"Witness the Lord God! The Chapala Lake area is located in the northwest of the world, six hundred miles away from the capital of Qin Congcan, and a full one thousand two hundred miles away from the capital in the lake! Once here, the influence of the Mexica Alliance will become minimal .No matter how much the God King stretches out his arms, he can't hold the mirror-like water of Lake Chapala... In comparison, Hezhong County is six hundred miles away from the lake capital, with the Leman River connecting the western part of the alliance, and the neighboring Ronlance. Messengers from Lake Texcoco can easily travel back and forth to contact the Mexica warriors in the county..."
Xiulote sat cross-legged in front of the desk, reading this letter that came from Chapala City and traveled nearly two thousand miles before arriving at Golden Bay City, and fell into long thoughts.
The letter was delivered in a hurry by the canine scouts who were good at running day and night. When it arrived at the seaside, it still took more than a month. As for the final content of this letter, he had read it many times and had already memorized it by heart, and could even repeat it. Regarding the monkey's request, he was initially noncommittal and refused to reply, but over the past few days, he has gradually changed his mind.
"The Chapala Lake area is rich in water and grass, fertile soil, and the area is particularly vast! Along the lake alone, it stretches more than 300 miles from east to west and more than 200 miles from north to south. Around the lake, there are barren farmland and ruins of villages. , and there are many dilapidated towns. It is said that in the Tarasco era twenty years ago, there were more than 400,000 tribes here! And the legions of the Kingdom of Tarasco also set out from here to conquer the further west. Tribes of Northern Tekos..."
"Witness the Lord God! Your Majesty, I have inspected most of the Chapala Lake and carefully inspected the situation along the way. At the moment, although according to the estimates of the priests along the way, the population of the entire lake area is about 200,000, But with the development potential of this lake area, coupled with the agricultural technology inspired by the Lord God...I am afraid that the population that the entire lake area can support can at least triple to 600,000!"
"The terrain in the north of the Great Lakes is flatter. There are two large rivers flowing from the wasteland until they connect to Lake Chapala. Four to five hundred miles upstream of the rivers are the camps of the Guamar tribes. And further to the north More than two hundred miles away, there is the depth of the Zacatecas wilderness where the remnants of Guaquili are entrenched... I heard from the Guaquili flag team who went on the expedition that in their former wilderness hometown, there was an extremely large silver vein, like an open-air mountain range. It’s as gray and white as ever, and its reserves exceed the total amount of silver in the world!…”
After reading this, Shulot nodded slightly and recalled the situation in later generations. The northern area of Lake Chapala will develop into the Guadalajara metropolitan area in later generations, and will also become the second largest metropolitan area in Mexico, with a population of six million! The terrain and transportation here are very convenient, giving it a natural advantage for growth. In addition to its geographical location being too far west, it actually has development potential that far exceeds that of the Prepecha Lake area...
In the Zacatecas Wilderness north of Chapala, there is also the Zacatecas-Fresnillo open-pit silver mining area. The silver reserves there are more than one-tenth of the world's silver reserves! More than a hundred years later, Zhang Juzheng's "One Whip Method" tax reform had a basis for implementation precisely because the Spaniards shipped tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of taels of Zacatecas silver for trading...
"Blessed by the Lord God! Lake Chapala is vast, fertile and fertile. It is the promised land given to the kingdom by the Lord God! Prince Feather cannot hold it here. He cannot open up the north, cannot subdue the Guamar people, and turns the fertile land into barren hills. This fertile land was wasted..."
"In my opinion, as long as a stone fortress is built in the upper reaches of the river in the north, and the tribes of Guamar are divided and surrendered for hunting, the stability of the entire lake area can be established! Then, the immigrants of the tribes will be settled and the flag corps will be established. Villages, restore farmland villages, rebuild ancient towns...then send the army westward, conquer the western city-states and tribes, forcibly relocate the tribes in the mountains to settle in the lake area, completely open the mouth of the Leman River to the sea, and connect it with the northern trade route of the kingdom..."
"Building forts, garrisoning troops, and recruiting surrenders in the north; establishing flag corps, villages, and towns in the central lake area; conquering, relocating people, and trading routes in the west; plus the missionary conversions of the priests of the Lord God! ... Blessed by the Lord God! As long as this operation can be managed, the entire area will The Chapala Lake area will become another foundation of the Kingdom in the northwest, a core area for the development of the northern continent, and will also become your true rear and retreat route!…”
Seeing this, only the last two paragraphs of the thick letter are left, and the purpose of the monkey's request has already been revealed.
"Monkey Kuruka has investigated the situation in the Chapala Lake area very clearly. He has conquered there many times and has a deeper understanding of the surrounding tribes than any other army commander! Although there is not a single word of boasting in this entire letter, , but in fact, it is the Chapala development plan that Monkey wrote to me!...Can his request...his ambition...and his wisdom...can really be accommodated by his future loyalty?"
Shulot lowered his eyes and did not move for a long time. No matter how you look at it, the monkey Kuruca is a more suitable candidate to sit in the Lake Chapala area than the wolf-headed Elvi! As the monkey said, he knows everything about the handling of the tribes of Guamar, the conquest of the tribes of Northern Tecos, and the settlement of the flag army and civilian villages in the Lake District... He knows it all well and can do it very well! not to mention…
"My supreme and only king! Your loyal monkey, I ask you! Please transfer my spear army and their families to the Chapala Lake area! Let the legion's eight thousand Mexica The warrior becomes the sacred tree of the kingdom and controls the reliable root system of the land of Chapala! And the Guaquili banner team accompanying the expedition can also move tens of thousands of people and settle in the north of the Great Lake to assimilate and accept the Guamar tribes in the wasteland!… "
"As for Hekou County with a population of nearly 300,000, this land that has been integrated into the root system of the sacred tree...may be managed by the commander of the Herve Army who was a warrior in your family, and stationed by his Tlaxcala Serpent Army. , is more beneficial to the kingdom!... After all, the influence of the God King will definitely not penetrate deeply into the Tlaxcala warriors! These foreign warriors who submit to you and believe in you like gods will be more powerful than others at certain critical times. Mexica warriors are more reliable..."
"And I, your monkey... am willing to sit on the northwest frontier for you, expand the territory of the kingdom, and conquer all disobedience!... Even if I am running around in the wilderness and the river, starting from the barren lake area, I will go on an expedition thousands of miles away... I I will also be your most loyal vassal, the monkey you personally promoted!... Witness the Lord God! I am willing to die for you, my only king!..."
The long letter finally came to an end. The monkey's sincere request, like his simple face, appeared in Shulot's mind. Faced with this request, the political instinct of a king always made him hesitate. And it wasn't until he faced strong pressure from the God King that he decided to return to the lake capital and let go of the ropes of his beasts, and finally made a decision!
"Witness the Lord God! At Monkey's request, transfer the Lance Corps to the Chapala Lake District... Hand over the prosperous and neighboring Hekou County, and re-open and operate from the newly conquered, distant Chapala Lake District! ... Monkey, monkey, yours The request is really full of courage!…”
"I was able to let go of Black Wolf and let him attack and kill everywhere because he was only good at conquests and not good at running a place... I was able to let go of veteran Etalik not only because of his loyalty, but also because of his age. Unable to support long-term ambitions..."
"But you, monkey! You are good at running the place and dealing with the relations between various ministries. Although you do not have great military exploits, you are a real general. Your strategic vision is the best among my generals. Second only to the warrior captain Bertard!...But you are much younger, and you have always been able to win the hearts of the warriors..."
Shulot thought of his first encounter with Monkey. He was elected by his warriors after the death of the general in the camp. The reason why he named the other person Monkey was not only because of the other person's appearance, but also because of some misty thoughts from later generations. Now, if he loosens the rope for the monkey and stays in the promising Lake Chapala area...then the future of the other party may...
"Monkey! If it weren't for the pressure from God King Avit, I would never let you out of the cage no matter what! I won't doubt your loyalty to me at this moment! But people will always change as their circumstances improve. And the rapid changes... What's more, if I am no longer here, or even die in the royal capital... then will your loyalty be left to my sons?..."
The gentle breeze blew by, taking away the king's long thoughts. Shulot came back to his senses and shook his head gently.
Times are always changing, and people's hearts are always changing. Don't think too much. Judging from the current situation, in order to deal with God King Avit, the spear army composed of Mexica should indeed be relocated! As for the monkey Kuruka, after all, he is the Kingdom’s Marshal of the Western Expedition and the loyal commander of the “Monkey God” legion, not some “monkey” from another time and space...
After pondering for a long time, Shulot finally put down his pen, dipped it in blue ink, and wrote down a brief and unquestionable royal order on a blank document.
"King's order: Marshal Kuruca of the Western Expedition, is stationed in the Chapala Lake area, stationed in the Long Lance Corps, and moved the family members of the regiment! The Long Snake Corps moved to the town, and after the end of the Western Expedition, settled in Hekou County. Also: voluntarily moved the two flags Team, eight thousand Guakili tribe, stationed in the land of Chapala..."
"Monkey, my loyal general, I grant you the full authority to conquer the west and take charge of the land of Chapala! You must manage the distant Chapala land for me, crusade against the Guamar tribes who surrendered the safari, and then Open up the entire Leman River!”
"This is a long task, and it is also full of a broad future! For this reason, Dahu County will be established in the Chapala Lake area, and you are not only the governor of Dahu County, but also the governor of Dahu! That is to say, you have control of all military affairs and can decide wars independently. The great chief of Great Lakes!”
(End of chapter)
