With the last crop of grain harvested in late autumn, large quantities of radishes, onions, sunflowers, and corn were stored in the warehouse, and Ma Yue felt relieved. The corn was especially good; it could be grown here, which was great.
Ma Yue asked someone to crush a large amount of corn, mixed it with grass and fed it to the wildebeests. Thank you for your hard work, eat more.
Everyone has no objection to the wildebeests receiving the corn harvest, as their contribution is enormous.
It’s time to stay home for the winter. I hope those who are used to living in Kirishima and have never been affected by the cold can survive this winter.
People living in Stone City are busy making salt in winter. The demand for crude salt is increasing, so they can't be idle in winter.
Large quantities of salted radish are being pickled gradually, and the reserves of coarse salt are being consumed in large quantities. We can only rely on the winter to stock up on large quantities of coarse salt.
Following the advice of the second priest, as many able-bodied men with thick fur clothing as possible were selected from the two branches and two villages to come to the headquarters to participate in the salt-making business.
Okay, you guys can make the arrangements.
For a time, the population of the Hai Tribe was constantly changing. Before winter came, the salt-making team at the headquarters had already gathered 500 strong men...
Oh my god! Are all the men from those two branches and two villages gone? What if they get attacked?
It turns out the Sea Tribe actually has so many able-bodied men! Five hundred able-bodied men for a population of three thousand is a pretty good ratio. Of course, these able-bodied men are those who are truly strong. Many of the hundreds of capable spear and stone-throwing troops are frail and therefore don't count for the time being.
There is no other way. If you go out to boil salt in winter, you really can't do it without thick fur clothes and strong muscles.
The seaside is very spectacular. Five hundred strong men are boiling salt together. There are more than eight hundred large concrete basins and stoves lined up. It seems that the construction team has been busy all the time.
The logging team still has 100 strong men? Holy shit! The Sea Tribe has 600 strong men?
Second Priest, High Priest, aren't you really worried about the two branches and two villages being attacked?
Primitive people have a really strong ability to adapt. Ma Yue inspected them every now and then, and even the strong men from the warm Kirishima Island who were boiling salt on the seashore did not freeze to death.
The final allocation of the six hundred men still needed Ma Yue's approval. The men who cooked salt needed to have at least an intermediate level of faith, so the secret of cooking salt could be kept as secret as possible.
Those with slightly lower Faith Power should join the logging team. It's hard to say which side is harder, and everyone agrees; it's all about survival, right? Even though the White Mist Tribe didn't have winter, they often went hungry, didn't they? The White Mist Tribe's meager corn production simply wasn't enough to eat.
The Sea Tribe here at least has salt, right? Every now and then, they'd even slaughter a sheep and eat a handful of meat. Relatively speaking, it's a little colder here, but the food is much better, so the men from Kirishima had no complaints.
Of course, most primitive people are honest and simple, which is their biggest characteristic.
After several inspections, the morale of the team was relatively stable, and Ma Yue felt relieved.
The headquarters is working in full swing, and the main task of the two branches and two villages is to stay warm during the winter. Most of the thick fur clothes are at the headquarters. If you don't stay in the big wooden house with a warm fire, you will freeze to death.
Apart from breaking the ice to fish and looking for firewood, I basically stayed in the house.
The two branches and the two villages also hoped that the headquarters could harvest more salt. Otherwise, where would their salt come from? Only the headquarters was close to the sea.
The leader of the Purple Tribe, Zi Ya, has completely given up on the Sea Tribe. How can the Purple Tribe afford to offend a super large tribe with more than 600 able-bodied men?
The appearance of the wildebeest snowmobile has made winter trade much easier, even more convenient than in summer. Since we can't deal with the Sea Tribe, we should just live in peace and trade.
The Purple Tribe, the Cowhide Tribe, and other tribes with wildebeest snowmobiles would come to Stone City every now and then to exchange food for coarse salt, and it would be even better if they could exchange it for salted radish.
The Niupi tribe has the largest trading volume, of course, mainly wildebeests and live sheep. With the wildebeest snow vehicle, it is convenient and they will actively deliver the goods to the door for trading.
The Purple Tribe is also good, with plenty of live sheep and rabbits, as well as larger fish. The Sea Tribe welcomes everyone. We have plenty of coarse salt anyway, and the remaining small portion of salted radish can be traded for onions and garlic, fine!
What a bullshit ice and snow festival! With the emergence of the wildebeest snowmobile, there is no need to hold it anymore. The Niupi tribe benefited the most, as they went to Sun City twice more, and the trade gap in between was also larger.
The Hai Tribe wasn't far behind, and we had even more wildebeest sleds (feeding them with corn crumbs along the way made them feel stronger and less fat). Hai was so busy he barely had time to go out to sea, constantly traveling back and forth to Sun City with his trade caravans.
The most important reason is that the 500 strong men in the salt-boiling team were so hardworking that the output of crude salt was greatly increased.
Hai's communication skills are quite good. Worried about the Moon Tribe's limited wildebeest stock, he found an opportunity to hook up with the Star Tribe. Yes, the Star Tribe also raises wildebeest. Ma Yue appreciated the idea. It's good to have multiple sources of supply, not just one person.
So-called friendly tribes, bullshit! Only interests are eternal.
After returning to the sea, I strongly applied to expand the corn planting area next year. Corn is of great significance to wildebeests.
Sure! At least there's no problem planting an extra twenty acres of corn in Lianghe Village.
"Why are there so many wildebeests over there?" Ma Yue asked curiously.
"No, it's true that the two big tribes, the Moon and the Star, raise wildebeests, but it's impossible for them to sell so many to us. Most of their wildebeests are purchased from far away and surrounding tribes. In your words, they are regional middlemen!" Hai said with a smile.
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