"Not changing anymore?"
"The Hai tribe said that they will hire a large number of laborers to build the city next year, and the laborers need to be supplied with salt." said Niutou.
Seems reasonable! Your Niupi tribe has already provided 100 laborers. There are many tribes around here willing to provide laborers. The Hai tribe really needs to stockpile a large amount of coarse salt.
It has been confirmed that eating salt gives strength, and the high priest cannot deny it.
"So, nothing can be exchanged?"
"This year, I estimate that once their new city construction is completed, there will be a lot more coarse salt left by next winter," said Niutou.
"Then, what should we do if the Sea Tribe wants to build a city next year?" asked the second leader, Horse-faced.
"Nonsense! How many people are there in the Sea Tribe? That stone city can accommodate three thousand people." Niu Tou said.
"Well, the population of the Sea Tribe is limited. It seems that the Sea Tribe will not build another city in the short term." said the high priest.
"The Sea Tribe has stated that they no longer need more people. It seems that the Sea Tribe has almost reached its limit." It is not difficult for Niutou to obtain information about the Sea Tribe, especially information that does not need to be kept secret. With so many people in the Sea Tribe, keeping secrets will become increasingly difficult in the future.
"High Priest, if we build Stone City, we can hire labor from other tribes," Horse-Faced said. The Sea Tribe's hiring model is quite good. Hiring is always more cost-effective than keeping people on staff. Once the work is done, you leave, and this way, the pressure within the tribe is much less.
Why aren’t the populations of primitive tribes in this world too large? They all need to eat. Can you afford to feed them?
"Well, that's right!" The high priest agreed. The Niupi tribe had gradually recovered over the years, supporting nearly two thousand people, which was very strenuous. It was big, it was glorious, Alexander. As the first leader of a tribe, there were too many people to worry about, too many worries.
"We don't have salt, how can we hire people?" asked Niutou.
"Pottery! There are so many tribes that lack pottery." said Horse-Faced Guard.
"That's right. Most tribes can't afford salt and can't buy pottery. According to the charlatan from the Sea Tribe, these are luxuries, haha!" Niu Tou laughed. The Sea Tribe is powerful, and the language of the Sea Tribe is almost becoming the official language of this area. After a long time, everyone will know some of the language of the Sea Tribe.
The language of the Hai tribe is richer and is indeed worth learning. It is also beneficial to the tribe itself, making communication more convenient.
"Where is the salt?" asked the Horse-Faced Guardian.
Oh, yes, you hired people to do hard work. How can you let them work without salt?
"High Priest, should our tribe also develop farming?" Niutou said, "It seems that the Sea Tribe doesn't care about anything except crops. In the future, if we don't have radishes, onions, corn, etc., we will have a hard time even exchanging them for salt."
"You have a good idea." The high priest nodded.
"Then let's grow radishes too. They yield over 2,000 kilograms per acre, which is a good deal!" Horse-Faced said, "Even if we trade them to Sun City, we won't have trouble selling them."
"Yeah, I heard it's not difficult to grow radishes. We also have wildebeests that can pull the plow..."
"I've seen that plow thing in the Sea Tribe. The principle is not difficult..."
"Okay! Let's get started. It's winter anyway, so we might as well polish some plows. Next spring, we'll start farming." The high priest was certainly willing to plant radishes; salted radishes were a huge seller in Sun City. For the Niupi tribe, which relied on commerce, they had no products of their own and relied solely on trade, which wasn't sustainable.
The location of the Niupi tribe is not bad. Apart from the hills and mountains, there is a large area of flat land on the east side, which is perfect for farming.
As for the onions? Forget it. The Hai Tribe is keeping them under wraps, and the planting area is small, so it's hard to explore.
"What about the Purple Tribe?"
"Let's just grow radishes from now on and stop fighting with the Purple Tribe."
"That's right. We can't afford to lose any of our men."
So, the Niupi tribe of Wodong also began a vigorous mass production campaign. What for? To build a plow. The plows of the primitive Hai tribe were indeed crude, otherwise their tillage efficiency wouldn't be so poor.
If it were in the feudal society of the past, you would have more than 2,000 large livestock, but the total cultivated land area is only more than 2,000 mu? It's so embarrassing.
Primitive people are content. Ma Yue has no choice. He doesn't even have a basic shovel or pickaxe. It's good enough that he can plow the land. I didn't bring "Baidu" with me when I traveled through time, so how could I know such sophisticated manufacturing technology?
In the Star Tribe in the Sun City area.
"Xinghe, what's the situation with the Purple Tribe?" asked the high priest.
"Not good!" Xinghe, who had returned, was one of the three leaders of the Xingxing tribe. For the sake of salt, he personally led a team to the Zi tribe.
"Is it because of that Niupi tribe?" The great chief Xingguang was unhappy. If it weren't for the protection of the Sun Tribe, that damn Niupi tribe would have been destroyed long ago.
"The Niupi Tribe isn't the problem; the problem is the beach there. I went there, and there's indeed a slope that leads to the beach, but the problem is that the cliffs there are too high and too wide. The real problem is finding local wood for firewood. It takes over half an hour to transport the felled wood back and forth."
"It consumes too much manpower, which means the cost is too high."
So! The High Priest and Chief Xingguang looked at each other. If the cost is too high, is it worth buying salt from the Purple Tribe?
"That's just one aspect," Xinghe continued. "The Purple Tribe's base is too far from the seashore. They've also offended many of the surrounding tribes. Every time they bring back salt, they're harassed and attacked, requiring a large number of able-bodied men to escort them. This drives up costs even more."
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