The tide rises and falls, and the singing goes on all night long. On the second day, in the Feathered Serpent City, the celebration of worshiping the gods continued. The Totonac nobles set up small altars in front of their manors, worshiping large bowls of gold nuggets, piles of silver nuggets, shining pearls, colorful shells, stacks of flowers... and gods. Our favorite gemstone, especially turquoise, which symbolizes wisdom and eternal life.
"Huh? These gems...these green gems?!..."
The old militiaman opened his old eyes and looked carefully at the busy market. Every New Year festival is also an auspicious day for going to the market in villages within a radius of dozens of miles. It is also the day when trade in the city-state is the most prosperous.
Most of the wealth in the coastal city-state is concentrated in the hands of Totonac nobles and priests. Their actions were also the most extravagant. The nobles and priests directed the servants to put down small bags of herbs, large bags of grain, strings of pickled fish, jars of sea salt, and shells and pearls that abounded on the seashore.
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 materials 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 further south, they purchased carmine dye and brassware produced in the Oaxaca Valley.
Of course, the most essential thing is to buy a large number of affordable and precious gems from the kingdom's caravans coming from the far west!
"...Gemstones of all colors, 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 came from a distance of two thousand miles and were selling in the coastal city-state. In front of their wooden sheds and stalls, they were crowded with dignitaries from the city-state, including Mixtec merchants covered in silver jewelry, and Mayan merchants with slender foreheads.
At this moment, the transactions in front of the Kingdom's stall continued, and it couldn't be busier. 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, smiling at Chihuaco, the old militiaman.
"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!..."
"Yeah. The jewel 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 inspiration.
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 are also There were two full boats, filled with bags of "gems" of various colors. This is exactly the tons of travel expenses His Majesty gave him before he set off 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 demon! The kingdom sacrificed humans, and the volcano demon generously gave gems in return. Every time Behind every gem in the lake, there is a soul devoured by demons!"
The 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 gemstones in the lake is the highest, the quality is stable, and the prices are affordable. It has swept across all the gem producing areas in Central America and is the only one. The secret of the gem in the lake is something that every businessman in the world dreams of knowing. Even if such gems really come from the demon's sacrifice, they are still real wealth!
"Well...the gem of the kingdom, given by the Lord God, wow!"
The old militiaman smiled and didn't answer. In front of Maya's bald head, he swaggeringly scratched his head and pulled his hair 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!"
Cuauhtēmallān means "a place with many trees" in Mayan, which is Guatemala in later generations. The meaning of Solan is "the place where quails roam", which is later Honduras.
"Five thousand miles from east to west, four thousand miles from north to south? Buy kingdom gems 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 by countless caravans from the kingdom and various states to the hands of distinguished people from all over the world. And the wealth of the world was transported back in the opposite direction, flowing into the bottomless lake kingdom, 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, 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 flowed, and transactions brought wealth and the desire for more. The kingdom's fleet stayed in the Feathered Serpent City for another day, selling a small amount of gems to fill 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 observed secretly and felt the vague hostility of the local nobles. He thought about it, asked Dark Snake, and learned about the connection and intermarriage between Tlaxcala nobles and Totonac nobles for generations, and then he suddenly realized it.
"...The jaguar swooped eastward and killed the cloud snake in the mountains. The monkeys on the beach were smart and restless, and knew that the jaguar would eat them sooner or later. But they were in the trees, far away, Still taking a chance, waiting to see others being eaten. Even if the monkeys bared their teeth and shouted dissatisfied, they did not have the courage to bite a jaguar directly like the Yunzhong tribe in the rain forest..."
"But in any case, the Totonac people on the seaside have always believed in Quetzalcoatl and are secretly hostile to the Mexica Alliance... We have brought so many gems with us. If we are like what we encountered in Tecos Trois-Rivières, That way, if you encounter bandits pretending to be city-state warriors..."
The veteran militiamen were keenly aware of the potential danger. On the coast of Totonac, which believes in the feathered serpent, the kingdom's fleet must try to avoid staying in one city-state for too long. He no longer hesitated and made a decision!
When the new sun arrives with a new day, the kingdom's fleet sets sail again. Next, their target is Jinwan City, one hundred and sixty miles away. After stopping in Jinwan City for a while, they will travel for more than ten days to Hidden Snake City, which is six hundred miles away! And from there further to the east is Maya!
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