The sea tide rose and fell, and singing continued all night long. On the second day, in the Feathered Serpent City, the celebration of worshiping the gods continued. The Totonac nobles set up a small altar in front of their manor and worshiped a large bowl of gold particles.
, piles of silver nuggets, shining pearls, colorful shells, stacks of flowers... and the gems favored by the gods, especially turquoise, which symbolizes wisdom and eternal life.
"Eh? These gems...these green gems?!..."
The old militiamen opened their eyes wide and looked at the busy market carefully. Every New Year festival was an auspicious day for markets in villages within a radius of dozens of miles, and it was the busiest day for trade in the city-state.
Most of the wealth in the coastal city-state is concentrated in the hands of Totonac nobles and priests. Their purchases are also the most extravagant. The nobles and priests command the servants to put down small bags of herbs, large bags of grain, and bunches of
Pickled fish, jars of sea salt, and the shells and pearls that abound on the seaside.
Then, they purchased exquisite obsidian tools from the Alliance caravans from the west, as well as brassware that had somehow leaked out, as well as extremely expensive and rare bronze tools; from the Mayan caravans from the east, they purchased items from the rainforest.
and the sacred smoke on the island, as well as cotton from the Mayan states in northern Yucatan; Mixtec caravans from the south purchased exquisite and gorgeous gold and silver ornaments, as well as expensive chagels
Bird feathers; and from the Zapotec people from further south, they purchased carmine dye and brassware produced in the Oaxaca Valley.
Of course, the most essential thing is to purchase a large number of affordable and precious gems from the kingdom's caravans coming from the far west!
"... all kinds of gems, huge gems, round gems, and everyone's favorite turquoise! ... The gems of the Kingdom of the Lake will never let you down!"
The caravans from the Kingdom of the Lake have come two thousand miles away and are selling in the coastal city-state. Their wooden sheds and stalls are crowded with dignitaries from the city-state, and there are even Mixtec merchants covered in silver jewelry, and their foreheads are
Slender Mayan businessman.
At this moment, the transactions in front of the kingdom's stalls continue and are extremely busy. The coastal Totonac states are like a huge gem funnel. No matter how many gems are transported, they will be robbed by merchants from each state!
Seeing this scene, Ti Carlo shook his head. He said meaningfully and smiled at the old militiaman Chihuaco.
"The great His Highness Xiulote is truly blessed by God! The kingdom in the lake can actually produce so many gems, weighing thousands of kilograms!...These Mayan caravans came from the north of Yucatan. They would have
The emeralds brought to Cuauhtēmallān are sold to various tribes in the Mexican plateau. However, under the impact of the huge amount of gems from the Kingdom of the Lake, they now not only do not transport gems here, but will buy large quantities of them from here.
gem!..."
"Hmm. The gem of the kingdom, great!"
Chihuaco scratched his head and nodded. During his last trip to the sea, he had vaguely guessed that the kingdom's gemstones were probably not mined from the source, but created by some method, uh... divine revelation.
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Among the seven fully loaded ships in the kingdom, in addition to the necessary food and wine, one ship contains scriptures and emblems of the main god, two ships have spare planks and sails, two ships have bronze tools, weapons and armor, and
There were two full ships, filled with bags of "gems" of various colors. This was exactly the kind of fare that His Majesty gave him in tons before his departure this time.
"Businessmen from the two tribes of Yunzhong in the south said that the gems in the lake were not mined. It was an evil deal between the kingdom in the lake and the volcano monster! The kingdom sacrificed human sacrifices, and the volcano monster generously gave gems in return. Every day
Behind every gem in the lake, there is a soul devoured by demons!"
Mayan businessman Tikalo shook his bald head and smiled as he told the rumors about the south while looking at the expressions of the old militiamen. The output of gems in the lake is the highest, the quality is stable, and the prices are affordable. It has swept across the gem producing areas of Central America.
The secret of the gems in the lake is something that all businessmen in the world dream of and want to know. Even if such gems really come from the sacrifice of demons, they are still real wealth!
"Well...the gem of the kingdom, given by the Lord God, wow!"
The old militiaman had a smile on his face and didn't answer. In front of Maya's bald head, he scratched his head and pulled his hair in a swagger before asking with a smile.
"These merchants bought so many gems, who are they going to sell them to?"
"Aha!"
Seeing the flawless reaction of the old militiaman, Tikalo shook his head secretly and said with a smile.
"Now, it is five thousand miles from east to west and four thousand miles from north to south, from the Zacatecas wilderness tribes in the north, to the Yucatan rainforest tribes in the south, to the gem-producing Wahtemarran Mountain Forest tribes, and then to the tribes further southeast.
All tribes in the Solan Mountain Forest...all the tribes in the world have become buyers of the kingdom's gems!"
The meaning of Cuauhtēmallān, in Mayan, is "a place with many trees", which is later Guatemala. And Solan means "a place where quails roam", which is later Honduras.
"Five thousand miles from east to west, four thousand miles from north to south? Buy Kingdom Jewels for both..."
Hearing this, the old militiaman's eyes widened. He imagined such a magnificent scene. Bags of gems were produced somewhere in the kingdom in the lake, and then transported to the country by countless caravans from the kingdom and various states.
In the hands of the nobles from all over the world. And the wealth of the world is transported back in the opposite direction, flowing into the kingdom in the bottomless lake, supporting countless warriors wearing armor and leading soldiers, ready to fight!
"Haha! On this voyage, His Highness wants us to go five thousand miles east to Snake Island in the East China Sea. But in fact..."
Speaking of this, the Mayan businessman Tikalo sighed with a complicated expression.
"In fact, the gems of the Kingdom in the Lake were already circulating on the island before the fleet and legions arrived!..."
Crowds of people surged, and transactions brought wealth, but also more desires. The kingdom's fleet stayed in the Feathered Serpent City for another day, selling a small amount of gems and filling the fleet's food storage.
The Totonac nobles in the Feathered Serpent City sent envoys to communicate with the two expedition captains and asked for some gems as gifts. The old militiamen secretly observed and felt the vague hostility of the local nobles.
. He thought about it, asked the Dark Snake, and learned about the connection and intermarriage between the Tlaxcala nobles and the Totonac nobles for generations, and then he suddenly realized it.
This chapter has been completed!