Unfortunately, the decision on the direct territory of the soarican region was postponed.
The leaders of the allied forces had once again sailed to their own territories.
Its a matter of moving their base, so they need to be careful.
Kim Ki-woo understood them.
No matter how much they were the heads of each faction, as soon as the territorial agreent with the empire was signed, the entire tribe had to move.
In addition, they had to discuss which area they would move to if that happened.
The allied forces were not a single faction.
Of course, they would want to occupy a better area.
I dont need to interfere with that.
The Wakan Tanka Empire only needed to allocate part of the territory of the xican Gulf.
It was a matter for them to discuss among themselves where each faction would move.
Kim Ki-woo intended to stay quiet until the allied forces reached a conclusion.
Even without that, there was plenty to do.
Kim Ki-woo went up to the top floor of the administration building again and looked down at the square.
As usual, there were many imperial citizens gathered in the square.
Of course, the reason was different.
Today was the day to execute the leaders of the Aztecs.
In the square, there was a high scaffold where their blood would flow.
Your Majesty, the convicts will arrive soon.
Dont delay and proceed quickly.
Yes.
The minister left his seat to convey Kim Ki-woos words.
Indeed, his words were true.
There they are!
Die, you devil!
Die! Die!
The square beca noisy.
All kinds of curses echoed in the square.
Kim Ki-woo threw his gaze toward the source of the noise.
Are those them?
They were not visible from afar, but at a glance they were the protagonists of this execution ceremony.
Kyaak! Spit!
You bad bastards!
Thud! Thud!
Splash!
As they approached the square, Kim Ki-woo could see the stones, dirt, and saliva thrown at them.
Of course, there was no filth.
Filth was prohibited by imperial law from being handled by imperial citizens at will.
They look terrible.
They had been walking a long distance like this and had been humiliated by all kinds of imperial citizens.
As a result, their condition was not good at all.
Walk straight!
Dont stop walking!
Splash! Crack!
When the convicts tried to stop due to exhaustion, the warriors whips tore their bodies.
Thanks to the tal attached to the end of the whip, wounds were gouged out every ti they were whipped.
Ugh
But they had already done so much evil that their voices had long gone out.
Of course, their clothes had been torn long ago, and bright red blood flowed from their bodies in streams.
But Kim Ki-woo did not pity them.
Those bastards deserve it.
Considering how many people they had killed innocently with human sacrifice in the Aztec region so far, this was a very rciful punishnt.
While Kim Ki-woo was thinking about various things, their execution finally began.
As soon as the convict climbed onto the scaffold, the warriors bound their bodies.
And they pressed their heads down to the ground.
Then.
Splash!
They chopped off their necks with a single blow of a large and heavy axe.
Then blood splattered everywhere.
Waaaaah!
But despite the cruel scene, the imperial citizens cheered even more.
They were ecstatic at the miserable end of the sinners who went against the will of the great spirits.
And then.
Thud!
The head of the Aztec emperor, who decorated the end of this ceremony, fell from his body.
From now on, their heads would be burned and their flesh would be dissected collectively at the dical departnt and contribute to imperial dicine.
Its over.
Finally, the devils who had killed countless people in Aztec territory were dead.
Kim Ki-woo ca forward. Then gradually the noise subsided.
Eventually Kim Ki-woo declared briefly:
I hereby proclaim that all wars have ended here!
Thats how the Aztec campaign ended.
***
Huh
Its amazing.
Its unbelievable that this is just a fraction of it. Its astonishing.
The chiefs couldnt help but admire as they looked at the gold piled up in one corner.
Haha. Minister of Internal Affairs, arent you too happy?
How can I not be happy? With gold from Aztec we can finally circulate currency.
One who stood out as happy was naturally Straight Tree.
As the head of internal affairs who was in charge of finance and currency, it was a natural reaction.
Its really incredible.
Kim Ki-woo exclaid inwardly as he saw an enormous amount of gold.
This was just a very small part of what they brought from Aztec.
As Straight Tree said, if gold from Aztec was added to Wakan Tanka Empire, they would be able to circulate currency sufficiently.
With this gold, the resources and efforts that had been poured out so far were not wasted at all.
And this is not the end.
There were more spoils that they brought after destroying Aztec.
The Aztec Empire had sucked in tribute from surrounding tribes countless tis.
A considerable amount of their enormous wealth was attributed to the empire.
They gave so to the allied forces, but it was enough to not feel sorry.
And there were also unfamiliar things like cocoa and rubber that spread to the empire.
That was not all.
The knowledge they had accumulated so far.
Especially
The anatomical knowledge is beyond compare.
The information about the body that they naturally learned through human sacrifice.
Thanks to that, the scholars of dicine learned more about the human body.
We gained a lot from this expedition.
Although a lot of resources and labor went into the war, they gained more benefits.
With this, Kim Ki-woo was able to secure both legitimacy and practicality.
All the spoils that ca in this ti will make Wakan Tanka Empire even more powerful. Especially gold will make currency reform possible. Minister of Internal Affairs, use gold from Aztec to mint currency.
I will follow your will.
The minister of internal affairs bowed his head deeply.
It was ti to discuss the next agenda.
Minister of Military.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Kim Kiwoo looked at the military chief Lonely Wolf.
He was still a fairly unfamiliar figure.
He was the successor of the powerful archer who led the military departnt.
It was natural, but he was also from the Creek faction.
If it was another departnt, a chief from a different faction might have been born. And soon such a thing would happen.
But its too early for the military chief.
The military chief was the head of the imperial army.
The current imperial army was a very conservative group of obedience and loyalty, and most of the military departnt leaders were from the Creek faction.
Kim Kiwoo organized his thoughts and opened his mouth.
How are things going in the central continents direct territory?
It was precisely the Central Wakan Tanka continent.
There was no word for Arica here.
That was a na given by Europeans.
The empire called this continent Wakan Tanka continent.
They called the current mainland of the empire North Wakan Tanka continent, or North continent, and the lower part was similarly South Wakan Tanka continent, or South continent.
Its marked in detail on the map.
Really? Can I take a look?
Of course.
The military chief approached Kim Kiwoo politely and handed over the map.
Chwak!
Kim Kiwoo unrolled the rolled-up paper.
Ho.
The map showed in detail the power distribution of the current central continent.
First of all, what caught Kim Kiwoos eye was the direct territory occupied by the empire.
Not bad.
This direct territory was the result of final negotiations with the allied forces leaders.
The direct territory spread quite widely around the Gulf of xico.
If a port is built in the direct territory and goods produced on the mainland are transported to the port
This area will beco a comrcial center of the central continent.
The empires various cheap industrial products would shake up the market of the central continent from its roots.
Dyeing the central continent with Wakan Tanka empires color would start from here.
For this, it was necessary to quickly stabilize the direct territory.
Kim Kiwoo entrusted this to the military chief.
Many imperial citizens will move to the direct territory from now on. Also, many people from the central continent will co under the empires shadow. The imperial army has a duty to protect their lives and property. The military chief should keep this in mind.
I will do so, Your Majesty.
Military chief Lonely Wolf bowed his head with a determined expression.
Was it because he had not been a military chief for long? His face was full of enthusiasm.
***
I finally ca! Euhahahaha!
Oh dear, are you that happy?
Of course! I got out of that shitty central continent and finally ca to the mainland. How can I not be happy? Haha! Lets drink until our noses are crooked today!
The conscription order was finally lifted.
With this, most of the warriors who guarded the central continents direct territory, except for those recruited, gradually returned to their holand.
At the sa ti.
Those who are going to the central continent, get on board! Well be leaving soon!
Oh dear, its ti to go. Ill be back.
Okay. Co back safely.
Aww, I wish we could go together.
Haha. I dont care how much they pay , I have no intention of leaving my holand.
Central continent or holand. Anyway, take care.
The ship that reached the mainland by crossing the Gulf of xico took people back and started sailing to the central continent.
These people were construction workers and laborers who built ports and various bases in the Gulf of xico.
As ships went back and forth like this, imperial warriors were replaced by laborers.
So of them even joined the construction in xico without returning to their holand after being released from conscription.
This was because they paid more in xico than on their holand.
Who would leave their holand and go to direct territory if they paid less than their holand?
Of course, not only imperial citizens were in direct territory.
Oh ho, you ca here like this. Have you made up your mind?
Yes. We all want to beco Wakan Tanka citizens.
Haha! You made a good decision. Wakan Tanka empire is always open.
People from central continent steadily entered under empires shadow.
This could be classified into two categories.
First, it was becoming a full-fledged citizen.
If they beca citizens, their lives and property would be protected by soldiers stationed in direct territory.
But they had to learn imperial standard language compulsorily, and they had to live with strangers.
They implented a policy of scattering each tribe as they did on their mainland here as well.
Therefore, there were not many cases where tribes returned together. Most people ca individually or in small groups to beco citizens.
Despite these unfavorable conditions, why local people voluntarily entered under empires shadow was mainly due to empires strong military.
The fact that they could escape from the threat of neighboring tribes was a very attractive condition in this era.
Really? You want to go?
Of course! Even if I work here for a hundred years, I can get more things if I work under the imperial people. Why dont you go with instead of doing that?
Hmm. But I think the elders will say sothing
Tsk. Youre just scared. Im going, so you can stay here or do whatever you want.
And second, it was a system like a concession area.
Imperial citizens hired many local residents.
Of course, there were many differences between imperial citizens and non-imperial workers.
No, they got so much wealth, why do I only get this much?
Hoo
Sharp Axe sighed briefly as he divided the wages while looking at the worker who protested.
It was a sound he had heard annoyingly so far.
Sharp Axe gave him the sa answer as before.
They are all people who have been granted imperial citizenship. If you are envious, you should also obtain imperial citizenship.
No matter what, we did the sa work
Dont you see the people behind you? Hurry up and take your share. Were busy.
The man reluctantly left his seat at Sharp Axes urging.
In this way, the wage difference between imperial citizens and non-imperial workers was quite large.
Imperial citizens wages were more than double.
Even if they paid low wages, there were many local residents who ca to provide labor.
Thats why so of the workers who worked in direct territory eventually beca imperial citizens.
In this way, the number of people who beca imperial citizens among the workers working in direct territory area gradually increased.
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