"Second Priest, it was indeed my mistake at work. If I had made up my mind earlier, the Lingguo Island branch would have been able to cultivate crops long ago." Wang Chao was still ashamed. He, as the leader of the civil department of the Lingguo Island branch, was indeed derelict in his duty.
Let alone 8,000 people, even with the original 6,000 troops, there would be too much idle labor. Although eating fruit would not starve them to death, but there is no potential for development, right?
Burning the brush was indeed laborious and difficult, requiring a large number of people to clear it manually, and it wasn't finished yet. However, doing so did provide the Lingguo Island branch with thousands of acres of arable land for the future.
"The charlatan said this because he actually has higher expectations for you. If you were useless, the charlatan wouldn't bother paying attention to you." The second priest was an old man from the Dead Sea Tribe, and even the charlatan was eager for talent. It was not easy for the Dead Sea Tribe to cultivate talents, especially the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
"Don't worry, Second Priest. I have been on horseback inspecting the entire burned farmland area these days..." Wang Chao would of course not get upset. The prestige of the charlatan was extremely high. Originally, Wang Chao was just a captive of the Sea Tribe.
"Alright! It's great that you were able to change your mindset so quickly. Wang Chao, if you want to do something, you might make mistakes. The biggest mistake is not taking the initiative. The charlatans don't like the kind of leaders who don't seek merit but only want to avoid mistakes. Our Hai Tribe will grow bigger in the future, and what the charlatans need is a leader with as much pioneering spirit as possible..."
"Shang Yin is a very good person. He was also a captive, and everyone looked down on him in the beginning. However, Shang Yin would take the initiative to think about and act on whether it was right or wrong. The charlatans often said that they were not gods and would make mistakes, so they needed everyone's wisdom and efforts to solve the problem."
The Second Priest's arrival showed that Ma Yue hadn't given up on Wang Chao. As I said, being an assistant and being in charge are two different things. If you were an assistant to the Second or Third Priest in Haifan City, you'd still be dependent.
The second priest left and did not return to Haifan City, but took turns to go to Poseidon City. The third priest took turns to return to Haifan City.
From the rotation of the two priests, the people of the Sea Tribe realized that no matter how the Sea Tribe developed, in fact, the second most important thing was the Sea God City.
Other branches or cities could flee if they couldn't hold on. But not Poseidon City. It was Ma Yue's base for another future foray into the prairie. If Poseidon City was lost, wouldn't that be a disaster?
The prairie is full of lush grass and is not much less valuable than the warm areas of Haifan City.
The Purple Tribe also noticed this, so they have been working hard to take over the Sun City area.
If the Sea Tribe really turns around and targets the prairie, do you think your Purple Tribe can still hold on to Seven Hundred City? Seven Hundred City was originally built by the Sea Tribe. If the Sea Tribe comes back, their first target will definitely be Seven Hundred City.
On the prairie, the Hai tribe would not really give up just because of the high yield of radishes in two seasons that year.
Qiu Haicheng is also suitable for growing radishes, but the area is too limited.
The Purple Tribe has been entrenched in the prairie for a long time, but the limit of large livestock is that you don’t have a copper plowshare. Relying solely on a stone plowshare will cause great losses and the efficiency of plowing the land is too low.
The poor Purple Tribe's farming efficiency with its donkey plow and shovel is barely close to one donkey per acre of land, which is similar to the efficiency of the Sea Tribe in the earliest period.
Aside from the Northern Branch of the Sea Tribe, Poseidon City was the only city to adopt the copper plows and shovels almost simultaneously. This shows how much the Sea Tribe values Poseidon City. Farming efficiency is more than double that of the Purple Tribe. How can you compare to the Sea Tribe?
There are relatively few large livestock in Poseidon City now, with only one thousand donkeys. Even so, Poseidon City has vigorously developed the arable land in the grassland west of the city. There are as many as two thousand acres of arable land for spring plowing, plus more arable land for summer plowing, and the harvest of radishes is also very large.
I'm farming on the grassland west of the city. Do you have the guts to come and rob me from your Purple Tribe?
In Poseidon City, Luo Bai eagerly awaited the arrival of the Purple Tribe or one of the Grassland Tribes. The Sea Tribe's recent battle with numerous other tribes was a frenzy, leaving Luo Bai practically paralyzed from idleness on his ship. Even though Poseidon City only had a population of 3,000, no one came to attack.
"How boring!" Luo Bai groaned.
"Okay, Luo Bai, stop being boring. After this war, I'm afraid there won't be any more wars in the next few years." said the second priest who was replaced.
"Yeah, so it would be boring even if I was rotated to Haifan City." Luo Bai said with a roll of his eyes.
"Luo Bai, we're out of meat. The menu requires a combination of meat and vegetables. It's not cost-effective to kill sheep in this season. You should go hunting."
"Alright!" Hunting with the hunting team was probably Luo Bai's only real pleasure now. After all, it could contribute something to Poseidon City. The soldiers and deputy soldiers of Poseidon City had nothing to do except for their daily rotations and training. The daily routine of Poseidon City was almost entirely dominated by the work of the Civil Affairs Department, and it was the head of the Civil Affairs Department who was busy.
Poseidon City doesn't need coal from Haifan City. The many small tribes in the forest are willing to dig coal and send it to Poseidon City in exchange for salt and food. This will not interfere with Poseidon City's salt making and heating needs.
As for the Baiwu Branch and Lingguo Island Branch, there is plenty of firewood and there is no need to burn coal.
Isn't it troublesome to transport coal by sea? If Qiu Haicheng didn't need coal to smelt copper ingots, Ma Yue probably wouldn't even transport coal to Qiu Haicheng by sea.
The city that consumes the most coal is Haifan City. There are so many people there, so the consumption of coal for making tools is also high.
Yang Hu was very busy in the Northern Branch. Not only did the Northern Branch have to vigorously develop agriculture and animal husbandry, but it also had to manage the coal industry. The head of the Ministry of Civil Affairs was very busy and not an easy job.
Fortunately, the arrival of the young priest Bing Yueyue helped relieve Yang Hu of much of the pressure of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Bing Yueyue's ambition was to become a priest leader like Lei Qing, a man of both literary and martial prowess, so of course she would appreciate more work.
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