Aztec Eternals

The sun sets and the moon rises, and it's another two days in a blink of an eye. The round moon rises into the sky, and the moonlight falls like water. The high mountains in the north, the fortresses on the mountains, the long river in the south, the boats on the river, and the Mexica military camps in the middle are all silent under the moonlit night, temporarily hiding the cruel fighting and bloody fire in peace.

In the deep night, Xiulot sat cross-legged in the big tent of the main camp. Beside him was Eckart, the head of the guard who was in charge of ink research, but Naxiu was nowhere to be seen.

"What a strange little fox! The first two months were seduced in every possible way, but the past two months have been hiding."

Shulot glanced at the loyal and resolute chief guard beside him, complaining inexplicably in his heart.

Three months ago, after that night of "painting the world", he and Naxiu had a lot of nonsense a few times, and they were quite familiar with each other. However, during this period of time, Naxiu was a little strange, often saying that she was not feeling well, and went to bed early at night. Shulot doted on her a little, worried that she would get sick, so he allowed her. However, in this way, it is no longer slim red sleeves but strong warriors who add incense and grind at night.

The warriors stood guard in silence. The blood at the entrance of the big tent has been cleaned up. During this time, in order to command the legion nearby, Shulot did not continue to live in the comfortable temple, but rested in the barracks. At this moment, the high moon cast moonlight from the top of the tent, and the shining bonfire cast light and shadow from the corner, illuminating the map and letters in the king's hands together.

"My supreme wolf king, the Guajili Legion, I listen to you! We are recruiting those fleeing Tlaxcala tribes in the eastern forest. Everyone has been drilling in the forest all day. Although they are very tired, they have already 10,000 people have been recruited, and they are being transported to Shuigu City in the south."

Shulot looked at Hei Lang's crooked letter, the corner of his mouth raised. He stretched out his hand to unfold the latest kingdom document, and at the same time checked the reports from the two counties in the south.

In February, another 40,000 strong people were transported away from the farm camp in Shuigu City in the south, and it was almost empty. In the camp that stretched for more than ten miles, there were only 10,000 young and strong prisoners of Mixtec left. And the Kingdom of the Lake in the lower reaches of the Long River, after "swallowing" 220,000 young and strong men and women of various tribes in a year, is in a state of digesting food shortages. The two southern counties could no longer accept more immigrants or serfs before the autumn harvest.

According to Xiuluote's will, at this time, the two southern counties are building a large number of bronze and iron farm tools to prepare in advance for the critical spring plowing three months later. There are also large areas of copper mines in the north of Zicao County, which belong to the huge and long Qinganbat copper belt. These scattered copper mines are being developed nearby by veteran Etalik for small-scale mining and smelting. The smelting of bronze shaft furnaces also took the risk of technology diffusion and was carried out in the artisans of the two southern counties in order to obtain the maximum production capacity.

As for the iron ore in Heiyanshan, iron has already begun to be tapped in the shaft furnace. There is a lot of iron, but the quality is low, and it is basically used to make farm tools. The iron farm tools produced in the first year will be given priority to the villages of Mexica and Preepecha, the pillars of the kingdom. The expensive bronze farming tools are handed over to the priests of the main god according to the usual practice, and then the priests lend them out to pious villagers. The manure collected in the village is also distributed by the priests.

Under the kingdom's governance system, there will be specific considerations for whether the belief is pious or not, and there will be real benefits, so let's promote the belief as soon as possible!

Right now, the two counties in the south of the kingdom are trying to maintain stability, trying to reclaim lake fields, and everything is based on agriculture. Only after the autumn harvest this year, with the most basic harvest, and the hundreds of thousands of transshipment captives immigrated, can we feel a little more at ease. The grain produced in the two southern counties should be self-sufficient after the autumn harvest. After another two years of cultivated land, there will definitely be explosive growth.

In the positioning of the kingdom, the Apa Plain, which is fertile and thousands of miles away, is the land of abundance and the land of fish and rice. When the two counties in the south are developed enough, they will be able to provide a large amount of food continuously! And this also means that the attack range of the Kingdom Legion can rely on the Talsas River to sweep across thousands of miles from east to west, and even go further!

Thinking of this, Xiulot stretched out his fingers and groped around the west side of the world map. At this moment, a small merchant fleet of the Kingdom should have obeyed his will and set off from the mouth of the Talsas River, the newly emerging Trout Town, to the northern coast.

The size of this merchant fleet is small, there are about 30 catamaran canoes, more than 400 people, half warriors and half sailors. They will head north again, taking the route recorded by the Kingdom's first expedition. The task they have to complete is to investigate the details of the North Terkos tribe, send gem gifts to the local chiefs, and then land and investigate to prepare for future conquests. The second is to contact again with the Jorem tribe that produces gold and copper in the far north, and the Jome tribe that produces coal and gold, and conduct a small amount of trade.

"The kingdom is not short of gold and copper, but high-quality bituminous coal."

Thinking of the various minerals in the Lower California Bay, Shulot's eyes flickered and he silently swallowed. The artisans of the Kingdom tried burning the samples brought back by the old militiamen, and were amazed at the quality of these coals!

These high-quality bituminous coals produce enough heat and do not have the problem of sulfur in Tianchao coal mines. They are excellent fuels for ironmaking. The Heiyanshan Iron Mine is also by the sea, and it can be easily reached by water transportation. just this distance

"Sailing along the coast, 3,200 miles, is equivalent to sailing from the capital of Ming Dynasty to Quanzhou! And if it is only 320 miles, then the warriors of the kingdom will set out to crusade in no time."

Shulot sighed inwardly. With such a long distance, with the kingdom's current navigation level, it is difficult to carry out large-scale trade in a short period of time, let alone send troops to conquer. But the Gulf of Lower California is sheltered by the outer islands, and the weather is calm. Even a catamaran canoe can barely go back and forth. Therefore, small-scale exchanges between the north and the south can still be achieved.

Of course, there was a third purpose for the kingdom's merchant fleet to go north, which was to bring back the guano stones from the island. There were too few samples brought back by the old militiamen before, and no matter whether it was trying to make nitrate or fertilize the fields, they couldn't make a name for themselves.

"There is very little precipitation in the Lower California Islands. The struvite on the islands should be a mixture of calcium phosphate and nitrate. The technology of making nitrate from struvite has to be explored for many years. It is ground and directly added to the It is easy to fertilize the fields in the fields. If the sand ships of the Celestial Dynasty can be built, and three or four hundred tons of guano stones can be transported in one ship and added to the fields, it will be a tangible grain! There is enough fertilizer, and In the climate of Central America, Milpa can be grown three times a year or even more like Chinanampa!"

Shulot looked at the sea chart in the northwest and thought about it for a moment, feeling like a cat was scratching in his heart. He looked to the unknown south again, thinking of the struvites of Peru, Bolivia, Chile, an almost inexhaustible wealth.

"No! For the future empire, endless food is more important than endless gold and silver! And all of these must come from the sea, from the vast north and south continents!"

Thinking of this, Shulot lowered his eyes, and a thought flashed in his heart. It's just that if you want to achieve a breakthrough in navigation technology, you still have to wait passively. Afterwards, he read Hei Lang's letter again, and soon came to the end.

"Your Highness, the Kingdom Legion is in the east, recruiting the Tlaxcala tribe in the mountains, giving them food to eat, and spreading the belief of the Lord God. But in the past year, many tribes have fled to the land of the Totonac people, It was 'eaten' by those big tribes, big villages, and even city-states. The Totonac people in the east treated many Tlaxcala tribes as serfs. Even the neighboring Wushan City sent a large group of Totonac warriors , to block the surrender of the Kingdom Legion, and attack our team! The Guaquili fighters are very indignant"

"Um?"

Seeing this, Shulot paused for a while, showing surprise.

"The powerful Tlaxcala four-state alliance was destroyed under the alliance's eastward expedition. Now, the six Mexica legions from the north and the south are gathered in the Tlaxcala Valley. How dare the Totonac people in the east at this time , provoking the alliance?"

Thinking of this, Shulot pondered for a moment, and the corners of his mouth curled up. He continued to look down, and sure enough, the content behind it was as expected.

"Your Highness, your loyal black wolf begs you! Totonak village in the east, provoke the alliance, provoke the kingdom, and offend the Lord God. They have prevented the kingdom from recruiting the Tlaxcalans, and they also have many young men. Their Warrior, I have already fought several times with the scouts of the legion, and killed dozens of warriors of the kingdom! I implore you to allow me to dispatch the entire legion to severely punish these Totonak people who dare to offend!"

Seeing that the Totonacs were already at war with the Alliance, Shulot frowned and cursed secretly.

"Well, you militant black wolf! When you come back, I will punish you for copying the Lord God's "Ali Sutra" ten times with your own hands!"

Afterwards, Xiulot's expression changed, thinking about the pros and cons. After a while, his eyes became sharp and cold. Strong ambition is beating in his chest, with the desire to dominate and plunder, always yearning for further growth and strength.

"The king asked me to siege the city. This long siege may last for a long time, even until the next autumn harvest. The alliance's food is not abundant, and there will be losses in transshipment. And the army harvested a lot last year, and there is no need to put The crucial logistics are all in the hands of others.”

"We can continue to farm this year. But in the past two months, a total of 10,000 old and weak people in Tlaxcala have been recruited. And the farm camp outside Shuigu City has more than 500,000 mu of mature land and can support 100,000 people. Reclamation!."

"The Totonacs have offended the alliance and are at war with the Kingdom Legion. No matter what the cause is, in order to maintain the majesty of the alliance, they must fight until they sue for peace! What's more, the kingdom needs Dingkou! More Dingkou, more Serfs, supporting more warriors means a stronger army!."

After thinking for a moment, Xiulot finally made up his mind. He already has a full understanding that the kingdom military group he built with his own hands is a pure war machine.

For such a military group with one mind and one mind and rapidly expanding, it needs to continuously plunder enough nutrients from the soil of all parts of the world. It doesn't make much sense to maintain a peaceful and stable relationship with the Totonacs. On the contrary, within the framework of the Mexica Alliance, attacking, plundering and annexing as much as you want is the fastest way to grow!

"Black Wolf, the Totonacs have offended the Lord God. I allow you to punish them severely! I will also write to King Avit to report the details of the Totonacs."

Shulot picked up the pen, dipped in the blue ink, and wrote a letter that seemed to be glowing red.

"There are still three months left before this year's spring plowing. The kingdom needs people to cultivate and women to give birth. The Guajili Legion can let go, but don't do unnecessary killings! White Snake Hill City has no ability to break through .I will send 8,000 'feather goose' legions to help you transport the prisoners and cover the flanks. As for Wushan City, which took the initiative to send troops."

After writing this, Xiulot paused for a while. His eyes flickered, and he wrote the last sentence coldly.

"You send people first to investigate the population and city defenses in the Qing city. The kingdom's fleet has just brought in a new batch of gunpowder and pottery thorns. Cloud Snake Mountain City and White Snake Hill City have towering walls, and the terrain is too steep, which is not conducive to the use of artillery. If the timing is right, I will send the artillery battalion of the Imperial Guards to the city of Wushan."

The rainy season in Central America is too long, and the Tlaxcala Valley has too much precipitation, and there is too much moisture in the air. Most of the gunpowder carried by the South Route Army last year failed after the long rainy season. Similarly, during the rainy season, the production of gunpowder in the kingdom also stagnated, and everything had to wait for the rain to pass.

It wasn't until yesterday that the latest batch of gunpowder was transported with difficulty to the Tree Snake City with the kingdom's transport fleet. And along with the gunpowder came a letter from Talea, the deputy director of the Divine Apocalypse Institute.

Thinking of the beautiful figure standing alone, Shulot pursed his lips, not knowing what he was thinking. After a while, he finally stretched out his hand and unfolded the letter with a faint floral fragrance.

On that letter, there were sun-like flower marks printed on it, and there were two mimosa flowers inside. In this era, mimosa is considered a spiritual plant because it moves when touched. In the legend, there is a girl's soul, sealed in the grass, and only when the flowers bloom can it be seen by those who miss her.

As a priest, Shulot naturally knew about this legend. He lowered his eyes, with a complicated expression, reading the letter from the girl in the distance.

"To my Sun God, Great Victory in the Eastern Expedition, your loyal servant, I congratulate you and pray to the Lord God for you! According to your will, the Kingdom's Gunpowder Department has discovered several bat caves, starting from the caves. Extract saltpeter from bat guano. The kingdom’s gunpowder production has increased again. Every month except the rainy season, a new batch of gunpowder weapons of more than 10,000 catties can be produced, which will arrive with this letter. And in June Every month before the rain, the same amount of gunpowder will be brought in."

Holding the letter, Xiulot smelled the faint fragrance, and felt a little soft in his heart for no reason. Talea was in charge of the Divine Enlightenment Institute for him, dedicated herself to being in charge of the R\u0026D and production of gunpowder, and another four years passed in a flash. After a while, Xiuluo settled down and continued to read. But soon, his eyes sharpened, and he got up abruptly!

".The Lord God bless! The rain in the rainy season is the inspiration of the Lord God, and the transportation along the river has brought new discoveries. My Highness, after hard exploration, I finally found a way to double the power of gunpowder!"

Maomao wishes everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival and a happy family!