The Hai Tribe has been peaceful for another year. The large population and large number of livestock have greatly promoted the food production of the Hai Tribe, especially the Dragon Scale City branch, which is the most stable. The cooperation with the surrounding tribes has become deeper, and even two thousand more militiamen have been added.
Ma Yue was no longer worried about the steadily developing Sea Tribe. However, despite reaching the Great Perfection of the Martial Master realm, he still felt uneasy. This would take time to settle, and there was no rush.
The Great Perfection of a Martial Master no longer requires cultivation and accumulation. Spirit stones and spirit wine are meaningless to Ma Yue at this moment. Should I go out and travel a bit? Do other people rely on travel?
The question is, where can I travel?
Ma Yue rode his spirit horse straight to Poseidon City. Not knowing where to go, he just walked around.
Poseidon City is the first stone city built by Ma Yue when he came to this world. It doesn’t seem very big now, but the feeling is still there.
The leader of Poseidon City has been replaced by Guo Sheng, a veteran. Ever since he joined Ma Yue, Guo Sheng has been similar to the deceased Lü Fang: mediocre in every way, seemingly lacking any brilliance. However, this steady personality is something Ma Yue still particularly enjoys.
Guo Sheng and the now-missing Lu Fang also served as leaders in several branches, and they were considered diligent. Not everything needs to be outstanding; steady development that follows the rules is what a branch needs most: stability is key.
Nowadays, Poseidon City has become more and more of a transit station. Crop cultivation is basically impossible due to the climate. Even the salt-making business on the coast is becoming increasingly costly due to the colder climate, and a decrease in production is inevitable.
The population of Poseidon City has now dropped to a thousand people. The output is too low and the income is not enough to cover the expenses. Of course, they consume as much as possible.
The Sea Tribe no longer needed the crude salt supply from Poseidon City, and the salt produced by Poseidon City couldn't even meet their basic living needs. Fortunately, this was a transit point, and Poseidon City relied on food supplies from the Xi'an branch to barely survive.
"Just eat this? Where is your nutritious meal? I hope they didn't forget you?" Ma Yue was dissatisfied. He was still very caring towards his old comrade.
"I don't care that much..."
"This isn't a matter of calculation, it's a system and a rule!"
"I turned it down myself, you charlatan. The population of the Xi'an branch has exploded, and the food pressure is too great. Not only me, but also the Xi'an branch and the leader of the Sun have lowered their diet standards."
The Xi'an branch had accepted nearly 20,000 prisoners and miners, and the Red River Valley branch had relocated tens of thousands more people, so there were so many more people to feed. The Xi'an branch's annual food production was limited, and with so many more people, of course everyone had to get less.
Almost all the wheat and peanuts of the Xi'an branch were exchanged for food. Winter wheat has a high value, so more sweet potatoes and potatoes can be exchanged for it. In this way, the troops can have more food rations.
However, at least the Sea Tribe can still ensure that the leader has enough food to eat, which is quite good. Most of the tribesmen simply cannot get enough to eat.
"We just have to get through this autumn harvest. This year, we have reclaimed more arable land. Our Hai tribe has many people and large livestock, so the future prospects must be excellent." Guo Sheng said.
The comprehensive strength of a tribe, besides its population, lies in the number of large livestock. The Hai Tribe has captured a large number of large livestock, which are its greatest production capital, and the potential of its arable land is enormous.
As long as the productivity of so many new people and large livestock is fully unleashed and the Hai tribe has sufficient food reserves, one can imagine how powerful this side will be.
The first two years were inevitably difficult. Expecting stability within a year was simply impossible. With so many people migrating in, it was a relief that there wasn't widespread starvation.
"Dragon Scale City has had a good harvest. After the autumn harvest, the food aid will arrive, and things will be even better." Ma Yue said. This is the good thing about the Sea Tribe: their mutual support. Wasn't the Xi'an branch's strong support when Dragon Scale City was first built? Now that Dragon Scale City has entered its heyday, it's natural that they should support the Xi'an branch during its difficult times.
"It's better to be able to grow potatoes. Even on the East China Sea Island, the yield is not as high as in warm areas, but it is still a high-yield food crop, which is higher than corn." Guo Sheng said. Unfortunately, the Xi'an branch is not suitable for growing sweet potatoes and potatoes. The corn yield is considered high, but it is only four or five hundred kilograms.
If the Sea Tribe had not seized so much food during the war and looted Lingyin City's inventory, the entire Sun City area (a collective term for Sun City, Star City, Poseidon City and Xi'an branch) would have been in a much more difficult situation.
The salt production of the Guanzhou branch also greatly alleviated the salt production in the Sun City area. With so many people, the demand for salt is naturally even greater. Without salt, people would starve unbearably.
"Spirit, the Qinghai tribe is here." The shadows of many large ships appeared on the seashore.
What are the Qinghai tribe doing here? They're trading in wheat and peanuts from the Xi'an branch. Even though the Qinghai tribe's kunyu fish tastes terrible, it's still food. Even though the kunyu oil smells terrible, it's still oil. A soup made with kunyu oil is no worse than corn porridge. People can survive hunger if they have oily food.
People in Poseidon City have already started transporting goods in and out. The wheat and peanuts of the Xi'an branch are of course stored in Poseidon City. It is also more convenient to exchange them by the sea.
Whether it's winter wheat or peanuts, they don't conflict with the main corn crop and serve as a vital food supplement for the Hai Tribe. Whether it can be exchanged for sweet potatoes, potatoes, or even Kun fish from the Qinghai Tribe, the Xi'an branch needs a large amount of food. As long as they can survive this autumn harvest and have a good harvest of their all-important corn, the Xi'an branch will basically be back on track.
The arable land potential of Xi'an branch is very huge. Without interfering with corn planting, the planting area of peanuts and winter wheat is huge, and the harvest is also huge.
The four major tribes had all experienced wars and were now resuming farming. Therefore, the Qinghai tribe actually had the largest share of winter wheat and peanuts in exchange. Fine! Kunyu is Kunyu, after all, it's edible.
Poseidon City released the Red Feather, and this was the case after every exchange. After all, Poseidon City's power was too small, and the amount of food it could store for trading could not be too much.
After the transaction has been completed once, the Sun City side will continue to send it here.
After exchanging a large number of Kun fish, the people in Poseidon City have begun to decompose the Kun fish step by step, first boiling out the oil for storage.
The five hundred cavalrymen from Poseidon City had already set out to deliver the cut fish. The fish had a limited shelf life, so it needed to be delivered to Sun City as quickly as possible. This was Poseidon City's current role as a transit station, and as for the delay in cooking salt, it didn't matter.
In reality, with such a small number of people stationed there, Poseidon City was quite empty. However, apart from being a transit station, Poseidon City was already very short of other resources. Even if other tribes wanted to attack the Sea Tribe, they would not be interested in Poseidon City.
The last time the Red Tibetan Tribe and the Gui Luowang Tribe allied forces attacked Sun City, they avoided Poseidon City, mainly for the purpose of surprise attack and secrecy.
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