"Eckart, the royal order for the monkey must be made in quadruplicate. Arrange for the personal guards to send it out as soon as possible! One for the monkey, one for the chief minister, one for the Director of Divine Enlightenment, and one for the wolf-headed Hervé!"
"I obey you, Master!"
After the king's order was issued, the guards shuttled back and forth and quickly became busy. These personal guards have all received instruction in writing and have a certain level of education. They are not only the cadre of officers under training, but also the attendants and messengers who convey the king's orders, and are directly loyal to Shulot himself. Some of their origins are young children sent by chiefs and nobles of various tribes, and most of them are civilian warrior elites promoted and trained. In fact, as long as you are selected into the Guards, it means a shortcut to the sky!
"Bring me a few more rolls of wear-resistant leather paper! I will continue to issue royal orders to the legion commanders everywhere!"
"Yes, head of the family!"
Before the sun sets, oil lamps are lit in the temple, emitting bright light. Shulot dipped his quill pen in ink and carefully wrote the royal order and letter mixed with pictures and texts.
"Witness the Lord God! Wolf-Headed Hervé, your Long Snake Legion fought well in the Western Expedition! After the capture of Chapala City, the next war will gradually slow down, and the spring plowing in May will become a top priority. ...You lead the Long Snake Legion to sit in the Chapala Lake area, and follow the monkey Kuruka to participate in the reclamation of fields, the establishment and management of civilian villages and flag corps..."
"Elvi, you should study hard and learn the experience of monkeys in governing the place! After the autumn harvest in October, the Lance Corps will continue to be stationed in the lake area, and the Snake Corps will return to Hekou County to station... Starting from the end of the year, Yin's army in Hekou County I will leave the position to you! Hekou County has a population of more than 300,000, hundreds of villages, and dozens of flag brigades, all of which will be managed by you!... The monkey will also give you a clear account of the situation and arrangements in the county..."
"God bless you! After you return to Hekou County, your first priority is to organize the westward migration of the families of the Lancers, and to arrange the migration of the Guaquili Banner Corps... and your second priority is to guard against Long Lansai and Le from the east. The upper reaches of the Man River…”
"Elvi, you are a family warrior in the Holy City and have served my grandfather since childhood. I have never doubted your loyalty. Therefore, I am relieved that Hekou County is entrusted to you! You must guard Hekou County for me. Take control of your Tlaxcala warriors...especially when facing the Alliance and the God-King, and I will soon go to the capital in the lake..."
At the end of the letter, Shulot made two clear remarks and informed him of his next arrangements. Then, without stopping, he unfolded another roll of leather paper and wrote to Ezpin, the commander of the Second Phalange Regiment in Apa County.
"Ezpan, my loyal general... Apa County has been stabilized, the migrating tribes have gained their hearts, and the population under your control is close to 300,000. You have done a great job!... And as you mentioned last year, along the coast, you conquered the north. The time is now ripe for the plans of the Tekos tribes!..."
"I have four instructions for the expedition plan! First, restore the Hand Snake City in the southwest mountains and establish a town on the seaside Palm Bay as the starting point for the coastal expedition. Second, cooperate with the Colima tribes in the mountains Cooperate, follow the advice of the priests and craftsmen of the Divine Enlightenment, establish a stronghold around the town of Brown, and mine the volcanic ash in the Colima Mountains and the newly discovered small open-pit iron mines..."
After nearly two years of prospecting, the Kingdom's exploration team finally found a small open-pit iron mine near the seaside deep in the Colima Mountains. The open-pit scale of this iron mine is actually very small, not even one-third of the Black Rock Mountain Small Iron Mine, which once disappointed the exploration team.
But Shulot knows the details of later generations, and he can be sure that as long as he digs deep underground along the open-pit iron mine, he will inevitably unearth the Colima Deep Iron Ore Belt with astonishing reserves! The latest discovery of the small iron mine in Colima became the last straw, which made Shulot make up his mind to "eat" the innocent and lively lynx Elaine.
"Third, the purpose of Apa County's expedition against the northern Tekos tribes is to completely open up the shipping routes to the north and establish reliable large-scale supply points! Therefore, your main target of attack should be the coastal city-states, especially The city of Trois-Rivières at the mouth of the Leman River... Don't waste too much energy on the tribes in the mountains. As long as they are willing to surrender and pay tribute, they can maintain their existing autonomy. As for the city-states and fertile lands along the coast, We must have real control in our hands! Gods, nobles and priests who are unwilling to hand over their power will be dealt with severely..."
"Fourth, when the kingdom conquers the Tekos tribes in the north, there will be two armies on land and at sea! Monkey Kuruka will be transferred to the Chapala Lake area. Then, he will lead the army to conquer all the way along the Leman River. , until the mouth of the lower reaches of the sea. And you are marching northwest along the coastline... If all goes well, you will meet at the Three Rivers City at the mouth of the Leman River! By then, the conquered land of Tekos in the north will be conquered along the Those along the coast belong to you, those along the long river belong to the monkeys... those in the mountains remain autonomous, and you will negotiate with each other and slowly conquer them..."
"Ezpin, you have to cooperate well with the monkey! I will row the city of Trois-Rivières at the mouth of the sea into your hands to ensure the route to the northern continent! The kingdom's exploration team has arrived at the distant extremely cold sea. The speed is much beyond my expectation. The tasks they shoulder are related to the future of the entire kingdom! And the kingdom will spare no effort to give them sufficient support..."
"So, ensuring the advancement of the exploration fleet is your most important task! In fact, the plan to conquer the Northern Tekos people was mainly carried out for this task... I attach great importance to the exploration of the north, you must keep it in mind !…”
After writing this, Shulot paused for a moment. The second batch of supporting fleets from the kingdom, consisting of ten longships and nearly 700 warriors and sailors, had already set off northward in early December last year. Calculating the time, it is now early April, and a full four months have passed. If all goes well, this supporting fleet should have arrived at Xishan Port, the core of the west coast. And if we travel faster, we might reach Nangang or Beigang...
"The Northland, which is full of tribes, is full of vitality!... From the northernmost whale port to the kingdom in the lake, it takes more than half a year to communicate. And from the kingdom to my hands, it takes more than a month... I don't know why. Only then can I personally take a big boat to the vast West Coast and take a good look at the mountains and seas, tribes and camps there... Take a look at the aborigines and kingdoms, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and Vancouver! "
Shulot faced the north and thought about it for a long time before he recovered his long thoughts. He calmed down, wrote out a royal order, and released this ruthless and decisive four-fingered "beast".
"Witness the Lord God! The light of the sun will shine on you! Ezpan, for the above-mentioned plans and goals, I have decided to grant you full authority to conquer the coast! On the day this royal order arrives, you will be promoted to control the military and political affairs, and deal with it on your own. The great chief Apa who declared war on all the tribes, the great chief Apa who is the governor of the kingdom!”
"Go! Open up the northwest coast for me, and let all the tribes of Tekos in the north submit to the feet of the kingdom! The iron mines in the Colima Mountains and the iron smelting center to be established by the Institute of Inspiration will become the most important thing behind you. Reliable support!…”
(End of chapter)
