"To the west of the Atlantic, to the east of the Pacific, and to the east of the Pacific, there is a continent that my teacher called the Americas. Let's leave it alone, it's too far away from us, and we'll take you to see it when we have a chance later, and now we'll just talk about the Atlantic. From the equator, the Atlantic Ocean is divided into two parts, north and south, and there are very obvious differences between the two sea areas, one south and one north. The north is the northeast trade wind belt, the south is the southeast trade wind belt, and the middle is the equatorial low pressure belt. The good news is that there is a lot of fish here, so there is fish! "In his previous life, Hong Tao had suffered from the windless belt of the Atlantic equator, not only because the wind was weak and there was no fixed wind direction, but it also rained all day long, and the bilge grew hair. So in this life, he has to tell these crew members in advance so that they can be mentally prepared.

After departing from the port of Cape Town, Hong Tao did not choose to sail along the west coast of Africa, which was not only slow but also unsafe, and this sea area was unexplored, in case it hit a reef or small island. At this time, there should be no supply ports on the west coast of Africa, and even whether there are ports is still a problem. Hong Tao chose the shortest and most navigation-testing route, sailing directly from Cape Town to the Cape Verde Islands. As the most important relay station between Europe and Africa, the coordinates of Praia, the capital of the Republic of Cape Verde, he remembers that if there were no major changes in geography at this time, he should be able to find this archipelago.

It is said that everything is difficult at the beginning, and there is indeed some truth in it, and the Jinhe and Malacca have been in trouble one after another since they entered the windless zone. The closer you get to the Cape Verde Islands, the less smooth it becomes. First, two sailors of the Malacca were bitten by jellyfish while swimming in the sea. Ulceration of the skin. He died two days later. Immediately afterwards, a plague broke out in the poultry compartment of the Jinhe, and the remaining three pigs and more than a dozen sheep were all infected and had diarrhea all day long. Hong Tao is not afraid of bad weather or high sea conditions, but he is afraid of diseases, and all kinds of diseases can make his hairs stand on end. In order to prevent the disease from these animals from spreading to people, he ordered all the animals to be thrown away, the cabins were disinfected and sealed, and even the sailors who raised pigs and sheep were quarantined all day. When to Cape Verde and when to be released.

"Girl, I see, sailing is a chore, let's paint your picture when you grow up, girls are not suitable for this job. Let the younger brothers do the exploration, you just wait for them to finish exploring, and then take a big boat to see if it's done. After seeing the sailor's corpse being thrown into the sea from the ship, and then the pigs and sheep that were still alive being thrown into the sea, Hong Tao was a little disapprehensive about Hong Tao's ambition. This girl said that when she grows up, she will drive her own boat around the world like her father, not to do business. It's just about exploring. Because Hong Tao has always said that exploring the unknown is the most fun thing in the world. At this time, Hong Tao wanted to add that exploring the unknown is also the most dangerous thing in the world.

"I don't! Sister Weng can be a captain, why can't I! I'm going to run farther than Sister Weng, I'm going to find out the continent over there and draw it on the chart! It's a pity that Hong Salamander can't understand her father's feelings, her ideals are very firm, for a child who has been accustomed to seeing the sea since childhood, the wind and waves are nothing, and the dead can't shake her determination.

"The ...... You're doing it yourself! When the time comes, my sister will accompany you, and we only need girls on the ship, not even your father, okay? Looking at Hong Tao's bitter gourd face, Jiang Zhuyi smiled again, she became more and more like Hong Tao, as long as she saw Hong Tao unlucky, she was happy.

"Okay, I'll go with Sister Jiang!" Hong Salamander has become Jiang Zhuyi's captive, and in the past few months on the boat, Jiang Zhuyi has taken care of her life and taken care of her very well, so the relationship between them has developed rapidly, and there are even signs of surpassing Hong Tao.

"Worse than the generation, you should call her aunt...... It's crazy! Tell the Malacca to lower the pole sail for me, it's so windy, the mast is not needed! "The female university is not staying, Hong Tao feels that he can't keep the little girl Hong Salamander now. The other thing that could not be kept was Karl's arrow-like return, who had just come out of the windless belt, and he had braved a strong crosswind to fully raise the sails, that is, there was no room on the mast, otherwise he could have hung up the spare sails.

"Uncle, I saw the seabirds, there should be a land ...... ahead" The new trainee captain of the Jinhe is Huang Ya, he has just turned sixteen years old, and he has only graduated from the navigation school in half a year, so Hong Tao has been promoted to captain unusually.

On the management of Jinhe Bay, Hong Tao is willing to be fairer and try to provide everyone with a way to rise. But in the appointment of senior officers of the fleet, he is definitely cronyism, and those children of the Tan family who have grown up with him since childhood are definitely promoted at a speed of swishing as long as they are not too stupid. Someone also raised opinions on this matter on the board of directors, but let Hong Tao give it no, and the answer he gave was very simple: the fleet is a military institution, and civilian management must be different, whoever has the ability to lead this fleet, he immediately gave way, otherwise shut up, the affairs in the fleet have the final say, and there is no discussion.

"Nonsense, I'm running blindly without land! In the future, you can call Mr. or Principal, but there is no uncle on the ship! "The internship time on the ship of Huangya is not short, no later than the fish and shrimp, but this kid has too good a heart, which makes him unable to be the captain of the ship. Because the captain is a combination of one-third nautical experts, one-third politicians, and one-third bastards, Huang Ya has enough nautical knowledge, and there is no problem with the relationship with the crew, but this little bastard is not good at it, so he can't get the appreciation of Hong Tao, a big bastard.

"Uncle Carl said he still has enough supplies on board, can he continue without stopping?" It's a pity that Huang Ya doesn't understand why Bo Yu and Po Shrimp have been independently commanding warships for several years, and he is still in school, even if he is on the ship, he is also a midshipman officer.

"No! It has to be docked, I'll tell you again, and if you can't remember, you'll go climb the mast and be a sailman! There is no uncle on the ship, and there can be no Uncle Carl, understand? "Hong Tao really wants to kick this foolish kid into the sea, everyone knows that Carl wants to go home early, but can't he put aside the rules of the fleet because he is Uncle Carl who has been coaxing you since he was a child, it is worth hundreds of lives on these two ships, and it is not enough to withstand the mood of one person? No matter how smart and capable a person is, it is useless to understand the priorities, this is a fatal wound, a fatal wound of being a commander.

"Oh......" Huang Ya pouted, he still didn't understand too much, but he was afraid of the Great Demon King's uncle, so he had to nod against his will. He couldn't figure out why he couldn't take the slightest risk to fulfill Uncle Karl's wishes when supplies were sufficient and the ship's condition permitted. When Uncle Carl was a child, he often carried himself to the boat to play, and he taught himself Latin, and he was very good to his uncle, so why can't he repay him? This bad uncle!!

The Cape Verde archipelago is located in the North Atlantic Ocean, 500 kilometres west of the western bulge of the African continent. As soon as you hear the name, you can know the general climate conditions here, and it is windy! The Windward Islands are located just north of the subtropical high pressure zone, and northeasterly winds blow all year round. The Leeward Islands are slightly better, located on the edge of the subtropical high pressure zone, and the wind is not too strong, but it is dry. In fact, if you look to the east, you can see how arid it is, and to the east, at the same latitude, on the continent of West Africa, which is on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert.

In his previous life, Hong Tao docked here when he traveled around the world on a sailboat, and the place was poor and died, except for some volcanic rocks, only sea salt and sunlight were relatively abundant. However, there is a very good port, just at the southern tip of the island of Santiago, which is Puerto Praia, the capital of the Republic of Cape Verde. Of course, there was no Republic of Cape Verde at this time, and it was still a question of whether there would be people on the island.

Regardless of whether there is anyone on the island, the surname of this archipelago is Jin, and Hong Tao is determined to win. It is not in charge of poverty, Hong Tao only needs Praia Bay, and he wants to build a military port here to deal with the European ships that may go south in the future. If the port of Cape Town is a fortress guarding the Eurasian dividing line, then the port of Praia is an outpost. If you want to go south from Europe, you must first pass through this pass, and if you can get through, well, let's see you in Cape Town! can still break through, Hong Tao feels that he can give way and let a more capable person be the chairman.

"We're going to build a base here? Have you been here? Carl finally understood why Hong Tao had to stay in Cape Town for so long, and before leaving, he loaded a bunch of rags and loaded the ship, which turned out to be to set up a supply point here.

"Didn't you say it, don't ask me where I'm from, don't ask me where I'm going, you don't understand my world! Go to work, stop talking nonsense, take your boat to the island to the west, which is an active volcano, like Golden River Bay, and see if there is enough ash to use. "Hong Tao is too lazy to make up nonsense now, mainly because the span of this nonsense is too long and there are too many loopholes.

"I'm not going, I've seen a volcano erupt, if it erupts and people can't run away for several kilometers around, I'm almost at the doorstep, you want me to die in vain! Let Yellow Cliff go, he's not afraid of volcanoes! Carl didn't want to spend a minute on this broken island, he seemed to smell the cheese of his hometown, and he didn't have to look at the compass to turn his face to the north...... As for who Hong Tao is? He's almost forgotten.

(To be continued.) )