Alright - here we go
2110 - Our mystics contact the unworthy French and broker a rather profitable deal, we trade our religion in Mysticism for their Alphabet and Warrior Code. We also extrude 9 gold from them (we are allowed to trade religious techs, right?)
2070 - The lack of a warrior in Kyoto has caused discontent among the people. Entertainers are swiftly ordered to appease them.
1950 - A band of heathen warriors is crushed by our mighty warrior, and 25 gold is taken as reparation.
1910 - The granary in Kyoto is finished! A holy setller is ordered up. A look at our research, and we are in a 4 gold deficit! Alas, our mystics refuse to cut funds.
Thats pretty much all that happned. We have 5 turns to Polytheism at a -4 deficit. The English know the Iroquois, but don't knwo the French. They consider contact w/ Iroquois very worthy, as they ask for exorbitant fees for such knowledge.
The granary in Kyoto slowed us down a bit in expansion, so i reccomend we go settler-spearman/settler-spearman until we get many good cities. There are several prime spots, Including one next to Osaka on a river w/ a cow (and near horses!), one with 2 wheat that the current settler is heading for, and another good one w/ 2 cows and 2 dye in it borders (i believe) - CATCH THAT ONE.
Good luck,