Time flows like a long river, sometimes with rough waves and sometimes calmly. Only memories settle in time and shine brightly when looking back.
The banquet on the festival day ended with a hearty drunken moment. The king danced his sword and recited poems, feeling relieved and unforgettable for everyone watching.
Soon, ten days passed by in a hurry. With the day and night efforts of Prepecha painters, the grand scenes of the New Year's Festival and the night banquet were painted and carved on the stone walls of the Palace of Winds, and the king's poems were also recorded beside them.
It was sung by poets in the capital. There are also scenes in the murals of people dancing, sages bowing to the ground, and presenting the "Shen Xia" sword to the king.
Two copies of these murals will be engraved and placed respectively in the Divine Priest University and the Divine Apocalypse, for later generations to pay homage to. It is not only a testimony of the king’s rule in the Lake District, but also the history of the elites of Prepecha who loyally bowed their heads and formally integrated into the alliance.
symbol.
After the New Year, the Sunway Priestly University officially began operations. Shulot personally presided over the opening ceremony of the Sunway University, and left behind his own handwritten original religious text, the Ali Sutra. Regardless of the long-term plan, the future of the Sunway University
Although it is vast, the initial start is just a few small sprouts.
There were only a hundred students in the first batch, most of whom were Prepecha priests who had surrendered to the alliance, and a few local young people who had been recommended. Their training direction was for grassroots managers, the preaching priests, who had the biggest gap.
The study courses for missionary priests include Mexica as the official language, the basic new script; then the revised history of the alliance, the mythical promises of the main gods; then the basic scriptures of Ari, common sacrificial rituals; and finally the religion of the alliance
Laws, as well as the new policy reforms in the Lake District, such as household registration and civilian settlement, military and civilian settlements, military promotions, and land and title conferrals.
After a one-year short-term study, they will officially become the grassroots officials of the alliance. Most of them will participate in the governance of the feudal villages as first-level priests; a very small number of old priests in the Lake District will be awarded the status of second-level priests.
, participate in the management of large towns. Generally speaking, being able to be selected to study at the Priestly University is tantamount to entering the real fast lane and gaining an important opportunity for class advancement.
The school's first batch of students has just started teaching, and the selection of the second batch of students has already begun in the army. There are about two hundred students in the second batch, and the training direction will be mainly war priests.
Seventy percent of the students in this class will come from war priests and outstanding civilian young warriors who were temporarily promoted during the Western Expedition, and 30% will come from the Prepecha surrendered army who performed well. The students will study for one to two years. In addition to studying writing, theology and
In addition to teaching methods, they also need to learn martial arts from senior warriors and master team tactics. In Shulot's plan, they will provide a grassroots officer foundation for the military reform that will continue to advance in the future.
In general, the current courses of the Priestly University focus on literature, theology, religious law, politics and military affairs, and will also add herbal medicine that the priests are good at later. In his spare time, Shulot began to write books. He
Recalling the textbooks I had studied, I tried to compile an introductory textbook on natural science and sow the seeds of rational thinking. Of course, everything was in the name of God and used divine language to explain scientific principles.
The Shenqi Institute in Qincongcan City was also officially established after the year. The new Shenqi Institute was directly under the king, and its headquarters was set up in a prince's mansion near the palace area of the royal capital. It was heavily guarded and had high standards. After leaving the lake
Under the constraints of the alliance's old system in Zhongdu City, the new Divine Apocalypse is like a rapidly growing American bison, galloping around the kingdom to its heart's content, expanding its body into an ever-larger body.
As the most important research and production center, the Kingdom's Institute of Divine Inspiration cultivates divine priests, integrates newly arrived Mexica craftsmen and the old Kingdom's craftsmen group, and actually has multiple important departments and locations.
The first is the Industry and Mining Department, headed by General Necali and assisted by consultants from the Metal Family. It is responsible for the Chinganbat mining area southwest of the capital, including the coking and copper-smelting workshops in the mining area. The mining area regularly transports coke and copper materials to the capital.
And report on recent production matters.
Then there is the Gunpowder Department. Esco stayed in the lake capital and was put into great use by Avitt. Only Talea came to the lake area and became the director of the Gunpowder Department. The Gunpowder Department included the nitrate-producing ponds in the eastern part of the feudal country, as well as Pa
Gunpowder workshop and experimental site on a small island in Lake Tscuaro.
At this time, it was the season of salt removal, and large-scale salt removal and salt boiling were underway. Xiulote summoned Moreno, the leader of the salt workers, and summoned him personally. Moreno looked respectful, spoke clearly and clearly, and spoke clearly to the salt workers.
He knew the craftsmanship well. He worked hard on Tianhuo Island for three years to make saltpetre, and even the fierceness in his bones was lost. Now he is ready for use. The king appointed him as the officer in charge of making saltpetre, managing thousands of related matters.
husband of the people.
In the royal capital, there are the Engineering Department and the Military Industry Department, which are divided from the kingdom's craftsman camp.
The Industrial and Manufacturing Department is responsible for the production of cotton cloth, clothing, pottery, woodware, stoneware, jade, gold and silverware and ordinary bronze wares. It has the authority to manage various types of private manufacturing industries and recruit craftsmen from all over the country to serve the royal family when necessary. The Industrial and Manufacturing Department's
The manager needs to know the situation of the kingdom very well and keep in touch with the leaders of various industries in the private sector. It is best to appoint senior local bureaucrats.
After some consideration, Shulot chose the director of the department, Surata, a local noble recommended by Chief Jatiri. The king summoned him once, asked about some practical production and management issues, and nodded with satisfaction.
In the Prepecha language, "Surata" means cotton. As the name suggests, the inherited name of Surata represents an ancient family that has been engaged in cotton weaving for generations. Surata is forty years old.
Shang Xia has always been cautious. When the city was breached, facing the inspection of the Mexican Legion, he hid among the craftsmen he usually managed. Because he was always kind to others and his family had a good reputation, he was not reported by the craftsmen.
, fortunately escaped from the war stick.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The Military Industry Department is responsible for the manufacturing of military equipment, including traditional war sticks and shields, copper axes and spears, cotton and leather armor, as well as new longbows and crossbows, and bronze cloth covers
Armor, and bronze cannons in the process of being manufactured.
The director of the Military Industry Department is Cuxinki, a Mexican bow-making master from the alliance headquarters, and the deputy director is Chalape, a local technocrat. The old carpenter Kuaud has been greatly used in the alliance and is in charge of the craftsman center.
Naturally, he would not come to the feudal country in the lake to serve. On the contrary, Kuxinji did not want to succumb to his old rival and came to the lake area to form an independent branch. The king readily accepted him and granted him a big appointment.
Under the Military Industry Department, there are two other manufacturing bureaus that focus on investment. One is the crossbow bureau, whose director is Prepecha bowsmith Kundili, and the other is the bronze bureau, whose director is the casting master Tiripi.
Thilipi is now busy day and night, staying in the bronze workshop for food and accommodation. As the deadline for the bronze cannon is getting closer, he is under increasing pressure and often gets angry with the craftsmen. Hulot summoned the people assigned to the work.
After the spies in the workshop learned about the difficult progress of artillery casting, they prepared to secretly give the opponent some grace. In the next February, the king will go to the north to form an alliance with the Otomi people to jointly deal with Chichimek.
The canine descended south to plunder. It would be at least two or three months before he would return to the capital to take charge of spring plowing matters.
On the outskirts of the capital, there is the Construction Department, Printing Bureau and Special Trade Goods Bureau.
The Construction Department owns charcoal-making and brick-making workshops and has thousands of people under its jurisdiction. The director of the Construction Department is Koscach, the leader of the charcoal workers of the alliance. This hoarse-voiced foreman is actually very clear-sighted and follows without hesitation.
The group of priests came and defected to His Highness, who was on the independent side. Hulot admired it very much, and since he was short of knowledgeable manpower, he gave him the responsibility of building it.
The Printing Bureau has two workshops: papermaking and printing. The director of the Printing Bureau is Sipack, a young priest in charge of papermaking, and the deputy director is Equila, a Mexica jade craftsman in charge of printing. Well, they are both Shulot's old friends.
Knowledge. As long as you keep following His Highness, no matter what your background is, you will take a shortcut to development in life!
At this moment, hundreds of religious classics and legal documents are being continuously produced from the printing bureau, spreading the alliance's beliefs and will at a speed unimaginable by all ministries in the world. This department therefore has a practical
Publicity ability.
Considering the long-term plan, the king listed the Printing Bureau separately and placed it under his direct control. In the future, the Printing Bureau will continue to be upgraded and expand its tentacles outwards, truly assuming the responsibility of publicity and education.
The Special Trade Bureau is also referred to as the Special Trade Bureau. Literally understood, it is responsible for the manufacture of special trade goods. The current Special Trade Bureau only has a general framework. The person in charge is the mason leader Lozano, who has a highly confidential glass worker.
Square.
Lozano burned glass for three full years. After obtaining newly made coke, he finally made a preliminary breakthrough: according to His Highness's prompts, he added lead ore and barite to the quartz sand, and successfully burned a small amount of glass.
Clear lead glass!
After receiving the good news, Shulot happily put down his government affairs and rushed to the workshop at sunset. Under the afterglow of the setting sun, light green glass beads of different sizes flashed, colorful and gorgeous, crystal clear and bright.
The king was slightly startled, then picked up the glass bead and examined it carefully. This kind of glass was completely different from what he expected. The transparency was very low, the texture was light and brittle, and it was not strong enough... But the color was very beautiful, more like the colored glaze from the early ancient times of the Celestial Dynasty.
.
"Lozano, this glass... there is still a gap between it and my requirements."
His Highness frowned and looked at the happy-looking mason leader.
Facing His Highness' gaze, Lozano's knees suddenly became weak and his whole body trembled.
In the past three years, he has been studying colorless glass day and night. He has burned countless stones, sand, and ores. It has been difficult to make any progress, and even his hair is about to burn out. And His Highness has made countless military exploits outside and killed people without calculation.
He was so majestic that he almost looked like a spirit from mythology. When I saw him, His Highness looked calm and majestic. He was no longer the aristocratic young man I had first seen, but an authoritative king whose eyes could make people tremble.
As his thoughts swirled, the leader of the masons gritted his teeth. He approached the king carefully and whispered.
"Your Highness, I, Lozano, feel that these light green glass beads... are very similar to the precious emeralds in the world..."
"Um?!"
Hearing this, Shulot's expression changed and his eyes flashed. He pondered for a while, thinking of the huge army that the kingdom worked hard to maintain, the huge military expenditures, and the rapidly depleting treasury savings... After a while,
, the king lowered his eyes and asked in a deep voice.
"Lozano, can you burn other colors of...gems?"
"Your Highness, if you add different crystals and metals, I, Lozano, should be able to do it!"
Shulot didn't speak, just nodded slightly. He patted Lozano on the shoulder, turned around and left.
The next day, hundreds of loyal direct warriors came to the glass workshop, controlled every apprentice, and guarded the place airtight. Along with the warriors, there was also a job to promote Lozano to a hereditary noble.
King's document.
Soon, the special trade bureau of the Divine Inspiration Institute was quietly established, under the direct control of the king himself. Then, the news that "God bless the kingdom in the lake, and a huge gem mine was discovered in the Patzcuaro Lake area" began to spread among the people. A few days later, the third
A batch of lake area emeralds were exclusively sold by royal merchants and flowed into the market in limited quantities, and were continuously sold to foreign merchants in exchange for large amounts of food supplies.
This kind of emerald is small in size, bright in color, vaguely crystalline and flowing with water-like ripples, and is also known as "green jade in the lake".
Based on this name, many foreign merchants concluded that the origin of the gem should be in Lake Patzcuaro. Some merchants risked being discovered by the kingdom's fleet and searched for the origin in the vast lake, hoping to directly negotiate with the jade miners.
Private trade. In the end, they all returned in vain, leaving only a few lives in vain.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! To sum up, the five departments under the Shenqi Institute are the Industrial and Mining Department, the Gunpowder Department, the Manufacturing Department, the Military Industry Department, the Construction Department, the Printing Bureau and the Special Trade Bureau.
In the two rounds, he took charge of most of the production departments in the feudal country, controlled tens of thousands of craftsmen and civilians, and made the Shenqi Institute more powerful.
As the highest clerical leader of the Lake Diocese, Shulot naturally serves as the general person in charge of the Divine Inspiration Institute. In his plan, the Divine Inspiration Institute, a production and R&D institution similar to the Ministry of Industry, will gradually grow into a real behemoth.
, becoming the source of power for the development of the entire kingdom, and also becoming an important source of power in the hands of the king.
Therefore, the deputy director of the Divine Enlightenment Institute, who summarizes various matters, must use loyalty as the primary selection criterion. Shulot hesitated for a long time, and finally chose Talea, who had always followed him loyally and deeply admired him. The king knew that once he let
The other party holds such an important position... Throughout her life, she can only become a lonely vassal of the royal power.
"Talaiya, are you willing to dedicate your life to the Lord God?"
In the dim stone palace, Shulot looked calm, but looked at Talea with deep eyes. They hadn't seen each other for a long time, and time passed like a clear spring, washing away the flames in the girl's eyes, but leaving behind something more lasting.
persist in.
Talea smiled. She looked at His Highness, who was as majestic as a god, and nodded heavily without hesitation.
"I do, my Sun God! I am willing to dedicate everything to you!"
Shulot had a complicated expression and nodded slightly. Then, he turned around and strode towards the exit of the stone palace. The sound of running footsteps came from behind him. He paused for a moment and felt a tight hug from behind.
The king shook his head and was about to break away when he heard a gentle whisper.
"Your Highness, it has been three years...just a moment...a moment..."
Hearing this, Shulot froze and stood still. After a while, he calmly left the stone palace, leaving only a staring figure.
"A true king is determined to conquer the world, his heart is as solid as stone, and he never has too many personal relationships... But I have just started on my journey!"
This chapter has been completed!