"Praise the Lord God! The kingdom flies like a condor, and you are all the long feathers of the condor's wings, riding on the long winds of the sea and sky!... Come! This is the newly brewed pineapple wine from the Seaside Alliance. It tastes great, and
Have a drink with me! Thank you Lord God for blessing me and allowing the long ship to return from a long journey!…”
"Praise the Lord God! Praise Your Majesty! The Lord God bless the kingdom!..."
The late autumn on the seaside is as warm as spring, and the stone palace is not cold. In the middle of the palace is a large ebony wood eucalyptus table with withered patterns, on which is placed an exquisite oil lamp with a ceramic base and a wooden cover. These two pieces of furniture, one is simple and elegant.
, a delicate and beautiful piece, which is almost the highest skill of Totonac craftsmen. As for the lamp oil, it is squeezed from sunflower seeds and peanuts. When it is lit, it still has a little fragrance and can even be eaten.
Next to the oil lamp, there is a simple nautical chart spread out, with dense text and pictorial annotations on it, as well as an highlighted red circle. As for the other side of the table, there are four drinking tables.
An empty clay cup and a whole clay pot filled with fruity pineapple wine.
The large ebony eucalyptus is square and square, and there are people sitting in front of the pottery cups on each side. Shulot is wearing a relaxed short robe and sits cross-legged on the bamboo mat at the top. On his left side, there is a guard
Eckart, the captain of the guard, was lifting the wine pitcher and pouring wine for everyone at the table.
On the right side of Shulot was the divine priest Mecat. He looked respectful and somewhat flattered as he took Ekart's glass of wine. Directly opposite him was the old militiaman Chihuaco. He was dejected, with drooped eyebrows and answered.
I drank from the pottery cup in one gulp, but I didn't care about etiquette.
"God bless you! Mecat, you found the predicted large iron mine around the large Taino tribe, and then established the town of Iron Bay? What is the size of those Taino tribes, and are they friendly to the kingdom's fleet? That place
How big are the reserves of the large iron ore, and is it easy to mine?…”
Shulot picked up the wine glass, glanced at the depressed and somewhat impolite old militiaman, and smiled knowingly, but didn't take it seriously. He took a sip of pineapple wine, savoring the sweet and refreshing taste, and smiled.
It also rose.
Compared with the solemn tequila, Xurot prefers to drink less formal fruit wine. Because this kind of wine tastes sweeter, especially the pineapple fruit wine produced on the seaside. Because this Totonac seaside is exactly
It is the best pineapple producing area in Central America and even the entire world!
In later generations, this seaside land was praised as the "Golden Pineapple Belt of Mexico", and the most famous variety is the golden pineapple with golden skin, sweet and juicy taste, and smooth and delicate taste! When eating this kind of pineapple,
, the soft and sweet texture is like eating a melon. As for the other Mayan pineapple, it is slightly sour and the flesh is firmer. Xuelote prefers to skewer it with venison and sprinkle it with
Eaten roasted with spices.
"Your Majesty! The prophesied large iron mine is in the east of Cuba's Snake Island, near the snake's head. There is a large Taíno tribe there called Ayar. The word 'Mayari' means,
In the local Taino language, it is 'Mother of the Moon', or 'Mother of the Moon God'...so they can also be called the 'Moon Mother Tribe'. And their chief is called 'Anani'anan, also
It’s ‘Shuihua’, Chief Shuihua…”
Priest Mecat was respectful, wearing the new robe of a third-level priest, and stretched out his hand to point on the chart of Cuba. This chart was drawn by his own hands, and it was one of his greatest achievements in this voyage.
"As for the size of the Mayari Moon Mother Tribe, there are about three thousand tribesmen, but only about a hundred can be considered as hunters with weapons. They have plenty of food, do not like to fight and fight, have a very peaceful temperament, and are very friendly to the exploration fleet.
!… They regard us as brothers arriving from the sea. Not only do they provide us with food, but they also help us plant cassava and build camps!… Chief Shuihua even allowed his tribesmen to join the Kingdom’s Tiewan Town, and also helped us recruit people from the mountains and forests.
The small tribe is sincerely helping us wholeheartedly!…”
Speaking of the peace and friendliness of the Taíno people, the Mecat priests couldn't help but sigh with emotion and praise them.
It can be said that the world of Central America is a jungle of endless fighting, and all tribes are biting jaguars competing for territory; while the vast northern continent is a wilderness where packs of wolves migrate and chase, and hunting tribes are all wary of each other and preying on each other.
The wolves; as for the warm and prosperous Snake Island of Cuba, it is like a peaceful and beautiful garden, while the Taino tribes are pure and beautiful colorful snails in the garden, first come, first served, waiting for those who come to pick them up...
"God bless you! Your Majesty, when we return, there are already more than 200 Taíno tribesmen in Tiewan Town, cutting down trees for farming and building camps for the kingdom! And the Mayari Yuemu tribe of more than 3,000 people has joined
, and the Red Earth Tribe of the same size, including the Taino chiefs of two large tribes, have all converted to the main god!…”
"Oh! On the island of Cuba, the kingdom has already converted two large tribes with more than 3,000 people?! And the newly built Tiewan Town also has at least 200 warriors, sailors, and 200 tribesmen?... God bless you!
Priest Matt did a great job! So did you!…”
Hearing Priest Mecat's story, Shulot's eyes were filled with unexpected surprise, as well as joy and satisfaction with the kingdom's expansion. He thought about the layout of Cuba's Snake Island, how the Tainos lacked force, and how smooth Cuba's operations were.
, the kingdom is expanding so rapidly. It seems that this exploratory fleet and the plan to operate Cuba as soon as possible are indeed correct! We must not let the Western colonists take over there first and establish a foothold in Central America!
"In a large tribe of three thousand people, only a hundred or so hunters with hunting bows were able to convert very smoothly... The Taino people have a very peaceful temperament and are not good at fighting at all... Although they are tall, they have hardly seen blood.
, and there are no weapons...Ah! What kind of tragedy would happen if such a peaceful, kind and not good at fighting tribe met the greedy and cruel Spanish colonists?..."
Shulot knew the answer to this question. But he often didn't want to think about it, recalling the bits and pieces of records and the cruelty and tragedy that disappeared silently in history.
"Hey! Lord God! Such gentle Taínos... No wonder these millions or even millions of island tribes were all killed or injured within thirty years of the arrival of the Spanish colonists! And the extremely greedy Columbus,
He would even burn, kill and plunder village after village, demanding gold from the Taino people... He would also create the inhumane 'enenda' system, directly taking away the land of the Taino people and turning them into slaves of the colonists!
"
"...Every Taíno, if he could not hand over a certain amount of gold within three months, would have his hands and feet cut off... And just three years later, in 1493, Columbus brought a thousand people with him for the second time.
When the fleet arrives, the hands and feet of the Taíno people he and his men cut off will accumulate into a hill. And the entire island's villages, women, children, and children will be burned after the colonists laughed and tortured them.
Or feed the dog..."
"By the end of the 16th century, the number of Taíno people in the entire Caribbean Islands will be reduced to less than a thousand...a complete extinction!..."
Thinking of the tragic experiences of the Taíno tribes on the Snake Island in Cuba in later generations, and the unbearable records and confessions of those Spanish missionaries, Xiulote lowered his eyes and gritted his teeth. Murderous intent boiled in his chest.
For the first time, I longed for a fresh blood sacrifice!
"Witness the Lord God! I will become the protector of the Tainos and the sacrificer of the evil spirits! In three years!...Build enough longships to open up the coast of Totonac, ensure the Mayan shipping routes, and transport more legions.
!”
"The scumbag captain and sailors of the Spanish exploration fleet!...The grand blood sacrifice ceremony on the high pyramid is the destiny I have prepared for you!...And in order to do this, I can compromise with the God King Avit
Give in and be willing to be beneath him..."
Shulot paused, narrowed his eyes, a look of coldness and determination appeared on his face.
"The Lord God bless you!...Let the warriors of the Alliance and the Kingdom use axes and sharp blades in their hands to greet these greedy and cruel explorers and chop off the heads of these ferocious evil demons!..."
This chapter has been completed!