In March, the warm south blows the Shaosi Ming Deck, rigging and rigging, cables and cables, and even sails and sails are constantly colliding and shaking. This sound is mixed with the sea tide and the rattle sound of the boat shaking and twisting, and accompanied the sailors on the lower deck to sleep soundly.

Hong Mou woke up very early. As the fake captain of the Shaosiming, he kept in mind Xiong Jing's teachings and once again checked the entire sea boat with the lights before dawn. The Shaosiming had just been built, and the palace wood used had been dry for nearly ten years, making up for the short construction time, but new construction also had new construction problems.

The seams of the plates were not twisted and leaked continuously since they were drained; the quality of the cables was not up to standard, the sails were heavy and not woven firmly; the problem with the sails was the biggest, and the strong wind broke when the sails first entered the sea last year - the canvas was not woven well, and the seams were even worse, especially the foot and edge of the sails. Because of the sewing and stress, it will be destroyed every time the strong wind is encountered.

Fortunately, most of these problems have been improved now, the cables and sails have become stronger, and the sewing of the sail edges has also been changed. Last winter, when sailing to Kuaiji, there was also a strong wind, and the sail ropes are safe and sound. The leaking areas have been carefully repaired. Although the seepage cannot be solved, it is much better than at the beginning.

Adhering to the meticulousness of his father's red wall, Hong Mou knocked every beam and wood with his own hands under the dim light, and carefully checked every cable and every bolt. The latest one, he also carefully looked at the sails dyed with the "Chu" and the three-headed wind logo on behalf of Wang Ting. Everything was fine. The entire sea boat was like a spear formation that the Chu army had built up. The spearhead was aimed at the surging tide, ready to make a dazzling blow to the sea after dawn.

After checking the complete first sea boat, Hongmu checked supplies and cargo. In order to voyage, the Shaosiming No. 20 people were equipped with standard Shaosiming No. 45 people, plus a Yushi from Zhu Fangyi and his entourage, the total will reach 47 people. The estimated voyage is only two months, but the boat is still equipped with four months of food and freshwater.

In addition to supplies, there are the things needed on the boat, including spare boat sails, masts, wood, huge iron, bolts, chains, wires... These things are configured in two parts to be repaired in time. In addition to the raw materials, there are tools, axes, saws, pliers, hammers, shovels, iron drills, tinsels and candles used for lighting. None of these things are missing.

There must be all the sea boats on land, and there are not on land, such as navigation compass, hourglass timers, quarterns and newly built sextant. The most bizarre thing is that there are thousands of fish hooks and dozens of fishing nets on the boat, which are used to catch fish along the way. Although canned tinsels are delicious, they are the last meat reserve. If you can catch fish, fish first.

Finally, it is expected that the sea boat will sail to North Korea, Yandi, Zhao State, and Qi State. Some goods for trade exchange were specially prepared on the boat. There are Lu Lijing, Lu Lizhu, some pig iron farm tools, paper, lacquerware, huge iron machetes less than three feet, bronze swords eliminated, etc. These things are not expensive, but they are treasures for northerners.

The fur that is not precious in the north is equally precious to the southerners. The Sihui recommends that the sea boats try to trade with the Koreans as much as possible in exchange for literary (tiger) skin, red leopard skin, yellow bear skin, and mink skin. Especially literary skin, the so-called "the beauty of the Northeast has literary skin that dispels the mountains" has always been valued by the Qi State.

The sea boat implements a four-shift system, one shift lasts four hours. On the dynasty, the bell for shift change rang on time, and Hongmu basically completed the verification of the sea boat cargo. Half an hour later, the breakfast drum was ringing. In addition to the first shift that went to bed and the second shift that was on duty, all the boat staff, whether they were spending the night on the boat or taking the night off the boat, were gathered to board the boat for meals.

Xiong Jing woke up very early. Last night, Zhu Zhu and others actually sent a beauty to serve the bed. It was inappropriate to refuse, and they were not fully treated. They could only leave the woman to spend the night in the room, so they didn't sleep well. This is no wonder Zhu Zhu and others, based on Chu Chi, Xiong Jing was over six feet tall, and he was still one foot away from a seven-foot man. Such a height could not be done, so it was natural to serve the bed. As for his actual age, it was a ruthless person to ask about the birth date of the king, and no one knew how old the king was.

Shaosi Mingshou Tower is where officers eat, and there is no separate case. Everyone gathers on a table to eat. Under normal circumstances, in addition to the acting captain Hong Mou, there are also the first mate, second mate, third mate, and Wu Si and Yi Yin, who are responsible for navigation. But this time, in addition to Xiong Jing, there are also the left and right Shi, Ma Yin, and the head of the emperor Zhu Zhu. Even if the first mate, second mate, and third mate all avoid it, the others were crowded.

"How about the sea boat?" Xiong Jing took half of the table by himself. After eating, he asked about his preparations.

"Report to the king that the sea boat has been investigated and everything has been made." Hong Mou reported.

"Where is supplies?" Xiong Jing nodded and asked about supplies again.

"There are 47 people in the ship, each of whom uses one and a half dou of water every day, and has been prepared for 120 days; the 8 Chu kilograms are eclipsed every day, and has been prepared for 120 days." Hong Mou replied again.

"What about other supplies?" Tamsui has three kilograms a day and two kilograms of food a day. This is the most basic equipment for going to sea. But these things are not light, and together there are twenty-eight tons.

"The materials, tools and goods are all in place." Hong Mou handed over a thick list of goods and replied.

"Is it OK?" Xiong Jing asked Wu Shi again. Just like in a war, you must first make a fortune when you go on a voyage.

"Report to the king, Ji Ye." Shao Si's Minghu's name was Heng. Last night, when Hong Mou checked the entire boat, he was divinely divining.

"Then set sail." Xiong Jing breathed a sigh of relief. He had been waiting for this day for too long.

"King," Heng's expression was a little uncertain, "Do you want a road sacrifice?"

In this era, people who go far away from home need road sacrifices, but they are a little confused about whether to go to sea to celebrate.

"The boat is sailing in the sea, and you can sacrifice the sea, and there is no need to sacrifice the road." According to the hydrology, the tide of the Ming Dynasty began to fall, and Xiong Jing did not want to wait until the tide was lowered before setting sail, so the probability of stranding the reef increased greatly.

"Wei." Hong Mou and others bowed to Xiong Jing. After the order to raise the anchor was issued, the anchor chain rang out loud.

"Start - anchor!" Shaosiming is the flagship, and the order to start anchor is passed to the Madam Xiang and the two accompanying Shiwei warships. The function of these two warships is to open the way, and they will return after passing the shallow water of the bay.

"Rise the anchor!" The wielding warships set out first. When the Madam Xiang was still anchoring, they rowed their oars and sailed away from Zhufang Wharf.

"Speed ​​to Zero Nine Five. Falling Sails," the young acting captain became an old sailor, and he issued orders in an orderly manner.

"The course is 095, the sails are falling." While the helmsman determined the course, the Shaosi mission had already gone east along the river. The sailors climbed up the mast cross-truss and put down all the sails one after another.

As soon as the sail fell, you could feel the boat body of Shaosiming sinking to the left, and the speed of the boat also greatly accelerated, but the angle of the sail had not been adjusted yet. Under Xiong Jing's gaze, Hongmu looked at the streamer flying with the south wind above the stern tower, and ordered loudly: "The wind is fifteen degrees southwest, with the wind. Turn the horizontal truss left for fifteen degrees to control the sail edge."

"The wind is fifteen degrees south to west, with the wind. Turn left by fifty degrees to control the sail edge." The sailor grew up on the deck and blew wildly. The king was on the sea boat, and everyone wanted to act flawlessly. He personally took the sailor to turn the sail rope.

‘Hu, Hu——!’ It is very obvious that once the main sail is adjusted in place, the canvas will be even more popular. Even if the sail is tightened with tendons when sewing, it will still bulge. Xiong Jing shook his head when he saw it. The sail will bulge with wind, which will reduce the propulsion efficiency. However, the sewing of the boat sail is still unqualified. This may take more than ten years and decades to gradually improve.

"The king thought it was inappropriate..." It was the first time that the Right Shi was riding a sea boat. After all the sails were adjusted, he felt that the sea boat was about to rise up in the air, and he really didn't know why Xiong Jing shook his head.

"The boat sails rise, and you won't eat the wind." Xiong Jing explained briefly.

"So that's it." The Right Shi looked at the sail above his head, rising and rising, as if he was about to blow. "However, why do you turn slanted again?" He asked again: "The wind comes from the south..."

"When you are winding down the wind, the wind and the course, or the angle between the wind direction and the bow of the boat, divided by two, is the windward angle of the sail, and the wind has the greatest thrust." Xiong Jing said. This is the simplest principle of driving sails, and it is no secret.

"The angle included is divided into two?" You Shi had no concept of a compass in his mind. The direction of the 095th direction is the direction of the bow of the boat, which is five degrees east to the south; the wind direction is fifteen degrees south to the west, which is fifteen degrees west, which is fifteen degrees west, which is one hundred and ninety-five degrees. The angle between the bow direction and the wind direction is one hundred and ninety-five degrees minus ninety-five degrees, which is equal to one hundred degrees.

Because the cross truss of the sail are consistent with the bow of the boat, it must turn left and face the wind for fifty degrees, which is the most efficient angle. Because of this, whenever the wind direction changes or heading changes, the sailor must adjust the cross truss angle to keep the sail in the best windward state.

"It's not like this when you go against the wind?" Zuo Shi interrupted. Although he didn't figure out how to get rid of Yu Er, he might as well swallow it whole.

"Fighting against the wind..." Xiong Jing pondered for a moment. He was not worried that the historian would write about how to control sails in the history books. Shipbuilding technology, sailing technology, and waterways, these three are the support for navigation and are indispensable. The waterway can be pointed out in one sentence, a latitude, but sailing technology is the same as shipbuilding technology. No one teaches others step by step, and they have never seen others actually control sails. He can't learn it by just a few words. He pondered because this problem is very big and requires organization of word order, otherwise it will not be explained clearly.

"There are two types of headwinds: one is to turn the headwinds into the wind, and the other is to really headwinds." Xiong Jing said. "Turning headwinds into the wind means changing the course, and walking horizontally like a crab. In this way, headwinds will become a headwind, and you can take advantage of the wind. However, because you walk horizontally, walking for a hundred miles is actually eighty miles away, so you have to turn around and walk horizontally from the other side. It is really troublesome to walk for a hundred miles."
Chapter completed!