Chapter 498: Witness of the Lord God, fair exchange
"Yes, the Lord God has witnessed it!"
Shulot looked around the three of them and nodded affirmatively. The main force of his direct army was limited and needed to besiege the enemy's stronghold and launch constant attacks. The surrender camp also needed to be heavily guarded. The warriors could not be scattered everywhere.
Capture and replenish the Tlaxcalans scattered in the mountains. What's more, the main army needs to remain pure to maintain discipline and combat effectiveness. It is best to leave such public security warfare to the various city-state legions.
"...an adult man will be exchanged for a quahetli. A woman of working age will also be exchanged for a quahetli. As for children who are half-grown, and old people who can still farm, they will be exchanged for half a quahetli.
Profit. As long as you bring the captives to the logistics camp, you will take the money with one hand and hand over the prisoners with the other. There is no limit to the number of exchanges!"
"What! Even children and old people are accepted?! The kingdom in the lake is so rich!"
This time, even Yu Yanmihoti was inexplicably surprised. The so-called "old people" in the village at this time were naturally not like the Ming Dynasty at the same time, who regarded "sixty as old and exempted from military service." In the world of Central America, civilians
Lifespan is extremely limited. The "old people" in the village refer to people over 30 years old who are qualified to drink. Therefore, Chihuaco lived to be in his early forties and was already a real "old militia".
"Well, take them all! Children can go to the fields to farm when they are twelve years old. Old people can't go into battle, but they can still farm for several years."
Shulot smiled slightly and made a generous promise again.
"Of course, the Lake Legion came thousands of miles away, and they didn't carry much Quahtli cotton with them, but they brought a lot of gems that could be exchanged. According to the price of the alliance's big market, one lake gem is worth six or seven kilograms of gold sand, and ten
Two quahetli horses can be exchanged for twelve adults... If you exchange gems, I can also give you some discounts, one can only be exchanged for ten people!"
"A gem in the lake, in exchange for ten young captives?..."
Hearing this, Huashuo Chikua narrowed his eyes, thought for a while, and shook his head.
"Your Highness, your price is not fair! If there are so many gems in the lake, if they flow into the market, the price of gems will definitely drop..."
"Oh? Not fair?"
Shulot smiled when he heard this, looked at Hochikua's fat face, and asked in a deep voice.
"So with so many slaves flowing into the market, won't the price drop?"
"...Well!"
Huashu Huochukua's expression was stagnant, and he didn't know how to answer for a moment. He thought about it for a while, and just relied on his keen intuition to hesitate.
"This, this is different! Slaves can work, even the common people in the village will need them. But only nobles and priests will like gems..."
"oh?"
Hearing this, Shulot was very interested. He looked at Hochikua, as if he saw a rare talent.
"Then, Huashu, let me ask you. Do the common people have the ability to buy slaves? Isn't the wealth of the alliance in the hands of the nobles and priests? ... How is there any unfairness in this?
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"Ah! This..."
Huashu Huochikua was speechless. After a while, he reluctantly answered.
"No, Your Highness, this is still different. Slaves can work and produce food and cloth, so the more the better... But gems cannot produce small gems! Its value lies in its rarity..."
"Haha! Yes, Hochikua, you are very good!"
Shulot laughed loudly. He looked at the flowers and trees carefully for a while and then spoke with a smile.
"Then, let's calculate how many slaves it would be fair to exchange a gem in the lake for?"
"Um...well..."
Huashu Hochiku stretched out his short, fat fingers and calculated for a while before answering hesitantly.
"In exchange for...eight men?"
"Okay! Then it's up to you. Witness the Lord God! A gem from the lake is sold for eight quarhetli horses, in exchange for eight strong men and women!"
Shulot nodded generously. He looked at the other two people and asked in a deep voice.
"Yu Yan, Pan Mang, do you all agree?"
"Yes! Your Highness, thank you for your generosity!"
Pan Mang smiled and nodded repeatedly.
"I have six thousand captive women and children in my hands, and I can trade with the kingdom now! As long as the transaction goes well, I will immediately send people back to the country and recruit thousands of militiamen!"
"Very good! You take the prisoners directly to the logistics camp. These affairs are in charge of the kingdom's quartermaster, the hereditary nobleman Bergere."
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
A few years later, the kingdom expanded rapidly, and the cronies he had followed in the early years also rose to high positions. Even the quartermaster Bergere, who was a civilian warrior, had become a hereditary noble of the kingdom, a leap that would have taken several generations to break through.
threshold!
"Your Highness, the Yuyan Legion now has four thousand women and children that can be exchanged. And we can capture more in the future... But we don't need so many gems."
Yuyan Mihoti's expression flashed and he looked at His Highness calmly.
"These gems are just decorations for the nobles. Even if they have the divinity mentioned by the priests, they are just sustenance after death. We Mexican warriors have always been based on fighting! What we really need is a sharp and durable bronze blade.
With indestructible bronze armor!"
"Your Highness! The Lake Kingdom produces bronze equipment. The Yuyan Legion is willing to exchange 60% of the prisoners for weapons and armor!"
"Exactly, Commander Yu Yan is right! Our Huashu Legion has five thousand women and children in exchange. Half of the prisoners must be exchanged for bronze equipment!"
Huashu Huoqiku's expression changed and he immediately followed suit.
"Uh...this..."
The python Moyahualuo looked at the two of them and gritted his teeth.
"Your Highness, the Pan Python Legion will exchange 40% of the captives for bronze weapons!"
"Um?"
After hearing the words of the three people, Xiulote raised his brows and was silent. After all, the Mexica states advocate military merit, have a strong martial style, respect force, and are more pragmatic in doing things. In the eyes of the leaders of the states, changing equipment will
The importance of improving the combat power of warriors must still be placed first, far above pleasure. And exchanging bronze equipment for prisoners to increase the combat power of various states will also be beneficial to the Eastern Expedition. It's just the price of this exchange...
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Commanders, you are all the glorious nobles of the city-state, the most noble group of people. Naturally, we know that the alliance's bronze production is in short supply..."
Shulot looked solemn and replied sincerely.
"Most of the bronze produced in the Kingdom of the Lake must first be paid as tribute to the king. And most of the remaining production is used to cast thunder's divine weapons. In the process of making divine weapons, the loss is very large, and it takes ten attempts to succeed.
Once... In the end, only a small part of the wealth can be used to make weapons and armor..."
"..."
The three city-state leaders looked at each other for a few times, with disbelief on their faces. The kingdoms in the lake have formed three or four bronze-armored warrior battalions, equipped with thousands of bronze axes, and they are still telling them here that they are short of bronze.
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"Ahem, Your Highness."
Huashu Huochiku's fat face twitched and he replied with a smile.
"We are all members of the Southern Route Army. Our legion is also a warrior under your command! Improving the combat power of the legion is precisely to follow your command and better fight for the Lord God! ... As for
The exchange price can be discussed carefully..."
"Witness the Lord God! Your Highness, Captain Yu Yan is willing to fight for you. Please also look after the various countries and trade some bronze equipment!"
"That's right! The Python Legion also sincerely requests you..."
"Well...all the captains have begged me..."
Shulot looked bitter. After thinking for a while, he sighed and agreed reluctantly.
"In this case, the kingdom trades with all the states! I always do things fairly. A bronze spear contains four or five taels of bronze. According to the market price, it is equal to half a catty of gold sand, about the same as a quahtli... Then, it's
A bronze spear in exchange for a strong prisoner!"
In fact, the kingdom's bronze output is increasing rapidly. It can not only be used to cast bronze armor, bronze cannons, and even some bronze farm tools. This can be seen from the steady flow of tin materials shipped into the kingdom.
.It’s just that these bronzes seldom flow into the alliance’s market, so the exchange price of bronze and gold remains at about one to one.
"Ah! Thank you for your generosity, Your Highness!"
Hearing this, Pan Python Moyahualuo nodded repeatedly and was the first to agree. Yuyan Mihoti also nodded solemnly and bowed his head in salute.
"..."
Huashu Huochiku pursed his lips and nodded helplessly. He originally wanted to argue that there was actually a difference between half a pound of gold sand and a horse of quahetli, and he could gain more benefits for everyone.
"Hey! These guys who can't do arithmetic..."
"Your Highness, how can I exchange the bronze cloth face armor?"
Yuyan Mihoti's eyes were bright and he couldn't wait to ask. He envied the bronze armor of the Kingdom Legion for a long time. Anyone who is a warrior can see the importance of bronze armor!
"Hmm...Bronze Cloth Armor..."
Shulot thought for a while and then answered with a smile.
"The cloth-covered medium armor commonly used in the kingdom uses 16 kilograms of bronze and 9 kilograms of cotton, totaling 25 kilograms. The raw materials alone are worth 40-50 kwahtli. And the armor is not easy to make. It requires at least senior craftsmen to work hard.
On the 30th...we have to calculate that a pair of cloth-covered armor will be exchanged for a hundred young and strong prisoners!"
"A pair of cloth-covered armor, exchanged for a hundred strong prisoners?"
Hearing this price, Huashu Huoqiku's pupils shrank. In this way, the five thousand prisoners in his hands can only be exchanged for fifty pairs of bronze cloth-covered armor?
"Your Highness, this price..."
"Well. That's the price, there's no way to negotiate it!"
Shulot smiled faintly, calmly and without doubt.
"Actually, the kingdom only has 500 pairs of wealthy Chinese armor to exchange for 50,000 young and strong prisoners. Once the exchange is completed, it will be gone!"
Just kidding, bronze armor is a monopoly product of the kingdom. Even the craftsman camp in the royal capital has just begun to imitate it. If the other party is not in the alliance army and is in the South Route Army, obeying his command... Shulot will not even know how to copy it.
Consider trading bronze armor with them.
"Okay! Your Highness, it's settled! I'll send someone to bring the prisoners in exchange for bronze soldiers and bronze armor!"
Yuyan Mihoti lowered his head, clenched his fists on his chest, and bowed deeply.
"Praise the Lord God! May the alliance go smoothly in its eastern expedition, and may the Lord God bless us!"
Huashuo Chiku opened his mouth and sighed. Then, he and Moyahualuo bowed their heads and saluted respectfully.
"May the Eastern March go smoothly, and may the Lord God bless you!"
"Very good! The Eastern Campaign will be successful. The Lord God bless the Mexica people!"
Shulot looked solemn. He straightened his spine, clenched his fists on his chest, and bowed his head in return.
"The military discussion is over here! All of you, please work together to defeat the Tlaxcalans!"
"Praise the King, praise His Highness!"
The three legion commanders responded in unison. Then, they hurriedly turned around and left the tent, heading to their respective military camps.
Shulot watched the three people's backs and gradually disappeared outside the tent. A smile slowly appeared on his lips. Then, the king stretched out his hand and unfolded a huge map of the world from the table. He leaned over
Looking at it, following the dense markings, your fingers outline a long line, which is thousands of miles of mountains and rivers!
