The spring fog also came, and the red feather message greatly facilitated the communication between the sea tribes. The second batch of sea transportation by the sea tribe brought a large number of large livestock.
Cooperation between the Hai Tribe and the smaller tribes surrounding the seashore had begun. With large livestock and sufficient copper plows and shovels, the Hai Tribe began planting winter wheat and green onions. This winter crop, and the resulting grain, was of great significance to the future of Dragon Scale City.
"Is it so troublesome?" The Tengu tribe looked at the people of the Hai tribe who were busy cultivating winter wheat.
"I understand, messenger, your Tengu tribe is not good at growing winter wheat, right?" It was Harumi who accompanied the Tengu tribe messenger.
"Yes, perhaps this East China Sea Island is not suitable for growing winter wheat. The survival rate of the winter wheat we plant is too low every time. Your Hai tribe's farming is more refined. I hope you can harvest more winter wheat." The messenger seemed to be sincerely wishing the Hai tribe a good harvest of winter wheat.
Chun Wu secretly curled her lips. Actually, there was a little secret to growing winter wheat that the Hai Tribe hadn't shared with the public. This was a tip Ma Yue had learned from the internet in his previous life. It was to dry the seeds in the sun a few days before planting them. This was meant to wake the seeds from their dormancy, which would invigorate them and make the wheat that grew stronger.
"Emissary, winter wheat is very troublesome to grind. What do you need so much wheat for?"
"Eat it!"
Isn't this nonsense?
"Our Tengu tribe has already produced a lot of potatoes. Not only the tribal leader, but also the captains and centurions below want to eat white flour..." The messenger didn't think this was a secret.
The biggest fear for people is eating delicious food but not having enough. The big boss eats it, and the smaller bosses want some too. Will you give them some? If not, they won't work for you anymore.
Teams are something that require management. You need to win over familiar people. Of course, this assumes that the potato production of the Tengu tribe is large enough to feed them well, so there is a chance for luxury, right?
"Can you sell peanut oil from your Hai Tribe? We from the Tengu Tribe can trade it with your Hai Tribe for potatoes and salt."
Chunwu understood that the Tengu tribe was now moving further and further towards luxury.
Who doesn't know that peanut oil pancakes are the best? Eating pork pancakes together will, psychologically, make you feel nauseous.
Is the Tengu tribe really this wealthy? That's unrealistic. The people of the grasslands are very slave-like. Although there are many soldiers in the tribe, most of them are just as good as slaves.
Working in peacetime is a must, but eating well in peacetime is simply unrealistic. Only when war breaks out will the slave-like soldiers be able to eat well. Even so, these slave-like soldiers are very excited, because fighting can get them full.
How should I put it? It was like a small number of nobles informing a large number of slave soldiers. The so-called nobles, though a minority, controlled the vast majority of the tribe's wealth. The grain and salt harvest belonged to the minority of nobles, so of course they had the right to indulge in luxury.
Theoretically, the situation in the Hai tribe is roughly the same. The leader eats better, and the tribesmen think it is normal. Therefore, there is no resistance when Ma Yue implements the nutritional meal system for cadres at the bureau level and above in the Hai tribe.
Those who eat well are always a minority.
However, the fundamental difference between the Sea Tribe and the Tengu Tribe was one of birth. The nobility of the Tengu Tribe was determined by birth; the children of nobility were always nobility, while the children of slaves could never become nobility.
The Hai tribe doesn't have a strong sense of family formation. After a child is born, it's often unclear who the father is. Children are raised by their mothers, so naturally, they don't have a strong sense of origin.
The leader of the Sea Tribe is promoted based on your ability, which gives many people the opportunity to be promoted. This is also the reason why many talented people from other tribes are willing to join the Sea Tribe.
With the current level of farming, it is certain that people will not have enough to eat, and the population of the Sea Tribe is also very large.
"Our Hai Tribe's peanut production isn't very high right now, but it's still developing..."
"Sir Chunwu, our Tengu tribe is very sincere in purchasing the peanuts from your Hai tribe..."
"How sincere is that?"
"One pound of peanuts for two pounds of salt!"
"Tsk!" Chun Wu's face was full of disdain. "Do you think peanuts are easy to grow? The yield per mu is only over 100 kilograms. Even if we don't extract oil from them, they're still more filling than wheat."
The envoy of the Tengu tribe also curled his lips when he heard this. He was vulgar and knew how to resist hunger: "Three times, no more."
"Ten times, forget it if you don't want to exchange it."
"You are too dark, Lord Harumigiri."
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Whether it's potatoes, corn, or winter wheat, their planting is highly seasonal. For example, if you miss the spring plowing season, what's the point of harvesting potatoes and corn? Winter wheat is the only food the Hai Tribe grows over the winter. Green onions, as a condiment, are a separate item.
But, what about the peanuts?
We have said that there is also winter on Donghai Island, but it is not very cold and the ice is thin. The cavalry can gallop in the winter on Donghai Island without any problems. In a sense, the climate of Donghai Island is comparable to the warm zone of the original sea tribe.
Peanuts are theoretically an annual plant, but the different climates in different places dictate different growing seasons. Some areas have shorter growing seasons due to varying climatic conditions. Peanuts in the West Water Bay Dragon Scale City area of the Hai Tribe don't need that long at all.
The warm zone of Dragon Scale City on the East China Sea Island has a good climate and abundant sunlight. After the spring plowing, Dragon Scale City begins to open up new farmland for peanut cultivation. After the summer, roughly between summer and autumn, the peanuts are harvested. It's similar to the warm zone of the Sea Tribe back then.
In other words, as long as there is enough arable land, peanut cultivation will not interfere with the cultivation of other major food crops.
Although Xishuiwan wasn't a vast plain divided into numerous small plots, it still had plenty of flat land, and its total area was large enough that it could easily be reclaimed for peanut cultivation in between potato and winter wheat plantings.
Opening up a large area of peanut cultivation will also allow for greater use of large livestock and the labor of the sea tribes. Otherwise, how can they not work?
Exchanging peanuts with the Tengu tribe is profitable no matter what. Even if the Tengu tribe stops exchanging peanuts, the Hai tribe can still increase their nutrition by eating them themselves, right?
Peanuts are known as "plant meat" and "meat among vegetarians". They are nutritious, anti-hunger, and more practical than wheat.
The Sea Tribe has transported more large livestock to Longlin City, and there are more sources of raw materials for making compost. They can make as much compost as possible to ensure the fertility of the land and harvest as many crops as possible.
Ma Yue basically doesn't participate in the daily management of the Hai tribe anymore. Shang Yin has also come. Shang Yin has experience in what peanuts can be exchanged for, so there is no need to ask Ma Yue for the decision.
Luo Bai is in charge of Longlin City, and people from all departments have come. The organization is sound and the operation is smooth.
How arrogant is the Sea Tribe? Tens of thousands of large livestock have been transported to Dragon Scale City. There's no other way. In this world, apart from the grassland people, only the Sea Tribe has the most large livestock.
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