Chapter 32

A leader for Montul 2

As custom demanded when Montul was strong enough, they are to start sending men to join the force of the army every year.

The capital has branches in every single city and village and the village or city is expected to support them with food and water and everything while they protect the city and the capital can call them up in times of war.

This made the burden of keeping a very large army in the capital very light although there was still a very large army at the capital. The cities also had to remit yearly to the capital.

All these things Montul was exempted from for the first three years to give them time to rebuild and become a very rich city once again.

My work in Montul was coming to its grand climax and I had to depart. I was rewarded by the lady of Montul with two hundred pounds of gold, she also gave me chariots and slaves.

I had to go back to the capital and buy a huge land there, I am already rich and powerful and soon I would become a lady and have