At that time, Eric said this! "The other party was a very rich and populous empire. The territory they owned might be about the same as the current Eastern Roman Empire. At the same time, the other party's emperor implemented a strong centralization system. All officials in the province must be directly appointed by the emperor.

The emperor also recruited strong men from other cities as guards. They claimed that, and according to my estimate, their professional army should be more than half a million. And when necessary, a larger number of reserves could be recruited."

"Are there five hundred thousand troops?" Egil was a little stunned. The Aztec Empire that Eric mentioned was not the same as what he knew, the Greek city-state-style loose state. It was a centralized empire. The resources that could be used were much more than Egil imagined.

"Yes, my majesty." Eric continued: "John just now, the warriors with extreme tiger skins mentioned were one of them. In addition, they also had elite warriors covered with feathers and decorated like eagle heads. According to my observation, these warriors were equipped with bows and arrows with black rays of arrows. They should be the main force for long-range strikes. In addition, or there are other elite troops on the other side, we don't know."

"Forget about military matters." Egil waved his hand: "We don't have the energy and do not have enough population to occupy a big country thousands of miles away, although the other side is very primitive and backward. As long as we keep trade with them, we will make enough gold. Now, let's talk about their business, agriculture and other things."

"Yes, Lord." The first speaker was still the Jodh: "The place where we are mainly engaged in is their capital, which they call Tenochtland. It is a very large city with a population of hundreds of thousands. What is even more incredible is that the city was built in the middle of a large lake. The Aztecs used some sandbanks as foundations to fill the soil on the lake and finally laid out a big city. This was simply incredible."

"Is it built in the middle of the lake? It's incredible." Egil nodded, which was the same as what he knew.

"Yes, they have a very prosperous and prosperous capital. The goods in the markets in the city are also rich. But most of them are eaten and are agricultural products. They grow a kind of grain called corn, fish, and some fruits. Some prey obtained from the wild jungle - I can't name those things. In addition, there is dog meat, well, yes, the taste is quite good. In addition, the most important commodity is feathers, they use the feathers of each and the birds to make ornaments to decorate themselves, or shields.

Their buildings are very eye-catching, and the huge pyramids built with huge bluestone are the most eye-catching. They worship their gods in these places. There are two gods they want to worship, so there are two stairs to reach the top of the pyramid. The top of the pyramid is divided into two, and there is a temple on one side. However, their sacrifice method is very brutal and cruel - use living people."

John said this a little angry: "This is a barbaric nation. The lord. They claimed that for the growth of their crops and for the sacrifice of their gods, living people need to be sacrificed. In addition, they will eat those poor sacrifices. They eat people!"

"Oh. It's so scary, unfortunate news." Egil didn't care what a country thousands of miles away liked to eat. But after his subordinates said this, he would be slightly more in line with the following.

"Yes." So, Eric answered the conversation: "We had some conflicts with them because of this." Speaking of this, Eric looked at John with a blame: "Fortunately nothing happened."

"So," Egil nodded, and after thinking for a moment, he decided to warn John: "Okay, my friend, although your indignation towards those evil pagans is correct. But you must know that the Empire cannot control them now, and after that, there are many places where the Empire will deal with them. You must know how to endure, do you know?"

"Yes, my lord." Although he felt a little dissatisfied, John nodded and agreed to Egil's words.

"Well, yes, the lord, what shocked us the most was their agriculture. The Aztecs had fertile land and the crop yield was also very considerable. This is why they could feed so many people and have big cities with scared and hundreds of thousands of people. Their main crop was the corn I mentioned before. We also brought some seeds. I think we can promote planting..."

"One-of course!" Hearing Eric said this, Effort was very excited - corn seeds, which is the best high-yield crop of this era - sweet potatoes and other things. That thing cannot be used as the main meal. Ejer is convinced that after the large-scale promotion of corn cultivation, the empire's agricultural harvest could even double - more food means more population, more population means more soldiers and taxes.

This is a very good thing.

"Tell me my order! Keep the Kazuko, whom the expedition team brought back from the New World, carefully! Choose the best piece of land and send professional farmers to take care of it! You must grasp it well! When the harvest comes out, you will promote it to other royal farms!"

Egil's shouting scared John and Eric. They both couldn't think of why His Majesty the Emperor was so excited.

"Do you bring back other good things?!" Egil looked at the two guys with excitement, letting them know that if their answer was no, then there was no way the tyrant would do anything.

"Yes, your majesty, we did bring back other seeds!" So Eric said hurriedly: "Ihe things called potatoes, which are also food, and seeds of a dark drink that the local Aztecs drank. And a plant seed that tastes very spicy and can be used for seasoning." John next to him also nodded desperately.

"Okay, very good, very good..." Egil laughed when he heard what Eric said, but he was happier than he got three million Florin gold. A potato, coffee (or cocoa?), pepper, food, beverage, seasoning. Now Imperial Agriculture can't do without a good harvest!

"One - all of them will be promoted and privately planted! And - One - Is there any finished product of the black drink you mentioned? Get some for me quickly!"

"Ah- there is, there is...but that thing is so bitter that it is not delicious, your majesty."

"Brutal - then put sugar and milk. Haven't the Aztecs taught you?!" Egil said with a glaring eyes.

"Uh...jump down, the Aztecs have no sugar, and no milk..." Joad replied carefully...

Half an hour later, Egil wiped his mouth with satisfaction. Milk, coffee, sugar... and stirred together, and it became the most suitable winter drink. Not bad, quite good. It seems that in this weather, it is perfect to drink a cup of hot coffee.

When the general left, he was also given a cup of milk coffee and tasted a delicious drink that he had never drunk before. The eyes of these two guys were almost falling out of this. Is it really the same thing as the bitter things he drank in Aztec? It's really unimaginable.

"After this kind of thing goes out, can you make a lot of money? No wonder the Lord is so happy." Although he didn't say it, John and Eric were almost the same in their minds at this moment.

"How, how did the Lord know that this kind of thing needs to be drunk with sugar and milk?" The two new generals could not think of it...

This time, the Norman Empire had contact with the Aztecs of the New World and made a lot of money. The Norman Empire quickly organized a second larger merchant fleet of twenty three-masted large sailboats. Eric and John were still the fleet commanders and infantry captains, loading more cargo, and starting the second voyage.

After achieving the great success of the Norman Empire, the Norman merchants and some powerful nobles could not bear it. Those with ships licked their faces and wanted to join the group, while those without ships would either gather for the participants or sell their own money to build ships. For a time, the various shipyards in the empire were booming. They made a lot of money.

After Egil knew about the matter, he thought it was a good opportunity. He announced that he would join this long voyage, but before the empire, he invested a lot of resources to find a waterway and open up a route. However, people cannot take advantage of it in vain. Who wants to hitchhike? It is OK. The large ship is 8,000 Normankin, the medium ship is 5,000 Normankin, the small ship... Damn, the small ship dares to drive to the New World? I can't kill you.

Such a policy made the ship owners complain. Some people were foolish and thought that you wouldn't let me follow me. Where can you control my ship to drive to such a big Atlantic Ocean?

So the emperor told them clearly: "It's up to you."

"The waterway to the New World is royal property. Anyone who attempts to encroach on the royal property is regarded as rebellious and will be executed on the spot once arrested without interrogation." Under such a domineering clause, all the ship owners were speechless. Especially those who sold iron to buy a boat, each of them was crying without tears. However, they all came to this point, and they were just one step away. If they couldn't get over, they would be completely finished." So those who wanted to participate in this long voyage had to continue to piece together and sell their children... (To be continued)
Chapter completed!