1840Indian rebirth

Although several tribes did not agree immediately.

But the four tribes, including the Plains tribe, have agreed, and that is enough.

So on a sunny day a few days later, Ma Shao held a public meeting in the square and officially announced the news.

"...After discussions with several 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, special tribe." Ma.

The outpost said in the center of the square.

This is not a party, and there is no need to make space for the program, so more people can gather in the square, 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 already circulated in the city before this public meeting.

Over the past two years, Mashao and Yutian have been sparing no effort to inculcate the concept of uniting the Apache and uniting all indigenous peoples.

So after learning the news, many people were very excited and talked a lot.

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

"Are these three tribes also going to move to Sleeping Bear City?"

"It should be."

"As a result, the population of Sleeping Bear City is estimated to exceed 20,000."

"This is a good thing, there is strength in numbers!"

The horse whistle did not silence people, but increased his voice and continued: "The new tribe is called the 'Apache tribe'. As the chief of this new tribe, I will continue to unite all Apaches and all indigenous peoples."

, and even all those who aspire to civilization!”

"Long live Apache!" he shouted, raising his arms.

"Long live Apache!" the crowd responded with a roar.

Then some people shouted other slogans.

"The holy light lasts forever!"

"Long live the Great Chief!"

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

"The Apache Tribe was officially established today. The three original chiefs are now tribal councilors and honorary life members. I would like to thank them for their contribution to uniting the Apache."

After that, he took the lead in applauding and thanking the three chiefs: "Bah, bang, bang—"

"Bah bang bang—" Everyone clapped and thanked them. The three chiefs were a little uncomfortable with such a scene, but they couldn't help but smile.

Ma Shao continued: "After the Apache tribe is established, the three tribes of Chiricahua, Jicarilla and Mescalero will move into Sleeping Bear City in batches."

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

The three tribes have a population of almost 10,000, so it is obviously impossible to move them all in one go.

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 all the tribe's population here, you must start with the lower clans.

In fact, Mashao's plan was to completely concentrate 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, Mianxiong City has been rapidly absorbing the population, and now three more tribes have joined together. It is easy to imagine the population growth rate of Mianxiong City in the next year.

Therefore, the horse post must make detailed arrangements, and various issues such as food, farmland, sanitation, public security, and housing must be properly arranged.

Fortunately, these three tribes are all Apaches, so the cost of assimilation is very low.

After initially completing the relocation plan for the three tribes, Ma Shao's focus became California.

The center of gravity of the U.S.-Mexican War gradually focused on southern Mexico.

Mashao now needs to start implementing his second city plan, which is to go to California and build a second Apache city.

"Members of Congress, Mianxiong City is now almost the largest city in the Midwest." Mashao said at a meeting, "It's time for us to start building a second city."

"Do you have any plans?" Yu Tian asked.

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

“California?” Some lawmakers had never even heard of the name.

For a long time, the geographical concepts of Indians have basically only been the concepts of east, west, north, and south. Except for the more familiar places, slightly farther places are often directly called east and west.

Correspondingly, the people living there are Easterners and Westerners.

A place as far away as California is called the "Far West" in many people's world view. They have no specific concept or even a name.

"It's the westernmost place on this continent." Ma Shao popularized to these people, "California is the vast ocean to the west."

"Why do we go so far away to build a new city?" people couldn't help but ask.

"For the ocean." Ma Shao replied.