The yield of corn per mu is also 500 to 600 kilograms, but it can only be harvested for one season. Isn’t it more cost-effective than planting potatoes?
Eating potatoes is indeed more effective than eating carrots to resist hunger. Ma Yue said that potatoes are a staple food, which makes sense. Potatoes stewed in broth are also delicious.
The Haifan tribe has already harvested their summer potatoes. Two thousand mu of spring-planted potatoes have yielded an average of 600 kilograms per mu. That's 1.2 million kilograms of potatoes, enough to last them for a while. With a population of 5,000, that's only about 240 kilograms per person. Is that a small amount? It's not a small amount. How much is a large amount?
Isn't there still the autumn harvest? There are still about 2,000 acres of arable land for the autumn harvest...
Ma Yue thought it was pitifully small, but the second and third priests thought it was quite impressive.
The main thing is that there is no cold winter here, and the Haifan tribe has salt to replenish their strength, so... it's pretty good.
It was a peaceful year, and the autumn harvest of the Haifan tribe was also over.
The only thing I am not satisfied with is that although the radishes have been grown, they are small in size... The yield per mu is only 300 kilograms. Although, according to this trend, we can harvest two seasons, the gap is too big, right?
Ma Yue said, this is pretty good. People in Sun City grow radishes and the yield per mu is 300 kilograms, but they can only harvest in one season.
Damn it! The weather here is so good, why is it not suitable for growing radishes? Ma Yue was also a little unwilling, but he was the boss, so he couldn't affect everyone's mood.
The onions have been planted. I hope there will be no more problems with the onions. How can I live without them?
Although the radish planting failed, after all, we were mentally prepared for the expectation. Fortunately, we still have potatoes.
Anyway, no matter what the harvest is, you have to plant some, Ma Yue has to eat.
No one has any objection to the charlatan having special needs. After all, Ma Yue himself doesn’t have many needs.
"It's great that there is no ice age!" The second priest was very happy. Winter is really cold, which normal people don't like, especially primitive people. Winter is the season with the highest mortality rate. There is a lack of furs, clothes, and food. Normal primitive people stay in caves in winter, move as little as possible, and save food and firewood.
The sea tribe in the past consumed a lot of salt in order to buy thick furs.
"Second Priest, boiling salt is indeed very hard work, please don't be so stingy."
"Don't worry, charlatan, one sheep every seven days is no problem."
Okay! Seven days? It used to be three. There's no ice age here, so less is better.
"You charlatan, we still need to find limestone. Without a large concrete basin, the efficiency of boiling salt will be low if we only use a ceramic plate." Bo said.
"I want to too, but where can I find one?" Ma Yuexin said, limestone mine, that requires luck.
"Spirit, I brought some limestone ore samples. There are many tribes in our area. If our tribe doesn't have it, other tribes might have it." Huangpi said.
"That makes sense. If it really doesn't work, let's just trade." What if the limestone mine is on someone else's tribe's territory? What if you don't trade?
"Okay, I'll do it." The second priest said. He was not only the director of the Animal Husbandry Bureau, but also temporarily served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Director of Commerce...
Shipping lime from there by sea is unrealistic. Finished white lime is water-sensitive, and the bottom seals on ships of that era weren't very good. The ships' ability to operate relied primarily on the buoyancy of the wood. Even if it could be transported, the journey from the coast to here would be extremely difficult.
Once a large concrete basin is needed, it will be damaged and need to be replaced frequently, and the demand for continuous lime is huge.
"Where are the wildebeests? Exchange them." The third priest reminded.
"It's no problem to exchange it with potatoes. We have harvested so many. If we add some salt, it won't be a big problem." Bai Ying said.
"Okay, the second priest will go with you. Two thousand deer and a thousand strong men. I guess no one would dare to rob such a large trading group." Ma Yue said.
"One thousand deer cavalry, no problem." said White Eagle.
A thousand deer cavalrymen, it’s not that they dare not touch you, it just depends on whether it is worth it.
"Take another 500 soldiers and use an ice and snow vehicle to carry the potatoes. I will go with you." Lei Qing said.
"Alright, let's go with more people and more flying guns. Even if the Thunder God Tribe and the Qingfeng Tribe join forces to rob you..." Ma Yue had no objection. More people meant more safety.
With 1,500 soldiers, they really need to unite, haha!
"Isn't the base too empty?" Shuichong said.
"At least the base has walls and defensive ditches, which is always safer than outside. If we really need to defend ourselves, men, women, young and old..." Although Ma Yue said this, he was still a little worried.
Since Ma Yue has made the decision, no one has to say anything more.
The long-distance trade team headed for the Blue Tribe’s base, setting off in a mighty procession.
"Haidao, our reconnaissance deer cavalry should be deployed as far away as possible. If the enemy really attacks, we will have more time to prepare." The remaining fifty or so deer of the Haifan tribe were given to the scouts.
"I'll take people there right away." As a scout, Haidao has led scout teams many times and is quite experienced.
Most of the troops have left. After a year of development, there are more regular soldiers and deputy soldiers. There are less than 400 regular soldiers and 200 deputy soldiers left at home, which is indeed a little too few.
The Haifan tribe had a relatively high proportion of adults. The able-bodied soldiers totaled about 1,400 to 1,500 men, for a population of just over 5,000.
As for the deputy soldiers, Ma Yue had no choice. The weaker ones, the half-grown children, could still contribute in wartime, at least they could just barely fly their rifles. If they were not organized as much as possible, how could they defend the motherland?
Damn it! If the enemy really attacks, will we be able to do it?
It's fun to rob others, but it's not fun to be robbed. If your base is taken down, where can you run to?
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