At the end of May, the South China Sea has entered the summer, and there are often typhoon tours, and this situation will continue until the end of September. Hong Tao was considered to be a bad teacher, or a serious crime, just one day after leaving the mouth of the Jinhe, he encountered a tropical cyclone. Fortunately, he had seen this thing, and as soon as he felt that something was wrong, he turned around and ran north, relying on the speed of the Predator to avoid the path of this cyclone, and he picked up three lives.

During this brush-by-shoulder typhoon, the Predator experienced a magnitude 6 or 7 wind, but it was almost intact except for one jib that was torn by the gale. This strengthened Hong Tao's shipbuilding concept, speed is second, seaworthiness and hull firmness must be first, otherwise no matter how fast you run, it will be in vain, and if you don't dodge a wave, the bow will be cracked.

"See, this is the power of typhoons, and in the future, when you encounter this kind of weather, you must not drive with the wind. The air flow around the typhoon is towards the center of the typhoon, so be sure to drive against the wind, find the direction and direction of the wind, don't panic, and run at maximum speed. The average typhoon can't run 8 knots, as long as our ship is fast enough, we can get out of danger! "This unexpected encounter with the typhoon happened to be a graduation exam for Bo Jiao and Carl. They are now able to measure the exact angle of the sun with a sextant, and they can also read the charts marked by the waves and follow the routes on the charts accurately, and they can basically cope with the mid-voyage. The only thing lacking is the courage to face strong winds and waves, and this time it is just to make up for this lesson.

"What if we were fully loaded?" Bojiao raised a very key question, because the Predator is not designed according to a cargo ship, so once it is fully loaded, the hull will sink very badly, and the freeboard is too low, and it is easy to go up in the face of big waves.

"What do you say?" Hong Tao decided to let Carl answer this question.

"The most important thing is to throw away the cargo and save the ship and people...... That's what you said, my lord. Carl replied accurately, and did not forget to pat the waves a little.

"You're not a fucking knight anymore, you're a good captain! I'll add one more thing, which is to try not to sail with a full load. We are not a cargo ship, but a cruising ship, and no matter how good a cruising ship is, it cannot be used as a cargo ship. "Hong Tao has given up on the treatment of Carl's old fritters, and now he has almost thrown away all his chivalry, and has become as bottomless and unpursued as himself. For this kind of person, Hong Tao is very uneasy, the same kind is a natural enemy!

Returning to Ximaozhou again, Hong Tao almost couldn't recognize this place, and he could see a pillar of green smoke rising from a distance, and a little closer, he could see a row of stilted bamboo buildings on the west side of the island, and people came and went on the beach. In less than two months, the number of permanent residents on the island has tripled, and the old man Rong and his family and relatives have also joined the cooperative, with more than 40 people in eight families. This is still the result of careful selection, if you still need people, the old man said to give him ten years, and then call 7 or 8 families of the Tan family is not a problem.

"Of course that's good, but don't rush it yet, wait until this new ship is completed!" Hong Tao saw the old man Rong who was still so vigorous on the dock, and after a greeting, he temporarily declined his kindness, and returned to his small courtyard with a smile on his face but with a stomach full of worries.

Hong Tao had no hope for Bo Fu and Chen Mingen's work ability, and it was his own idea to let Old Man Rong come to the island, but he didn't say that he should bring so many relatives and friends with him. Ethnic Clan! It is an immutable truth, when other people's groups are bigger than yours, then your interests will be threatened. There are more than 40 people all of a sudden, and there is such a backbone as Old Man Rong, isn't this making trouble for himself, who will the island listen to in the future?

"Huh!? Are you going back to Mannings? Why? Hong Tao was only depressed for one night, and the next morning, the old man Rong came to say goodbye to him, and he was going to return to Wanning alone with his wife.

"This is the rule of the Tan family, two generations of territorial sea people can't be together, that will be lost. With you taking over from me, the old man will have an explanation for Mazu, and he can go home and wait for the day when he sinks into the sea. Son, you are different from other Tan people, and you are not different from other natives, the life path of the Tan family in Sanjun Town, Qiongzhou, will be handed over to you, don't ask them to live here, but don't take them to the sea to be pirates, then it will hurt them! Old man Rong was still so happy, patted Hong Tao's arm with his dry palm, and finished everything he wanted to say before leaving.

"The Tan family still has this rule!" Hong Tao didn't know what to say, his face was full of fever, and he was secretly glad that he held back last night and didn't go to talk to Bo Fu and Chen Mingen about how to restrict Old Man Rong's right to speak. If this is said, how do they have to see themselves? This mind is too dirty, compared with Old Man Rong, he is a villain.

"Generations of people in territorial waters have been like this." Chen Mingen nodded.

"Change from my generation! Rong Weng Weng is so old, he has led the sea for our Tan family for decades, and it is very unreasonable for him to return to the row boat alone. When I think about how old I am, I have to be like this myself when I have a new territorial waters, and I feel uncomfortable. Those who merit must be given preferential treatment, otherwise others cannot be encouraged to contribute for our collective sake. In the future, the members of the cooperative over 50 years old will be supported by the cooperative, and their children's filial piety will not affect the old man's life in his old age. Not only the elderly, but also all members who are injured or disabled due to their work for the cooperative, the cooperative must raise them, and as long as the cooperative has one day and I live for one day, this rule cannot be changed. Rong Weng Weng, Grandpa, and Fuzhang, let me call the shots in this matter once, don't argue, just do what I say. Hong Tao felt like a bedbug exposed to the sun, and he felt uncomfortable. Not saying something high-end and high-grade is not enough to cover up his shamelessness, so he threw out the pension and work-related injury system in advance, and forcibly implemented his own ideas for the first time, so that he felt better.

"Where is there so much money and food to feed us old and useless? Son, if we can find a way to live for the Tan family, we will thank you for the rest of our lives, and we don't have to pull us together anymore, that would be a big drag. Don't worry, no one will dare to make irresponsible remarks, our Tan family has been like this for many generations. "Bo Fu and Chen Mingen didn't object, they have a certain understanding of Hong Tao, and they know that what he can say can generally be done, so they are not very worried. But Old Man Rong had little contact with Hong Tao, thinking that Hong Tao was holding on for the sake of good face. He saw the lives of these people on the island and was very satisfied, but he didn't think that Hong Tao could support so many people by going out to hunt alone.

"Weng Weng, since you have joined the cooperative, you have to abide by the rules of the cooperative, and you can't take the lead in opposing it! I know if I can or not, and I will definitely not slap my swollen face and become fat, I can't guarantee how rich I am, but it's okay to be well fed and clothed. But I still need your help with something, I don't know much about these new Tan families, so please pick out a dozen young, reliable people from among them, and let them follow me on the boat. I'm going to teach them how to operate galleons and kill whales, so that when I'm not around, they'll be able to go out to sea and fish on their own. Hong Tao really wants to take his time step by step according to his own arrangement, but sometimes he really can't help himself, some things can't be done immediately, and some things have to be advanced.

"Whale salamanders can be killed by everyone?" Old man Rong always thought that Hong Tao had an exclusive skill to kill whales, but he didn't expect that this thing could still be learned, and Hong Tao was willing to take it out for others to learn.

"Hey, hey, hey...... The whale salamander is like an elephant on land, although it is not easy to kill, but it is still an animal, and there is nothing that cannot be killed. As long as they can obey the rules of my ship and listen to me, they will soon learn. Hong Tao is not too worried that the skill of whaling will be learned by other Tan families, and without a fast boat that can sail far, it is useless to be able to hunt whales. Even if you can copy a windsurfing board, it's not very useful, that thing can only sail at close range, and it's useless at a distance. Besides, I have found gold and copper mines in Jinhewan, as long as there are enough people, whaling is a side business, and directly panning for gold and mining to sell it in Da Song is not faster than boiling whale oil to make money.

"Okay, old man, I'm not leaving, I'm here to help you keep an eye on it, and see who dares to study hard!" This time, the old man Rong finally nodded, if the Tan family can learn this skill, eating rice every day is not a dream!

After eating lunch in the cafeteria, Old Man Rong took Hong Tao to the dock, and more than a dozen sturdy young men from the Tan family were already squatting here in twos and threes. They are all whaling team members selected by Old Man Rong from the new Tan family according to Hong Tao's request, the youngest is only 14 years old, and the oldest is only in his early 20s, similar to Huang Tao.

"Ah Jiao, you stay, take them to my grandpa's school every day to read words for a long time, and then practice on the windsurfing board one by one. The Explorer leaves you behind, and you teach them how to sail, how to use a sextant, how to read charts, and teach them everything you know. I'm going to Guangzhou to pull goods, and when I come back, check the progress of your work, don't be lazy, they are all your future crews, if you want to be a captain, you can't be a bare-bones commander alone. Hong Tao said that he didn't let Bo Jiao be lazy, he was faster than anyone else, he didn't teach these people for a day, and threw them all to Bo Jiao.