[Comprehensive] I am not Michael

It was under Fleury's suggestion that Louis XV issued an order requiring no docking of ships in the Bay of Biscay—in order to facilitate the docking and unloading of Zhao Changqing's fleet.The Loire River, no, it should be said that several rivers in France are notoriously gentle, and the Loire River is the most.Another result of the smooth river is that the river bed is relatively shallow, and sea ships cannot enter because it is easy to run aground.This is another reason why Louis XV came to Lafite Castle.

But who would have thought that those ships from the Far East had no intention of docking at all?

Ships in this era are all sailing ships, and the speed of sailing ships depends on where they are. They can run [-] kilometers a day and night, which is already one of the best fast ships in the navies of various countries. They will only leave in May, and they will not enter Spanish territorial waters until June. If Louis XV hadn’t set off for Lafite Castle at the end of April, the crown princes and envoys of these countries would not have left in early May. to the mouth of the Loire.

Only a few people such as Louis XV and Bishop Fleury knew that the speed of the Far Easterners was as high as 12 knots.

However, whether it was Louis XV or Bishop Fleury, they thought it was the normal speed of the Far Easterners, but they didn't know that the ship sent to Bishop Fleury to France was just an experimental model.

Although it was only half a year, it was still enough for Xingmu Island Dockyard to develop a bigger and faster ship—the ship was eighty feet long, or 266 meters, which was 3 times shorter than the Titanic in another time and space. meters, but very wide.The Titanic is only 28.9 meters, but the width of the new flagship of Xingmu Island is as high as 21 feet, which is 70 meters.If the Titanic presents a streamlined shape of fish, then the new ships of Xingyue Island are just naive penguins.

And the speed of the ship reached 20 knots, which is 37 kilometers per hour.

This directly shortened the voyage to a week.

Therefore, Louis XV heard the news of a big ship coming from the Bay of Biscay within a few days of settling down in Lafite Castle.

If it's just a big ship, then forget it, but what if it's a fleet?

When the herald rushed to Lafite Castle, the entire Bay of Biscay was already in a commotion.Countless people flocked to the pier, and countless people climbed onto the roof. All of this was just to see those legendary Far East ships earlier.

Yes, that fleet fit all the fantasies of the Far East that the Europeans of this age had:

An old sailor waved his hands excitedly on the roof and shouted: "Oh, my God! Look at that boat, the biggest one! I can assure you, that boat is 250 meters long!"

There was an exclamation below.

People who live in the port naturally love ships. They know very well that the warships of European countries are only 50 meters long.Compared with these boats, they are simply children's toys!

The nobles, merchants, and captains with binoculars have long since found a suitable location and raised their binoculars:

"Oh, these Far Easterners! That's right! Their boats are really big! I can see that their boats are divided into three classes, one is 250 meters, one is 200 meters, and one is 150 meters The 250-meter and 200-meter boats are sharp-bottomed boats, and the 150-meter boats are flat-bottomed boats. Aren’t they afraid of storms at sea?”

"People from the Far East are God's darlings, they are not afraid of storms!"

"What God? It should be God!"

Well, one of these two is a Protestant and the other is a devout Roman Catholic. In their eyes, the other is a heretic!What should I do if I encounter a heretic?Take a step back from each other?That is the method that people will use more than 200 years later when technology is highly developed, materialism is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and most people have received higher education. , people's reaction is only one: clear heresy!

The two immediately formed a group, and the people around applauded, and some people booed on the sidelines.The owner of the tavern immediately notified the patrol and threw these people into prison.

damn it!Can you guys calm down a bit!Michael is on those boats!

This is just a small episode.

Because at this time, there was a tidy exclamation on the pier:

"Oh~!"

I saw a person with a flying sword under his feet, and he seemed to be flying over slowly, because the pier was overcrowded, so he didn't land, but chose to float in mid-air, and said to the tax official at the pier:

"I'm sorry, our people will come over to measure the water depth in a while."

"My lord, the Bay of Biscay is an excellent deep-water port. We have already vacated enough space..."

"We have a lot of stuff, so we want to take the boat directly to Paris. We want to measure the depth of the Loire and see if it will run aground."

The tax officer stammered: "But, but, but your ship is so long, it's impossible to turn around..."

"It doesn't matter. After the canal from the Seine to the Loire is opened, we can return to the sea from the Seine. It's just that we need a guide. I don't know where we need to hire them?"

"Of course, I am very happy to serve you." The tax officer became more respectful, "I mean, our respected Majesty the King is already at Lafite Castle."

The man was taken aback for a moment, and then said: "I will inform the county magistrate. Farewell."

The man went back quickly.

Soon after, one of the medium-sized ships put down a flat-bottomed brig—a ship specially prepared for measuring the average depth of the Loire River—with a length of 40 meters. Sailing ships, and there is a difference between 50 meters and 40 meters. Warships of different specifications are used to meet different needs.

But now, looking at other people's big ships, and then looking at the 40-meter brig they put on the deck as lifeboats, their own warships have been compared to fishing boats!

As expected of the Far East!The land of the Saint King!Only the Far East man-made such a miracle ship!

At this moment, all the people who saw the fleet, whether they were nobles, religious officials or civilians, they all reported all kinds of news about the Far East from overseas, and all kinds of things about the country with pigtails. Forget it—how could the land of the Saint King look like that?It should be the same as the prince and his subordinates. The whole country is dressed in silk and satin, drives a huge ship, and puts the brig on the deck as a lifeboat!