Chapter 711 Starry Night Talk, the King's Plan

The clouds and rain in the east rose from the Caribbean Sea, spread over the jungles of the coastal lowlands, and gradually moved towards the central plateau. The moist easterly wind from the sea had already arrived in the Tlaxcala Valley one step ahead of the clouds.

The vast warm wind blew, rolling up the young king's hair and blowing his tall feather crown. The feather crown fluttered lightly, and the wind passed silently. Shulot looked up and saw the endless night sky. The night sky of the Central American plateau has endless stars and bright stars! There is also a clear and deep sky, like the ancient and speechless face of the gods, staring deeply at the mortals who look up at the sky.

"In the beginning of ancient times, who preached it? How can we examine it when the upper and lower parts are not yet formed?"

The familiar Chuci surged in the king's heart. However, when the poem came to his lips and was spoken out, it became an ancient and bloody Nahua myth.

"The Sun God descended 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 in blood and turned into stars in the sky. Among all the sons of gods, only the Sun God lives alone on Snake Mountain, at the highest place!"

Hearing the king's words, an elderly warrior wearing armor and a crown bowed to the ground. After the great ceremony, he raised his head and praised sincerely.

"Your Highness! You should live alone on Snake Mountain, at the highest place, and become the only sun in the world!"

"Yes."

In front of the closest minister, Shulot did not need to hide his inner desires and ambitions. He nodded gently, smiled gently, and looked at the warrior leader whom he had not seen for half a year.

"Bertard, I called you here this time, but there is nothing too urgent. I mainly want to talk to you. How is the farming and transportation in Shuigu City going?"

"Your Highness, the farming camp outside Shuigu City has a scale of 150,000 people, two-thirds of which are from the Totonac tribes and were transferred all the way here. This year, there are 500,000 acres of Milpa farmland reclaimed, and about 300,000 acres of mountain fields planted with sweet potatoes and potatoes. When the autumn harvest in October, the grain harvested from the farming will be enough to supply the camp of Tree Snake City!"

Bertard was confident and reported in detail. He was in charge of all the farming matters, and the specific details could not be clearer.

"As for the transportation of a large number of young men, we have to wait until after the autumn harvest in October. The two southern counties of the kingdom are busy reclaiming new fields. Food is temporarily insufficient, and we have to buy it from the southern states of the alliance."

"Very good! Bertard, you have done a good job, and you have worked hard! I can only feel at ease if I leave the farming in Shuigu City to you. After all, when the army is fighting outside, the most important thing is food!"

Xuluot 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 making rapid progress in the Totonak land in the east! The Black Wolf Legion has gone east for 300 miles from Wushan City and fought around Jinwan City, taking down several camps. Along the way, he also accepted tens of thousands of Totonak tribal surrendered soldiers as the vanguard"

Speaking of this, Xiuluot rubbed his eyebrows and paused for a moment. In his heart, he was sincerely happy for Black Wolf's progress, but also had many concerns.

To be honest, the scale of the Totonac War has exceeded his previous expectations. The king's envoy was pushed back and stayed in the Tree Snake City. The Totonac tribes, which have always been scattered, actually formed a coalition of tens of thousands of people to confront the Black Wolf Legion.

The current situation is like standing on the edge of a cliff. If you lose the war and take a step back, you will be crushed to pieces. If such a large number of surrendered soldiers cannot be plundered and absorbed, they will explode inside. And the coalition forces of the Jinwan tribes will not hold back at all under external pressure.

But if you win, go one step further, capture the Jinwan City, and destroy the coalition forces of the tribes, it is equivalent to defeating many Totonac city-states in one fell swoop, and completely establish the reputation of the Lake Legion. After that, it will be much easier to conquer the vast coastal area.

"Black Wolf told me that he is not short of warriors, but he is short of food, arrows, bronze weapons, leather armor, paper armor, and gunpowder. Among these points, the most important is food!"

Xuluot looked serious, staring at the loyal warrior leader and asked.

"Can we squeeze out food from the Tuntian Camp to supply 20,000 warriors for half a year?"

"Ah? Food for 20,000 warriors for half a year? Take it out all at once?"

Hearing this, Bertard opened his mouth and wanted to say a promise, but couldn't say it.

"Your Highness, this. I. In the camp."

The Tuntian Camp has enough food to supply 150,000 people. But most of the food is high-yield grains such as pumpkins and sweet potatoes. The villagers who farm only eat two meals of grain a day except for the busy season of spring plowing and autumn harvest, and the consumption is not much. However, the standard for the warriors to go on the expedition is two to three meals a day, and each meal must be corn, which is a staple food that can withstand hunger. However, the staple food produced by the military farms was basically used to supply several legions in the area of ​​Tree Snake City.

"Why, is there any difficulty?"

Xuluot touched his chin, thought about it, and lowered his requirements.

"Well. Then change it to 10,000 warriors and 10,000 militiamen, and food for half a year. 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."

"Yes! Your Highness, I will obey your will and complete the requirements!"

Bertard lowered his head and promised loudly. The militia went out to fight, and only had three meals of miscellaneous food a day. According to this standard, he can still make it up, but he will have to suffer the legion garrison in Shuigu City.

"Very good!"

Xuluot nodded, thought for a while, and said with a smile.

"Bertard, if the food in the camp is insufficient, there is no need to hold on to it. 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!"

"As for the goods exchanged for them, it would be best to use gems. Of course, in recent years, too many gems have been traded, and the needs of various ministries have become very limited. Then, bronze weapons can also be accepted, paper armor can also be exchanged, and even You can give them dozens of bronze armors! Remember, the price will be doubled!”

"Huh? 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, which occupies a dominant position, can obtain several times the profits. The high income will be converted into sufficient nutrients to supply the rapid growth of the kingdom's sacred tree. And as long as the kingdom develops fast enough, it can suppress all parties without having to restrain its hands and worry 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 is still here, waiting for me to support him and protect Black Wolf, haha!"

Shulot smiled bitterly twice, and his expression became serious again. He pondered for a while before speaking slowly and very solemnly.

"Bertard, the second important thing is, I am going to write a letter to the king: requesting the new land of Totonac to be used as a fief of Xiuhua? What will be the attitude of King Avit and the generals of the kingdom?