"Our Madre Mountain Forest Tribe, from the very beginning, it was a premature baby, and there were many congenital defects!"

"It's not that we Indians can't do it, but under the conditions at that time, we had to do it."

"So much so that by now, the tribe has lost room for further development."

"Externally, it was cut off by white troops; Judging from the internal conditions, it is difficult for it to break through the bottleneck of development by relying on its own strength. Yes, it is growing, but it has only grown from a large tribe to a larger tribe. ”

At the same time, the white world is rapidly industrializing and changing! If we want to gain a foothold on this continent and truly seek a place for the Indians, there is only one way to go! ”

"That's industrialization!"

Ikaruga finished such a long sentence in one breath!

He would not say these words at the tribal elders' meeting, because for that tribe a relatively stable group of vested interests had been formed.

Once the rule of any group organization and vested interests is established, it is difficult to carry out reforms.

It is not that no one in history wants to do this, and after they have already achieved an unparalleled victory, they still bravely and decisively swing their swords at themselves - but the vast majority of the so-called 'second revolution' is actually a cover of self-deception. The most real starting point for those who want to do this is because the benefits they have grabbed are not enough.

But there are not no people who are really successful, as far as Turtledove knows, there is only one such person.

Turtledove didn't think he could be stronger than him. In your own tribe, you can start a new revolution that touches the soul from scratch.

In the current turtledove tribe, led by parrots, salt, smoke man, etc., and even include fifteen dollars and Luozen, no matter how loyal they are to turtledoves, but their thoughts, as well as their respective interest groups, will tell them all the time: the existing state is the best state!

Whether they want it or not, they believe in it.

The former meritorious generals will not believe that the means they once relied on to succeed are now lagging behind; Their successful experience has made great contributions to the establishment and growth of the tribe, but now it has become a burden to the tribe!

Who would doubt themselves like that?

Look, the tribe is growing stronger day by day! The mule grinding is fast, and what kind of steam engine do you have to work hard to build? What do you do if you get a steam engine mule?

Look, people are getting more satisfied day by day. The income of one acre of mulberry is about to catch up with ten acres of corn, what else do you want to plant corn?

Look, back then, we used this rifle to make white ghosts cry wolf, and now you actually say that this gun is not good? Couldn't this shot kill people?

And indeed it is!

Everything is moving fast, what's wrong with that?

Even with the supreme prestige of the turtledove, it would be difficult to get them to admit that they were hindering the faster development of the tribe - not impossible, but he didn't have that time!

At such a time, on another continent across the Pacific Ocean, there was a huge feudal empire that was in its final dying throes!

The empire had far better conditions than the Indians of today, but its struggles ended in failure.

The turtledove has no confidence at all, and the tribe in the forest of the Sierra Madre will develop better than the empire on the other side of the Pacific?

- In terms of prestige, he is not even as good as the old queen mother!

- Speaking of talents, what talents are in the tribe? Could it be that fifteen dollars can these people be more powerful than those 'famous ministers'?

Therefore, after nearly half a year of lonely thinking, Turtledove painfully discovered that the development prospects of the tribe that he had once established with his hands and feet could be seen at a glance, and the ceiling could be touched by raising his hand.

At best, it's just a half-farming, half-fishing, half-farming tribe!

No matter how hard you struggle, there will only be quantitative changes, and there will be no qualitative progress.

And it is even more impossible to rely on such an already deformed agricultural and pastoral civilization to fight against industrial civilization.

"So, from now on, forget about the tribe!"

That's just a host!

The host needs to provide nutrients for the new 'second base' and burn itself for the growth of the 'second base'.

The ultimate fate of the host is to decline, and the ultimate fate of the rocket is to be abandoned.

Perhaps this would be unfair to the more than 10,000 people in the mountains and forests who are struggling on the starvation line.

However, this premature newborn, from the first day of its birth, is its already destined fate.

The mountain and forest tribe is still grateful to the turtledoves for bringing them new life and glory, but no one knows that from the moment the turtledoves walked out of the tribe, they have actually become abandoned wreckage.

Turtledove, under his warm and kind smile, hides the cruelty that those ignorant tribesmen can't see.

……

"The second point, I want to tell you - you can be skeptical, but you better believe!"

"There will be a war between the United States and Mexico!"

"But, at least for two years, this war will not be fought!"

"America is not monolithic! Its plantations in the south and the industrial regions in the northeast are on the same page, and the North and the South need very different economic policies, which is a fundamental divergence of interests, and this dispute will only intensify over time! Now the two sides still have Mexico as a common adversary, so that they can maintain this federation, but once the foreign enemy disappears, that is when they fight! ”

"Therefore, the development window period of our second base is between these two years!"

"Before the U.S.-Mexico War begins, we need to develop a sustained force that supports our operations, not only militarily, but also economically, culturally, and demographically."

"Then, after the Mexican-American War, regardless of the victory or defeat of both sides, we will be on the path of independent development. When the time comes, we Indians, at that time, we must have a force that is not weaker than either side, and there is no doubt that at that time we will have a cruel war. But as long as we can survive this war, we will be considered a phased victory! ”

"The rise of the Indians is by no means a short-term goal that can be achieved by one or two victories. I estimate that it will take at least twenty or thirty years, if not longer. It takes the sacrifice of one generation to buy space and time for the next generation. ”

"That's the second point I want to make: war! We need a constant war, and a war that is constantly won! Everyone, including myself, could die in this war. ”

"Fortunately, compared with before, our capital is stronger, at least, not every war must be fought, we have a certain initiative! I hope that in the future, we can make good use of our few capitals! ”

In addition to the turtledove himself, there were only three people in the house: the peso, the giant hard and the waterwheel. The sturgeon and smoked fish were already asleep, and he was still too young to understand what the turtledove was saying, even when he was awake.

Turtledove was not so much talking to these three people as he was speaking to himself.

On this path, he was alone.

……

"The third point, okay, let's have good news!"

The turtledove stretched out his hand, and the peso handed over a cup of hot water that had just been colded.

"In the mountains of Brak, there are gold mines!"

"A real gold mine! You don't need to use all kinds of machines to dig holes and screen such a toss, you just need to keep your head down and look for it! ”

The turtledove held out his hand, and the peso handed over another pencil, which he took and drew a circle on the map on the table.

"The location of the gold mine is right here! On the territory of the Oglala tribe. ”

"If you want to get rich, you just need to rely on the barrel of a gun. But if you want to develop, if you can not use a gun, you must not use a gun! ”

"So, it's important to meet with the Oglara tribe, and we need a reasonable, legal mining right. We have to be decent people who speak the rules! Be a civilized person in a suit! ”

"Next, we will face a war without gunpowder, and this is the first time we have fought such a war."

"We don't have any experience, but we have to win!"

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