Another form of distribution of goods was through the payment of taxes. When an altepetl was conquered, the victor imposed a yearly tax, usually paid in the form of whichever local product was most valuable or treasured. Several pages from the Codex Mendoza list subject towns along with the goods they supplied, which included not only luxuries such as feathers, adorned suits, and greenstone beads, but more practical goods such as cloth, firewood, and food. Taxes were usually paid twice or four times a year at differing times.
Another form of distribution of goods was through the payment of taxes When an altepetl was conquered the victor imposed a yearly tax usually paid in the form of whichever local product was most valuable or treasured Several pages from the Codex Mendoza list subject towns along with the goods they supplied which included not only luxuries such as feathers adorned suits and greenstone beads but more practical goods such as cloth firewood and food Taxes were usually paid twice or four times a year at differing times