It's just less than a hundred acres of land. In the past, even in the feudal society, it was just a matter of a cow and a family. This is a huge gap in efficiency.
Ma Yue believes that with the continuous improvement of the plow, the efficiency will become higher and higher.
After the spring plowing, the main force's work direction must be changed. What to do? The wildebeest plows continue to plow the land, and the more people there are, the more they will boil salt.
"Yellow skin and black skin, how about it?" Ma jumped to the beach.
"We've tested it. The concrete slabs you mentioned, made with willow branches and twigs as the backbone, lime, sand, and pebbles, are fireproof. With this foundation, it shouldn't be a problem to create a large concrete basin for boiling salt. We'll build a few of these large concrete basins, with the rough stone stoves you mentioned underneath..."
The emergence of lime, a cementing material, was of immense significance to the Hai Tribe. Not only could it be used to build stone walls, but the creation of large concrete basins greatly replaced small ceramic ones, significantly improving salt boiling efficiency.
The prefabrication of large concrete basins is much simpler than firing pottery. There is no need for fire, so even if they are damaged, it is not a pity.
Of course, the concrete basins couldn't be too long. After all, lime, as a cementing material, isn't as strong as cement, and willow twigs aren't steel and lack strength. They also couldn't be too thick, as this would affect the boiling temperature. This required gradual experimentation with the yellow and black peels to find the right length and thickness. After a whole spring plowing season, each concrete basin was about 1.5 meters long and wide, and less than half a meter high.
The original pottery plate had a diameter of only half a meter at its largest, which greatly increased the amount of salt that could be boiled at one time.
Huangpi and Heipi were quite clever, as they made one side of the stone stove thicker, so they didn't have to build a stove on the other side, which was almost like two large concrete basins placed side by side. It was like having an extra load-bearing wall in the middle, haha!
The beach was always full of sand and pebbles; the only thing that was a bit more troublesome was transporting the limestone. That was pretty good, and Ma Yue was quite satisfied. The rest depended on the actual production results of the salt-boiling team.
It's hard to say whether efficiency will improve. After all, ceramic pans have thin bottoms, which absorb heat better and allow the salt water to boil relatively quickly. Concrete basins have thick bottoms, so heating efficiency is inevitably poorer.
Of course, the best one is an iron basin, but there is probably no ironware in this era.
In the big jungle in the north, the chief of the Rain Tribe was filled with joy. It turned out that the Sea Tribe had so many fish to eat because of this simple fish basket.
It just so happened that three ungodly members of the three logging squadrons escaped from the Sea Tribe last winter and fled for their lives in the jungle. Living a primitive life without any group, it was very difficult for them to survive.
After many days of twists and turns, they ran until spring came. Two of the three people who had escaped together had died, leaving only the man named "Scale".
The Rain Tribe was lucky to have captured this guy. To save his life, Scale revealed the Sea Tribe's fishing baskets and ice-breaking fishing techniques. After all, fishing was no secret in the Sea Tribe.
However, for other tribes, large and small, being able to catch a large number of fish was simply great news. Facts proved that 'Scale' was right. The fish basket led to a huge harvest of fish for the Rain Tribe.
Perhaps, from now on, the Rain Tribe will never go hungry again. How could the leader of the Rain Tribe not be happy?
The Rain Tribe leader unexpectedly gave Scale the title of Second Chief, much to Scale's delight. Who would want to be a laborer in the Sea Tribe when they could be Second Chief in the Rain Tribe?
Not all primitive people are honest, and there are many who are cunning.
Being named second-in-command, Scale's enthusiasm increased significantly, and he gradually demonstrated his formidable strength in both fishing and hunting. In a primitive tribe, only when you have strength do you truly gain respect.
The Rain Tribe's location offered a wider, deeper river and richer fish. At least the fish were much larger than those near the Sea Tribe. As the catch grew, the Rain Tribe leader became increasingly dissatisfied. He enjoyed stewed meat and radish, and also enjoyed the salted shredded radish from the Sea Tribe.
Unfortunately, 'Scale' did not participate in the planting of radishes and had never even seen radish seeds. After all, the planting of radishes was still a top secret of the Sea Tribe.
If I exchange the fish for the radishes from the Sea Tribe, it's too far away. By the time I get to the Sea Tribe, the live fish will have gone bad.
The leader of the Rain Tribe, who had a bit of business acumen, still had a solution. The Purple Tribe was not far away, and it was only a day's journey away. They all relied on this big river. They could just build a raft and float downstream, and the fish would not die.
What does the Purple Tribe have? Perhaps it's because of the rabbits raised by the Sea Tribe. After more than a year of development, the Purple Tribe has been raising more and more rabbits. After all, rabbits are alive, and they can be brought along for long-distance trade, so they can't die, right?
The Purple Tribe had also participated in the Five Tribes Alliance, but their leader, Purple Fang, was more cunning, contributing the fewest troops and suffering the least damage. Over the past year or two, as the children of his tribe grew up, they had largely recovered.
The leader of the Rain tribe, Yu, brought a raft. The ropes under the raft were connected to a number of baskets woven from branches. The lids of the baskets were sealed, and there were many big fish in the baskets, which were alive and kicking.
The two tribes interacted frequently and were very close. Purple Fang, the leader of the Purple tribe, had no objection to trading fish for rabbits, as long as the quantity was reasonable.
The Purple Tribe also relies on the river, and their baskets woven from branches can similarly keep their large fish alive for a long time. So, let's trade. Fish is also meat, right? If the tribe eats it, it's also good food, right?
The 'Purple' tribe has really good innate conditions for breeding rabbits. There are too many natural caves around the 'Purple' tribe. As long as the rabbits are locked in one, they can't escape even if they want to dig a hole.
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