Assassin’s Adventure - Chapter 107

Gordon personally oversaw the installation of each cannon and drove the Jackdaw to the Royal Navy’s shipyard.

The Jackdaw had many loopholes in the previous naval battles that were simply repaired. Although it no longer affected the navigation at all, it was completely unacceptable to Gordon.

There is no special boatman, only relying on wooden boards to plug the loopholes, that kind of shoddy construction makes people commit obsessive-compulsive disorder.

This is my own ship, especially the captain’s room leaks every night.

When I was in the Caribbean Sea, the tropical environment there made the leaking winds feel cool, but after entering the European border, the temperature here reached a maximum of 23 degrees in July, and in September, the temperature has begun to slide to 17 degrees. It seemed that it was colder at night, which made Gordon make up his mind to repair the ship again.

But when the Jackdaw entered the Royal Navy’s maintenance dock, there were soldiers shouting directly below.

“Get out of here, this is not a place where you can dock, hey! Merchant ships can’t dock here for maintenance.”

The soldier waved his hands, trying to get the attention of the crew on board.

And Gordon shouted directly: “We have a license to use the naval shipyard.”

In the end, the ship was forcibly docked in the dock, and the soldiers eagerly wanted to rush up to repair such an ignorant captain. You must know that the Royal Navy’s shipyard has never seen foreign ships, and only accepts orders from the Navy and the East India Company.

Soldier’s door held a stick and a long spear, and wanted to teach the young captain who didn’t listen to advice at all, until a piece of permission was displayed, almost blinding the lieutenant’s eyes.

He almost put his eyes on it, carefully identified the autograph and seal of Duke Strange above, and looked at the young man in front of him very nervously.

He didn’t know where this was sacred, or someone from a certain great noble in the kingdom could have such great power. Could it be the illegitimate son of Duke Strange?

“Sorry sir, you have the right to dock here, everyone put their weapons away for me, Captain Evan Gordon, welcome to the Royal Dockyard.”

“Lieutenant, my ship will set sail tomorrow morning to complete the top-secret mission ordered by the king himself. There is another thing, I need to build a ship.”

Of course, the lieutenant Gordon understood what he said, and ordered his soldiers to quickly find a boatman to speed up the repair, although the repair was not too difficult.

“Sir, please come with me.”

“Wait a minute.” Gordon gestured, and then ordered to the sailors: “Mitch, take the sailors back to the hotel first, Ellen, come with me.”

“Good captain.”

Gordon and Allen followed the soldiers of the navy to a gorgeous building behind the shipyard. In the spacious room on the second floor, they met Colonel Claude, who was in charge of the shipyard.

The people in the room were all people from the Royal Navy. They were busy with their work. This shipyard hardly ever stopped for a day. One after another warships were launched to maintain the British Empire’s rule over the vast colonies.

Several soldiers are busy reporting the timber acquisition, as well as the construction progress of the two first-class battleships in the port.

Every moment, there are personnel coming and going, and Colonel Claude is constantly reviewing various documents: “Smith, the people who replied to the East India Company, their shipbuilding prices are too low, if they are not sincere, they will Go away.”

“Yes Colonel.” An adjutant walked out with the document, and at this time Colonel Claude looked up and saw these two strange people.

“Lieutenant, who are they?”

“Sir, they have the permission of the Royal Dockyard signed by the Duke, and we have never met them.”

“My name is Gordon, Evan Gordon, and this is my first mate Alan.”

The colonel confirmed the permit document, then nodded and motioned the two of them to sit down and chat, expressing their acquaintance: “You can call me Colonel Claude, how can I help you?”

“Colonel, I need to build a Galen sailing ship, hoping to use the construction specifications of the Navy’s third-tier battleship, which can reduce the number of artillery, but the hull must be strong.” Gordon said, he is not about the construction of ships. I understand too well, but if he wants to run the eastern route, the time of a voyage is too long, and the capacity of the hull is too small, and the gains are not worth the loss. If possible, he even wants to build two more ships.

“That’s not a problem, Captain Gordon. Do you know the construction price of a Tier 3 battleship?”

“About half a million pounds.”

“Almost, but if you add weapons and equipment, the cost of the whole ship is about 600,000 pounds. Captain Gordon, you…”

Military equipment is not something that can be afforded privately in any era. In 18th century London, if you have 1 million pounds, you are an absolute rich man. Something that the Royal Navy’s shipyards only took orders from the Navy and the East India Company, also because few others could afford it.

The Duolun Chamber of Commerce, well, this is just a chamber of commerce. It is strictly restricted by the Kingdom Trade Treaty. It cannot develop mercenaries like the East India Company, and naturally it cannot get the authorization of warships.

“Of course, I can afford this price.”

Gordon took out a gold coin from his pocket and played with it.

“An ancient Spanish gold coin?” Colonel Claude muttered to himself~www.mtlnovel.com~ Although there is only one gold coin, it can show Gordon’s strength.

The fineness of this gold coin is very good, each one has a weight of 1 ounce and contains 91% gold, that is, the weight of pure gold can reach 25.3 grams, which is equivalent to the weight of five silver coins.

“The nearest dock is full. The construction of the ship you need is expected to be completed in 90 days. The deposit is two hundred thousand pounds. Is it all right?”

Claude made a simple calculation, and then recorded this order.

“Ninety days.” Gordon took the voucher, and then estimated the time for El Dorado’s exploration: “No problem, I will bring the deposit tomorrow when I come to pick up my repaired ship, so I will say goodbye to the colonel.”

The colonel nodded, and then watched them leave. At this time, his adjutant Smith came in again, looking at the two with a little surprise.

“Colonel, who is that?”

Claude shook his head: “His name is Gordon, a rich man who prepared to build battleships at his own expense. It’s amazing that he is so young.”

……

The gems on the ship can be exchanged for systematic gold at any time, which is a bit too wasteful, so Gordon is going to take these commemorative gems to the Imperial Central Bank again to convert the value of these gems to the maximum.

Well, in fact, the biggest thing is the auction, Gordon doesn’t have the time.

When I walked out of the Royal Dockyard, it was already dark outside. Today, I have experienced a lot, but now is not the time to rest.

“Ellen, let’s go, go to the bank again…”

“Captain, I’m so hungry, I want to go back to the tavern to eat…”

“After changing the money, you can get three gold coins, bear with it…”