The conquered tribes had to pay tributes of honey. The Codex. Vienna were Aztec codices. Aztec emperor of. . The conquered tribes had to pay tributes of honey. Vienna were Aztec codices. The Codex. Some of the sacred books mention that the conquering heroes permitted the defeated tribes to pursue pottery making and beekeeping. Empress Maria Theresa, who founded the Apicultural College in. Empress Maria Theresa, who founded the Apicultural College in. Mexico.