The Xi'an branch's development would take time, and with the Second Priest around, Ma Yue wasn't worried. For now, Ma Yue had to stay in Haifan City. Regardless, the food supply in the warm zone was paramount.
As for whether the center of the sea tribe will move westward in the future, there is no need to rush.
After the autumn harvest, the Tengu Tribe's trading fleet arrived again. The Tengu Tribe occupied a salty lake with a rich salt content, so the price of salt dropped significantly, and only then did the Sea Tribe agree to this batch of grain transactions.
Is the Hai Tribe short of salt? Theoretically, they definitely are. Salt is something you can never have enough of. However, compared to salt, food is the most important thing. It's up to you, the Tengu Tribe, to trade or not.
As for the processing trade on Lingguo Island, the Hai Tribe has completely stopped it. They are not in the mood to make a small profit from the price difference of copper. The Hai Tribe has a coppersmith, so why not go directly to the Sun City Copper Works to process their own copper plow shovels?
In recent years, the Tiangou Tribe has grown its production of copper plowshares to a considerable scale, and its cultivated land has continued to expand. However, compared to the Hai Tribe's mature civil management system, the Tiangou Tribe's grain production still lags far behind. Without a sound, systematic civil management system, the Tiangou Tribe's farming efficiency is very low.
Management brings efficiency, that’s absolutely true.
As for trade with the Qinghai Tribe, it has basically been cut off. The Qinghai Tribe means that they will basically not trade with you by sea. I will close my country to the outside world, okay?
If they were not really short of salt, the Hai tribe probably wouldn't even trade salt with the Tengu tribe.
Of course, with the leak of the secret recipe of the copper plowshare, the major tribes are no longer dependent on trade with the Sea Tribe. Due to the large-scale production of copper plowshares, the major tribes have also increased their grain production a lot.
In a word, everyone plays their own game.
The Sea Tribe has a huge stockpile of black oil and is truly no longer afraid of war. The human wave tactic has no meaning for the current Sea Tribe.
Honestly, when it comes to population, none of the surrounding larger tribes have the Sea Tribe's population. Over the years, the Sea Tribe has continuously absorbed and integrated surrounding tribes in the Warm Zone, Thunder God City, and Sun City, significantly increasing its population. However, at present, the various branches are still too far apart and scattered!
There is no way, we need to keep everything. No place is really complete, and all have obvious defects.
I heard that the Hai Tribe has discovered an area suitable for farming. The small tribes around Sun City are very enthusiastic. Many are willing to follow the Hai Tribe to migrate to the Xi'an branch. It doesn't matter. If more people go, it will be lively!
As I said, for the Hai tribe, men, women, young and old can all work and be part of the labor force. As long as you are willing, there will be work to do, and if you have work to do, there will be food to eat. Whether you can eat well or not will be a question for later.
During one winter, snow and ice vehicles kept shuttling between Sun City and the Xi'an branch, transporting food and people, and the population of the Xi'an branch gradually reached 10,000.
This also includes people being transported from warmer regions. After all, with the loss of 6,000 large livestock, the arable land area in warmer regions will be significantly reduced next year, and so will grain production. Relocating some people there is a sound strategy.
Wu Qi's 6,000 cavalrymen finally reached Sun City after much delay. Almost a full winter had passed, and the Xi'an branch had encountered few enemies, which had greatly dampened Luo Bai's enthusiasm for the Xi'an branch. He had to go, anyway. Was this some divine order?
The copper mines near Xingxing City are prolific, and over the years, a significant number of copper plowshares, axes, and other tools have accumulated. This increase in tools means a significant increase in productivity. Of course, copper axes also hold immense practical value as combat weapons.
Yushan and Tianxiong wandered around the western mountains for several months but couldn't find a jungle tribe. When winter passed and the Xi'an branch started spring corn farming, people from the western jungles emerged on their own.
Regardless of whether they are from the Curiosity Trend group, the Sea Tribe is quite friendly. If you are willing to exchange anything, you are welcome.
In the early days of the Sea Tribe, weren't they also short of everything? They didn't even have a single pottery jar. The people of the Mountain Tribe here were in roughly the same state, which is very consistent with the uncivilized state of primitive people during this period.
As for language, there is none at all, and communication requires gestures using hands and feet.
Primitive tribes are generally not large. A few dozen people are normal, a hundred people are considered quite large, and a thousand people is actually quite rare. In the early days, the Sea Tribe was surprised when they encountered the Wolf God Tribe with thousands of cavalrymen.
If there are too many people and there is not enough land to farm, you can’t support them.
How enthusiastic are the Hai Tribe members? Want to learn how to make pottery? I'll teach you. Want to learn how to make charcoal? Once you make that, you can get some potatoes and salt. Want to catch fish? I'll teach you, and in winter, you can even break the ice and fish...
See, this black stuff is coal, this is white ash, this is copper ore, and this is black oil... If you can get them, you can exchange them.
The second priest even took out two spirit stones...
After all, the mountain tribe is a local, and they are most familiar with the mountains and forests. Maybe they know where the sea tribe needs the resources, right?
Of course, you have to give them a profit motive. Otherwise, who will help you find it?
Colonists, when they arrive in a new place, always try to tempt the locals with new things first, and then... In short, for the mountain and forest natives, the things and food of the sea tribes are good, so they learn! Of course they should learn.
The Xi'an branch has started busy with spring plowing, and many local people are watching eagerly. It is said that these delicious foods are grown by themselves in this way.
Spring plowing hasn't even finished, and the mountain natives have already found lime and coal. Why be polite? Just take it and talk about it later.
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