Ma Yue looked around and found Xia Wu. Sure enough, there were thousands of mid-grade Fire Spirit Stones—a truly impressive number. Since he didn't need any mid-grade Fire Spirit Stones for the time being, he decided to ignore the Qingfeng Tribe. He couldn't just take everything for himself, right?
The main reason is that it is not worth it. If you occupy a medium-grade fire spirit stone mine from such a long distance, you will have to send soldiers to guard it and hire a large number of laborers. If you think about it, it is better to exchange it, which is more practical and worry-free.
Less worry? Yeah, the Hai Tribe was growing bigger and bigger, with more and more followers. Ma Yue felt like he was overwhelmed. The power of faith was something that needed to be supplemented. Ma Yue absorbed the power of faith, which greatly promoted his own cultivation, but at the same time, he had to sacrifice some energy to support his fans.
I am so tired! This is not right!
Ma Yue thought carefully and called the three priests to ask about the situation on Lingguo Island.
"Wang Chao has two plans. According to the charlatan, there's no need for so many people and able-bodied men for the time being. However, if we want to continue expanding the scale and depth, we'll need a large number of people to continue burning and clearing the wasteland. Combining development and cultivation seems to be more beneficial to the current situation on Lingguo Island..."
Of course, the three priests have their own opinions on the rewards. Otherwise, what is the point of having a leader like you? In this regard, the three priests did a good job.
"Is it still suitable for planting?" Ma Yue asked. This is the big premise.
"The information provided by the Lingguo Island Agriculture Department indicates that it's impossible to achieve a double harvest of either radishes or potatoes. Sweet potatoes are growing very well, but other crops aren't doing very well."
"Sweet potatoes?" Ma Yue knew that when the Thunder God Tribe was in the core area, they had been vigorously cultivating sweet potatoes. "Okay, sweet potatoes can barely be considered a staple food."
Theoretically, sweet potato yields per mu in the core region are quite high, exceeding 1,000 kilograms, despite a single harvest. Potatoes, grown in warmer regions, are harvested twice a year, yielding a slightly higher annual yield than sweet potatoes. While not a significant increase, it's still a significant amount, isn't it? Therefore, Haifan City has always primarily cultivated potatoes.
Ma Yue's previous life jokingly referred to the Kangxi and Qianlong reigns as the "Sweet Potato Era," a period of prosperity. This was because the sweet potato, introduced during the Kangxi reign, had become widespread throughout the country. Don't worry about sweet potatoes; just consider their nutritional value, their edible value, their high yield, and their overall nutritional value.
The third priest didn't understand why the charlatans looked down on sweet potatoes. They were sweet when cooked and much tastier than potatoes. Now, if the per-acre sweet potato yield on Lingguo Island was about the same as the annual potato yield, would that be a good thing?
“Are sweet potatoes delicious?”
"Yeah, it's sweet."
Oh, Ma Yue understood. The current food in the Sea Tribe doesn't contain sugar. Sugar is also an essential ingredient for the human body. In that case, the sweet potatoes grown on Lingguo Island would be a good supplement. Rotating sweet potatoes and potatoes would be more nutritionally sound, wouldn't it?
"Alright! Wang Chao did a great job this time, taking the initiative to think things through, haha!" Ma Yue smiled. He wasn't just agreeing with him, but actually coming up with a new plan based on on-site investigations. This was the way a great leader should think. "Just follow his ideas. As for the specific amount of manpower and livestock needed, you should coordinate with the navy to transport them as soon as possible."
"Well, I'll arrange it right away."
The Sea Tribe started "transporting troops" vigorously again, and for a while the spies from all walks of life in the trade zone were in chaos again.
What are you worrying about? We're going to Lingguo Island to open up new land.
Two thousand large livestock and three thousand regular and deputy soldiers marched straight to Lingguo Island.
Ma Yue gradually sorted out his own training rhythm and found that practicing on the spirit-gathering bed with medium-grade fire spirit stones once a day was enough. If he practiced more than that, he would be suspected of "overnutrition".
This won't work.
Ma Yue stuffed another low-grade fire spirit stone into the spirit gathering bed. Phew... That's right. If I practice less every day, I'll be at a disadvantage overall.
Since the Spirit Gathering Bed can use low-grade fire spirit stones to continue practicing without affecting the number of times of practicing, the great value of the Spirit Gathering Bed still exists.
Sigh! My cultivation level is still low. After all, mid-grade spirit stones are a cultivation resource for mid-grade immortal cultivators (Martial King cultivation). Ma Yuecai is a Martial Master, and he consumes forty mid-grade spirit stones daily. If it weren't for the Spirit Gathering Bed, I'm afraid his absorption efficiency wouldn't be so high.
Be content. If that's the case, there's no need to attract the Qingfeng Tribe's attention. The mid-grade Fire Spirit Stones obtained from the trade are more than enough, and there's still a lot left.
Calculated this way, Ma Yue's cultivation efficiency was not that high, but it could be roughly doubled. This was not bad, and with the help of the power of faith, Ma Yue became more and more confident in cultivating to the Martial King realm.
Huh? Ma Yue felt less exhausted. Could it be...
Yes, didn't they take away 3,000 regular and deputy soldiers? Those were all his fans. Ma Yue roughly understood that for an intermediate martial artist, the limit of fans was 30,000. However, that didn't mean he could easily withstand the power of faith from so many fans.
Nothing can be done too slowly.
"Third Priest, does Lingguo Island still need manpower?" Ma Yue found the Third Priest and decided to slim down Haifan City.
"We don't need it right now. Any more would be a waste."
There is no need for that. After all, with three thousand regular and deputy soldiers, how much work can they do?
"What about the North Branch?"
"Do we want to expand the northern branch?" asked the third priest.
"Is expansion possible in your plan?" Ma Yue respected leaders at all levels very much. After all, they were the ones who usually worried about the company.
"Expansion is certainly not a problem. The Northern Branch only has 6,000 to 7,000 people, and the potential for arable land is enormous."
"Then you can discuss it again. If possible, add another 3,000 to 5,000 people to the North Branch. Should we strongly support the expansion of the North Branch? It will be more efficient than concentrating so many people on farming in Haifan City, right?"
"Of course. Developing farmland nearby saves a lot of manpower and resources. If the farmland is too far away, traveling back and forth would be a waste of time." The Third Priest certainly understood this basic principle. "Expand to 10,000 people first?"
"Okay! You guys discuss it."
Ma Yue's proposal led to Haifan City's further downsizing.
At that time, productivity was very low. Even if large livestock were plowing the land, they needed someone to lead them in front and someone to hold the plow behind. Without a sufficient population, it would not be possible. Whether they were able-bodied or old and weak, people were needed to do the work.
The expansion of the Northern Branch even involved the Navy, but the limestone was on the island. Suddenly, the Sea Tribe's mass production campaign began again.
Fortunately, the processing of limestone into white lime is carried out in Haifan City. Processing it into white lime greatly reduces the volume and weight, reduces a lot of transportation capacity, and is not very troublesome.
Twenty thousand people, that’s enough, my brain is not so tired anymore.
Really, it would have been great if I had thought of this earlier? I'm so tired after such a long time.
Should we continue to lose weight? Soon, Ma Yue's suggestion was strongly opposed by the three priests, Shuichong, Luo Bai and others. There are many people who need work in Haifan City. It's good enough to have 20,000 people busy here. Many jobs require hiring a large number of outsiders.
What's more, for a city as big as Haifan, the necessary number of regular and deputy soldiers must be guaranteed.
Fine, if there are too few, the supporting effect of the power of faith will be poor. 20,000 is 20,000.
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