Chapter 390 The King's Flag Goes South and the Inquisition

The wind was blowing, and the wolf flags were waving. The 7,000 guards marched south from Otto City, carrying the power to suppress everything. With heavy armored warriors and bronze cannons, the army could only travel 30 miles a day. It took Shulot four days to reach the fiefdom of the Crow Family. A thousand Jingji Legions have already settled in the Crow Manor and taken over all aspects of the fiefdom.

Old Crow Sitley led his tribesmen to kneel at the gate of the manor to welcome His Majesty's flag.

He hurried all the way and finally returned to the Crow Manor before the Mexica warriors launched an attack. After reading the secret letter, he slapped his confused eldest son to the ground and cursed.

"I told you not to read well! I told you not to read well! You almost harmed the family, idiot!"

That night, the Crow Family surrendered to the commander of the Orlosh Legion, handing over the entire fiefdom and more than 10,000 people, as well as a secret letter from the Purple Grass Family. Oloshi left a thousand warriors waiting for His Majesty, and continued to lead the army south to support Kuramo City.

Xiuluot stayed in Crow Manor for a day and met with the old Crow chief. The king was very pleased with the old crow's submissive choice. In the entire Zicao County, there are three glorious nobles who control more than 10,000 people. The Palm and Zicao families rebelled one after another, and only the Crow family obeyed the will and handed over the territory.

After pondering for half a day, Xiuluot decided to set up the Crow family as a model. After the Crow family handed over 200,000 acres of fiefdom, it will be re-enfeoffed in Guamare State, taking over the 20,000 acres of fiefdom reserved for the Zicao family, and allowing 1,000 people to be retained.

The old crow kowtowed repeatedly, grateful and full of bitter joy. The land and population of the kingdom were directly doubled, from a 95% reduction to a 90% reduction.

".It's better than the extinct Zicao family and the dying Palm family!"

The old crow thought so. In such a world of great strife, it is not easy to survive. Next, it is to truly rely on the wings of the kingdom and fly high with the condor.

After dealing with the Crow Family, the 7,000 Royal Guards went south again and arrived at Kuramo City three days later. At this time, the rebellion in Kuramo City had been quelled, leaving only the blood color that had not yet been washed away. The flag of the Lord God was flying on the top of the city again, and the patrolling Mexica warriors controlled the entire city. Thousands of rebels were arrested and concentrated in the north of the city for guarding.

After meeting with the veteran general Etalik, the jaguar Olosh divided the duties between them. Olosh was stationed in the military camp outside the city, commanding the Jingji Corps to take over all the noble territories in the Kuramo area. Etalik stayed in the temple pyramid in the city to restore order in the city.

The king's flag stayed in the military camp outside the city for one day. Olosh reported the latest progress.

After the Jingji Corps destroyed the Purple Grass Family, it was divided into several teams and swept across the north shore of Lake Atoyak. Wherever the king's army went, the southern nobles all bowed their heads and handed over their land and population. The Jingji Corps reached the easternmost boundary of Lake Atoyak in the east and joined the Second Long Spear Corps of Ezepan in the west. In just a few days, the plain on the north shore of the lake for more than 100 miles, more than a dozen noble fiefs, plus the entire eastern part of Zicao County in Kuramo City, with a population of more than 70,000, have been controlled by the king's army.

Xiuluot nodded with satisfaction. He took the artillery all the way south, but he had no chance to use it at all. The rebellion in the east rose and fell suddenly, and the flames were quickly suppressed by the warrior corps as soon as they were ignited. He praised Olosh a few words, and drank happily with his childhood teacher.

At noon on the second day, the Royal Guard Corps escorted the king's flag and entered Zicao County, while the artillery battalion stayed outside the city. While the old general Etalik led the king into the city, he told the whole story of the rebellion in Kuramo City.

"You mean, the two thousand militiamen and thousands of young men in the city all participated in the rebellion? Were they forced to do it or did they do it voluntarily?"

Xuluot stopped and looked at the deserted streets along the way. There were only warriors on guard and scattered residents hiding in the houses on the streets.

"There was some forced, but more of them were voluntary."

Etalik said in a deep voice.

"The Purple Grass Family shouted a slogan that inspired people, saying that His Highness was assassinated and the legions in various places rebelled. They want to restore the faith of the Three Gods and rebuild the Kingdom of Tarasco. After the restoration is successful, everyone who participates will be rewarded!"

Xuluot pondered in silence. After a while, he spoke with certainty.

"There are too many remnants of the old dynasty in Zicao County. After this cleanup, it should be much better. The kingdom's priests have gone south to take over the noble territories that have been recovered, register the people, and spread the faith of the main god. When the old nobles move to the north of Leman River, the entire Zicao County will be directly under the kingdom. At the latest by the autumn harvest next year, the people's hearts will change greatly!"

"Your Highness, be merciful!"

Etalik bowed his head and saluted. Then, he looked serious and made suggestions.

"However, the city of Kuramo openly rebelled, and the residents of the city must be severely punished. Only by engraving awe into the bones of the people in the south can the spread of faith be more effective!"

"Oh? What do you mean?"

"Kuramo City and Zicao fiefdom, 20,000 people who participated in the rebellion or were related to the rebellion, were all sent to the north, demoted to serfs, and awarded military merit nobles and warriors!"

Etalik looked at the king's thoughtful expression and said again.

"Your Highness, half of the thousand Mexica warriors died in this rebellion! Without reverence, there is no grace. Gratitude and power are twins. The Kurama people must be severely punished! Moreover, according to the newly promulgated kingdom decree, serfs can marry. If the children of serfs are handed over to the village community and the government for raising, they will be considered civilians. After the serfs have worked for ten years, they can regain their civilian status and receive a piece of land for their livelihood."

Xuluote nodded. It was he who instructed the sage to issue this decree. The initial proposal was that serfs could become civilians after five years of labor. As a result, after this was said, all the military nobles came to meet His Highness and made suggestions.

The sage also carefully calculated for His Highness that a serf could only save enough money for his master to buy another serf after ten years of hard work in addition to supporting the military nobles. In other words, the military nobles hoped that even if they did not participate in production, they could maintain the wealth of their descendants. And judging from the average life expectancy of this era, most adult serfs would not live for more than ten years.

Military nobles are the foundation of the king. Faced with such resistance, he could only compromise temporarily. When agricultural production technology is improved and the kingdom becomes richer and stronger, this decree will still have to be revised.

Thinking of this, Xuluote made a decision.

"Etalik, it's as you say. Twenty thousand Kuramos will be demoted to serfs and sent to the north!"

Then, the king shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Old Etalik! You are the administrator of the kingdom and you want to punish all the people under your rule?"

"Haha! Your Highness, it is much easier to paint a blank than to repair it!"

Etalik also smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"I have suffered a lot in the south in the past two years! You have to move some civilians in for me and add some priests. When the priests distribute the houses in the city, the new civilians will naturally be grateful!"

Xuluot smiled and nodded, without saying anything else. The two of them decided the fate of the 20,000 rebels while chatting and laughing. Then, the king climbed the pyramid in the center of the city with a solemn expression. He looked at the bloodstains that had not yet been cleaned up, and could imagine the fierceness of the battle at that time. The traces of fighting extended all the way to the top of the pyramid. There, the chief priest of Kuramo, Yi Cui, had been waiting for a long time.

"Praise the Lord! Greetings to you, Lord Chief Priest of Divine Inspiration!"

"Praise the Lord! Chief Priest Yi Cui, you have bravely defended the city of Kuramo and made great contributions to the Lord. The Lord will see your piety and grant you grace!"

"Praise you!"

Yicui knelt on the ground and suppressed the excitement in his heart. With the king's words, he has a promising future.

Xuluote smiled and nodded, shaking his hair. Then, he sat down in the temple and asked about the details of the missionary work in the city.

". Lord Chief Priest, the Prepecha warriors who converted to the Lord in the temple guards fought hard to the end, and no one rebelled or surrendered!"

Yicui replied respectfully.

"The civilians in Zicao County are not yet devout, and there are too many false god believers hidden. Please give your will to allow the Kuramo Diocese to increase the number of temple guards, establish a special search team, and give the power to arrest and deal with false god believers!"

Hearing this, Xiuluot raised his eyebrows. The city of Kulamo had just experienced a rebellion, so it was understandable to increase the temple guards. It was just the power to arrest and deal with false god believers. This was equivalent to the power of religious inquisition! Although temples in various places would conduct some religious inquisitions to deal with influential old god believers, the scale was not large, and most of them were passive responses. Now, the chief priest Yi Cui in front of him actually had the courage to propose to him in person to establish a referee team! This was equivalent to the predecessor of the Inquisition.

The king pondered for a long time. He thought of the increasingly urgent time, and the balance in his heart gradually tilted to the left. After a while, the king looked solemn and finally nodded and agreed.

"Yes."

"Praise the Lord! Praise you!"

I Cui's face was excited. As one of the few chief priests of civilian origin in the alliance, he finally found an opportunity to show his skills in the south of the lake area!

"Don't execute the stubborn false god believers determined by the referee privately."

Xuluot thought for a while and added.

"Gather them and send them to the Chingambat Mine, which is short of manpower. The formed referee team will first act in the Kuramo area. If they perform well and the belief in the Lord God is effectively spread, I will consider forming a separate referee office, and the director position is equivalent to the fourth-level chief priest."

"Praise you! Praise the Lord God!"

The third-level chief priest Yi Cui heard the implicit meaning and was shocked. This is a real road to heaven! The path to the priesthood of ordinary people usually stops at the third level. Going up, there are only a handful of fourth-level priests, who are often in charge of one side. And now, he has actually got a unique opportunity

"Sir, the chief priest of the divine revelation, I will definitely sacrifice my life for the glory of the Lord God!"

"Praise the Lord God! He blesses you."

Xuluot looked at the hummingbird sun in the temple and nodded calmly. He knew the power of the religious inquisition and the cruelty of the religious inquisition, but decided to let the beast out of the cage. Because, after being assassinated, the heart of the king finally took the last step.

The veteran Etalik was silent. He vaguely felt that a terrible power was budding. After a while, he reached into his arms, took out a stack of documents, and handed them to the king.

"Your Highness, these are secret letters from the Purple Grass Family, and they are related to many Prepecha generals!"