"Charlatan, the news from Luo Bai is that there are too many large livestock and they can't afford to feed them, haha!" Chun Wu came with a red feather letter and a smile.
"That's right. The grasslands over there have been almost destroyed by the climate, and they can't be fed with food at all. There are two thousand large livestock in Poseidon City; two thousand in Star City; and more than six thousand in Sun City. They are more edible than people." Shuichong said.
"In the last battle, we captured more than 9,000 donkeys from the grassland people, so the gap on our side is not that big." The third priest said. The Hai tribe itself has a lot of large livestock. Even if Luo Bai took away tens of thousands of cavalry, the grassland people have made up for it.
"I wonder how long this warm zone can remain peaceful," Ma Yue said. "Sun City can't afford to support them anymore, so we'll just bring them back. We'll only need to keep 2,000 mobile horses. Later, if Sun City has a balloon team, we won't be afraid of an attack from the grassland people."
"Charlatan, do we want to expand the cultivated area?" asked the third priest.
"Yes, there are too many restricted areas in the warm zone. Let the northern and southern branches continue to expand a few more villages. We already have so many copper plows and shovels, and only four thousand large livestock. The surrounding tribes are not short of people. We can continue to expand the scattered farming areas as the core. We need more food."
Ma Yue wasn't sure if this warm area was suitable for long-term development. While things were still going well, why be polite?
As long as they had copper plows and large livestock, the elderly and weak from the surrounding tribes could also farm. Food was the foundation, and as long as there was enough food, it could be exchanged for more materials for Xu Ya's development.
Building ships? How can buying ships be faster? Besides, Sun City and Star City need to vigorously develop copper production, which requires more food supplies. Food is needed everywhere.
"The big fish skin has been sent to Sun City. I believe that the balloon team of Sun City will be completed soon. We will have a steady supply of copper plows and shovels to support us and continue to expand the cultivated area. There is no problem." The third priest certainly had no objection.
Even the arable land in the Thunder God City area has great potential. However, the Thunder God City area only has one harvest per year. The Sea Tribe has already exported a large amount of the autumn harvest, and if the food supply cannot keep up next summer, it will be troublesome.
Therefore, it is most appropriate to vigorously develop farming in warm areas at present.
The Sea Tribe has a powerful army. As long as there is no large-scale grassland army attacking, the current warm zone is the safest.
The salt from Sun City and the sea ships also greatly alleviated the salt shortage in the warm zone. Despite the loss of salt from the White Mist branch and the sweet potatoes from the Lingguo Island branch, overall, the Sea Tribe was gradually improving.
With Ma Han in the Thunder God City area, the Second Priest was transferred back to Haifan City by Ma Yue. Next year, the cultivated area will continue to expand, and the Warm District will be the busiest. The return of the Second Priest has greatly alleviated the pressure on the Third Priest.
At present, the busiest department is the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Niu Tou and Ma Mian were also not idle, heading to Beida City and Nankai City respectively. Both of them had rich experience in the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Beida City had Niu Tou and Guo Sheng; Nankai City had Ma Mian and Huo Lian Dao. With enough strength, Ma Yue felt at ease.
Firestone's fleet was busy, constantly transporting potatoes to Poseidon City and Sun City, and then transporting salt and copper plows back to Haifan City. This exchange of goods was done as much as possible during the winter there. Ice and snow vehicles were used to transport large quantities between Poseidon City and Sun City, greatly improving efficiency.
Four thousand horses carried the goods back and gave them directly to the North and South branches. Several villages farther away from the North and South branches were established. With the villages as the core, a large-scale production campaign in the new farming areas began in the spring.
We have said that in this era, large livestock and copper plows and shovels are the most important for farming, and the old and the weak can follow them to farm.
Even the elderly and weak captured from the grasslands gradually got used to farming. If you don't work, you won't have food to eat, right?
The emergence of a large number of new arable lands in the warm zone has greatly made up for the loss of food in the Lingguo Island branch. Moreover, there are more plains in the warm zone, which makes it easier to reclaim new arable land than on Lingguo Island.
The warm zone with a pleasant climate is indeed a treasure land suitable for farming at present. No wonder the people on the grassland are envious of it.
With Hai Rui's return and the arrival of large quantities of black oil, Ma Yue was no longer afraid of anything. Sun City and Haifan City both had sufficient reserves of black oil.
"You charlatan, bring another batch. Regardless of anything else, the Baiwu branch is suitable for shipbuilding. We will take it down no matter what." The Hai tribe was bullied, and Hai Rui was the most frustrated.
There are fewer large quantities near Haifan City, so the Baiwu branch is more suitable for shipbuilding.
"Alright! Bring back another batch of black oil and we'll kill him!" With the confidence, Ma Yue was no longer afraid. It was too frustrating not to have a navy. Relying on Haifan City for shipbuilding, they were short of materials and were dragging their feet.
"Shenbin, we can fight, but forget about the original shipbuilding site," said Mizumyoshi. "That place is out in the open, so there's bound to be disputes. The new spot Huoshi found on Shiraki Island is good, and it's already large enough to build new ships."
"Really?" Ma Yue was overjoyed. He could practice peacefully during this period. Unexpectedly, Shuichong had good news when he came out.
"Swindler, why don't we wait for Huoshi's fleet to come back and make a trip together? That way, we can bring back more black oil." Hai Rui said. It's too far to make a trip and it will take several months to come back. It's not cost-effective if we don't send more ships.
"Alright! The ice and snow over there have melted, and the shipping of supplies has ended. It's important to take this opportunity to stockpile more black oil." Ma Yue nodded. Huoshi's fleet consisted of nearly forty ships, representing a tremendous shipping capacity. "You and your brothers in the navy have worked hard, so rest for a few days."
After sailing for several months, we couldn't bring much dry food. We could still find some fresh water along the coast of the East China Sea islands. What about food? Potatoes are exchanged for black oil, and the navy has eaten them all. Why would we exchange them for chicken feathers?
Therefore, sailing is very hard work, and it is common for sailors to lose a few pounds of weight.
"Come on, Hai Rui, I'll take you to eat good food and gain weight, hehe!" The third priest enthusiastically pulled Hai Rui away.
Hai Rui's fleet turned the tide of life and death for the Hai tribe. The three priests were generous this time and slaughtered pigs and sheep. Since they didn't have white flour, they ate corn cakes made with fresh yeast as much as they wanted.
"Third Priest, you are too cunning. There is so much rabbit meat mixed in here."
"The charlatan said that rabbit is a kind of meat that can be cooked with anything. What do you think? It tastes the same as pork and mutton, right? Haha!" Without Lingguo Island, there would be less pork. Fortunately, rabbits are easy to raise and there are more of them.
The sheep and rabbits were slaughtered. The sheep and rabbit skins were useful. Poseidon City and Sun City were home to many Sea Tribe troops. It was very cold there, and fur clothing was essential. Besides, the large animals used for winter sledding also needed fur on their feet, which was quite a bit of a drain.
Kill two birds with one stone, three sacrifices will make life very comfortable.
"A lot of salt has been shipped back from there. This time, when you go out to sea, I'll prepare some dried bacon for you."
"Okay, with the bacon jerky, it's delicious and keeps you from getting hungry."
"We also got some radishes from Poseidon City. They couldn't bear to eat them, so they pickled them into salted radishes. You can take some with you." It's not easy to go out to sea. The three priests understand that. It's all for the survival and development of the sea tribe.
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