"Yang Hu, how is the Southern Branch?" Ma Yue met Yang Hu who had returned from the Southern Branch. This guy turned out to be the third leader of the Sun Tribe. Ma Yue thought he was quite capable, so he sent him to the Southern Branch to gain some experience with White Eagle.
"Although the main city has been built, it's too small to accommodate the 500 cavalrymen we transferred here," Yang Hu said. "Outside the city is the original simple wall, which can be used to enclose livestock..."
"You mean there's a shortage of wood over there?"
"Yes, there are no large forests nearby, and we have to build wooden houses in the stone city. Half of the houses outside the site have been demolished. If there are any, the defense outside the city will be more vulnerable. If the enemy really attacks, there will be too much room for so many large livestock and sheep in the stone city."
The warmer regions do have grasslands, groves, and hills, but there are no large forests, and there are too few main-stem trees. If the groves are cut down year-round, there will sooner or later be no firewood left.
In this regard, the Southern Branch is inferior to the Northern Branch. After all, the Northern Branch has coal mines and does not have to worry about firewood.
Even in Haifan City, if there is no coal shipped from the Northern Branch, starting a fire will be a problem. This is the trouble of not being close to the forest.
If coal is to be transported from the northern branch, it would be impossible to do so by relying solely on large livestock without the connection of river transport.
Fortunately, the Southern Branch does not need to boil salt, so the shortage of firewood is not noticeable at the moment.
This is a long-term problem.
Is the Southern Branch really not suitable for large-scale gatherings? Ma Yue began to ponder.
Why don't other tribes in the warm zone have a shortage of firewood? They have fewer people, so a small forest is enough. But the Southern Branch can't do that. With 3,500 people, it's too big.
"God charlatan, generally speaking, it's cost-effective to establish a branch there. The profits are guaranteed. However, in the winter, we need snow trucks to transport coal there as well."
Yes, large-scale coal transportation can only be carried out in winter. The load capacity of the snow and ice truck is large enough, so it is cost-effective!
Ice trucks transported coal from the western ice and snow areas, then transported it down the river to Haifan City. This was how it had always been done. In theory, it wasn't impossible to transport it to the southern branch.
Is it worth it? Too far!
Ma Yue needs to hear everyone's opinions.
At the high-level meeting in Haifan City, Yang Hu also attended and gave a report.
This is a major decision and requires careful consideration.
"Charlatan, the northern and southern branches don't have to be the same size, right?" Shang Yin spoke first.
"Keep going!"
"Since there is a fuel problem, we must focus on building branches. The southern branch has already built the main city, so there is no need to continue expanding the scale. We should focus on expanding the northern branch, as far west as possible, close to the coal mine." Shang Yin analyzed from the perspective of economic benefits.
"That's true." When you say it, it really is that simple.
Even in the 21st century of my previous life, weren't all cities the same size? In this primitive world, transportation is incredibly inconvenient. Why bother with such balance?
"If that's the case, we can just move back another 500 old and weak people from the Southern Branch. This way, the Southern Branch can ensure its combat effectiveness as much as possible. It also reduces the demand for firewood." Shuichong obviously agreed with Shang Yin's opinion.
"That's good, charlatan. Coal mines are becoming more and more important to our Hai tribe. It is necessary to focus on the northern branch." said the second priest.
Is this how decisions are made? Ma Yue was very pleased. The power of the collective was strong. Even if he wasn't there, as long as these people were there, Haifan City would not be in chaos.
A major decision of the Hai Tribe was made. The Southern Branch stopped the expansion of the Stone City and reorganized the residence and defense of the population and livestock based on the existing scale.
Five hundred elderly and weak people from the South Branch were directly relocated to the North Branch. The population of the North Branch reached four thousand, and the construction of the first phase of the sub-city of the North Branch continued.
The Hai tribe will continue to develop itself and will not care about any war disputes. I am strong enough, do you dare to mess with me?
Yang Hu performed well and was kicked by Ma Yue to the Northern Branch, in charge of the Civil Affairs Department. This time he was the legitimate leader of the Civil Affairs Department. Yang Hu was also more energetic.
Once the first phase of the Southern Branch's secondary city is completed, it will obviously require a large number of people to migrate here. Ma Yue has set some restrictions for this purpose for the time being. The first phase of the secondary city will be small, about the same size as the main city, with a population of about 3,000.
In the future, the definition of the Northern Branch will be a large city with a population of 30,000.
There aren't that many people at the moment, so why rush? Just take it one step at a time.
Regardless of the limitation of arable land or some important resources, in the future, the development order of Baiwu Branch, Lingguo Island Branch, Qiuhai City and Poseidon City will obviously be behind the North Branch.
Ma Yue's consistent belief is that a location without agricultural potential has no future. Of course, locations like the White Mist Branch, Lingguo Island Branch, and Qiuhai City each have their own unique characteristics and are necessary. Perhaps, in the future, the Sea Tribe cities will gradually develop a division of labor.
No matter what the division of labor is, at least we are all at the seaside and have basic sailing communication methods, so there will be no problem for the time being.
Ma Yue inspected the Navy Department again. The Navy's development was less aggressive than it had been at the beginning. The Navy had reached a certain size; unlimited expansion would be unsustainable for the Sea Tribe itself. Whether it was shipbuilding or the Navy's own enormous expenditures... primarily, the Navy was currently unable to be self-sufficient.
The navy's fishing was mostly sporadic and unscalable, which was different from Ma Yue's original vision. Of course, finding a large-scale fishing model required time and opportunity. Large-scale fishing was not possible for the Sea Tribe's vessels, nor for the Ghost Town and Ghost Mountain Peninsula waters.
Only in the Wuji Island area where the Qinghai tribe was located would large quantities of sea fish appear on the market from time to time. However, the Wuji Island area was extremely cold, and no matter how thickly the people of the Qinghai tribe dressed, they could not enter.
If others can find a model for large-scale fishing, the navy of the Sea Tribe must also explore further.
"We have some trade with the Dragon Scale Tribe of Xishui Bay, and the tribes of Wuji Island have also begun to actively seek out the Dragon Scale Tribe in Xishui Bay for trade. To some extent, a large number of Wuji Island's large marine fish have been intercepted and traded by the Dragon Scale Tribe. For now, our navy's fish oil reserves are still adequate..."
"Don't let your guard down against the Dragon Scale Tribe," Ma Yue said. "Those who think they're powerful are always very aggressive."
"We will have a patrol squadron to carry out such missions," Shuichong said. "But, charlatan, there's no reason for us to stop those fleets from heading south. I'm worried about Poseidon City and the White Mist branch."
"There's no point in worrying. The ocean is so vast, we can't close it off, right?" The No. 1 Central Sea Area alone was enormous. "What else can we do? If we can't win, we can just run away. Especially for the White Mist branch, human lives are at stake. Losing the tribe doesn't matter. As long as we know who did it, we can fight back."
It was the only way. After all, the White Mist branch had been in Kirishima for so many years, so they were more familiar with the local terrain than outsiders, right? With only a thousand or so people, what resistance was there? They were redundant. They could just run.
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