"Hei Lang, as a legion commander and a stand-alone general, you not only need military talents, but also need to be familiar with and master 'politics'!... I have high expectations for you. You can fight, You can always win, which is good, very good! For the Alliance and the Kingdom, military victory is the best political means to win people's hearts. And the wealth and population plundered by the war are the most powerful economic supplements. To satisfy the interests of warriors and priests...Tupa, listen carefully and ask me if you don’t understand!”
"Yes! Your Highness!..."
Hundreds of war boats spread out on the Sacrifice Lake, surrounding an ordinary boat in the middle. On the small boat, Black Wolf Toltec mustered up all his strength, and while rowing the oars hard, he thought seriously, and sweat broke out on his forehead.
In front of him was Eckart, the captain of the guard rowing with his head lowered. Behind him was Artillery Battalion Commander Tupa, who was paddling his oars with wide eyes and listening to the King's teachings.
At this moment, Shulot was sitting next to the black wolf, facing the west slanting sunlight, looking at the sparkling lake, blowing the long wind with a hint of sea flavor, and teaching the generals leisurely.
"If you want to take charge of one side, you must understand what military, political, economic, and ideological aspects are, and the relationship between the four in the world..."
"In today's world, priests, warriors and tribesmen all revere leaders who can win! People believe that the victor has the power of divine blessing, and they are willing to follow the strong, regardless of whether the other party is benevolent... However, military affairs have always been The continuation of politics, it must serve politics, not the other way around..."
"Your Highness, what 'politics' you are talking about cannot be seen or touched. I still don't quite understand it."
Black Wolf Toltec scratched his head in distress. He naturally dislikes such abstract things that require effortful thinking. It was only because His Highness kept forcing him that he was forced to continue reading, learning and thinking.
"The so-called 'politics' means 'politics' and 'governance'. To you, it means managing a place, managing a group of people, and managing them well! And the essence of politics is the support of people's hearts, so that people can If everyone obeys you, that's good. If people all resist you... Black Wolf, don't show a fierce look, don't show your teeth! Killing is never the best way. You need to divide the people under your rule and understand the needs of different classes. And then use politics to unite them..."
Shulot looked at the confused expression of the black wolf and husky, pondered for a while, and tried to express it as simply and clearly as possible.
"As far as my personal experience is concerned, there are two key points in politics in today's world. One is the distribution of power, and the other is the political line...that is, who is allowed to eat with us and choose reliable people to go with us. . And the decision of how much to eat and where to go must be firmly in our hands!"
"Eating? Going on the road? How much to eat and where to go?..."
"Yes! If we say that the seaside land is like a corn tortilla, it has always been in the hands of the divine descendants of various tribes. Then, our conquest now is to snatch this corn tortilla from the hands of the divine descendants of various tribes. So, For these old rulers, our conflicts are irreconcilable, so we must sacrifice them and send them to the top of the pyramid... and after getting the tortillas, they must be based on past merits, current strength, and the next one. The route down, allocate this stutter..."
Having said this, Hulot stretched out his hand and took a corn tortilla as dry food from the hand of the guard captain Eckart. He broke it hard and then broke the hard pancake into two equal parts.
"The kingdom's conquest of the seaside relies on the power of warriors. The kingdom's legionnaires, the surrendered Totonak warriors...these tens of thousands of troops are our most powerful supporters and the most powerful class on the seaside. . Therefore, we need to give half of this piece of cake to them first to ensure that the rewards for their contributions, that is, the military merits, fields and titles we promised, can really be implemented..."
Seeing this, Black Wolf and Tupa nodded seriously, like two wolves, one big and one small. Then, they watched as Shulot reached out his hand again, took the other half of the pancake, and divided it into two pieces again.
"From the remaining half, we took another half and gave it to the kingdom's priests and the local elites on the coast. In their hands, they hold cultural knowledge and to a certain extent, the thoughts of the tribesmen. We need They come to govern the coastal city-states, manage the villages, and lead the tribal beliefs for the kingdom... In fact, the power they want is far more than the quarter of a piece of cake in my hand. And the cake they eat, they control The power will continue to expand steadily..."
At this point, Shulot paused. With a smile on his face, he looked at Black Wolf and Tupa and asked in a testing tone.
"Black Wolf, Tupa, do you know the reason for this?"
"Hmm...because the priests are cunning and steal the warriors' cakes?"
Tupa pulled his hair and answered tentatively.
"Witness the Lord God! When we were in the alliance, many high-ranking priests presided over one side, and eventually they all became extremely rich, and even turned into a hereditary family!..."
"Well, that's one reason. What else?"
"Uh...because those Totonak elites will continue to send women to the king, and then give birth to the king's blood?..."
Hearing Hei Lang's answer, Shulot's face darkened. He looked at the serious-faced Black Wolf, shook his hair, and sighed.
"Black Wolf, Miava gave birth to my eldest daughter, Light Snake... You can be wary of Miava, but you have to protect my eldest daughter for me... In fact, I am going to let you become my eldest daughter's martial arts Teacher, get involved in her education..."
"Well, Light Snake should be like a Mexican child, learning war sticks and shields, and possessing the strong mind and body of a warrior! Instead of being educated by those Totonac elites, she should learn potions and dances and become a What snake girl..."
Thinking of his children's education, Shulot touched his nose and felt a rare headache. He did not have the time or energy to teach his children one by one. Therefore, he had no confidence at all about what the children would look like... After a while, he shook his head and returned to the topic.
"Ahem! The pie in the hands of the priests and elites will continue to get bigger. The main reason is that their governance of city-states and villages will increase the output of various places, thus making the entire pie bigger! ... "
"Increase the output of agriculture and workshops so that a tribesman can produce more wealth. Manage villages and towns to allow more tribes to multiply. Expand the scope of direct jurisdiction and bring more tribes in the mountains and wild areas into your rule... The combination of all this is the improvement of the kingdom’s production capacity! This is also what I will talk about next, the economic interests of all classes in the kingdom..."
"Uh... Your Highness, you still have half of the pancake, but you didn't tell who to give it to?"
Black Wolf Toltec thought for a moment, pointed at the last quarter of the tortilla in Xiulote's hand, and asked seriously.
"Also, you only talked about how much to eat, not where to go!..."
"Haha! Not bad! Hei Lang, you asked this question very well!"
Shulot smiled. He looked at the last quarter of the pancake in his hand and replied seriously.
"The last quarter of the political power in this seaside land...is naturally given to followers who share a common political line and can go together! And my path, my goal, in short, is 'forward, Move forward, keep moving forward, toward the whole world!'…"
"Witness the Lord God! The path I want to take is to unify the world and integrate all the tribes! Therefore, all the heroes in the world must be used by me! Those who can keep up with me will run with me and share the power of the world. ! And those who can’t keep up, just live on a certain section of the road, and I won’t be stingy with wealth..."
"Heilang, Tupa, are you willing to go forward with me to unify the world, integrate all the tribes, and condense into an empire that has never been seen before?"
"Witness the Lord God! Your Highness, you are the only sun eagle and the supreme thunder. I am willing to die for you and smash all enemies to pieces!"
"Your Highness, you are my wolf king, and I am your slave wolf! I am willing to bite and chase for you, whether it is the east or the west!..."
"OK!!"
Seeing the two generals bowing their heads and bowing in salute, Shulot laughed and felt very happy. He accurately broke the last tortilla in his hand into two pieces, one large and one small. He gave the big one to Black Wolf and the small one to Tupa.
"You walk with me, and I will share my power with you! This thousand-mile seaside is just the beginning of our long journey! The road in the world is still very long, and it will be wider than you have ever imagined!..."
Shulot looked at the vast sacrificial lake and the distant sacred mountains in the east, and made a solemn promise.
"Lord God bless us! We will keep moving forward, forward, forward! ... until the other side of the endless lake!"
(End of chapter)
