Chapter 994: A land of thousands of miles, a country of millions, a seaside alliance controlled by the kingdom!
"Huh? That's it! A double flower...huh?! What?!..."
The morning light broke and the side hall was clear. Shulot suddenly stood up and woke up from his intoxicated sleep. He stared at the rising sun with his eyes wide open, but there was a "buzzing" sound in his mind. He rubbed his head with a headache.
Rubbing his eyebrows, his ears still seemed to be echoing with the clear and unforgettable call of a pair of silver bells. After a while, he looked around and saw the two sleeping sisters, and his face was instantly wonderful.
"This is...sister? This is...sister?..."
This time, even though the two sisters had their eyes closed and could not see their expressions at all, Shulot could still distinguish them clearly, like some kind of instinct engraved in the bone marrow. He was stunned, and then he understood an ancient saying from the Celestial Dynasty.
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"What you see on paper is ultimately shallow, but you know you have to do it..."
"That's not right!... All conditioned phenomena are like bubbles in a dream, like dew or lightning, and should be viewed as such..."
Shulot stood up, squinted his eyes, and looked at the dazzling morning sun. The dizziness from hangover and indulgence still made him a little dazed, and even the sun in front of him seemed to be shaking out of existence. He tried hard to adapt to it for a while,
He talks to himself, but he distorts the Buddhist scriptures.
"Witness the Lord God! This unforgettable joy, this magnificent dreamlike flower shadow, this wonderful flower dew, and the trembling electric light... Let me experience it a few more times, and try to understand from the most difficult entanglement.
Break free!…”
The sun rose and set, and the flowers bloomed without a trace. Several days of such absurd and indulgent days passed. Only then did Shulot barely understand the Buddhist principles, escape from impermanence and change, and continue to handle the political affairs of the Coastal Alliance.
"Blessed by the Lord God! The population of each tribe in the Coastal Alliance has been roughly estimated by the priests of each tribe. In the vast seaside land, the tribes are too loose, and they are different from the alliances and kingdoms on the plateau... This thousands of miles of seashore, there is no
There is no division of states, only city-state centers one by one! To be specific, the Coastal Alliance controls two large cities and eight small cities, for a total of ten city-states!…”
The red sandalwood desk is very long, and the documents from each city are mixed with pictures and texts, and are spread out on the desk in turn. Shulot sat cross-legged in front of the desk, carefully checking the reports of each city and department. Behind him, two people with similar looks
The clerks smiled sweetly and looked bright, just like the fragrant flower buds after the rain. One of them mixed blue and black ink, and the other burned pleasant balsam, but they worked together perfectly, creating a unique scene.
"The ten coastal cities are actually directly under the Kingdom! Eight small cities, Five Mountain City, Snake-Zhan City, Nishui City, Cone House City, Coyote City, Carved Stone City, Lake Sacrifice City, and Grass Mandala City. Centered on each small city, including
Within a radius of 60 miles, there are 30,000 to 50,000 tribes in each tribe... It is estimated that the population of the flag force is more than 300,000!..."
Shulot looked at the seaside map and drew smaller blue circles one after another. In the vast seaside land, there are dense jungles and swamps, and rivers overflow in the rainy season... Before the completion of large-scale water control projects, there are suitable places for development of settlements. In fact,
Very limited.
Therefore, the kingdom's rule on the seaside is not actually connected as a whole, but is an approximate circle with the city-state as the center. In fact, the same is true for the ruled areas of the Mayan chiefdoms, which are composed of jungles and mountains.
Determined by natural conditions!
"Two big cities, Jinwan City in the center of the seaside, has a radius of 120 miles, and has a population of 160,000. And the Hidden Snake City in the east has a radius of 160 miles, and has a population of 150,000. The two big cities combined, there are another 30
There are more than 10,000 village flag troops!…The ten cities add up to more than 600,000 people!…”
Shulot's eyes moved slightly, he drew two big circles, and then he was silent. Most of these 600,000 Totonak tribes settled on the seaside. They are the most traditional seaside tribes and are also known by the alliance as the East-West Totonak tribe.
The location of the Nak Alliance.
"Witness the Lord God! These more than 600,000 people are the people of the direct-administered tribes who organized flag teams, established villages, and were directly in the hands of the kingdom! These people of the direct-administered tribes have all converted to the Lord God, sent priests of the Lord God, and installed the kingdom's ministers.
Flag captains and village chiefs. They can provide a large amount of taxes and food, as well as the largest number of warriors and men..."
"Going inland from the ten coastal cities, there are three Totonak city-state tribes that surrendered to the Coastal Alliance. They are located in the jungle deep in the interior, and can also be considered the Totonak tribes in the jungle.
These three cities are Hatori Castle, Tuhe Castle, and Tuqiu Castle... With each city-state as the center, within a radius of 100 miles, there are approximately 60,000 to 70,000 tribes each. Taken together, there are more than 200,000 semi-directly governed tribes, or
Called a vassal tribe..."
The so-called semi-directed jurisdiction, simply put, means that they have not experienced large-scale purges of nobles and chiefs, and have not changed the original tribal system. They have only made them convert to the main god through a blood oath. Therefore, these semi-directed tribes still maintain a considerable degree of stability.
The degree of autonomy. The reason for autonomy is mainly due to the geographical separation of the jungle. The cost of establishing direct jurisdiction is very high, making it difficult for the kingdom to have deep control.
"Well, for the vassal tribes, it can provide more soldiers, but the provision of taxes and food is far from enough... and the subsequent direct administration will also require the construction of jungle roads and the development of inland river transportation..."
Shulot continued to move his fingers, moving deeper inland on the eastern coast, where the kingdom's rule was even weaker, and the southeastern jungle had only established nominal submission and tribute.
"There are estimated to be more than 200,000 jungle Totonak tribes scattered in the deep jungles, large and small. But the value of more than 200,000 tribes to the kingdom is even more limited, and they are almost completely autonomous... They have almost no large-scale
There are no decent city-states, and the tribes are both poor and tough. Apart from gathering together to go out for conquests and robberies, they can't provide much tax or labor at all..."
"The absence of large settlements also means that they can easily move around, flee or guerrilla. For these poor jungle tribes, the cost of military conquest is even higher, and the possible gains are extremely low and completely disproportionate...
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"Therefore, the coastal alliance controlled by the kingdom can only establish political tribute rule and religious rule of faith in this inland jungle in the southeast for the time being! For them, the kingdom will send missionary priests to spread the faith of the Lord God.
, and guided them in agricultural production, building cities and villages...until step by step, they transformed into semi-direct tribes..."
After reading the reports from all the seaside ministries and marking the entire seaside map, Shulot had a clearer and clearer understanding of the seaside alliance under the control of the kingdom.
"More than 600,000 directly subordinate tribes on the coast, more than 200,000 semi-direct tribes in the jungle, and more than 200,000 autonomous jungle tribes... These thousands of miles of coast and jungle, and the millions of Totonak tribes, are the foundation of the Coastal Alliance! And the entire
The area of the Seaside Alliance is roughly the same as that of the Lake Kingdom. Its population and potential are at least half of that of the Lake Kingdom!…”
