The guards consist of only forty people in total, but because of the special status of the charlatan Ma Yue who has always been guarding them, their status is high.
Of course, with Ma Yue, the charlatan, around, the Guards always returned with a huge harvest from every hunt. Primitive people, they valued force, and the hunting team was paramount. If you harvested a lot, the tribe would naturally respect you.
Therefore, Chun Wu and Xia Wu now have a very special status. No matter what they do, they are almost the last team left in Poseidon City.
Yes, no matter what large-scale production campaign the Sea Tribe has, doesn’t Poseidon City need basic defensive forces?
Isn't it pitiful? The last basic defense force of such a huge Sea God City is only this 40-man guard. Of course, once the guards follow Ma Yue out hunting, the high priest will arrange some of the deputy soldiers as the final defense force.
In short, with the high priest as the steward, Ma Yue has nothing to worry about.
With Shuichong gone to the jungle branch, only the High Priest and Gray Wolf remained in Poseidon City. Even though Gray Wolf had once been the leader of a large grassland tribe, his management skills were impeccable. Of course, they were busy. Poseidon City was always busy, and there was a lot of work to do.
Because of the massive coal transport during the winter, the Sea Tribe still had a substantial coal reserve even in spring. The manufacturing team was also busy fulfilling the High Priest's request for more concrete basins and stoves. With work sizzling everywhere, it was a good idea for someone like Ma Yue to wander around and become an eyesore, right?
God was happy, and Ma Yue needed the Hai tribe to live in peace for a few years. Sure enough, not only was the weather good, but the grassland people also did not come to cause trouble.
Poseidon City wasn't the most prosperous, but rather Seven Hundred City. Currently, there were no more rentals in Seven Hundred City, so even if you wanted to live there, you wouldn't have the chance.
The two sub-cities now have over two thousand non-local residents, living crowded together, and the outsiders are quite happy to live there. The row of log cabins built by the Sea Tribe in the sub-cities are now empty, except for the original ones built by the Cloud Tribe and the Aries Tribe.
You have to pay an extra 10% rent to live there, who would be willing to do that?
The second priest consulted Ma Yue, who suggested turning the place into a permanent inn, serving as a temporary residence. Of course, temporary guests would still have to pay for the rooms. For example, the Flying Donkey Tribe, used for trade in the Seven Hundred Cities, would no longer be taxed, but they would still have to pay for the room rental, right?
You are responsible for your own food and accommodation.
What the hell, you say you don't stay in the guest room? Fine, call it a transaction tax.
Fine, the Flying Donkey Tribe accepted it. After all, renting an inn here temporarily is better than paying taxes for nothing, right? In theory, the inns in Seven Hundred City aren't expensive at all; they just charge a nominal fee.
Ma Yue needed to gradually understand and get used to it, so that people passing through would get used to staying in the inn and paying their bills. Not only did the Flying Donkey Tribe visit from time to time, but the Sun City caravans also did not ignore the existence of the Seven Hundred City Exchange.
As I said, as long as there is profit, businessmen will come voluntarily.
Moreover, the public security in Qibai City is good, many people can participate in transactions, and many residents can afford to buy goods. In other words, the purchasing power in Qibai City is amazing.
There are dozens of tribes, big and small, living in the sub-city. They rent the city in Qibai City and earn a lot of radishes and other things by farming the land. Of course, they have purchasing power. If everyone is poor, who will you sell your goods to?
Now, it's possible for a small tribe in the Seven Hundred Cities to buy a few people each year. Is buying people expensive? Even less expensive than wildebeest. Buying a few strong men also increases the strength of the small tribe. Wasn't that how the Sea Tribe developed back then?
This is also the reason why Ma Yue is willing to rent out the sub-city of Qibai City, so that more small tribes can become rich, and the Hai tribe will also benefit.
Ma Yue is gradually adjusting the ratio of able-bodied men among the Hai tribe members in Qibaicheng. In other words, the ratio of able-bodied men among the Hai tribe members in Qibaicheng is very high.
Four hundred able-bodied regular soldiers and three hundred deputy soldiers were the minimum standard. In other words, more than half of the Sea Tribe people living in these seven hundred cities were capable of participating in the war. A city without sufficient defenses was insecure.
Don't underestimate the war potential of Seven Hundred City. The Second Priest has reached a new agreement with the tribes that rent the city. If an enemy attacks the city, each tribe must send at least ten men to fight. Of course, the expenses of these men will be borne by the Sea Tribe during the war.
In other words, if you help the Sea Tribe defend the city or attack, you will be paid... Why not? Many tribes have become accustomed to the Sea Tribe's various employment models. As long as they can make a profit, of course everyone is happy.
Besides, if the enemy really came and the seven hundred cities were captured, the tribes living in the rented cities would not be any better off either. They would share the same hatred and enemies, and they would also get paid. Where else could they find such a good thing? Oh, I heard that if you were killed or injured in the war, there would be additional pensions...
Don't underestimate the fact that each tribe sends at least ten able-bodied men. There are dozens of small tribes renting the city, so wouldn't that mean three to five hundred able-bodied men? Add to that the four hundred regular soldiers and three hundred deputy soldiers stationed by the Hai tribe...
The prototype of mercenaries gradually emerged.
Mercenaries don't participate in military training, but that's okay. Currently, mercenaries are temporary, primarily responsible for defending cities. They can't do anything else. If you're strong and healthy, you can throw rocks at people outside the city, right? Defending a city always gives you the upper hand. Facing a defense force of over a thousand, how many people would it take to capture seven hundred cities?
Without several times the number of siege troops, don't even think about it.
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