Aztec Eternals

The clouds and rain in the east rise from the Caribbean Sea, pass through the jungles of the coastal lowlands, and gradually move towards the central plateau. And the moist east wind from the sea has already arrived at the Tlaxcala Valley one step ahead of the clouds.

The mighty warm wind blew past, curling up the young king's forehead hair and blowing his tall feather crown. The feather crown fluttered lightly, and the wind passed silently. When Xiulot looked up, it was the night sky. In the night sky of the Central American plateau, there is a boundless river of galaxies, and there are bright stars shining! There is also the clear and deep sky, like the clumsy and speechless face of a god, staring deeply at the mortals looking up at the sky.

"At the beginning of ancient times, who preached it? The upper and lower sides have not been formed, so how can we test it?"

The familiar Chu Ci surged in Wang Wang's heart. However, the verses came to his lips, and when they were spoken, they became old and bloody Nahua myths.

"The sun god came to the world and killed the eldest sister and four hundred brothers. The head of the eldest sister was lifted into the sky and turned into a bright moon. The four hundred brothers sacrificed in blood and turned into stars all over the sky. Among the sons of gods, only the sun god lives alone on Snake Mountain, at the highest place. !"

Hearing the king's words, an elderly warrior in armor and crown bowed to the ground. After the big gift, he raised his head and sincerely praised.

"Your Highness! You should live alone on Snake Mountain, at the highest point, and become the only sun in the world!"

"Um."

In front of the closest courtiers, Shulot doesn't need to hide his inner desire and ambition. He nodded slightly, smiled gently, and looked at the samurai commander whom he hadn't seen for half a year.

"Bothard, I have nothing urgent to invite you here this time. I mainly want to chat with you. How is the farming and transshipment of Water Valley City going?"

"Your Highness, there are already 150,000 people in the farm camp outside Shuigu City, two-thirds of which are from the various ministries of Totonak, and they were transferred all the way to the Milpa farmland that will be reclaimed this year, which is 500,000 mu. And the mountain field for planting sweet potatoes and potatoes is about 300,000 mu. When the autumn harvest is in October, the grain harvested in the fields will be enough to supply the camp of Tree Snake City!"

Berthard had a well-thought-out plan and reported back in detail. He handles all the matters of Tuntian by himself, and the specific details could not be more clear.

"As for a large number of young adults to be transported, well, it will have to wait until after the autumn harvest in October. The two counties in the south of the kingdom are busy cultivating new fields, and there is not enough food for the time being. They have to buy from the states in the south of the alliance."

"Very good! Berthard, you've done a good job. It's really hard work! I can only rest assured that I have to hand over the farmland in Water Valley City to you. After all, the most important thing for an army is food!"

Shulot nodded in satisfaction. He reached out and patted Bertard's shoulder affectionately before continuing in a deep voice.

"I received a letter from Hei Lang yesterday. He is in the land of Totonac in the east, and he is making rapid progress! The Hei Lang Legion has already traveled 300 miles east of Wushan City, and has fought around Jinwan City, pulling out several camps to garrison troops Along the way, he also surrendered tens of thousands of Totonak tribal soldiers as a pioneer."

Speaking of this, Shulot rubbed the center of his brows and paused for a moment. In his heart, he was sincerely happy for Hei Lang's progress, but also had many worries.

To be honest, the scale of the Totonac war has exceeded his expectations so far. The king's envoy was pushed back and stayed in the tree snake city. And the Totonak tribes, which had always been scattered, actually formed a coalition of tens of thousands of people to confront the black wolf's army.

The current situation is like standing on the edge of a cliff. If you lose the battle and take a step back, you will be smashed to pieces. If such a large number of surrendered soldiers cannot be plundered outwards and consumed and absorbed, they will detonate internally. And the external pressure, the coalition forces of the various ministries of Jinwan, will not hold back at all.

But if they are victorious, they can go one step further and capture Jinwan City and wipe out all the coalition forces, which is equivalent to defeating many Totonac city-states in one fell swoop, and completely establishing the prestige of the Army in the Lake. After that, it will be much easier to conquer the vast seaside lands.

"Hei Lang told me that he has no shortage of fighters, but he lacks food, arrows, bronze weapons, leather armor, and gunpowder. Among these points, the most important thing is food!"

Shulot looked solemn, stared at the loyal warrior commander, and asked.

"Supply 20,000 warriors with half a year's worth of food, and in the big camp, can we squeeze out more?"

"Huh? Supply 20,000 warriors with food for half a year? Take it all at once?"

Hearing this, Bertard opened his mouth, wanting to make a promise, but couldn't.

"Your Highness, this. I. I am in the camp."

Tuntian Daying needs to supply 150,000 people, and there is indeed enough food in stock. But most of the stored grains are high-yield miscellaneous grains such as pumpkins and sweet potatoes. The villagers farming, except for the busy seasons of spring plowing and autumn harvest, only eat two meals of miscellaneous grains a day, and the consumption is actually not much. The standard for the warriors to go out is two to three meals a day, and each meal must be the staple food of corn that can withstand hunger. However, the staple food produced in the farmland was basically used to supply several legions in the area around Shusnake City.

"What, is there any difficulty?"

Xiulot touched his chin, thought for a while, and then lowered his request.

"Well. Then replace it with 10,000 warriors and 10,000 militiamen, and the food for half a year. It can't be less! Hei Lang is good at fighting, but he is not good at organizing production. After autumn, he will probably still be short of food."

"Yes! Your Highness, in accordance with your will, I will definitely complete the request!"

Berthard bowed his head and promised loudly. When the militia went out to fight, there were only three meals of miscellaneous grains a day. According to this standard, he can still make it out, but he has to suffer from the legion garrison in Shuigu City.

"very good!"

Xiuluo nodded, thought for a while, and said with a smile.

"Bothard, if the food in the camp is insufficient, you don't need to die. You can exchange it with the surrounding states. Whether it is the southern city-states of the Alliance, the Tepanik tribes in the southwest, or even the Mixtec states in the south, there are A surplus of food!"

"As for the goods exchanged for them, it is of course best to use gems. Of course, in recent years, gems have been traded too much, and the needs of various ministries have become very limited. Then, bronze weapons can also be accepted, paper armor can also be exchanged, and even You can give them dozens of bronze armors! Remember, the price has to be doubled!"

"Huh? Mixtec ministries? Trading bronze soldiers and armor?"

Bertard was stunned and asked in surprise.

"Your Highness! But the Mystec tribes were still at war with us last year! What's more, the High Priests of the Alliance expressly forbade the outflow of armaments."

"It doesn't matter! Hundreds of thousands of bronze soldiers and dozens of bronze armors have little effect on the overall situation. The foundation of the kingdom lies in population and food. As long as enough food is exchanged to feed enough people, it is not difficult to expand military production Such a transaction obviously benefits the kingdom more!"

Xiulot looked calm, smiled and waved his hands. Throughout the ages, the arms trade has been one of the most profitable businesses. In this kind of trade, the Kingdom side, which occupies a dominant position, can obtain several times the benefits. The high income will be converted into sufficient nutrients to supply the rapid growth of the kingdom's sacred tree. And as long as the kingdom's development is fast enough, it can suppress the Quartet without restraint or too many scruples.

"Okay, food is the first priority, I can only leave it to you! You have to let go of your hands and feet, don't be timid. No matter what happens, I can take care of it in the alliance. The envoy sent by the king to the seaside Yao Lin, you are still staying here, waiting for me to stand up for him and cover up for Hei Lang, haha!"

Shulot smiled wryly twice, and his expression became serious again. He pondered for a while before opening his mouth slowly, very solemnly.

"Bothard, the second important thing, I am going to write a letter to the king: What do you think of the newly laid Totonac land as the fiefdom of Xiuhua? What will be the attitude of King Avit, the generals of the kingdom?