Chapter 163: [Intelligence Agency]

Ma Shao added: "Apaches emphasize respect, but they are not particular about details. Not bending down does not offend people, and bending down does not make people feel respected."

Upon hearing this, Nong Yan straightened his back immediately.

Ma Shao looked at him.

The smoke smells like cigarettes, which must be the source of its name.

Apart from the smell of cigarettes, Thick Smoke gives a good impression, being rather elegant and easy-going, indeed like someone who is good at writing.

"Nongyan, I learned about your experience from Rainy Day. I admire people like you. You are a warrior and a wise man." Ma Shao said slowly, "You should also know me. After all, there are many of my opinions in the book "Spiritual Oracle"."

"My understanding is insignificant, like the sunlight reflected by the moon," said the smoke humbly.

Ma Shao: "Maybe. But I hope you at least understand 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 Shao asked slowly, "So, are you willing to join in? For the Apache, for the 'Indians' as the white people call them."

"Of course, I lived in the labor camp for a short time and realized that this was the right path and more valuable than anything I had ever pursued before," said Smoke. "Since then, I have been working hard to integrate into Sleeping Bear City and this great goal."

Ma Shao nodded: "Your talent is very important. I plan to let you manage the Apache News Agency. What do you think?"

"It's my duty." Thick Smoke replied briefly.

After talking with Nongyan, Ma Shao talked to some other winners. All the second prize winners and some third prize winners were recruited as editors.

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

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

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

"The Apache News Agency has just started. Aren't eight people a bit too many?" Rainy Day asked. "And Longhair, he was originally a congressman and was responsible for many Comanche affairs. I think it's a bit of a waste to have him join the news agency as well."

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

Rainy Day asked in confusion: "It's not just a newspaper, what else is it?"

Ma Shao: "Intelligence agency."

Still puzzled on rainy days.

Ma Shao continued to explain: "Or maybe it's spy agencies. Journalism and this industry are close relatives. Isn't it normal for journalists to work part-time as spies?"

"The news agency belongs to Apache, so it should naturally be built into Apache's first intelligence agency. There is no need for a purely commercial newspaper to be established by the tribe."

Relatively speaking, the news industry of this era was relatively pure, and many newspapers and periodicals were still serious and old-fashioned opinion publications.

Journalists' dreams are relatively simple, they just want to make big news.

But as a person living in the 21st century, Ma Shao knows a lot about events in the news industry related to espionage.

In his opinion, all newspapers with official backgrounds are basically half intelligence agencies, and reporters, hosts, etc. are also ideal positions for placing spies.

Ultimately, whether journalists or spies, they are like fishermen in the ocean of information, making a living by catching all kinds of information.

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

"I will go to Oaxaca soon to visit Governor Juarez," said Ma Shao.

"When the time comes, I will bring a few editors with me and have them set up a branch in Oaxaca to serve as our intelligence contact point in Mexico and a channel of communication with Juarez."

Rainy Day nodded: "Then we should also equip the news agency with some meticulous soldiers. Security and violence are also indispensable for espionage activities."

"That's right."

Ma Shao hesitated for a moment, then said, "After arriving in southern Mexico, I will not return to the tribe immediately, but will take a ship to Europe."

"Europe!"

Rainy Day had no specific idea of ​​Europe and thought it was too far away: "It's so far away, when can you come back?"

Ma Shao: "Although Europe is far away, it is much faster and easier to travel by sea than by trekking through mountains and rivers on land."

"It doesn't take any longer to go to Europe than it does to go to Oaxaca or California, but I might stay longer in Europe."

Water transportation has always been convenient.

During the California Gold Rush in history, many people in the eastern United States took a boat directly south, bypassed South America, and then headed north, eventually arriving in San Francisco.

Since people would rather go by water than go far away, the benefits of water transportation can be imagined.

In fact, according to Ma Shao, it would take only one month for a faster ship to reach Europe from the eastern part of America.

"After the Mexican-American War, the Americans will be free and the Apaches will be in danger. Before that, I need to win the support of Europe."

The Mexican regime was driven out of the Southwest, and the Americans naturally became the masters here.

Even other Indian tribes are likely to face attacks from the United States, not to mention that the speed at which the Apache forces are expanding can almost be described as "explosive."

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

Not only that, the wildly expanding Sleeping Bear City was able to maintain stability. Such organizational ability is incredible among the Indians.

Such a wild development speed cannot be concealed no matter how low-key one tries.

Americans were bound to be deeply disturbed by this, and finding fault after the end of the Mexican War was entirely to be expected.

The military strength of slepping bear city is already quite powerful, with more than a thousand regular troops and almost all militia members, with high morale and strong combat effectiveness.

If the Apaches were to go to war with the Americans today, they would perform no worse than the Seminoles, so there would be little need to worry about one or two waves of defense.

But in the long run, this amount of power will definitely not be able to stop the United States.

Although the current military strength of the United States is not very good and can only dominate in America, its war potential is definitely world-class, more than a thousand times that of the Apache tribe.

Ma Shao does not want to confront the United States now, so he must seek external support - material support and diplomatic support are both indispensable.

There was a moment of silence on a rainy day: "Is Thermodynamics and Guns, Germs, and Steel prepared for this?"

Ma Shao nodded: "Yes, these two books will open the door to the academic world for me."

Knocking on the door of academia is an understatement.

Smashing might be a more appropriate word.

Ma Shao was not sure about the latter, as he was not a professional in this field. But as a physics teacher, he knew the development of physics very well.

The nineteenth century was the era when thermodynamics was born.

The law of conservation of energy had already appeared, but it was not until a few years later that it was recognized as the first law of thermodynamics.

Ma Shao only needs to make some more in-depth explanations on the law of conservation of energy and then change his name to leave his name in the history of physics.

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

But what he wants to do is obviously more than that. He doesn't want to be one of the founders of thermodynamics, but the only father of thermodynamics.

Xia Yutian knew that Ma Shao's physics level was at a level he couldn't imagine, but he still felt unsure: "Really? Europe is the center of science."

"Science doesn't care about bloodlines. Things change over time. Wherever is closer to the truth, that's where its center is." Ma Shao smiled, "In fact, the center of science is already shifting. It will come to America, this rich land."

"Europe has produced many great scientists, and I have stood on their shoulders... Now I will let them stand on my shoulders." This is Ma Shao's real thought.

In fact, in his mind, the mission of science is no less important than the mission of the nation.

He even imagined that he would make public all the future science he knew, regardless of the consequences, and then devote all his energy to health preservation to see if science could surpass the future in his lifetime...

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

It is different now. His shoulders can carry an entire era.

The next day, Ma Shao called together the editors of the news agency, a total of eight people.

"From today on, the Apache News Agency will be handed over to you for management." Ma Shao looked at the thick smoke.

The smoke responded, "Great Chief, we will definitely fulfill our mission."

Ma Shao smiled and said, "I believe in you. But before that, you need to know what your missions are."

Eight people listened.

Ma Shao continued: "First of all, you must understand that you, the news agency, like everything here, belong to Apache."

"You must be loyal to the interests of Apache. This is the most fundamental principle of all your work. Tell me, what is all this for?"

"For the tribe!" the eight people responded.

Ma Shao nodded. "Then let's talk about the specific functions of the news agency. You should know what the news agency does, but the Apache News Agency is not the same as the newspapers you have heard of."

"The newspaper is only a part of your work. At present, it is even a minor part. I am not in a hurry to publish the newspaper."

"You just need to collect news from other newspapers, select some of them, and then write an article to comment on them, just like we did in the essay contest last time."

"Your primary job is 'information'," Ma Shao emphasized. "You can think of 'information' as a substance, like fish and shrimp in the water. You have to find, catch, screen, and process it."

"The news agency must pay attention to important information inside and outside the tribe... I hope you will become the most discerning hunters in the ocean of information."

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Once we have chosen the editor, it won't be difficult to recruit soldiers.

The Apaches still retain the tradition of universal military service and have even strengthened it. All adults, including women, are at least militiamen, and the thing they have the most is warriors.

Ma Shao selected some soldiers with outstanding abilities and silent personalities from the army and asked them to join the news agency as military members of this quasi-intelligence agency.

The news agency then began to operate by trial and error, collecting, screening and commenting on various information.

It's mainly news in various newspapers.

Editors need to collect valuable information from newspapers, then analyze and interpret it and write comments.

Under Ma Shao's guidance, these news comments can be regarded as teaching materials of historical materialism, for the editors and even all the tribesmen to communicate and learn from.

In addition to the news in newspapers, information near and within the tribe is also a focus of attention. Editors also need to walk the streets and inquire about local news.

The tribe also plans to order more printing equipment through the Town of Clark to prepare for future newspaper distribution.

Since the Apache script is based on the English alphabet, you can directly use the printing press produced by Americans, and then manually add a small number of Apache-specific symbols after printing.

After finishing the work for the news agency, Ma Shao's next work focus will be on invention and creation.

As an Indian in the United States, it is quite difficult to own a patent. Even if it is held by a white person, it still seems difficult to trust.

Therefore, many valuable civilian inventions were not made public even though Ma Shao had completed them. Instead, he planned to set up a company in Europe and obtain the patents first.

For example, he had already started to improve the sewing machine.

He will soon set off for Oaxaca and then to Europe. Before that, he needs to organize several inventions he has completed and write application materials.

There are still some inventions that remain on paper, and he will continue to try to put them into reality.

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

"How many people does he have and what are they here for?" asked Ma Shao.

"There are only three people, the lieutenant and two followers. They came from Fort Leavenworth and said they were here to deliver a message," said the soldier.

"Let them in."

"yes."

After a while, the soldiers led a young white officer into the chief's hall.

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

Obviously, the young officer knew very little about the Apache and was still using the outdated name "Sleeping Bear Clan".

"Hello, Lieutenant Van Buren, welcome." Ma Shao stood up and shook hands with him.

After the two men sat down, Lieutenant Van Buren said, "I was ordered to come here to discuss matters concerning the reservation."

"Oh?" Ma Shao's expression changed slightly.

More than a year had passed since he and Philip Cook signed the Sleeping Bear Agreement.

However, perhaps due to the efficiency of the US government and of course their attitude towards this matter, Mianxiongcheng never received a reply.

Not to mention the lack of response regarding the reservation and the state, there is even no news from the U.S. government regarding the repayment of the money.

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