living in 16th century england

Chapter 66

How much food does an army of 2 people need for two months?
About 1200 tons, if there are two or three thousand horses, it will be over...maybe it will be doubled.Fortunately, horses can also gnaw grass on the spot.

Therefore, the prerequisite for the emergence of an organized army is the improvement of logistics organization capabilities.Of course, there are also methods of warfare that do not require much logistics.

This number was provided by Joseph, although there are not so many troops on the northern border.

When will it start?no one knows.Maybe in a month, maybe in a year.It will take 500 years for the concept of declaring war to become international law.

The kings of Europe are all relatives. The so-called declaration of war in this era can be understood as saying hello first~ Hello cousin, I want to beat you up.

But this has nothing to do with Matthew.He just delivered the food on time, and then took the money and left.

Therefore, he must ensure sufficient transportation capacity. For Matthew at this time, transportation capacity = gold coins.

What's more, he thinks that the French are likely to do things at sea.Of course, this little donkey that can drag and run cannot be given to the navy.

Wouldn't it be nice for the Navy to wait until May?

What if that who is stalking?What should I do if I propose to buy a second-hand boat?What if the door of the house is blocked every day?Could it be possible to kill this guy with a deep background?

This is very possible, and there will be too many such people in the future.Matthew certainly felt unsafe.

So he immediately came up with a classic routine.

"The notice goes on. Without my consent, no boat is allowed to be sold. I will go out for a few days."

Aiden wondered, "So suddenly, where are you going?"

Matthew took out a list: "Give this to Anna, and ask her to prepare the items on it, and then send them to Greenwich."

Of course he didn't want to run to London, that ghostly place looked like a plague would break out at any time.Besides, this child should have died young in history, if he ran away, he would just die.Isn't it bad luck?

Remember, the port of Plymouth is 5 kilometers wide, and it becomes more and more crooked as it goes in, and finally there are only 2 kilometers left to the pier.

There are rivers on both sides.The mouth of the Taima River on the left is wide, a natural anti-wave harbor, which can berth large ships until modern times.The shipyard is just a little upstream from here.Further upstream is the foundry, further upstream is the woolen factory, and north along the river is Hawkins Manor.

The river on the right is narrow, but no problem for boats, and 9 miles north along the river is the Abbey.

But the tavern is facing the sea.

From this position, Sir Edward Howard could not see the shipyard.So he was disappointed when he saw the shipyard the next day—a little donkey was gone.

But he was also shocked... There are nearly [-] boats, large and small, under construction on the beach.There is no other shipyard in England on such a scale.

As an admiral, of course he would want to take a closer look at those new warships.

Then he was stopped by some of the magistrate's militia.

With the ruthlessness of the justice of the peace, the militiamen really dare not let strangers in, even if these few people look like nobles with entourages.

Of course, if the nobleman was violent, they would have a reason to disperse.It is a felony to attack nobles, and it will kill people.

Howard didn't care, he thought it would be fine as long as he found the Baron of the Isles of Scilly.Besides, he didn't reveal his identity.

This is the most common character of the British people~ they are not rushed when encountering things.It is said that it is because of the climate.

So the admiral was going to visit the foundry first.Anyway, according to the instructions of the locals, it is all on the same road to Hawkins Manor.

Matthew ran to the monastery with a group of followers.That's right, he plans to live here for a few days.That Howard couldn't find anyone, so he naturally went back.Of course, it's like turning the hanging cage into a "street lamp".This trip is also incidental.

The dean was very enthusiastic: "You came just in time, Baron. I need your help."

Matthew thought it was such a coincidence?
"...Really, actually, I have something to ask for your help."

The dean laughed and said, "You speak first."

Matthew picked up a Bible on the table: "I'm going to start a school, and I want to get some people from you to be teachers...only learn English."

The dean wondered: "School?...don't learn Latin?"

Matthew flipped through the book, found it was in Latin, and put it back casually: "Yes, as long as you can read and write in English and do math calculations, that's fine."

Unexpectedly, the dean objected: "How can this work? Many of the current books are in Latin."

Matthew: "No need, just learn the most basic, because the number of students may be relatively large, and it's not about cultivating scholars. What Latin do you learn?"

The dean wondered: "How much is more?"

Matthew picked up a small sundial again: "All the children in Plymouth. Maybe some adults who would learn."

Dean: "..."

Then he smiled: "That's impossible, baron, you're too young... Except for rich country gentry, not many people are willing to pay tuition to educate their children."

Matthew thought about it and agreed.

"What if there is no tuition fee?"

No tuition fee?

The dean stood up: "In my opinion, this is unnecessary and not a good thing. Because the monks will inevitably teach the Latin Bible, most of them will become the current kind of Catholics, and they are very stubborn. .”

"Actually, the younger people are, the easier it is to be fooled. They will be convinced of the truth they heard for the first time, and they will be preconceived. In turn, they will confine their thinking."

"At that time, even if you want to tell them the truth, you will be unable to do so. Because you may be regarded as a heretic and sent to the stake by them."

"If not, how could Catholicism become like this? Do you really think those people in Rome are Catholics?"

Matthew: "This view...is interesting."

"Ha, there are too many interesting ones. In fact, as time goes by, there will actually be deviations, and there will be more and more nonsense, but it's just undetectable for the time being. Later generations talk too much stupidly, and they will suddenly find that they are different from the previous ones. What people say is different, but they still can’t deny it, guess what happened to the predecessors?”

Matthew: "..."

"It will be called a heresy, even if it has been dead for hundreds of years."

Dean: "Therefore, religion can only have one explanation. You must firmly remember what you said at the beginning. Once you say something wrong, you may be in bad luck."

There is such a thing?Patriarch is a heretic?The patriarch's coffin seems to be quite strong..., this is really... so funny.

But Matthew didn't want to run a religious school. Since he was looking for a monk as a teacher, he must teach the Bible.But the English Bible can't be taught publicly, and learning Latin is meaningless, so let's change people.

There are actually quite a few wild teachers out there.That's how he learned English before.The same goes for learning other books.He just wants people who are not so illiterate to work, and learning Latin is obviously a waste of time.

Is he a Laurad?
But what the old man said was not just about factions.Speaking of the absurd nature of religion, even blind followers of the Lollard sect would call him a heretic.

Is the dean holding back?Pretending to be a religious believer for decades is probably quite hard work.No wonder those who play religion are all perverted psychopaths.

Sharing the stolen goods together is really a must for veterans.It is also quite miraculous that two heretics can speak freely.

It doesn't matter if two big heretics are chatting wantonly, but if someone hears it, they have to kill and silence them. Isn't it just looking for trouble?It's a little dangerous.Matthew decided to change the subject.

Matthew looked at the sundial to the light: "Let's talk about the school matter later, you just said there is something wrong?"

Dean: "Yes, some of us need a suitable safe place to hide from the limelight... It is best to leave the UK."

Matthew smiled: "It's a small matter. Where do they want to go?"

Dean: "Whatever, preferably a place without the Inquisition."

Matthew wondered: "...Are you sure?"

Dean: "Many of them have already died, and they just want to find a place to catch their breath."

Matthew thought for a while and smiled, "Ask them, do you want to go to Newfoundland? I'm planning to build a fishing village there."

Dean: "Whatever, I'm not going anyway... What's so special about this sundial? Just take it if you like it."

Matthew put it down: "Do you believe that the earth is the center of the world?"

The dean looked at Matthew in surprise.This kid usually thinks about a lot of things.

He laughed and said, "Actually, many people don't believe it. But the heliocentric theory does not conform to the doctrine, so it must be wrong."

Matthew was a little confused now.This Copernicus hasn't appeared yet, so why "many people don't believe it"?

The dean is very satisfied. There are too few people who can discuss this kind of matter.Now there is one more.

"Guess what, why did Columbus firmly believe that China and India could be found westward?"

Matthew opened his mouth, but said nothing.

Some people say that the Bible says the earth is round.But the Bible also says that one can "see all the nations" by climbing a high mountain, which is obviously a flat earth again.Contradictory.However, as long as it is a book, it is easy to tamper with it. However, Matthew has never read the Bible before, so he cannot compare it.

Just like in the future, the creation of the universe has already begun, even though the Bible doesn't even mention fusion black holes.

So, the idea is not surprising.Everyone is actually a heretic who doesn't tell the truth.Rome can be described as a stronghold of heresy.Heliocentric theory might not be the first one.

If you don't make money playing religion, will this religion fall apart overnight?
Matthew immediately denied it, it's impossible, because there are too many fools.It is fools who keep religion alive, not magicians.

That's why this Copernicus was not sent to the stake.

That's why it's because the gods also believe in the heliocentric theory.

So it turned out that the person who was burned to death later should be because he used the heliocentric theory to oppose Catholicism.

It's a pity that those who are obsessed with doctrine are all fools.

Matthew was dumbfounded by the dean's two words, and he was triumphant.This made Matthew feel very embarrassed.

Matthew said viciously: "The earth and the sun are not the center of the world. Have you ever seen the Milky Way? The sun is just one of them."

In order to avoid being approached, no one at Hawkins Manor knew that Matthew was there.

After three days of looking through the collection of books in the monastery, Matthew couldn't bear it anymore, and sent two servants back to see if anyone had left.

After a long time, the servant came back.

"Master is not well..."

Matthew: "..."

The servant was out of breath: "That navy guy left early yesterday morning."

Matthew wondered: "... Isn't this a good thing?"

"No, no, I heard that he bought all the cannon stocks in the foundry and packed a whole ship."

(End of this chapter)