"Has a battle taken place? The losses are so great?" People are the most important productive force. Ma Yue cherishes even the disabled, the elderly and the young, not to mention the loss of twenty-nine able-bodied men.
"We did fight a few battles, but the biggest losses were suffered on the road. It was too cold. Even with a campfire, people kept freezing to death or suffering from severe frostbite..." The second priest was also very distressed.
Or is it? Traveling long distances in winter is simply not advisable. Alas! Now that it has come to this, Ma Yue can no longer blame the three leaders.
"Where did you get all these wildebeests?" Ma Yue asked. The caravan had taken seven wildebeests with them, but returned with twenty-seven. It was said that three died along the way. What was so powerful that it could be exchanged for so many wildebeests?
"Spirit, you are right. We have exchanged all the green onions we brought. Sun City loves those delicious green onions." The second priest, Chief Hai, and the third chief Wu Qi were all very excited when they mentioned the harvest. It's a tribe, so there are no immortals. They are used to it.
This time, the Sea Tribe's long-distance caravan arrived not at the Ghost Town, but at the relatively close Sun City. While it was called a city, it was essentially a wooden wall, though taller and more elaborate than the Sea Tribe's timber walls.
According to the Second Priest's rough estimate, the population of the powerful Sun Tribe was not large, less than 2,000 people. In those days, the population of a tribe could not be too large to support.
However, when the caravan reached the edge of the jungle, the Sea Tribe's long-distance caravan had the misfortune of going in circles on the plains. They only found the largest Sun City in the area after inquiring through a small tribe and then going in circles again. This delay lasted over two months.
The scale of transactions in Sun City is much larger than that in Niupi Tribe.
The second priest took the initiative to take out a pottery basin and fried chopped green onions in animal oil, which attracted the attention of the large tribe. Don't think that primitive people don't understand fragrance. The relatively wealthy large tribe also likes delicious food.
Wildebeests are not all products of the Sun Tribe. Coincidentally, the surrounding Moon Tribe was also there to trade in Sun City. So, the deal of exchanging green onions for wildebeests was successfully concluded.
The seven wildebeests that went with them brought plenty of green onions, and even sunflower greens and coarse salt were just incidentals. Ma Yue's thinking proved to be completely correct. Although sunflower greens were rare, they were not considered a staple food after all, and they were not as delicious as chopped green onions. There was not much demand for them in Sun City.
As for coarse salt and the like, Sun City also trades it. It is even darker than the coarse salt traded by the Sea Tribe and is much more expensive.
Ma Yue could understand this. Even in a relatively developed feudal dynasty, salt was a scarce and controlled commodity, making it difficult for many people to afford it. Furthermore, Sun City wasn't near the sea, so boiling salt would probably be even more difficult.
"Charlatan, look, this is probably the linen you mentioned. There is a trade in Sun City. I saw that the chief of the Moon Tribe was wearing clothes made of this kind of linen." Chief Hai handed a small amount of linen to Ma Yue.
Damn! What else is this if not linen? I finally don't have to wear animal skins in the summer. This linen can be made into a vest and shorts without any problem.
Hemp, did it appear in this era? Don't be surprised. It's said that the earliest flax cultivation in human history was about 10,000 years ago. That's just a rough estimate. It's possible that linen appeared tens of thousands of years ago.
What's more, in this day and age, we have sophisticated tools like bone needles, so how can numbness occur?
It's okay if it's a little numb, rough, or hard, it's still cloth, right? Who the hell likes to wear a fur skirt in the middle of summer?
"One hundred scallions can be exchanged for a bundle of linen. It's too expensive. This is all we can get." The second priest said. If it weren't for taking care of the needs of the charlatan Ma Yue, the second priest would not exchange such an expensive luxury item.
Ma Yue, the charlatan, held a very high position in the Hai Tribe. Of course, Ma Yue's contributions to the Hai Tribe were also immense, and you had to admit it. Everyone in the Hai Tribe revered Ma Yue, the charlatan, including the two priests and the three chiefs.
Are 100 scallions expensive? That depends on the situation. In Sun City, exchanging wildebeests with the Moon Tribe only costs 100 scallions each.
This was primitive society, and the yield of green onions was pitifully low.
Fortunately, Ma Yue appreciated the huge value of green onions, and planted two more acres of green onions on the arable land.
"Soul charlatan, even though green onions grow slowly, if we plant them now, we'll have a harvest before winter." Realizing the green onions' immense value, the high priest's greed returned. Green onions! In exchange for over twenty precious wildebeests! Wildebeests are the main force in plowing the fields, comparable to two strong laborers. How valuable!
Everything requires arable land. Okay, you, the High Priest, will take care of the arrangements. Generally speaking, Ma Yue's management of the Hai Tribe was not that detailed. While the general direction was in place, the specific details still had to be taken care of by the two priests and three chiefs.
Ma Yue himself does not know how to farm. At present, the farming of the Hai tribe is basically still in the gradual exploratory stage, let alone intensive farming.
Take it slow. As you cultivate more, you will gradually find some tricks, become more refined, and your yield will gradually increase.
With the addition of twenty-seven wildebeest to the tribe, the land-ploughing project was bound to expand. Fortunately, during the winter, the tribe had concentrated its production capacity and accumulated a large number of plows, which could finally be put to use.
The Hai Tribe's prospects for development were promising. The cultivated land was expanding daily, and even the flocks of sheep were constantly adding new members. While the fields were being plowed during the day, the wildebeests were also busy at night. As summer approached, the birth of more than a dozen wildebeest calves brought a smile to the Second Priest's face.
As for the tribe's dining table, there was always rabbit meat, and from time to time, some old sheep were also killed and stewed. In short, the main force of tilling the land was to maintain nutrition as much as possible. The main force of the Hai tribe was tilling the land.
The high priest estimated the change of seasons and sowed the last wave of radish seeds in the summer.
Two seasons of radishes covered over thirteen mu (approximately 13 acres) of land. With the land gradually being cultivated later, there were roughly ten mu (approximately 10 acres) of radishes. At least we could harvest radishes once, right? This year, the Hai Tribe was sure to have a bountiful harvest of radishes.
With the bumper harvest of radishes in the first season, the Hai tribe held a huge harvest ceremony in the hot summer. Thirteen acres of radishes, nearly 30,000 kilograms of radishes were harvested, and it seemed that the yield per acre was a little higher than last year.
The people of the Hai Tribe love large-scale sacrificial activities. Every time a large-scale sacrificial activity is held, everyone can have a delicious meal. Carrots, meat, fish, large-scale banquets, the food is super rich.
Three days after the grand harvest celebration, the Niupi tribe came to visit very actively.
Well, I still owe the Niupi Tribe 18,000 kilograms of radishes, and of course, 18 bowls of coarse salt. The Hai Tribe is a trustworthy people, so I have to pay.
No matter how many there are, Ma Yue will not trade in large quantities of radishes for the time being. People in his own tribe also need to eat radishes. Radishes are good for relieving gas and preventing internal heat, especially in summer, making them a very suitable food.
Ma Yue was not worried about the storage problem at all. The cellar of his tribe was big enough, so he could pickle more salted radish strips. Everyone in the tribe loved to eat salted radish strips. They tasted good and could replenish salt and physical strength.
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