Chapter 679: The establishment of the northern trade route, a journey of ten times profit
Overcast clouds piled up, the sky was dim, the weather at the seaside was changing, and drizzle was coming again in the blink of an eye. Priest Zuvarro raised his head, looked at the darkening sky, put on a wide-brimmed straw hat, and covered his face
expression on.
"The proposal of Chief Karan of the Yorem tribe...the large Yome tribe..."
Thinking back to the conversation that day, Priest Zuvalo touched his chin, struggled for a while, and then shook his head.
"The Yaqi tribe is a large northern tribe that controls nearly ten thousand people and has three thousand warriors. If there are not enough supplies along the way, how many warriors can the kingdom's fleet be able to transport three to four thousand miles away?
What?...Such a bold proposal should be left to your Majesty to make a decision!"
Thinking of this, the new priest's mind wandered far away, and he remembered what he had seen and heard about the large tribe of Yome.
Relying on the large river in the upper reaches of the east, the Yome tribe conducts prosperous trade with the Horta city-state in the mountains further north and the Makuvi tribes on the wilderness border. The ancestral land of the Orta city-state alliance is the Red Copper Mountain, which produces a large amount of
High-quality copper materials and copperware. The Yaqui tribes, especially the Yome tribe, controlled various flint coal mines and produced sufficient amounts of bituminous coal.
It is precisely because of the open-pit coal mines and the obstruction of the northern mountains that the Yomei tribe does not have to be forced to migrate when the cold wave comes, and can gradually grow to the size of ten thousand people. And the coastal plains along the river where they settled have become a place for various tribes to watch.
Fertile ground for longing. Even the Guayinma Tribe, who has always been friends with him, has some hidden thoughts of coveting it, not to mention the Yorem Tribe, which has the same origin.
"The fleet carried out gem trade in Yomei, and loaded more than a dozen catamaran canoes with coal, which totaled about dozens of tons. The Black Rock Mountain Iron Mine specified that this high-quality coal from the North was needed.
This kind of coal is different from the Kingdom's. After being coked using local methods, the iron will not become brittle..."
Priest Zuvalo tugged at his hair and was silent. What about coal and iron? He had learned about His Majesty's divine revelation at Divine Power University, but he didn't understand the specific smelting at all.
"The essence of divinity is injected into the mineral deposits of the earth. The more it is injected, the more pure it is, the higher the quality, and the easier it is to smelt. This is true for gold, silver, copper, coal, iron and tin, and there is a difference between high and low quality."
Thinking of this, Zuvarro tilted his head slightly and looked at the coal-carrying catamaran beside him. In order to facilitate trade, these catamarans are covered with wooden boards that can stand people and carry goods, and on both sides of the hull,
There are also additional extensions to provide buoyancy and carrying rafts.
At this moment, both the wooden planks and the attached rafts were loaded with baskets of coal, which pressed the hull half into the water. Through such modifications, the maximum load of a catamaran was increased to seven.
Eight tons. The only disadvantage is that it is not flexible enough and is not suitable for fighting on the water.
"So, the large tribe of Yuomei is the northernmost point reached by the merchant fleet. And the aggressive Sri people further north have no special products, cannot trade, and are too dangerous. @精/书馆*Update~~ship
The team turned west at Yomei, heading to the long and narrow peninsula to the west, and excavating the struvite stones designated by His Majesty on the small islands along the coast."
Priest Zuvaro turned slightly and looked to the other side. The large and small straw baskets were filled with gray-white and yellowish struvite stones.
According to the description of the gods, these struvites are formed by the feces of island birds that have condensed over thousands of years, and contain the vitality for cultivating crops. In the entire fleet, more than 20 catamarans carry more than half of the load.
, are used to load these natural fertilizers.
"If one ton of struvite is ground and added to farmland, how many tons of additional grain can be produced?"
Priest Zuwaro stared at the ordinary struvite stones with wide eyes. Unfortunately, he could not see anything. But he knew that in the upper reaches of Lake Ato, a small lake had been led out, and the floating field Chinampa on the lake had been built.
.This is a unique technology of the Mexican Federation. It can be cultivated throughout the year and harvested more than three times. It must be maintained with sufficient fertilizer.
"The islands around the long and narrow peninsula are full of hundreds of thousands of free-flying seabirds. They are producing fertilizer all the time..."
Zuvarro squinted his eyes, recalling the overwhelming seabirds, the heart-shaking bird calls, and the "raindrops" falling from the sky, and couldn't help but wipe his forehead. He thought about the magnificent scenery,
Thinking about the struvite stones that can be seen everywhere, there is longing in my eyes.
"There are tens of millions of tons of struvite piled up in mountains and stretches of land! If struvite can really increase production, then the kingdom's food will be... (This chapter is not finished!)
Chapter six hundred and seventy-nine
The establishment of the northern trade route, a journey of ten times profit
.Hoo! God bless you!"
Zuvalo took a deep breath, his face full of piety, and prayed in a low voice.
The kingdom's merchant fleet headed south along the long and narrow peninsula, encountering many struvite islands, all the way to the southernmost tip of the peninsula. @ESSENTIAL/书馆·correct~~ but the fleet will not go to the southernmost tip.
, because there are no large villages that can supply supplies along the way. The Kochimi tribes on the peninsula have always been small in size, with the largest being only a few hundred people, and the surplus food has never been much. After traveling six hundred miles south, the merchant fleet stopped at Kochi
The largest fishing village of the Chimi people, Chimi Village (today's tripu), provided food and water. Outside Chimi Village, there was an almost closed lagoon (today's puertoesdido). The fish production in it was very abundant, so it could support a whole family.
Located in a big village.
Driving three to four hundred miles east from Qimi Village, we returned to the northern continent again, which happened to be the location of the Yorem Tribe. The Kingdom's merchant fleet stopped at the Yorem Tribe to replenish supplies before saying goodbye reluctantly, hoping to escape from the sea of misery.
Putu, the gray cat, followed the path he came from and embarked on his return journey to the south.
"This is the complete northern trade route! Starting from the town of Trout at the mouth of the Talsas River, it goes to the town of Zombie of the Nantecos, the city of Three Rivers of the Northern Tecos, and Torpan of the Huichol people.
The mouth of the river, the Fish Mountain Village of the Totome people, the Yorem tribe of the Mayo people, the Yome tribe of the Yaqui people, and then westward through the Struvite Islands to the Chimi village of the Cochimi people, and then back east for about
Rem Department."
Zuvalo closed his eyes and concluded in his mind. The distance between these navigation nodes is between 500 and 700 miles, which is a more suitable supply location. And a coastal voyage is exactly four thousand miles away, four thousand miles away.
The return trip takes about four months.
Along the way from south to north, the Tekos people’s Zombie Town and Three Rivers City all produce grain and cloth, which are exchanged for the kingdom’s gems. The Huichol people at the mouth of the Torpan River have the ability to provide cassiterite, gold, and silver stones.
, but does not accept gems, only cloth and weapons.
The Yushan Village of the Totome people has relatively sufficient food, accepts daily necessities trade, and has little interest in gems. The Yoremu tribe of the Mayo people particularly prefers bronze weapons and refined leather armor, and can provide high-quality copper, gold, stone, and silver.
stone.
The Yomei tribe of the Yaquis produced a large amount of bituminous coal, copper stone, gold and stone, and accepted the gemstone trade. Among the Yomei tribe, there were merchants from the Horta City-State Alliance, who could provide extremely pure red copper in exchange for bronze weapons.
The Horta Alliance in the mountains is facing the plunder of the fierce steppe Apache Alliance, and its demand for weapons and leather armor is almost unlimited.
"The Horta people's copper exchange price is only one-third of the Alliance's. The Yomei tribe's coal only costs human labor. And weapons, leather armor and cloth can be sold at a premium of several times more in various tribes in the northern continent.
.As for the gold ore that each ministry has, it is usually one-fourth or five-fifths of the value of the alliance, or even a basket of gold and stone for a basket of cotton cloth..."
Zuvalo did a little calculation, and his eyes turned slightly red. The profit of this northern route was at least six times more! The kingdom's merchant fleet went north with weapons, leather armor, and cloth, and then filled it with gold, silver, copper, and coal.
, tin, guano stone heading south...
"No, that's not right! If you take the gems in the lake and go north, and exchange a large amount of cotton on the land of the northern and southern Tekos people... the profit of this route will be ten times! Praise the Lord God!"
Thinking of this, Zuvalo looked excited and raised the corners of his mouth piously. He rubbed his palms excitedly, flexed his wrists, and his eyes flashed.
"Your Majesty said that 30% of the income from each transaction will be shared by the crew of the fleet! As long as we make a few more trips, the warriors and sailors on the ship, as well as me, will be enveloped in the golden light of the Lord God! Haha!"
The hearty laughter resounded in the dim sea and sky, with heartfelt piety and strong desire. Zuwaro made up his mind to rest for half a month in Zicao County after returning, and then load up his goods again.
Go north.
The newly minted priest stood up and stood on the bow of the ship. He looked at the vast ocean, and his heart was filled with excitement. After a long time, an inexplicable thought came to his mind, causing his eyes to cast towards the distant east.
"The world is so vast, and the various tribes are so diverse. After the first Kingdom exploration, the Northland has become endless. At this moment, I don't know where the Kingdom's eastward exploration fleet has ended up? What are the various tribes in the far east?
What does it look like?".
Chapter six hundred and seventy-nine
The establishment of the northern trade route, a journey of ten times profit
