Turtledove had no doubt that his immediate superiors would not hesitate to sell the Apache as long as the white man had enough money.

The turtledove returned to his tribe with a heavy heart.

Compared to the pressing of the whites, the 'resistance' of the Indians is almost like a joke!

……

On his way back from the Big Tree Tribe, he passed by a cliff full of rebel corpses, and saw that many fresh bodies had been nailed to the cliff. Several of them were still bloodied, and a faint wail came from the cliff face, dissipating into the wind of the valley.

I don't know if I'll be one of them in the future.

When the time comes, who will remember that he once came as a traverser!

It's not like he hasn't made an effort.

It's just that at this time, the United States is like the rising red sun, the country is thriving, and in the next two hundred years, it will be like a flower on the cake, like a fire in oil, blazing and unstoppable!

As an Indian, how do you resist?

In several world wars in later generations, some people were able to find a place for themselves to live under the guise of 'saving the country by curves' or establishing a 'government in exile'.

But the Indians ...... Curves can't be curved!

Only dead Indians are good Indians.

That's fate!

……

Regardless, the trade route with the Big Tree Tribe was successfully established.

The dollars and pesos that Turtledove had found from the corpses of the white men in Harrison Valley had finally been put to use, and Lieutenant Big Tree liked them so much that he sold a batch of food and clothing to the Turtledove tribe and peddled the population to the turtledove tribe.

Turtledove picked a few fat and strong women to return to the tribe, which greatly boosted the morale of the tribe.

Before the first heavy snow fell in 1841, all the people of the Turtledove tribe put on warm cotton clothes - cotton was cheap and there was no shortage of cotton on Texas plantations!

Along with the supplies came to the turtledove tribe, and there was also a skinny Sven Indian.

His name was 'Anderson', and he was a Christian Indian and Lieutenant Tree's deputy. In the name of helping the turtledove tribe to develop better, he came to guide the work.

At first, the turtledove welcomed him.

Who doesn't love a well-read young man? What's more, Anderson has seen a lot of the world and is said to have attended an Indian school in Massachusetts.

Gradually, however, the turtledove felt a little awkward.

On a cold and windy afternoon, the turtledove and the smoke man were planning to plant mulberry in the coming spring.

But Anderson broke in in a rage and mercilessly flipped the cannabis seeds in front of the turtledove!

"Turtledove! Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, don't you have a good holiday for your people? Anderson said angrily.

"Thanksgiving?" Turtledove stopped the smoker who was about to jump up, looked at Anderson and asked, "What is Thanksgiving?" ”

"Humph!" Anderson sneered twice, "I don't even know about Thanksgiving, are you embarrassed to ask me?" It was on the day of Thanksgiving that God guided white people here and brought us civilization and hope! ”

"Civilization and hope? Do you mean massacre and plunder? Anderson! Ikaruga asked, "If the so-called civilization and hope were at the cost of the destruction of the Indians, I would rather live in primitive times!" ”

"Look! And voila! Anderson sarcastically said, "That's why those white people hate us so much!" Turtledove, haven't you ever reflected? Did the Indians themselves have a problem? ”

Rethink?

It's an old word!

As ancient as in the world 200 years later, the public opinion controlled by white people is also urging him and his ethnic group to constantly reflect.

I didn't expect that after crossing over, I would continue to reflect!

"What do you want me to reflect on? Anderson! ”

"It is an indisputable fact that the Indians are backward and ignorant!" Anderson said, "You can't always have a brain full of hatred, you have to have advanced ideas and knowledge!" The difference between Indians and whites is not just physical, the bigger difference is mental! ”

"Aren't you a rebel?" Turtledove asked.

"Of course I'm a rebel! Lieutenant Big Tree and I, no one is more loyal to the Resistance than we are! Anderson said, "But the purpose of our rebellion is not for endless fighting, but for peace!" Peace! Do you know? Do you understand peace? ”

"I don't understand. And then what? The turtledove smiled.

"And then? Isn't that simple enough? We need to move closer to civilization! We want to be a civilized Indian! We need to be like white people, love cleanliness, understand civilization, believe in Christ, learn to be honest, and pursue freedom and democracy! If we can't have civilization, what difference do we Indians have between dead? Anderson said.

Turtledove didn't know what Anderson was learning in Massachusetts. But one thing he was 100% sure of was that Anderson must have studied political science, and maybe he had participated in some debate tournament, and he was the best of them!

Because he can always argue his point of view from a high vantage point.

……

From the very beginning, Anderson opposed the decision to plant the turtledove.

He was even opposed to the turtledove tribe engaging in any plantation.

The reason is simple, the turtledove is a subordinate of Lieutenant Big Tree, and whether it is food or clothing, it can be purchased from the Big Tree Tribe. There is no need to waste manpower and material resources to grow anything.

Anderson has said more than once that the most important goal of the turtledove tribe is to train soldiers to be ready to fight for Lieutenant Big Tree.

Fighting is the most important thing for the turtledove tribe to do.

Since Anderson arrived, the most he has done has been training the soldiers of the Turtledove tribe.

Turtledove had seen his tribe drill several times, and the tribesmen, dressed or undressed, with branches and stone axes in their hands, marched in a neat line at Anderson's shouting.

Turtledove didn't interfere with Anderson's training plan. In any case, this is the era of muskets, and Anderson's training is always a little beneficial.

However, this time, Anderson is bent on Thanksgiving, which completely makes Ikaruga angry.

"Anderson! This is my tribe, and I don't need you to point fingers! The turtledove ended the debate directly and rudely.

Anderson was stunned, as if he hadn't expected the turtledove to say that.

"Sergeant Ikaruga, are you resentful of Lieutenant Big Tree?" Anderson asked with a cold face.

"It's not!" Turtledove said: "What I plant is my freedom! I can't make it past Thanksgiving, it's my freedom! You don't need an outsider to dictate you! ”

"Good, good, good!" Anderson was furious, pointed to the turtledove's nose, and nodded and nodded. "We'll see!"

With that, he kicked the clay pot that had fallen to the ground, which was used to hold the seeds of the mulberry.

"Let's go!" Anderson struck at the rest of the room.