In the autumn of Republic 17, the weather on the northwest coast of North America was even harsher than expected aboard the Enterprising. Not only was it cold, but there was also a terrible long night. In the waters near the known Nine-Tailed Fox Islands (Aleutian Islands), there were also terrible wind and waves.

While trying to pass through the waters of the Nine-Tailed Fox Islands and return to Liangshan Town, Yinzhou, the "Enterprising" and "Discovery" encountered huge waves, and both exploration vessels were damaged and could no longer sail west. Forced to return to the northwest coast of the Americas, the two damaged exploration ships had to sail slowly south along the coast, trying to find a bay where the ships could spend the winter and recuperate.

Because of the wind direction and ocean currents, the "Enterprising" and "Discovery" maintained a high speed, and before they knew it, they actually sailed nearly 5,000 miles!

It was 5,000 miles along the coastline that came to be known as the Alaska Peninsula and the West Coast of Canada.

Now the people on board the Endeavor and Discovery were finally convinced that they had indeed reached the northwestern coast of the American continent.

After determining that they had finally reached the true American continent, Wu Tiexin and his sailors decided to find a warm bay to spend the winter, repair exploration ships, and establish a colonial base.

When the weather warms up, the two exploration ships will split up. The Discovery will look for a route back to Yinzhou or Japan. The "Enterprising" will go south along the west coast of the American continent to find the city of Shuangyajiang, which was occupied by the Eastern Song Dynasty.

Well, until now, the great navigators of the New Zhou and Eastern Song Dynasty didn't know that the New World they had discovered was not one, but two.

This mistake is a bit ridiculous......

"Admiral, we should be in the Youdu region, which is the same latitude as the northeastern part of Japan."

Wu Tiexin's formation commander Liu Yan reported the latest measurement results.

Now the navigation technology of the Zhou and Eastern Song Dynasty already has the concept of latitude and longitude - this concept comes from Wu Haogu, but Wu Haogu did not know how to measure latitude and longitude, so the navigators of the New Zhou and Eastern Song Dynasty could only use the ancient astrological technique to measure latitude.

As for the method of measuring longitude, it is still being studied.

Moreover, their method of dividing latitude is also different from that of later generations, not the number of degrees of southern/northern latitude, but the division of the earth from the Antarctic Sea to the Arctic Sea (the sea area north of Yinzhou is called the Arctic Sea) 12 latitude zones, named after the twelve earthly branches. That is, from south to north (north of the Antarctic Sea), it is named the sub-degree area, the ugly degree area, the Yindu area, and so on.

As for the latitude south of the Antarctic Sea (actually the equatorial coast), it is also named the sub-degree area, the ugly degree area, and the Yindu area from north to south...... It's a mess!

Anyway, the maps and charts drawn by these great navigators were not recognized by Wu Haogu at all.

However, Wu Tiexin's ability as a navigator is really not small, with this kind of ridiculously wrong nautical charts and maps, he can actually find his way on the sea - of course, there are things about getting lost, but in most cases, they can still find the direction.

"How far is it from Japan?" Wu Tiexin asked.

"At least more than 10,000 miles, right?" Liu Yan said, "Admiral, do you want to carry out an exploration across the Eastern Ocean?" ”

"No, it's too risky." Wu Tiexin shook his head.

Because they did not know the accuracy of the measurements, and did not know the exact circumference of the earth, the navigators of the Zhou Kingdom had no way to determine the approximate distance between themselves and Japan by measuring them.

In such a situation, the adventure of crossing the Great Eastern Ocean (Pacific Ocean) is unthinkable.

Therefore, for the time being, navigators can only choose the Yinzhou-Nine-Tailed Fox Islands-American route, which will not lose their way.

By the way, in addition to this route, there is also a whimsical route.

"Next spring, let the Discovery take the route of the Nine-Tailed Fox Islands back to Yinzhou," Wu Tiexin said with a smile, "We can go all the way south, and after arriving at the New Henan Mansion in the Eastern Song Dynasty, we will rest for a while, and then cross the Antarctic Sea to Nanyang Province."

And so we're done circumnavigating the globe! ”

With this little knowledge of geography, he still wants to sail around the world...... I'm not afraid of getting lost, let Wu Haogu lose his son in his old age!

It has to be said that the Age of Discovery was created by a group of adventurous madmen.

Just when Wu Tiexin and Liu Yan, two almost "geographically illiterate" navigators, were discussing how to find Perth, Australia, in South America, a naval officer with an excited expression walked in.

"Admiral, we seem to be entering a huge bay entrance."

"The entrance to the bay? Enormous? Wu Tiexin said to Liu Yan, "Let's go, let's take a look." ”

"Okay." Liu Yan nodded, took out two telescopes, and followed Wu Tiexin to the stern of the "Enterprising".

When they got up to the stern, the two suddenly felt the warm breeze blowing on their faces.

The sun was now shining well and a warm southwesterly wind was blowing, while the two sailboats were heading southeast with their sidesails.

"Why is it so warm?" Wu Tiexin asked.

"Admiral, the weather has warmed up since we entered this bay along the coastline."

"That's a good thing." Liu Yan smiled, "Maybe you can spend the winter in this bay." ”

"I hope so," Wu Tiexin nodded, "If it's really a warm bay, we can establish a stronghold here." ”

They wandered the coast of North America for months, trying to find a warm bay, but without success. Temperatures in most bays are even much colder than in the town of Liangshan, further north.

This bay, on the other hand, is very warm. Not only warm, but also very huge, but also very deep.

They sailed more than 200 miles in the bay on two exploration ships before they saw the bottom of the bay, and at the same time they discovered that the coast, which had previously been part of the mainland, may belong to a large island or peninsula. Because they have seen the eastern end of this island or peninsula. Between the end of the island or peninsula and the true continental coast, there is another large bay dotted with islands.

"It's warmer in here!" Wu Tiexin said as he took off his leather robe. "There must be mountains around here that can shelter from the cold wind."

"Admiral, do you want to send someone to explore the nearby islands?"

"No need," Wu Tiexin shook his head, "find the true mainland coastline as soon as possible, and then follow the coastline to find the estuary." If this place is indeed habitable, we will have to spend the winter here, and then we will set off again next spring. There's a winter to search, and there's no rush anymore. ”

It's very warm and green as far as the eye can see, which means that there is plenty of precipitation. There should be relatively large rivers, and the banks of large rivers are, of course, very ideal settlements. If the banks of the river are still plains...... That's a big base to open up a new continent!

This bay is really amazingly large, from the entrance of the bay (the entrance is about 40 miles wide) to the east for about 200 miles to the bottom (yes, not to), and then north for another 200 li.

Because there are many islands in the bay, it is not convenient to search when visibility is very poor. Therefore, the Enterprise and Discovery waited until the early morning of the next day to begin their search north, and in the afternoon, they reached the northern part of the bay. And found a large river that flowed into the sea, and also found a large lowland plain.

It is indeed a lowland of a bay surrounded by huge islands or peninsulas (there are also mountains on the islands) and mountain ranges, and the cold winds blowing from the north are blocked by the highlands, making the climate in the bay and lowland plains very warm.

"No towns, no ports, no traces of reclamation, forests everywhere."

"The terrain is very flat, the area is not small, there are always hundreds of miles of flat land in a radius, and it can feed a lot of people when it is reclaimed!"

"There are a lot of trees, it seems that there is plenty of rain and the weather is warm...... It's a great place! ”

"Why don't you spend the winter here and build a base by the way!"

At dinner, the officers on the Enterprise, who were eating in the officers' dining room, began to talk about it.

Everyone seemed very excited, and after months of searching and sailing, there was finally a satisfying harvest. Found a bay where you can build a big stronghold!

And this bay is the Strait of Georgia in later generations. Defuca Strait and Puget Sound. The surrounding areas are Vancouver Island, the city of Vancouver, the city of Seattle and other places. Definitely a very desirable place to live on the Pacific coast of North America.

Wu Tiexin smiled and said, "It's here!" Tomorrow we will land, and then open up a stronghold, establish a port, and by the way, repair our ship well. ”

"Admiral," Liu Yan said with a smile, "you can give this bay a name." ”

Wu Tiexin nodded, "Okay, I'll think about it...... Let's call it Samurai Bay! ”

Wu Tiexin used his last name to name the huge bay.

He thought for a moment and said, "The first stronghold we established on the coast of Wujia Bay is called Wujiazhuang!" ”

Wujiazhuang, Liujiazhuang, Xiaolizhuang, Gaozhuang, Huajiatun, Yangjiabao...... These life-sounding names will become the names of major cities in North America in a few hundred years' time.

Well, it sounds like a bit of a farmhouse, but for a long time, these cities were the most prosperous on the American continent! Only until the advent of the era of the great development of the east coast of North America.

In addition, the first overseas province of the Great Zhou Republic in the New World, Shanxi Province (west of the Rocky Mountains, of course, is Shanxi, and at this time there was no name of Shanxi Province in mainland China, and the territory of Shanxi was Hedong Province, so there was no "new" before Shanxi Province in the New World), and a few decades later, it would also appear in a large area of North American coastal areas from Wujia Bay to the north.

The city of Wujiazhuang in Shanxi Province will not only become the most prosperous city in the New World, but also the center of the Great Zhou Republic of Domination on the American continent......

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