"You two are still staying here, holding the grassland people's salt captive. In the end, you will have to pay them back," said Ma Yue.
"Don't worry, charlatan. We have a thousand regular soldiers and a thousand deputy soldiers. We will have no problem holding the position." Luo Bai knew the heavy responsibility on his shoulders. If he didn't rob the grassland people, the charlatan would not be willing to do so, and Luo Bai would be even more unwilling.
If we were to ask where the people of the grasslands had the most large livestock, it would have to be the people of the grasslands. Large livestock were crucial to the future development of the Hai tribe. Without sufficient large livestock, the limited arable land would be too great; without sufficient large livestock, the number of cavalry would also be limited, greatly reducing mobility.
Is the ultimate goal of developing the navy to serve agriculture and animal husbandry on land?
"Even if it's just because of the salt on the seashore that's choking the masters, we can't give up this Sea God City." said the second priest.
"Yes." Ma Yue nodded. "The future of this place is still uncertain. If our cavalry can fight against the grassland cavalry in the future, perhaps we will have to take back the Seven Hundred Cities. The future situation is unpredictable, so of course we must firmly plant the Poseidon City here."
After continuous improvement through sea transportation, Poseidon City still has a population of 3,000, and the number of combat-capable soldiers has reached 2,000. The proportion of the elderly and the weak is extremely small, which is relatively safe.
The Hai tribe is getting bigger and bigger. The population of all branches and headquarters combined is almost 15,000, and the number of soldiers capable of fighting is increasing.
In the future, once the Qiuhai tribe is replaced...
Besides, it’s enough to have enough population and soldiers. There’s no need to have too many.
"Is there still any whale oil?"
"We got a lot back from the ghost town."
"That's good. If the other side has a cultivator who tries to rely on divine power to attack, don't be polite, burn him to death!" Ma Yue must be more prepared.
Recently, Ma Yue discovered that the immortal cultivators were not following the rules at all, often taking the initiative to lead the charge and unleash their divine power. Ordinary methods were not easy to use against immortal cultivators.
We can only rely on fire attack.
A primitive man could easily throw a small clay pot thirty meters. Even if a cultivator hid behind a copper shield, the flames would not care whether he had a copper shield or not. Cultivators were still afraid of fire.
Regardless of whether or not we're targeting immortal cultivators, storing a certain amount of whale oil is always useful for defense. Now that we've become honest people, we can defend ourselves, right?
Besides, even if the immortal cultivators really used their divine power to open the gates of Seagod City, the defensive ditch outside is not just for show. You need to cross it... At least, you can lay wooden planks to get through, right? With a three or four meter wide defensive ditch, it can greatly hinder the enemy's offensive.
The defenders had a huge advantage on the five-meter-high wall.
After all, the offensive and defensive battles in war still rely on numbers, and the power provided by cultivators is very limited.
Wouldn't the middle-grade god Lei Feng be disabled if he rushed and attacked so fiercely?
Since Poseidon City had decided to close, there was no point in leaving too many large livestock behind. Five hundred wildebeests would be enough for the five hundred acres of land. The remaining wildebeests and donkeys were shipped by sea to the Haifan Tribe to farm.
The Haifan tribe, with its pleasant climate, is the area that the Hai tribe is currently focusing on developing.
"It's a pity that the saw blade hasn't been made yet." Ma Yue could understand why the saw blade had too many teeth.
"God damn it, this copper axe is already quite powerful for chopping trees." Luo Bai was quite satisfied. The copper axe was sharp and tough, and certainly better than a stone axe. When it comes to tools, the significance of metal is unparalleled.
Stone axes are quite sharp, but they wear out easily. Sharpening a stone axe is a laborious endeavor. The copper axes currently being crafted, though a bit crude, are still quite practical.
Of course, if there really were a copper saw, it would be the most suitable tool for logging.
Ma Yue stayed in Poseidon City for half a month. The ocean current changed, so Ma Yue followed the current north and went to Kirishima first. He hadn't been here for a long time.
There are only a hundred acres of arable land here, which greatly limits the development momentum of the Baiwu branch. If it could not produce salt, Ma Yue would have wanted to give up the Baiwu branch.
The greatest value of Poseidon City is the ability to grow 500 acres of radishes. After all, radishes have the highest yield per acre in Poseidon City. What about the White Mist Branch? A mere 100 acres of land, there's no limit to what you can do with it.
There are only a thousand people here, which is good.
"Table, haven't you explored new territory yet?" Ma Yue didn't pay much attention to this place, but someone had to take care of it, right? Table had been rotated here several times. Fortunately, Table was a relatively quiet person and was doing his job here conscientiously.
"The coastal area is almost hopeless. Our people have already begun to penetrate the inner island. Months have passed, and the exploration team has not returned yet." The table was also helpless. The limitations here were so great. As for whether there were still people on the inner island, it was really uncertain.
"That's good. This world is rich in resources. We can't just limit ourselves to salt. We've already discovered coal and limestone, haven't we? And the copper mines found over there are all treasures. You here..."
The Baiwu branch will be retained for the time being. Ma Yue does not lack these thousand people. As long as salt can be produced, the profit of the Baiwu branch will still be considerable.
Furthermore, there are many trees around here, which are suitable for shipbuilding. After all, the headquarters of the Haifan tribe is not a large forest, and the amount of logs is limited, so excessive exploitation is not recommended.
The navy has also established a detachment here, whose main responsibility is to build more sailing ships. The four points of the sea tribe are all along the coast, and they need a large number of sailing ships to connect them.
Today's sailing technology is no longer so restricted by ocean currents. As long as you can identify the direction and avoid the ocean currents, you can still travel back and forth between the four coastal areas of the Sea Tribe. Of course, it is also more difficult.
Don't be afraid of hard work. Exercising more and experiencing more hardships will also hone the sailor's skills. If you always go with the flow comfortably, will you still be a useless navy?
Ma Yue hoped that there would be some major discovery on Kirishima side, but his luck was not so good. The Baiwu branch had been here for many years and had explored for many years, but they really had not found anything interesting.
Ma Yue inspected Poseidon City and the Baiwu Branch, gave necessary instructions, and had to go back when it was time to go back.
As for the Qiuhai tribe, Ma Yue was not in a hurry. As long as there were still a large number of bronze artifacts to exchange, he didn't care whether it was in the area he ruled. He believed that Lei Qing in the Qiuhai tribe knew what was going on.
In the Hai tribe, the smartest ones are the second priest and Lei Qing. Oh, there is also a third priest. What else is there to worry about?
Ma Yue ordered the blockade of Poseidon City, almost stopping all salt trade in Poseidon City.
Thus, the Purple Tribe found a huge business opportunity. After years of development, their salt production was quite substantial. The only downside was that the Purple Tribe was far from anywhere.
It was far from Thundergod City, and it was also far from Sun City. Regardless, with Poseidon City withdrawing from the crude salt market, the salt of the Purple Tribe became the focus of pursuit by various forces.
Even if it's far, we still have to trade, right? Some of it is for salt.
The Purple Tribe cannot compare to the Sea Tribe for the time being. They are very poor and lack everything except salt. There are many things that need to be exchanged.
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