The sacred great conversion ceremony lasted for two full days. More than a dozen preaching priests worked day and night to convert more than 3,000 people from the entire Yolem tribe into believers of the main god.
Soon, a wood carving of the emblem of the main god was erected in the square in the center of the tribe. The simple altar was also built and became a place for morning and evening prayers. The missionary priest Songbird is ambitious and wants to build the first temple of the main god among the large tribes in the northern continent!
The conversion of the Yorem tribe was initially completed, and several leaders of the kingdom also gathered in the chief's longhouse to discuss the next step of the plan.
Everyone gathered together and got to know each other. Zuvalo and Mickey, the second-level divine priests, are the captains and deputy captains of the kingdom's fleet, and have the right to make decisions on fleet affairs. The second-level missionary priest Songbird is the kingdom's highest-ranking missionary priest in the northern continent, and he also currently controls the Yorem tribe.
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And further down, the warrior leader of the fleet, the fourth-level senior warrior Chakapu. This is a typical Prepecha name, which means "hard stone" and can also be called "stone hard". Finally, there is the leader of the merchant fleet, an official from Qin Congcan, Kulu Chaxi. This is also the name of Prepecha, which means "very big fish", also called "Kuyu".
Among the five people, the first three are the priests of the kingdom, followed by the warrior representatives, and finally the officials of the royal capital. This distribution of positions symbolizes the power structure within the kingdom. The priests of the main gods of each branch control the power, and the warrior leaders of the legions control the force! The official system of the royal capital government has just emerged, and they still have very little say in the decision-making of major affairs.
"Praise the Lord God! May she protect the kingdom and us!"
After everyone sat down, they all prayed together. Then, Mikey the Knowledgeable looked at the Preacher Priest Songbird with a serious expression.
"Singing Bird Priest, Chief Karan and the leaders of the Yolem tribe, have converted. They once made a covenant with the kingdom's exploration team... How are you going to deal with them?"
"Chief Kallan and the chiefs..."
The Songbird Priest narrowed his eyes, murderous intent flashing through his heart. Next, he will personally sit here, run the Yorem tribe, and build a temple and a new city. In other words, he planned to swallow this large northern tribe completely and turn it into the territory and people of the kingdom. The original chiefs and leaders naturally became his obstacles. But listen to Mickey...
"Witness the Lord God! Mickey the Knowledgeable, these old nobles of the tribe will always be a hidden danger if they remain... Don't be soft-hearted!"
"Witness the Lord God! Songbird Priests, these tribal noble chiefs staying in the Yorem tribe are indeed a hidden danger. But if they go to the kingdom and accept the guidance of the priests, they may be able to contribute to the kingdom..."
"oh?"
The Songbird Priest pondered for a moment and understood. He nodded slightly, looked at Kuyu, the leader of the merchant fleet, and said with a smile.
"Kuyu, can you entrust this group of noble chiefs and leaders to bring them back to the kingdom?"
"Okay! When our merchant fleet finishes digging out the struvite and returns, we will take these dozen people away and bring them back to the Lake Kingdom. Let them receive thorough guidance from the priests at the Divine Power University."
Hearing this, Kuyu nodded readily. For the next trip, the kingdom's fleet will be divided into two. The twelve longships will continue to explore according to His Majesty's will, while the merchant fleet of thirty catamarans will return full of struvite and ore. The number of fleets that continue to explore will also be reduced a lot. Because the tribes further north are unknown, there are still no reliable supply points, and they cannot support too many manpower.
"Captain Zuvalo, the merchant fleet will take away two hundred kingdom sailors. Songbird Priest, I will also add thirty or forty local sailors from the Yorem tribe. Within a month, we will finish digging the struvite. Then, after returning in two months, they will come with more ships, manpower and supplies!”
Hearing this, Zuvalo and Songbird looked at each other and nodded. With His Majesty's approval and priority support, the kingdom's colonization on the west coast of the northern continent will be greatly accelerated. Whether they are Tlaxcalans or Totonacs, as long as they are transported here, they can only rely on the kingdom and become loyal subjects of the kingdom.
The 3,000-strong Yoremu tribe already has enough size and food reserves to absorb more immigrants from the kingdom. Only the arrival of immigrants from the kingdom can further consolidate the rule of the kingdom.
"Praise the Lord God! Priest Zuvalo, the Yolem tribe has just converted and is in great need of suppression by the kingdom's warriors and militia!"
The Songbird Priest pondered for a while and said with a smile.
"Yorem's tribe has seven to eight hundred tribal warriors. The exploration fleet took away a hundred people and left three hundred kingdom warriors and militiamen. In this way, plus the original one hundred kingdom warriors, there are four hundred reliable warriors. When the army is stationed, it is almost as stable as a mountain!"
Hearing this, Zuvalo was silent for a moment and nodded in agreement. This is what it should be. If the kingdom wants to manage the coast of the West Sea, it must establish strongholds, expand its strongholds, and retain sufficient force. A huge fleet of 1,200 people will go north, and at least half of them will stay in various large and small settlements to farm and start trade with the surrounding tribes.
"God bless you! This time the Kingdom's fleet went north in large numbers, and the journey was very smooth. The tribes along the way were all in awe and fear, and expressed their friendship to the Kingdom. The Nantecos tribes in Zangshi Town were very respectful and paid tribute. Food. The North Tecos people in Trois-Rivières have restrained themselves a lot and promised to provide trade supplies to the fleet and protect the kingdom’s merchant ships..."
"At the mouth of the Torpan River, we reunited with the Torpan tribe, allowing the other party to see the prowess of the kingdom's warriors and the power of the main god's divine punishment. At the mouth of the river, we left fifty people, plus The previous manpower and the Huierqiao people who defected were the village stronghold of 200 people, Xihe Village.”
Zuvalo, the divine priest, looked around at the leaders and summarized the fleet’s journey along the way. Xihe Village is the first kingdom stronghold on the northern route, located at the mouth of the river where the Tolpan tribe migrated back and forth. The reason why it is called "Tin River" is because there are large-scale tin mines in the upper reaches of the river. These tin mines were also one of the goods that Huierqiao's tribes came to trade.
Of course, without sufficient deterrent force, there is no alliance with the Torpan tribe. The tribes of Huiljo, who are accustomed to the wilderness, will probably choose to raid and rob, and then move into the vast wilderness after the robbery. Currently, this stronghold is still building a wooden village and cannot store a large amount of supplies.
"Then, in Yushan Village, we left another fifty people, plus the missionary priests and dozens of warriors who had stayed in the previous times, and completely converted to this coastal Totome tribe! There are seven to eight hundred people here. The human fishing village is already under the control of the kingdom. However, the products in Yushan Village are relatively poor. In the future, fishing and farming will be the main focus to provide food for the fleets going back and forth!"
"Now, the fleet will leave another 300 Kingdom warriors in Yorem's department and take away 100 local militiamen. And this is the Kingdom's third and largest Kingdom stronghold in the northern continent!"
Zuvaro paused and looked at the Songbird Priest. The songbird priest pondered for a moment and then said with a smile.
"Since the great tribe of Yolem has converted to the main god, it should change its name. The Mayo people converted under the thunder of the main god and are rich in gold, stone and copper stone, so they are called..."
Speaking of this, the name "Golden Town" flashed through the Songbird Priest's mind, but it felt less majestic.
"Let's call this large Yolem tribe 'Leijin Town'!"
Hearing this, the expression priest Zuvalo nodded slightly and continued.
"God bless you! In this way, after the merchant fleet of 200 people is divided, the twelve exploration fleets that continue to go north will have a scale of 700 people and can store more food. However, after the complete division of troops, Before we continue our exploration, we have to discuss a thorny issue..."
"That's five hundred miles to the northwest. What should we do with the Yomi tribe of the Yaqui people? The Yome tribe has three thousand warriors and tens of thousands of tribesmen. It is almost the largest tribe within a thousand miles. And the reason why they are They can gather on such a large scale precisely because they occupy an extremely large open-pit coal mine belt, which is what they call "flint". With "flint", the local tribes can resist the cold wave and have enough fuel to keep warm... "
"The quality of the coal in this coal mine belt has been tested by the Kingdom's Divine Enlightenment Institute. It is extremely high-quality bituminous coal! The Divine Enlightenment Institute of the Black Rock Mountain Iron Mine said that only by using this good coal can they smelt the products that can be forged into The weapons are made of fine iron... So, should we gather all the warriors and militiamen to take down this large tribe of tens of thousands of people in one fell swoop?”
