1840Indian rebirth

"We should also start our own newspaper like the Cherokee people." Rainy Day said, "But at present, the news agency is only responsible for sorting out news from outside newspapers. I have not found a suitable person to run the newspaper."

The Cherokees were the first North American Indians to write and founded the first Indian newspaper.

Mashao also had the idea of ​​starting an Apache newspaper, but as the saying goes on a rainy day, he didn’t have the right manpower.

He and Yu Tian were competent enough, but they obviously couldn't support the text output of a newspaper. They were already busy enough.

Ma Shao thought for a moment: "Maybe we can try to collect essays."

"Article collection?"

Ma Shao explained: "It is to encourage everyone to write articles and then select high-quality articles. This can not only select editors for news agencies, but also provide articles for news agencies."

"Our tribe now has 20,000 people, and there are thousands of people with certain writing skills. We can find some good articles no matter what."

Mashao's most important job is education, so the writing popularization in the Apache tribe is extremely efficient. Most people can at least write numbers and their own names, and there are also many people who have the ability to write.

Of course, if we look at it from the perspective of future generations, the so-called writing ability of these people is probably the level of narrative writing of "learning to ride a bicycle".

The person who can really write a good story or explain the truth clearly in words is probably only one in a hundred.

After thinking about it for a while on a rainy day, I couldn't help but nod my head: "That's a good idea."

Ma Shao continued: "In this way, we select some important ones from the past news, use them as topics, and let the contestants freely develop around the topics..."

"Winners can receive bonuses, certificates, and have the opportunity to work as editors in news agencies. Their works will also be publicly displayed for others to learn from."

"We will also write an article, but we will not participate in the competition. We will directly exhibit it together when the time comes."

Rainy Day nodded: "Okay."

The two immediately began to select news from the newspaper. For Ma Shao, this was also a way to make up for the lack of news in the past few months.

There are a few things worth paying attention to.

The first is the Great Famine in Ireland. The Great Famine triggered continuous discussions in the international community and has always been a hot topic in newspapers.

Then there was the U.S.-Mexico War, which is nothing to say. It was basically the same as in history. The U.S. military almost pushed Mexico all the way.

The only difference is that the Mexican guerrillas are more powerful than ever before.

For example, in May, due to the surrender of the upper class, Puebla, Mexico's third largest city, was defeated without a fight and captured by the US military.

As a result, the guerrillas directly surrounded the city from the countryside, and have surrounded a large number of U.S. troops to this day. They also inspired the Mexicans in Puebla to resist together, making it impossible for the U.S. military to advance towards the Mexican capital.

In the original history, the U.S.-Mexican War was basically over by this time, and the U.S. military had already entered Mexico City, the capital of Mexico.

But at least as of the news obtained by Mashao, no fighting has broken out in Mexico City.

If nothing else happens, the end of the U.S.-Mexican War will be delayed by at least a few months.

Manuel Chavez became the leader of the Mexican resistance. With his weapons and tactical advantages, he led his men to conquer the east and west, and once gathered thousands of troops. However, during the Battle of Veracruz,

suffered heavy losses.

Of course, the U.S. military also suffered a lot in the Battle of Veracruz, with thousands of casualties, which made this battle no longer the U.S. military's "most successful amphibious landing operation in the 19th century."

There is also some news, such as the First Congress of the Communist League being held in London, such as the United States issuing its first set of stamps, such as Liberia, known as "Africa's Little America", declaring independence, such as Francis Guizot becoming the Prime Minister of France, such as Germany

Inventor Siemens founded a company...

Among them, what attracted Ma Shao's special attention was a piece of news from southern Mexico: Benito Juarez became the governor of Oaxaca.

Who is this Benito Juarez?

Benito Mussolini's name was copied from him.

Mussolini's father and Lin Zexu's father obviously had the same idea, hoping that their children could learn from the person named after them.

However, Lin Zexu obviously learned it well.

And Mussolini...

As Mussolini's role model, Benito Juarez was an Indian and a hero worthy of respect.

In the history that Ma Shao knows, Juarez will become the first Indian president in the history of Mexico.

It was this Indian president who implemented the separation of church and state in Mexico, repelled the armed intervention of European countries, promoted social equality, and improved the education and life of Mexican Indians.

This year, Juárez became governor of Oaxaca.

Of course, this does not mean that Juarez will have a smooth journey to the position of president. In fact, he will face an exile in a few years.

Ma Shao looked at the news that Juarez became governor: "Have you seen this news?"

"I've seen it." Yutian knew what he was thinking, "There is no doubt that we need to get in touch with Juarez, he will become an important ally for us."

The horse whistle nodded: "Yes. Soon I will personally go to Oaxaca, Mexico, to visit Juarez."

the next day.

A large notice was posted on the notice board outside the Chiefs' Hall, with a line of words written in red paint at the top: Apache Communication Essay Contest.

"Essay Contest?" People were attracted by the novelty, and many Apaches gathered in front of the notice board early in the morning to read the information on it.

"...Anyone can submit an article for the competition, with an article of at least 1,000 words, surrounding any designated topic, and the subject matter is not limited."

Soon people got the most important information.

"The first prize is one hundred dollars, the second prize is fifty dollars, the third prize is thirty dollars, and the encouragement prize is ten dollars."

"One hundred dollars!" People always like to stare at the first prize.

One hundred US dollars is equivalent to several months of income for most people, and now to obtain this income, you only need to write an article of one thousand words, which sounds extremely easy.

So people started discussing it heatedly.

"Hey, do you want to write or not?"

"Of course I did. I'm a senior in elementary school."

"I want to write too. I think it would be okay to get an encouragement award... Ten dollars is enough to go to a drinking house and have a good drink!"

"The essay collection will end at the end of this year. I have to inform my brother, who is still in Clark Town."

Amid the noisy discussion, a man smelling of cigarette smoke quietly stared at the essay information on the notice board.

However, his focus mainly focused on a few news topics designated for the essay: "The Great Famine in Ireland..."