Aztec Eternals

The next morning, Shirault was awakened by the rhythm of his body. He looked out the window, the morning light was faint, and the sound of the city could be vaguely heard in his ears. In this day and age, commoners always work at an early sunrise to make the most of every minute of sunlight. Last night's dream was the glorious Maya, and today is the prosperous capital, and the fire of civilization is rising.

The boy got up and went to the courtyard full of flowers and trees. In the cold morning, Bertard has a tank of cold water ready. First half an hour of cold water bath, then one hour of physical training, one hour of battle practice.

Hard training is long and hectic. It wasn't until sweat flowed from his forehead to his feet and the explosive force of his muscles was completely exhausted that Shirot collapsed on the bench. The guards handed over protein-supplemented nuts and boiled eggs, and served cocoa drinks to maintain physical fitness. The maids stepped forward to massage the whole body. While relaxing, the boy thought about his schedule for the day.

The martial arts of a samurai need to be accumulated over time, and the will of steel needs to be constantly polished. As long as conditions permit, the training of the juvenile will never be interrupted. In his view, a person's strength lies in self-discipline, and the most important thing is to control his own life. In the warrior tradition of Mexica, temperance and self-control are second only to devotion to the gods.

By the time Shilot had breakfast, the old carpenter Cuod had brought a few craftsmen and waited in the front yard. The young man put on a high priest uniform and nodded to the new chief craftsman. Under the protection of the chief guard and the elite warriors, the two went straight to the artisan district of the capital.

Today's plan is to examine the capital's artisan production and mining, or simply "industry".

Shulot was wearing a priest's uniform, walking in the bustling market. Along the way, there were samurai samurai bowing their heads, and civilians kneeling in salute.

Farmers and businessmen. In Mexica society, the priests and warriors had the highest status, and the remaining peasants, artisans, and merchants had equal status and belonged to the dominated ruler. The peasants had no freedom at all and were subordinate to the nobility everywhere. High-level craftsmen have a certain degree of freedom and are dominated by the royal family and the priesthood. Businessmen have the most freedom and the least security.

The first stop was the Craftsman Center responsible for military production, the Mexican "General Zuofu". The Crafting Center is located in the northeast of the capital, between the Armory of the Temple of Fire and the Temple of the Spear of War, near Lake Texcoco. This location can take advantage of the waterway to facilitate the transportation of raw materials.

The rising sun makes the lake and the causeway golden. Shulot looked at the lake, under the supervision of hundreds of warriors, dozens of large boats loaded with thousands of people were heading for the Tempon River in the north. Most of their hands were stone axes, and a few were precious bronze axes. Next, they will go to the logging camp in the north to cut high-quality lumber for the production of the Alliance's longbow, and they are not allowed to return even in the new year.

Also set off, there is a fleet of sailors full of food, heading for the Hilotepec camp in the north. No matter how the capital city changes, the brutal siege battle continues in the northern city-state. Hilotepec City, which was abandoned by the Otomi Alliance, can't last too long. And on the farther lake, there are long boats, dragging long logs, returning upstream from the north.

Shirault's heart moved. He carefully observed the expressions of the people and the warriors, but only saw simplicity and obedience. Vaguely, there was a slight noise in the wind.

The young man took a few steps forward and listened to the conversation of the villagers. Even after a few weeks, the people still praised the grandness of the enthronement ceremony, regretted the missed New Year's sacrifice, and subconsciously praised the gods. Mexica's society sang and danced in sacrificial celebrations, even as the war brought servitude, taxes, and death.

Under the consolation of the gods, the Mexicas have long been accustomed to war. They crave victory and blood, hate defeat, but never tire of fighting.

Shiloh listened quietly for a while, and finally understood the spiritual power of what the elder said.

"We are a true military society. The Mexicas are either preparing for war, or on the way to war. The bloodthirsty **** is so powerful, he maintains the hearts of society and makes war a part of life."

The fleet of ships in the distance gradually approached, and finally reached the shore of the lake. Then, the wood is replaced by a small boat here, and it is towed inward from the staggered waterway. The two followed the boat and entered the large-scale crafting center.

The Artisan Center is full of heavily armed samurai. Under the command of the samurai captain, the boat docked at a special location, and dozens of civilians rushed up, dragged the wood ashore, and sent it to a special place for drying. Shirot waved his hand, stopped the samurai captain, and continued to observe silently.

The place where the wood is dried is a simple earth kiln. In order to seize the time, it is all dried manually. Looking at the shape of the earthen kiln, Scholot remembered the plots that passed by in some books. He knew that there were a lot of ways to do it, but he didn't know how to do it. In the end, he could only vaguely say two words, "Hot air is dry, the temperature can't be too high...".

The old carpenter, who has been in the business for decades, heard the words respectfully and said yes, with a half-smile on his face. The young man blushed slightly and said no more.

Next, the villagers took out the dried wood from the earthen kiln and transported it to the processing point. Shilot recognized it for a moment, and sighed slightly.

"Cuod, is this a fir?"

"Yes. Your Highness, the processing of sandalwood and iron wood is too labor-intensive and tool-intensive, and only a bronze axe can barely handle it. In order to complete the number of longbows required by the king and you, we can only process fir and oak wood as host."

Kuod respectfully replied.

Shulotte nodded. He and Arvet had long since reached an agreement to make longbow production a top priority for the Alliance. To this end, he even asked the elders to slow down the expansion of the Great Temple to gather more craftsmen.

The elder watched him with calm eyes for a long time before he nodded slightly. He once again told the boy to prepare for war. The enthronement war after the autumn harvest is the first battle after the religious reformation, and it will also be a war against the nation. You can only win, not lose.

"What is the daily production of longbows now?" Sherlot asked seriously.

Cuod calculated for a moment and answered cautiously and conservatively.

"I now have two or three thousand people, three or four hundred craftsmen, and can make forty or fifty high-quality longbows and thousands of arrows every day. I am also responsible for making paper from bark and scrap wood. The main production limit is skilled bowsmiths. There is also a lack of metal tools. There is no shortage of high-quality wood supplies.”

Shiloh frowned slightly. This efficiency is much lower than he imagined. This time the alliance is out, he is going to form at least one longbow warrior of 8,000 people. If you count the wear and tear, you will need more than 10,000 longbows. In the future, he also plans to use the longbow as a standard for samurai, and let them practice since childhood.

After thinking for a moment, the young man laughed at himself. Longbows take decades of practice to really take shape. The Mexica warriors always despised bows and arrows. Among the Longbow Guards he formed, most of the warriors came from commoners and came from poor families. Therefore, there will be a bow and arrow base for hunting from a small curved bow to subsidize the household. If a longbow corps is to be formed, it is still unknown whether it will be able to gather 8,000 samurai who are familiar with bows and arrows.

Shulot's thoughts turned around. He remembered the old hunter and the girl he had met the first time he took prisoners. The tribesmen and village hunters in the mountains can shoot birds and birds with a simple hunting bow, which is a good source of longbow soldiers. They also don't need to be in armour and can act as a harassment force similar to the Welsh Longbow Militia.

"Just yesterday, I didn't receive a batch of copper mines from the Tarrasco merchants, and they all allocated you to make bronze tools! I will give you another two hundred craftsmen, and the daily output of high-quality longbows will increase to at least sixty, and in a month's time, To a hundred!"

He made up his mind that the more longbows the better. Archers can be recruited everywhere, but if they can't, let the samurai get close to shooting, and the 50-meter coverage shot should always be able to hit.

"I will send 100 samurai to supervise. Each bow will be marked with the name of the craftsman, and will be evaluated, rewarded and punished. For outstanding and diligent craftsmen, reward cotton, gold and silver, craftsmanship and even land, and the children will be accepted as samurai! For lazy and inefficient craftsmen , whipped and detained family members. If the bow body breaks three times, the craftsman will be beheaded, and the children will be reduced to slaves!"

Shulot's face was dignified, and his tone was already Morihan's killing intent. The upcoming war has put him under great pressure, and he must do everything in his power to improve the combat effectiveness of the army. Because the target of this war is the powerful Tarasco people with bronze weapons and equipment.

The gradual strengthening of the Reformation has begun to displease the nobles. Only a powerful central army, only a glorious war victory, can we have absolute power and prestige, and further promote the reform!

Looking at the boy's stern face and feeling the piercing gaze, Kuod's heart shuddered, and deep awe arose. The once innocent youth has grown into a majestic divine enlightener. Thinking of this, he put away his smile, bowed his head respectfully, and saluted in awe.

The surroundings were quiet for a while, and the craftsmen knelt down in fear. Shirot waved his hand and told the craftsmen to continue. He continued to watch for a while, and the craftsmen drew marks with rulers, sawed wood with copper tools, made bow bodies, and trained bows one by one. Then use hemp fiber as a new bowstring, of which sisal rope is the toughest. Finally, glue it with bone glue.

The completed longbow is sent to a special school for the longbow warrior to test. The qualified ones are deposited in a special warehouse and waiting for the guards to collect them. The remaining bark and miscellaneous materials are transported to paper mills, where they are soaked in limewater ponds for pre-degumming.

The old carpenter arranged the workshop area in a clear order and everything was orderly. In Nuoda's crafting center, there are supervising samurai, busy craftsmen, and people who transport raw materials. Further inwards from here are the production centers of cotton armor, wooden shields and obsidian weapons. For these traditional armaments, the Mexicas have decades of mature experience and need no layman's guidance.

Shulot nodded slightly. He turned around immediately, no longer affecting the military production, but went to the paper workshop not far away.

The scale of the papermaking workshop has been expanded tenfold, and there are hundreds of busy craftsmen. Bark, hemp, bamboo, and reeds were continuously transported by hundreds of people. At his suggestion, special sinks and alleys were also built, the former used to roll the material into the curtain and the latter used to dry the paper.

Loads of paper were made into shapes and given priority to the priests in the capital. Here the paper is copied by the deaconesses into the original books, which are then distributed to the Kalmykák noble school. Now, the teaching of writing has just developed from a priesthood to an aristocratic school, and it is still too early to spread to civilian military schools in various communities.

Shiroute smiled. Words and books are the foundation of civilization's prosperity. For the emerging Mexica civilization ~www.readwn.com~ investment in education is the top priority. At the same time, he has recruited several excellent pyramid fresco carvers, and started the initial experiment of woodblock printing. When the compilation of religious books is completed, they will be stereotyped at the fastest speed and popularized into the hands of every priest.

Afterwards, the boy picked up the newly made paper and checked it carefully. The toughness of the paper is guaranteed under the strict regulations of Mexica, but it is generally thicker. The color of the paper is still mixed yellowish, grayish or even brownish.

Shulot scratched his head a little. The color of the paper comes from the lignin in the pulp, and the papermaking process should have a bleaching process. How is bleaching done? The teenager has been thinking hard for a long time, and it seems that sunlight exposure, microbial decomposition, and plant ash treatment can all achieve bleaching.

He then continued to order, and the old carpenter bowed.

"A reward is offered to the craftsmen! Those who discover the paper bleaching craftsmanship are upgraded to senior craftsmen, recruit a royal warrior from the family, reward a hundred pieces of cotton cloth, ten hectares of milpa, and a box of gold and silver! Priority is given to the methods of sunlight, soaking and plant ash treatment. "

Hearing this reward, the craftsmen present instantly turned red. They respectfully and silently knelt down and saluted, but their eyes flashed differently.

Shirot shook his head slightly. The status of artisans is limited, and chinampa can only be awarded to warriors, priests and nobles, because the artisans simply cannot keep it.

"Go back and discuss with Avit. The alliance must set up a special title of artisan warrior and formulate a promotion system for artisans to accommodate the more and more important artisan groups in the future."

"After all, science and technology are the primary productive forces."

Thinking of this, the young man smiled slightly and strode away. Next, he will inspect the production of private industry and mining. At the same time, look for soldiers to form a new army.