Aztec Civilization: Destiny to Conquer America!

Chapter 278 - 149: Stirrup Crossbow, The King’s Directive, Manpower and Production_3

Hearing this, Xiulote’s face showed surprise. He had thought about these matters before and had heard a little about them from his grandfather. Each time, his grandfather had mentioned them dispassionately, but Xiulote had never imagined things were so intense behind the scenes.

"Heavenly Fire Island now employs thousands of salt workers and laborers, excavating saltpeter, cutting timber, boiling natural nitrates, and collecting plant ash. There are also several hundred Samurai and patrolling Naval Forces on alert, with their daily food consumption being extremely shocking. Following that, papermaking and printing workshops are quickly expanded, employing hundreds of Craftsmen and thousands of laborers. Making paper armor, rattan shields, and rattan helmets requires a thousand people. Charcoal burning requires a great deal of timber and also employs a thousand people. Making and firing bricks take hundreds of people. The first shipment of copper ore from the south has arrived, and it takes hundreds of people to forge bronze spears and tools. Even the re

Xiulote shook his head firmly, his eyes ablaze with conviction.

"Gillim, I am raising a new army not for personal gain, but for the greater strategy of western conquest and even future reform! I give you five days. Five days hence, on the first day of March, I want to see six thousand miners assembled on the drill ground outside the city. Their training must start at that time!"

Gillim silently looked at the youth, feeling the brightness and sincerity in his eyes, along with an indomitable determination. After a moment, the Intelligence Officer sighed deeply and knelt down heavily, bowing his head to receive his orders.

Xiulote didn’t look at Gillim. He raised his head, looking at the incessantly busy Craftsmen and laborers, then turned his gaze towards the ships transporting raw materials on Lake Texcoco, his thoughts far-reaching.

With his involvement, the Empire was exploring new technology research, making improvements to old techniques, manufacturing new equipment on a large scale, maintaining a vast legion... Each of these consumed labor by the thousands and relied on continuous resource supplies.

A Divine Revelator could push military technology rapidly forward within a few months. Yet, he couldn’t change the most crucial foundation of the Empire’s production_force in mere months. Now, the manpower and resources of the Alliance had indeed run out!

At this moment, Xiulote truly understood the content he had studied in the past, the profound truths hidden within dry books.

Production_force is the cornerstone of civilization. And the advancement of production_force requires the accumulation of time. After acquiring metals, this would be a yearly innovation, following the will of the great. And he, too, would start from this land of innovation to truly forge the foundation of civilization!