Rise of Rurik - Chapter 1015

[Chapter 1015 Ma Haobi’s Conspiracy]

From March to early April, the Danish world welcomes their spring plowing.

Many leaders gathered at the Øresund Strait to meet their past Ragnar. Before the Ross army left, they took advantage of the opportunity to discuss the next major event.

A door is open to all of Denmark!

Although according to the treaty, the Danes were not allowed to cross the Great Wall of Schleswig and colonize the territory of Saxony, the control of the town of Schleswig has completely belonged to the Kingdom of Denmark, or Ragnar himself has sovereignty over the city.

The Schleswig region has been a Danish territory since ancient times. With the Frankish invasion, it has become the opponent’s offensive base.

For this reason, the Danish trade center had to move north, but Hedeby was also very close to Schleswig.

One is in the deepest part of the bay and the other is at the exit of the bay.

The spare Hedeby tended to prosper and was eventually destroyed by the war. Now everything has returned to the past, and Schleswig can be restored as Denmark’s first trading town.

Even if the entire Jutland peninsula suffered heavy losses due to the war, as long as all the Danish nobles work together, it will not be a problem to restore the prosperity of the past.

Even all the lords should go out boldly.

The salt cooking camp at the mouth of the Elbe River, and Rotterstadt at the mouth of the Rhine River, are territories that the Kingdom of Denmark can legally occupy according to the treaty.

What the brothers want is a safe trading point, and a city that can be directly controlled by the Danish nobles.

Most of them lacked confidence in going deep into central Frankish looting, but they had great ideas about doing business in the Frankish direction and making a fortune.

However, regarding the plan to loot the Kingdom of Wessex, this group of people immediately backed off.

Their hearts were on fire, and they trembled with excitement at the thought of looting and making a fortune.

Because Ragnar personally told this group of guys an important piece of information – the Wessex people don’t have any naval power.

Long ships can arrive at the seaside of Wessex like ghosts, and the army will leave after looting. The Wessex army has no chance of counterattack.

After looting the property, the fleet immediately sailed across the North Sea and sold the stolen goods at the strongholds at the mouths of the Rhine and Elbe rivers.

Everything was described so beautifully that it seemed that future raids would always succeed.

For Ragnar, as long as he can continue to bring wealth to the Danish nobles, his personal prestige will grow day by day.

Just like those famous great chiefs in the past, the chief would always point out the way to get rich to his brothers, and then the brothers would rush to make a fortune.

But now, Ragnar is willing to be the leader of all the chiefs of Denmark.

After the war of the past year, the once psychedelic Frankish Kingdom has lost its aura of mystery.

Frank’s army is not weak, it can only be said that the Ross-Danish coalition is too strong.

Ludwig is a captured king, even so, he still has the confidence to yell at his former courtiers.

Even facing this defeated man, Rurik, King of Ross, maintained a friendly attitude towards him.

Is this the aura that a king should have?

Even though he was defeated and captured, Ludwig was still king.

Unlike here in Denmark, if a great chief is defeated, the brothers who followed him often change course.

“Becoming a real king, I can give all kinds of orders to these nobles. They will fear me and be used by me. I am by no means a leader. Yes, the family is a hereditary king.”

Ragnar is still very ignorant of all this, and here are a few realistic examples.

Even if these kings are not in the country, they still have supreme power.

Unlike Ragnar now, he still needs to gather the leaders together and have a good chat to ensure that his kingship is truly stable.

Because I will never be able to maintain my royal power only by foreign plunder and war.

What he wanted was a real feudal change.

Rurik is well aware of Ragnar’s burgeoning ambition, and the Danes’ Viking frenzy will be written as “historical inevitability”.

But the course of history has changed dramatically, and the rise of Ross has made the Viking Age outrageous.

Rurik felt that future historians would not describe the history of these years as the age of the Vikings.

Because Rose is not a barbarian at all, her rise is like the expansion of Rome from a small city-state a thousand years ago to have an inland sea…

At least now Ross already has a stable western environment, and an overall peaceful maritime trade environment has been born.

Then, after recuperating, Rose can fully exploit the East.

“My Kagan brothers, and those friends in Kyiv, what about their actions?”

Now, after the strategic victory against East Franks, Rurik has to think about his layout in the east before the war.

What about the Smolensk people who were deliberately oppressed by the north-south attack and fled to their enemy Vadim?

Is war breaking out in the east?

Did the armed Slavic peasants and the Russian army in Novgorod protect the living space?

“The Smolensk people will definitely not stand up. The looting force I arranged will do a good job. Maybe a large number of prisoners have been sent to the north, and Kagan and his Pechenegs will make a lot of money.” Rurik Think so.

He has been away from his hometown for a long time, and now it is the return trip, and he is not ecstatic, but only intensified by the exhaustion of the journey.

The rest of the army in Mahobi is very important, and the content of the quietly chatting topics of the soldiers is worth pondering.

Apparently warriors are warlike, as this can make the brave rich.

They were also very weary, and longed to return to their native lands for a long time to rest and turn their plundered wealth into permanent family assets.

There is also a very realistic topic – spring plowing.

The end of April is the spring plowing period in Novgorod and Novorosberg, which are the kingdom’s grain producers.

If food cannot be obtained through looting, Ross can only meet its needs through its own agriculture.

Trying to buy foreign food to meet their own needs is a dream. Ross has already swelled a huge appetite, and no outside force can satisfy this growing mouth, unless Ross himself continues to expand and open up fertile land.

The only one who can satisfy Ross’s appetite is Ross himself. External looting is a powerful boost, and in the end he has to rely on his own internal strength.

As long as the army returns home at the end of April, they will be transformed into farmers with shovels.

Thousands of laborers were disarmed and returned to the fields. Only by them going to this special battlefield can the foundation of a good harvest be laid in 841.

The rest in Mahobi finally came to an end, during which the army encountered a spring rain that lasted for several days.

This rain is good for Denmark, which is plowing in spring, but it is really bad for the resting army.

Fortunately, there is a high probability that there will be no more rain after one rain. People firmly believe that the weather will be sunny for at least a week.

It was a quiet night, the bonfire was baking damp clothes and cloth, and the soldiers slept in the open air around the bonfire, the air was filled with the smell of earth, sea, and charred charcoal.

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The weather is no longer bitter, and the sensitive warriors are aware of the pure presence of the south wind.

That morning, the red sun broke through the east. When people who got up early to appreciate the rising sun washed their faces in the cool stream, they gradually felt the breeze like a mother’s hand stroking their cheeks.

It’s the south wind!

Definitely the south wind!

Although the anchored ship was furled and tied up, Ross’ oar flag was always flying on the top of the mast.

The north wind of the flag blows the whole to the north, and this wind is exactly the south wind!

Today is the last day of rest, and Rurik was delighted by the soft wind touching his face.

The south wind must be the help of the gods, people’s heart to return home has been fully mobilized, and it is planned to pull anchor and set sail tomorrow morning.

That night, the violent bonfire crackled.

The King of Denmark and King Ross sat cross-legged here again. Now that there was no ale, the two had to have a final long talk over grilled fish.

“I’ll lead my brothers on an expedition to Wessex after the spring plowing. It’s not a big Danish attack, we’ll attack in small groups. We’ll just get rich off the plunder.”

What Ragnar said was very frank, and Rurik was surprised at first and then quickly relieved: “Hehe, it would be bad if you really invaded and caused a large-scale war.”

“I don’t have that idea, and I lack the ability for the time being, but…it’s hard to say in the future.”

“Alright. What are you going to grab? A lot of gold and silver?” Rurik asked calmly.

“Of course. We only want to get rich. Or…” Ragnar looked at Rurik’s face again, “brother, you seem to have some suggestions?”

“Me? Nothing. Or… a little bit.”

“What is it?”

“population.”

“Slave?” Ragnar squeezed his chin and tried to think, “It’s okay to plunder people, we can digest some of them. But those people don’t believe in Odin, and if they are captured, they will pollute our belief. I’m not as generous as you. not them.”

As if criticizing himself for not being pious enough, Rurik smiled and said nothing, thinking about it: “There is nothing wrong with slaves believing in other gods, they are just slaves. Since you are very reasonable, you can sell them to me, or, sell them to Liudov .”

“That guy?!”

“It’s no problem for you. Wessex is Saxon, and Ludoff’s people are all Saxon. It’s just that some went to the island and some didn’t. You go to Wessex to arrest people, I don’t believe Liudov refuses to buy. After all, he died a lot of people in the war, and he can only cooperate with you if he wants to become bigger.”

In the final analysis, killing was not Ragnar’s original intention. He longed for wealth and power.

Rurik’s words gave him a major reminder, so he slapped his thigh: “Okay! Silver coins can be searched everywhere, and slaves in Wessex should be easy to catch. I’ll sell him a pound of silver coins for a slave, I hope Liu will pay more. Husbands are willing to pay money or exchange wheat.”

“At least he will give you wheat, and he will drive the carriage directly to Schleswig to complete the delivery.”

“I hope so.” Ragnar shrugged with a smile. “You are like my brother. It is obviously good for you to help me regardless of the past.”

“Yes. A Denmark that is friendly to Ross is of course beneficial to Ross, and our alliance between our two countries is also beneficial to you.”

This is a polite remark, and Ragnar did not make any rebuttals, and said: “Now that the people I left in Novgorod can go home, I want to build my new home in Mahobi. As for my two son, maybe it’s better for them to stay with you.”

“Invar and Bjorn? Are you really willing?”

“Why don’t you give up? After all, I plan to sneak attack Wessex with my brothers. I don’t understand them. If I fail in the sneak attack and die, someone must inherit my throne.” Ragnar looked at Rurik with complicated emotions , “As wise as you are, I don’t need to say, you should understand everything.”

“Oh~ I understand.” Rurik nodded without further words: “I will train them. Even if Invar can’t stand, he is your son, and I will train his wisdom. As for yours Who will inherit the throne, the apparently sane Bjorn, is beyond doubt.”

“It’s Bjorn!” Ragnar looked up at the stars and sighed: “Rurik, I don’t have your wisdom. I don’t know why, I think you are very fond of my two sons, you are like their sons. Dear uncle. Well, you can teach them wisdom and fighting.”

“Hey, maybe you have more than two sons. I will send your clansmen back, and you will be reunited with your wife. Actually, you can marry again, if you want.”

Listen, Ragnar gave Rurik a ruthless look, “Of all the kings I have heard of, you are the most philanthropic. Obviously only Odin is the greatest. Odin has twelve wives, but you Those blessed by Odin have more wives than the god-kings. You are a bull, and you have many children. Obviously I can’t.”

“Thank you for boasting, but you don’t have to belittle yourself.” As he spoke, Rurik happily patted his thigh: “I predict that you will have at least two sons. One is called Upa, and the other is called Hastein , they will all be great fighters, as brave as their father you.”

“Really? Thank you so much, I’m happy now.”

For Ragnar, the course of history belonging to his family had completely changed.

In the original historical track, Horik Haralsson was still the Great Chief of Denmark, but he believed in God.

Those chiefs who refused to convert retreated to islands such as Zealand to continue their lives, and they actively expanded for their living space.

Ragnar was the best of this wave of Vikings, but behind this splendor was the complete confiscation of his homeland in Denmark by Horik.

The Landless Men hunger for territory, and Ragnar and his friends end up as raging pirates.

Today’s space-time Ragnar has become the king of Denmark, and the family does not need to be displaced.

He enjoys Denmark but has a greater strategic initiative, and he doesn’t even have to do piracy in the standard rogue posture.

Sitting by the bonfire on the last night and having a detailed discussion with King Rurik of Ross, Ragnar made these two decisions: make the three-year-old Bjorn the crown prince of Denmark, and place Bjorn and Invar at the same place. Rose’s proton.

There is no need to say what they know each other politically. At this moment, Ragnar and Rurik have maintained a full tacit understanding.

The next day, the southerly wind was stronger than yesterday, and the blowing wind swept away the winter cold, and the frozen Scandinavia began to recover.

The huge peninsula was first revived from the southernmost Götaland region.

The personnel began to board the ship, and the horses were pulled into the clean cabin again.

After some delay, Rurik returned to the flagship.

Here he took off his hat, let his iconic golden horse tail flutter in the wind, and then put on a golden laurel crown to show his status as a king.

The huge Ross fleet is about to set sail, and the ships are recovering their anchors, and then they are raising their sails.

Rurik’s return voyage is not alone. His fleet is extremely large, and now there are a large number of long ships accompanying him to see him off.

Those long ships have a variety of bow marks, which are completely different from Ross spinnakers and purely original traditional balance sails, on which are drawn distinctive patterns or a domineering word and vocabulary.

These are the ships of various Danish tribes in Zealand, and most of the leaders participated in this farewell.

They didn’t receive any orders from Ragnar, and only because they knew the exact time when the Ross army would return home, they came here as a farewell.

They sent some freshly caught herring as a gift, and the biggest gift was their farewell.

People are not stupid, who helped the part of Denmark that believed in Odin to rebuild the mountains and rivers?

It was Rurik, King of Ross.

They chanted words such as “Odin” and “friendship”, and paddled to follow the entire Ross fleet.

Until the speed of their oars gradually surpassed the wind, the huge fleet of all-colored triangle sails completely left the Øresund Strait and headed straight for Bornholm Island in the east.

Although the fleet will not rest on this island, Spueut and his men will be separated from the Grand Fleet.

From Bornholm Island to Saaremaa Island, the law and order of this sea area is in charge of the royal explorer Spuute, who was named the Earl of Saaremaa.

For this ruthless man who is not young and has been to the Arctic Circle and Britain, the era of crazy adventures may come to an end.

The squadron under his control will cruise throughout the eastern and southern Baltic Seas, fishing for herring and fighting pirates.

After all, this sea area does not allow pirate gangs stronger than yourself!

Spueut still had the right to launch pirate attacks, but the targets were excluding allies.

He still had the opportunity to launch pirates, targeting the Oberlidids, Pomeranians, Prussians, Courlands, Livonians and Estonians.

These ethnicities with strange names, such as Puyut, do not understand, thanks to the science popularization of the king and these nouns heard from the mouths of the Saxons.

Are they rich?

do not know.

Attacks on the ships of these tribes appeared to be profitable.

The entire royal pirate group is based on Saaremaa Island and Bornholm Island, and they become the coastal defense force responsible for the southern waters of Ross.

They will punish illegal pirates, collect some security fees for escorting their own and allied merchant ships, and catch a large amount of herring to make dried fish and boil salt for sale, which is also an important means of generating income.

Rurik was relieved of the comfort of the southern waters, but the safest thing was that Ross would send a fleet to station at the base of Tombstone Island in the Åland Islands at the T-junction of the Baltic Sea.

This is very important, because even the deceased high priest Velia has never heard of winter ice in the south of the Aland Islands in her extremely long life.

Tombstone Island has great strategic value, so the large fleet sailed like a sharp arrow, embracing the increasingly strong southerly wind and headed north rapidly, and it was only a few days before they returned home.

[End of this Chapter]