Orchid Ironhoof's proposal to export mercenaries to Lawrence was almost rejected by Lawrence. Although even ordinary tauren are no less than human trainee-level warriors as long as they reach adulthood. But in this world, gunpowder weapons and firearms have already
In the era when they became popular, the value of the combat power of these equivalent to low-level extraordinary beings has been greatly reduced.
So Lawrence said that apart from the uniform recruitment order, the tauren did not need to pay additional armed forces as a price. However, he agreed that those tauren who were willing to work could come here to work directly.
After all, there is no shortage of food on the plains now, and after the discovery of small coal and iron mines, although the reserves of those mineral deposits are insufficient and there is no way to develop the steel industry and build factories, there is no problem at all in manufacturing some simple farm tools and production tools.
In addition, there happened to be an island on Lawrence's previous visit that was a salt-producing island. As long as he had food in hand, he could get a large amount of cheap salt from that island. And just a few ship cabins could supply it.
Those under his command have been eating for a whole year.
Therefore, the materials in Lawrence's hands are enough to meet the needs of some people. On the other hand, due to large-scale construction, there is now a shortage of manpower everywhere in the entire plain. Those responsible persons who were sent to various places expressed to Lawrence that if they hope to
Find some reliable migrant labor to help.
Therefore, having tauren come out to work is something that benefits both parties. At least Lawrence feels that if there are tauren who are willing to come out to help, he can put the lighthouse construction task originally scheduled for next year into this year.
"This is indeed a good suggestion. I will tell everyone when I get back." Lanhua and Tiedhoe also saw the benefits of this suggestion. "Anyway, the busiest days of livestock giving birth have long passed, and those herds only need
Just a few people can watch. If we exclude those who have no way to leave, I think we can get 500 to 700 people to come out."
From Orchid's point of view, the busiest season is now over. Many people in the tauren tribe in the hilly areas are idle. Although they can also hunt and gather, in fact they cannot make up for their consumption at all. That is,
It is said that at this stage those sufficient manpower are simply consuming supplies.
So let the extra manpower come out to work, not to mention how much money can be earned. Just letting humans take care of the food can make the tauren breathe a sigh of relief. So according to Lanhua's judgment, as long as this news is sent back to the tribe, the tribe will
We will definitely be happy to send enough people out to work.
Next, the two sides discussed the safety issue of the journey from the entrance of the plain to the hilly area where the tauren are located. Fortunately, due to the existence of the river, the planned road does not need to go directly through the jungle like Orchid.
Instead, you can make full use of the river on the edge of the plain.
In other words, they only need to take a steamboat and travel upstream for more than 40 kilometers, and then trek less than five kilometers through the jungle to reach the hilly area. Although the overall road seems a bit far,
But considering that there are no dangers in the river, this road is much faster and safer than walking directly through the jungle.
So two days later, Lawrence bid farewell to the tauren named Orchid at the dock. She is now preparing to return to her hometown with samples of various commodities and a temporary negotiation team.
After all, the previous negotiation between Lawrence and her was just a simple contact negotiation. As a trainee shaman, the Tauren Orchid can explain part of the attitude of the Tauren, but it is absolutely impossible to sign any temporary agreement on behalf of the Tauren. Therefore.
Only this time did Lawrence send a small team into the hilly area to negotiate with the real leader of the tauren.
I came to this port today not only to say goodbye to the tauren, but also to receive ships. It was also the result of my last visit, and I bought two offshore sailboats from a neighbor at an extremely low price.
The island is very lucky to be located near the waterway, so there are more ships coming and going. Therefore, the island also relies on its unique geographical advantages to provide supply services to the ships passing by, and at the same time, it provides a certain level of support for ships that are damaged on the way.
Repair services.
These two 150-ton sloops were previously planned to be repaired on the island. However, after receiving the repair quotation, their original owners felt that they had been used for about ten years and it was not worthwhile to spend so much money to repair them.
So we simply abandoned the ship and threw it on the slipway, and then used another ship to transport the crew and supplies on the ship away.
For the lord of that island, he seemed very helpless when facing these two ships, because the ships were already enough for his island, and having two more ships didn't make much sense. And this
The two boats serve no purpose other than occupying two slipways and wasting space.
According to the original plan, the two boats would be dismantled directly on the slipway in a short period of time. Useful items would be recycled, while the remaining items such as wood would be burned as firewood.
But Lawrence was very interested in the two ships that seemed to be of relatively good quality. After all, the island in his hands was not small, and the main settlements were concentrated on the coastline. For him, he wanted to maintain the island.
It is obviously not enough to rely solely on the few boats on hand for intra-island communication.
So in this situation where one wanted to sell and the other wanted to buy, the two parties hit it off and completed the transaction. The price offered by the island owner out of a friendly gesture to the new neighbor was equivalent to the price of overhauling the two ships.
, and is willing to send two ships to the dock of New Saul Island for free for delivery.
So this time they sent a total of three ships when they came here. In addition to the two new ships for delivery, there was also one that came to Lawrence to purchase supplies. Although the food for the first season has not yet arrived, Lawrence and the others have already launched their territory.
The first product: grilled dried fish.
As soon as he arrived on the island, Lawrence discovered a certain seabird gathering place and judged that there was probably a fishing ground nearby. So after settling down, the Enterprise followed Lawrence's orders to look for the fishing ground while patrolling and training. Let Lawrence
Unexpectedly, the fishing ground was not hidden. The Enterprise found the large fishing ground during its first offshore training.
Later, Lawrence learned from asking the old settlers and aborigines on the island that they had known about this fishing ground before. Unfortunately, due to the local hot and humid climate, there was no way to preserve the catch for a long time, and even if the sun-dried seafood was added
The fishy smell after salting is not acceptable to ordinary people, and there is basically not much sales other than eating it yourself.
Therefore, they only usually drive small boats or even canoes to capture part of it to supplement their protein intake. The market is very narrow.
Now, because of the steam engine and biogas, the high-temperature steam generated by the steam engine can be used to sterilize the captured fish after they are moved ashore, and then the high-temperature sterilized fish can be sterilized in a baking room that uses biogas as fuel.
Various seafood products are turned into various dried products.
As for cans, Lawrence also thought about it. After all, cans can be regarded as a landmark invention for preserving food. Unfortunately, for this small island that needs to import canning materials, if you want to make your own cans, then the containers must be
The cost of importing from outside the island is a bit too high.
Therefore, after repeated thinking and investigation, Lawrence made a decision: use the abundant fuel on the island and the cheap spices that can be purchased from the surrounding islands to make a variety of dried seafood that is acceptable to everyone, and then use it as a kind of food on the island.