During this period, the Unsa navy relied on soldiers on board to fight.
Some ships are larger and can be equipped with throwing weapons to fight against enemy ships or enemy landings.
The battle between white soldiers on the ship also uses more than just swords.
Naval combat skills and equipment are relatively simple.
Shore defense or transportation is the main focus, and coastal raiding is almost non-existent.
Lucien's picture also depicts two types of Saxon ships: longships and warships.
The paper is Oran's commercial paper. After spreading it out, you can collage multiple sheets.
If it were leather paper, the paper used by Lucien for this meeting would be worth half a lamb.
Olan was a little proud, and then focused on looking at the pictures.
The former has a longer hull and a narrow and shallow bottom, making it easier to navigate in shallow water and rivers.
Multidimensional single or double mast, propelled by paddle sails.
Each longship can carry up to sixty warriors.
It also absorbed Viking dragon ships and improvements to Frankish ships.
Frank had close ties with England, and the seven navies used this country as a benchmark.
"Warships" are larger, and throwing weapons are usually on warships.
The hull is reinforced and the bottom is widened, so long-term sailing and fighting at sea will not be so crowded and uncomfortable.
If you want to imitate the speed of a dragon boat, you can make the long boat structure more narrow and elongated to improve maneuverability.
Optimize paddle design and placement.
And install walls and protruding weapons on the side of the ship.
Lucien explained in detail.
But 90% of the people are land knight nobles. They don't care, as long as it works.
They think horses are more enjoyable than boats.
But Olan was fascinated by what he heard and came up with the idea of poaching people.
The training of crew and sailors will not be less than training a rider,
If you are the captain alone, it will take even longer, several years!
The navy in Oran are all residents of the port who have received training in rowing and swimming.
Controlling the boat and escaping are the two most important trainings.
They also train in the art of contradiction for seven days every year. Those who have a good background also have archery training.
They serve regularly every year. When others are helping the lord or the church, these navies gather somewhere, which is completely unprofessional.
When the lord needed them, they recruited people again.
But some may have died, and his son was temporarily forced into action.
So is Wessex.
There is basically no war strategy, tactical command, and overall training.
Lucien streamlined and institutionalized the training.
It even proposed the concepts of fleet coordination, combat coordination, login coordination, and novel theories such as naval battle simulation.
"simulation?"
"How can war be inferred by acting?"
This idea is not supported. Some knights think that if they fight to the death with the Vikings, as long as they don't die, they can get enough experience in one go.
Not satisfied?
Then do it again!
This idea is clearly supported by more people.
Lucien was not discouraged. He had discussed these plans with the Crown Prince, and all he needed was the Crown Prince's nod.
At the end, Lucien strictly defined the types of ships into five types: warships, exploration ships, merchant ships, fishing ships, and transport ships.
And make improvements at any time according to different needs.
After Lucien sat down, he replaced Axel.
This monk Oran knew that he was young and energetic. He had shaved off all his hair that symbolized desire and was writing a "Biography of Alfred".
To Oran, isn't this behavior just flattering?
Alfred was not much better than himself.
At the same time, I thought, should my achievements be written down in a book?
What Axel proposed was how to preserve the Chinese culture that was destroyed by the Vikings.
He proposed to collect the remaining books and materials and rebuild a royal library.
He sees the long-term future, but the Cavaliers think about the difficult present,
How can there be such a thing as gold for you to squander at this time?
People from Oran also joined in the discussion, but mostly listened.
Oran agreed with the library idea and said, "King's Landing can be used as a storage place. Uncle Ben has always respected wisdom and craftsmanship. If the craftsmen and these books are handed over to the north, I will protect them with my life."
Alfred didn't agree. He worked hard to collect it, so he saved some of them and gave them all to you?
Is there still a day when I can come back?
After this issue is over, there is the trade issue.
When it was Olam's turn, he proposed the establishment of a Greater England market.
Even Alfred held a conservative attitude when this topic was raised.
Oran explained it himself.
Lucien just read the manuscript completely, but without any emotion.
And Oran is like a poet who tells stories in the tavern, able to stir people's emotions.
"Everyone, you all have manors and are lords. To you, you must know the value of a sheep.
Can I get a barrel of wine instead?
A good-looking Mediterranean maid or a muscular footman?
A beautifully crafted dagger or delicious spiced kebab?”
After everyone in Oran chose to interact, they continued,
"A sheep can produce five commodities: wool, meat, skin, bones, and milk.
Wool can be used for clothing and textiles.
To explain in more detail,
The wool is made into yarn, which can be mixed with other knitted products.
The fibers are compressed and become hats, shoes,
After processing, it can be turned into flannel and turned into coats and bedspreads, or carpets and curtains.
It can also be hung on the wall for decoration or even made into a small toy.
The largest material we export to Frank is woolen fabrics.
But the profit is too low, we bid against each other, the tariffs for transportation from various places, the tariffs for entering the port,
The risk of being robbed by the Vikings, the risk of encountering a shipwreck, and the actual profit from selling a sheep's wool is only the profit of one leg of wool.
Since the unified operation of the guilds in Benbo's territory, the output of various commodities has been three to four times that of the original.
The effect is obvious and is growing every year.
If guilds were used throughout England, we could control the price of goods shipped to the south.
We also have leather, fish, wood, and even local special herbs and minerals that can be exported.
This is what I plan to do,
Concentrate the craftsman population, unify the tariff deprivation among various routes, select several natural port cities as trading ports, send raw materials there for processing, and leave directly from the port, so the navy is very important at this time...
Franks have a vast territory and rich resources. We can ask for their textiles, iron smelting and metal skills.
There are also luxury goods and perfumes for lovers or wives.
Excellent wines and other condiments.
Even ceramics, ivory, bronze, wood carvings and other items.
This is also profitable for them and solves our problem of low production efficiency.
Once our output increases, we can also trade with other places.
It even served as a transfer station to sell Frankish things to the North Sea countries. "
The North Sea countries refer to the Vikings.
They have a lot of raw mineral materials there, and there is also a golden road along the inland river leading directly to the Castle.
Oran wondered, could one day open up a trade route from the North Sea to the Castle to the Mediterranean Sea?
The war will eventually end. As long as the Viking lords who take power are friends, who would care about the money?
And if trade can bring considerable profits, then they will still travel across mountains and rivers to sacrifice their lives?
Of course, there is still a long way to go before Olan's plan can be implemented.
But don’t be afraid of being difficult to do, just be afraid of not doing it.
He has no technological skills that transcend the times in his mind;
Rifles, airships, blast furnaces, submarines, and satellites are all still in a state of exploration.
Should we be able to light up the first three in eight hundred years?
Let's make progress little by little...
