Rise of Rurik - Chapter 621

[Chapter 622]

A blizzard hit Roseburg in an inevitable manner, and a brand-new arctic cold current poured into the Baltic Sea. It swept across the entire northern Europe, and finally stopped in the Alps and…

The snowstorm lasted for a week. Relying on sufficient material preparations, Roseburg experienced the snow disaster safely, but when the weather cleared, everyone had to bring tools to clean the snow in front of their doors.

The lives of the captive Tavastian women improved immediately after Rurik’s intervention.

First of all, they all changed into a batch of simple leather and cloth clothes, and the food treatment miraculously reached an average of two pounds of boiled wheat per person per day.

This is really an astonishing amount of food. The hungry women feasted on it, and their physical fitness improved rapidly. Some even began to accumulate fat.

In the era of extreme cold, the fat on the body is really a life-saving treasure. After they recover, they will hit the cold snap.

Fortunately, there were no more deaths during the ravages of the cold snap.

Another nasty blizzard!

Rurik stayed in his own palace, and his life was indeed different from that of ordinary people.

He is surrounded by Yingying and Yanyan, and enjoys the warmth of his family.

If John Ingvar, a young man, was allowed to continue teaching his wives and concubines Latin, it would be impossible for Rurik to have no taboos.

Now here comes Mary, Queen of Mercia, who has easily become a teacher of Latin.

She doesn’t need to deliberately teach it, as long as she deliberately speaks more Latin in her daily life, other people’s language will automatically improve.

Rurik most hoped that they could cultivate a sisterhood, even though their natal families were very different.

Eating at the same dining table is a means to enhance friendship, and sharing a place is another means.

But he still faced his women in the same way that the emperor turned over his cards.

Today, it’s Noren’s turn.

Under the soft light of the oil lamp, the girl sat casually by the bed.

Because of the fireplace and the thick wood and moss interlayer, the whole palace is warm, while the outdoor temperature has plummeted to -30°C.

She was wearing simple commoner clothes and had been confined in the palace for many days to avoid the extreme cold, her peaceful face was filled with deep worry.

Here comes Rurik, shirtless and scented with flowers.

He just scrubbed his body and soaked his feet in hot water to refresh himself. He should have gone to bed, but he really didn’t feel sleepy.

“You’re here at last. I won’t sing any more when everyone else is asleep,” she said casually.

“Singing to please me? Now is not the time.”

After all, Rurik also sat by the bed: “You cleaned your room very clean, cleaner than the boudoir in your hometown. It just so happens that it’s time for me to tell you something.”

“Is it about my biological father canonizing me as the earl of my hometown?”

“Oh? You’ve heard it all? Yes, you should be able to hear the big news.”

“Yes. But I don’t quite understand. I am a woman. Many people have gone to Britain to build new homes. Do you want me to be the leader of the old fjords? I have never thought of such a thing as a woman as the leader.”

“That’s right. Specifically, your and my children will inherit the title forever.”

“That’s right.” Noren sneered, and then lay down with an understanding expression, “Then let’s start.”

Rurik was taken aback.

“Are you so eager? You’re still so young…”

Nolen stared straight at her trembling eyes, and said with a sneer, “It’s ridiculous, do you think you are too old? The moon god has already enlightened me! Mother (referring to Niya) has long said that I can be a mother. Since my biological father has such a title arrangement, I can’t let him down, and there are people in my hometown who don’t want to leave.”

This marriage itself was a political marriage, and Rurik was surprised that Noren spoke like this, her words were far beyond her years.

Maybe someone taught her that?

Was it urged by his old mother?

“That’s not OK.”

“Why!?” Noren got up immediately: “I’ve heard it all. Sister Mary is a few years older than me. I heard that in the past, you almost every day… Do you love her the most? You clearly know that I am very happy.” like you.”

“That’s your fate, but it won’t be suitable for the next three or four years, so wait…”

“But! I need to have a child to inherit the title of Barmerk. This is your responsibility. I am very urgent.”

“Let’s stop here!” Rurik was unintentionally entangled, he thought that Mary must have babbled a lot in Latin.

This is also easy to understand. If a princess who has lost her country wants to establish her position in the new world, it is necessary to have a good relationship with this group of female relatives.

Besides, although Mary lived like a toy in the court of Old Mercia, she also passively practiced the ability to observe words and emotions, telling a group of simple women how to please men, Mary is really good at this.

Noren pouted, but she was not happy…

Rurik only felt it was absurd, and suddenly felt a little bit, on the contrary, these women were too active on this issue.

And unlike men, they have a very strong purpose.

Suddenly, Rurik really felt like an April stallion.

Ruri lowered his face: “Since you already know, I will tell you the detailed follow-up arrangements now. Our child will naturally have the title of Balmerk, but you must pay attention, it is not the Earl of the Kingdom of York, but is loyal to me, to the Earl of Balmerk, Duke of Rose. Noren, you are my woman, and your son is even more my son, and your fellow countryman of Balmerk…”

In a daze, Noren heard a strange meaning.

“Many people are unwilling to leave that fjord, they are my people. The Balmerks who are unwilling to leave are all my people! I am their Duke! The entire Narvik Fjord will always be Ross territory.”

“This…is a merger?” Noren was taken aback.

“Exactly! The real Balmerks have immigrated with their families. They established a huge York Kingdom in Britain. Your brother Biyoni said that those who don’t want to leave are cowards. Yes, your biological father and brother, and Those noble family leaders abandoned their old lands and people who did not want to go. I am not, I like those who stay. I also promised them that I will take the road of ice and snow to Balmerk this winter. Len!”

“Ok.”

“You and I must go together. I will organize a huge expedition team after Hanukkah, cross the snow-capped mountains and enter Balmerk, and then officially declare your rule. This is what I want to tell you, what do you think?”

“Okay! I have no idea about Britain. Ross is the greatest. If those of my countrymen become New Ross people, their life will be better.” Noren was quite shocked in his heart, but the girl There was a sense of joy.

She regards all of this as fate, and in all fairness, if the people in her hometown are really taken in by Rurik, life will definitely be better.

“Indeed. Harsh ice and snow are a problem. As long as everyone is well-off, ice and snow will not be a problem. Go to sleep, Noren. When the snow stops, I really want to see the military band you organize.”

“Good! You will be satisfied.”

Of course Noren hopes to become a mother sooner, but her current physical condition really means that if she becomes a mother, she will kill herself.

As a rational person with extremely high and profound knowledge, Rurik certainly knows the terrifying risks in this regard, even if she is a pure Nordic.

However, during the long snowstorm period, what is there for each household to do in their homes hiding in Ruyong warm caves?

The outdoor snowstorm and piled up blood concealed the movement of people, and Rurik could imagine with his toes that the next baby boom in the Principality of Ross would be in August next year.

Not bad, at least when the feet are thick and warm, delicate babies hardly die suddenly.

Then, as a monarch, Rurik has no doubts about the strength of the Ross woman. He is afraid that it is no problem for a woman to give birth to eight children, just like the situation in Britain in the early industrial age.

Expansion to open up living space is the simplest and crudest means for the further expanding population to survive.

Fortunately, in this era, the geographical space is extremely huge, and the wild and rich world urgently needs to be developed by the Ross people.

The next step is to first open the land trade route of Fort Rose → Fort Allon → Fort Fiske → Balmerk, so that the Ross people officially owned the mouth of the Atlantic Ocean in 834, and it was an ice-free port.

When the wind and snow stopped, the people hiding in Yu went out of their homes. The first thing they did was pick up tools to sweep the snow in front of their doors, and gradually evolved into a snow removal project covering the entire city.

Although the servant deer breeder took the property belonging to the duke, the herd of reindeer captured and bred to three thousand head went north for winter grazing.

There are more than one hundred reindeer in Roseburg, and they are working as sled pullers, actively transporting the snow inside the city out of the city.

As a result, a snow mountain by the sea was being “constructed”. A group of children laughed and laughed and used it as a toy, and many children played with snowballs and smashed it around.

Hanukkah is not far away, and the time is approaching December in the Julian calendar.

Because the times have changed, many Ross people no longer have the qualifications to hide in their homes until the sea thaws.

Because of wealth or the desire for glory, they bravely walked out of their warm homes and started special winter production operations.

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For example, the furnace in an industrial area cannot be turned off!

Even in the polar night, even with the soft light of the stars, miners still have to go into the mountains to dig all kinds of ores.

Even the roads that people walk in the snow are very even, and winter is a good time to transport ore.

In recent days, Otto and other old Ross people have gathered together to talk about the mountains all day long, accompanied by strong wine, bacon and dried fruit.

Sometimes Rurik worried that his father would suddenly go to Valhalla because of drinking too much.

However, the era of Papa as the leader has passed for many years.

He only appears physically weaker, but in fact, the people support the young duke.

A very simple reason, they support whoever makes them live well.

So let’s take the good times to the next level!

Rurik reduced his hordes of whelps.

Boys and girls from the age of six to twelve are here in Roseburg, and most of the children in the Principality of Rose are currently gathered in the original capital Roseburg.

They are trained to cut wood, carry materials, and carry water. Although they are very young, they are very determined laborers.

They even received military training, and the first batch of children became “basic commanders”. Each of them led more than ten people to form one group after another.

The Rurik Century doesn’t need to be too entangled in formation. Adhering to the tradition of the Rus or the Vikings, people will spontaneously gather around the brave.

They form a small group, and they easily condense into a huge group with each other.

Now, Rurik counted the heads and found out that the total number of children who ate the Duke’s meal has reached 2,000!

That’s a huge number!

Rurik learned of this actual quality, and he also quite understood why the old guy Harozosen neglected those Tavastian women.

Just because of this group of children, it is a great internal friction for the duke’s treasury.

Fortunately, the consumption in this area is easily overwhelmed by taxes, tributes, and plunder.

Do not!

“Maybe I’ll have to tax those merchants more this year. And increase the Suomi tribute in kind…”

This is a means to make war money to feed their own cubs who are waiting to be fed.

Developing industries and handicrafts and selling products to exchange goods for money is the second means.

And pioneering is the third means.

It’s just that it is difficult to achieve self-help by pioneering wasteland, farming and harvesting wheat within a few years.

Then focus on metal smelting, manufacture high value-added ironware at low cost, and rely on trade means to do business with swords.

So, what is the current industrial capacity of the Ross people?

The first day of December in the Julian calendar, from which day people officially look forward to Hanukkah.

Many warriors turned into hunters, and they took their equipment to Fort Eron and Fort Fisk in the north.

A group of foreign merchants also went to the north, intending to purchase high-quality and precious leather locally.

A large number of leather craftsmen are also best prepared to process a large amount of northern leather as soon as it arrives.

The population of Roseburg Tremella has dropped sharply, while the population of Elronburg has increased sharply, and there are brave people everywhere who want to beg for wealth in the land of ice and snow.

Even, it was a family of free deer breeders in the distance. They believed the promise of the Ross people, changed their previous cautiousness for hundreds of years, and began to bring their own deer to trade live deer and leather with the people of Elronburg in exchange for key ironware. .

As soon as they started exchanging, they got a stainless sharp weapon-chrome iron tools.

About the fact that the free-spirited deer breeders, that is, small settlements of Sami in matriarchal clans, began to trade with the Rus, Rurik does not yet know.

Because the city declared its dominion over all deer breeders early on, the government decree restrained the Rus and Cowen people of Elronburg to prohibit plundering free deer breeders.

Rurik didn’t even expect this at all, or because of the construction of a batch of new buildings including the “Russ Duma” parliamentary chamber, as well as new large ships, on December 1 a mighty logging team drove The reindeer pulling the sleds, the ponies, and the loads of lumber back to Roseburg are such a date for a lucky draw.

This is really an exciting and good thing. Rurik is happy to see their return, and Otto is rarely without a drink. He went to watch the logging brothers return with the giant spruce from the extreme north.

And those more than 500 deerskins bought from free deer farmers belonged to private individuals. The arrival of new leather gave Roseburg’s leather processing industry a shot in the arm.

Rurik led his entourage into the so-called industrial area with thick smoke.

Unlike other areas, this area is still hard sand and gravel. Even during the blizzard, the fire in the hearth is still burning, and the main area continues to maintain heat, and the snow has never been covered.

There is the sound of tinkling irons everywhere, which are many young blacksmiths, and they are also so-called slave laborers.

In principle, Kamner and his more than 50 associates are directly loyal to the Duke of Ross himself, and their current and future work is to manufacture all kinds of ironware or other equipment for the Duke.

They all came from poor backgrounds, and they all have to become engineers in the future.

Rurik’s visit was a bit abrupt, and many people paused their work for a while, and then started tapping again.

Clavasen with a white beard came to meet him, and a smart and furry little guy rushed over enthusiastically. His white fluff looked like a little polar bear.

It was the child of Kuzneslav, nicknamed Kutya.

According to seniority, Rurik is his uncle.

After a while Lilia also went out. Although she was dressed thickly, Rurik was surprised to find that she was pregnant again.

“My lord, you actually have the time to let me come here. Oh no, you must have a new idea. You are welcome, let’s go into the room and have a good chat.” Although Clavasen is obviously much older than a few months ago, he is still enthusiastic to not fix.

“Indeed, I’m here to discuss some important matters with you. It’s still very important!” Rurik said casually.

“Oh, then please come. Come to the meeting room of our blacksmiths. You can wait a moment, and I will call those old guys over.”

“There is also a separate meeting room? Why didn’t I know about it before?” Rurik was a little surprised, and then calmed down: “I don’t want to be idle. Where is Kawei?”

“He…he is supervising the production of the blast furnace. You see, I am old, and now I can hardly even swing a hammer. If you have any important matters, you can tell Kawei, I…” Halfway through the sentence, the old Carat Watson called the giggling little grandson to his side: “I just want to continue to accompany this kid.”

Enjoy family happiness after living a rich life?

Clavassen’s aging was indeed visible to the naked eye.

Rurik and Lilia looked at each other again, but did not talk for a while.

In fact, he certainly wanted to ask Lilia a lot of things. After all, this woman was very unusual, and almost all of Rose’s die-cast glassware came from her hands.

Glassware is also developing vigorously as an industry, and Lilia must be a key figure in this cause.

“I’ll look for Kawei first. Clavasen, you can go and call someone. By the way, call Kamne to your council room.”

“Okay!” Clavasen pushed the little grandson to his mother. He shook his body and leaned on a stick to inform the parents of the other families that the blacksmith was traveling with.

Looking at the old man’s back, a strong sense of strangeness surged into Rurik’s heart.

Clavassen, you are really getting old, so suddenly…

[End of this Chapter]