A large number of copper plowshares were sent to Lingguo Island and the Northern Branch. It would take a long time for copper plowshares to become widespread in Haifan City. They were all part of the same organization, so no one would bother. As long as the copper plowshares were used in the right places and increased grain production, it was good.
There are too many places in the Hai tribe that need copper. After all, the output of grain and salt in Qiuhai City is limited. If you hire people to mine, of course you have to provide them with food or salt.
It doesn't matter. Qiuhai City itself doesn't have enough, but Haifan City supports it. Even Poseidon City and Baiwu Branch can support salt. Can't they share what they have? Only then will it make sense for the headquarters and so many branches to have salt, right?
"Goddammit, the East Sea Island needs a lot of food." What the hell is East Sea Island? It's the area around Oak Bay, East Water Bay, and West Water Bay. There are so many large tribes, it's too troublesome to name them all, so they just named it East Sea Island for convenience.
"Those guys are really good at fishing." Ma Yue also followed and swept through Xishui Bay. The Longlin Tribe was large, and there were many tribes around it. However, they were good at sailing and fishing, not suitable for farming.
Why? There are no large livestock. As Mao said, in this era, there are no shovels or pickaxes. If you want to rely on manual labor to cultivate land, you will work yourself to death and still not be able to reclaim more than a few acres. Farming like that is not cost-effective.
Therefore, even if the people of Donghai Island wanted to learn farming from the Hai Tribe, without large livestock, it would be useless. As the Hai Tribe's farming business developed, many tribes in other regions that had trade relations with the Hai Tribe began to attach importance to farming.
In that case, large livestock are too valuable. Want to trade? Who would trade with you? Our own large livestock and farmland are so good, why should they be given to you at a lower price? Otherwise, the reason why the Hai Tribe can't trade large livestock is because of the development of farmland crops.
What to do? Trade them for fish. There are almost no big fish, but mostly small ones. Of course, small is relative; there are fish weighing three to five pounds, or even smaller ones weighing one to two pounds. Regardless of the size of the fish, they can all be eaten, right?
In terms of nutrition, it's better than potatoes and corn, right? It's meat after all.
Is it okay to just eat fish?
It was OK in the past, as primitive people were not picky about food, as long as they could eat as long as they didn't starve to death, they were fine. The problem was that after the East China Sea Island was discovered by the Sea Tribe, they knew that there was still food that could be grown in this world and that it could resist starvation, so of course they wanted to exchange.
As long as both parties feel it's a good deal when exchanging these things, it's fine.
Pig farming in the Hai Tribe is still in its early stages. With such a large population, it's simply impossible to raise enough pigs to provide enough meat. Eating fish is a good way to supplement their diet.
Of course, the Sea Tribe's crop yields were limited. As for how much fish to exchange, the Second Priest had their own plans, so Ma Yue didn't worry about it.
"Can't our navy catch a lot of fish?"
"It's too far. Most of the fishing areas are along the coast of Donghai Island. Even if our navy can catch a lot of sea fish, they will be rotten when they are transported back." The third priest also felt regretful.
The navy is not without any ability. The spirit ship returned in two or three days, but it takes the navy more than ten days for a one-way journey by sea. It would be strange if it didn't stink.
"That's not right. How come the fish caught from Donghai Island don't stink?"
"Salt! They use salt to dry sea fish into dried fish, which prolongs their shelf life. I've eaten it, and it's not bad."
Oh, yes, Donghai Island and the Hai Tribe have been friends for so long, so of course they know how to make salt. Since it's salty dried fish, it's going to be expensive. Anything that's stained with salt is bound to be valuable. Isn't that what the Hai Tribe's salted dried radish is like?
We have said that the production of salt is very low and it is never enough.
Of course, there are some fish species with strong vitality, such as Kun fish, which can be towed in the sea by a ship and still have breath for more than a month. Of course, it will not become smelly when it is pulled from Wuji Island to Haifan City.
It is said that the great witch of Wuji Island has a magical medicine. If you put it into the mouth of a kunyu, the kunyu will be drowsy for a month or two, unable to resist. Otherwise, if you pull such a large kunyu with your ship, and it struggles, you will not be able to fart.
Can a Kun fish survive starvation for more than a month? It's true. It's said that the bigger the fish, the more resistant it is to starvation. According to information from past lives, it's very difficult for a big fish to starve to death. It's said that a big fish can survive starvation for years.
There are almost no large fish traded from the East Sea Island. Why? They don't have the magical medicine like the Wuji Island witches. A live fish that large would struggle, and even a ship wouldn't be able to handle it. Similarly, even if the Sea Tribe's navy could catch large fish off the coast of the East Sea Island, they wouldn't be able to bring them in alive, and the dead ones would still stink.
Why did the salted fish from Donghai Island have to be traded for food in Haifan City? That was nonsense. Nowhere else could Haifan City produce as much food as it did, right? More importantly, the trade zone east of Haifan City was the most prosperous, boasting the largest trading volume.
Generally speaking, the salted fish from Donghai Island can be exchanged for food with the Sea Tribe, but not much, it’s too expensive!
However, the people of Donghai Island also have a solution. They bring in dried salted fish and trade it with tribes of all sizes in the trade zone. As long as they find it agreeable, the trade volume can be quite large. Don't forget, the trade zone outside the East City of the Hai Tribe is arguably the largest, with many tribes of all sizes coming from all over the region.
The demand for something like this doesn't necessarily have to be for food. There's definitely demand for something like salted fish, which is edible and contains salt. Your Hai tribe doesn't have much demand, but there are nearly a hundred tribal trading points in the trade zone, so there's always demand, right?
When it comes to trade, you need to work in groups, on a large scale, and with a large number of people. Trade between two or three parties has no future.
Haifan City has never closed its eastern trade zone. This is actually a convenience for the hundreds of tribes, large and small, that come from all over the region. No tribe can have everything, right? The purpose of trade is to share what we have.
You're saying you won't be able to exchange for large livestock? Not necessarily. As long as Donghai Island gives you enough salted fish, would you trade? Even if the amount isn't large, there's always a trade.
More or less is relative. The earliest Sea Tribes were overjoyed to be able to trade for ten wildebeests. The current Sea Tribes have tens of thousands of large livestock, so naturally they look down on trading a few. Just because your Sea Tribe doesn't appreciate it doesn't mean the East Sea Island tribes don't, right?
"What do you mean?" Ma Yue looked at the third priest. This old guy would not mention Donghai Island for no reason.
"Well... let's take up a place on the East Sea Island too."
I knew you had this in mind.
"We can't transport the fish from the East China Sea Island, but we can transport our food there. So, if our Sea Tribe has a base there, we won't starve. If there's a good outlet to the sea for making salt, our navy can catch enough fish and dry them nearby."
The third priest was full of the desire to take advantage because he saw the huge profits from the salted fish on Donghai Island.
However, this guy's idea does make some sense.
Is it appropriate for the Sea Tribe to extend its tentacles to Donghai Island so early? If it really provokes a siege from the three major tribes on Donghai Island, it will be like a swarm of ants biting an elephant. Cavalry is not always invincible.
Moreover, if the navies of the East China Sea Island really unite, the Sea Tribe will not be able to defeat them. Once the sea route is cut off, wouldn't you be isolated overseas if you go to the East China Sea Island to occupy a position?
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