Although several tribes did not immediately agree.

But four tribes, including the Plains tribe, have agreed, and that is enough.

So a few days later, on a sunny day, Ma Whistle held a public meeting in the square to officially announce the news.

“…… After discussions with several great chiefs, we decided to merge the four tribes of the Plains, Chirikawa, Jicarilla, and Mescarero to form a new, special tribe. The horse sentry said as he stood in the middle of the square.

It's not a party, and there's no need to make room for the show, so the square can gather more people, and there are two or three thousand people crammed here in total.

Although there was no show, the atmosphere was just as lively as the gathering a few days ago.

After all, long before this public meeting, the news of the merger of the four tribes had already circulated in the city.

For more than two years, Whistle and Rainy Days have been working tirelessly to instill the idea of uniting the Apache and uniting all Indigenous peoples.

So after hearing the news, many people were excited and talked about it.

"The news turned out to be true, the four tribes are really going to merge!"

"Are these three tribes also moving to Sleeping Bear City?"

"It should be."

"In this way, the population of Sleeping Bear City is estimated to exceed 20,000."

"This is a good thing, there is power in numbers!"

Instead of silence, the horse whistle raised its own volume.

He continued: "The new tribe is called the 'Apache tribe', and I will continue to unite all the Apaches, all the indigenous peoples, and all the people who have a heart for civilization as the great chief of this new tribe!" ”

"Long live the Apache!" He raised his arms and shouted.

"Long live the Apache!" The crowd responded, and the sound was overwhelming.

Others then shouted other slogans.

"The Holy Light endures forever!"

"Long live the Great Chief!"

After a few slogans, the horse whistle signaled silence before announcing something else.

"The Apache tribe is officially established today, and the three former Grand Chiefs are now tribal councillors and honorary councillors for life, in appreciation of their contribution to uniting the Apaches."

With that, he took the lead in applauding and thanking the three great chiefs: "Papapa-"

"Bang Bang Bang—" The crowd applauded.

Thunderous applause.

The three Great Chiefs were a little uncomfortable with such a scene, but they couldn't help but smile.

"After the formation of the Apache tribe, the three tribes of Chirikawa, Gicarilla, and Mescarero will move into Sleeping Bear City in batches. ”

"Sleeping Bear City will send soldiers and shamans to assist them with the relocation and the preparations before the move."

The three tribes combined have a population of almost 10,000.

With so many people, it's obviously impossible to move all at once.

The population has doubled in a short period of time, and the food supply will certainly not be able to withstand it.

Moreover, the three tribes themselves are not centralized organizations, and if you want to move the population of the tribe over, you must start with the clans below.

In fact, Ma Sentinel's plan was to complete the concentration of the population of the three tribes in one year.

During this year, he will send soldiers and shamans to manage the upcoming Apache people in advance and assist in the relocation.

It's a big project.

After all, Sleeping Bear City was already absorbing the population at a rapid pace, and now that three tribes have joined collectively, the population growth rate of Sleeping Bear City in the coming year can be imagined.

Therefore, the horse whistle must be carefully arranged, food, arable land, sanitation, public security, housing, ...... All kinds of questions need to be arranged.

Fortunately, all three tribes are Apache people, and the cost of assimilation is very low, at least there is no language barrier.

After a few more days, Ma Sentinel made a concrete relocation plan for the three tribes, and then sent some soldiers and shamans to follow the three high chiefs out of Sleeping Bear City and towards their respective tribes.

Then he began to work on another important task.

With the center of gravity of the Mexican-American War increasingly focused on southern Mexico, and the inaccessible winter was behind him, he decided it was time to head to California.

in the Chief's Hall.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Sleeping Bear City is now almost the largest city in the Midwest." "It's time for us to start building a second city," Ma said at a meeting. ”

"Do you have any plans?" Asked on a rainy day.

Ma Whistle nodded: "I'm going to go to California to build a new city." ”

"California?" Some lawmakers have not even heard of the name.

For a long time, the macro geographical concept of the Indians was basically east, west, north and south, except for the more familiar places, the slightly farther places were often directly called the east and the west.

Correspondingly, the people who live there are also Easterners, Westerners.

For example, the Chumash are considered by most Apache to be Westerners, or "from the West".

California is so far away that in many people's worldview, it is naturally "Far West", with no specific concept or even a name.

"It's the westernmost part of the American continent." Ma Whistle preached to these people, "Further west of California, there is a vast ocean. ”

"Why should we go so far to build a new city?" One can't help but ask.

"For the ocean." Ma Whistle replied, "Those of you who have taken a mathematics and science advanced class or senior class here should know the value of the ocean." ”

"The ocean means a larger-scale exchange of civilizations. A nation without an ocean is destined to rise hard. ”

Heading to California, the horse's first target is undoubtedly the gold mines.

But in the long run, the ocean is much more important than the gold mines.

Kansas is landlocked, and it's the deepest inland in the United States, and no matter how much it develops here, it's just a big farm.

It is only by relying on the sea that Apache can have a broader future.

And if you want to rely on the ocean, the best choice for Ma Whistle is California, and you can't go to the eastern part of the United States.