Aztec Eternals Chapter 627

"You lazy blackbirds! The brick kiln is on fire, let me sleep in the kiln, watch carefully! The warriors in the county are all waiting for bricks. If the bricks are burnt out, you will be pulled out. Bird feathers, hanging naked from the tree!"

Outside Apa County, in the newly built brick kiln, the charcoal kilns are connected together, and the smoke is like a grave. Dozens of tall kilns are lined up, large pieces of brick are dried under the grass shed, and piles of charcoal are piled in the corners. A sturdy middle-aged leader, wearing a short coat, stood in the center with a stick. In front were more than 400 shirtless, sweaty, busy craftsmen and apprentices with their heads bowed.

In front of the kiln, the construction director Koscachi stared, his voice hoarse and loud. His face was as black as charcoal, and he yelled at the black kiln workers under him, like the king of crows! He is strong, with a bronze stick in his hand, and he wields it like a fierce warrior. When his stern gaze swept across the people present, hundreds of strong men lowered their heads, afraid to look at each other in fear.

Koscachi looked around, satisfied with his power. In his opinion, the craftsmen in the workshop are different from the farmers in the fields. The most important thing is to obey the rules!

How to make bricks, how to build kilns, how to make fire, how to see smoke, all must be done according to the instructions of the old craftsmen. If the bricks and the kiln are damaged by randomness, and the construction period is missed, according to the laws of the kingdom, the head will really be beheaded!

Of course, after giving a big stick, you should also give some hope. Koscachi held the stick, slapped his palm twice with the head of the stick, and grinned.

"The Lord God is watching us, and we are all working hard! When this kiln comes out, everyone will take a day off and distribute a bag of grain! ... In the surrounding villages of Tlaxcala, there are many women without husbands, no The young man is still carrying a half-year-old child! With food, you can go there, whether it is to have a good day or find a partner, it will be easy and tight."

"Wait until the rainy season is over, and when you're done, there will be rewards in the city of Apa! When that time comes, find a wife nearby to get married, even the children are ready-made, and they can work for the family in two years! I look forward to it very much, do it for me, do you hear it!"

"Yes, boss. Work hard, I'll listen to you!"

At this moment, the craftsmen in the kiln were all happy and responded loudly. A quarter of them are skilled laborers who, along with the leader, came from the Patzcuaro Lake District a few months ago to build a kiln outside Apa. The other three-quarters are apprentices, recruited from Apa County, all Prepecha people who have been obedient for many years.

In the two southern counties, 200,000 Eastern expedition immigrants moved in this year. Immigrants are being resettled, building villages large and small, the most important of which is the brick barn! You know, people can live in wooden huts, grass huts, or even underground holes, but not for food. In the humid rainy season in the south, it is necessary to have a barn with brickwork and waterproof, so that the grain will not be moldy and spoiled. Second, there must be a masonry shrine to store sacred scripture tablets and precious copper and iron tools.

Therefore, under His Royal Highness's king's order, Koscachi took a group of people to the south of Apa City last year to build a large brick kiln to supply building materials nearby. The charcoal field and the smoking kiln are all day and night, like giant beasts lying on the ground, spitting out the power to transform the Apa Plain.

With the continuous resettlement of immigrants, the scale of the kiln has also continued to expand, and more than 300 apprentices have been recruited. Most of these craftsman apprentices are single strong men, who want to start a family on the spot and become a craftsman in the county. What is lacking most now is the wealth and wife to start a family.

Apa County has given rewards, and there are many single women among the captive immigrants. It is an opportunity to come here to work as a craftsman. If you do it well, you can become a master craftsman, which is not much worse than the respected military nobles.

"His Royal Highness, Shenqi, value craftsmen and receive generous treatment! As a craftsman of Shenqi Institute, your good days are here! From now on, you don't have to worry about food and drink, and you can work in the kiln with peace of mind. You only need to cook for more than ten years. , you can become a skilled craftsman, and the cost of food and clothing is no worse than that of the samurai! After 20 years of cooking, you can become a senior craftsman and raise seven or eight wives and children! If you can figure out new improvements, There is also a great reward, maybe even like me, superior to others, becoming a master craftsman, a craftsman priest!...Tsk tsk! You can leave the village and work in the workshop, which is really a blessing from the Lord God!"

Koscachi shook his head, waved a big stick, and patiently pointed, and taught him for a while. He came out and said it with sincerity. The kiln workers under him also nodded in anticipation, giving birth to the strength to work.

The current lake kingdom has a population of more than 1.2 million. The kingdom of the lake is full of vigor, expanding every year, constantly plundering mouths and wealth from outside, and reclaiming and colonizing inside. Unlike the Eastern Alliance, the upward path is very broad!

The first smooth way to ascend is naturally to join the army. In the kingdom, apart from the thousands of new priests and nobles, the one with the highest status is the 50,000 warriors in the seven legions! The samurai lords fought abroad, winning year after year, looting whole boats and houses. They are able to grant fields and titles for military merit, occupy one-third of the kingdom's fields, and have more than 300,000 serfs, which are the most important pillars of the kingdom!

However, on this smooth road, you have to put your head up and work hard, and you also need to be skilled. Generally speaking, only wealthy civilian families can support the training of warriors from an early age. Or he must be a hunter in the mountains, with shooting skills, and can become an archer. The kingdom has a sufficient supply of troops, tribal barbarians who dare to work hard, and soldiers with war experience. If you don't have such a foundation, you can only become a militia at most, and it is difficult to be selected into a legion and go out as a samurai.

"In Apa County and Zicao County, I heard that they are recruiting troops again, and they are going to build a long snake army. Among the Tlaxcala immigrants, those tribal warriors who fought in the war all came out. And the Tecos flag team The militiamen of the two counties are also clamoring to join. The county magistrates of the two counties are fighting for the distribution of troops. I don't know where this army will be stationed in the end, it can't be half of one county, right?”

Koscachi touched his chin and looked at the busy kiln workers, thinking about the situation in the two southern counties. He intends to send his own children into the army. It's just that he has followed His Highness, and it has only been seven years since he made his fortune as a commoner. The family has insufficient background, and the youngsters cultivated are very average in martial arts.

The Kingdom Legion fights every year, with axe and spear, fighting in blood. On the battlefield, it only depends on strength and luck, which is very fair. The army is full of desperate barbarians, and it has nothing to do with households. With the ability of his own children, it is always difficult to emerge on the battlefield.

"Never mind! The kingdom has never lost a war, nor have thousands of samurai died. If a family wants to gain a foothold, it is always worse to be a craftsman. If they want to be priests, they don't have the ability. In the end, they still have to send They're going to join the army!...Well, spend some money and get half-body bronze armor for the little ones. As long as they don't die, they can always ascend!"

Koscachi thought for a moment and made up his mind. The kingdom's bronze production increased rapidly, new copper mines were opened in the two counties, and copper armor control was relaxed. As an old man who followed His Royal Highness, and the director of the Shenqi Institute, he wanted to buy some self-defense bronze armors for the children of the clan from the Military Industry Department. There was still a way.

In the Kingdom of the Lake, the second way to ascend is to participate in the temple selection at the age of fifteen and become a priest apprentice of Shenwei University. Afterwards, they had to study at Shenwei University for several years and successfully graduate as priests in various departments of the kingdom. This road is also open to the children of commoners. But to be honest, most of the places are occupied by children of nobles and priestly families.

Not to mention other things, just in the first month of the literacy test, the children of nobles and priests have been educated by their elders since childhood. They have studied for several years and are familiar with the scriptures of enlightenment. And the children of commoners, most of them can't recognize a few words, they have to learn from scratch. Unless you're really talented, you can't compare at all. As for the next math test, if one has been taught, the other can't do anything, let alone.

"Hey! Priests serve the Lord God, receive divine grace, and preside over a party. Even if they can't be preaching priests, even if they are craftsmen's priests of divine enlightenment, they will start halfway up the mountain and climb up from the top of the craftsmen! This road, But it's a smooth road!...Well, the children under the age of ten in the family, who are smart and energetic, have to send them to the community shrine as soon as possible, send some gifts, and ask the community priests to teach them! Without family inheritance, this is the only way to learn cultural approach."

Coscachi grabbed the copper rod, looked at the busy kiln workers, and shook his head invisibly. For most civilians, they have no culture, do not understand mathematics, and do not know the knowledge of gods. If they can become master craftsmen, they are already the main **** and the ancestors. And the priests of Shenwei who graduated from Shenwei University belonged directly to His Highness, and could directly learn all kinds of divine enlightenment, and could even accept His Highness's teachings!

Yes, in the Kingdom of the Lake, the third way to ascend is to become a craftsman. This path is divided into two types, one is the upper-level Divine Kingdom difficulty, and the other is the lower-level Earth Abyss difficulty.

Divine Kingdom difficulty means that ordinary students graduate as young Shenqi priests, or outstanding students graduate as first-level priests, and join the workshops of Shenqi Institutes in various places. They started as leaders in charge of dozens of people, and then the priests of the first, second, third, and fourth levels rose up. At the end, that is the senior priest in charge of one division and one game! As for a shortcut like Koscachi, who followed His Highness from the end of the day, and then took off all the way, there will never be another way.

Another difficulty is to join each workshop or artisan camp as a craftsman. Then work hard for four years, and when the skills and experience are enough, it is recognized by the master craftsmen as a formal craftsman. This step will probably eliminate half of the people. That is to say, at least half of the craftsmen must do the most basic work, such as making bricks or burning charcoal. Of course, the apprentices who are eliminated can be re-assessed every four years. There is always hope.

Next, the craftsman worked for another four years, from the lower rank to the upper rank. In another four years, after passing the assessment, you will be promoted to a skilled craftsman. In this selection, half of them will also be eliminated. After being promoted to a skilled craftsman, there will be rewards every year, and the treatment is not much different from that of a second-level samurai.

Skilled craftsmen are promoted in four years, and assessed in eight years to be promoted to senior craftsmen. In this step, 60 to 70% will be eliminated. Among the craftsmen, the proportion of senior craftsmen usually does not exceed one tenth. After being promoted to senior craftsman, you can lead a team of apprentices to supervise construction projects in various places. At that time, their income, both bright and dark, could be compared with senior warriors. However, in terms of social status, it is far worse, and there is no field that can be passed on to future generations.

In general, if all goes well, the apprentice will be able to choose one out of ten and become a senior craftsman after working for 20 years. And from here on up, there are rare master craftsmen. This is not to accumulate qualifications, you can be promoted, you have to make great achievements and come up with real technological breakthroughs and improvements!

The promotion of the master craftsman, even His Royal Highness will see, and often give fields. And after being promoted to master craftsman, he will automatically become a priest of divine enlightenment, and as an honor to cross the class, he will successfully become a member of the ruling class!

"Master craftsman! If there are two hundred kiln workers at the moment, if UU Kanshu www.uukanshu.com can improve their craftsmanship independently and become a master craftsman. As their leader, I will also have credit and be rewarded!"

Koscachi thought for a while, then smiled and shook his head. The breakthrough of new technology is easy to say, but if you really want to achieve it, what is easier said than done?

Like the large kiln that His Highness said, it is designed with ventilation and fire passages, and bricks are always produced without stopping the kiln. He took the senior craftsmen under him and tossed it for five or six years, but he just had some eyebrows. If this technology is made, at least two master craftsmen can be sealed!

"...However, there is really a chance now! Your Highness has explained another divine revelation, and after just over a year of research, there are some results. If this technology is made, there will definitely be a great reward! The level of attention is enough to promote two or three master craftsmen! Just, which two outstanding apprentices should I give this opportunity?"

Koscachi touched his chin, brooding. After a while, he put the bronze stick back into his waist, left the kiln workers in the kiln, and strode to the camp behind. There, a newly built white wall, in the sunlight, flashed the appearance of masonry.

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