In the second half of the night, the sea finally came heavy rain and storms, for a time, the huge waves were monstrous, this more than 200 tons of sea ship, on the sea surface, like a leaf of duckweed like ups and downs, Zhang Boss commanded the whole ship to deal with nervously, in the face of five or six meters of big waves, can only use the bow to the waves to advance, if the side to the waves there is a danger of capsizing.

The waves on the bow of the ship were severe, the sea water rushed to the deck, and flowed back to the sea through the hole in the bulwark, and the sailors were all tied to safety ropes, and kept adjusting the angle of the sails and rudder according to the coping method arranged by Li Jing in advance. The ship had already entered the Taiwan Strait after dark, and now at midnight, it was cloudy again, and it was pitch black on all sides, and it was even more dangerous to sail in the wind and waves at night.

The water in the Taiwan Strait is shallow, with an average water depth of less than 50 meters. In addition to the many islands off the coast of Fujian, there are also Taiwan's Penghu Islands and Pingtung's Xiaoliuqiu. The environment of the Taiwan Strait is complex, and there are many shoals, valleys, islands and reefs in the waters; There are also many river estuaries and bays, and there are many water masses and sea currents, and the Taiwan Strait is famous for its strong winds, waves, and high flow speeds.

The current in the Taiwan Strait has obvious seasonal variations, with the coastal current from north to south in winter, warm water from south to north in summer, and a tributary of the Kuroshio Current, which enters from the Pacific Ocean. The monsoon alternation in the Taiwan Strait is obvious, with frequent northerly winds being very strong. Northeast winds prevail from October to April every year; Southwest winds prevail from June to August. Every year, strong typhoons are accompanied by heavy rainfall, causing drastic changes in tide levels.

The Taiwan Strait is windy and rough, and there are often winds and waves above level 7 in winter! From October to March of the following year, it is the winter half of the Taiwan Strait, and the northeast monsoon prevails, and about two-thirds of the days are windy. The southwest monsoon is much less frequent during the summer half of the year, and is windy only 1/4 of the time. Although there are abundant fishing grounds and aquatic resources, it is not a good place for sailing.

Li Jing judged that the sea conditions tonight would be level seven, and there was a clear introduction to the sea conditions in the book "Encyclopedia of Sailing and Navigation Technology". The sea state is divided into 10 grades according to the sea surface fluctuation conditions, the shape of the wave crest and its degree of breakage, and the number of wave bubbles, which are expressed as 0~9 grades from low to high, which are called no waves, micro waves, small waves, light waves, medium waves, large waves, huge waves, wild waves, wild waves, and angry waves.

Grade 0 sea conditions are smooth as a mirror, or only swells exist; The wave height of the grade 1 sea state is 0~0.1m, and the ripples or swells and ripples exist at the same time, and the tiny waves are fish-scale-like and there are no waves; The wave height of the level 2 sea state is 0.1~0.5m, the wave is very small, the wavelength is still short, but the waveform is significant, the crest of the wave is not broken, and there is no significant white;

The wave height of the level 3 sea state is 0.5~1.25m, the wavelength becomes longer, the crest of the wave begins to break, the wave foam is bright, and sometimes white waves can be seen, and continuous white waves are formed in some places; The wave height of the level 4 sea state is 1.25~2.5m, and the wave has a distinct shape, forming white waves everywhere;

The wave height of the level 5 sea state is 2.5~4.0m, and there is a tall crest, and the wave occupies a large area on the wave, and the wind begins to cut off the wave on the crest; The wave height of the 6th sea state is 4.0~6.0m, and the waves on the crest of the wave that are shaved off by the wind begin to elongate into a band along the wave slope, and sometimes the crest of the wave appears in the shape of a long wave of a storm wave;

The wave height of level 7 sea state is 6~9m, and the wave band cut by the wind is covered with wave slopes, and reaches the trough in some places, and the wave crest is covered with a wave layer;

The wave height of the 8th sea state is 9~14m, the dense waves are covered with wave slopes, the sea surface becomes white, and there are no waves in some places in the trough; The wave height of the Category 9 sea state is more than 14m, and the entire sea surface is covered with a dense layer of waves, and the air is full of water droplets and droplets, and visibility is significantly reduced.

The current speed, wave height, and visibility all reflect that the worst weather conditions in the strait have now been reached in winter, and the Flying Mountain will rush up to the crest of the wave and fall into the deep valley at the other. Rushing forward against the tall wall of waves, the wall of waves in front of you seems to be endless.

Under the pressure of the huge waves, the whole ship made a sound of "gaba, gaba", and it seemed that the next moment, it would disintegrate, which made people tremble when they listened to it. Thankfully this

The discovery of pirate treasure led to a large increase in the amount of cloth, silk and silver ingots, and jewels in addition to vegetable oil. Although the draft is increased, the center of gravity is greatly reduced because there is enough weight ballast. It also avoids the possibility of capsizing.

It was cloudy now, and it was the middle of the night, and I couldn't see my fingers, except for a few lanterns made of transparent shells hanging in the dim light except on the high part of the aft and on the top of the mast, and there was no light source, and I couldn't measure latitude and longitude without seeing the stars, and I didn't know where my ship was. Even if there are accurate charts and sextants, it is useless, Li Jing's biggest worry is to run aground and run aground, after all, the average depth of the strait is less than 50 meters, and there are reefs and shoals everywhere. After all, it has always been sailing along the coast of the mainland before.

In the midst of fear, there is only hope that the sky will dawn as soon as possible. Two hours passed, the waves began to decrease, the sky showed a little light, and it was almost dawn, and the crowd on the deck was visibly relieved.

Finally the rain stopped, and the sky began to glow, even though the sun had not yet come out, and visibility came up. In the cold winds, waves, and heavy rain of winter, everyone was soaked and shivered with cold.

Li Jing looked up, and finally the dark clouds dissipated, and a dazzling and bright star appeared on the horizon in the sky. Daystar, the moon on the other side, which had not yet completely sunk into the sea, also hung in the sky, and the ship finally lit up.

Li Jing hurriedly opened the light curtain, and the customer service sister smiled: "Do you want to buy anything?"

"Do you have a sextant, bring me two, and ask for a copy of the waterproof detailed charts of the East and South China Seas. Preferably plastic sheeting, plus a piece of plexiglass, I'm going to mount it flat on the bridge. In addition, there is no high liquor, to the cheapest kind. I also need one for the boat binoculars, and 200 thick bath towels for the hotel. ”

"Three sextants, one, two sixes. The nautical charts cover the entire Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia, as well as the inland rivers of the mainland, including water depths, currents, reefs, islands, meteorology, etc., as well as the terrain, cities, and roads on the continent. This one has a direct enclosure in organic glass

Reefs, islands, meteorology, etc., are very detailed, and there are also terrain, cities, and roads on the mainland. This one is directly enclosed in plexiglass, not afraid of wet, not afraid of wear, you can also send you ten signal pens, plus a set of rulers and compass triangles for drawings, etc., the figure is two meters square, can be placed vertically, there is a bracket, both sides can be used, quite two sets of drawings, one side for navigation piloting, one side can be used for operational staff. It means that the data word is very small, and it depends on a magnifying glass, which can give you a box of twenty magnifying glasses. It's only 15 coins in total. Professional marine telescopes you don't have enough technology trees now, and you can't buy them, but you can sell them to astronomy enthusiasts to see the stars, and the effect is also very good, as long as 25 coins, it's not strong enough, you have to fix the tripod well, otherwise it's easy to break. The cheapest high-grade liquor is Hengshui Laobaigan, which can buy a box of 24 bottles for a coin at 70 degrees. Two hundred bath towels and ten pieces. ”

"Okay, four boxes of liquor, a total of sixty yuan, all put in my room."

Immediately, on the light curtain, Li Jing's transaction coins were missing another sixty yuan, Li Jing withdrew from the light curtain, and said to Boss Zhang: "I'll go down and get some equipment and spirits, so that everyone can warm up." ”

Li Jing returned to the room and found that the things had been piled up in the room, full of Dengdeng, Li Jing moved five boxes of bath towels and four boxes of liquor to the deck, and beckoned one person to send a bottle of wine, but only one-tenth of a day was allowed, so as not to get drunk and make mistakes. Each of the people on board had one bath towel, and the remaining one hundred were loaded into the cargo hold.

As soon as these hot and spicy liquor were in their mouths, the whole body was warm, and the sailors on the deck were full of praise, it was the first time to drink such a strong wine, and Boss Zhang asked vigorously, where did you get it. In this era, food was expensive, and liquor was not easy to get, although the distillation technology of the Ming Dynasty was very mature, and the general distilled liquor could reach more than 40 degrees. I can count so highly. A line of fire in the throat went down, and the whole body burned like a fire, and it drove away the cold at once, and I had never seen it before. Li Jing asked everyone to change shifts, go to the cabin to dry the water with a bath towel, change clothes, drink some wine and rest early to prevent getting sick. New shifters are not allowed to drink.

Then Li Jing instructed the carpenters on the ship to erect four wooden pillars on the bridge, and the ship usually had a lot of wood in order to repair the damage at any time. Then, with surplus canvas, a five-meter-high awning with a ridge in the middle was made, which can be shaded from the sun and rain, and can be quickly disassembled at any time as needed. Li Jing suffered too much last night. Only then did I realize that there are still many things that can be improved.

Subsequently, he took out the cannon barrel telescope used by astronomical observation enthusiasts, and studied with Zhang Laoda and the carpenter how to fix it on the lookout, in order to protect the cannon mirror, the lookout also used four bamboo poles to set up a canvas awning, and then Li Jing considered that the communication on the ship basically relied on roaring, the wind was heavy, and he couldn't hear anything, and if he couldn't learn the flag language for a while, he simply turned on the light curtain again.

"Does the host still need to purchase supplies," the customer service sister smiled sweetly, it seemed that the more Li Jing bought, the higher her commission. Li Jing said: "I want to install a brass sound transmission system on the whole ship, mainly the command position of the bridge and deck, the gun emplacements on both sides, the position of the lifting sail, the position of the lookout, and the position of the crew cabin. Can you scan and provide the copper tubes. ”

"I'll give it a try, I'll scan it first," he said, saying that layers of scan data began to appear on the light curtain.