Aztec Civilization: Destiny to Conquer America!

Chapter 2116 - 1546: Western Sea Trade, the Black Hole of Gold and Silver_2

At this point, Loshanda’s finger moved downward on the rough map of Honshu Island, pointing to the location of the Japanese Capital Region. Then, after thinking for a moment, he drew a "lake" and marked it as the heartland of the Japanese, just like the "Texcoco Lake District" and "Prepetcha Lake District"."Wait! The ’Tiantai’ Temple power? Like the Temple City-State of Cholula, with a sacred Priest Elder Council?..."

"Yes! Teacher Miki. The ’Tiantai Temple’ has its own City-State, greatly influencing the heartland ’Capital Region’ of the Japanese. Their City-State is called something like ’Bimu Mountain’ or ’Nanmu Mountain’, and it occupies a lot of ’Lake Side Fertile Land’, constructing many large and small temples, called ’temples’!... However, the temple powers are not just this one; there seem to be many priesthoods. The Tiantai Temple priesthood’s power is limited and cannot command the numerous Honorable Nobility, only having some influence on the Shogunate..."

"Hmm? Multiple temple congregations existing side by side? That’s not comparable to the priesthood of Cholula from the past, it’s roughly like the priesthoods of the various City-States of Totonac, each leading their own aspect... Is this ’Tiantai Temple’ reliable? Such priesthoods often have many Elders, with diverse thoughts, not necessarily a sustainable trade partner..."

"Indeed! Both teachers have keen insight! We encountered two Elder factions within the ’Tiantai Temple’ in succession, and with the second faction, we had a battle involving a thousand people... In the end, we captured ten large ships, took their priest elders as prisoners, and achieved a new golden trade agreement! That is, using gold to trade their ’Prince Shiba’ bloodline and ’Honorable Nobility’ titles, to obtain a stable and reliable communication channel with the Japanese..."

"What?! These Japanese can even put up ’Prince’ bloodline and ’Honorable Nobility’ titles for sale?!"

"Yes! The Japanese seem very obsessed with gold, just a few hundred or thousand pounds would make them willing to exchange divine descendants... of course, this ’Prince Shiba’ bloodline is currently very down-and-out, even struggling to protect themselves. They took refuge in the ’Tiantai Temple’, eventually being sold to us by the captured elder of Tiantai priesthood in one go... Among them is a Spreading ’Prince Prince’, a ’Prince Princess’, urgently needing to marry with the Kingdom to birth a claimant successor."

Upon speaking to this point, Loshanda paused, hesitated slightly. But then he thought to himself, this feat is already too significant to hide from both Chief Priests, it is necessary to follow the guidance of Chimere and Miki to report back.

"Chief Divine Protection! The Kingdom needs to quickly send a noble lady to the Western Sea, to marry with the ’Prince Prince’ bloodline. As for the young ’Prince Princess’... I, along with several Warrior Captains, believe only a Divine Blood descendant born by Your Majesty can make the numerous West Sea Warriors and Priests convinced!"

"The Western Sea Lands are extremely vast. Even if it’s Ice and Snow Peninsula, Maoshili Island, and then add Kutadai Peninsula, plus reclaim part of the territories claimed by the Japanese Prince, it’s enough for a Divine Descendant Prince to establish a powerful fief of hundreds of thousands, or even a million tribes!..."

"What, the fief potential of a million tribes?! Given to Your Majesty’s ’Prince Princess’, to birth a Prince of divine bloodline?!"

Upon hearing this, Chimere and Miki showed shock, quite incredible, yet their minds wandered. With Zuwaro leveraging massive gold and the support of the Kingdom, expanding the Western Sea continent, the speed of expansion was actually beyond their most optimistic expectations! This Western Sea continent’s situation, while delightful, surely carries concealed dangers, requiring early planning and arrangements. And currently, in the Western Sea continent, the only Kingdom Priest capable of balancing Zuwaro is likely just Loshanda...

"Chief Divine Guidance! Perhaps, having Loshanda remain entirely in the Western Sea continent... might be more beneficial for the Kingdom’s long-term than having him promoted and returned?"

Chimere slightly furrowed his brows, eyeing the proud Loshanda, certain thoughts forming in his mind. He pondered a bit, then asked attentively.

"Loshanda, as for this Japan Kingdom in the prophecy known as ’Japanese Great Tribe Alliance’, what is the real situation domestically, with whom we are conducting golden transactions?"

"Chief Divine Witness! The Japanese Great Tribe Alliance resembles an alliance; from the central Capital Region to local areas, there are ’Martial Families’ of hereditary nobility, actual sovereigns of varied States. Their highest noble leader is Japan’s Great Tratoni ’Shogunate General’, below whom there are three powerful ’Prince Governors’, and many ’Honorable Nobility’ holders of local fiefs..."

"In recent years, the ’Shogunate Royal Family’ of the Japanese have been plagued by internal chaos, continuously changing Generals like General Ashikaga, fighting succession wars chaotically. Over several wars, the ’Shogunate Royal Family’ of the Japanese neither managed to quell rebellious nobles, hold grand sacrificial rites, nor could they consolidate the fragmented Royal Family, suppress the princely vassals... Finally, an ’Prince Hosokawa’ initiated a military coup, seizing actual decision-making power! This led the royal authority to fall into a valley, while local ’Honorable Nobility’ began doing things their own way, fighting amongst each other....

Loshanda looked serious, earnestly explaining his understanding of the "Japanese Great Tribe Alliance". But Chimere, originating from Mexica, pondered momentarily, speaking carefully.

"Loshanda, are you saying... the current situation with this Japanese Great Tribe Alliance resembles the decline of the Highland hegemon, the Tepanec’s own decline period? With the Tepanec Alliance’s gradual decline, the Mexica tribes under them rising, divine bloodlines about to alternate?..."