While Paul and Navy Commander Austin were whispering, Quirk was observing the new ship back and forth with "touch".
Even though it had been two days since he took over, he was still in a state of excitement.
The South is not only larger than the Hope, but also equipped with more Artillerys. It has also made improvements to address various shortcomings discovered during the use of the Hope. After all, the Hope is a water-testing ship, and this new ship that has made up for various shortcomings can be said to be perfect in the eyes of Quirk - of course only among ships of this level.
In Allen's slightly unbelievable eyes, Quirk hugged the mast of the Nanfang and said to himself in a tone as if he was confessing to his lover, "I will always like the Nanfang."
Allen had a dark look on his face. He recalled that when he first became midshipmen, Captain Quirk led them to visit the Hope with pride. At that time, he also said, "I will always like the Hope."
Only a few days later, the captain's crush changed. Oh, maybe for men, it's not a contradiction.
After visiting the Nanfang, Paul and others came to a conference room in the shipyard, where the captain's supervisor Rubin and the old shipwright Benjamin brought out a new sailing model - a model of a two-masted Square-Rigged Ship.
"After building three sloops, we have gained a lot of design and construction experience, and it's time to take our technical achievements to the next level, so we built a model of this ketch, which is the target for the next stage of our shipyard."
Paul carefully observed the ship model from front to back, left to back, and felt vaguely familiar.
He suddenly struck his palm, startling the people around him, "Isn't this the Jackdaw?"
Although the details are different, the general structure is indeed very similar to the Jackdaw in "Assassin's Creed".
Rubin and Benjamin were very strange. "Jackdaw?"
Paul shook his head. "I suddenly thought of an excellent name just now. The first ship like this built should be called the Jackdaw."
"What a name! What a name!"
Rubin clapped his hands repeatedly, "Your Majesty the Earl is really talented!"
Benjamin gave Rubin a look of disdain, which is flattering. He felt that the name was unremarkable, but since it was the lord who had spoken, he had no choice but to acquiesce.
The old shipwright said unconvinced, "Your Majesty, in fact, I think we are fully capable of building larger ships, such as the model ship you gave us before - Stockholm, and the three-masted Square-Rigged Ship."
He didn't know why the lord called the ship Stockholm. It seemed to be a place name. The name of another large ship, the Victory, was quite understandable, but even with his confidence, he would not dare to rush to build a Giant Ship like the Victory.
"Think about this scenario. She can be equipped with two decks of cannons and can carry more cargo. With her, your navy can completely dominate the ocean. Your caravan can even easily bypass the Horn Bay and directly start trade with more distant eastern countries. I guarantee that no ship will pose a threat to her along the way."
Paul once asked the top management of the shipyard to give him a follow-up development suggestion. When Benjamin and Rubin were discussing, the old shipwright wanted to carry out leapfrog development and build a real sailing battleship in one step, while the supervisor Rubin insisted on building it step by step, from small to large.
In the end, Rubin, as the shipyard supervisor, overcame the old shipwrights and adopted a conservative plan when designing the new ship, creating the two-masted Square-Rigged Ship model.
Benjamin complained secretly, "Really, he is younger than me, but he is not as courageous as an old man like me."
"Yeah! Actually, I still agree with the idea of director Rubin."
After listening to the differences between the two, Paul still felt that supervisor Rubin's idea was relatively sound.
The step-by-step construction from small to large is a bit slow, but the success rate is high. The built ship is at least usable. It is tempting to do it in one step, but the risk of failure is also very high. If it fails, a lot of money will be wasted, and the wasted manpower and working hours are also something Paul cannot afford.
He thought of the Swedish Vasa, which was a complete tragedy.
Stupid donkey - oh no, it's Sweden. After joining the Protestant camp in the Thirty Years' War, it urgently needed to develop its navy in order to ensure its control of the Baltic Sea. To this end, it formulated a series of "major construction" plans, and the Vasa was the product of the naval strengthening plan.
The reigning king of Sweden at that time was Gustav II, known as "Lion of the North". This emperor could be said to be a generation of military genius. He defeated the Catholic coalition forces on land and suddenly reversed the war situation at that time. Many of Paul's many military reforms referenced this famous king.
But he was a complete layman in the navy. Regardless of reality, he ordered that the Vasa must be built as soon as possible so that it could be put into action against Poland.
The ship's designers and builders had to speed up the work due to lack of time. At that time, the king in Poland repeatedly proposed new requirements to overturn the original design. Under the order of Gustav II, the design of the Vasa was changed from a single-layer Artillery deck to a double-layer to accommodate up to 64 Artillery doors.
The Swedish shipyard had no experience in manufacturing such a double-decker warship and failed to comprehensively deal with the center of gravity problem caused by the heightened hull.
Under the influence of courtiers bent on flattering the king, the superstructure was designed to be too tall for the sake of grandeur. In addition, many ingenious "singing" wooden sculptures were hung high above the hull, making the superstructure even heavier. The Vasa's center of gravity just got higher and higher.
Then, she sank during her maiden voyage and was blown down by a gust of wind in front of everyone's eyes. The Vasa only traveled 1,300 meters before sinking to the bottom of the sea at a depth of 32 meters, taking the lives of 30 crew members. Hundreds of people, officials, and foreign ministers witnessed the entire incident.
Now Arda, pirates have been eliminated, maritime threats have been greatly reduced, and large-scale ocean trade has not yet begun, so there is no need for such large ships for the time being.
Therefore, it is better to be on the safe side and try to avoid the risks that can be avoided.
"You are the lord, and whatever you say is what you say."
Benjamin shrugged, feeling a little discouraged.
Paul assured him, "Haha, master, don't be discouraged. There will be bread, there will be milk, and sooner or later we will build bigger ships, and they will get bigger and bigger. When Southern Route is opened, even if I don't need it, our merchants will force you to build big ships."
Only then did the old shipwright regain his energy.
To explain to book friends who don't know, "Swedish Jackass" is a joke among P She players, and it is a mockery of the Swedish game company Paradox.
Similarly, "The Witcher" gamers also ridiculed its production company as "Polish jackasses".