The idea of robbing is very tempting, but... Ghost City has been captured by the Sea Tribe's army, and the Ghost Fish King Tribe's lair has been attacked and looted by the Sea Tribe's cavalry. Can we do it? I'm afraid it's really not possible. The Sea Tribe is too powerful. Just bear with it!
Especially the three tribes of Gray Ghost, Blue Ghost, and White Ghost on the Ghost Mountain Peninsula, who endured very hard. The big sheep like the Sea Tribe were trading happily in their own coalition's trade zone, as if it was so easy to grab them with just a little effort.
It seems the Sea Tribe attacked Ghost Mountain Peninsula before, but wasn't that formidable? Were they ultimately defeated? Are the three major Ghost Mountain tribes simply too weak? The Gray Ghost, Blue Ghost, and White Ghost tribes are all assessing the Sea Tribe's combat effectiveness, so it's hard to calculate.
Peace was hard-won, and the three major tribes were not really sincere in forming an alliance, so the tempting robbery plan was temporarily aborted.
The three sea outlets of the Hai tribe all produce salt. In fact, there is also a shortage of salt within the Hai tribe. As I said before, the current salt-boiling technology is still too backward.
In other words, the sea tribe is also short of salt for consumption, and they need to trade a large amount of salt outside.
There was no other way. Fish skin and fish oil were strategic needs, and they had to be stored in large quantities while salt was still valuable. The people of the Sea Tribe could only eat less salt.
Very little? What Ma Yue didn't know was that while the Hai Tribe was also short of salt, compared to other tribes, they were incredibly fortunate. Compared to the suffering of the Seven Hundred Cities, which were still plagued by hunger, the Hai Tribe hadn't starved to death. How fortunate were its people?
The Sea Tribe's output was substantial, but relative. They produced salt, fish, corn, potatoes, radishes... it looked like a lot, but the population was too large. Averaged out, it wasn't much. That was Ma Yue always measuring it by the standards of his past life.
Even if you're hungry, you're still happy. At least, you're not starving to death, right? What else do you want? At least, that's what the three priests think. Such days are already heavenly, so we should cherish them.
This person, once they reach a wonderful life where they can live without starving, the population growth rate is really rapid. There is no entertainment in this era. When they come home from work at night, the only thing they can do is to entertain each other in the same bed.
The three old and strong priests actually gave birth to a little kid...
Corruption!
In fact, who in the Hai tribe is more corrupt than Ma Yue? Ma Yue feels that the life of "fine clothing and delicious food" is barely acceptable at least in terms of diet.
The staple foods include potatoes and corn, the green vegetables include sunflowers and garlic sprouts, and as for meat, anything flying in the sky, running on the ground, or swimming in the sea, don’t you ask the charlatans for it first?
Ma Yue already has two "royal" cooks. The "chef" has also come, and with the addition of the "second chef", the charlatan only needs to tell him what to eat, and the two cooks will start rummaging through the food in the entire Haifan City.
Ma Yue's diet now includes more and more seafood, including shrimp, crabs, conch, and even turtles. The navy can still accomplish this little feat. It's all natural, fresh seafood... but unfortunately, there's no wine!
How do you make wine? Ma Yue isn't a professional, but he knows the basics. The most important thing is to make the yeast. It's said that in the early days, humans made wine by fermenting natural yeast made from things like honey and fruit.
Even without honey, there were still plenty of fruits and the like. So, Ma Yue handed over the research on koji, or natural koji, to Bird, and brought two experts from the Ministry of Agriculture to study natural koji in their spare time.
Was early winemaking made from pottery? I don't understand, but I can research it. Look, they've already achieved top-notch results with "natural composting and fermenting feces." And you, Bird, are the first agricultural expert to name something like "vegetable."
When you, Bird, make natural koji and brew wine, you'll have made a huge contribution to the Sea Tribe, and so on! Two years ago, Ma Yue told Bird this. Bird was also one of the earliest elders in the Sea Tribe and was very enterprising.
Being a "scientific researcher" requires a very patient personality, which "Bird" possesses. Scientific research results don't come easily. Originally, "Cai" repeatedly studied manure for years before developing the superb agricultural "technological achievement" of "natural composting and fermenting manure."
Ma Yue visited several "Natural Koji" research teams, offering encouragement and praise. He even had his second chef prepare some delicious side dishes for several of the team members. Even though they've been researching for two years and haven't seen much progress, they've certainly put in the effort. Besides, they have to work regularly, and their research on "Natural Koji" takes place in their spare time.
As for the main ingredients for brewing wine, corn and sweet potatoes are both fine, and the cost is not high.
Ma Yue also knew that early wine, though low in alcohol, was still wine, wasn't it? Wine development took time; achieving perfection overnight was unrealistic. Ma Yue only remembered the general outlines; the rest required continuous experimentation and exploration.
You say primitive people were stupid, but how did they invent the plow? Even though it was crude and inefficient, it was still more efficient than human plowing, wasn't it? Isn't this the result of research? Through Ma Yue's ideas and continuous improvements, the efficiency of the copper plow shovel continued to increase, surpassing the efficiency of five able-bodied men.
The same principle applies to the successful research on 'natural composting and fermentation of feces'. Don't think that primitive people were stupid. As long as they are willing to study and experiment diligently, there will always be a chance of success.
"Dhaka, the study of copperware is based on the same principle. You know copper, and the lead and tin in the lead and tin ores here can also be distinguished after smelting. So, what is the precise ratio of copper, lead, and tin required to produce the strongest copperware? This also needs to be studied."
Ma Yue strolled to Qiu Haicheng and began to learn about the work of the "Bronze Research Group". The copperware smelted now is of different hardnesses, which is very wasteful. The waste is extremely huge and it also affects the efficiency of farming.
Ma Yue might not be good at anything else, but his spiritual sense was top-notch. Distinguishing lead and tin particles from lead and tin ore was no problem. As for the researchers, after seeing them so often and becoming accustomed to them, they could clearly tell the difference between the two.
All that remains is to study the proportions of the alloy.
"In fact, it is not necessary to alloy both lead and tin. We can alloy lead or tin with copper, and so on. This requires our researchers to continue to explore and conduct experiments."
Dhaka was still in Qiuhai City, captured and then rescued. This guy wasn't very good at fighting or managing, but he had a calm temperament and had gradually developed a love for studying bronze artifacts.
That's great! There's a job for you after all. I usually manage mines and smelt copper, and in my spare time I lead the Bronze Research Group. Life is meaningful only when you have goals and hope.
The copper products currently produced are mainly copper plowshares. However, the hardness of the copper plowshares produced varies, and many are too soft, which greatly reduces their practical value. Not only does this waste copper ore, but it also wastes a lot of manpower and material resources, seriously affecting the effectiveness of farming.
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