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Three Rivers Butterfly Chapter 157 The secret agreement between two people

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    "What a legendary story with ups and downs!" Kira Yoshihide sighed and said: "I understand! I will try my best to help you realize your wish, but neither I nor you are still too young! If you can return to Europe  Continuing to study is a better choice. " "I told you so many stories just to listen to you and go back to study? I thought you must be a special person, but now it seems that I was wrong!  "Claudia was disappointed at first, and then she stood up angrily, picked up her skirt and was about to leave.  "Wait! I think you need some funds, right? If the deal between me and your uncle is successful, I can provide you with some funds to help you realize your dream." Kira Yoshishi quickly ran to the stairs to stop her  the way to go.  The blonde little loli said sternly with her blue eyes: "I need your help, but I am not begging for your charity! You have to remember! The dignity of my Claudia Plantagenet cannot be desecrated!" "Okay.  ! Your dignity is not allowed to be violated!" Ji Liangyi reluctantly admitted his mistake, "Okay! Let's talk about it!"  To buy a ship of your own, you need your own sailors and armed forces! "I need you to lend me five hundred pounds of silver!" "What?" Ji Liangyi almost fell down. Five hundred pounds of silver is not a small amount.  Considering that he had raked all the Kira family's wealth and only managed to collect 50,000 taels of silver, it was unreasonable for this little lolita lion to ask for such a high price.  "This won't work, absolutely not! I don't have that much money to lend you!" Kira Yoshi refused without hesitation.  The blond little loli frowned and stared at him, insisting in a very firm tone: "As long as you lend me five hundred pounds of silver, we can talk about anything!" "Oh? We can talk about anything?" Kira Yoshitoki  Touching her chin, she said with a slightly lewd smile, "Does that mean you can talk to me?" "You!" Claudia stood up in an instant and slapped her hands on the table.  Like an angry little lioness, Kira Yoshitsune really wanted to slap himself in the mouth. He insisted on saying something mean, and it would do him some good to irritate the little loli.  Just when he was worrying about gains and losses, Claudia suddenly sat back on the chair and said with a strange smile: "Of course, handsome Joseph, as long as you can afford the price, I can't negotiate.  !" Ji Liangyi looked at the blond little girl guiltily and asked cautiously: "Oh? What kind of price?" Claudia blinked, a hint of slyness flashed in her eyes, and said quietly: "Ten ships and six.  The price is not high for the Clark galleon, sixty half-snake cannons, and a thousand skilled sailors!" "Nani! Do you really think you are made of gold?  "Yeah!" Kira Yoshishi almost got under the table. The Clark sailboat is the largest ocean-going sailing ship in Spain. It is Spain's trump card. Don't say that he has no money to buy it. Even if he has money, he would not dare to buy it. He would never do it.  I didn¡¯t expect that Claudia would scare people to death when she opened her mouth.  The latest Clark-class sailing ship is different from the early model a century ago. In this era, Spain has been able to build large Clark sailing ships with a displacement of up to 700 tons. The largest Clark sailing ship currently is 50 meters long and 15 meters wide. If the entire ship is heavily loaded, it can  It can carry 900 tons of cargo and carry 200 crew members.  If an armed sailboat is made separately, the Clark sailboat can carry 32 artillery pieces and 600 to 700 soldiers. The largest Clark sailboat to date has a seven-deck design, which makes it a well-deserved maritime giant of this era. Of course, its cost is  It is extremely expensive. Building a sailboat of this level costs 100,000 silver coins. Even if the six-deck Clark sailboat is reduced by one order of magnitude, the price will not be less than 80,000 silver coins.  The half-snake cannon is a lightweight model compared to the snake cannon. The half-snake cannon is usually a 9-pound cannon, while the snake cannon is 18 pounds. The price of the cannon is not comparable to that of a sailboat, but it is also harder to obtain than a sailboat. Cannon casting technology  It has always been in the hands of the royal family. Even England began to explore the technology of casting cannons during this period. England was still having a hard battle over whether to replace the matchlocks or continue to use longbows. It was too difficult to get cannons. This was also the reason for Frank.  Reason for rejection.  "Haha! Just kidding, don't be so nervous!" Claudia chuckled and said: "You are not a gentleman, but at least you are not hypocritical." "Really? Thank you for the compliment." Kira shrugged and said  .  Five hundred pounds of silver can buy a Karak sailboat with a displacement of 250 tons. There is no commercial sailboat over 200 tons in the entire Agote Chamber of Commerce fleet. The price this girl is asking is definitely too high.  .  Next, let¡¯s get down to the topic. In order to be sure,The agreement and amount of the loan, two children who are just over 20 years old in total, but have mature children far beyond their years for their own reasons, are sitting together to discuss every clause of the cooperation, perhaps because they have just been raped by the blond little lolita.  Calling it ungentlemanly, Kira Yoshitoki became extremely cautious in the subsequent negotiations.  The two talked about it from morning to afternoon, and it was not until the bell struck sixteen that they finally reached an agreement on loan and cooperation. Claudia regretted it and complained that she had made a mistake. Not only was Joseph not a gentleman, but he was also a human being.  Cunning businessman.  The main content of the contract they reached was that Kira Yoshitoki was only willing to lend him two hundred pounds of silver to purchase a 120-ton commercial sailing ship, and Claudia had to ensure that she found a suitable watchmaker to make what he needed.  of flintlocks, and at the same time find some men for him.  "You mean a flintlock? Is it a musket that uses gravel to ignite the fire? If I remember correctly, Spain should have this kind of musket." Claudia looked at him doubtfully. This Joseph was so mysterious that he seemed to have nothing.  Know the same.  "It's not that kind of musket. I'll draw it for you!" Kira Yoshihi picked up a charcoal pencil and drew several sketches of the dog-lock flintlock mechanism's braking and locking device. He could only draw a rough outline based on his vague memory.  As for whether you can understand it or not, you can only leave it to fate. "Show these sketches to the watchmakers. If anyone can understand this principle, bring him to me!" "Oh! Do you still know how to draw?" Crowe  Dia looked at the sketch in surprise. The painting method of the sketch was refreshing to him. The Renaissance culture in Venice and Florence also spread to the Netherlands. Although she had heard about the special features of sketches that were lifelike, she had never seen them before.  This was the first time it was real, and it was completely different from the oil paintings she had seen before.  After looking at the sketches carefully, Claudia carefully folded the paper and put it away, and then said: "I don't understand this, but it seems that the muskets you drew are too exquisite. I don't know if any watchmaker can do it."  Come out!" Ji Liangshi said confidently: "It doesn't matter! As long as you show it to them, someone will understand it! It is your obligation to bring the person who understands the sketch. As for other people asking or asking you,  Don't answer any questions, those are half-understood people with ulterior motives. "Yes! Remember!" The blond girl nodded.  "In addition, help me find an instructor who is proficient in cavalry tactics and knight swordsmanship. If there are experienced Swiss mercenaries, hire them for me! Same as watchmakers, I can hire them for two years! Of course, the price should be more reasonable.  , otherwise, if you are rejected by me, your trip will be in vain." Claudia pouted and said angrily: "Damn it, Joseph! You have too many requests! Where can I find a master for you?  Knight swordsmanship instructors! I have to pay their salaries before they are willing to follow me! " "Oh! My request is a bit excessive, but  I really need them. You know, no one in the world is willing to lend two hundred pounds of silver to a ten-year-old girl except me. I don¡¯t want your interest. I just need you to find me a clockmaker with excellent skills.  Instructors who are proficient in knight swordsmanship, and several experienced Swiss mercenaries. As long as you can do these, I can bear all the expenses. Of course, if you can bring them all to me, this debt can also be forgiven! "Ji Liangyi!  In the end, he showed his fox tail and hired a little lolita to win over a group of instructors for him for two hundred pounds. This was the work of a black-hearted profiteer.  "Huh! I know! Remember your promise!" The blonde little loli agreed angrily.  The Swiss mercenaries were the most powerful spearmen of this era. They rampaged across Europe in the fourteenth century, and their fame alarmed the Holy See. Finally, the Pope decided to hire the Swiss Lancers as a garrison for a long time. The knight's swordsmanship was the European two-handed sword.  The essence of the story is that with the development of muskets, the European knight culture gradually withered, and the knights' lives became increasingly desolate.  For example, the famous Teutonic Knights have completely disappeared since 1525, when the last Grand Master, Albrecht, announced his conversion to Lutheranism. Later, the Prussian Principality was founded with the Teutonic Knights as the core. From then on, the Teutonic Knights were in a  A state of existence in name only.  The black-hearted guys of the Knights Templar were completely finished two hundred years ago. The only remaining Knights of St. John still stubbornly adhere to the doctrine of knights. They neither expand in pursuit of worldly power nor covet the wealth of believers. They are a  A knighthood of pure idealists.  The Knights of St. John, also known as the Knights of the Hospital, are the most heroic knights. Of course, they are also working hard on those small islands in the Mediterranean. They have no mind to care about worldly things. They are such a group of idealists who still do this.  Something shocking happened.  More than 20 years ago, there were only 500 knights and 6,000 warriorsThe Knights Hospitaller of the Army fought against the 200,000 Turkish army led by Suleiman I on Rhodes Island. As a result, the Knights must have held on for half a year before surrendering because they ran out of ammunition and food. During this period, the Turks were forced to die in battle.  Thousands of people, perhaps intimidated by this knightly order, or perhaps out of respect for these warriors, finally Suleiman I allowed the Knights Hospitallers to peacefully evacuate Rhodes Island.  In the next twenty years, this knighthood has been moving around without a fixed address. Their spirit of adhering to dogma and being willing to live in poverty finally moved the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, the current Karl V, in his pardon.  The Knights Hospitaller moved to settle on the island of Malta and paid a symbolic rent of one Maltese eagle to the Kingdom of Sicily every year. The Knights established the Knights of Malta on the island.
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