Aztec Civilization: Destiny to Conquer America!

Chapter 1402 - 957: Entrusting the Sage’s Great Achievements, Reassuring Talaya’s Promise

"Jatili, my most respected Sage... Regarding the compilation and dissemination of the Kingdom Epic, and the reorganization and assessment of the Kingdom Priesthood, I have some suggestions and thoughts to discuss with you..."After finishing the letter to the Capital Army Commander, Xiulote first transcribed the content of the Kingdom Analysis. On this basis, he separately wrote a royal decree and a letter to Chief Minister Jatili and Divine Revelation Director Talaya. Thɪs chapter is updated by novel-fire.ɴet

In the letter to Chief Jatili, Xiulote first inquired about the progress of the Kingdom Epic, which is about integrating the cultural consensus of the Kingdom’s various tribes, or "establishing a common ideological consciousness."

"My Sage, hundreds of thousands of Tlaxcala tribes have migrated to the Kingdom and converted to the embrace of the Chief Divine... At present, the existing Mexica-Prepetcha common epic needs to be further extended and revised to incorporate the culture and heritage of the Tlaxcala people, and to include the myths and legends of the God of Death of Divine Mountain into the grand epic of the Kingdom!..."

"At the same time, for the young children and teenagers of Tlaxcala, community educational altars or academies need to be established, taught by the Kingdom’s priests and Samurai, to dilute the influence of the Cloud Serpent heritage and establish their sense of identity with the Kingdom!..."

"Of course, for the compilation and dissemination of the Kingdom Epic to truly touch people’s hearts, it requires the united efforts of the Chief God Priest, tribal narrators, troubadours, and academy teachers! Those historical accounts and records that are detrimental to the unity of the tribes can be suitably revised or erased... And the piles of heritage tablets and books tirelessly printed day and night by the Capital City’s papermaking and printing workshops are precisely the instruments to unify the thoughts of all the tribes across the world! Especially the mythological illustrations that are straightforward and simple, directly capturing people’s hearts!..."

"Respected Sage! Your profound knowledge and understanding of cultural influence and ethnic shaping far surpass those of the Kingdom’s various priests! This significant work, I can only entrust to you... And my views align closely with yours! In the process of integrating all the tribes and reshaping the descendants of the Jiao People, the creation of cultural heritage, historical poetry, and narrative texts will be more critical and enduring than the spread of the chief divine faith!..."

"The common chief divine faith, the increased agricultural output, and the path paved by military merits can bring the tribes back to one mind for a generation or two! But if the narrative of the Jiao people’s origins and the unity of all tribes truly permeate the hearts of all tribes, then that is a long-lasting unity that is not easy to dissolve! Once such national consciousness takes shape, even if internal strife and division occur among the tribes, they will always coalesce into a whole once again, which is the future world you and I desire!..."

Writing to this point, Xiulote paused and felt a sense of emotion. The cultural integration of the various parts of the Celestial Empire began with the Zhou Dynasty’s concept of "Zhu Xia", forged into one under the First Emperor’s "unification", "same script", and "burning of books", survived through the Martial Emperor’s "dismissal of schools of thought", and only after the political and economic unification, did it gradually condense into a cultural unity known as the "Han World"!

"Such a challenging great work is naturally not something that can be accomplished within a generation. But right now is the best moment, and also the only opportunity, to shape a powerful nation in America during the era of tribal ignorance! And if this opportunity is missed and the tribes achieve literacy enlightenment, it will be extremely difficult..."

Feeling emotional for a moment, Xiulote thought of the ancient Mayans in the East, the Musica and Chibcha people of the Southern Continent, and the more prosperous Sun people of the Incas, and gently shook his head.

For mature local civilizations like these that have developed comprehensive systems, integrating them into the common culture of the Jiao People’s tribes will be much more challenging! And if the cultures of various tribes further develop to the level of the European countries at present, awakening an initial sense of national consciousness... then integration might no longer be possible!

"Chief Divine bless! Ancestors of the Jiao People bless!... My respected Sage, the conquest of the Totonac Coast tribes is nearing its end. I have collected many heritage tablets from the seaside tribes and assembled dozens of sages and priests from the tribes, all of whom are being sent back to the Kingdom in succession... For the cultural integration of the Totonac tribes, it can also start now! Among them, the legends and roles of the Feathered Serpent Divine need modification. The myths of the giant serpent and the sun can be utilized... and how to incorporate them into the overall ’Shenha Epic’ of the Kingdom requires your wisdom and creativity..."

"My respected Sage! The construction of a unified culture and nation is your most important great work!... As for my promoting you to the Kingdom Priesthood’s High Priest, reorganizing the Kingdom Priesthood... it is to counter and compete with the High Priesthood of the Alliance..."

"The so-called counter and competition is about having an opposition, but fighting without breaking, the purpose being to prevent the High Priesthood from influencing the Kingdom’s religious affairs and the Kingdom’s power... As a learned and wise Sage, you will be able to grasp the subtleties within this... Chief Divine bless! Please rest assured, I will definitely return safely after the inevitable changes arise in the East!"

For Sage Jatili, Xiulote did not mention issues regarding his second son, Shaokang. This pivotal power of enthronement, he dared not entrust into the hands of this old Prepetcha fox, as this too is a political power balance. Following this letter, which served as a royal decree, was a letter to Divine Revelation Director, Talaya.

"Talaya, my most reliable subordinate..."

Just writing this opening, Xiulote paused. Toward this Divine Revelation Director who wholeheartedly sided with him, complex feelings surged within his heart. These feelings were not of love, but rather a fusion of pity, guilt, and consolation. Once a man’s bottom line becomes flexible, it continues to lower more and more...

Xiulote mused for a while, scratched out this opening sentence, and after replacing a piece of parchment, he thought for a moment and wrote again.

"Talaya, my closest follower, and my most reassuring partner... The Kingdom’s Divine Revelation Place, controls the mines, military workshops, gunpowder bureau, shipyard, smelting place, casting place, printing bureau, and special trade bureau, making it the largest production and research group in the entire world! ... It has already grown into a massive beast possessing its own ability to devour and grow. And the handling of this beast, only putting it in your hands, can truly set my mind at ease!"

"After the East expedition, I will return to the Lake Capital City and might stay for two years... Talaya, for the management of the Divine Revelation Place, I entrust you with it all! ... As for the development direction of the Divine Revelation Place, as I have mentioned many times before..."

"The primary task of the Divine Revelation Place is technological research and development! As evidenced by the discovered formula for volcanic ash cement, improved granulated powder and purification, ever-increasing iron smelting technology, more mature bronze casting cannon... larger oar-sailed longships, the promotion of maize breeding, compost techniques, and guano rock fertilizer research... every single technological appearance and application will change the future of the whole world!"

"The second task of the Divine Revelation Place is military production. Bronze weapons, bronze armor, bronze cannons, gunpowder weapons... these innovative new equipment and the large output of the Craftsman Camps are the Kingdom’s greatest confidence to overpower the tribes and conquer all directions, being invincible! ... After I go to the Lake Capital City, if the Alliance sends people to demand technology and craftsmen, you should be able to tactfully refuse, delay, and evade... Don’t worry about my safety! Only this way am I safe..."

"As for the third task of the Divine Revelation Place, it is to increase the production of ironware and accelerate the dissemination of ironware! With current iron-smelting technology, it is already able to provide abundant and inexpensive iron farming tools! Iron hoes, iron sickles, and iron tools can significantly improve the farming efficiency of villages, and the production capacity of town craftsmen... And this is the Kingdom’s development foundation, continuously innovative productivity!"

At the end of the letter, Xiulote sighed with eyes lowered, and then he wrote a promise. And for this promise, Divine Revelation Director Talaya had waited for ten years...

"Chief Divine bless! Talaya, hold the Divine Revelation Place well for me..."