problem is, these pirates are too poor." Seeing Du Wei's frown, Sparrow quickly explained: "The empire's maritime military power was originally strong, but in the past few decades, several expeditions have been carried out in the southern sea area, expanding the empire's maritime territory by tens of thousands of miles. In the distance, this kind of behavior of showing off force, which wasted money and cost money, did not bring any obvious benefits to the empire's finances, but the expansion of the southern sea route stimulated the empire's maritime trade. Compared with the increase of more than ten times. This kind of frequent trade stimulated the emergence of pirates and gave pirates a space to survive. But after all, it has been just a small fight, because the empire has a huge navy. Once things go wrong If it is too large, it will cause the navy to suppress it, and the small pirates will be wiped out. More importantly, in recent years, the ocean trade in the eastern waters has decreased, and most of the fleet has been concentrated in the southern seas. The eastern seas These pirates have difficulty in surviving, so naturally they don't have much money to fish for." Seeing Captain Sparrow uttering such a big truth in a serious manner, as if he was endorsing it, Du Wei couldn't help laughing: "You came up with all these things yourself?" Sparrow shook his head, and answered honestly: "No, I haven't read any books. How could I think of these things? Miss Ruolin told me these things." Du Wei's eyes lit up. Jolene?This long-legged chick has a good mind. Sparrow continued: "This time we spent three months at sea to suppress pirates, and most of the supplies we got were some worthless food and ironware, even if they were sold, they were not worth much. But some For the valuable things, Ms. Ruolin has already decided to sell a batch of them on the spot in Port Walker, and the navy and military in Port Walker also need some connections to deal with them. After all, many pirates are listed on the arrest warrants. We rashly took these guys under our command, so it was inevitable that others would criticize us. Ms. Ruo Lin decided to spend a sum of money to manage the official relationship. In the end, we copied all the pirates' lairs. Yes, but only less than 10,000 gold coins were obtained. After several months of sailing at sea, the ships only need to be maintained and repaired, and there are still some damaged ships that need to be repaired. There is also that big Neptune-class ship. The extent is even more serious. In addition, more than 400 people have been taken in, and people have to eat, drink, and support them... The money recovered from such a suppression is almost beyond their means." Du Wei's scalp felt numb, and he waved his hand: "Just tell me how much you need in total!" Hearing this, Sparrow immediately took out a small book that Ruolin had given him when he arrived, opened it, and read it to Du Wei: "Thirty-two ships, almost every one of them is In view of the current financial problems, Ms. Ruolin selected nine of the ships with serious problems, and the repair cost is estimated to cost 3,000 gold coins. This is still using your name, and the name of Walker Harbor. I bought cheap wood from the navy pier supplies. Although other ships also need to be repaired, they can still be used for the time being. I will make plans when I have enough money in the future. More than 400 people will come to eat and drink for three months Sarah, it also cost more than 600 gold coins, which is already very economical. Miss Ruolin dare not reduce personnel expenses, otherwise, these newly recruited men will defect. Miss Ruolin also said that since the pirates Now that I have become your subordinates, I can no longer dress like a pirate. If you wear tattered clothes, it will inevitably embarrass you. I also made two sets of new clothes for each of them, and the leader's clothes are slightly better... This is another Two hundred gold coins were removed. The most important thing is that the weapons in everyone's hands are too bad. They used to be pirates, and they swarmed up to fight wildly. The crossbows, as well as the swords, have to be replaced. I have seen that among the pirates in the past, there were still poor ones who didn’t even have weapons, and even picked up some blacksmith’s hammer or plowing rake when they encountered an enemy. Yes. All of these can no longer be used... In addition, there are funds for the navy to open up relationships. Almost half of the people we recruited are wanted criminals (When talking about this, Sparrow paused, Embarrassedly added a sentence 'including me'), it cost nearly a thousand gold coins to eliminate the arrest warrant."