From the northwest of Madagascar to the 25th-degree south latitude, they all belong to the southeast trade wind belt. For Hong Tao's fleet, the wind is blown from the port side, and the crosswind is very conducive to ship navigation. Although the warships in Jinhewan look similar to the European sailing warships, there is a very small detail that is different. The sailing warships in Jinhewan are very tight, and there are many riggings to pull each sail into a plane. These riggings Hong Tao are called sail cables. Through this small change, the crosswind and even the front crosswind can obtain enough propulsion. Especially when facing the wind, even if you want to take a zigzag route, you don't need to draw the zigzag too much, the curve is straighter, and it can save a lot of range.

This sail-type technology that utilizes the Bernoulli effect was not discovered by the British Navy until the 18th century. After they tightened the originally loose canvas, the same wind could bring greater thrust to the sailboat. Not only could the ship speed increase, but it was also more suitable for sailing downwards of different wind directions. This is also a secret of the rise of the British Navy.

After the two thousand kilometers of trade winds were taken away, the fleet was about 2,000 kilometers away from the Cape of Good Hope. At this time, it entered the windless belt of 25 to 35 degrees in the southern hemisphere. The scientific name in later generations was called the subtropical high pressure belt. However, this windless belt was much better than the windless belt of the equatorial low pressure belt. In addition, the westerly belt in the south would move north about five degrees in summer. In fact, fishing on the sea surface, it did not take too much time to play cards. It took only nine days for a thousand kilometers to pass, which also made Hong Tao breathe a long sigh.

The Horn of Africa, like the Drake Strait in history, is also a notorious sea area. Many ships who circulate here have failed here and sank sand and have a lifetime of hatred. Although according to the latitude, there has not really entered the violent westerly zone, the warm currents from Mozambique south and the cold currents from Antarctica north meet here.

It is cold and cold, and it is like this for humans, and the ocean is like this. The cold and warm currents take the sea near the Cape of Good Hope as a battlefield. One side must continue to rush south. The other side strives to avoid giving way. If they fight fiercely, the ships on the sea will be in trouble. Storms are commonplace, and waves that are ten meters high are a little bit. Don't be unhappy. Maybe one day the sea will be boiled, and the waves that are twenty meters high are taken to take a picture of them. Not to mention wooden ships, even modern steel warships will sink to the bottom in minutes.

What’s even more fucking is that due to the movement of the crust, the coastline near the Cape of Good Hope basically has no smooth shallows, there are cliffs everywhere, and there are also reefs in the water. The wind and waves are high and the waves are harsh. If you want to learn yellow croaker along the shore, dream! The shore is even more dangerous. Once the current is washed to the reef, hundreds of tons of sea boats will be smashed into pieces in an instant, and they can only die faster. In fact, this place was not called Cape of Good Hope at the beginning, but was called Cape of Storm by the Dutch. After Zida Gamma brought a boat full of tea and silk from India, the King of Portugal changed it to Cape of Good Hope. It means that after passing this place, you should have good luck and be a lover of money!

If Hong Tao had never played sailing in his previous life, he would not be willing to come here to take risks if he had not played sailing in his previous life, had not sailed around the world, had not crossed the Cape of Good Hope and the Drake Strait, he would not be willing to come here to take risks if he had been killed. It was too exciting and dangerous, so it would be better to be honest in guarding the Indian Ocean to make a fortune.

When it comes to Cape of Good Hope, we must mention Cape Town. This city, which was discovered by the Grapes, was the most suitable harbor city for ships to dock in the Cape of Good Hope. Although it is not the southernmost end of Cape of Good Hope, it has two excellent deep-water harbors, one south and one north, and there is also a cold current from the south between the two mountains. It is also a plain area between the two mountains, and there is no shortage of rivers, so it is very suitable for human habitation. In addition, there are a large number of primeval forests on both sides of Table Mountain and Hout Bay. The Portuguese and Dutch people cut down trees and built ships here and continued to advance to Asia.

So where is Cape Town? Does Hong Tao know? Hong Tao probably know! But he doesn't need to find Cape Town at all. Just look at the shore and when will he see the unique flat top in the world and the peaks that are straight up and down. Even if you find Cape Town, you can't see this mountain. It's more than a thousand meters high. The top of the mountain is always full of clouds. From a distance, it looks like a big hat, but from close up, it looks like a stump, or it's called Table Mountain. The Portuguese navigator Antonio Da Shadan thinks it should be God's dining table.

"Sir, what is on the reef over there? How could there be such a big bug!" When the Golden River turned over the Cape Peninsula and came to the southwest side of Table Mountain, Wen Nan found something that surprised him from his telescope. During this voyage, Wen Nan's IQ tended to plummet. First, he heard Hong Tao say that the earth he was stepping on was a ball, and then he saw what the equatorial windless belt was. Later, he saw a big bird several meters high on Madagascar. Now he saw an animal that he had never seen before. Humans, whether it was an adult or a young man, it was easy to get over if he had eaten too much, and it was the same if he saw too much.

"That's not a bug, it's called a seal, it's a kind of marine animal. If you look closely, there is a bird that specializes in swimming in the sea and cannot fly. That's a penguin. By the way, you can draw them. Hurry up and draw them all. In the future, your book will not only have text introductions, but also have illustrations, so that everyone can look more intuitive." Hong Tao picked up the telescope and looked at the so-called big bugs on the reef. He immediately knew where this was. This is the seal in Hout Bay, and there are penguins on the beach. In later generations, this is a very rich fishing ground, and it is also a tourist attraction for tourists from all over the world to take photos. Every winter, thousands of seals and penguins will live and reproduce on both sides of the bay. Two animals that are natural enemies in the water. When they arrive on the shore, no one chases and bites each other. It's very lively.

"Uncle, those seals and penguins are so cute. Can I catch two of them? Just like a little dad!" Weng Ya is a girl after all. Even if she tends to be a tomboy, she will still show the expression of a little girl at critical moments. Seeing those cute seals and penguins, the female tenderness she has hidden deep in her heart was called out.

"This is not true. You are far away and looking at them cute. This thing weighs more than half a ton. You have to eat dozens of kilograms of sea fish in a meal. You have to live. Can you afford to raise it? And they are so smelly. If you don't think they are smelly, then you can raise it. It's just that there is one thing. If you raise them, don't come to my cabin in the future. I think it's ugly!" Hong Tao has never heard of raising seals and penguins as pets. Put it aside whether it's ferocious or not. The fishy smell on them is really something that ordinary people can bear.

"Then let's catch a few and take them back. They are kept in Jinhewan. There are many fish in Jinhe." Weng Ya heard that seals and penguins were very smelly, and she lost the interest in keeping them as pets, but she had not given up yet and wanted to take them home.

"It's good, then dig a big pond for them and poured water from Shanghai, which is the zoo. In my uncle's hometown, there is a special garden. If you want to go in and see it, you have to spend money to buy tickets." Hong Tao was not concerned about catching a few seals and penguins. If the little girl was willing to suffer, she would catch them. Anyway, there are places on the Jinhe River.

"Okay, I'll go find someone to prepare a big net, and I'll catch them later when I get to the dock!" After getting Hong Tao's permission, Weng Ya was very excited, turned around and ran under the deck, probably because she was struggling with people.

"Hey, I'll tell you, this thing is fierce, and it's full of big teeth. Be careful not to let them bite it, otherwise I'll get sick, and I can't save you!" Hong Tao suddenly remembered another question and shouted at Weng Ya's back. Unfortunately, Weng Ya had already entered the cabin door.

Although it has been nearly a thousand years since time left, Table Bay is still Table Bay, and Table Mountain is still Table Mountain, and there is no change at all. For nature, a thousand years is only equivalent to a day or an hour for humans. Without the baptism of hundreds of thousands of years, they will basically not change much. The only difference from the Cape Town in my impression is the sense of desolation. Now Table Mountain is surrounded by low woods and grasslands. At first glance, there is nothing.

"I won't steal your eggs, you peck my fucking hair! Come on, Yaya, it belongs to you. This is my own way, it's fate." This time, Hong Tao did not stay on the flagship remotely, but followed the first landing team to the beach with a lifeboat. He just stood on the landing site for a minute, thinking about whether to recite a poem and then engraved it on Table Mountain, suddenly a pain came from his calf. A donkey penguin came over and was using her sharp edges.

Li's beak attacked Hong Tao's trouser legs. It was probably the beach where Hong Tao landed. Hong Tao originally wanted to kick this annoying animal away, but in order to make himself not look so savage, he chose to reach out and accurately grasp its neck with his palm with leather gloves. He lifted it up and sent it to Weng Ya behind him. At the same time, he turned his face over. It was so stinking, the fishy smell was foul.

"...It's so smelly! Then, I don't want it anymore..." Weng Ya's previous beautiful imagination was instantly smoky by the smell of the donkey penguin. Not only did she not reach out to pick it up, but she also turned to dodge it with disgust, and covered her nose with her hands.

"Please pay attention. The animals here probably haven't seen many people, so they are not afraid of people. It's best not to let any living things approach us. They may be poisonous. Everyone followed me for tens of thousands of miles and went through hardships. I hope everyone can go home with all their tails, and no one is buried in this land." Hong Tao waved his hand, and the smelly donkey penguin was thrown out more than ten meters away. He fell on the beach. After lying up, he turned around several times before he could tell the difference between the front and back. After tasting Hong's skin, he no longer dared to defend his rights. He twisted and twisted his fat butt and ran to the other side. Hong Tao called the first group of landers together, and then waved his hand and took the lead to walk up the hill on the shore. He wanted to go to the commanding heights to see if the environment here is really desolate. (~^~)
Chapter completed!