Chapter 568

In a flash, it was June 22, and everything was advancing in an orderly manner.

The maritime group and the United States have officially signed a military ship procurement contract.

The contents of the contract basically refer to the original plan C, with a total of 14 ships, with a total value of 359000 pounds, tax-free.

Its specific ships include two patrol ships, Jite type armourless female Wushen class I ship, with a total of 110000 pounds, which was delivered in April 1787; The standard Valkyrie class I ship, 95000 pounds, was delivered in September 1786.

Four destroyers, the model of Drake's generation of God attendants, sold for 28000 per ship. One ship was delivered in 1786 and three ships were delivered in 1787.

Eight frigates, including two Briggs of Bermuda type, sold for 9000 per ship and delivered in 1787; Bermuda brigantin six ships, priced at 4000 per ship, delivered three ships in 1786 and three ships in 1787.

The signing of the procurement contract means that Hamilton officially ended the first task assigned by Washington.

With the original and copy of the contract and Hamilton's Messenger, the express slupp of Haite shipyard caught up with the Washington team patrolling south in Rhode Island, went back and forth day and night, and brought back the special commissioner of the Navy and lieutenant general Lingus, deputy chief of general staff of the United States Navy.

Lieutenant general and Hamilton are two different bureaucrats. After taking over the contract, his first request to Lorraine was to change the information records of valkiri class II and nvwushen class II.

The information of varkiri class II was changed to the original class high-speed frigate No. 1, which was officially named USS America; The information of nvwushen class II was adjusted to the original class high-speed frigate II, which was officially named USS constitution.

Similarly, according to the requirements of lieutenant general Lingus, the list of ship designers has also been adjusted, adding a group of seven designers serving the U.S. Department of the Navy.

Their work is only to design the bow image, ship body coating and poop decoration, which do not affect the fluid and balance, do not need to enter the dock of Haite shipyard, and even most of the work will not be carried out before delivery.

There was also an interesting episode.

Perhaps he really thought he had robbed Lorraine's important future combat power. Hamilton, who was handing over his work, had a fierce quarrel with lieutenant general Lingus, and accused lieutenant general Lingus [like a greedy robber trying to seize the contribution of the maritime group design team to the United States by despicable means]. Lieutenant general Lingus did not make any excuse for his behavior.

Finally, Haite couldn't see it anymore. He secretly explained to Hamilton that adjusting the model, rating and even the designer team of warships were common tricks used by countries when purchasing capital ships from private shipyards.

Like the female warrior level.

Valkiri has been delivered for two years and has experienced the Kuria Muria Bay naval battle, the Muscat invasion war and the baster naval battle. Although there is no public specific configuration, its battlefield capability has long been analyzed by various powers.

But even if the design source is the same, the battlefield capability and positioning of the lady are very different from that of valkiri.

Lingus's small blindfold can cover up the fog for the first generation of American capital ships and cover up the design differences between the United States and the constitution. These advantages outside the battlefield are definitely a clever trick for the still weak U.S. Navy.

Lorraine was noncommittal about Haite's explanation.

Although what Haite said is indeed a convention in the shipbuilding industry, it is undoubtedly unnecessary to use it on the battle cruiser of the maritime group.

The biggest difference between the American initial class and the already famous Valkyrie and lady is the shipborne firepower on board.

The main gun is 32 pounds long to 18 pounds long, the auxiliary gun is 24 pounds short to 12 pounds long, and the assault bow gun is 48 pounds long to 12 pounds short

Although that is the standard equipment for the external sea trial of this class of ship, in fact, Lorraine is not worried that the future enemies of the United States will take the constitution as a defenseless varkiri.

In contrast, he was more worried that the Americans themselves regarded the constitution as a unarmed valkiri, and then charged high spirited against the class III battleship.

If such a scene really appears... Emmm, old fellow shell, I'm sorry!

In terms of personal affairs, Karen's love road continued to take big detours as usual.

The distance needs of Nordic people are absolutely incurable on some occasions.

On the day Lorin talked about business, the two sides had been close, but when she said goodbye, Miss Solomon summoned up the courage to take a step to Karen like every competent host, and Karen, like every competent Nordic, naturally took a small step back

It seems a little disgusted

Therefore, this small step became a tea dessert that Haite residence couldn't eat for several days. On the road of becoming the third married member of the team, Karen successfully set foot on the winding mountain highway with her own actions.

Morning tea time.

English morning tea is as rich and greasy as ever. Lorraine slowly cuts his baked potatoes and suddenly looks up.

"Haina, what about the store called Evelyn's natural flavor?"

"It looks like an ordinary Florist agreed casually." Haina wiped her mouth. "Only one woman impressed me in recent days. She appeared twice, and John Rashid didn't appear once."

"Isn't it a stronghold..." Lorraine put the potatoes into his mouth, chewed and swallowed slowly. "What's special about that woman?"

As like as two peas in month after month and year after year, John and her face are similar to the way they do things. They are like the same way that they do.

Lorraine barely choked

"You want to say that John Rashid is lurking in Boston disguised as a woman?"

"It's not necessarily a disguise." Haina shook her head. "Her lady's etiquette is very good. When wearing a supporting skirt and dress, many movements are not easy to imitate with male muscles."

"So instead of pretending to be a woman lurking in Boston, she pretended to be a man lurking in the British army?"

"Maybe." Haina picked up the teacup. "She may have received similar training as asasin. Those movements are just not easy to imitate, not impossible to imitate."

Lorraine couldn't help rolling her eyes. She remembered Rashid's figure, voice and several performances of cooperation, and waved her hands again and again.

"Compared with the British Lieutenant Colonel disguised as a male, Rashid is less likely to have unique skills. Remember that rock climbing? Her grasp of the rope was very inefficient. Without the help of her adjutant, she almost fell at least twice."

"Then she is a woman," Hannah asserted neatly.

"Woman..." Lorraine smiled playfully. "Carmen, do you remember Lieutenant Colonel Rashid's resume?"

"John leisid, 26, from Hereford, Wales, was knighted Lord bath three generations ago for his merit, and his family has fallen in the middle of his generation."

"At the age of 14, his parents died of mountain bandits when visiting friends. John Rashid became the only heir to the family. On the seventh day after his inheritance, he sold all his property and happily entered the casino."

"Incidentally, his neighbors' deepest impression of him was gambling. Although he was still young at that time, there was no doubt that he was a bad gambler."

"Times have changed. It is impossible to verify the result of his gamble, but he probably won. On the third day after gambling, he spent a lot of money to donate the rank of second lieutenant of Boston's 52nd regiment, and set off for Boston on the immigrant ship huacivet."

"This trip changed him completely. John leisid received attention with wisdom and luck. In just one year, his eighth company replaced four company commanders, and he was promoted all the way from the second lieutenant to the top, becoming the fifth in that year."

"In addition, leisid in Boston has no rumors of gambling. Instead, he is misbehaving. He is a top playboy, which makes countless ladies jealous. It is said that there are still people fighting in the social arena."

"Of course, there is no way to confirm the rumors about him. The social circle he contacted in those years scattered with the independent migration of Boston. Even if a few can be traced, our salesperson did not have the opportunity to contact those famous ladies."

"Then, he participated in the war of independence. The eight companies under his command were good at fighting and not inferior. There were at least ten verifiable meritorious deeds, including the Bunker Hill raid on the U.S. military headquarters and the Halloween operation to break through Martinique, but there was no reward record."

"At the end of 1779, the 52nd regiment was transferred to India, and the eighth company was eliminated as a whole for the crime of desertion. We retrieved the files of this elimination. There was no division, no trial and no retirement. Rashid and his eighth company disappeared until they appeared again seven years later. They had joined the royal secret service and even promoted to lieutenant colonel."

Carmen took a sip of tea. "That's all the news. We checked it off and on for seven years after Halloween. We knew nothing about anything except that he was not John Rashid himself, just like a ghost."

Unconsciously, there was no one on the table to continue eating. Only Haina tirelessly mixed her tea milk and looked unmoved.

Karen confided on behalf of everyone: "this guy... Can't be the illegitimate son of George III?"

"Haven't henna confirmed it? It's her, not him. Even if she is related to his Majesty George III, she is also a separated Princess of Great Britain. She must not be a prince."

Lorraine picked up the teaspoon and knocked on the cup.

"All right, guys. We knew that Rashid was a dangerous and interesting guy. Otherwise, we wouldn't start investigating her background after Halloween, although we didn't get much from the investigation."

"This is the second time we have dealt with her. Fortunately, our relationship is still a partner. We have to trust our partner and believe that in the face of a common goal, we at least her enemy is safe."

"In the afternoon, the original arrangement was followed. Katrina accompanied me to see Rashid. The others took their places and dug out the people she hid in town as much as possible."

"It's fun to dance with poisonous snakes..." Lorraine raised his teacup in a pompous tone. "There's only one thing. Have a good time."