[SoftTalker]

Yeah I didn't mean the truth is unknown, just that the popular version of the story (major design changes mandated late in the build by an executive who didn't understand the consequences of what they were asking for) might not be exactly true, depending on who is telling the story.

[_doctor_love]

The deeper issue was that no-one had the ability to push back on the king's demands. When the king rules by divine right, pushing back on the stakeholder is pushing back on God. Back in the day that was a great way to expedite the process of your head being separated from your torso.

[lrasinen]

That's a bit unfair, since one of the achievements of Gustavus Adolphus was establishing governing institutions and professional bureucracy.

The bigger issue with that plan was be that the king was off fighting a war in Poland.