I had a Full Stack army comprising of highly trained Samurai,Four units of those combat ninjas,6 matchlock ashigaru and 3 european cannons with a 15 stack army nearby comprising of mainly Yari Ashigaru, Bow Ashigaru and maybe some samurai. Until finally I had 16000 Koku in my treasury with a 1900 Koku income per turn on Normal tax rate and 3300 Koku Income on V.High. I kept building up my economy and mastering The Way of Chi. After embracing Christianity,i took control over ALL trade posts in the Seas of Japan,and Instead of going on the offensive,I allied with the Shoni and the Sagara. You see,yesterday I started a new campaign as the Shimazu, and sent all of my starting forces to capture the 2 Ito provinces nearby.