1840Indian rebirth

Continue to be a fan on rainy days: “So we should prevent Mexico from losing the war?”

"No, we can't do this." Ma Shao said, "Mexico cannot defeat the United States."

"In terms of population, the United States is more than twice that of Mexico, and the economic and military gap is huge. As well as the government, Mexico's political situation is turbulent, and the president changes every three days, so his authority is fragile. In contrast, Polk is a strong one.

And hard-working people.”

The current President of the United States, James Knox Polk, is the first dark horse president in American history. He suddenly entered the White House midway through the election.

Although he is a dark horse president like Wang Wang, their abilities cannot be compared.

Polk was the most diligent president in the history of the United States. He worked eighteen hours a day, without any recreational activities, and kept burning the clock for four consecutive years.

Not only was he diligent, he was also very capable. During his term in office, he expanded territory and reorganized finances, and completed all his campaign promises within one term.

Then he fell ill and died.

Of course, in fact, if Polk continued to do so, it would be difficult to predict the future of the United States and Polk's own evaluation.

Because Polk was a supporter of slavery and had a firm attitude. In fact, he was a slave owner himself. In the context of the intensifying conflicts between the North and the South, what would a powerful American president who firmly supports slavery bring the United States to?

The direction is really unpredictable.

"The United States itself is stronger, and with a strong president, it is almost impossible for Mexico to come back."

Ma Shao said.

"Even if some unexpected event does happen to make Mexico overturn, the United States will still have the ability to launch a second war on a larger scale...and as the war continues and expands, the impact of accidental factors will become smaller and smaller, and the gap in national power will be overwhelming.

everything."

Standing Wolf asked: "Can we only remain neutral and watch the United States replace Mexico in the southwest?"

Ma Shao: "Not all problems have solutions. For example, if a person is bitten by a poisonous snake and ten rattlesnakes inject venom into his body, if he asks me: Can I just watch myself die from the poison? I

Will answer him: yes."

"..." There was silence in the room.

Ma Shao continued: "When encountering any problem, we should not assume that it has a perfect solution. Otherwise we will fall into the swamp of thought. I sometimes make this mistake. I hope everyone can be alert."

Feeling that the groundwork was almost complete, he changed the subject: "Of course, there is nothing we can do about the U.S.-Mexico war."

With the current prestige of the horse whistle, he can issue orders directly without having to play around with these twists and turns.

But he doesn't like to give orders directly. He prefers to reason. This is his instinct as an excellent teacher.

And he understands that authority is actually a limited resource and cannot be squandered at will.

"Although we cannot change the outcome of the war, we can influence the course of the war." Ma Shao continued, "The Mexicans will definitely lose, and the Americans cannot win easily."

"What should we do?" I continued to be a cheerleader on the rainy day, but my mind was not on the meeting, but on taking notes.

He often records the stories and opinions told by Ma Shao, and then compiles them into articles and adds them to "Linghu". For example, the story of the sniper just told by Ma Shao and the metaphor of poisoning are all good materials for him.

Ma Shao: "We can mass-produce new pistols and sell them to both sides of the war, mainly to the Mexicans. This can not only increase the casualties of white people, but also earn profits for us."

"Monetary gains are still secondary. If we operate properly, we can also gain something more precious."

Steppenwolf raised his hand hesitantly. As a soldier, he was more accustomed to raising his hand or shouting a report first.

"Say it." Ma Shao looked at him.

Steppenwolf asked: "In this case, our new pistols will be mastered by white people, right? I mean, they will imitate them."

"Of course." Ma Shao nodded, "But it's not a big deal. Although our current pistols are more advanced than white people, there is no essential difference. As long as they have a little contact, they can make corresponding improvements immediately. This advantage

We couldn't keep it up for long."

"The U.S.-Mexican War is a good opportunity. At least we can take the initiative to make a fortune. More importantly, Browning and I will design many weapons in the future."

"...Do you have any other ideas?" Ma Shao looked around.

Lushou obviously had a lot to say, and his expression had already started to fluctuate: "I have a few questions."

"What's the problem?"

Deerhand: "First of all, why do we use the white man's chronology? What about 1845, 1846, why not use the traditional Apache chronology?"

Ma Shao didn't expect that this was what he asked.

Feng Sheng answered this question for Ma Shao: "Because the white people's calendar is more accurate than our calendar."

Lushou was both disdainful and dissatisfied: "You said white people's products are better?"

"Of course." People said one after another, "Lushou, you must not have read the "Linghu" carefully. "The Love of Learning" talks about how we should learn with humility, especially learning from the enemy."

"The chief said that the science and technology of white people is something we must study seriously."

"Humph, not only did he not read "Linghu" seriously, I think he doesn't even know a few words!" Standing Wolf seemed to have a grudge against Lu Shou, "How can an illiterate person appear in the meeting!

"

Lu Shou was a little flustered: "I, I know how to read!"

The vertical wolf asked: "How many words do you know? Can you read the "Eager to Learn" chapter in its entirety?

"I..." Lu Shou blushed.

Seeing that everyone was about to attack Lushou, the horse whistle said: "Okay, don't say anything anymore."

Everyone fell silent.

Mashao continued: "Compared with the white people's calendar, our traditional calendar does have many problems. Of course, the white people's calendar is not without flaws. We can also design a more perfect calendar, but we just use it to record

It’s just time, it’s not necessary.”

He added: "At least there is no need for the time being."

In fact, Ma Shao doesn't like the Yeli calendar. If the conditions are right, he is very willing to use the new calendar to abolish the Yeli calendar.

However, he felt that he would never see this day in his lifetime, because in his opinion, abolishing the Yeli calendar was basically the work of the world government.

At the very least, this is also the work of the next heavenly kingdom after Western civilization.

He is happy and hopes that in the future, a country can design a more scientific and secular new calendar to drive the Ye calendar off the stage of history.

Ma Shao ended the topic and looked at Lu Shou: "What are your other questions?"