Ma Yue had also made up his mind. It was estimated that the new sea outlet could no longer be hidden. The navy of the Hai tribe would just carry out normal fishing and shipping. As for salt making and farming, the tribe members would have to do it.
Since the new seaport area was suitable for farming, they could also bring some large livestock there. Therefore, Ma Yue had decided to relocate 3,000 people from Otter City. Poor Otter City, originally only had a population of 6,000, and now even fewer were left.
The Otter City area had a mid-level water-based spirit stone mine, but Ma Yue valued salt more. Besides, there were still 3,000 people left in the Otter City area, and it wasn't like they weren't farming. The food produced by the Sea Tribe could probably help feed the slaves working in the spirit stone mine, so the representatives from the Divine Mountain had no objections.
"So many spirit stones! Haha!" Ma Yue was delighted to see the large amount of spirit stones Bing Yueshui had brought back from Sun City. Lingguo Island must have a good spirit stone mine.
"Should I go to Otter City?" Bing Yueshui asked.
"You are the most suitable person to go, just like the White Mist branch back then. If the situation is not right, you have a water spirit boat, and you can run fast, haha!" There are only 3,000 people and more than 1,000 large livestock left in Otter City. Anyone who really wants to attack Otter City might as well give up.
"Guan Dao and Zhou Qiang will also go to our new territory at the sea mouth to take charge of the work. Everyone is familiar with the basic order of Otter City. You don't need to worry about it at ordinary times. Just practice quietly."
"Understood!" Does the Sea Tribe need a leader? It's almost enough. Whether it's the Civil Affairs Department or the Military Department, the daily operations have become accustomed to it. Not everything needs the leader to worry about.
This was mainly because the tribes surrounding Otter City had been scared away by the Sea Tribe cavalry. With almost no tribes around, the environment was very simple and not much to worry about. Besides, there were still 3,000 people, so the tribe still had the basic staff.
When Bing Yueshui arrived in Otter City, he only needed to promote a new temporary person in charge.
The center of the Sea Tribe is in Longlin City, where two armies of ten thousand are stationed. No matter what tricks the enemy plays, they just have to do what they should do.
Taking some time off, Ma Yue took a water spirit boat to visit the new sea outlet. The sea outlet was indeed large, but the area several thousand meters outside the sea outlet was blocked by two cliffs, with only a seawater channel of more than 100 meters in the middle. Therefore, it was relatively hidden, and it was with great difficulty that Hai Rui returned.
On the wide beach, the people of the Sea Tribe are busy boiling salt. The organization of boiling sea salt is very systematic and orderly.
After landing on the shore and heading out to sea, there is a vast forest on one side. Good, we can use local materials and there is no shortage of fuel.
The Hai tribe had already migrated here, numbering six to seven thousand people, and it was bustling. Thanks to Ma Yue's policies, the flat land on the other side had already been fully replanted, and given the acreage, it wasn't a problem to support the six to seven thousand people here.
Basically, this place is self-sufficient. Yes, there is food and salt, which are the basic necessities for survival.
However, Dragon Scale City was also short of salt, so it was necessary to increase the salt production in this new Rihaikou. The various branches of the Hai Tribe supported each other and could not exist independently.
"You are the first chief here, so let's call this place Guanzhou Branch." Ma Yue came up with a name. Using the surnames of Guan Dao and Zhou Qiang as the name of a branch is also an honor for Guan Dao and Zhou Qiang. Guan Dao and Zhou Qiang were naturally greatly encouraged.
"What else is missing?"
"It's already very good. The navy can go out to sea. A lot of tools have been shipped from Sun City, especially copper axes, which are used to cut down trees and are crucial for boiling salt." Guan Dao said that without sea transportation, it would be impossible. The production tools of the Guanzhou branch need strong support from Sun City.
"Is the salt content of seawater okay?" Ma Yue asked.
"Alright! It's no worse than the original Haifan City," Zhou Qiang said. The two men had different responsibilities: Zhou Qiang was in charge of boiling salt from the seawater, while Guan Dao was in charge of farming. The two had worked together for many years, both in the military and in their current integrated management, and they had a tacit understanding.
That's good. The salt content of the coastal waters of Donghai Island is low, and Longlin City cannot make salt. The Sea Tribe having such a salt-making outlet is the best supplement for Longlin City.
Ma Yue inspected the camp of the Guanzhou branch. Although it was just a wooden wall, it was quite good. In an emergency, the wooden wall could hold out for a while.
There were only a few patches of flat land here, so the potential for further development was obviously limited, as the surrounding area was still primarily jungle. Even if it came to that, with such a vast forest, the enemy's chances of finding the Guanzhou branch from land were slim.
Without sufficient farming potential, the Sea Tribe couldn't shift its focus here. Everything has its ups and downs, so where do all those perfect feng shui sites come from?
This place is somewhat similar to the previous Baiwu branch, except that the cultivated land area is much larger than the previous Baiwu branch.
The Guanzhou branch has been here for quite some time now, and the forest is completely deserted, not even a single indigenous person. It's okay, it's already good enough. If there were more people, the Guanzhou branch wouldn't be able to support them, due to the limited arable land.
This area has never been developed by humans, and the fish in both rivers are very delicious, making hunting easy. As long as you follow the rivers, there will always be animals coming to the beach to drink water. It's that simple.
If it is developed well, this branch will be very prosperous in the future.
"You, you still want to eat fish?" Lingma and Wangcai naturally followed Ma Yue. Lingma rushed into the river, pulled out a large fish in his mouth, and ran over to throw it to Ma Yue, implying that it was up to him to decide whether to grill it or boil it.
Spirit horses can eat anything, even meat and vegetables. How can a demon beast always be a vegetarian? Ma Yue's dried meat is eaten by spirit horses.
Soon, Wangcai also caught a fish successfully, and came over with a big fish in his mouth, wagging his tail.
"Huh? They're spiritual!" No wonder Lingma and Wangcai were so enthusiastic about fishing. These two fish weren't ordinary fish; they had spiritual energy fluctuations. Even though the spiritual energy wasn't very strong, it was still quite remarkable.
Eating spiritual food is roughly equivalent to using spiritual stones for cultivation. The spiritual wine that Ma Yue exchanged with the messenger from the Divine Mountain in his later years roughly worked in the same way.
Ma Yue rushed into the river and caught several fish, but none of them were spirited. It seemed that spirited fish were rare. It was only because Lingma and Wangcai were more sensitive that they were able to catch some.
Just stew it and eat it. The spiritual energy will be stewed into the fish soup, and it will be very tonic if you drink it.
Wangcai is of the fire element and Lingma is of the water element. They don't need the same kind of spiritual energy, so they stewed two pots of fish soup. Ma Yue didn't hesitate and served two bowls. For the rest, Lingma and Wangcai directly put their heads into the pot and almost ate the fish bones.
It seems that Lingma and Wangcai like the spiritual fish here very much.
Since there was nothing to do now, Ma Yue followed Lingma and Wangcai to explore upstream along the river.
Rivers that can flow like the sea are generally not small. Of course, for cultivators, no matter how big the river is, what does it matter?
As they walked along the way, Lingma and Wangcai would occasionally catch a few spiritual fish to satisfy their hunger. Ma Yue would feel refreshed physically and mentally after drinking the fish soup made from the spiritual fish. The absorption of that little bit of spiritual energy would also be beneficial to his cultivation.
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