"The Apache emphasize respect, but not informality. Not bending over doesn't offend, and bending doesn't make people feel respectful. ”

Hearing the smoke, his waist suddenly straightened a lot.

The horse whistle looked at him.

The smoke smells of smoke, which is presumably where its name comes from.

Aside from the smell of smoke, the smoke gives people a good impression, more elegant and easy-going, and indeed like a person who is good at writing articles.

"Smoke, I learned about your experience from rainy days. I admire people like you, you are a warrior and a wise man. "You should know me too, after all, there are a lot of my remarks in the book "Spiritual Message". ”

"My understanding is as insignificant as the daylight refracted by the moon." Smoke said humbly.

Whistle: "Maybe." But I want you to understand at least one thing, which is my goal, or the plan for this dying ancient race on the American continent. ”

Smoke nodded: "I understand, this is a great goal. ”

Ma Sentry asked slowly, "So, are you willing to throw yourself into it?" For the Apache, for the sake of the 'Indians' in the mouth of the whites. ”

"Of course, after living in a labor camp for a short time, I realized that this was the right path, more valuable than anything I had ever pursued." "Since then, I've been trying to fit into Sleeping Bear City and into this great goal." ”

Ma Whistle nodded: "Your talent is very important, I plan to let you run the Apache News Agency, what do you think?" ”

"It's incumbent." Smoke replied briefly.

After talking to Smoke, Ma Whistle talked to some of the other winners, and all the winners of the second prize, as well as some of the winners of the third prize, were accepted as editors.

Not all winners will become editors, after all, they already have jobs, and some of them are more important jobs.

Therefore, for the winners of the third prize, Ma Whistle will only select a part of the recruitment.

In the end, a total of eight people became editors of the news agency.

"The Apache News Agency is just getting started, isn't eight a bit too much?" "And Long Hair, who was originally a member of parliament and was in charge of a lot of Comanche affairs, I think it's a bit of a waste to let him come to the news agency too." ”

"Our news agency is not just a newspaper." Ma Whistle said.

Rainy day puzzled: "It's not just a newspaper, but what is it?" ”

Horse Whistle: "Intelligence Agency." ”

Still puzzled by rainy days.

Ma Whistle continued: "Or the spy agency, journalism and this industry are close relatives, isn't it normal for a reporter to work part-time as a spy?" ”

"The news agency belongs to Apache, and naturally it should be the first intelligence agency in Apache, and a purely commercial newspaper does not need to be formed by tribes."

Relatively speaking, the journalism industry in this era was relatively pure, and many newspapers and periodicals were still serious and old-fashioned argumentative publications.

The dreams of journalists are also relatively simple, that is, they simply want to make big news.

But as a man of the 21st century, Ma Whistle is aware of many news industry events related to espionage.

In his opinion, all kinds of newspapers with official backgrounds are basically half intelligence agencies, and reporters, hosts, and so on are also ideal positions for planting spies.

At the end of the day, both journalists and spies are like fishermen in a sea of information, living by fishing for all kinds of information.

There were no particularly specialized intelligence agencies in this era, and a part-time newspaper intelligence agency was more than enough for Apache.

"I'm going to go to Oaxaca in the near future to visit Governor Juárez." Ma Whistle said.

"When the time comes, I'll bring a couple of editors and have them set up a bureau in Oaxaca to serve as our intelligence point of contact in Mexico and a liaison channel with Juárez."

Rainy day nodded: "Then we should also equip the news agency with some thoughtful soldiers, security and violence are also essential for espionage." ”

"That's right."

Ma Sentry hesitated for a moment, and then added, "When I arrive in southern Mexico, I will not immediately return to the tribe, but will sail to Europe." ”

"Europe!"

Rainy days have no specific concept of Europe, feeling that it is too far away: "When will you have to come back from such a far place?" ”

Ma Whistle: "Europe may be far away, but it is much faster and easier to travel by boat at sea than by land and by sea. ”

"A trip to Europe doesn't take longer than a trip to Oaxaca or California, but I might have to stay a little longer."

Water transport has always been convenient.

During the California Gold Rush in history, many people in the eastern United States took a boat to the south, bypassing South America and then north, and finally arriving in San Francisco.

In this way, we have to take the waterway if we are willing to go far and far, and the benefits of water transportation can be imagined.

In fact, as far as Ma Whistle knows, from the eastern part of the Americas to Europe, the faster ships arrive in a month.

"After the end of the Mexican-American War, the Americans were freed up, and the situation of the Apache was bound to become dangerous. Before I can do that, I need to enlist the support of Europe. ”

The Mexican regime was driven out of the southwest, and the Americans naturally became the masters there.

Even other Indian tribes are likely to face a blow from the United States, not to mention the fact that the expansion of Apache power can almost be described as "exploding".

Within a few months, the population of Sleeping Bear City had doubled, making it the largest city in the Midwest.

Not only that, but the insanely inflated Sleeping Bear City can still maintain stability, and this kind of organizational ability can be called a rebellion among the Indians.

With such a wild speed of development, it is difficult to hide no matter how low-key it is.

Americans must have been deeply disturbed by this, and the search for fault after the end of the Mexican War was entirely predictable.

The military strength of Sleeping Bear City is already quite strong, with more than 1,000 regular troops and almost full militia, high morale and strong combat effectiveness.

If the current Apaches and Americans go to war, they will never perform worse than the Seminoles, and there is basically no need to worry about one or two waves of defense.

But in the long run, this force will certainly not stop the United States.

Although the existing military strength of the United States is not very good, and it can dominate the Americas, its war potential is definitely more than 1,000 times that of the world-class Apache tribes.

Ma Whistle does not want to confront the United States now, so he must seek external support - material support, diplomatic support, all indispensable.

Silent on a rainy day: "Is Thermodynamics and Guns, Germs and Steel for this?" ”

Ma Whistle nodded: "Yes, these two books will knock on the door of the academic world for me." ”

Knocking on the door of academia, that's a conservative statement.

Knocking may be more appropriate.

The latter is not so sure, he is not a professional in this area. But as a physics teacher, he knows the development of physics well.

The nineteenth century was the era of the birth of thermodynamics.

The law of conservation of energy has already appeared, but it will be a few years before it becomes the first law of thermodynamics.

Ma Whistle only needs to elaborate on the law of conservation of energy in some more depth, and then change its name to leave its name in the history of physics.

For example, "one of the founders of thermodynamics", or "one of the pioneers of thermodynamics".

And he obviously has to do more than that, he doesn't want to be one of the founders of thermodynamics, but the only father of thermodynamics.

Rainy day generally knew that Ma Whistle's physical level was in a state he couldn't imagine, but he still didn't feel confident about it: "Really...... Europe is the centre of science. ”

"Science doesn't talk about blood. Feng Shui takes turns, and where it is closer to the truth, it is the center. Ma Whistle smiled, "Actually, the science center is already moving, and it will come to the Americas, this rich land." ”

"Europe has given birth to many great scientists, and I stand on their shoulders...... Now I'll have them standing on my shoulders. "That's what the horse whistle really thinks.

In fact, in his mind, the mission of science is in no way lighter than that of the nation.

He even imagined that he would recklessly expose all the future science he knew, and then go all out to see if science could surpass the future in his lifetime......

In his previous life, he was just a high school physics teacher, and although his teaching level was good, he was not a physicist, and he was not qualified to let anyone stand on his shoulders.

Today it is different, his shoulders can carry an era.

The next day, Ma Whistle summoned the editors of the news agency, a total of eight people.

"From today onwards, the Apache News Agency will be managed by you." The horse whistle looked at the smoke.

The smoke responded: "Great Chief, we will definitely live up to our mission. ”

Ma Whistle smiled, "I believe in you. But before you can do that, you need to know what your mission is. ”

Eight people listened.

"First of all, you must understand that you, the news agency, like everything here, belong to the Apache. ”

"Be ye loyal to the interests of the Apaches, which is the most fundamental principle of all your work. Tell me, all for what? ”

"For the Horde!" Eight people answered.

Ma Sentry nodded: "And then about the specific functions of the news agency. You should know what a news agency does, but the Apache News Agency is not the same as the newspapers you've heard of. ”

"Newspapers are only part of your job, and at the moment, even a very minor part, I am not in a hurry to publish them."

"You just need to collect news from other newspapers, sift through some of them, and then write articles and comments on them, just like the essays just past."

"Your first job is information." "You can think of 'information' as a substance, like fish and shrimp in water, that you have to find, catch, sift through, and process. ”

"News agencies need to pay attention to important information inside and outside the tribe...... I want you to be the sharpest hunters in the ocean of information. ”

……

Once you have the editors chosen, it is not difficult to equip the soldiers.

The Apache people still maintain the tradition of being a soldier for all, and even strengthen it, and all adults, including women, are at least militia, and there is no shortage of warriors.

Ma Sentry selected a number of capable and silent soldiers from the army and asked them to join the news agency as military members of this paraintelligence agency.

Then the news agency began to run in a groping process, collecting, sifting and commenting on all kinds of information.

It's mainly news from various newspapers.

Editors need to gather valuable information from the newspaper, then analyze and interpret it and write a commentary.

Under the guidance of Ma Whistle, these news commentaries can be regarded as teaching materials for historical materialism, which can be used by editors and even all ethnic groups to exchange and learn.

In addition to the news in the newspapers, information near and within the tribe was also the focus of attention, and the editors also had to walk the streets and inquire about the market.

The Tribe is also preparing to order more printing equipment through Clarktown in preparation for future newspaper launches.

Since the Apache script is based on the English alphabet, it is enough to use a printing press produced by the Americans, and then manually add a small number of symbols unique to the Apache script after printing.

After finishing the news agency's business, Ma Whistle's next focus is on invention.

Being in the United States, as an Indian, it is quite difficult to have a patent, and even if it is held by a white man, it still feels difficult to trust.

Therefore, many valuable civilian inventions, even if the horse whistle has been completed, have not been made public, but are ready to go to Europe to set up a company and obtain patents.

For example, he has long set out to improve the sewing machine.

Soon he will be on his way to Oaxaca and then to Europe, where he will need to sort out the few inventions he has already completed and write the application materials.

There are also inventions that remain on paper, and he will continue to try to put them into practice.

"Great Chief, there's an American lieutenant outside the city who wants to see you." At noon that day, the soldiers entered the chief's hall to report to the chief.

"How many people does he have, what are they coming for?" The horse whistle asked.

"There were only three men, and in addition to the lieutenant there were two retinues, who had come from Fort Leavenworth, saying they were here to deliver the news." The soldier said.

"Let them in."

"Yes."

In a few moments, the soldier led a young white officer into the chief's hall.

The lieutenant looked to be in his twenties, possibly in his thirties, with slightly curly hair and a short beard: "Hello, Chief Albert of the Sleeping Bear Clan, I'm Lieutenant of Fort Leavenworth, Chris Van Buren. ”

Apparently, the young officer knew very little about the situation in Apache, and was still using the outdated term Sleeping Bear Clan.

"Hello, Lieutenant Van Buren, welcome." The horse whistle got up and shook his hand.

After the two were seated, Lieutenant Van Buren said, "I was ordered to come here for the sake of the reservation. ”

"Oh?" Ma Whistle's expression moved slightly.

It's been more than a year since he signed the Sleeping Bear Agreement with Philip Cook.

However, due to the efficiency of the U.S. government, and of course, their attitude towards this matter, Sleeping Bear City has never received a reply.

Not to mention that there is no reply to the matter of reservations and states, and even about the repayment of money, the US government has no news at all.

It wasn't until today, more than a year later, that a lieutenant was finally sent to deliver the message.

(End of chapter)