1840 Indian Rebirth

Chapter 143 [Going to California]

Although several tribes did not immediately agree.

But four tribes, including the Plains tribe, have agreed that it will be enough.

So on a sunny day a few days later, Mashao held a public meeting in the square to officially announce the news.

"...After discussing with several great chiefs, we decided to merge the four tribes of the Plains Tribe, the Chiricahua Tribe, the Jicarilla Tribe, and the Mescalero Tribe to form a new and special tribe." Ma The outpost said in the middle of the square.

This isn't a party and doesn't need to make room for a show.

So the square can gather more people, a total of two to three thousand people crowded here.

Although there was no program, the atmosphere was as lively as the party a few days ago.

After all, news of the merger of the four tribes had been circulating in the city long before this public meeting.

For more than two years, Horsepost and Rainy Day have been doing their best to instill unity with the Apaches and unity with all Native Americans.

So after hearing the news, many people were excited and talked about it.

"The news turned out to be true, the four tribes are really going to merge!"

"Are these three tribes also moving to Sleeping Bear City?"

"should be."

"In this way, the population of Sleeping Bear City is estimated to exceed 2... [-] is really an unimaginable number."

"This is a good thing, more people are more powerful!"

The horse whistle did not silence people, but increased the volume by itself.

He continued: "The new tribe is called the 'Apache Tribe'. As the great chief of this new tribe, I will continue to unite all Apaches, all aborigines, and even all people who are interested in civilization!"

"Long live the Apache!" he yelled, raising his arms.

"Long live Apache!" The crowd responded with bursts of sound.

Then there were others who chanted other slogans.

"The holy light lasts forever!"

"For the tribe!"

"Long live the Great Chief!"

After some slogans, the horse whistle signaled everyone to be quiet, and then announced other news.

"The Apache Tribe was formally established today. The original three great chiefs are now tribal councilors and honorary lifetime councilors. We thank them for their contributions to uniting Apache."

After that, he took the lead in applauding the three great chiefs: "Papa papa——"

"Papa-papa--" the people applauded.

There was thunderous applause.

The three great chiefs were a little uncomfortable with such a scene, but they couldn't help smiling.

The horse sentry continued: "After the Apache tribe is established, the three tribes of Chiricahua, Jicarilla, and Mescalero will move to Sleeping Bear City in batches."

"Sleeping Bear City will send soldiers and shamans to assist them in their relocation and preparations before the relocation."

The three tribes add up to a population of almost [-].

With so many people, it was obviously impossible to move them all at once.

If the population doubles in a short period of time, the food supply will definitely not be able to bear it.

Moreover, the three tribes themselves are not centralized organizations. If you want to move the population of the tribes, you must start with the clans below.

In fact, Mashao's plan is to complete the concentration of the population of the three tribes in one year.

During this year, he will send soldiers and shamans to manage the Apaches who are about to move in advance and assist in the relocation.

This is a big project.

After all, Sleeping Bear City has been rapidly absorbing its population, and now three tribes have joined collectively. The population growth rate of Sleeping Bear City in the next year can be imagined.

Therefore, the horse post must be carefully arranged, food, cultivated land, health, public security, housing... all kinds of issues must be properly arranged.

Fortunately, these three tribes are all Apaches, the cost of assimilation is very low, at least there are no language barriers.

A few days later, Ma Sen made a specific relocation plan for the three tribes, and then sent some soldiers and shamans to follow the three chiefs to leave Sleeping Bear City and head to their respective tribes.

Then he started another important job.

The center of gravity of the US-Mexico War is gradually concentrated in southern Mexico. Until the end of this war, Sleeping Bear City will not face the risk of a large-scale US attack.

The winter of inconvenient travel is over again, and he thinks it's time to head to California.

In the Hall of the Chiefs.

"Members, Sleeping Bear City is now almost the largest city in the Midwest." Horse Whistle said at a meeting, "It's time for us to start building a second city."

"Do you have any plans?" Rain asked.

Ma Shao nodded: "I plan to go to California to build a new city."

"California?" Some congressmen with little schooling hadn't even heard the name.

For a long time, the macroscopic geographical concept of Indians is basically east, west, north, south. Except for familiar places, places a little further away are often directly called East and West.

Correspondingly, the people living there are also Easterners and Westerners.

For example, the Maidu people, in the eyes of most Apaches, are Westerners, or "from the west".

A place so far away from California is naturally the "far west" in many people's worldviews. There is no specific concept, and they don't even know the name.

"It is the westernmost point of the American continent." Horse Whistle popularized for these people, "The west of California is the vast ocean."

"Why do we have to go so far away to build a new city?" people can't help asking.

"For the ocean." Ma Shao replied, "Those who have taken mathematics and science refresher classes or senior grades should know the value of the ocean."

"The ocean means a larger-scale exchange of civilizations. A nation without oceans is doomed to struggle to rise."

Heading to California, the horse post's first goal is undoubtedly the gold mine.

The gold mine near Sacramento is the only important mine that he knows the location of, and according to the original timeline, the gold mine will be discovered next year, and he must not let it go.

More importantly, once the gold mines were discovered by the white people, it would directly trigger a westward climax, and a large number of white gold prospectors moved from the east to the west, especially California.

The influx of a large number of whites into the west is undoubtedly extremely detrimental to the development of Apache.

Therefore, Mashao also hoped to delay the climax of the Westward Movement by cutting off the gold mines in California, so as to gain more space for the development of Apache.

In addition to gold mines, oceans are also targets.And in the long run, oceans are far more important than gold mines.

Kansas is inland, and it is the deepest inland in the United States. No matter how it develops here, it is just a big farm.

Only by relying on the ocean can Apache have a broader future.

And if you want to rely on the ocean, the best choice for the horse post is California, and you can't go to the eastern United States.

(End of this chapter)