"Hai, have you become a small boss?"
"Yes, that guy just contributed his skills in fishing with baskets and breaking ice. The chief of the White Mist Tribe was so pleased that he rewarded him with a position as a small chief." Baipi continued, "He also encouraged me to contribute my pottery making skills. As a result, the people I led were also valued by the White Mist Tribe."
"And then?" The second priest became more and more interested.
"Hai said their tribe is very wealthy. Living by the sea, they can make salt and grow radishes and green onions. That's how they make salted radish strips..." Bai Wu continued, "Most importantly, he said salt-making is the biggest secret of the Hai tribe, and neither he nor his people know how to do it."
I understand! If you want salt production technology, you, the White Mist Tribe, have to come and fight. This "sea" is really...
Once you have tasted salt, you will find its temptation irresistible.
Why did it take so long to arrive? The white people said it was the ocean currents. Without the help of the ocean currents, rowing alone would not be enough.
"Hai's point is that after the White Mist Tribe sent these 500 heads, there aren't many able-bodied men left. That Mist Island is good, occupying... at least, the White Mist Tribe over there still has thousands of people. So, Hai didn't come with us this time. He plans to stay in the White Mist Tribe and act as an insider if the team attacks."
This is roughly what Baipi said.
"Besides the large number of people, what else does the Baiwu tribe have?" Ma Yue asked. At the moment, the people alone did not have much appeal to Ma Yue.
"The White Mist Tribe grows a tall, edible plant with a slightly sweet stem. The fruit... can be roasted and eaten, and it tastes quite good..." Baipi said, gesturing. The White Mist Tribe didn't have pottery, so the harvest had to be roasted.
"Tall stalks? Can the fruits on them be eaten?" Judging from the size of the grains indicated by the white skin, could it be corn?
That's not right. Corn is a specialty of Latin America and was introduced to China later. China's history of growing corn is only about 400 years old. Did I travel to Central America?
It's a mess!
Let’s not worry about where we have traveled to. Perhaps, corn also appeared on the coast of our country tens of thousands of years ago, but it became extinct later?
"That's it." A soldier brought the so-called rations for the prisoners.
Damn! It's corn. After all, it's food, right? They say corn is pretty easy to grow, at least easier than rice or wheat, right?
"How many kilograms of this thing can be harvested?" Ma Yue asked.
"The yield per mu is about 500 to 600 kilograms." Baipi has been in the Hai tribe for a long time and understands the meaning of yield per mu and kilograms.
It’s not a small amount. In the later period, the yield of corn is only 800 to 900 kilograms per mu. Of course, there are high-yield areas where the yield can reach 2,000 kilograms per mu.
"So little?" The high priest was not satisfied.
"It's different." Ma Yue waved his hand. "It's a simple logic. Eating corn is better than eating carrots to prevent hunger. Do you understand?"
"It seems that it is true." Baipi thought for a while and said.
"Corn can be a staple food, but radish is actually a vegetable." Ma Yue continued to explain the difference between staple foods and vegetables. In the past, the Hai tribe had no staple food, so explaining it was useless.
"Most importantly, this corn is a good feed. It helps livestock grow fat."
Isn’t it a waste to feed livestock? This is what primitive people thought.
"Especially when traveling long distances, wildebeests won't lose weight if they have corn feed." The second priest agreed with this point. How can livestock have the strength if they are not given nutrition?
"Would you like to transplant it?" Since corn has so many benefits, of course it would be good to have it for ourselves. When the high priest said this, everyone naturally hoped for it the most.
"I'm afraid the corn won't grow well in a new environment." Ma Yue was worried about this. Although his past life said corn could be grown widely in any climate and geological environment, he was still living in a primitive society.
"God of war, first occupy the White Mist Tribe."
Ma Yue nodded. Even if it was just for corn, this expedition was necessary.
"That Kirishima Island, it takes half a year to go back and forth, it's really troublesome." Ma Yue was annoyed. The sea has its own rules. You can't leave whenever you want.
"The ocean current will only turn back to Kirishima in about a month," said Baipi.
This stinky woman, can you really trust me? Last time, you said you were going to the ghost town. Now, Kirishima appears on the way, can you do it?
"You charlatan, this was really just an accident." Baipi felt a little embarrassed.
"Alright." There was no choice but to trust this white guy. "Send out the wildebeest scouts. Tell the people from Grassland Branch 2 not to come for reinforcements. Just focus on farming over there."
What a hassle! If Ma Yue had known this would happen, he wouldn't have ordered reinforcements from the Grassland Second Branch.
Ma Yue handed over the many boats on the seashore to Bai Pi and Luo Bai, and he led his men back to Stone City.
The Stone City was very large, with many wounded soldiers scattered all over the ground. There were also more than a hundred prisoners squatting in a corner. It seemed that not all of them were able-bodied men.
The first and third leaders of the White Mist Tribe have been beheaded. Without a leader, the men of the White Mist Tribe have become much more obedient.
In the past two years, the Hai tribe has planted a lot of Panax notoginseng, and there are still a lot of cattails in the wild, so there is still a lot of wound medicine. It has been more or less effective in treating the wounded.
Iron Lion and White Eagle led their men away in a hurry. Only a dozen able-bodied men and many old and young people were left in the second branch of the grassland. I was worried.
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