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Chapter 873: Bright Sun and Gentle Breeze
Everything was ready, and the Ming navy fleet set sail in May.
Most of the ships set out from Taicang, east of the capital, and only a small number of them set out from Longjiang Port. After all the ships are out to sea, the entire army will form a large fleet of 200 large and small ships. When they are on the move, the fleet will occupy a wide area of about 20 miles in radius.
The officials from the Ministry of War picked a good day, with bright sunshine and a gentle breeze.
Liu Ming and his companions performed some etiquette on the shore, bidding farewell to the emperor and his court colleagues who had come to see them off in person. Then they boarded a small boat and followed the soldiers to row the boat towards a treasure ship.
The magnificent treasure ship on the river was extremely dazzling in the sun. The solid hull looked as stable as a mountain, and the hull was very thick and solid; the only shortcoming of this large flagship-level treasure
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On the calm sea, Liu Ming felt most of the time that the boat was not moving at all, as if it was just quietly resting on the boundless water. This was probably because there were almost no obvious reference points around, and the nearby ships also maintained almost the same speed, so it looked more like it was stationary.Only by paying attention to the bulging sails above the deck or carefully observing the water below can people feel that the ship is moving forward.These are all laymen's perceptions; in fact, the soldiers on the ship can still estimate the speed, even if the treasure ship seems to be not moving.Liu Ming also had a rough understanding of it. The method was to release a buoy from the boat, and let the buoy continuously drag a long rope from the stern; then use an hourglass to measure the time, and then calculate the length of the rope dragged during the voyage over a period of time.The fleet's speed has been measured, and it is app
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"Here we come." Tang Jing's voice said.Liu Ming subconsciously wanted to ask what was coming, but he felt as if something was blocked in his throat, and finally he couldn't make a sound. Besides, the questions were probably unnecessary, because the ups and downs of the ship's hull and the rough waves outside the stern had already told people what was coming.Tang Jing's previous guess was correct. After a storm, the treasure ship arrived in the "eye of the storm", and the wind and waves only calmed down slightly for a while. The second storm is coming.After a while, amidst the roar of the huge wind and waves, shouting came from a wooden hole upstairs. Then a head leaned on the top of the cabin and shouted, "Big waves, five degrees to the left, one hundred and twenty feet!"The voice of the reporter was very decisive. Although it was impossible for people to measure the distance accurately and they could only estimate it with their eyes, they still re
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The bright sunshine suddenly penetrated Liu Ming's eyes and penetrated into his mind. He felt an inexplicable panic and fear, and his body subconsciously struggled to find a place to hide. At this time, a man with a goatee and a robe came over and said, "Master Liu, you are awake."Liu Ming leaned against the bulkhead, avoiding the sun, and it took him a while to calm down. He quickly remembered that he was on a treasure ship and was on a voyage, but he couldn't remember why he was lying here. Pain in his forehead and pain in his limbs also followed.He looked back at the cabin and found that there were some people lying around, with cloth bandages on different parts of their bodies. He also quickly understood that this was the hospital building on the treasure ship."Goatee" handed over a cup of water, and Liu Ming immediately took the iron cup and drank."Slow down, slow down."Liu Ming drank a glass of water and asked , "What's wrong with me?"
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