1840Indian rebirth

"What happened?" Napoleon III noticed that the horse whistle seemed nervous for the first time and couldn't help asking.

The horse whistle took a deep breath and handed the message to Napoleon III: "I'm sorry, I'm afraid I won't be able to witness you becoming the president of France."

Napoleon III read the message, was silent for a moment, and then nodded: "I understand."

"Thank you for your help during this period. When I become president, France will condemn the shameless behavior of the Americans as soon as possible and provide necessary assistance to the Apaches."

"I wish you good luck, my friend." He shook hands with the horse whistle and said goodbye.

Then the horse whistle hurriedly left, leading his men on the road back to Apache.

Of course, before officially returning to America, he had to go to London to see the King of England again.

At Buckingham Palace, Ma Shao learned more news about the Apache War, some of which surprised him.

For example, strictly speaking, in the first wave of American attacks, the Apache not only successfully resisted, but also completed a beautiful counterattack.

The U.S. military suffered huge casualties and ultimately failed. The Apache War became the most tragic Indian war the United States had ever experienced, even worse than the Seminole War.

"The Americans were a little careless. Their attack ended in complete defeat. Even the commander was captured alive by you. It's very satisfying." Prince Albert smiled, "But we must also admit that the strength and growth rate of Sleeping Bear City

It exceeded everyone’s expectations.”

"Especially those artillery pieces. I'm afraid Americans never thought that one day they would have Apache shells above their heads."

He paused: "In fact, I don't think you even need to rush back. Maybe you can get a good result through British diplomatic channels."

The horse guard thought for a moment: "I still can't rest assured that Polk is a very aggressive American president. A failure may only cause him to organize more troops for the next attack."

"Indeed, Polk is a difficult guy." Prince Albert nodded, "So you are going to return to the Apache immediately?"

"No, I'm going to Washington." Ma whistle said in surprise.

"Washington?" Prince Albert was slightly startled, "You want to negotiate with Polk personally?"

"Yes." Ma Shao lowered his head.

Prince Albert stared at him for a while: "Tell me your plan."

Ma Shao: "If the negotiations go well, my tribe will join the United States as an Apache state and gain the opportunity for long-term peaceful development."

"For you, this is indeed a wise choice." Prince Albert nodded and asked, "Then what?"

Ma Shao was silent for a moment: "Then, I hope America can return to its true masters."

Prince Albert smiled and said nothing.

The air was quiet for a few seconds.

Prince Albert spoke again: "If you really decide to go to Washington, I will ask the U.S. government to guarantee your personal safety during your trip."

Ma Shao: "I have decided."

Prince Albert nodded: "Okay then, Britain's bravest knight, I wish you all the best."

The next day.

In the name of Queen Victoria, the horse whistle is about to board the ship sailing to the Atlantic.

Most of the people on board were British, including several diplomatic officials from the British government.

There were only two Apaches traveling with the horse whistle. The other Apaches either stayed in England or went to California with the warships.

When he boarded the ship, many people saw him off at the dock, including General Fitzroy, Darwin, Dickens, Kelvin...

Mashao said goodbye to his friends one by one. When he was saying goodbye to Kelvin, he suddenly said: "Thomson, I suggest you teach in Cambridge."

"Why?" Kelvin was stunned.

Ma Shao: "I know you have a soft spot for the University of Glasgow, but Cambridge has a broader world, and the Department of Physics is planning to establish a laboratory. You may like this work."

Kelvin smiled: "I know this is your proposal to build a high-standard physics laboratory. But except for you, most people probably don't know what a 'high-standard physics laboratory' is, and you

If you don’t want to do it yourself, it’s obviously a troublesome job.”

Ma Shao: "If you have no clue, you can learn about Cavendish's legacy. As far as I know, his descendants have preserved a large number of his manuscripts. And the Cavendish family is generous, so you may still be able to get it.

their sponsorship.”

Cavendish was a great experimental physicist. However, due to his withdrawn nature and lack of fame and wealth, many of his researches were not published during his lifetime and remained in the form of manuscripts gathering dust in the corner for decades.

Although these forgotten manuscripts are old, if they can be unearthed, they will be of great benefit to the progress of physics.

Kelvin was the scientist who had been most plagiarized by Ma Shao. Ma Shao wanted to make up for it, so he told him about this treasure.

"Okay, I will visit them when I have time." Kelvin nodded.

"By the way, Ma Shao, I have a question I've been wanting to ask you." He seemed to have remembered something.

"What's the problem?"

Kelvin's face was full of confusion: "Why have you called me 'Kelvin' several times? Although I quite like that river, it still sounds weird."

Ma Shao was a little embarrassed: "Well... maybe it's because I think you are similar to that river."

"?" Kelvin was even more confused.

"You are as brilliant as that river." Mashao added, "You know, people's associative memory is sometimes strange, that is, they will connect two unrelated things."

Kelvin shrugged: "Well, thank you for the compliment, although I still feel strange... But when you say it like this, the nickname 'Kelvin' doesn't sound bad."

"Goodbye, Kelvin." Ma Shao could finally openly call him by this name.

"Goodbye, my friend." The two hugged each other and said goodbye.

Then, under the gaze of everyone, the sailboat slowly sailed away from the port and finally disappeared from people's sight.

What people don't think about is.

The ship Ma Shao was on lost contact, and there was no news for a long time. Not for a month, not for two months, not for three months...

Not for a year...

Not even in two years...

Three years and still no...

Apparently, the ship encountered an accident in the Atlantic Ocean and was wrecked.

Such accidents are not uncommon for sailing. Many people feel regretful and sad and can only pray that the horse whistle is still alive.

After all, the Atlantic Ocean is a vast area of ​​80 million square kilometers, and the deepest is more than nine kilometers. If the ship capsizes, the person who falls in it is no different from a reed.

For people in the nineteenth century, there was really nothing to do except pray.

But as time goes by, this incident of missing ship has not only not been forgotten by people, but has had an increasingly widespread and profound impact.

Six months after losing contact.

Kelvin discovered Cavendish's forgotten manuscript and received funding from the Cavendish family to build a physics laboratory for Cambridge University.

In order to commemorate Ma Shao and Cavendish, the laboratory was named "Cavendish Laboratory", and the position of the laboratory director was called "Ma Shao Professor of Physics."

Anyone who is awarded this position will inherit Ma Shao's office at Cambridge University, although Ma Shao has not stayed in this office a few times in total.

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Napoleon III, who had become President of France, issued a strong condemnation of the American government and believed that the Americans planned the shipwreck.

Under the joint pressure of Britain and France, coupled with the bad debts of the "Sleeping Bear Agreement", and the Apache's strength beyond everyone's expectations, U.S. President Polk had to end the war hastily and accept the Apache.

Patch's conditions.

As a result, Apache became the 31st state of the United States of America and had a higher degree of autonomy in fact, almost being a part of the United States in name only.

Although the relationship between the Apache and the Confederacy is still quite tense and is known as the "most restless state", the Apache has achieved a rare peaceful environment.

Rainy Day became the governor of the Apache State, and began to further deify the horse whistle. The "Linghu" was printed and distributed in large quantities to unite all Indians.

The various Indian tribes already admired the horse whistle, but after being cast as a "martyr", the status and reputation of the horse whistle were quickly and infinitely elevated, truly reaching the level of the gods.

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Therefore, Indians all over the Americas, especially in North America, quickly accepted this common understanding: Mashao, the son of the sky, is the hero and leader of all Indians.

For the first time, all Indians were united, albeit only in an idea...

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One year after losing contact.

University of Göttingen.

The greatest living mathematician, Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss, was here to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his doctorate.

This event brought together many famous scientists, who surrounded Gauss like stars and the moon, and a group of the smartest people in Europe were chatting and laughing here.

"Everyone, I have something good to share with you." Gauss, who was over seventy years old, said with a smile in an old voice, while picking up a book, "Of course, I think some of you have already read it.

"

"What is this book? Professor Gauss." People were talking.

""Spiritual Edict"?"

Gauss smiled: "That's right, it's the "Oracle", a religious classic from the Apaches - I don't think there is any doubt that Mashao is its main creator."

"The religious theory of this book is very interesting, but of course that is not the focus... The most important thing is the article called "Holy Questions"." He turned the book to the chapter in question and handed it to the scientists around him.

Scientists gathered around curiously.

Gauss continued: "There are many conjectures and questions in "Holy Questions". Some of them seem very difficult. I dare to conclude that there will be no results within a hundred years. There are also some that do not seem so difficult, but after trying it, you will

You will also feel that it is difficult to move forward."

"For example, the 'four-color conjecture' is a seemingly easy-to-understand conjecture. I tried very hard for a while, but found that I was completely unable to solve it."

"I think these difficult mysteries are very valuable and can even point the way for future scientific research, so I take this opportunity to recommend them to you."

As he spoke, Gauss couldn't help but sigh: "It's a pity that we don't have the chance to see Ma Shao. He is such a talented natural philosopher. If he can survive, he may achieve more dazzling achievements than Newton..."

As a king-level figure in academia, Gauss's wave of sales has been astonishing.

Originally, "The Spiritual Instructions", as a religious classic, received little attention in the academic world. However, after this incident, scientists have realized its value, at least the value of the "Holy Questions".

The collective attention of scientists has further expanded the influence of "Spiritual Encyclopedia", causing more and more people to become interested in it and want to take a look.

For a time, European paper was expensive, and "Lingyu" was quickly sold out. The genuine copies were sold out, and the pirated copies were sold out.

It doesn't matter if you don't read it. As soon as many people read this book, especially those with bright minds and high cultural levels, they are immediately attracted by Ma Shao's carefully designed theological theories and religious legends.

In comparison, most religious theories appear crude and crude, neither true nor rigorous enough, nor profound enough, nor interesting enough, and they simply make judgments.

As a result, the Spiritual Enlightenment Sect gradually began to spread in Europe and showed strong expansion among the Kochi community.

In fact, due to concerns about the religious atmosphere in Europe, Ma Shao did not dare to take the initiative to preach. This seemingly unintentional result may be the best way.

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Two years after losing contact.

In the past two years, the British Royal Navy has intermittently sold some second-hand warships to Apache, allowing Apache to establish considerable maritime power on the west coast of the United States.

Under the escort of warships, the Apache fleet carried out large-scale trade with East Asia and other regions through water transportation, and at the same time introduced immigrants and developed California.

Although Apache is developing in full swing here, the U.S. federal government, which is out of reach, is not very clear about the situation here and does not realize that California is actually controlled by Apache.

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Three years after losing contact.

British Commercial Office in China.

A bearded British man in a suit and tie has a book spread out in his left hand, and in his right hand he writes various combinations of letters on the scratch paper, his eyes flickering and thoughtful.

"What are you busy with, Witoma?" his colleague asked casually.

Waitoma didn't even look up: "Do you know Apache?"

"The language of the Apaches?"

"Yes, to a certain extent it is very young. After all, its writing system was created by Mashao during his lifetime." Wetoma said slowly, "I recently learned about the Apache language and characters, and then discovered

A very interesting thing.”

"What?"

"Apache's pinyin rules seem to be very suitable for Chinese, and they are even tailor-made for Chinese." Weitoma seemed a little excited and picked up the scratch paper in his hand.

"Using Apache's pinyin rules, we can easily spell Chinese words with English letters."

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As the Apache power and Mashao's personal influence expanded, the ideology and various rules and regulations created by Mashao also spread widely.

These ideas are coupled with the turbulent background of the times. They not only promote social progress, but also appear in the development of various conflicts such as race and class, making waves all over the world.

Manchester.

Two wise men with deep eyes and big beards sat together and talked about something.

"I think we should write something for him," suggested the older one.

"That's right."

As soon as he finished speaking, the older man took up his pen and wrote: "What is certain is that Ma Shao is the greatest figure of this era, even if his glorious life was as short as a meteor...

People have no way of knowing whether this undefeated Apache warrior has slept in the deep sea, or whether he is trapped on an isolated island like Robinson Crusoe until he returns one day in the future.

But we are convinced that his spirit will hang high above everyone's head like the sky, and his legacy will surround the entire world together with the ocean until forever.

His era may have ended, but his era has just begun..."

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