"Olos, my most trusted teacher... Gyeonggi County has three big cities, a mining area, and a population of more than 500,000. It is the most important political core of the entire Lake Kingdom and the economic pillar of the kingdom's material production!..."
The sun rises and sets, and in the blink of an eye, two more days pass. Shulot repeatedly thought about the layout of the kingdom in the lake, and also considered the positioning and arrangement of each county, and the future movements of each legion... Until the blueprint in his mind became clear, he picked up the pen and continued to write The great ministers of the kingdom wrote letters.
"God King Avit made full preparations and sent an envoy, asking me to return to Trochititlan, the capital of the lake, to participate in the grand ceremony. I couldn't refuse, and my father was also in the capital... Next, the management of Gyeonggi County , you will be responsible for the military affairs, the government affairs will be handed over to the Chief Minister Jatiri, and the economic production will be handed over to the Director of Divine Enlightenment, Talea. Among the three, you will be the leader!…"
"In the entire kingdom, whether it is Hekou County, Zicao County, Apa County, Qingqiu County, or the newly conquered Dahu County, there is an excessive supply of military power that exceeds the production capacity of each county..."
"Among the five counties, there are more than 300,000 people in Hekou County and nearly 300,000 people in Apa County. The two counties have vast arable land, sufficient food, and numerous flag troops...but metal equipment, farm tools and tools are far from enough. It supplies its own supplies and produces fewer goods... It belongs to an agricultural county that focuses on farming and warfare."
"There are nearly 300,000 people in Zicao County, occupying the prosperous trade route of the Talsas River, and the commerce is quite developed. There are several small-scale copper mines in the county, and the large-scale development of the Black Rock Mountain iron ore area can produce Many metal supplies, as well as the kingdom's huge southern shipyard... belong to the trade and production... um, industrial county."
Shulot pondered for a while, and then wrote the word "industry". The industry here is more of a workshop industry than a factory industry.
The mining areas mined in Zicao County, the casting and smelting workshops, and the shipyards building longships are actually in the hands of the Divine Inspiration Institute, which implements the laws of the military, which is the state-owned "industry" in the theocratic military system. Since the kingdom has just emerged, and military laws have always been strict, these military industries still maintain a high operating efficiency, continuously providing impetus for the kingdom's war machine!
"As for the remaining Qingqiu County, it is located in the northern wasteland, with barren land and little material output. Although it has a vast area, it only has a population of 150,000 to 60,000, and its food output can only be self-sufficient. And the newly conquered Dahu County , with a population of about 200,000, has great potential in the future, but the current situation is equally difficult... In these two counties, military-related affairs even exceed agricultural production, so they can be called military counties."
"Among the counties, only Gyeonggi County is the most important foundation of the kingdom! Gyeonggi County, with a population of more than 500,000, has a large and rich manor, producing food that can supply eight to nine million people. Black Rock City The copper coal mining and bronze smelting in the mining area supply the copper needs of the entire kingdom and half of the world!"
"The Bronze Foundry Bureau in the Royal Capital provides almost the entire kingdom's army with bronze spears, bronze axes, bronze arrows, bronze cloth face armor, and bronze artillery... The Gunpowder Department of the Divine Inspiration Institute in the Royal Capital also produces products to conquer the world. Gunpowder weapons... As for the gems in the lake of the Special Trade Bureau, they are an important source of wealth for the expansion and growth of the kingdom..."
After writing this, Shulot paused, recalling various reports from Gyeonggi County, and inaccurately estimating the kingdom's figures.
If we use the terms of later generations, the economic production ratio of the more than 500,000 people in Gyeonggi probably accounts for more than 60% of the 1.8 million people in the entire kingdom. The second largest county is Zicao County, which has a large number of workshops, accounting for about 20%. As for the two agricultural counties of Hekou County and Apa County, each accounts for about 10%. Dahu County and Qingqiu County probably only have 5% each
Of course, in this era of war, the importance of economic production is obviously lower than the military's war capabilities. After all, if you can't build something, you can still send out the army to rob it...
"The Lord God witnesses! People, food, armaments, financial resources... Gyeonggi County is the core of the entire kingdom, and it is also my most important foundation! As long as the powerful Gyeonggi County is in hand, no matter how the county officials from all over the world conquer, they will still be under the control of the kingdom middle…"
"Olos, my teacher, my commander of the Gyeonggi Army! For the Gyeonggi Army, conquest and expansion are not the first priority. Protecting the workshops and farms in Gyeonggi County is the most critical!..."
"After I go to the capital city in the lake, major affairs in Gyeonggi County will be discussed by you, Chief Jatiri, and Talea. I will hand over the power of decision-making to you. If the situation is urgent, as long as it is approved by the consensus... "
When he wrote this, Shulot looked serious. He hesitated for a while before writing solemnly.
"Witness the Lord God! Gyeonggi County has thousands of military farms, hundreds of villages, more than 100,000 serfs, and huge armament production... Once the situation is urgent, it will be approved by the consensus... The Gyeonggi Army can be mobilized urgently in the entire county, and one of the three men will be drawn to organize it. A huge army that has never been seen before!…”
In the entire world, the only one with the strength to conquer the Kingdom's Gyeonggi County is the Alliance. If things really develop to this point, it will be almost impossible for Shulot to return to the kingdom. And when that time comes, the core of all the counties and ministries in the Lake Kingdom will unite...
"Olosh, my teacher. If the above thing really happens, I will never be able to return to the kingdom... Witness my ancestors! I also have a three-year-old son, Shaokang, who is raised by his mother Naxiu and lives in secret seclusion in the southwest of Gyeonggi County. in the temple of the Goddess of Spring. Chief Jatiri also knows about this... If it happens, as a direct bloodline of the Holy City, he can inherit my inheritance, and please help him grow up..."
After struggling to write this last paragraph, Shulot took a deep breath and did not move for a long time. In political planning, there can be no luck, and the worst possibility must be considered!
For the military and political group that has formed in the Kingdom of the Lake, once the kingdom completely breaks away from the alliance, he will be detained in the capital of the lake, or even die... It is naturally impossible for all parties in the kingdom to welcome Xiuhua, the eldest son under the control of Avitt , put life and death in the hands of the God King, and accept the cleansing that will surely occur. At that time, the only choice for the kingdom, the only link that can unite all the ministries, is the second son Shaokang who was raised in secret!
In fact, Shulot secretly sent Naxiu and his second son Shaokang back to the Lake Kingdom early out of political instinct to leave a potential heir to the kingdom who could be accepted by all ministries. And once something like this happens, it means a terrible civil war will sweep the entire world! …
"Huh!...Avit, my uncle, my teacher, my father-in-law, thank you for teaching me the last lesson...God bless you! I sincerely hope that such a future will never happen...We should not be enemies, but He is a seeker with the same ideal, coming to find an empire’s future for the entire world and tens of millions of tribes!…”
"Blessed by our ancestors! Avitt, you think so too!... I remember our vows. I wish you to soar like a condor and bathe in the sacred sunshine, while I am willing to surrender like a cactus and silently take root... Come and wait for time and the future!…”
(End of chapter)
