Rise of Rurik - Chapter 1266

[Chapter 1265 Ross Military Expansion Case]

In the area around Lake Ilmen, the muddy ground is being quickly dried by the icy autumn wind.

The climate has turned cold. Even if the sun returns, the temperature will rise in a flashback manner, and the comfortable days before will never go back.

The grass became withered and yellow, and in order to cope with the coming winter, Ross, who had a growing horse industry, had to use a lot of hands to mow the grass on a large scale.

The scythe with a long handle is installed with a horizontal guard and is tied with a belt to the waist of the mower.

In this way, the workers hold the scythe with both hands and move forward while twisting their waists, and the dead grass is neatly waved aside after being cut into pieces.

It is often a strong man who is engaged in this work, and his wife and children often bring grass tea and pile hay in the accompanying cart.

Grass grows wantonly, the key is who will collect it and supply it to stables everywhere.

Where there is need, there is wealth, and there is no need for Raurik to organize the mowing by hand, and his cavalry horses have no shortage of feed for this winter.

The first snow often has the beginning of a blizzard. It may fall at any time and cause the ground to freeze rapidly. The Gulf of Finland and the Gulf of Bothnia will also freeze after the blizzard.

Just as Ella estimated, if the expeditionary force was defeated, they would have returned in despair.

Defeat is unimaginable!

If they haven’t come back in October, basically they won’t return this winter, because too many spoils force the victorious expedition lion to open his mouth.

Of course Rurik wants them to win big!

In this way, I will personally lead the intervention army to intervene in the Frankish Civil War next year, and I will be able to take the strategic initiative first.

Any dispatch of troops must be famous!

Even if the action cannot be justified, then create conditions to make it reasonable and

necessary.

Is it still necessary to use hatred to boost morale?

Ludwig, the once mighty king of the Eastern Kingdom and Duke of Great Bavaria, is now neither an ally nor an enemy, and is closer to an ally on the whole.

The “Northern Alliance” was first and foremost a commercial alliance. Its existence allowed Ross to freely dump goods into the hinterland of Britain, the Principality of Saxony and the lowlands.

There is still the possibility of expanding economic activities, and there is Regalaf who was sent to further distant France and Aquitaine to expand his business.

He is his de facto eldest son, only because his mother is a captured princess. This background allows him to inherit the throne of Mercia, but he has to cut off from Rose.

At least the blood is connected!

Reglaf went to Tours with Bruno, the eldest son of the Duke of Saxony,

and Rurik hoped that the historical context of France would be restored.

As long as the Robert family who immigrated with their family can occupy a foothold in Tours, based on a series of previous deployments, Ross can establish a monopoly trade with the Loire region of France and actively expel the Vikings who harassed this area.

Who were the Vikings?

Rose is now a kingdom!

Being a pirate again will damage the glory of the kingdom.

Of course, piracy is hard to stop, but from time to time, at least at the national level, Ross denies the legitimacy of piracy. This does not mean that the people of Rus have become good men and women because of their conscience. It is precisely that piracy has given way to a higher state. invasion.

Now, it is Ross who intervenes in the Frankish Civil War in the name of the kingdom. At least for Ross, the era of pirates is over, and the rest is the expansion of the kingdom!

Just like Frank, who once expanded wildly.

….For

the past 842 years, the three major shipyards of Ross have built their own ships.

Roseburg, New Roseburg, two coastal shipyards are busy building standard armed cargo ships, it is really a versatile marine in this era, it is a cargo ship, a trawler (or group fishing) fishing boat, and can also be slightly transformed into a warship and a troop carrier .

The royal family has no orders, and the increasingly prosperous business has made merchants more and more interested in this kind of ships. Orders are coming one after another, and the two shipyards are always in continuous rotation. The wealth is rolling in and it happens that it is still the tax holiday bestowed by the emperor. Big profits are building ships with great efficiency.

Of course, those who can afford expensive armed cargo ships are mostly domestic merchants of the Ross Kingdom.

Because of the war dividends, a group of old Ross families were unwilling to settle down and become farmers. They were content with their fishing life since ancient times and never regretted their choice.

Traditional rowing

longboats are required, and more advanced sailing armed cargo ships are required.

Because Frey, the god of wealth, never hinted that fishermen can only make a fortune by fishing, and that they can do ocean-going trade as smugglers, not to mention that armed cargo ships are an upgrade of traditional long ships. The huge North Sea catches high-quality Atlantic cod, and then directly transports it to the lowland Netherlands for sale. Everything can be better.

In Novgorod, the shipyards here focus on the manufacture of inland watercraft due to geographical characteristics.

It is not uncommon for catamarans, and it is not uncommon to install wooden decks in parallel to become floating island barges.

Even human-powered water steamers with wooden pedals are no longer unusual.

Sea boats, river boats, and boat styles are spontaneously innovating, and

the number of boats is increasing rapidly every month. Even in the cold and boring winter, the three major shipyards with the background of the Ross royal family and a number of small private shipbuilding institutions will continue to be busy. , because they really won’t get stuck with wealth.

Behind all of this, one thing is very clearly indicated-the people of Ross have an extremely strong demand for wealth.

And this is enough as a reason to start a war.

Is the current Ross Kingdom really rich?

Wealthy, but the main wealth is in the hands of some senior people.

Ask yourself, Rurik is the one with the most wealth!

The fundamental reason for this situation is that Rossky has been feasting on war dividends every year for more than ten years, and according to the “dividend rule” passed down from the tribal era, the powerful people in the tribe get the most, and the leader gets the most. At most, ordinary people can drink soup anyway.

Now ordinary Rus tribesmen have at least become a little rich, but there are still a large number of people from Sweden, Suomi, Finland, and the Slavic world who have not enjoyed the war dividends brought about by expansion. They are still poor and envious of those war madmen Get rich with loot.

Civilian support for the war, because Ross hadn’t lost for over a decade, and the new generation grew up knowing that Ross went from victory to victory, and they were gearing up, especially as a new generation of Ross, these boys were unruly, they I hope to do better than my parents.

As for those people, especially immigrants from various tribes in Sweden, although young people have the name of Rus, but did not plunder the spoils of the war to get rich, these people also support the war.

….

Thanks to the investigation report produced by

Erla , Rurik trusts his wife and believes that the conclusions she has gathered from the information are true.

Rose, like a pile of dry wood, only needs a little spark to explode into a skyrocketing flame.

Scale up!

More troops must be added!

It is necessary to give opportunities to a large number of newly promoted young people with the blood of the old Ross tribe in Novorosburg, Novgorod, and Mstisk.

These boys were not eligible for civil service last year because they were not old enough, and Hanukkah is two months away. After the festival, they will reach the age of twelve and become adult men in the traditional concept. Just like Ross in the tribal era, these boys Obliged to join the army to defend the tribe.

The tradition is like this, and so are the laws enacted by Ross. Rurik thought it was time to give them a chance, and even more so, give them a title.

However, most of the two cavalry teams recruited by Rurik in the summer were cubs descended from the old Ross.

They are not citizen soldiers, but a paid standing army.

The boys who can be absorbed into the standing army are all outstanding ones who have passed special tests. As for those who fail to pass the test, they are not losers, but those who basically have no chance to become soldiers in the standing army.

Citizen soldiers, originally stipulated that only people with the blood of the old Ross could form a standard team to participate in the war.

Of course, the regulations must keep pace with the times. The current situation is that there are tens of thousands of Slavic youths. They are not people who indulge in farming and reclamation. As long as they are given the opportunity, they can pull out an untrained army in a short time.

When the young descendants of Old Ross counted their tribes, they had to select outstanding people from other tribes in the kingdom to join the team.

The Slavs have a large population, absorbing

excellent soldiers into the army for training, and the war potential of Rus is inestimable.

So, is it appropriate to have a flag team composed entirely of Slavs?

Maybe not.

Just judging

from

Medved only dared to be domineering to the local Slavs. He was too smart to make troubles against the Russ, and he still respected old Otto, who was retiring in Novgorod, like his own father.

Only Medved’s father, Regus, an old man who was much younger than Otto, had worked hard all his life and aged more severely, and his life was still continuing.

Of course Rurik needs Medved. This uncle can coordinate the relationship between the various farms around Lake Ilmen, but the army in his hands… Rurik doesn’t want to

take power now, May DeWitt is still in the prime of life, and if there is a big battle in the future, he will still have the opportunity to lead troops to fight.

For him, military power cannot be deprived, but Medved’s military power can be diluted by expanding the size of the army.

Of course, if the newly formed flag team is all Slavs, wouldn’t this group of people be more inclined to obey Medved, the noble Slavs?

A good way to solve this trouble is to mix, just like the First Cavalry, it is a mixture of old Russians and Slavs.

Ross must expand the army and add a new batch of citizen soldiers to give a chance to all kinds of aspiring young people and ensure that Ross has a group of reserve forces that can be recruited by surprise.

….How

many people should there be in the reserve army?

“10,000 people. If I

have 20 reserve soldiers, 10,000 people in the banner team, plus the existing standing army, about 13,000 people, I can handle most of the challenges. 10,000 people are not the end , When my kingdom is bigger, I will need more civilian reserve soldiers! Maybe 50,000 people? But now I can’t increase the number of troops quickly, I need to increase gradually. Then… first increase the number of troops by four banner teams.”

Rurik wants to increase the number of troops, and the amount of the increase can of course be decided by him as the monarch.

Considering that this is a major military matter, it is still necessary to study it carefully with the local boyar nobles and Russian nobles in Rus Dumari in Novgorod. Although I have a plan, I still need to listen to the opinions of the local nobles. .

Because a large number of soldiers come from the local area, especially if the local aristocrats have doubts, it is not easy to implement the military expansion action quickly, and what will delay next year’s expeditionary action and all military activities in the not-too-distant future.

Because this time, Rurik is willing to increase the proportion of Lislavs in the expeditionary force.

This is a reward for them and a protection for the descendants of the old Ross people.

The former needs the opportunity to fight for meritorious deeds and snatch spoils of war, while the latter needs some years to make them grow up when they are really young, before they can be recruited meaningfully.

In the Rusduma of Novgorod, this honest parliament uses longhouses to literally carve beams and painted buildings. The complex textured wood carvings mixed with Viking and Slavic styles are full of praises to the gods, as well as a lot of purely for beauty. decorate.

During the period, the flames of the hanging oil lamp matrix kept beating, and the nobles who accepted the king’s decree and gathered here had learned the basic information in advance and were

gearing up for future conscription. The attitude of support was on their smiling faces. Once they were so happy or celebrating a bumper harvest when they faced a barn full of grains.

The main Slavic farm boyar nobles gathered here.

The wealth of these people is competing day by day, they enjoy the huge dividends of Ross’s expansion, and the bearded people wear mink fur hats and thick bearskin coats.

The belt must have been made of cowhide, and it was decorated with a lot of amber and beeswax.

They all ordered their own steel sabers, also with gilded scabbards and studded with some precious stones.

The aesthetics of these people are highly consistent, and only who has the most wealth has become an enduring topic of discussion.

Zhongbo Yaer faced the king, and the knife for cutting meat was also asked to be removed.

All nobles of all ranks in the Rusduma were unarmed, with the exception of one, King Rurik.

Of course, what Rurik hangs around his waist is only a gold-plated short sword, which matches his military uniform, making him extremely magnificent and mighty.

In the Kingdom of Rus, no matter the old Rus nobles or these Slavic boyars, the days are getting better and better.

Everyone dresses more gorgeously, and regards the sloppy image of the past as “disgraceful.”

Their pursuit of wealth can be reflected in the constantly changing clothes. Performed to the fullest.

“The supply king is here!” The guards waiting outside the door shouted, and the noisy scene in Ross Dumane was really quiet.

Pairs of eyes stared at the temporarily closed front door, which was suddenly pushed away by a pair of strong hands.

….It

was none other than the young King Rurik.

He entered the room and scanned the entire lobby for the first time.

“Every seat is full! It seems that everyone who is supposed to come

has arrived. As for those who may be late, the king will not wait for them. My old friends, let’s start immediately.”

Rurik was very capable, he His voice pierced through the entire longhouse, and the nobles dressed like beasts stared at the king standing at the podium wearing a golden crown and a golden sword around his waist.

“The news has been conveyed to you, and you have all learned the basic information. Now the king makes an official statement!” He slammed the wooden table in front of him to attract everyone’s attention again: “At the beginning of this year, our expeditionary force set off for Aachen, obviously They won’t be able to move back this winter because they have plundered too much loot. They will continue to fight in the Frankish world, and they will gain more benefits next year. Just ask! Can we stand by and watch?! How can

we miss this good opportunity to plunder wealth? So

this king intends to lead the conquest by himself. Remember, all this is the continuation of the 840 war. The target of this king’s attack is also the Eastern Kingdom among the Franks. He adjusted it to attack the Middle Kingdom. It is said that there is a man named

Lothar This is the king of the Franks. This person is the first monarch of Frank. Our expeditionary force is attacking him. One attack is obviously not enough. Besides, if it is only one of our partial divisions that injures him severely, wouldn’t he enjoy all the glory? Do you agree? ? Me! Rurik, your king! Must have the greatest glory. Only I can defeat that Lothair…” Rurik

standing on the podium seemed to be talking to himself. What he said was impassioned, but the specific “Rose’s Enemy” Lothair has only been heard of by a few nobles.

They continued to listen to Rurik’s preaching.

“I will expand the army, you all pay attention. The initial plan is to expand the four flag teams

, with a total of 2,000 people. The reason why I called all of you is to tell you that the eighth, ninth, tenth, and eighth teams will be newly organized this time. The Eleven Banners will be different from the past. This king is fair, and any outstanding young man who intends to serve for Ross’s conquest will have the opportunity to fight. He can be a descendant of the old Ross, a member of Mellaren They are descendants of Danes, and they are boys from the village of Boyarmen. The new flag team will be taught by veterans from other flag teams and serve as captains, and ordinary soldiers will be mixed from all ethnic groups…” Rurik

said The assertion immediately caused a small sensation, some were surprised, some were ecstatic, and some were skeptical.

There is only one source of suspicion. The so-called descendants of the old Ross thrive. These boys have the priority to be incorporated into the flag team. The Seventh Banner Team is almost exclusively composed of boys from Mstisk.

Rurik’s idea of “even rain and dew” is pleasing to the vast majority of people.

Just like Ross’s first and second cavalry, the soldiers are all standing troops, and their identities can be described as varied. The Slavic boyar nobles living here have their nephews and nephews serving in the cavalry. This is considered a great honor.

In fact, everyone knows that being incorporated into the standing army means that they enjoy a life without worrying about food and clothing. They have the right to fight first, so they can win the best spoils, and because their equipment is too sophisticated, the probability of dying in battle is low.

Most of the people who can be selected into the standing army are descendants of the old Ross people, and the rest are selected from among the best of all ethnic groups.

….

Now the standing army has added a navy this year, and two new cavalry corps.

Among the seven existing citizen soldiers’ banner teams,

six are composed of blond-haired Varyags who speak the Norse language, and the only Slavic banner team is almost all composed of boys from White Tree Manor, these early dragon followers Composed of nephews and nephews, the banner team is one of the garrison troops of Novgorod, under the command of the governor and uncle Medved.

It can

be said that the population is rushing towards the Slavs in the area around the lake with 300,000 people. They have the largest population. In the past era, only a few elites were truly organized into King Ross’s army system.

Apparently according to Rurik’s arrangements at the meeting, the innovation began in late autumn 842.

“Four infantry flag teams, the transferred veterans will be the captains, and the rest of the fighters will be selected through competition. I don’t care about your origins, after all, they are all part of Ross. I only want these recruits to be seasick. , whether it is brave, whether it is strong, whether it can withstand the severe cold, put aside those past arrogance and prejudice, everything depends on strength. The gods will always favor warriors with true strength.” Citizen soldiers usually gather for the people and train regularly

. Some soldiers immediately returned to the team to reorganize and join the battle.

The purpose of the army expansion is to deal with the new expedition to Frank that will be launched around the spring plowing period next year, and the newly expanded army will enjoy this honor.

Since the king wants equal opportunities in terms of conscription, he also selects the best based on strength in the official conscription.

The largest number of local Slavic boyar nobles, the king did let go of the conscription authority, and any young man in the village chief has the opportunity to become a citizen soldier of the kingdom.

what does that mean?

Ordinary farmers may not be able to figure it out for the time being, but the boyars meeting here are very clear-the king has given all the cubs in my farm a chance to change their fate, and whether they can give me a chance depends on the

skills of these cubs.

reborn carambola

[End of This Chapter.]