How to Survive in the Roanoke Colony-Chapter 82: The Convert (3)

Indeed, a thought worthy of a pirate boss.

Bam!

"H-Her Majesty is entering!"

As Elizabeth entered the court, people bowed their heads, and Drake, standing in the middle, also lowered his head.

Elizabeth, as previously agreed, spoke to him with trembling hands and tears:

"So... this is the gift we received from our ally across the sea?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"And it was obtained in exchange for releasing poor slaves..."

"That is correct!"

At Drake's words, Elizabeth joined her hands in prayer and slowly... dropped a tear.

"I have always wished."

At her words, everyone in the court fell silent.

"I have always wished for all the people of this land to escape from a slave-like state and live as free people walking on those green fields."

Indeed. That was Elizabeth's true desire.

"Because... it is the will of Christ."

The freedom and liberation of her subjects.

As the ruler of the Kingdom of England, as the head of the Church of England, and as a Christian, it was what she had earnestly wished for.

It was absolutely not because the aluminum Drake brought could be converted into several times its weight in gold.

Of course, it was also not because they could no longer sell slaves to the Spanish colonies, which had been their biggest customers.

Similarly, it was not national propaganda either.

These are all petty slanders by Spanish spies against England and its Queen.

Or they might not be.

"But whether it was reading my will in advance or not, our ally across the sea has given me, no, all our souls great inspiration, has he not?"

"Indeed it is so, Your Majesty!"

"Yes. Indeed it is so.

Slavery is the greatest sin invented by humans, and the most horrific act of rebellion against God.

And as you all know, the Spanish are still enslaving countless 'natives' and Africans!"

"That's right, Your Majesty!"

"Those words are true!"

At this moment, Elizabeth Tudor, who had tasted juicy profits and invested in the slave trade multiple times, died.

Also, Elizabeth Tudor, who employed Moorish servants with dark skin (who don't receive wages, but are absolutely not slaves), died.

And when she opened her eyes again in tears.

"Look! An angel suddenly appeared, cured London's plague, and now a Christian barbarian is helping us without any compensation. Why does such luck only happen to England and not to Spain?

It's because we are righteous! We will triumph in this righteous war! We will crush the evil practice of slavery!

From now on, slavery will be permanently prohibited in all lands where the rule of the English monarch extends!"

She was now reborn as "Emancipator" Elizabeth I.

And Elizabeth's Moorish servant, for the first time in a very long time, or rather for the first time since coming to England, received something called wages.

Thus, Sir Drake's fleet set out again for the Caribbean Sea with full support.

To kill more Spaniards.

To burn more Spanish homes.

To extort more Spanish property.

...actually, no.

To liberate more Spanish slaves.

If anyone disagreed with this opinion, they were clearly Spanish or their spies.

...

...

...

"'Although We have invested in the slave trade several times, We could not overcome Our conscience and withdrew from it...'

What nonsense is this?"

And the Spaniards, upon encountering the holy declaration of the English Queen, also became angry.

"...Didn't that woman quit investing just because there was no profitability?"

That was correct.

"To be precise, uh, wasn't it because she felt awkward about smuggling slaves into our colonies?"

That was also correct.

"And she says we're the Devil's minions? Because we buy and sell slaves?"

And reaching the conclusion, everyone was angry.

"How morally superior do they think they are! They're the ones who make their living by burning and plundering other people's colonies, and yet they..."

"C-calm down, everyone. Isn't the issue of their Virginia colony more important? That Francis Drake character has set up base there and is plundering us, so we need measures..."

"That's right! How much has that Virginia colony grown? We can't even overthrow it with our power! What measures are you talking about!"

To be precise, it wasn't that they lacked the power to deal with it.

Spanish King Philip II possesses far greater wealth and power than Elizabeth of England "and her ilk."

This is even more evident considering that England, which records perpetual deficits, is surviving by sucking Spain's wealth.

However, the powerful might of the Spanish Empire must be projected worldwide.

It must be used by the king to suppress domestic great nobles, to check the Pope, to stop Ottoman expansion, to suppress Protestants in Europe, and to compete for world hegemony with Habsburg relatives.

England is merely an obstacle and one of many enemies in the Spanish Empire's global policy, not a major adversary.

Therefore, even with its powerful might and overflowing wealth, the empire has no choice but to leave Drake's pirate gangs, like flies, and their spawning ground, the Virginia colony, alone.

In the end.

The method they choose remains defensive.

"To block England's infiltration, we must expand the Caribbean coast and Florida colony more! We need to go beyond simple mission headquarters and military bases to increase permanent settlements!"

"That's right! Let's develop that area immediately with allied Indian tribes!"

"B-but, isn't there a shortage of labor?"

"..."

"..."

"..."

To prevent the infiltration of English colonies and the plundering of slaves, they need to strengthen the substance of their colonies.

And to strengthen the substance of the colonies...

"...Import more slaves."

"Damn it, only the Mali Empire will be happy."

It seems contradictory, but it was the only choice.

They ultimately imported more slaves, and various kingdoms in West Africa, including the Mali Empire, made a fortune.

And the Spanish began reclamation.

"I plan to build about 4 windmills. There's nothing but wetlands around here."

"How long will it take? Don't think about human casualties. Assuming we mobilize slaves."

"...In that case, about 6 months?"

"6 months?"

"You mean 'only 6 months,' right? And we also need blacksmiths and iron mines."

"What for?"

"Don't we need shovels? We can't ask slaves to dig soil and scoop water with their hands, can we?"

"Hmmmm... Virginia colony already has thousands of people. Can we catch up?"

"Of course. Unless they're draining water without windmills."

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"Here, an automatic water pump!"

"Ohhh..."

"If you put firewood in here, the pump will automatically run 24 hours a day without any human touch!"

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"Aaaargh! Ah, ah, alligator...!"

"Bring the musket first!"

"There are... no muskets!"

"Why? Didn't we build a forge too?"

"Well, does metal bend and cut itself?"

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"Here, iron pipes."

"I-is it alright to use so many? They're needed for water pump parts, but..."

"The Lord will replenish them anyway, so why worry? And please turn on the grinder. Don't we need to run the lathe?"

Whirrrrr!

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"Ughhhh... huff, huufff..."

"Carry the stones! Your dedication will be the glory of His Majesty the King of Spain!"

"Ughk... s-someone, please move the stones for us...!"

"Talk sense. You might as well say some beast with shovels for arms would build a levee."

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Boom boom boom boom!

"With an excavator... it would be done in half a day."

"Ah, perfect!"

"Mr. Hewett, let's prepare the water pump first. I'll go to the factory."

What is this? Who keeps calling me? Why is my ear so itchy?

Anyway.

There are many large and small wetlands around Chesapeake Bay, and it's difficult to place windmills everywhere to reclaim them.

The so-called "automatic water pump" to be placed in such places.

When I went to Mr. Brown's factory, all sorts of ironworkers were busily walking around, engrossed in various tasks. As I approached with the Porter (... not the Hijet, but the Porter!), Mr. Brown came out and guided me.

"Ah, are you here for 'that'?"

"Yes. That's right. The place where the work is in progress..."

"It's over there."

The technology and materials needed to make automatic water pumps were varied.

For example, let's look at the cylinder part, which is the most important part of the power unit.

I've seen these people make muskets, but in this period, creating a cylindrical shape with metal requires tremendous skill and labor.

To make a cylindrical barrel for a musket, you have no choice but to mercilessly hammer iron plates to roll them into a circular shape. After that, the hole inside is machined by inserting a core.

How do you make an accurate and uniform cylinder by making it so crudely? Obviously, you can't. It was a time when I could understand why pre-modern weapons weren't standardized.

Making the cylinder's tube would have to go through the same process since the shape is the same. Originally.

"Uh... w-what is this?"

"It's an iron pipe, of course."

"..."

If it weren't for an iron pipe made with 21st century technology being a "consumable."

That means if you just block one end of the iron pipe and wrap iron around it thickly and circularly to reinforce its strength, the cylinder is quickly completed!

And with steel made with 21st century iron and steel technology at that!

Making the inside more precisely machined and smoothing the surroundings...

"First, just power this grinder! Please wait a moment!"

Whirrrrr!

Yes. This is it.

Without a lathe that transmits power through the grinder, it would have been impossible to smooth the inside of the pipe and create and polish precisely fitting parts.

Anyway, when you put together a well-processed iron pipe and piston, the cylinder is complete.

You drill a hole in the completed cylinder with a (21st century) drill.

Now that the most important cylinder part of the power unit is complete, the next step is to make the crank, boiler, and valve chamber. The method was simple.

"Excuse me, Nemo? I've forgotten the exact structure of the crank..."

"The book is here. I'll copy it and post it on the wall now, so don't forget."

"T-thank you!"

Referring to the (21st century) biography of great people that was in the house, we set the structure of the entire power unit.

"Where did you put the cylinder! We need to assemble it!"

"Bring the pipe for the valve chamber here!"

Since we need to create a space for gas to enter and exit inside the cylinder, we make a valve chamber with another pipe and attach it to match the hole we made in the cylinder earlier.

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Next, we connect the valve rod connected to the valve chamber and the piston rod connected to the piston to the crank. This converts the reciprocating motion of the piston in the cylinder into rotational motion.

And when a water pump connected to the crank shaft continuously pumps water, water can be pumped without relying on manpower or animal power.

...I never thought living alone and having this house become like a family warehouse would benefit me like this. Books that had been collecting dust because no one had opened them since I was a child are now treasures.

Especially, various pictures in biographies or educational comics I read as a child (like scenes saying "Haha! Are you curious about the structure of an external combustion engine? Ah, Dr. IKnowItAll!" and so on) have shown me the light.

That's not all.

"Excuse me, but did you bring 'that' by any chance?"

"Of course. It's fully loaded in my Porter."

"As expected! Let's carry it out right now!"

'That'.

The (21st century) lubricant I had hoarded.

Squeeeeak! Squeak!

With just this, the squeaking sounds and frictional heat disappear! Efficiency improves several times!

When I brought the lubricant, the craftsmen each took an armful and sprayed it on the joints of the automatic water pumps they were repairing and inspecting.

I watched them approvingly... and realized anew.

Wow.

The resource cheat is really something else.