章節 57: Chapter 57: Two Wolves Join
"traitor?"
"If it weren't for him, we wouldn't have been deceived and signed that contract with the white man." Chief Two Wolf recounted the general story.
After listening to this, Ma Shao nodded and thought for a while.
According to Chief Shuanglang, this bird's nest knows English and has some skills. But he does not want to employ this person, one of the reasons is that he cannot trust him.
In his opinion, this guy has already fallen into the category of reverse nationalism, and it is almost impossible to persuade him to turn back. Even if he is persuaded to turn back, it is still difficult to trust him because of his criminal record.
Another reason is that Bird's Nest was just a Comanche who knew some English. He could be considered an important talent to the Comanches or white people, but he was insignificant to the Apaches.
"This guy actually said that we are backward barbarians!" The Comanche laughed at the traitor, "Haha!"
Ma Shao didn't say anything.
Because he also felt that the Indians were backward savages, and his understanding of this was more profound and rational than anyone else, but he never thought of this as a reason for betrayal.
Love for an ethnic group is a natural instinct. Not only is it impossible to be overturned by reason, it can even be reinforced by reason. Only when people lose reason can they betray this nature and become reverse discriminators.
It is more like a person's love for himself - rational thinking will only make people love themselves better, and losing rationality will lead people to commit suicide.
"What do you want to do with him?" asked Chief Two Wolf.
Ma Shao said casually: "I don't care. You decide for yourselves. After all, he is your man...at least for now."
…
This place is very close to the Twin Wolf Clan, so after leaving the town, the group first arrived at the Twin Wolf Clan and took a short rest.
The Comanches painted patterns on their bodies that symbolized victory and enthusiasm, sang and danced to celebrate their victory, and expressed their welcome and gratitude to Ma Shao and others.
Everyone sat around the campfire and ate barbecue.
Chief Twin Wolves was holding a roasted beef shank, but he didn't take many bites. A look of hesitation flashed across his face from time to time.
After a while, he finally said, "Chief Sleeping Bear, you saved the Twin Wolf Clan. As a thank you, we agree to accept all the conditions you proposed, but you also know our current situation..."
"You should know what I want." Ma Shao put down the barbecue in his hand and said, "I don't need any money or property. I just want you to join the Mianxiong clan and cultivate farmland and build a home with us."
Chief Two Wolf was not too surprised, but he still looked a little embarrassed: "If both of our tribes were Apaches or Comanches, I would certainly be willing to do this. But after all, we are not of the same tribe and we don't speak the same language."
"This is a problem that must be faced." Ma Shao said, "I have gathered a thousand natives, but this is just the beginning. In the future, I will gather more natives, not only Apaches, Navajos or Kiowas, but also you Comanches, even Arapahos and Cheyennes."
Chief Two Wolf was stunned: "You want to be like Tecumseh?"
"No, we'll go one step further than Bitcumsay," Ma Shao said firmly. "There are still about 300,000 to 500,000 indigenous people in North America, and I want all of them. We must unite, and be united like a fist, to have a chance to fight the white people."
The Twin Wolf Chief was silent for a while.
Tecumseh's initial attempt to unite the Indians did have a great impact, causing many Indians to want to unite with each other. Unfortunately, it ultimately failed.
So much so that although people now often have similar ideas, they always feel that they are unreliable.
In the opinion of Chief Two Wolves, although the Sleeping Bear Clan led by Ma Shao is growing stronger, the outcome is still unpredictable. The end might be the same as Tecumseh's, with nothing in the end.
Ma Shao naturally saw his hesitation, and then said: "If you are unwilling to join, then my condition is to withdraw the aid I promised you before."
"This…" If the impoverished Twin Wolf Clan does not receive any more help, it may be wiped out this winter.
Ma Shao: "Given your current conditions, it is almost impossible to find another clan willing to take you in before winter, except for Sleeping Bear. The possibility of the Comanche clan is even smaller."
Chief Twin Wolf understood his situation and could only agree. He nodded and sighed, "Okay, the Twin Wolf Clan will merge into Sleeping Bear... I hope we can get used to each other."
He then informed his tribesmen of the news.
When the Comanches of the Twin Wolf Clan learned of this, they were naturally somewhat reluctant.
But they also knew that this was the only way. If they did not join the Sleeping Bear Clan, what awaited them would be the butcher's knife of the cold winter.
At this point, the Mianxiong clan welcomed its first strictly "outsider" clan.
Although the Kiowa and Navajo had joined before, both were close ethnic groups to the Apaches and even spoke the same language, so they could not be considered true outsiders.
The Comanches had no close relationship with the Apaches, and most of the time they were not even friends, so there was bound to be a lot of conflict between them.
Although Ma Shao knew that this was a necessary step in the development process, he still felt a little uneasy, worrying that something might go wrong during the integration process.
Of course, there should be nothing to worry about this winter.
The Shuanglang Clan will surely die if they leave the Mianxiong Clan. As long as the Mianxiong Clan doesn't go too far, they will definitely endure it as much as they can.
The Comanches had to learn the Apache language as quickly as possible.
Ma Shao brought the Double Wolf Clan back to Mianxiong, which unsurprisingly caused some discussion.
To avoid conflicts, he arranged the Comanche camp in a relatively independent area, slightly separated from other tribes.
People also accepted this arrangement, and it seemed quite harmonious.
But an important reason for this harmony is contrast - the contrast of white people.
In addition to the Comanches, there was a group of white people in Ma Shao's returning team. Not to mention the twenty or so little kids, there were three adults in the Browning family of four.
The discussion caused by the gunsmith Browning and his family of four in the Sleeping Bear clan is comparable to that of the entire Twin Wolf clan.
"So many Indians!" Browning's wife and eldest daughter looked at the Sleeping Bear people around them in horror.
Browning couldn't help but get angry again and complained, "We've really walked into a den of thieves!"
Ma Shao led them to a tent and said, "You can stay here first."
"We don't live in tents," Browning said.
Ma Shao nodded: "I know, but the clan doesn't have a house yet, so I have to inconvenience you."
"temporary?"
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