Chapter 1339: Navigation Factions and Political Game

"Four newly divided coastal archdioceses, four permanent archpriests?"

"That's right! To the west of the West Sea, with the middle section of the Shenqi Island Chain as the boundary, as the front line of communication between the various tribes of the Far West Sea, the Far West Sea Archdiocese is established!... This archdiocese is led by the pioneering Archpriest Zuvaro, and it is related to the acquisition of craftsmanship on the West Sea Continent, and will not be easily changed!..."

"To the east of the West Sea, from the Shengaoshan Port in the middle section of the Shenqi Island Chain to the Whale Port at the northernmost end of the north coast, with the Great Whale Island where horses are raised as the core, the Far North Sea Archdiocese is established!... This archdiocese includes at least 9,000 miles of coastline and is composed of about ten ports. You, the teacher, the Archpriest Chimer, are in charge of the overall situation!... And the amazing 20,000 kilograms of gold treasury that His Majesty has given you is also decided by you!..."

"Hmm..."

The manpower of the Great Whale Island is limited, with only four or five hundred people in total. The temple of the main god is the only stone building on the island, and it is not tall or spacious. It only has a main hall with a statue of the god, where the tribes on the island kowtow and pray, and a side hall with candlelight, where the priests prepare for the gods and rest.

At this moment, the chief priest Chimer and the chief priest of Losander are talking in the side hall. Chimer stood up, walked to the shrine, and lit a whale oil candle. And where his feet stood, the seemingly ordinary mud ground was the gold vault of the kingdom. As long as you dig half a meter here, half a cubic meter of dazzling golden light will be revealed! This is a vault of 20,000 kilograms of gold, a full ten tons! …

"God bless you! Your Majesty has handed over this gold treasury that has exhausted the kingdom to my hands... I guess the elder priests of the priest group and the great nobles of the kingdom have all coveted it! But the gold in their hands can't really be used for anything, just to build temples and enjoy..."

"This gold treasury is actually the last preparation made by your Majesty in advance just in case!... No matter what happens, even if he encounters an accident, the kingdom and the alliance fight, and the northern route is completely without support... With this 20,000 kilograms of gold, the established northern missionary area can still communicate with the various tribes in the West Sea, and can still exchange for craftsmanship from the other side of the West Sea and for supplies from the kingdom in the south!..."

"This gold treasury is your Majesty's greatest investment and support for the northern route!..."

Qimeier said all this quietly, feeling deeply. Among the many priests of the northern kingdom, perhaps only he who used to accompany Shulotte, only he can truly understand the importance of opening up the northern route! And Xiuluot really spared no effort in attaching importance to this route, and it was indeed full of prophetic foresight and long-term strategic planning. Only Chimer knew all these top strategic plans... Thinking about it this way, who among the priests in the north could be more suitable than him to take on the responsibility of the chief priest?

"This is really... for the enlightenment of the Lord God and His Majesty, for the future of the kingdom and the world, an unavoidable responsibility!..."

Chimer sighed, holding the whale oil candle in his hand, and sat back at the table again. And Losander unfolded a rough coastal map and stretched out his hand to draw a long straight line on it.

"The Lord God bears witness! In the northern missionary area, the fertile land with the most converted tribes, the largest port, the most cultivated fields, and the mildest climate... is the 5,000-mile west coast of the northern continent!..."

"Going south from Jinggang Port, from Beigang at the mouth of the river to Beiniaoshi Village, which is rich in guano, the West Coast Archdiocese is established with the most prosperous Xishan Port as the core!..."

"This archdiocese covers the entire west coast, including Beigang, Nangang, Huwan Port, Xishan Port, Heishe Port, Sanshan Port, Beishan Port, and Beishan Port. Niaoshi Village, a total of seven kingdom ports! …”

“Except for the arid Bei Niaoshi Village, the tribal population of each remaining port exceeds a thousand people! Among them, Beigang and Heishegang already have two thousand tribes. And the kingdom's Xishan Port has more than three thousand people! There are also tens of thousands of Miwok tribes around who have converted and enfeoffed, and can produce food, minerals and big trees! …”

With some excitement, Luo Shanda stretched out his hand in the middle of the west coast, which was the Xishan Port of the hundreds of miles of Jinwan. This kingdom port with an excellent location and extremely convenient waterways has surpassed Leijin Town and become the largest port in the northern continent!

Around Xishan Port, tens of thousands of Miwok tribes who converted to the Lord God have accepted the kingdom's enfeoffment. Under the guidance of the kingdom's priests, they have reclaimed fields, built canals, cut wood and built houses, and mined ore... The tribes are gradually integrating into the kingdom, and have become one with Xishan Port in religion and economy! The existence of these converted tribes and the rapidly increasing agricultural productivity are the foundation of the prosperity of Xishan Port!

"Teacher Chimer! This time we went north and brought back the respected vice president of the Navigation Academy, Cedar Shaman, to the Miwok tribes... Cedar Shaman met with the leaders of each tribe and talked for two days and two nights... The kingdom's enthronement order also arrived, and will enthronize thirteen hereditary nobles in the converted Miwok tribes... And the most powerful North Bay tribe will also have a place for honorary nobles..."

"This place was originally intended for Cedar Shaman... But Cedar Shaman said that he was old and wanted to go to sea, so he refused... Finally, it was the new chief of the North Bay tribe, the guide who had served as an interpreter for the kingdom's fleet, the bear hunting warrior Le Feng, who wore the kingdom's noble eagle crown..."

Speaking of this, Losander couldn't help but sigh. Cedar Shaman provided guides and translation books, and helped the initial exploration of the kingdom's fleet. Later, he went to the kingdom in person and facilitated the conversion and submission of the Miwok tribes... This precise vision and decisive choice made the Miwok tribes the first large ethnic group in the northern continent to actively integrate into the kingdom, and thus received amazing returns!

With such achievements and the support of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of Miwok tribes, Cedar Shaman could even establish a fiefdom in the Golden Bay and become the first Miwok prince... That was completely possible! But the other party's final choice was to give up the position of prince and the Miwok fiefdom... He invited nobles to confer titles on the chiefs of each tribe, so that each tribe could be thoroughly integrated into the system of the kingdom...

"This decisive and sacred political choice, this kind of tribal model on the northern continent... There is no doubt that in the future Lord God's "Saints' Biography", there will definitely be a place for Cedar Shaman!... It is really enviable, but also makes people admire from the bottom of their hearts!..."

"It is said that Cedar Shaman will board the exploration fleet to explore the southern continent and spread the glory of the Lord God... Compared with him, many priests and elders in the kingdom are not a little bit worse! They are even reluctant to give Cedar Shaman a formal "chief priest" position, but give him a "vice dean of the Navigation Academy" that is "equivalent to the fourth-level chief priest"... This is really..."

The chief priest of Losanda sighed and was obviously dissatisfied with the kingdom's priest elders.

Chief Priest Chimer blinked his eyes and tasted something. As one of the few Tekos chief priests in the kingdom, Losanda is probably isolated and excluded in the kingdom's priest group, among a group of high-ranking priests from Mexica and Prepecha.

For example, this time, let Losanda lead the support fleet to the north, brave the dangers of storms and waves, sail to the Far North Coast, or even the West Sea Continent... This arrangement with opportunities but greater risks is worth pondering. In any case, this is not a quick way to promotion, nor a key priest training backbone.

But in any case, with the close connection between the Colima tribes and the kingdom, with the integration of the South Tekos tribes into the kingdom, and with the Great Lakes Jiedushi Kuruka conquering the entire North Tekos land... The North and South Tekos tribes of at least 400,000 to 500,000 people are incorporated into the kingdom, and they will inevitably have a more important political status on the political stage of the kingdom! As for the Tekos High Priest Loshanda, as long as he can make achievements in the seafaring colonization in the north, his future as the representative of the Tekos tribes is actually limitless...

Qimeier pondered for a moment and saw the political struggle behind it and the possible future direction clearly. After all, he had stood beside His Majesty and witnessed the highest level of political games, and his vision was much higher than that of ordinary people. At the moment, facing the respectful High Priest Loshanda, he did not have any airs, that was not his character.

"Losanda, the position of the West Coast High Priest is so important... It seems that the Kingdom High Priest, the knowledgeable Miki, should be responsible for it, right?..."

"Yes! Teacher, High Priest Miki is in charge of the West Coast Archdiocese, and is in charge of the two chief priests, Ke Yuan and Ke Jie, and the second-level and first-level priests of each port. However, High Priest Miki will probably only stay in this position for a few years... The "Epic of Divine Revelation Exploration" he submitted to the Kingdom Priests has been sung throughout the kingdom. And within the Priests, he also has the attention and support of several Prepecha priest elders. This support has even been there when he was first selected to go to sea..."

"As long as there is any vacancy among the twelve priest elders... High Priest Miki will definitely be transferred back to the kingdom to fill the vacant position and become the youngest priest elder in the Kingdom Priest Elders!..."