1840Indian rebirth

"Why do you mean the same thing?" Ma Shao looked directly at Lu Shou.

Lu Shou was stared at by him, and his momentum suddenly weakened a lot. The duel not long ago was still vivid in his mind, and even the bruises on his face had not been eliminated.

His tone couldn't help but become much more restrained: "Isn't it the place where I go to sleep with the Xiong clan anyway?"

"The place is the same, so the things are the same?" Ma Shao asked again. When arguing with others, you can have a great advantage by asking more questions and answering less.

Shikate didn't know how to answer it immediately, and didn't say anything for a long time.

Mashao withdrew his gaze: "Cities and clans are two completely different things, and their scales are very different. A clan has at most two to three hundred people, and a city has at least thousands of people, and some can even have millions of people.

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"Millions of people!"

"That's right. For example, the British people in London have a population of over one million, which is dozens of times more than the Apaches of all tribes combined." Ma Shao said.

"More people are more powerful. The establishment of a city will make us richer and stronger. Of course, migration will take time and effort, but compared to the benefits brought by the city, this cost is nothing."

An old man said hesitantly: "But with so many people gathering together, what if there are not enough bison?"

Ma Shao replied: "There are abundant buffalo herds near Mianxiong City, and there are also many fish and shrimps in the river. Moreover, we have begun to promote the cultivation of wheat and corn on a large scale. In addition, we can also purchase some grain from white people."

“Buy from white people?”

Ma Shao: "Sleeping Bear City controls a white town, which provides us with great convenience. Through this town, we can purchase various supplies, including food, from the white world at normal prices."

Everyone was even more amazed when they heard it, and felt that their imaginations were opened up.

After all, according to the Apache's past routine, the only two ways to deal with white towns were massacre and looting.

They could neither control their hatred and greed, nor control the resistance and escape of the white people, and they knew nothing about the various technological accumulations of the white people.

The operation of reverse colonization has never been thought of at all.

People still have concerns.

"...The tribes from the plains have been living here for hundreds of years. I'm afraid the migration will offend the will of their ancestors." Someone said.

Yuyu said: "Don't worry, it won't happen. I assure you in the name of the high priest. And you may not know it yet. The Comanches have recently intended to provoke us. It is easier for us to gather in advance to deal with it."

foreign enemy."

Everyone finally stopped expressing their objections, and the horse whistle said: "Let's make some preparations and head to Sleeping Bear City in two days."

"In addition, we also informed other clans that all clans under the Plains Tribe should move to Mianxiong City as much as possible. If there are clans that cannot move, they must send chiefs or shamans to explain the situation to me in person."

About ten days later, Mashao returned to Mianxiong with more than 600 people.

Among the more than 600 people, in addition to the tribe, there are also two clans, both of which are not far apart. After receiving the order, they set off directly with the horse whistle.

With the addition of this group of people, the population of the Sleeping Bear Clan has exceeded 2,000, which may already be the largest human settlement in Kansas.

Before arriving at Mianxiong, people had more or less concerns, but when they saw the prosperous and lively scene here, most people felt more at ease.

There are many wooden houses under construction or have been completed, neat regional planning, and large farmland in the distance, and more importantly, the smiles on people's faces.

All in all, the place is full of prosperity.

After arriving, in addition to arranging housing for the new clan members, Ma Shao's first task was naturally to convene a meeting to formally change the "Mianxiong Clan" to "Mianxiong City" and adjust the personnel structure.

"From now on, we only have tribes and no clans. This place has also been changed to 'Sleeping Bear City'." Ma Shao said to about seventy people attending the meeting.

"After the name was changed to Sleeping Bear City, the clan council was renamed accordingly, fourteen new members were added, and the responsibilities were also updated..."

"The previous six departments, the Planting Department, the Women's Department, and the Cattle and Horses Department are retained in Mianxiong, and a housing construction department is added to be responsible for house construction. Mianxiong City has a total of four departments."

"The Shaman Department, Literary Department, and Military Department belong to the tribe, and their personnel and responsibilities remain largely unchanged."

"Sleeping Bear City has a city chief, referred to as the 'mayor', who manages the four departments in the city. The mayor is appointed by the chief, and Shi Ya is currently the mayor."

After hearing this, Stone Crow couldn't help but ask: "What about the shaman department?"

"The shaman department will be left to Rainy Day," Ma Shao said.

"Set up a tribal council, with members including six ministers, three centurions, and Mayor Mianxiong, a total of ten people..."

Ma Shaojiang made some adjustments to the system, making it slightly more formal than before, but still rough. After all, even now, the population under his rule is less than 2,200, and it is still essentially a big village.

Then he asked seriously about the situation of corn and wheat. Food is very important, especially after the population surges.

The other end corresponding to food is also extremely important - toilet.

In Mashao's view, if there is no wooden house, you can live in a tent, but if there is no toilet, it is not suitable to live in the wild. This is neither hygienic nor economical. After all, the feces must be collected and used as fertilizer.

The Mianxiong clan also built public toilets before, but now more than 600 people have come, and hundreds more people will definitely come from other clans in the near future. The existing toilets are naturally not enough.

Therefore, the first task of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development after its establishment was to build public toilets.

Dry toilet.

The dry toilet is very simple, but considering the existing construction level of Apache and the urgent need for toilets, this is the best choice.

In fact, it is not that simple. Ma Shao recalled that in the countryside in the 1990s, every household had a dry toilet. Even the incident that gave "Oliji" a noun attribute more than 20 years later took place in a dry toilet.

The horse whistle has another task that needs to be completed as soon as possible, which is to find out who contacted the Comanche tribe.

In fact, it is not difficult to find out. People from the Shuanglang clan will know who slipped away after a little inquiry.