"Wise Main God! As the governor of Great Lake County, I've set such a huge mat beneath my not-so-large monkey's backside that it really is far too unsteady. All these chaotic, tangled tribes fear the spears of the Great Lake Legion and dread the military edge of the Lake Kingdom; that's the only reason they were conquered and kneaded together! Without the legions to suppress them, within a few months, rebellions would rise everywhere up and down the Great River, shattering the land into pieces..."
"The Main God guides us! If we want so many newly conquered tribes to give us their hearts, we'll have to wait through at least two years of good harvests, let the newly settled tribal Banner Units, the military farms and civilian colonies, all put down roots. We'll have to wait until faith in the Main God truly enters people's hearts, until the Kingdom Priests sent to the various tribes gain influence and gather a group of devout tribesmen as their foundation. We'll also have to wait until the Kingdom's caravans can travel freely up and down the Great River, letting every tribe trade their goods and live better lives..."
"Farming, preaching, trade—only when order up and down the Great River is rebuilt, and the conquered tribes all put aside their thoughts and settle down to live their days, can it be considered roughly stabilized!..."
"Of course, there's a faster path too, and that's to take these newly surrendered tribes to war! Go conquer more wealthy tribes, plunder more goods, and in the wars of expansion, subdue and bind together the warriors of every tribe!... Unfortunately, after conquering the city-states of the North Tecos tribes, I've already run out of battles to fight. There's no rich place left to campaign against. Next, there's only farming..."