The clouds and rain from the east rise from the Caribbean Sea, spread over the jungles of the coastal lowlands, and gradually move toward the central plateau. The moist easterly wind from the sea has already reached the Tlaxcala Valley one step ahead of the clouds.
The mighty warm wind blew by, rolling up the young king's forehead, and also blowing his high feather crest. The feather crest was fluttering lightly, and the wind passed silently. When Shulot looked up, it was the long night sky. The night sky of the Central American plateau.
, there are boundless galaxies rolling around, there are bright stars shining! There is also a clear and deep sky, like the ancient and speechless face of the gods, looking deeply at the mortals looking up to the sky.
"At the beginning of ancient times, who preached the doctrine? How can we examine it when the upper and lower parts have not yet been formed?..."
The familiar Chu Ci surged in the king's heart. However, when the verses came to his mouth, when he spoke them, they turned into the ancient and bloody Nahua myth.
"The Sun God came to the world and killed the eldest sister and four hundred brothers. The eldest sister's head rose into the sky and turned into a bright moon. The four hundred brothers sacrificed their blood and turned into stars in the sky... Among the sons of gods, only the Sun God lives alone in Snake Mountain.
Located in the highest place!"
After hearing the king's words, an elderly warrior wearing armor and a crown bowed to the ground and saluted. After the ceremony, he raised his head and praised sincerely.
"Your Highness! You should live alone in Snake Mountain, be at the highest place, and become the only sun in the world!"
"Um."
In front of his closest ministers, Shulot didn't need to hide his inner desires and ambitions. He nodded gently, smiled gently, and looked at the warrior captain whom he hadn't seen for half a year.
"Bertard, I'm calling you here this time. There's nothing too urgent. I mainly want to chat with you... How are the farming and transshipment operations in Shuigu City going?"
"Your Highness, the field camp outside Shuigu City already has a size of 150,000 people, two-thirds of which are from Totonak tribes and were transferred all the way... The Milpa farmland that was reclaimed this year has 50,000 people.
Ten thousand acres, and the mountain fields where sweet potatoes and potatoes are grown are about three hundred thousand acres. When the autumn harvest comes in October, the food harvested from the fields will be enough to supply the Shushen City camp!"
Bertard was confident and reported in detail. All the farming matters were handled by him, and the specific details couldn't be clearer.
"As for the transfer of a large number of young men...well, it will have to wait until after the autumn harvest in October. The two southern counties of the kingdom are busy cultivating new fields, and the food is temporarily insufficient, so they have to purchase it from the southern states of the alliance."
"Very good! Bertard, you did a good job, you really worked hard! I can only rest assured if I leave the farmland in Shuigu City to you. After all, the army is fighting outside, and the most important thing is food!..."
Hulot nodded with satisfaction. He stretched out his hand and patted Bertard's shoulder affectionately before continuing in a deep voice.
"I received a letter from Black Wolf yesterday. He is in the land of Totonak in the east and is making rapid progress! The Black Wolf Legion has left Wushan City three hundred miles east, and has reached the vicinity of Jinwan City, and has established several military camps.
. Along the way, he also surrendered tens of thousands of Totonak tribal troops as a vanguard..."
Having said this, Shulot rubbed his eyebrows and paused for a moment. In his heart, he was sincerely happy for Black Wolf's progress, but also vaguely worried.
To be honest, the scale of the Totonak War has exceeded his previous expectations. The king's envoy was pushed back and stayed in the Tree Snake City. The Totonak tribes have 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 are defeated and take a step back, your bones will be shattered. Such a large number of surrendered troops will detonate internally if they cannot be plundered, consumed and absorbed. And the external pressure,
The allied forces of Jinwan tribes will not hold back at all.
But if we win, go one step further, capture Golden Bay City, and eliminate all the coalition forces... It will be equivalent to defeating many Totonac city-states in one fell swoop and completely establishing the reputation of the Lake Legion. After that, we must conquer the vast seaside land.
, it will become much easier...
"Heilang told me that he has no shortage of warriors to fight now, but he is short of food, arrows, bronze weapons, leather and paper armor, and gunpowder... And among these points, the most important thing is food.
!」
Shulot looked solemnly, looked at the loyal warrior captain, and asked.
"Supply 20,000 warriors for half a campaign
Can we still squeeze out a year's worth of grain from the field camp?"
"Ah? Supply food for 20,000 warriors for half a year? Give it out at once?"
Hearing this, Bertard opened his mouth, wanting to make a promise, but couldn't.
"Your Highness, this... I am... in the camp..."
The camp has to supply 150,000 people, so it does have enough food in stock. But most of the food in stock is high-yielding grains such as pumpkins and sweet potatoes. The villagers who farm the fields only eat two meals a day except during the busy seasons of spring plowing and autumn harvest.
In fact, the consumption of miscellaneous grains is not much. The standard for warriors to go out on expeditions 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 fields is basically used to supply the Tree Snake City.
There are several legions in the area...
"What, are you having trouble?"
Shulot touched his chin, thought about it, and lowered his request.
"Well. Then let's replace it with 10,000 warriors, 10,000 militiamen, and enough food for half a year's expedition. It can't be less! Black Wolf is good at fighting, but he is not good at organizing production. After autumn, he will probably still be short of food.
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"Yes! Your Highness, in compliance with your will, I will definitely fulfill your request!"
Bertard lowered his head and promised loudly. The militiamen only had three meals of grains a day when they went on an expedition. According to this standard, he could still make it, but he had to suffer from the legion garrison in Shuigu City.
"very good!"
Xiuluote nodded, thought for a while, and then said with a smile.
"Bertard, if the food in the camp is insufficient, there is no need to survive. It can be exchanged with surrounding states. Whether it is the southern city-states of the alliance, the Tepanic tribes in the southwest, or even the Mixtec states in the south, they all have it.
Surplus food!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "As for the goods exchanged for them, it is best to use gems. Of course, in recent years, there have been too many gem transactions, and the needs of various ministries have become very high.
Limited... Then, bronze weapons can also be accepted, paper armor can be replaced, and we can even give them dozens of bronze armors!... Remember, the price will be doubled!"
"Ah? Mixtec tribes? Trading bronze soldiers and armor?"
Bertard was stunned and asked in surprise.
"Your Highness! But the Mixtec tribes were still at war with us last year! What's more, the Alliance High Priests have explicitly prohibited the outflow of arms..."
"It doesn't matter! Hundreds of thousands of bronze soldiers and dozens of bronze armors will have little impact 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 arms production
.Such a deal will obviously bring more benefits to the kingdom!"
Shulot looked calm, smiled and waved his hand. Throughout the ages, the arms trade has been one of the most profitable businesses. In this kind of trade, the Kingdom with a dominant position can obtain several times the profits. High sums
The income will be converted into sufficient nutrients to supply the rapid growth of the kingdom's sacred tree. As long as the kingdom develops fast enough, it can suppress all directions without restraining its hands and worrying too much.
"Okay, food is the first priority, I can only leave it to you! You have to be free and don't be timid. Even if something happens, I can handle it in the alliance. The envoy sent by the king to the seaside land before
Yao Lin, he's still here, waiting for me to support him and give Black Wolf the cover... Haha!"
Shulot smiled bitterly twice, and his expression became serious again. He pondered for a while, then slowly spoke, very solemnly.
"Bertard, the second important thing is that I am going to write a letter to the king: requesting that the newly conquered land of Totonac be used as the fiefdom of Xiuhua... What do you think? King Avit and the generals of the kingdom, what will it be?