The birch candle burned down, and a new one was set in its place. Night lay deep, with the faint glimmer of stars and moon barely visible. At this moment, candlelight and moonlight shone together upon the desk. And spread across the desk was a map, the world never forgotten for even an instant.
"The great plan is the kingdom's great infrastructure! Build six hundred li of county roads, dredge seven hundred li of waterways. Bronze tools and iron tools must both be applied on a large scale in the works. And the gunpowder from the Institute of Divine Inspiration will also be supplied as a priority! The scale of mobilization in every county will number in the tens of thousands, a real test of local organization. Large-scale corvée labor will certainly cost lives, but grain supply and simple medical care must be handled well, doing everything possible to reduce casualties!"
Thinking to this point, Xolotl pondered for a while, then continued writing his annotations.
"Draw a group of priests from the kingdom's Shenwei University, and another hundred men from my personal guards. They are to go to the various counties as inspectors directly under me, supervising the execution of the projects!"
The construction of large-scale works could gather tens of thousands of men at the slightest move and consume vast quantities of materials; there had to be sufficient supervision. Xolotl's prestige was enough for him to send out inspectors and make the generals and warriors everywhere bow their heads and obey. He was not worried about the loyalty of the generals, only that the warriors' methods would be too cruel and harsh, driving the laborers too far.
The priests and guards would also supervise the use of logistical materials, assisting in calculating the mobilization of manpower and supplies for