The night is silent, the rain has passed without a trace, and the clouds in the sky remain the same. This rain is just the prelude, the real heavy rain is coming from the west and is already on the way.
When Shulot in the White Snake City camp received a more detailed report, it was already the third day after the city fell. He sat cross-legged in the tent, carefully read the numbers in the report, and then his expression changed.
Change.
"There were originally 15,000 people in White Snake City. The city was besieged for more than a year. When the city fell, 2,200 people were captured. Two hundred of them were captured descendants of the Cloud Snake God, and two thousand were surrendered White Snake warriors. There were no civilians.
Survived. The remaining 13,000 people died of diseases, fighting, and cannibalism. A mass grave was found at the small temple in the city, and it is estimated that the bones of 8,000 people were buried."
Shulot lowered his eyes and tapped his fingers lightly on the eucalyptus table, as if he was playing something. After a moment, he sighed and picked up his pen to write the king's order.
"King's order: Pull down all the temples in White Snake City and build a new temple for the main god. Send military priests to hold funerals to attract souls and ceremonies to pray to the gods."
"King's order: Send an envoy to report the victory to the alliance. White Snake Hill City has fallen in early July. It will take a while for Yun She Mountain City to send two hundred warriors to escort the two hundred captured Yun Snake descendants to the capital city in the lake.
Leave it to the king and the high priests!"
Then, Shulot paused and thought about the arrangement of the two thousand surrendering troops. This Tlaxcala surrendering troop has been cannibalizing for three months, and has probably had no taboos, falling into the ranks of the "beast army". According to his plan
My original intention is to "kill them all".
But from a political and military point of view, the impact of killing prisoners is not good. Similarly, these two thousand surrendered warriors who have experienced battles for a long time and have broken through the bottom line still have enough fighting ability to fight for the kingdom.
"King's order: Send the war priests accompanying the army to transform the surrendered White Snake warriors and give them a chance to redeem their souls."
Shulot wrote this with a cold expression.
"After two months of rectification during the rainy season, they will surely submit to the Lord God. After the peak of the rainy season, they will be sent out."
After writing this, Shulot paused for a while. He did not want to join the Tlaxcala people's Long Snake Legion with such brutal surrender, nor did he want to join the various armies in the kingdom. The only destination suitable for them is,
only
"Sent to the seaside and handed over to the command of the black wolf Toltech as the vanguard of the battle!"
Two royal orders were issued, and Eckart, the captain of the guard, had a little time to organize himself, and then the envoys of the personal guards left in a hurry. Bertard had already gone south in the early morning, returned to Shuigu City, and continued to manage the affairs of the 150,000 people in the fields.
Shulot put down his quill and looked at the sky in the north. Now that White Snake Hill City has been captured, only the most dangerous Yunshe Mountain City is left. With such a mountain topography, it would be difficult for the mortars to attack the city, at least until the rainy season.
Only after it has passed can we try one or two. As for the battle situation on the Eastern Seaboard, no new news has arrived yet.
"When the rainy season is over and the autumn harvest is sufficient, if the situation permits, I will lead the Guards Corps and personally march eastward to the seaside to lead the attack on Golden Bay City!"
Shulot touched his chin and his eyes became firm.
"To go east to the seaside, we must first determine the layout and control of several coastal city-states, and deal with the status of the Vastek and Totonak tribes. Then we must establish the Eastern Shipbuilding Department and form a coastal navy. Finally, we must arrange the Eastern Route.
Opening up business with Cuba Only when these are properly handled can I return to the Western Kingdom."
Of course, in addition to these obvious reasons, there is another reason that is difficult to say. That is, the attack on the Totonac coalition to destroy the country is best led by the king himself. This is not to beware of the black wolf, but
A kind of respect and protection for Hei Lang. After all, it is difficult to reward high achievements. If Hei Lang wants to lead troops in the future, it will only be good for him to suppress him appropriately at this time.
“Snake Island of Cuba, Mayan Land on the Coast of Totonac”
Shulot's thoughts drifted away again, thinking about the fleet of ships adrift in the Caribbean Sea.
"I wonder where the old militiamen and Tomat's exploration fleet have gone? When they return, don't stay too long in the land of East Totonak."
Two days later, the pouring rain came at the right time, bringing the fighting on the plateau to a complete halt. With enough time, Shulot took out a thick book and patiently completed a task.
Work that has been overdue for a long time.
"To open up a new field, there are fifteen steps from east to west and sixteen steps from south to north. How many acres are there in the new field? The answer is, 15 multiplied by 16 is 240 steps square. Divide by 240 equals 1.
Hence one acre"
Shulot opened the first page of the book, which was the first question of the first chapter he had written. Refer to the "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" in his memory. This chapter is about "Fangtian" and introduces Arabic numerals and four arithmetic operations.
, calculate the area of plane geometric figures to facilitate the measurement of acres in the village.
He wrote down the formulas for calculating the area of rectangles, triangles, trapezoids, circles, sectors, bows, rings and other figures in sequence, and listed the derivation process and the calculation method of fractions in detail, as the initial chapter of mathematics learning for the priests of the main god.
The second chapter is "Grain", which proposes the calculation of grain grains, introduces proportional algorithms, and proportional distribution. The third chapter is "Creation", which solves the measurement problems encountered by the priests in the construction, mainly the volume.
Calculation, including calculation formulas for cuboids, trapezoids, cylinders, cones, cones, and spheres, expansion of basic geometric formulas, and methods for allocating engineering tasks.
The fourth chapter is "Pythagorean", which introduces the Pythagorean theorem and focuses on solving various practical problems in life. For example, the very famous "Drawing Chia to the Shore" in "Nine Chapters".
"There is a pond that is one foot square. There is a young reed growing in the pond. It is one foot above the water. If you lead it to the shore, it will be exactly flush with the shore. How deep is the water? How long is the reed?"
Starting from Chapter 5, it was renamed "Algebra 1". Here, Hulot began to teach "Quaridian Equations of One Variable" based on the elementary school courses he remembered, giving examples of "Profit and Loss Problems"
" etc. Chapter 6 is upgraded one level, called "Algebra 2" to "System of linear equations in two variables", for example "chicken and rabbit in the same cage" etc. Chapter 7 "Algebra 3" is "
"System of Quadratic Equations of Two Variables", you need to learn to draw "graphs of quadratic functions". Chapter 8 Algebra 4, it is better to just "System of Quadratic Equations of Two Variables"
"Stop! No Chapter 8, Chapter 7 is enough!"
After writing this, Shulot felt that it was almost done. Four chapters are about basic geometry, and three chapters are about basic algebra. The content is probably the content of elementary school plus the first grade of junior high school in later generations. The low-level priests of the kingdom, as long as they learn the content of these seven chapters,
There are ways to solve most of the calculation problems in daily life.
"Well, the content of these seven chapters has been roughly compiled. It can be regarded as providing a systematic mathematical enlightenment manual to the priest apprentices of the Alliance. It is combined with a large number of practical problems to lay a good mathematical foundation. The purpose of this book is
The question bank can be further expanded. From now on, apprentices will not have to worry about running out of exercises to complete. In this case, I have to choose a resounding name."
To be honest, I have been reading books recently to catch up on updates, switch sources, read aloud with many sounds, and it can be used on both Android and Apple.]
Shulot pondered over and over again and turned the book in his hand back to its blank cover. Then, he thought over and over again and wrote ten big, resounding characters.
"Village Priest's Mathematics Manual, First Edition, by Shlott"
