In the autumn of the 17th year of the Republic of China, the climate on the northwest coast of North America was worse than expected by people on the Enterprise. Not only was it cold, but it also had a terrible long night. In the waters near the Nine-Tailed Fox Islands (Aleutian Islands), terrible winds and waves also occurred.

When the "Entertainment" and "Discover" tried to pass through the waters of the Nine-tailed Fox Islands and return to Liangshan Town, Yinzhou, they encountered huge waves. Both exploration ships were damaged and could no longer sail west. They had to return to the northwest coast of America. Two damaged exploration ships had to sail south along the coast, trying to find a bay where the ships could spend the winter and rest.

Due to the wind direction and ocean currents, the "Entertainment" and "Discover" maintained a high speed, and unknowingly, they sailed nearly 5,000 miles!

It sailed 5,000 miles along the coastline known as the Alaska Peninsula and the West Coast of Canada.

Now the people on the Enterprise and Discovery were finally convinced that they had really arrived along the northwestern coast of the American continent.

After confirming that he had finally arrived in the real American continent, Wu Tiexin and his sailing opportunities decided to find a warm bay to spend the winter and repair the exploration ship, and build a colonial stronghold.

When the weather warms up, the two exploration ships will divide into two groups. The Discovery will look for a route to return to Yinzhou or Japan. The Enlightenment will head south along the west coast of the American continent to find Shuangyajiang City occupied by the Eastern Song Dynasty.

Well, until now, the great navigators of the New Zhou and the Eastern Song Dynasty did not know that the New World they discovered was not the same, but two.

This mistake is really ridiculous...

"Admiral, we should be in the One-degree zone, and the northeastern part of Japan is in the same latitude zone."

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

Now the concept of longitude and longitude in the navigation technology of Zhou State and the Eastern Song Dynasty has already come from Wu Haogu, but Wu Haogu does not know how to measure longitude and longitude, so navigators in the New Zhou and the Eastern Song Dynasty can only use the ancient star-drawing technique to measure latitude.

As for the method of measuring longitude, it is still under study.

Moreover, their method of dividing latitudes is different from later generations. It is not the degree of south latitude/north latitude, but divides the earth from the Antarctic Sea to the Arctic Sea (the sea north of Yinzhou is called the Arctic Sea), and is named after the names of the twelve earthly branches. That is, from south to north (north of the Antarctic Sea), it is named Zidu District, Choudu District, Yindu District, etc.

As for the latitude south of the Antarctic Sea (actually the equatorial coast), the latitude is also named from north to south as Zidu District, Choudu District, and Yindu District... It's really messy!

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

However, Wu Tiexin's navigator's ability is really great. With such an outrageously wrong chart and map, he can find directions on the sea and trek, of course, but in most cases, they can still find directions.

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

"At least ten thousand miles, right?" Liu Yan said, "Admiral, do you want to explore across the Eastern Ocean?"

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

Because they do not know the accuracy of measurement and do not know the exact circumference of the earth, the navigators of Zhou Kingdom have no way to determine the approximate distance between themselves and Japan through measurement.

In this case, the adventure of crossing the Great Eastern Ocean (Pacific Ocean) is unimaginable.

Therefore, navigators can only choose the American route of the Yinzhou Nine-tailed Fox Islands that will not be lost.

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

"Next spring, let the Discovery take the route from the Nine-Tailed Fox Islands back to Yinzhou," Wu Tiexin smiled, "We can go south all the way, and rest for a while after arriving in the new Henan Prefecture of the Eastern Song Dynasty, and then cross the Antarctic Sea to the Nanyang Province.

In this way we completed a global voyage!”

His geography knowledge actually wanted to sail around the world... He was not afraid of getting lost, so that Wu Haogu would lose his son in his later years!

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

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

"Admiral, we seem to have entered a huge bay entrance."

"The entrance to the bay? Huge?" Wu Tiexin said to Liu Yan, "Let's go and have a look."

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

After getting onto the stern of the boat, the two of them suddenly felt the warm wind coming to their faces.

The sun on the sea is now very good, with a warm southwest wind, while the two sailboats sail southeast.

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

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

"This is a good thing." Liu Yan smiled, "maybe we can spend the winter in this bay."

"I hope," Wu Tiexin nodded, "If it was really a warm bay, we could build a stronghold here."

They wandered along the coast of North America for several months and had been trying to find warm bays, but none of them succeeded. The temperatures in most bays were even much colder than those in Liangshan, which was more northern.

But this bay looks very warm. Not only is it warm, but it is also very huge, and it is also very deep.

They sailed in two exploration boats and sailed in the bay for more than 200 miles before they saw the bottom of the bay. At the same time, they discovered that the coast that was previously regarded as part of the mainland might belong to a huge island or peninsula. Because they had seen the eastern end of the island or peninsula. Between the end of the island or peninsula and the real continental coast, there is another large bay full of islands.

"It's warmer here!" Wu Tiexin said, taking off his leather robe. "There must be mountains around here that can block the cold wind."

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

"No need," Wu Tiexin shook his head, "find the real continental coastline as soon as possible, and then search for the estuary along the coastline. If this place is indeed livable, we have to spend a winter here and we will set out again next spring. There is a winter time to search, and there is no rush to do so."

It is very warm here, and when you look around, it is full of green, which means there is plenty of precipitation here. 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... it will be a large stronghold for opening up a new continent!

This bay is indeed amazingly large. It takes about 200 miles to reach the bottom from the entrance of the bay (the entrance is about 40 miles wide) to reach the bottom (it is to see, not to arrive), and then it takes 200 miles north to reach the end.

Because there are many islands in the bay, it is not convenient to search when there is poor visibility. Therefore, Enterprise and Discovery waited until the next morning to search northward. In the afternoon, they arrived at the north of the bay. They found a large river flowing into the sea, and also found a large area of ​​lowland plains.

This is indeed a lowland of a bay surrounded by huge islands or peninsulas (the island also has mountains) and mountains. The cold wind blowing from the north is blocked by the highlands, making the climate in the bays and lowland plains very warm.

"No towns, ports, nor traces of reclamation were found, and forests were everywhere."

"The terrain is very flat and the area is not small. There are always hundreds of miles of flat land in a radius. It can support a lot of people after reclaiming it!"

"There are many trees, it seems that the rain is abundant and the weather is warm... It's a good place!"

"Why just spend the winter here and build a stronghold by the way!"

During dinner, the officers on the Enterprise who were eating in the officer's dining room started talking.

Everyone seemed very excited. After months of searching and sailing, they finally had a satisfying harvest. They found a bay where they could build a large stronghold!

This bay is the later Georgia Strait, Juan Defuca Strait and Puget Sound. The surrounding areas are Vancouver Island, Vancouver City, Seattle City and other places. It is definitely a very ideal place to live along the Pacific coast of North America.

Wu Tiexin smiled and said, "It's here! You'll land tomorrow, then open up a stronghold, build a port, and repair our ships well."

"Admiral," Liu Yan said with a smile, "You name this bay."

Wu Tiexin nodded, "Okay, I think about it... let's call it Wujiawan!"

Wu Tiexin named this huge bay with his last name.

He thought for a while and said, "The first stronghold we have built along the Wujiawan coast is called Wujiazhuang!"

Wujiazhuang, Liujiazhuang, Xiaolizhuang, Gaozhuang, Huajiatun, Yangjiabao... These names that sound very lifelike will become the names of major cities in North America in hundreds of years.

Well, it sounds like a farm stay, but for a long time, these cities have been the most prosperous existence on the American continent! It has only arrived at the era of the East Coast Development of North America.

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