Chapter 861 The starting point of the west coast of North America, the long and narrow peninsula
The wind in July blows from the sea to the land, and the Hawaiian high pressure rotates clockwise, throwing strong winds towards the west coast of the continent. However, unlike the rainfall brought by the Azores high pressure, the summer on the west coast of North America is dry and less rainy.
Among the entire dry west coast, the warm Gulf of California is so special. The Alaska Warm Current goes north from the Golden Bay, all the way to the polar northwest, reaches the Bering Strait, and even meets the Kamchatka Peninsula.
The tide meets.
The California Cold Current goes south from here to the coast of Central America. Following the cold current all the way south is the footprint of the exploratory fleet heading north, starting from the original Struvite Peninsula.
"In mid-March, the kingdom's exploration fleet of more than a thousand people arrived at the long and narrow peninsula and reached the southernmost promontory. Then, the huge fleet was divided into two parts here! Thirty ships of the merchant fleet
The catamaran canoes, carrying three to four hundred people, stayed there to mine struvite. And the first newly built village, Nantiaoshi Village, was also established here, housing more than fifty people..."
"Then, twelve long ships, carrying more than 700 people, circled the southernmost corner of the peninsula and truly sailed towards the northern coast..."
The exploration leader Zuvalo raised his head, looked at the waves in the south, and recalled the starting point of the unknown exploration. The name "Southern Bird Rock Village" was given by him personally, which means "the village in the south of the peninsula that produces struvite stones."
The surrounding Kochimi people were all loose and disorganized. Their largest tribe had only a hundred people, and they surrendered directly to the huge fleet.
"The loose and sparse Kochimi people don't even have decent fields, and most of them rely on hunting and fishing for a living... Because places that can produce struvite and good fertilizers are almost all sandy and gravel lands that are dry all year round.
!…And without sufficient water sources, no matter how much fertilizer is added, the crops will not survive, and the population will be very small…It’s really interesting!”
Thinking of this record written by Mickey himself, Zuvallo nodded slightly and seemed to see the arid and desolate peninsula and the mountains of struvite again.
The kingdom's Minami Toishi Village occupies a precious small lake in the south of the peninsula and grows drought-resistant sweet potatoes. Because there are only so many fields that can be planted, the kingdom only settles 50 immigrants here. They have to farm and catch fish.
Fish, collect struvite stones, serve the fleets going back and forth, and survive for a long time in this remote and desolate land.
In fact, this time the huge Kingdom fleet goes to sea, it is tasked with both exploration and colonization! At least two-thirds of the warriors, sailors and militiamen will be placed in various settlements along the way. And the entire huge fleet will
The fleet will also separate little by little, staying in various places on the western coast to maintain connections with various settlements...
In other words, most of the people who participated in the voyage, even the twelve longships, will not return! For His Majesty's prophecy, they will become the first pioneers to colonize the west coast, and from then on take root in the vast northern continent!
"The samurai and sailors on the ship are all unmarried men... Everything is prepared for colonization... May the Lord God bless you!"
The exploration captain Zuvallo trembled slightly, remembering the prophecies and plans he had read. In the entire fleet, only he and Mickey knew the full story of this grand plan.
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"Connect the entire West Coast with a line, even if it's just a weak dotted line..."
"The village of Nantorishi established in mid-March was the first settlement. In early April, it took the kingdom's fleet almost a month to go against the wind and current, 1,600 miles north, and reach the north of the middle part of the peninsula. Here,
We found another Danshui lake and built a second settlement, Beitiaoshi Village!"
Zuvaro touched his chin, with a little pride on his face. As the captain of the kingdom exploration, he also has the right to name the settlements and landmarks along the way. The concise name "North Bird Rock Village" was naturally given by him, that is,
"The village in the north of the peninsula that produces struvite"...
This section of the boat trip was very difficult. The coast along the way was very desolate, with almost no green in sight. The food stored on the ship was also being depleted rapidly. The only comfort was the constant appearance of hills of struvite stone, which piled up on the shore.
Side, hinting at the real wealth here!
In Beitiaoshi Village, the fleet also left 50 people and their food for half a year. These people had to cultivate sweet potato fields, fish and shoot birds, and collect struvite... Next, the fleet continued north, and the journey was peaceful.
The Kochimi people gradually turned into wandering desert raiders, "Sri people".
At the northern end of the peninsula, a Sri hunting team ambushed the anchored fleet. However, when dozens of tribal attackers armed with spears and hunting bows rushed out from the hidden sand dunes,
But he was shocked to find that in front of him were hundreds of elite warriors armed with leather armor, spears, and bronze axes and large bows.
"Haha! Poor Sri people!"
Thinking of this, the corners of Zuvalo's lips curled up. The biggest contribution of this group of tribal raiders was to provide a dozen rowing coolies and rumors from the far north.
The fleet continued northward and consumed almost two-thirds of the food on board before leaving the desolate coast with very little rainfall. Then, everyone's eyes lit up, and they finally saw the vibrant green vegetation and water flowing from the mountains.
The precious river. It was a perfect settlement, also known as "San Diego" in later generations. However, this rare fertile land along the river has long been occupied by the powerful Cumeya tribe!
"It took almost another month to travel north from Beitiaoshi Village, more than 1,500 miles... At the end of April, we arrived at the Yinpa tribe of the Kumeya people! This is a large coastal tribe with thousands of tribes, and
Allied with the Salt Lake tribe further north, which occupies the Salt Lake, and both belong to one of the tribes of Kumeya..."
The exploration captain Zuvalo narrowed his eyes and recalled the first meeting between the two parties. Twelve long ships carrying six hundred warriors and sailors arrived at the beach of the Yinpa tribe. More than a thousand Kumeya warriors carried large ships.
Hunting bows and flint-throwing spears rushed out with shouts. The Yinpa tribe's warriors gathered on the beach and faced off against the strange fleet of longboats. They shouted and demonstrated to each other, and blood almost spilled on the spot!
"God bless you! At this moment of fighting, Mickey was still fearless. He stepped off the long boat and met with the red stone chief of the Yinpa tribe, Matutumbe..."
In the Kumeya language, "Matutumbe" means red rock. On this coast, you can also see many red rock mountains, imprinted with traces of ancient weathering, which also heralds this fashionable and
Mineral deposits unknown to anyone.
"Matutumbe...Redstone Chief..."
Thinking of that difficult communication, Zuvalo couldn't help but shook his head. The two sides didn't understand the language, but they were scrupulous and wanted to avoid a war, so they made gesticulations for a long time. Finally, from Yinpa's department,
, first found a Kumeya hunter who could speak Sri Lanka, and then found a Yaqui man from the fleet who could speak Sri Lanka, and then they communicated smoothly.
"Phew! No one thought that after a battle that almost broke out, there would be a grand banquet with drinking and dancing... Praise the Lord God!"
