After Yang Fan arranged various affairs on Jeju Island, he authorized Yaoguang to act on his behalf to take charge of daily affairs while he was at sea. Ask him for advice on important matters via the radio.
Now that Yang Fan's system is on track, it doesn't matter whether he is at home or not.
Administrative affairs are led by Song Yingsheng. Form a joint administrative team. Yaoguang only needs to attend the meeting on his behalf. All other matters are handled by dedicated personnel. Those who need instructions can contact Yang Fan on the ship through Yang Mansion's radio station. Just follow the rules on routine matters. .net
At nine o'clock in the morning, the whistle sounded throughout the military port. Yang Fan's fleet set off.
The fleet included the Royal Clipper, three cruisers, two troopships, and a supply ship. At this time, it was already late autumn, and the wind began to blow from the mainland to the ocean, sailing toward the northeast, and it was not as fast as it came.
You need to walk in a zigzag pattern, taking advantage of the east, west, north and south winds to move forward in a curve.
After being out at sea for half a day, in the afternoon, the sea began to become cloudy and the swells became stronger, reaching a height of two meters.
Because the clipper boat has a low freeboard, looking out from the bedroom, you can see the spectacular sight of rolling waves through the closed floor-to-ceiling glass doors and windows.
"Let Lin Yuan turn on the stabilizer, the boat is shaking a little." Yang Fan said to Xu Xiu. "Turn on the red navigation light on the top of the mast to make it easier for the formation to spot each other."
Yang Fan was worried that it would be cloudy and there would be a heavy rain, and the fleet would lose contact and become separated. Although there are radio stations, you can contact them. But you can’t use a sextant on a cloudy day, and you can’t rely on observations to determine the latitude and longitude on the map. It's still quite troublesome.
Just try not to fall behind. It is best to maintain visibility within front and rear sight lines and maintain formation.
"Master, will the swell continue to increase in a while?" Xiao Niangpi and the others were lying on the window to watch the big waves outside. They had never seen it before and found it very strange.
"Probably not. We are entering the Tsushima Strait. Generally, the waves in the Strait are relatively strong. Once the wind blows, there will be big waves. Just get out of the Strait."
After a while, it rained heavily. The boat was also heaving in the swell. By this time the wave was four meters high.
There were dark clouds in the sky, lightning and thunder, and heavy rain crackling on the hull and glass windows. But this Royal Clipper is a modern one. The all-steel hull is a trivial matter in terms of sea conditions. Not dangerous at all. Yang Fan didn't take it seriously either.
Looking out the window, the huge undulating waves turned up white waves and hit the balcony. A large amount of seawater flowed over the balcony and slipped down from behind. Xiao Niangpi and others looked at it with horror and excitement.
How insignificant are human ships in front of the might of heaven and earth in the sea. Just like a fallen leaf in the Yangtze River, drifting with the current.
Inside the floor-to-ceiling windows behind the balcony. There are five seats. Yang Fan and his wives were chatting and looking at the sea. This angle is very good. This is the middle of the ship. The balcony and floor-to-ceiling windows are both 15 meters wide, giving you an unobstructed view of the entire sea.
Lightning often strikes the sea in the distance and disappears without a trace in the sea. This caused the ladies to exclaim in surprise. Although a little scared. But with the master by their side, they felt very at peace. Yang Fan is their support.
After the stabilizer was opened, the rolling of the ship was greatly reduced. There's only a slight pitch, but you won't get seasick. But Xu Xiu still placed a spittoon in front of the master and his wife.
Yang Fan's son and daughter were placed in a cradle with a Siping instrument. The two little ones were sleeping soundly. Miss Yang was still eating her fingers. No matter how the boat rocked, the cradle remained stable. The same principle as a marine clock.
Yang Fan also bought single sleeping cabins with four-level instruments for the four ladies. If they can't stop vomiting, they can just sleep here.
Yang Fan doesn't need to do it himself, he plans to share the joys and sorrows with everyone. Get a good taste of life at sea.
After nightfall, the swell did not continue to increase. The stability of the ship is okay. At night, they pulled a seat belt on the huge bed. Yang Fan and the four ladies slept until dawn without feeling seasick.
When he got up in the morning, Yang Fan looked at his wives who were lying in bed and said, "I thought you would have insomnia when you first went to sea, but I didn't expect that you slept okay."
The little girl said coquettishly: "I can
He was a proficient horseman and archer. He went on missions in the grasslands and rode horses for several days and nights, sleeping on the back of the horse. "
Lin Yueru also said: "This boat is very stable and does not shake much compared to boats in the canal. That fin stabilizer is very useful."
In the morning, the heavy rain stopped, the sun came out, there was tranquility between the sea and the sky, and seagulls were soaring. Follow the boat and catch the sea fish dug out of the boat's stern track to eat.
Xu Xiu knocked on the door and said, "Master, are you up? Tsushima Island is about to arrive. We may encounter the Japanese navy. Captain Lin asked me to ask you for instructions on how to deal with it."
Yang Fan said: "Don't pay attention to them. If they intercept, we will go around it. If they open fire, we will sink them."
Xu Xiu answered and left.
This is near Tsushima Island, and there are pirate ships of Mishima Japanese pirates here. There are also North Korean pirate ships. The Japanese shogunate also collected taxes on ships here. The Japanese navy's Anza ships and small morning ships may also be stationed. After all, this is the transportation chokepoint between the mainland and Honshu Island.
After continuing to sail for an hour, Yang Fan saw a relatively large Western-style ship about one kilometer outside the floor-to-ceiling window, but strangely, it was flying the flag of the shogunate.
A large medium black flag flew from the mast. The large and medium black flag, with the three colors of white-black-white, is taken from the family crest of the Nitta clan (the Nitta clan is said to be the ancestor of the Tokugawa family). It has official status because it serves as the "general ship seal" of the shogunate.
This immediately aroused Yang Fan's interest.
This ship was traveling parallel to the fleet. Apparently Japan's official navy was frightened when they saw such a huge ship and sent it out to track and monitor it. It is really strange that there are Western ships in Japan in this era.
Yang Fan took out his cell phone and checked it, and was surprised.
The ship's original name was Date Maru, a Spanish galleon style and one of the first Western-style sailing ships built in Japan.
In 1613, a Japanese mission, led by diplomat Hasekura Tsunenaga, traveled to the United States and Europe aboard the Japanese-built galleon San Juan Batista.
This diplomatic mission reached America, the Vatican, Rome and other places, and crossed the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean. During this period, the ship itself carried Hizukura Tsunecho's belongings and sailed from Europe to Mexico, and then returned to Japan.
It was literally a circumnavigation of the world. I didn’t expect that Japanese people would achieve such a feat more than ten years ago. What’s even more surprising is that this boat was made in Japan.
In 1607, Adams built the San Buenaventura, a 120-ton ship built in Japan, for Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu. This ship was built based on the design of the ship on which Adams and his companions arrived in Japan, so it was a Western-style ship.
Tokugawa Ieyasu was very satisfied with the ship and ordered the construction of subsequent ships. He hoped that the Japanese could take these ships to trade with other countries further away, not just in Southeast Asia and South Asia.
The displacement of Date Maru reached 508 tons, which was more than four times larger than the 120 tons built by Adams before.
Yang Fan touched his chin. He had never known that Japan had the ability to build Spanish galleons. After seeing this ship, I realized that Japan could actually manufacture Spanish galleons of more than 500 tons.
