"That's possible, Chunwu. The Qingfeng tribe's mid-grade fire spirit stone mine is still a mess." Ma Yue said. "By the way, what's going on in Leishen City now? Which tribe occupies it?"
"Star Tribe!"
"Huh? Don't you want that from Bullhead City?"
"What else is there over there? Without our copper plows and shovels, farming in that area is impossible. The Star Tribe was also forced to migrate to Thunder God City here. After all, there's a lot of land here, right? There's a mid-grade fire spirit stone mine, and a low-grade water spirit stone mine. For now, the Star Tribe relies on mining to survive, hehe!"
That's right. Regardless, spirit stones are valuable. Whether they're mid-grade or low-grade, the Divine Mountain at least needs them. As for where the food comes from, Chunwu isn't sure yet. Perhaps it's brought directly from the Divine Mountain.
"The grassland tribes in the south have not given up yet. A large number of cavalry have landed in Dongshui Bay again. This time, the grassland people have joined forces with the coalition forces in Xishui Bay. A battle has been fought." Chunwu continued to report.
"There are so many grassland people in the south, batch after batch."
"The southern prairie is still too far away. We don't have any accurate information."
"It doesn't matter. The grassland people are now eyeing the saltwater lake and have been busy cutting it. Our Sea Tribe still needs to strengthen its own development. If we are not strong, everything we do will be in vain."
"What the charlatan said is true. Our Hai tribe captured two big cities in one battle. It is enough to deter people for a while. I am afraid that no one will provoke us again in a few years, haha!" Chun Wu said with a smile.
The Hai tribe had more and more surplus food, so Ma Yue called the second and third priests to make some adjustments to the crop plan in the warm zone and expand the planting area of corn and sunflowers.
Since the Sea Tribe has enough to eat, the two priests have no objection. There is nothing wrong with enriching the Sea Tribe's dining table. They can't always eat sweet potatoes and potatoes, right?
The charlatans have repeatedly emphasized the importance of green vegetables. If conditions permit, it is gradually becoming necessary to expand the planting area of other crops.
What's more, the Hai tribe has more and more large livestock, and they need to be fed some corn kernels to grow fat, right?
The Hai tribe's autumn harvest yielded a large number of sweet potato and potato vines, which were a delicacy for large livestock and somewhat nutritious. The problem was, they were difficult to store.
"You charlatan, the Southern Branch has eight or nine thousand people and five or six thousand large livestock, but the Southern Branch is just a stone city, it's too concentrated." Gray Wolf went to the Southern Branch, and the second priest was transferred back to Haifan City.
"Do you mean to establish a branch further south of the Southern Branch?" Ma Yue asked.
"Yes, we don't necessarily have to build a stone city. It's like building a village on the prairie in the past. In this way, the arable land will be separated by enough distance..." After the second priest said this, Ma Yue understood that the significance of establishing a branch was to avoid everyone gathering together.
With a sufficient distance between them and the arable land radiating from this village as the core, it is convenient to travel back and forth for farming, saving a lot of travel time.
What's more, the flock of sheep of the Hai tribe is growing larger and larger, and more nearby grazing areas are needed. It is not appropriate to concentrate eight or nine thousand people in one southern branch.
"That's no problem. You know the southern branch well. If there's a suitable location, just build a village. If not, just build a few more villages. There aren't many strong enemies around us, so the safety level is pretty good." Ma Yue said. There are many rivers in this warm area, so there should be many places suitable for building new villages.
"What's the size of the village?" asked the third priest.
"Let Gray Wolf handle it." We need to analyze each case individually; we don't have to decide everything ourselves. "Third Priest, please tell Luo Bai of the Northern Branch that if it's appropriate, the Northern Branch can continue to expand northward and establish some villages."
"For future cooperative management, it's best to focus on the village. There are many people living farther north and south of the North-South Division, so we shouldn't concentrate them all around the Stone City in the North-South Division to disperse the pressure on the Stone City."
Is farming the main responsibility of the village? It would be best to build some villages around the Stone City as the core, and then use the villages of these sea tribes as the core to attract the surrounding large and small tribes to cooperate in farming.
"Management should be as detailed and structured as possible." Ma Yue gave instructions according to his own ideas. Whether it was right or not, that was it.
"Our Hai Tribe's village of a few hundred people can attract several times the population of surrounding tribes, both large and small, to cooperate in farming." The second priest said, "When needed, these cooperative farmers can also temporarily mobilize a group of troops for battle..."
Did the Sea Tribe temporarily recruit some able-bodied men from the partner tribes to go attack Sun City? Five thousand strong men. Of those who returned alive, only about two thousand made it back.
There are always casualties in war. Therefore, the total population of the Hai Tribe didn't change much. This was because the war was over, and Ma Yue didn't want to increase the population.
By using farming as a way to attract foreigners, they could, when necessary, organize themselves into a disguised "mercenary force." Of course, mercenaries who performed well were now completely integrated into the Sea Tribe, becoming its own people. Having experienced and contributed greatly to this war, these individuals were more easily accepted by the Sea Tribe.
"I understand. These cooperating tribes are all potential populations of our Hai tribe." The third priest nodded.
"That's right. We should give benefits to the tribes that contributed their men to this war. For example, we can give them 25% to 30% of the harvest from cooperative farming..." Giving them only 20% of the harvest is too much exploitation.
Even though this was a small amount, the cooperating tribes were still very happy.
"I understand. The tribe that contributes the most able-bodied men will receive 30% of the harvest, and so on, until it reaches 25%. This way, it will be much easier for our Hai tribe to recruit soldiers in the future, haha!" The second priest laughed.
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