Chapter 1747： Pan

The manpower and material resources needed to repair the Great Wall are obviously huge, but Hadrian ’s Wall is an exception. To build Hadrian ’s Wall, the Roman Empire did not levy civilians. Instead, it took more than 15,000 people from the three Roman legions to build it over six years.

Moreover, the building material that accounts for most of the cost, stone, cost no money to build Hadrian's Wall. Because the local stone resources are extremely rich, as long as the local soldiers have tools, they can mine enough stone to build Hadrian's Wall.

But the Great Wall near Calais Fortress is different, because Calais Fortress is located on the coastal plain of the sea, where there is no source of stone. If you want to build the Great Wall, you can only transport bricks or stones from other places.

At the beginning, Marin only built a high-level water reservoir near Lyle City, only 0.1 square kilometers, and spent more than 200,000 gold coins. Of course, that reservoir used a lot of steel, so the cost was high. But the Great Wall surrounding the fortress of Calais is less than tens of kilometers long. Moreover, it is at least taller than Hadrian ’s Wall, which is similar to a fence. Therefore, its cost is certainly not small, at least hundreds of thousands of gold coins.

However, when John Laffey stated his suggestion, he deliberately ignored this point, and instead took Hadrian's Wall for a little money. Then, the French monarchs who didn't know much about these expertise were fooled, thinking they would spend as much money as Hadrian's Great Wall, as Hadrian's Great Wall. However, they did not expect that the repair of such a great wall of tens of kilometers could actually hollow out the French treasury ...

These guys obviously don't understand the construction cost budget. However, they can still imagine the scene where John Rafi described the Great Wall blocking the British invasion of northern France. After all, the effect of the Great Wall is indeed greater.

Some people may say that in ancient times, the Great Wall could not completely prevent the nomadic people in the north. Like the Ming Dynasty, the Great Wall of the North was repeatedly broken.

However, you have to consider that these are special cases. Moreover, even if the northern nomads broke through the Great Wall, they came in from some pass. I haven't seen them flying through the Great Wall, but must attack some important passes.

Moreover, the Great Wall of China is too long, it is inevitable that there are omissions, it is definitely difficult to guard against. But if it is the little wall that defends the fortress of Calais, it is easier to defend. After all, this is a large encirclement, and the situation of the Calais fortress is clear, and it is impossible to be attacked by the other party.

In addition, John Rafi suggested building multiple beacon-like buildings on the Great Wall to protect against rain. Then, in such a pavilion on the city wall, a matchlock gunner was deployed. In this way, even if it rains, you can use the matchlock to repel the enemy's attack ...

This method of building a pavilion on the Great Wall does indeed seem to enhance the defense and give the matchlock gunners room to play. However, what is hidden behind it is a huge increase in cost. I really want to build the Great Wall according to the high-quality plan, not to mention hundreds of thousands of gold coins, two million won't be able to stop ...

But Francois I and the ministers present didn't understand it, and they all felt very good after listening to the bragging of John Raffy. As for the cost, this is not what the nobles can estimate ...

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The elated Francois I took the advice of John Rafi on the spot and ordered the construction of the Great Wall that surrounded the fortress of Calais, about fifty or sixty kilometers long. Moreover, the French side intends to mobilize 15,000 troops and 20,000 people to build the Great Wall. The Great Wall is naturally strong, and the 15,000 troops are prepared for the British troops in Calais to counterattack. After all, repairing this city wall definitely cut off the possibility of the British going out of the Calais fortress to harass France.

Sure enough, the news came back to London, and Edward's face was a bit dark. Because, he found that the significance of regaining the fortress of Calais was not so significant.

However, he also has his way-don't you want to build the Great Wall to surround the fortress of Calais? There are always two ends of your Great Wall near the sea? OK, just by the sea. When you build at the seaside, my platoon of warships shelled, to see how you build the seaside part!

After all, the ocean is the world of England. The French can finish most of the Great Wall, but if you want to repair the end of the sea, it depends on whether the English agree or not ...

In short, this is not my overwhelming you, or your overwhelming death contest ...

The information from London was sent back to Paris, and after learning that Edward was very angry about the construction of the Great Wall, Francois I was relieved. He worried that the British did not care about this little Great Wall. But he did not know that the British decided to interfere with the construction of the coastal part of the Great Wall ...

To this end, Edward ordered from Marin 30 Hongyi cannons and warships loaded with Hongyi cannons, which were specifically used to bombard coastal construction areas.

The effective range of the Hongyi Cannon is more than 500 meters, and it is added to the upper deck of the warship. The range is farther, and it can completely beat the French coastal construction site. The French's small copper gun had a range of more than two hundred meters and could not compete with the Hongyi Cannon.

Marin also quickly accepted the order, with 30 Hongyi cannons, so he can take the shot immediately. But for the warship carrying the Hongyi cannon, Marin was a little difficult to take out.

If they sold the 500-ton warship directly to England, the French knew at a glance that it was sold by the North Sea. In that way, you will inevitably face the anger of the French. For the time being, Marin didn't want to provoke the French, so he thought of the Spanish sailing Karak ...

The Karak sailing ship is tall and sturdy, suitable for heavy artillery. Moreover, both the bow and the stern of the Karak sailing ship have tall warships, which are very suitable for installing artillery. The higher the ship building, the farther the range of the artillery.

Although the current Karak sailboats are generally small, only two or three hundred tons, a boat can accommodate up to two or three Hongyi cannons, otherwise the hull can not be eaten.

But in Marin's hand, there were exactly a dozen Karak sailboats, which were originally used to pretend to be Spaniards, and now seem to be useless. Therefore, Marin decided to modify a dozen or two hundred and three hundred tons of Karak sailboat in his hand, and covered the ship with some painted white iron sheet to resist the French artillery shells. The Karak sailboat was handed over to Edward with 30 18-pound Kou Fei Lin cannons (Hongyi cannons) to let them destroy the construction of the French coastal section of the Great Wall.

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At this time, John Rafi was instructed to investigate the cause of the fall of the Calais fortress, and also found that the British army used a musket that could be used on rainy days, pointing the finger at the North Sea country. After all, this year, only the Beihai Kingdom can be equipped with a clockwork lighter.

So, the angry François I sent envoys to the North Sea country to question Marin. Because, François I felt that the musketeers were afraid to be sent by the North Sea State. Is this okay? Hit the face of the kingdom of France? At this time ~ www.novelhall.com ~ If François I still kept his reason, it is estimated that he wanted to send troops to attack the North Sea ... but because of the strong rivals of Spain and England, François I only Endure the anger, did not send troops ...

Marin also knew this, but he knew that France should not be too exciting at this time. Otherwise, the young and vigorous Francois I might not be able to send heavy troops to attack himself regardless of the overall situation.

Therefore, Marin directly dumped the pot:

"The North Sea State did not send troops to take part in the attack on Calais. Absolutely not! However, a few days ago, King Edward of England did order a wholesale gun from me ..."

After that, he also came up with a purchase contract, proving that England did indeed purchase the clockwork lighter from him ...

This document was signed by Edward on the spot when Marin visited London. The purpose is to confuse the French people's sight, so as to achieve the purpose of dumping the pot. After all, Marin doesn't want to fight France now.

Therefore, the last time Marl and Edward discussed the attack on Calais in London, Marin planned ahead and prepared the order contract. Edward also used the king ’s letter and signed it with his own hand ...