1840Indian rebirth

"I mean 'Apache tribe'," Oak added.

After defeating the three Comanche tribes, Ma Shao proposed to other tribes to form an "Apache Tribe" and incorporate all Apaches into the same tribe.

Regarding this proposal, other tribes did not reply at that time, and the horse whistle did not ask them to give a reply.

It was not until today that Oak finally gave the first answer, or asked: "What specific ideas do you have about forming the Apache tribe? Let all the Apaches move to Sleeping Bear City?"

Ma Shao: "Absolutely. I hope most of the Apaches will move to Mianxiong City or establish rural areas near the city."

"Rural area?" Oak frowned slightly, "But most Apaches are hunters."

Ma Shao: "Hunting is unsustainable. In the future, the Apaches will inevitably rely on agriculture and animal husbandry as a way to obtain food."

After a pause, he continued: "You may not realize how alarming the rate of extinction of the bison herds is. It won't be long before we can find large herds of bison."

Oak thought for a while: "How many farmers are there in Sleeping Bear City now?"

Ma Shao: "Almost everyone knows more or less some planting techniques, and most adults work in agriculture."

Like most Apaches, Oak is full of doubts about agriculture: "I heard that agricultural harvests depend on the weather. Sometimes there are many, and sometimes there are no harvests..."

Ma Shao said: "Isn't it different to see the buffalo herd during safari? If the buffalo herd is not found for several months in a row, the clan's life will be equally difficult."

"Sleeping Bear City is close to the Arkansas River, the soil is fertile, and the agricultural conditions are among the best in America."

"Nothing is more suitable for this place than agriculture, and the current development of Mianxiong City is proof of this."

If Indians want to rise, they naturally have to rely on industry.

Strictly speaking, Mianxiong City is actually not suitable for industrial development, mainly because there are no minerals nearby, but Mashao still attaches great importance to it.

Because the agricultural conditions here are so superior, they can almost be described as perfect.

Although agriculture cannot make the Indians strong, it is more basic than industry. Without self-sufficient agriculture, nothing else can be discussed.

For example, in the United States, the food self-sufficiency rate has remained above 120% for a long time. It is on this basis that the prosperous secondary and tertiary industries have emerged.

It can be said that the development of Sleeping Bear City is mainly the process of a group of Indians frantically making up for the agricultural era.

The results of the supplementary lessons are also obvious.

The food produced in Sleeping Bear City can feed tens of thousands of people. For a nomadic people like the Apache, a settlement of tens of thousands of people is simply a miracle.

Even if he is completely unfamiliar with agriculture, Oak has to admit the significance of agriculture.

Then he added thoughtfully: "If I let the Chiricahua tribe join here, what positions will my high priest and I hold... Of course, the chief will definitely be you, there is no doubt about it."

After experiencing yesterday's Spring Festival event, Oak was convinced that he could not compete with Ma Shao. He was not Ma Shao's opponent in any field.

But he still cares about his future position and power. At least he doesn't want to be a hunter or farmer and work for his own livelihood.

"Tribal councilors," Ma Shao said, "and honorary members for life."

"Congressman?" Oak didn't quite understand the word.

Ma Shao briefly introduced him: "To put it simply, it is a position dedicated to participating in various tribal meetings. I will listen to your opinions at the meetings."

"What is an honorary lifetime member?"

"Member is an honorable position and status, but it has a term limit, one term per year." Ma Shao said slowly, "After anyone becomes a member for one year, I will re-examine and determine whether he is qualified to continue serving.

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"But as long as the honorary lifetime members do not commit crimes, they can maintain this honor forever and receive certain allowances."

"Of course, there is only honor for life, not authority."

In fact, regardless of life or not, reputation or not, the council members of Sleeping Bear City have no actual power.

It can even be said that the parliament is a secretarial agency of the horse whistle.

In the future, Mashao may allow the parliament to have some real power, but now it is absolutely impossible. Firstly, it needs to concentrate power now, and secondly, there are many incompetent members.

Many of the current congressmen are chiefs of various clans in the past.

Most of these chiefs are quite old and have little learning ability. They are fine as a sounding board, but they cannot do many things well.

When Ma Shao asked them to become members of the Council, it also had a lot of transitional meaning. He gave them the title of councillor, so as not to make them feel that they would become "civilians" if they joined Sleeping Bear City.

This has proven to be very effective.

Even Oak, a tribal chief, felt moved by the honor of "Honorary Life Member".

He was not very clear about the meaning of this honor, but firstly, this title sounded very impressive, and secondly, according to Ma Shao's description, this honor was very rare and high-end.

It's like playing a game. When a novice player breaks out a purple outfit for the first time while fighting monsters in the wild, he will be extremely excited regardless of whether the purple outfit is really valuable or useful.

This is human nature.

People have an instinctive desire for rare things.

Even if it is an artificial rarity, even if it is a meaningless rarity.

"Okay, I agree to form the 'Apache Tribe' and call on the Apaches of the Chiricahua Tribe to move to Sleeping Bear City." Oak finally said.

The horse whistle couldn't help but smile: "Since we are the 'Apache Tribe', let's also talk to other tribes. It is best to get the support of all tribes at once."

Most of the foreigners who came to Mianxiong City for the Spring Festival gathering were ordinary envoys, but those from the same tribe who came were all more important figures, including the four chiefs of the tribes, who were specially invited by Ma Shao.

So in the days after the Spring Festival event, Mashao's main job was to work with Oak to discuss the merger with several other Apache tribes.

In essence, other tribes joined the Plains tribe, but in name, several tribes jointly formed an Apache tribe and unified the Apache.

In view of the current development results of Sleeping Bear City, the benefits of merging are so obvious, and several tribes are of the same clan, so there is not much resistance.

The biggest obstacle may be the personal interests of the chiefs of each tribe. After all, who doesn't want to be the boss?

Secondly, there is the cost of relocation, which is not a big problem. The Apaches would migrate from time to time, and Mianxiongcheng has a lot of money, so it can be paid for out of pocket.

Under the lobbying of Mashao and Oak, three of the four chiefs who finally came to Mianxiong City in person agreed to the merger plan.

The remaining tribes also expressed their intention to merge, but they need to go back and discuss with other tribesmen before making a decision.