Capital Datang

Next to a winding forest path, a small lake sits quietly there, and between the lake and the path, there is a large open space, and small tents stand on the open space. In the middle of the gap, piles of bonfires were lit.

Many people sat on the ground around the bonfire, talking loudly while grilling food. If you listen carefully, you can tell that there is a considerable amount of Chinese mixed in the Mayan language.And this place is also just in the middle of Mansa City and Calais City. This team is the trading team sent to Calais City by Lu Wan.

Liu Kata was sitting next to a small fire in front of his tent, with a few pieces of fist-sized barbecue on the plate in his hand, the golden color was very appetizing, but he was not in the mood to eat, but held a book in one hand , holding a pencil brought from Taiwan in one hand, and is quickly recording something in the notebook.

The transaction went very smoothly. The goods brought by Liu Kata were also exchanged in the city of Calais, and they got a lot of goods they needed, such as peanuts and other crops from South America, and cocoa beans. Not only can it be used as a beverage, but it is also the transaction currency of the Mayans.

However, the goods obtained from the transaction are second to none. The most important thing is that Liu Kata and the others have collected a lot of useful information through this trip to Calais. This is their biggest gain from this trip. Now Liu Kata is here Write a report, writing out all his knowledge of the Mayans after he arrived in America, so that he can submit it to his superiors after returning to Taiwan.Capital Datang 590

"According to the investigation during this period, the civilization of the Mayans is already quite high. And the concept of the country and the nation has been initially formed, only in this area of ​​Central America. They have not yet formed a unified country, and most of the countries are It exists in the form of city-states, and wars often break out between various city-states due to disputes over beliefs or interests, and the losing party will be treated inhumanely!"

When Liu Kata wrote this, he temporarily stopped writing and meditated. When he was trading with the Mayans in Calais.I saw with my own eyes a Mayan worship activity. Those priests and nobles who presided over the sacrifice pierced their tongues and ears, then used the blood to sacrifice to the gods, and finally sent a group of captured nobles from other city-states to the altar. I heard that after these nobles were captured, they were tortured first, and then their hands and feet were cut off.The whole person was sent to the altar in the posture of a human stick, and then he was drained of blood and died.

The reason why the living sacrifices are allowed to use this cruel method of death is because the Mayans firmly believed that blood can make the land fertile. This view has some basis, but there is another reason.That is to express their piety to their gods, as if their gods like blood very much, which led to this behavior of the Mayans.

This kind of blood sacrifice by the Mayans reminded Liu Kata of his Kata tribe in Borneo, because of his special identity as a mixed race.So he was recruited into a secret guard in Qi Wangfu, and with the help of the guard.He became the chief of the Kata tribe, but he didn't have any good feelings for the Kata tribe, because this tribe, like the surrounding tribes, is full of barbarism and backwardness, and even has a cannibalism.

In addition, the religious ceremonies of the Kata tribe are similar to those of the Mayans, with bloody smell everywhere, and the sacrifice of living people is also very common. This makes Liu Kata, who has always regarded himself as a Han, very uncomfortable. Fortunately, he has passed through the past few years. After the reform, the Kata tribe has gradually abandoned some backward ways of life, and most of the tribe can speak a sentence or two of Chinese. I believe that in a few years, when His Royal Highness King Qi sets his sights on Borneo, Only their Kata tribe can usher in the real light of civilization.

Liu Kata shook his head, temporarily put aside the things about the Kata Ministry in his mind, and after clearing his mind, he continued to write in his notebook: "Compared with the Maya's politics, their military is even more backward. Although a small country in the form of a city-state has been formed, there is no professional army in the country. All the people are still soldiers, but there are already military nobles. Among the blood sacrifices I saw in Calais, one of the sacrifices was from the enemy. military aristocracy."

At this point, Liu Kata paused for a while, and then continued to write: "The backward military system of the Mayans has determined that their combat effectiveness is very weak. In addition, their weapons are also a great defect. These can already be built. The Mayans in cities and huge temples did not know how to use metals, and even banned the practical use of metals in religion. They just used some gold and copper as sacrificial supplies, and soldiers in combat used stones to make weapons. Although obsidian is very It's hard, but it doesn't have the toughness of metal, so in a one-on-one battle, even if a strong person holds a stone weapon, it will be difficult to defeat an ordinary person holding a metal weapon."

After writing this, a faint smile appeared on Liu Kata's face.Metal was clearly stipulated by the Mayan religion that it was forbidden to be used in daily life and to make weapons. Therefore, when they came out this time, although they brought a lot of metal weapons, they were all wrapped tightly. "Expose" it, otherwise, if someone finds out, it may cause some religious fanatics to besiege.

Of course, the reason why Liu Kata smiled was not because of the above incident, but because of the matter of Mansa City. At the beginning, the father and son of Mansa City could not bear the greed and ignorance of the old priest, and finally accepted the offer from Liu Kata. The metal weapon wiped out the power of the old priest.Moreover, after tasting the sweetness of metal weapons, the warriors in Mansa City have taken the initiative to accept advanced metal weapons, and gave all the original obsidian weapons to the fleet as souvenirs.

However, this incident also marks that all the people in Mansa City have abandoned their original belief in gods and turned to fully embrace the fleet. After all, their use of metal weapons has prevented them from integrating into the world. In the city-state of the Mayans, if they want to survive on this continent in the future, they must hold tightly to the thighs of Prince Qi's mansion, and this is one of the reasons why the Mansa City Lord worked so hard to build Lu Wan City.

When he arrived in America this time, Liu Kata not only established a bridgehead for invading the Americas - Luwan Port, but also tied the power of Mansa City with the palace. Although the power of Mansa City is very weak, these people They are local aborigines who know the situation of the Mayans very well. I believe that with their help, there will be less resistance in future actions in the Americas.

Thinking of this, Liu Kata was naturally very excited. After all, he was able to complete this task so well. After returning to Taiwan, he would definitely be appreciated by the promotion. After the task of the tower department is completed, it is estimated that they will be able to enter the management of the guard. Not only will the salary be higher, but they will no longer have to risk their lives to go out to pick up the task.

"However, inversely proportional to the Maya's backward military strength, it is the rich products here!" Liu Kata wrote again in an excited tone, "The place where the Maya are located is mountainous, but the products are very rich, such as corn. High-yielding crops such as sweet potatoes, sweet potatoes, and potatoes can be introduced to Taiwan or the Central Plains, and gold is also abundant here, and a large number of gold vessels are used in many temples."

When writing about gold, Liu Kata hesitated for a moment, but then wrote again: "In addition, the surveyor Feng Shijie conducted an investigation around Mansa City, not only found gold mines, but also found that there may be silver mines in some places, However, due to the lack of professional prospectors, this news cannot be confirmed for the time being, so it can only be used as a reference!"

And after writing the above paragraph, Liu Kata marked Feng Shijie's identity, specifically pointing out that the other party is a gold mining tycoon from Luzon, so his opinion is still very convincing.

"However, compared with the rich products of the Maya, their commercial situation is very disappointing. For example, because of religious restrictions on metals, the Maya have not yet formed a unified currency. At most, they use cocoa beans as a Although it can be regarded as a primitive currency, it is greatly restricted in various aspects, and the lack of currency also makes the business here still the primitive mode of bartering.”

After writing this, Liu Kata stretched his waist, then reached out and took a few sips of a glass of drink next to him. This drink is made from cocoa beans and then added with honey and chili juice. It is bitter and spicy. The three flavors of sweet and sweet are intertwined, which is very refreshing.

However, after taking a few sips of the strange-flavored drink, Liu Kata felt empty in his stomach, and he was a little tired just writing, so he put down the notebook, covered the tip of the pencil with a cap, and carefully placed it in his arms inside.This kind of pencil was invented several years ago. It is very suitable for sailing, writing and drawing when going out. They originally brought a lot on board, but then they encountered a storm and the boxes containing pencils were replaced by other heavy objects. I smashed it hard, and as a result, a lot of the pencils in it were reimbursed. Now there are not many pencils left in the fleet, so we must save some of them.

I saw Liu Kata picked up the plate, picked up the barbecue and gnawed it. This barbecue was a bear hunted this morning. Bears in Central America are very small. Even if an adult bear stands up, it is no bigger than an adult bear. He was tall, and his fur was brown-gray, which was very rare. Many crew members in the fleet had hunted and killed this kind of bear, and they were going to take the bear back to see if they could get a high price.Capital Datang 590

After eating two pieces of barbecue, Liu Kata went to the lake to wash his hands, and then came back to continue writing his report. He had already written the political, military and commercial situation of the Maya, and the following is the main introduction of the Maya. People's religion, city, life and so on.

What Liu Kata didn't expect was that his report was the first written record about the Mayans, and it had extremely high historical and research value in later generations, so hundreds of years later, this report was named The documents of the "Liu Kata Report" are stored in the Taiwan Museum of History for visitors from all over the world to visit! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users, please go to read.)