"Tell Yizi and He not to rush back." Ma Yue said that the rotation of the Baiwu branch did not require a replacement every year, and two or three years would not matter.
"Continue exploring the coast of that misty island?" Lan asked.
"Yes, if you don't think about the future, you will have immediate worries. If the White Mist Division can go out to sea to Ghost Town, can't Ghost Town go out to sea to find the White Mist Division? We can choose not to attack others, but what if they attack us?" Ma Yue said, "Don't go out to sea for a while and then go back. Split into two fleets and continue exploring along the coast."
"Is Kirishima also going to set up a branch?" Tiedan asked.
"It depends on the situation. A cunning rabbit should always have three burrows, right? Since we live in Kirishima, how can we survive well if we don't even know the basic situation of Kirishima?" Ma Yue said, "Even if the enemy attacks Kirishima, we must have room to maneuver. Understand?"
"You charlatan, there are only more than a thousand people over there." Lan was a little worried.
"Perhaps, in the future, there will be a population. Let's use the fleet to search first." The population problem is not a small problem. Ma Yue has tried his best to control the population of the sea tribe. The future, damn! It's always changing. Who knows what the future will be like?
Since it is just exploration, not conquest and occupation, the pressure on Lan and Tiedan is much less.
Ma Yue really needed to settle down for a few years. The Sea Tribe's development was too rapid, which wasn't necessarily a good thing. Just like cultivation, rapid progress could lead to an unstable foundation.
Both Poseidon City and Seven Hundred Cities had populations of less than two thousand, barely surviving. If a large number of grassland enemies came to invade, they might lose sight of one thing while focusing on the other.
Seven Hundred City was three days' journey from here, even for a wildebeest. If anything were to happen, even if Poseidon City could send reinforcements, they would likely be unable to make it. This was why Ma Yue had the Second Priest and Luo Bai in charge of Seven Hundred City. Currently, the only ones he could trust to make decisions on the spot were those two.
"Charlatan, the Cowhide Tribe wants to buy our white lime, what should we do?" The high priest came.
"Then sell it."
"That bastard doesn't want to pay too much for the deal." The high priest was angry about this. We have to pull back the limestone and burn it, which is very difficult. The Niupi tribe is too much.
In primitive society, many things had little reference value, and it was normal for barter exchanges to cause disputes.
"You charlatan, I guess... the Niupi tribe wants to build a stone city, but they don't have much money left." Shuichong said.
"That's true. The three major tribes in Sun City have basically come here to trade, so the Bullhide Tribe has indeed made less money." The high priest nodded.
"Let them exchange coal for limestone." Ma Yue suddenly had an idea. Even if it was to boil salt, it would be very difficult to cut down nearby trees. After a long time, all the nearby trees would be cut down. What should he do?
Ma Yue thought of coal. The open-pit coal mine discovered by Huangpi and Heipi was too far away, so Ma Yue gave up.
Since the Niupi tribe has no money, you might as well go dig coal.
If coal is used to boil salt, a lot of labor can be saved. Moreover, the hotness of coal is higher than that of firewood, so it burns faster and efficiency is inevitably improved.
"That's fine. We can exchange the same amount of coal for limestone, and they can take it back and burn it themselves." The high priest didn't feel that he was at a disadvantage. After all, the coal could be burned, so at least his tribe wouldn't suffer any loss, right?
"Especially in winter, the transportation capacity is even greater with the existence of the wildebeest snowmobile." The wildebeest snowmobile is a vehicle after all, and it can carry a lot of coal. It is much more than what the wildebeests can carry themselves when the weather is warmer, right?
The Niupi tribe is indeed a bit poor at the moment, of course, poverty is relative. But in order to build their own stone city, every penny saved is a penny earned. The Hai tribe has everything they need now, so if you, the Niupi tribe, want to trade, what are you willing to do?
"So far?" Niutou felt upset when he heard the distance described by Huangpi.
"Forget it." The high priest was still impatient. Do you really think he is willing to trade with you?
"Okay!" In other words, the tribe only needs to provide some strength and transportation, and there is no other cost, right? In winter, the men of the Niupi tribe have nothing to do. They have nothing to eat, so going out to work is just right.
The high priest didn't go too far. At least he let Huangpi follow them so that the Niupi tribe could find the open-pit coal mine, right?
The Niupi tribe has wildebeests, so it has no shortage of simple wildebeest snow and ice vehicles. Its winter transportation capacity is second only to that of the Hai tribe in this area.
Even if the wildebeest snowmobiles couldn't run in the jungle, they were still faster than walking, right? The open-pit coal mine was also very easy to mine. Surprisingly, in just two weeks, fifty wildebeest snowmobiles were delivered with coal. Even if each truck (pulled by two wildebeest horses) weighed a thousand pounds, that was over fifty thousand pounds.
"Take it to the seaside and boil salt!" Coal seemed to be a good choice for winter heating, but Ma Yue was worried about coal poisoning. Of course, boiling salt was a priority.
Practice has proven that coal is indeed more powerful than wood, and it boils salt much faster. Ma Yue vaguely remembers that the same weight of coal burns at least twice as much heat as wood. This means that the men don't need to cut as much wood, saving a lot of effort. Is this efficiency?
The high priest was happy when the output of boiled salt increased slightly.
Burning coal in the open air wouldn't cause poisoning, right? So, the fire in the cattle pen also became coal.
"We're also giving them a bag of salt?" The high priest was so depressed. Why? We had agreed on this at the beginning...
"We're businessmen with consciences. They've brought us so much coal in the middle of winter, so you should show some appreciation, right?" Ma Yue said. "Besides, the Niupi tribe doesn't need much limestone to build their city, so what will they do with the coal in the future? Coal improves salt boiling efficiency, and it's not just about one bag of salt. Understand?"
A bag of salt only makes about ten bowls, no big deal. A ceramic plate can still make a bowl of salt every day, not to mention the larger concrete basin. It's a good deal no matter how you calculate it.
"It seems to be true." The high priest was used to being poor, so it was easy for him to understand after Ma Yue gave him some guidance.
"The advent of coal has reduced logging work, saving a lot of labor. As a result, the utilization rate of those large concrete basins along the coast has increased." There are over two thousand large concrete basins and stoves along the coast. Why? For backup; concrete basins can break down, too.
"That way, we're still getting a good deal. You're still the best, you charlatan, haha!" The high priest beamed with joy at the prospect of profit. "If they don't want to trade for limestone, we can trade the salt directly for coal. How about that?"
"Smart!" Ma Yue didn't say anything. He was very pleased that the high priest could think of it directly.
"Okay! Shuichong and I will discuss the most suitable exchange." The high priest had new motivation.
The emergence of coal itself is a huge contribution to productivity. It would be foolish not to make good use of it. This time, the Niupi tribe exchanged limestone, which gave Ma Yue this inspiration.
Especially in winter, given the speed and load capacity of the wildebeest snowmobiles, I believe that tribes with wildebeest snowmobiles would be willing to exchange coal with the Laihai tribe for coarse salt.
Once it becomes mutually beneficial, this seemingly insignificant business will play a significant role in the development of the sea tribe.
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