In the Indian world of the Midwest, the prestige of the horse whistle has spread far and wide, and even the Indian tribes of California have mostly heard of him.

The image of the horse whistle is not difficult to recognize, a big man close to 1.9 meters, plus 200 catties of strong muscles, it is rare everywhere.

So just a little contact, Big Ear guessed his identity.

Ma Whistle smiled slightly: "Have you heard my story?" ”

"Of course I've heard of it!" The Maidhu were a little excited, "Son of the Sky of Apache, who else hasn't heard your story?" Even enemies are willing to pay their respects to you! ”

After calming down a bit, the big-eared chief first asked thoughtfully, "Respected son of the sky, as far as I know, you live in the far east, why did you meet you here?" Of course, we don't mean to be unwelcome. ”

Ma Whistle casually said, "We're here to explore the ocean." ”

"Exploring the ocean?" Big Ear was a little puzzled.

"The Apache have lived inland for a long time, but now we want to touch the ocean, so I brought people here with me to build some settlements. ”

As he spoke, he gestured behind him, "This is the first settlement we built in California, East Valley City. ”

"I see." Big Ear nodded incomprehensibly.

Ma Whistle continued: "We are facing a shortage of manpower to build this new city. I don't know if you'd like to help, but of course, we'll pay you. ”

Big Ear thought for a moment: "How much are you going to pay?" ”

"For every two days you come to work, we pay a Spanish silver dollar." Ma Whistle took out a silver coin, "If you are willing to accept copper coins, you can also pay the daily coin." ”

California has long been a Mexican territory, and still is nominally so, until the Mexican-American War is completely over before this rich land is officially ceded to the United States.

The Spanish dollar was one of the most popular currencies in all of North America, especially in Mexico, and was generally recognized by the Indians.

"Two days for a silver dollar!" When the people of Madu heard this, they were a little incredulous and discussed.

"Really?"

"That's several times more than what I earn working at Sutterburg!"

"You can't lie to us, it's too much......"

Ma Whistle listened to the discussion of the Maidu people, and leaned into the ear of nonsense: "Translate for me, what are they all talking about." ”

Nonsense: "They feel that this salary is too much, several times higher than what they received in Sutterburg." ”

Ma Whistle was a little surprised: "How many times?" ”

Half a silver coin a day, equivalent to a monthly salary of fifteen dollars, this income is indeed relatively high in California, but it is basically a normal level.

Most white farmers earn just that amount, a dozen dollars a month.

The income of the Maidu people in Sutterburg is only a fraction of this level, and that must be so low.

Nonsense explains: "This is the case with Sutterburg, John Sartre was keen to deceive and even enslave and plunder the aborigines here, and his notoriety was known to everyone from Maidhu to Chumash!" ”

"The Wild Duck Clan can get a little salary, which is already a relatively good situation."

At this time, Big Ear also expressed his disbelief about this high income: "We are not suspicious of you, Son of the Sky...... But a silver dollar every two days, is it true? ”

"Of course it's true, I can vouch for it with my reputation." Ma Whistle smiled.

For the Apache tribe, the expenditure of fifteen dollars a month is really not worth mentioning, especially after mastering the gold mines.

The reputation of the Children of the Sky was obviously enough to convince the people of Maidu, and Big Ear immediately said: "What work do you need us to do?" ”

"Do you have any experience building buildings?" The horse whistle asked.

Big Ear said: "Of course, Sutter Fort was built by us!" ”

Ma Whistle nodded, pointed to the clansmen who were under construction and said, "Okay, you can build a house with my clansmen, if there is any inconvenience in communication, just find this translator." ”

Twenty Maidus immediately joined the construction team and joined the Apache in building the city of East Valley.

It soon became clear to the Horse Whistle that they were all very experienced in construction, more skilled than most Apaches.

Moreover, the ultra-high income of fifteen dollars made their enthusiasm skyrocket, and the overall construction speed suddenly increased a lot.

In accordance with the principle of comparative advantage, Ma Xian directly arranged for the twenty most talented people in the original construction team to be hunters, so as to vacate the space for these Maidu, who were more suitable for building houses.

These people are happy to do the same, they are mostly veteran Apache warriors, they are better at fighting and hunting, and they can create more value in their hunter positions.

When the hunters returned with the fruits of their hunting, the horse whistle also took care of the food for the Maedu.

"These barbecues...... Is it included in the salary? One of the Maidhu asked hesitantly.

"It doesn't count." Ma Whistle said.

A kind of Maidu people listened to it, and they felt even more flattered.

During the meal, Ma Whistle asked them: "I am new to this place, and I am not familiar with this place, can you tell me about the situation at Sutterburg?" I have heard you say that you worked at Sutterburg. ”

Big Ear nodded: "Yes." Not only us, but many clans in the neighborhood have worked for John Sartre. ”

"Sartre was a fierce fellow, and people were afraid of him, and many people were even taken by him as slaves. But we have a decent relationship with him, so we go there to work, and we get paid...... However, after deducting the food, there is basically no more. ”

"Compared to Sutterburg, the salary and treatment you give is nothing short of a blessing." Big Ear couldn't help but sigh, "Son of the sky, you are exactly as described in the legend!" ”

Listening to his narration, Ma Whistle thought for a moment: "Is Sartre an American or a Mexican?" ”

Big Ear: "Both, or neither." It could be Swiss, it could be French. ”

Ma Whistle frowned and looked at the nonsense, thinking that this was his free play.

Nonsense hurriedly explained: "This is the original words of Big Ear. ”

"What do you mean?"

"He seems to be from Switzerland, and he got Mexican citizenship shortly after coming here, but the country he loves is France, and he even threatens to turn California into French territory, but unfortunately he is not an opponent of the Americans, and he has not really fought, and may already have American citizenship." ”

Ma Whistle: "So...... Now John Sartre is a spiritual Frenchman from Switzerland with dual American and Mexican citizenship? ”

"That's right." Big Ear nodded, "I also had a hard time figuring this out." ”