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Then, in the name of justice, the horse whistle will carry out labor reforms on these white men, extract their labor power, and try to convert their minds, just as he did with the war criminals.

If there was a white agent or a "white traitor", things would undoubtedly be much easier, and Brannan is this "white traitor".

"Starting today, the fort is renamed 'Fort Westspring' – the military base of Apache, as well as the labor camp."

Then the horse whistle ordered the soldiers to clean up the battlefield and collect all the corpses and supplies.

"This is the cannon of Sutterburg?" The most noteworthy trophies are undoubtedly a few artillery pieces, the horse sentry asked, looking at the bronze cannon in front of him.

"Yes, Grand Chief." "In addition to the one in the tower, we also found a cannon in one room, but it was somewhat damaged. ”

The so-called cannon is actually a long-barreled cannon, and its original meaning of the name is the Latin "pipe".

Later, of course, the meaning of cannon became gradually broader, or rather, the distinction between cannon and howitzer became gradually blurred.

The gun in front of the horse sentry is a standard long barrel, and the barrel is quite slender compared to other guns.

The gun is made of brass with some Cyrillic letters on it.

"It's ...... Russian? "He doesn't know Russian, but he's seen these strange letters.

"This brass cannon is indeed from Russia, but no one in the fort seems to know how it came to be in the first place. Anyway, Sartre bought it in South America with a captain. ”

He added: "It probably has something to do with Roseburg to the west, and that's the only reason I can think of." ”

The horse whistle nodded.

Roseburg is the southernmost Russian settlement in North America, located one or two hundred kilometers west of Sacramento, close to the coast.

The horse whistle touched the brass barrel of the cannon.

For him, these trophies from Sutterburg were the first artillery pieces he mastered.

He always wanted to equip his troops with artillery, but it was difficult to achieve it.

Buying directly is necessarily difficult.

No matter how bad the level of government management in this era is, it will not even care about the sale of artillery.

Therefore, as an Indian, he wanted to equip artillery, and the more suitable way seemed to be to make it himself.

It sounds like it can be done, Ma Sentinel, as a futuristic man, and a physics teacher and keyboard strategist, at least he should be able to make a flying thunder cannon or "no conscience cannon".

But he didn't do the so-called "conscience cannon" after all.

Because he knew that the performance of this ultra-simple gun was actually not very reliable, and it was far less miraculous than some rumors.

Cumbersome operation, limited use conditions, poor accuracy and range...... Not to mention these, more importantly, the safety of the conscience cannon is also a big problem.

In real history, due to the extremely limited firing range and the problems of the artillery itself, the operator of the flying thunder cannon has always been in a dangerous environment, but it is better than sacrificing himself to blow up the bunker.

Moreover, this thing is mainly for siege purposes, but the strategy that Apache should implement at present is undoubtedly a defensive strategy, at least there is no need for siege.

So after some consideration, Ma Whistle decided not to build artillery for the time being, and to accumulate more industrial technology foundation.

However, this does not mean that he does not want to have some artillery soon, in fact he is ready to buy them from Mexico or Europe.

Needless to say, since the United States began to fight for independence, in order to make trouble for the Americans, the British have supported the Indians.

When the Anglo-American War was fought, the British even produced a trade rifle for the Indians.

This rifle has undergone many simplifications and improvements, simple structure, low price, and huge production, which has effectively promoted the popularization of firearms among the Indians, which can be described as well-intentioned.

Until now, this youthful version of the rifle of the British is one of the most common firearms of the Indians.

Ma Sentry believed that as long as the British could get attention to him and his tribe, it would not be difficult to get some arms support.

And then there's the Mexicans.

After the defeat of Mexico, it would lose about half of its territory and retreat to Central America, where it would no longer have any contact with the Apache territory.

Distance produces beauty, there is no intersection, there is naturally no contradiction, and there is no need for Mexicans and Apache people to be hostile to each other as they were in the past.

The Mexicans, who had just experienced defeat, definitely hated the United States more than the British, and there was a good chance of getting artillery from them.

Ma Whistle had some plans in mind for a long time, and in fact this was what he needed to do after his trip to California.

He observed the cannon in front of him for a moment, then turned his gaze to the few white captives next to him.

"How many of you are artillerymen?" Ma Whistle asked.

The captive soldiers bowed their heads: "Yes. ”

Whistle: "I think you already know the punishment you're going to face. ”

"As an accomplice to John Sartre, you will face at least five years of re-education through labor."

"If you don't quite understand the meaning of labor reform, it can also be understood as 'imprisonment', in short, you have no freedom."

After a pause, Ma Whistle changed his words: "However, Apache pays attention to convincing people with reason and convincing people with virtue. ”

"Our goal is not to punish anyone, at least not only that, but we want the world to be a little bit better."

"So...... If you can make some changes, you will be rewarded with rewards such as gold and a reduction in your sentence. ”

One of the captured artillerymen hesitated: "What do we need to do?" ”

Ma Sentinel: "You just need to teach my soldiers the skills of artillery." ”

Artillery requires knowledge of mathematics and physics, but only mathematics and physics are undoubtedly on paper.

Therefore, if you want to train a group of qualified artillerymen, you will definitely not be able to do it by relying on horse sentinels.

He needs professional artillerymen.

And he knows very well that teaching work does not rely on coercion to do a good job, but largely depends on the attitude of teaching workers.

The profession of a teacher can be so sacred that it cannot be repeated, or it can be degraded to the point of being beyond necessity.

Whether it is to teach or destroy people is all in a thought.

So in addition to some necessary coercive means, the horse whistle also needs to come up with generous rewards as incentives, and of course, there is also a competition mechanism.

This is artillery, and the teacher's intentions are crucial.

One of the captives could not hide his disdain, and said in the most normal but still somewhat yin and yang tone possible: "First of all, you must be literate. ”

Whites are mostly illiterate, and education in the United States is only after the Civil War and the Electric Revolution.

The vast majority of Indian tribes did not even have their own written language, and were naturally illiterate.

These artillerymen living in California, the Indians they came into contact with every day were basically the most primitive and backward ones, and they did not believe that the Indians were qualified to learn the knowledge of artillery.

Even as captives, they maintain such pride.

The sentry smiled disapprerovingly, and pointed to the Apache soldiers beside him, "Every one of them is literate. ”

"When it comes to English and Spanish, they are really not very familiar with it, but when it comes to the language of mathematics, you may not be as good as some of them."

The captured artillerymen were clearly not convinced, but they did not say anything either.

Ma Shou only said: "As long as you are willing to serve as an artillery instructor, you can be exempted from hard labor and receive a salary." Twenty dollars per month. ”

"Twenty dollars?" This figure lit up the eyes of the artillery prisoners.

Generally speaking, soldiers don't earn much, and as a private force in California, they earn even less.

Even they can hardly be considered professional soldiers, and even if they were, they had served in the regular army, for example, these artillerymen.

But after becoming Sartre's private army, most of these soldiers worked part-time in other jobs, and at least kept a few serfs.

Whistle: "That's right, twenty dollars, and twenty dollars for the real thing, gold and silver coins, not bank bills." ”

"In addition, depending on the results of your training, you can also get a minimum of one year to reduce your sentence and get your freedom early."

"You can also say no, as long as you're willing to do the hard work, receive a small salary, and have fewer opportunities for a reduced sentence, as most prisoners do."

The captives asked, "The other prisoners are also paid?" ”

"Yes, but most people earn only three dollars a month and work about 14 hours a day." Ma Whistle said.

"And the artillery instructor can not only get a salary of twenty dollars, but also work no more than ten hours."

"Twenty dollars and three dollars, fourteen hours and ten hours, you who are proficient in math should be able to understand the difference between the two."

At the end, the horse whistle said, "Okay, I'll give you a little time to think about it." ”

"In the meantime, you can also discuss some math and physics problems with my subordinates to see if they are as illiterate as you think."

Subsequently, the Apache soldiers did discuss mathematics and physics with the captured white artillerymen.

Of course, they sent one of the best at this - they were not so confident that any man's level of mathematics and physics could defeat the white man's artillery.

"Forehead tattoos, it's up to you." The Apache soldiers patted a young man on the shoulder, "You're the man who has won the top three math and science classes, don't let down the teachings of the Great Chief." ”

"It's not the top three, it's the third." Forehead lines corrected. He frowned, his forehead full of wrinkles.

He looked at the white artillerymen in front of him: "Let's make a bet." ”

"What bet?" The white artillerymen looked at each other and then asked.

"You also send a representative, and then he and I will give each other questions, and whoever can't answer will admit defeat and pay a dollar." ”

"Ten dollars!" The Apache soldier behind him coaxed, "A dollar is too stingy, if you don't have any money, I'll give it to you!" ”

"That's right, ten dollars!"

The forehead tattoo was coaxed by his companions, and the white artillerymen saw that they were quite confident, and they were immediately a little unconvinced, and launched a young man: "Gauss, let them see how powerful you are!" ”

The forehead tattoo was taken aback by the name: "You...... Are you Gauss? ”

Gauss seemed a little reluctant, but decided to take on the battle: "It seems that you are not ignorant of mathematics, but I am not the great Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss, but Hans Gauss, an honorable coincidence." ”

Gauss was still alive, and had already made the vast majority of his contributions, and was a living immortal in the academic world at this time, and anyone who knew a little about mathematics must have heard of his prestige.

Looking up and showing embarrassment, he felt that his reaction just now was a bit embarrassing. It should be thought to you on your toes, how could Gauss be among the captives of Sutterburg?

His reaction was truly humiliating.

The artillery soldier in front of him, Gauss, had undoubtedly secretly despised him, so he said casually: "Okay, I'll come up with a problem, at the same time, in the same place, throw two iron balls, one weighs ten pounds, one weighs five pounds, which one lands first?" ”

This seems like a humiliating subject.

After all, in the United States in the nineteenth century, as long as you have a little education, or even as long as you have lived in a civilized society, you will know about Galileo's experiments, and know that light and heavy objects will fall at the same time.

The forehead tattoo also understood, but his performance just now was indeed a bit stupid, so he didn't complain about anything: "Landing at the same time." ”

He went on to add: "Galileo's law of free fall. Any object, if it is only subject to the gravity of the earth, moves from a standstill, and their velocity is equal. ”

"Yes, you got it right." Gauss nodded, "Now you can ask me." ”

After thinking about it, he also asked a simple question: "If a right-angled triangle has two right-angled sides that are three centimeters and four centimeters long respectively, what will be its hypotenuse?" ”

Gauss: "Five centimeters, of course, Pythagorean theorem, it's common sense." ”

The Pythagorean theorem, also known as the Pythagorean theorem. However, you don't need to know any theorems to answer this question, three, four or five are the most common Pythagorean numbers, and the ancients of thousands of years ago were also very clear.

Gauss added: "Before I move on to the next question, I'm a little curious, what does 'centimeter' mean? ”

Americans were more accustomed to using imperial units, and this remained the case until later generations.

Moreover, this is the nineteenth century, and the imperial unit is very popular all over the world, and there are relatively few people who know the meter unit.

"That's one hundredth of a meter."

"What does 'rice' mean?"

Forehead wrinkle: "A system of units of French origin, the length of one meter is approximately thirty-nine inches." This unit system has been around for decades. ”

Gauss nodded: "Oh, it seems so. But why do you use French units? As far as I know, the Apache do not seem to have anything special to do with the French. ”

"The Great Chief said that the metric unit is more scientific and reasonable than the imperial unit, and more and more countries will adopt it in the future." Forehead wrinkles said.

"Why?" Gauss frowned slightly.

(End of chapter)