Aztec Eternals

The long wind is hunting, and the wolf flag is waving. The 7,000 Imperial Guards marched all the way south from Otto City, carrying the power to suppress everything. With heavy armored warriors and bronze cannons, the legion could only march thirty miles a day. It took Xiulot four days to arrive at the crow family's fiefdom. A Thousand Gyeonggi Legion has already settled in Crow Manor, taking over all aspects of the fiefdom.

The old crow, Sitley, led the clansmen and knelt down at the gate of the manor to welcome His Majesty's banner.

He hurried all the way, and finally returned to the Raven Manor before the Mexica warriors launched an attack. After he read the secret letter, he slapped the foolish eldest son to the ground and cursed angrily.

"Tell you not to read well! Tell you not to read well! You almost killed the family, idiot!"

That night, the Crow family surrendered to the head of the Olosh Army, handing over the entire fief and more than 10,000 people, as well as a secret letter from the Zicao family. Olosh left a thousand warriors waiting for His Majesty, and continued to lead his army south to support Kuramo City.

Shulot stayed in the crow manor for a day and met the old crow patriarch. For the obedient choice of the old crow, the king expressed his great joy. In the entire Zicao County, there are three Glorious Noble Households with more than 10,000 people. The Palm and Zicao families rebelled one after another, and only the Crow family obeyed and handed over their territory.

After pondering for a long time, Xiulot decided to set up the Crow family as a model. After the Crow family handed over the 200,000 mu of land, they will re-entrust in Guamare State, take over the 20,000 mu of land reserved for the Zicao family, and allow 1,000 mu of land to be retained.

The old crow kowtowed repeatedly, weeping with gratitude, and his heart was filled with bitter joy. The kingdom's entrusted land and Dingkou directly doubled, from a 95% reduction to a 90% reduction.

"It's better than the extinct Zicao family and the soon-to-be-extinct palm family!"

The old crow thought so. In such a world of great contention, it is not easy to survive. The next step is to really cling to the wings of the kingdom and fly high with the eagle

After dealing with the crow family, the 7,000 Imperial Guards went south again and arrived at Kuramo City three days later. At this time, the rebellion in Kuramo City has been quelled, leaving only blood that has not been washed away. The banner of the Lord God was flying over the city again, and the patrolling Mexica warriors took control of the city. Thousands of rebels were arrested and concentrated in the north of the city to guard.

After the Jaguar Olosh met with veteran Etalik, they divided their responsibilities. Olosh was stationed in the military camp outside the city, commanding the Gyeonggi Legion, and receiving all the noble territories in Kuramo. Etalik stayed in the temple pyramid in the city to restore order in the city.

Wang Qi stayed at the barracks outside the city for a day. Olosh reported the latest developments.

After the Gyeonggi Legion destroyed the Zicao family, they divided into several teams and swept across the north bank of Lake Atoyak. Wherever Wang Jun went, the southern nobles all bowed their heads and surrendered their land and Dingkou. The Gyeonggi Army headed east to reach the easternmost boundary of Lake Atoyak, and headed west to join Ezpan's 2nd Lance Corps. However, within a few days, the northern plains of the lake, more than 100 miles away, more than a dozen aristocratic fiefdoms, and the entire eastern part of Zicao County in Kuramo City, with a population of more than 70,000, have been controlled by the Wang Jun.

Shulot nodded in satisfaction. He took the artillery all the way south, but he didn't have a chance to use it at all. The rebellion in the east started and extinguished suddenly, and was quickly suppressed by the samurai legion as soon as the flames were ignited. He praised Olosh a few words, and had a drink with his childhood teacher.

At noon on the second day, the imperial guards guarded Wang Banner and entered Zicao County, while the Artillery Battalion stayed outside the city. While leading the king into the city, the veteran Etalik told the whole story of the rebellion in Kuramo City.

"You mean, the 2,000 militiamen in the city, as well as the thousands of strong men, all participated in the rebellion? Was it coerced or voluntary?"

Shulot stopped and stared at the deserted streets along the way. There are only chilling warriors on the streets, and scattered residents hiding in their houses.

"There is coercion, but more is voluntary."

Etalik said in a low voice.

"The Zicao family shouted an inspiring slogan, saying that His Highness was assassinated and killed, and the legions from all over the country rebelled. They want to restore the belief in the three gods and rebuild the Kingdom of Tarasco. After the restoration of the country is successful, everyone involved will be rewarded!"

Shulot was silent. After a while, he finally spoke up.

"There are too many remnants of the old dynasty in Zicao County. After this purge, it should be much better. The priests of the kingdom have already gone south to receive the recovered noble territories, organize households, and spread the belief of the main god. Wait until the old nobles change. When we reach Leman River North, the entire Zicao County will be brought under the direct control of the kingdom. By next year's autumn harvest at the latest, the hearts of the people will be greatly improved!"

"Your Highness is merciful!"

Etalik bowed his head in salute. Then, with a solemn expression, he suggested.

"However, Kuramo City rebelled openly, and the residents in the city must be severely punished. Only by engraving awe into the bones of the people in the south can the spread of faith be multiplied with half the effort!"

"Oh? What do you mean?"

"The city of Kuramo was enfeoffed with comfrey, and the 20,000 people who participated in the rebellion or were related to the rebellion were all sent to the north, demoted to serfs, and awarded military merit to nobles and samurai!"

Etalik looked at the king's thoughtful expression, and said again.

"Your Highness, in this rebellion, half of the thousand Mexica warriors were killed! If there is no awe, there will be no kindness. Enwei is the twin son. The Kuramo people must be severely punished! What's more, according to the newly promulgated According to the royal decree of the Kingdom, serfs can marry each other. If the children of serfs are handed over to the village commune and the government to raise them, they are considered civilians. After ten years of working as serfs, they can resume their status as commoners and receive a piece of land for subsistence. .”

Xiuluo nodded. This decree was promulgated by the sage he instructed. The original proposal was that serfs could return to civilian status after five years of labor. As a result, as soon as these words came out, all the military nobles came to meet His Highness and tried hard to speak.

The sage also calculated carefully for His Highness that a serf had to work hard for ten years before he could save his master the wealth to buy another serf in addition to supporting military nobles. In other words, military nobles hope that even if they do not participate in production, they can maintain the wealth of future generations. Judging from the average life expectancy of this era, most adult serfs did not live to ten years later.

Military meritorious nobles are the foundation of a king. Faced with such resistance, he could only temporarily compromise. After the agricultural production technology improves and the kingdom becomes richer and stronger, this decree still needs to be revised.

Thinking of this, Xiulot made a decision.

"Etalik, as you said. 20,000 Kuramo people were reduced to serfs and sent to the north!"

Then, the king shook his head and smiled wryly.

"Old Etalik! You are guarding one side of the kingdom, and you are the administrator of Kuramo City. How dare you think of punishing all the subjects under your rule?"

"Haha! Your Highness, it's much easier to draw a blank than tinker!"

Etalik also shook his head with a wry smile.

"In the past two years, I have suffered a lot in the south! You have to move some civilians in and add some priests. When the priests distribute the houses in the city, the new civilians will naturally be grateful!"

Shulot nodded with a smile and said nothing. While talking and laughing, the two decided the fate of 20,000 traitors. Then, the king climbed up to the pyramid in the center of the city, his expression solemn. Looking at the bloodstains that had not been cleaned up, he could imagine the brutality of the battle. The traces of fighting stretched all the way to the top of the pyramid. There, the chief priest of Kuramo, Yi Cui, had been waiting for a long time.

"Praise the Lord God! Greetings to you, the suzerain priest of the divine revelation!"

"Praise the Lord God! Priest Yi Cui, you have stood up fearlessly in Kuramo City and made great achievements for the Lord God. The Lord God will see your piety and bestow grace upon you!"

"Praise you!"

Yi Cuifu kowtowed, suppressing the excitement in his heart. With these words from the king, he can look forward to the future.

Xiulot nodded with a smile and shook the other person's hair. Then, he sat down in the temple and asked about the details of the mission in the city.

"Master Suzerain, the Prepecha warriors in the temple guard who converted to the Lord God fought hard to the end, and no one betrayed or surrendered!"

Yi Cui replied respectfully.

"The civilians in Zicao County are not yet pious, and there are too many false god believers lurking. Please also grant a decree to allow the Kuramo Diocese to increase the number of temple guards, establish a special search team, and arrest and deal with false god believers. power!"

Hearing this, Shulot raised his brows. The city of Kuramo has just experienced a rebellion, and there is nothing wrong with increasing the Temple Guard. It's just the power to arrest and dispose of believers of false gods. This is equivalent to the power of religious inquisition! Although, temples around the world will conduct some religious inquisitions to deal with influential believers of the old gods, but the scale is not large, and most of them are passive responses. Now, Yi Cui, the chief priest in front of him, has the courage to propose to him face to face, and establish a referee team! This is equivalent to the predecessor of the Inquisition.

The king pondered for a long time. He thought of the increasingly pressing time, and the balance in his heart gradually tilted to the left. After a while, the king looked solemn, and finally nodded in agreement.

"Can."

"Praise the Lord God! Praise you!"

Excitement appeared on Yi Cui's face. As an officiant who was a rare civilian in the alliance, he finally found an opportunity to show his talents in the south of the Lake District!

"For the stubborn false god believers identified by the referee, do not execute them privately."

After thinking for a while, Xiulot added.

"Gather them together and send them to the Qinganbat mine, where there is a shortage of manpower. The formed referee team will first operate in the Kuramo area. If they perform well and the belief in the main god is effectively spread, I will consider forming a separate referee. The position of director It is equal to the chief priest of the fourth level."

"Praise you! Praise the Lord God!"

Yi Cui, the third-level chief priest, heard the hidden meaning, and his mind was shaken. This is a real way to reach the sky! The road to the priesthood of common people usually stops at the third level, and then there are only a handful of fourth-level priesthoods, and they are often in charge of one side. But now, he actually got a unique opportunity

"Sovereign Master Sacrifice of Divine Enlightenment, I will definitely sacrifice my life for the glory of the Lord God!"

"Praise the Lord God! He protects you."

Shulot stared at the hummingbird sun in the temple, and nodded calmly. He knew the power of the Inquisition and the cruelty of the Inquisition, but he decided to let the beast out of the cage. Because, after being assassinated, the king's heart finally took the last step.

Veteran Etalik was silent. He vaguely felt that a terrifying power was sprouting. After a while, he reached into his arms, took out a stack of documents, and handed them to the king.

"Your Highness, these are the secret letters of the Zicao family, and they are related to many generals of Prepecha!"