The climate change hadn't affected Haifan City or Lingguo Island, and the autumn harvest was generally a bumper one. Even Haishen City and Qiuhai City, which had suffered losses, were still able to make ends meet. After all, the populations of Haishen City and Qiuhai City were not large.
Originally, the salt production in Seagod City was significantly impacted. However, at the suggestion of the Second Priest, the Spirit Fruit Island branch dispatched troops to occupy the beach formerly owned by the Qingwu Tribe on Wu Island, which had a large outlet to the sea. As a result, the loss of salt production in Seagod City was easily offset by the Qingwu Tribe's salt production at the outlet.
Of course, the Qingwu Tribe's base has very little arable land, but that's okay, we're here to make salt. The Sea Tribe, with a thousand or so men from the Lingguo Island branch, is stationed there. So few people? Go ahead and fight if you dare.
The major tribes in this area have no interest in going to war with the Sea Tribe. The nine thousand cavalrymen of the Grassland and Thunder God Tribe coalition are still lying dead. It's okay, why would you provoke the Sea Tribe? There are so many outlets to the sea on Mist Island, isn't there a need to fight with the Sea Tribe for just one?
The disaster in Poseidon City has left the Sea Tribe with a shortage of radishes. Well, without salted radishes, life is hopeless. The Navy's salted fish fills the gap in salted radishes. As long as there's salt!
The Kirishima branch had a population of over 2,000, two highly productive saltworks, and a shipyard. Bing Yueyue, a leader, was very busy. So, Niu Tou, who had only been in Haifan City for a short time, was thrown back to the Kirishima branch (it was no longer appropriate to call it the White Mist branch).
Niutou had no objection at all, as this proved that he was a useful person. To be honest, the Sea Tribe was still short of people in the Civil Affairs Department, especially people with the ability of a leader. Niutou's decision to join the Sea Tribe's Civil Affairs Department was the right one.
The shipyards basically stopped producing new warships. After all, the navy was limited in number. If there were too many, the sea tribes wouldn't be able to support them. The shipyards' main business became repairs. Of course, ships wear out, and repairs were necessary.
It's just a maintenance operation, which is too wasteful. We need to find a way to research whether we can update it. A ship's length of over 30 meters is already the limit. Sail technology currently can't support it any longer.
What about adding another layer? The main purpose is to increase the carrying capacity of sailing ships as much as possible.
Ma Yue remembered that the sailing ships in his previous life in the 17th century had a carrying capacity of 1,500 tons and were 70 meters long.
Even though the current shipbuilding limit of the Sea Tribe is less than 40 meters and the carrying capacity is less than 10 tons, isn’t it too pitiful?
Of course, their sailing ships in their previous lives also had many sails. For the time being, the sailing technology of the Sea Tribe cannot reach their level, right? Take your time and experiment more.
"This Lingguo Island is really very suitable for raising pigs, haha!" Ma Yue inspected Lingguo Island again, and Wang Chao said happily.
"Yes, charlatan, according to your castration method, it's no big deal for these guys to grow to 300 kilograms." The second priest has also been here for a few months.
Raising pigs requires food. Even sweet potatoes and potatoes are in short supply in the Hai Tribe. To put it bluntly, they can't afford to raise them. Therefore, pig farming has always been small in Haifan City and Qiuhai City.
Sheep eat grass and can be grazed outside, but pigs can't.
The largest pig farming area is Lingguo Island.
What do the pigs here eat? The main food they eat is fruit. In addition to the spiritual fruit trees, ordinary fruit trees are everywhere on Lingguo Island.
Do pigs eat fruit?
Ma Yue remembered reading a report in his previous life about a man who raised pigs and fed them fruit every day. The largest pig grew to 900 kilograms in a year. This had some scientific basis.
Fruits contain a large amount of fructose, which is easily absorbed by the human body and converted into calories. If these calories cannot be consumed, they will be converted into fat in the body, which will cause obesity.
The pigs that were castrated in large numbers were free from vulgar interests, had no pursuits, and were even less willing to move. They ate and slept, and slept and ate, without any calorie consumption at all.
There are over 8,000 people on Lingguo Island. With sweet potatoes and potatoes, they've reduced their fruit consumption. The pigs eat it, and too much fruit rots and becomes a waste. Of course, they don't just eat fruit; they also give them some sweet potatoes.
"That's great. Suitable places for pig farming are hard to find, and we can't afford to lose this Spirit Fruit Island." Pig farming is a product of food surplus. If people don't have enough to eat, how can you raise pigs? It's rare to find such a large orchard; it's a heaven-sent treasure trove for pig farming.
The Lingguo Island branch has been established for many years, but agriculture has only been around for three or four years. Raising pigs has been around even longer than growing sweet potatoes. Isn’t it because there are so many fruits here that they can’t be eaten all?
Raise pigs nearby to avoid wasting pig feed shipped by sea.
"Not only pigs eat fruit, but large livestock also eat it, and they grow fat and strong." Large livestock can't just eat grass. In the past, the Hai Tribe fed them cornmeal to ensure their physical strength. Here, they don't need to eat fruit either.
Of course, there are drawbacks. Aside from cultivated land, the use of large livestock is low during the rest of the year. The Lingguo Island branch, aside from the cultivated land, is surrounded by a vast orchard, shrubs, and small woods, making it even less suitable for large livestock. Hunting is even more difficult.
There are pros and cons. Generally speaking, Lingguo Island is suitable for growing sweet potatoes and raising pigs, which is awesome.
"I always feel like something is wrong. With such a hard copper plow, a large livestock can only plow two or three acres of land in one or two months? (Referring to spring plowing)" Ma Yue felt upset. In his previous life, an ordinary old farmer would have to cultivate at least ten acres or even dozens of acres of land, right?
Currently, copper shovels and pickaxes have a larger load-bearing surface, and their hardness and toughness are far inferior to the iron shovels of previous generations. Copper is inherently soft. Moreover, copper shovels and pickaxes are difficult to manufacture and are not suitable for mass production.
But what about the relatively small copper plowshare (with a small load-bearing surface)? It should be no different from the plows of the past, right? Why is its efficiency so low?
"Very low?" the Second Priest was puzzled. The Lingguo Island branch already had tens of thousands of acres of arable land, and the sweet potato yield was over 1,200 kilograms per acre. In other words, Lingguo Island's annual sweet potato production was over 12 million kilograms. With a population of 8,000, that's 1,500 kilograms per person.
Even if a lot of rotten waste is thrown away...
Ma Yue walked to an area where spring plowing was taking place, where hundreds of horses were plowing the land.
No one disturbed Ma Yue, who just stared blankly at the horse pulling the plow. What was the problem? The plow should be fine, so why was it so difficult for the horse to pull it?
Are horses unsuitable for plowing? Of course not. Horses plow quickly and are suitable for rough farming; oxen plow slower and are better for intensive cultivation. The current Hai tribe practices rough farming, so horse-drawn plows are certainly suitable.
However, if the speed is not fast at all, then there is a problem.
"Wait!" Ma Yue seemed to understand.
"What's wrong, charlatan?" The second priest felt that the charlatan might have made an important discovery.
"Oh my god! The horse gear!" Ma Yue slapped his head. He had just discovered such a simple problem.
"What do you mean?" Bai Ying and Wang Chao both came over. Many major discoveries in the Hai tribe were almost all based on the suggestions of charlatans.
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