Steel, Guns, and the Industrial Party that Traveled to Another World

Facing Captain Austin's surprised expression, the Earl continued: "Not only will you be promoted to your position, but you will also be transferred to another branch of the military - the navy."

I have just become the commander of the newly formed 6th company, and my soldiers are not yet familiar with it, so they will be transferred to other units. Wait, Navy? Did Arda have a navy? Austin had a puzzled expression on his face.

Paul saw Austin's inner doubts and explained: "Yes, in view of the fact that the threat of pirates still exists, and for the sake of future ocean trade, we are going to establish a new branch of the navy."

Austin understood. It was probably because the count took a fancy to his familiarity with sea life since he was a child, and someone must have recommended him. Ocean trade? Not a bad idea, it looks like I have a lot to achieve.

Sure enough, Paul continued: "It was Bryce who recommended you to me. He said that you come from a family of ship merchants and have lived at sea with your elders since you were a child. You are a very suitable candidate for the navy."

"Lord Bryce is so complimentary." Although he was secretly happy in his heart, he still had to be modest in his words.

Paul changed the topic: "However, your position will be temporarily prefixed with the prefix of agency. Whether it can become official depends on your own ability."

Austin puffed up his chest: "Please rest assured, Lord Earl, I will definitely live up to your expectations."

Paul waved his hand: "Everyone will say this to me, but what I care about is the final result!"

"Yes, sir! Where are the sailors now? We will go to sea for training now." Now we must show our motivation.

Paul pointed at Austin: "Now you are the only one in the entire navy."

Austin: "..."

It turns out that I am a bare commander, and I have to row a boat alone to find the pirates.

"Don't worry, everyone is not very familiar with the sea, so we didn't act rashly. I plan to organize the navy into fleets, groups, squadrons, and squadrons, and you will be my acting commander of the Northwest Gulf Fleet, and you will also serve as the commander of the Northwest Gulf. The acting commander of the first detachment of the first squadron of the first fleet, this is the same position as Bryce and others. "

"In view of your familiarity with maritime affairs, you can draw up your own recruitment standards. After I review them, I will hand them over to the recruitment office to recruit qualified soldiers and sailors for you, and you will conduct the assessment yourself. At the same time, for the current two infantry battalions who are proficient in watercraft and ship handling Veteran, I allow you to freely choose to add to your command, and build up the navy as soon as possible. "

Austin was relieved, this would be much easier to handle, "Yes, Lord Earl, we must form combat effectiveness as soon as possible."

"As for the ships, now we can only use captured pirate ships or requisition a group of civilian ships for you to train. But I will order the shipyard to build a group of warships on a surprise attack. You can give your opinions on the details of the ship's style, structure, etc."

"I have known Supervisor Rubin of the shipyard since I was a child. I will go to him to discuss it."

Paul nodded with satisfaction, everything went smoothly.

"You go back and estimate the required expenses first. Come to my room in the evening and we will discuss it in detail."

"Okay! Lord Earl!"

Captain Austin stood up and saluted, and just as he was about to turn around, something suddenly occurred to him.

"Sir, I suddenly thought of an idea. If you agree, this will be a great supplement to our combat effectiveness."

Paul suddenly became interested: "What's your idea? Stop talking nonsense and tell me quickly."

Austin thought about it carefully and said: "I have been responsible for the interrogation of pirate prisoners. A considerable number of them were coerced into joining the gang. They have basically done nothing bad or their crimes are relatively minor. Can these prisoners be handed over to me? They served their crimes well in the navy.”

"Well, if you ask for this..."

Paul hesitated a little, put his right hand on the table, and tapped his index and middle fingers on the table alternately, thinking about the feasibility of this suggestion.

"It's not impossible. You can send me their information first, and we'll organize people to screen it carefully. But even if you let them join the navy, don't let them show up in public again."

"Your Excellency is wise!" Just the right amount of flattery is necessary.

But Austin stayed there and didn't move.

"Is there anything else?"

Austin squeaked and said: "Uh... maybe you can consider the pirate leader named Quirk. He should have a lot of experience in commanding naval battles, and this is exactly what we lack most."

The earl seemed to have recalled something bad, and he stared at the captain sinisterly.

"That pirate leader? Is that the 'Great Quik' who wrote a letter to humiliate me? Hey, don't hit the snake and follow the stick."

"Uh...just pretend I didn't say anything." Captain Austin turned to leave.

Paul waved his hand: "Forget it, bring his information together and take a look at it first."

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The next morning, Austin brought a large stack of thick notes, which contained detailed interrogation records of a group of pirate prisoners who had committed minor crimes. The paper used for recording is a new type of paper invented by Paul, which has spread throughout the Northwest and is becoming more and more popular.

Paul summoned Schroed, Joyce, Bryce, Claude, Cecil, and other five company commanders to review these records with Austin to screen those who could enter the naval service. This must be strictly controlled. The Navy will be Paul's heart, but it will not be mixed in those horses of the group.

"This Quick Gang is really interesting!"

Looking at the information of Quick, who was captured before, helped the pirates, Paul turned to Austin and said, "No wonder you will have such a pirate head."

"Yes, I think Quick and most of his men can recruit them."

Indeed, this Quick helper is really an alternative in the pirate. From the information, they seem to have not robbed the records of ordinary civilians. They are all rich and some small nobles. This is what they claim to be self -proclaimed, and they are not relying on robbing vitamin for many years, but they are also discussing and occasionally hiding small trading such as drying and short -distance shipping.

Austin added: "Most of the members of the Quick Gang came from bankrupt farmers and escape slaves. Few people had black spots before joining the pirates. They did not deal with other pirates and did it several times with many gangs."

Paul secretly nodded: "It is quite a bit of robbery of the rich and the poor. No wonder the" loach "of the Huxin Town was not good at the moment when the situation was not good.

In fact, he thought about it. The pirates lived on their heads and licking blood every day. How can there be any friendship with each other?

After careful review by everyone, a total of 300 captives were selected.

Paul thought about it, and decided: "It's impossible to recruit all. Even if you haven't done anything big evil, at least the age and physical fitness must meet our standards for recruitment, and there is a thorn that is not obedient during the sentence of serving the sentence. The head is even more important.

Then he turned to Austin again: "These people have to recruit the navy in batches, disperse all the teams, and focus on monitoring. They must not let them be a group."

Austin led: "Yes, Earl."