August is coming to an end, and the heavy rains of the rainy season are gradually ending. In the temple of Hidden Snake City, the compilation of the epic is on track, and the discussions among many seaside priests are also very lively.
As the controller of Hidden Serpent City, Black Wolf Toltec did not have that patience. He listened to the priests' chattering in the temple. When the heavy rain subsided slightly, he carried a long sword on his back and led hundreds of red-haired personal guards.
, and ran towards the east outside the city.
"Witness the Lord God! This shabby place is the shipyard of Hidden Serpent City? Could it be that the Mayan ship you built before was built in this shabby place?..."
Black Wolf took his bodyguard and crossed the Hidden Snake River by boat. They walked quickly and traveled upstream for several miles before arriving at the mouth of a river bend. The water in this river bend was gentle, and many people could clearly see around it.
Villages can provide labor and food.
Under the hill in the middle of the river bend, there is a large area of thatched stone houses with wooden frames and wooden poles. This is the shipbuilding yard of Hidden Snake City. Hundreds of wet logs are piled on the tidal flat by the river, which obviously develops during the rainy season.
It was moldy. As people got closer, the wooden machinery and houses in the shipyard showed traces of axes and stone hammers, and even scorched black from the fire. But there was no one in the entire simple and dilapidated shipyard.
The crows are too lazy to alight, just like a deserted ruin.
"Chuchute, let me ask you a question! Why is your shipyard in such a ghostly state? Can we still build ships here?..."
Facing the cold gaze of General Black Wolf, the leader Chu Chute was sweating on his forehead. He hesitated for a while before replying in a low voice.
"Big Leader Black Wolf, the shipbuilding site is outside the city... That, with the blessing of the Lord God, when the army besieged Hidden Snake City, it was plundered and burned twice by your legions... The samurai who managed it were killed, and the civilian husbands and ordinary craftsmen were killed.
, have long since escaped... However, these frame houses are still there, and the wood is still there. With a little repair, they can be restored..."
"Uh, my legion was burned?!..."
Hearing this, Black Wolf Toltec's expression froze. He looked around at the guards behind him and scolded him sharply.
"Damn it! Didn't I tell you?! When you encounter a shipbuilding place or a craftsman who can build ships, you must protect me!..."
"It's unfair! Boss, this place is poor and dilapidated, and we didn't burn it!"
The red-haired bodyguard Uta lowered his head and shouted aggrievedly.
"Witness the Lord God! It was the surrendered seaside warriors who burned it! We wasteland warriors only robbed things and captured prisoners, not even killing many people. After all, it was all money! ... But many of those seaside warriors who surrendered went crazy.
It’s the same. They chanted the slogan of the Lord God, and when they met the Totonak tribe who didn’t surrender, they beat them to death with red eyes, and even burned them after the beating..."
"...Okay! I get it! It turns out it's those little wolf cubs..."
Hearing this, Hei Lang raised his brows and interrupted the words of his personal guard Uta. His tribal vanguard battalion, driven by the kingdom headquarters, was both the vanguard of the army's expedition and the cannon fodder for the siege. They had to bear the most casualties.
They endured heavy siege charges, endured cruel military laws that were often beheaded, and always maintained a harsh and high-pressure state. Only after experiencing many lives and deaths did they have the opportunity to be promoted to join the kingdom's legion, or to be transferred to the local flag corps.
In other words, these surrendered troops are different from the main headquarters of the kingdom. They have to go through life and death hardships before they can obtain a formal "establishment". On weekdays, they are fine for transportation and garrisoning, but when it comes to going to war, the ferocity and hostility are indeed unavoidable.
. And this method of running an army, raising Jiangjun like wolf cubs and turning them into wolves under his command, can only be accomplished by the most ferocious black wolf Toltec.
"Chuchute, where are the craftsmen and the big timber that Papu promised me?... His Highness gave me a strict order to restore the shipbuilding station in Hidden Snake City as soon as possible!"
"The leader of the Black Wolf, those Mayan shipwrights who can build large ships, have followed the navy and surrendered to the Temple of Death at the foot of the sacred mountain..."
The leader, Chu Chute, bowed his waist and answered cautiously.
"As for craftsmen who can build canoes, there are some in Hidden Snake City, and there should be some in the surrounding villages and tribes... And the big wood that Pappu promised you was transported by the navy from the shipbuilding house before, and is hidden in
Sunrise Village at the mouth of the Sunrise River! Only the transportation of large timber requires the help of the navy... And that village is managed by our eastward-migrating tribe, and there are also many civilians who participated in the construction of war boats..."
"Sunrise Village? That small river mouth village seventy or eighty miles east?... Your tribe moved eastward?..."
Black Wolf Toltec touched his chin and pondered for a while before looking at the nervous leader Chuchute.
"Cuchut, you escaped tribes that migrated eastward, can you build ships?"
"Uh... we are all just out and about, and have been involved in the construction of large galleys and canoes... The small boats are indeed fine, but to build big ships, you still need the guidance of the Mayan master craftsman..."
"Very good! Chuchut, are you their leader?"
"yes…"
"Okay! I'll leave this shipyard matter to you!"
Having said this, Black Wolf Toltec waved his hand, not allowing the leader Chuchut to refuse, and ordered generously and sternly.
"Chu Chute, starting from today, we will rebuild the Hidden Snake City Shipyard, and you will be the manager of the Hidden Snake City Shipyard! Well, your status is first considered as a first-class military noble! ... This shipyard, plus the surrounding ten miles
I will leave all the seven or eight villages in your charge to you!…”
"Bring back those tribes that fled eastward and take care of the wood here. I'll organize all of your tribes into a shipbuilding flag team. You don't need to provide food or troops, just focus on building ships! As for the lack of supplies,
I will ask the guards to give you the bronze tools from the legion! And the kingdom’s shipwright to guide you will be in place soon..."
"I'll give you a month to get everything ready. At the end of September next month, I want to see you start building a double-body canoe! ...The autumn harvest in October is busy farming, so let's not forget it. At the beginning of November, I will
I want to see the first catamaran war boat launched. Before the end of this year, I want to see you start building a Mayan galley!…”
"God bless you! Your Highness has said that we will continue to fight eastward. The more big ships and small boats, the better! ... I will give you enough manpower and material resources, and you must build at least ten catamaran warships every month.
The boats are coming. By next year, there will be twenty war boats a month!…”
"Ah! Chief Black Wolf...this...this...you want me to be responsible for building the ship?..."
Upon hearing this series of shipbuilding tasks, the leader Chuchute's knees weakened and his voice trembled.
The kingdom's strict military system, with war as its core, is different from the loose tribal system of each city-state. There is never any shirk or delay in the production of military equipment, including the construction of warships. Once corners are cut or delays are too long,
, someone’s head must fall to the ground! And the leader of the Black Wolf generously promoted him, conferred a title, and gave him gifts. If he could not complete the shipbuilding task...
"Haha! Okay! The Lord God witnessed it! That's it!..."
Hei Lang grinned, stretched out his hand, and patted the leader Chu Chute's shoulder hard, making the other person tremble all over. Then, he frowned, thought for a while, and then took out a copy of Wang Ling from his arms.
Expand.
"His Highness has ordered four things...the tribes have preached the religion, and all the tribes of the 150,000 Hidden Snakes have sworn their blood to convert; to prepare for the alliance, I have arranged for the seaside priests to send envoys to the southern jungle tribes and the southeastern Sauk tribes;
Hurry up and build the ship. Well, I have found a knowledgeable person to do the job. If he doesn’t do well, he will be beheaded... Hey! What is this last one?..."
Hei Lang widened his eyes, looked at the last record carefully, and then looked at the pictograms drawn behind it, and then he suddenly realized.
"That's right! It's cassava! The people from the exploration fleet said that more than a year ago, they planted a cassava field in the east area of Hidden Snake City! ... But now, these cassava are almost grown and can be
The area has expanded greatly!… As for the specific location of this cassava field… we have it!…”
Thinking of this, Hei Lang stretched out his hand and grabbed the leader Chu Chute's collar. His eyes turned cold, and he asked sharply in the face of the other person's trembling expression.
"Chuchut! More than a year ago, where was the place where you raided the kingdom's exploration fleet? Where was it nearby?!..."
This chapter has been completed!