Rise of Rurik - Chapter 683

[Chapter 684: Reunion in the East]

After the initial integration of the statistical data, even if a more detailed inspection of the huge number of wooden boards carrying the data can make the data more accurate, the statistical results of the 4,000 hectares of farmland are already certain.

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The people of White Tree Manor knew that Pine Needle Manor, which used to be the strongest, had the most and the best acres. Rigus knew this well, but the statistics he learned from his daughter Svetlana were also so delicate that he was shaking.

Rigus has been acting submissive, but he is actually an old fox.

He made a secret appointment with Medved, the son of the governor, and stated his own speculation: “The land in Rurik’s hands is enough to support them. The tribute we pay in the future will obviously not increase. This is our fortune. Opportunity. I want you to open up more wasteland next year, cut down big trees, and expand new fields to the big lake. You will lead people to dig more wells so that we can easily use water…”

Medved took it very seriously.

Ross’s Viking population has enough farmland to support itself, and Otto learned of this happy result from his son.

Otto didn’t laugh. He is a pioneer of a new era, but he lacks a systematic understanding of the facts of farming, and lacks a concept of grain production. He defaults to a bumper harvest for farmers every year.

Otto is actually in a bad mood, and the cold season is finally here.

The haze filled Novgorod, and the whole world was gray.

The once warm wind disappeared, and the north wind began to howl. It was like a knife, forcing people who wandered outdoors to hide in their homes.

The domestic chickens raised by local Slavic families also rushed back to the pens reinforced with hay.

The north wind was howling outside, and it seemed that a heavy snow was approaching.

Rurik and his dependents all stayed in the warm woodcuts, and the completed wall became a complete barrier for the first time, which greatly weakened the coldest wind and cold sweeping Novgorod.

Every household burns charcoal in mud stoves for warmth, and there is no need to worry about carbon monoxide poisoning. Their houses are actually riddled with holes, with countless small holes for ventilation, and the insulation is not strong.

The house of the Rigus family was still the duke’s residence, and Otto made it his home, and Rurik was very informal.

What complaints could Riggs have?

On the contrary, he desperately hoped that Rurik would seize the time to get close to his little daughter, and it would be best if the little girl would have a big belly when spring came, so that his last wish in this life would be fulfilled, and he would have no regrets in this life.

It was another hearty grilled fish meal. Otto sat casually on the wooden floor, picking his teeth with fish ribs, and glanced at the leftovers on the table from time to time.

He glanced at the leisurely Rurik again: “It looks like snow is about to fall, and your mother and her party may not have a chance to arrive here. The fleet can only stop at New Roseburg. It’s a pity.”

Rurik sat up slightly and said, “Father, you are actually looking forward to Verika.”

“Of course, that’s your daughter, and I’m the one taking care of her. Look at the bad weather, when the river freezes, my hopes are dashed. I’ll just stay here and stare in your face until the snow melts… …”

Rurik couldn’t help laughing awkwardly: “It’s not possible. They must be on their way.”

“Oh? You got a revelation?”

“Yes… yes. Soon!”

“Forget it, it’s just words of comfort. Go ahead and lie down, I just want to lie down in this bad weather.”

The hazy and wind-cold weather makes people feel depressed. At this moment, Roseburg’s hometown and the depths of the Gulf of Bothnia have frozen, and the river near Elronburg in the north has been covered with thin ice.

The situation in Novgorod is better, but Lake Ilmen has already started to freeze.

During the dry season, the Volkhov River is still flowing quietly, and a huge fleet is going upstream.

It was the first time for Niya to arrive in the far east with her granddaughter in her arms. She was already an old woman. She had recently visited New Roseburg in the principality and was shocked by the well-ordered roads, the extremely flat Harvest Square and the Nevsky Prospekt.

Velica, inheriting the name of High Priest Velia, her planned destiny is to be Vilia’s successor.

She was a little brown-haired girl with a slightly flatter face than the other Rose girls, which really made her look different.

She is about to turn two years old, and she is the jewel in the palm of her mother and grandmother. As a grandfather, Otto also cherishes this child very much.

This is Velika’s first time on a boat, and she is on the Speros Vilia.

There is a wooden sculpture on the prow of the big ship, and there is a small box under it, which contains a bunch of white hair of the late priest Velia.

“Child, face the cold wind. You are not afraid of the cold or the sea…” Niya is willing to stand on the bow deck with her granddaughter in her arms, and is willing to watch her granddaughter’s immature hands caressing the statue of the bow.

There seems to be a spiritual connection in the dark, that is, the old priest Vilia who turned into a Valkyrie secretly gave her true successor, this little girl some kind of divine power.

Like extreme longevity.

Indeed, the old priest Vilia died at an inconceivably old age, and her life witnessed Rose’s decline, wandering, and finally violent rise.

No one knew exactly when the old priest was born, she must have died at the age of eighty, so this little girl should also enjoy such a long life.

How did Villa know this?

The people in his hometown knew that the Duke would spend the winter in a better east, and it was inevitable to feel disappointed.

This is inevitable!

Everyone knew that Ross was going to immigrate to New Roseburg and warmer territories, and that the Duke and Son were in the East, and maybe they didn’t intend to come back.

“What about this year’s sacrifice! Why should I stay here to preside over Roseburg’s sacrifice?” Rumia wept secretly, but she still smiled and gave her crying daughter to her mother-in-law Niya.

Before freezing, the fleet brought a large amount of eastern wheat into Fort Rose, and the Balmerks who disembarked shouted loudly, shouting at Fort Rose that the Duke of Ross had won a new life, and publicizing that the friendship with Rose would last forever.

And Spueut, who went to Britain, also had a major harvest.

Despite the serious shrinkage of the country, Northumbria’s broken-armed King Ernred paid tribute to the Viking conquerors.

Spueut completed the task, and they did not meet the Danes on the way back. The small fleet stuffed a batch of spring wheat into Rurik’s warehouse.

He came back earlier, and after resting for a while, he went north again with his brothers who were exploring together.

Because the permanent camp in Murmansk is about to usher in a feast of hunting large elephants and plundering walrus ivory.

The group of them will wait in Elonburg until the snow covers the world, then take the prepared supplies and continue northward on a reindeer sled.

The second child of the Gould family, “Blue Fox”, inquired about important information again in Hedeby, Denmark. It was rumored that the exiled Horik Harakson would return to Denmark with his Frankish army in a few days.

The boss of the Gould family, “White Fox”, is in charge of the old business of the family. They have the right to act as an agent in the west for the flagship products of the Principality of Ross. “White Fox” Snowleva took over from his father. The oats grown near Lake Laren returned triumphantly to Roseburg.

This year’s wheat harvest season is so special that “White Fox” doesn’t even need to go to the Birka Bazaar on the huge Lake Mälaren to do business.

In Iron Furnace Town, a satellite city of Roseburg, which the Principality of Ross built near her hometown, she started to produce iron at the beginning of the year.

The new blast furnaces were in operation all year round, and the idle labor force of all Roseburg found men.

Pig iron and bronze casting products have long met their own needs, and Ross began to sell iron products to the Swedes in the Lake Mälaren area, and the scale has surpassed the past.

On Tombstone Island in the Åland Islands at the crossroads of the sea, the flag of Ross is always flying from the towers of the wooden fortress.

Beneath the fort is a burgeoning bazaar.

The ships transporting Ross’s metal, glass, and leather products first stopped at Tombstone Island, and the eager Mellaren merchants were already waiting.

The port of Tombstone Island clearly has the potential to eclipse the port of Birka in Sweden, and the situation is indeed developing in this way. “White Fox” found that he can complete most of the transactions on Tombstone Island, which really saves a lot of time.

However, there is a Ross Trading Company in the port of Birka, and there are mainly wine sellers there.

“White Fox” needs to separate people to continue to take care of the trading company. It sells spirits, ale, fruit wine, and even flavored wine.

The trading company is actually a wedge embedded in the core area of Sweden. Selling alcohol and negotiating large deals with local businessmen are important jobs, and gathering information is another job.

Times have been moving in favor of Ross. In the past harvest season, an immigrant team of more than 200 people decided to leave the Yelmalen tribe where they had lived for generations.

When someone decides to leave, Duke Winderson is powerless to stop it.

The immigrant team included the Jermalen and the Gran. The strength of these small Swedish tribes was hit again after the conquest of Denmark. Although the leader has the title of duke, it is equivalent to swollen face to make a fat man, which is not available at all. The strength that a duke should have.

All of this is the conspiracy of the Ross people!

The men who had taken in the refugees from Australa had taken young women away out of kindness, and now almost all of these women have given birth to two children.

In order to get more ironware, the people of Yermalen naturally went to buy cheaper Ross ironware. Compared with silver coins, since the Ross people prefer wheat, everyone took the wheat to barter.

They squeeze out their agriculture in exchange for the manufactured goods of the Rus, for whom they are running a high trade deficit.

All of this is probably worth it. The people of Yermalen need better and cheaper Ross ironware, especially the high-priced Quyuan plow to increase their agricultural output.

When they came into close contact with each other, the news that the Duchess of Ostara had opened up a peaceful and pure land in the East deeply stimulated these Yelmaren people.

They have known this for a long time, and for various reasons, it really takes a lot of courage to give up the fields they opened up and go to the unknown east.

Unexpectedly, the women in the family could no longer bear it, and Yellmaren was not at home, and the Duke of Ross married the Duchess of Ostara to protect the last of the people of Ostara.

Haven’t some already given up everything and gone to the East?

This is the last man who married a female refugee from Ostara. They were convinced of the strength of Rose, and they sold their farmland, livestock, and poultry after the harvest season, brought their wives, children, and rations, and even invited their companions to immigrate together. .

They claimed to be from Ostara and rowed their own boat to Tombstone Island. The original plan was to wait until spring to continue their operations.

Great luck has come to this group of immigrants, a huge fleet will arrive in the east before the ocean freezes!

Fort Rose, Fort Elon Olava, Fort Fisk, Kvinstad, Narvik, Helminki, Tombstone Port, these cities directly managed or controlled by Ross have their own The economy, even if the frozen sea will block each other, the cities can live independently.

And doesn’t the frozen world also provide a way?

A large number of reindeer raised by Ross will pull the sleds, so that the cities can keep in touch with each other.

Rumia and the people who stayed behind watched the fleet set sail again on the icy beach, her tears slowly dried up, and sadness was written on her face.

Harold Zosen, who was stationed there, silently comforted the High Priest of the Principality: “Don’t worry, you will also go to the East soon. Rurik will definitely build a new temple in the East, which is why he wants to take Verika to the East.”

Rumia nodded half-understood, referring to silently watching the fleet disappear into the undulating gray sea…

In Roseburg in winter and prosperity, the Duke family took a group of servants to the east. Roseburg’s mines were still being excavated, large and small furnaces were always emitting black smoke, charcoal burners were always working, and a large number of pine trees were cut down.

The hulls of the two new Aurora-class warships were built, and the attached jib sails were also built. They waited for the snow to be pushed and pulled outdoors, and waited for the giant sequoias in the north to be in place to install the masts.

As for the Hotra family, a master shipbuilder, the “Order” sent back by Rurik happened to have a request for the Hotra family.

They were masters at building Kirk (traditional cargo ships), and now they have accumulated a lot of experience in building high-speed sailboats.

For the time being, there is no need for the Ross fleet to expand the large ships. On the contrary, it is a substantial increase in the demand for cargo, and a kind of armed cargo ship should be built on a large scale.

Carry goods in peacetime, and participate in battles in wartime. Just install a torsion slingshot at the bow and stern of the ship.

Rurik’s letters are very long, and mentions such traditional industries as metallurgy, shipbuilding, weapons, leather, glassware, soap, hemp weaving, and glassware.

It is impossible for others to measure the fields in Novgorod with their feet worn out, and it is impossible to ignore the money-making industry in Rosberg’s hometown.

His remote control command is now efficient. After all, the Viking population of the Principality of Ross is very expensive. In the past, their Ross Fort did not have enough labor positions and opportunities. Now men, women and even children work all year round, and the income is very considerable. economic benefit.

They don’t go against their own interests.

Rurik originally planned to have most of his family members and servants arrive in Novgorod this year to meet Otto’s pension needs.

Things are far beyond his cognition.

A group of old guys from the Second Banner Team who were supposed to go hunting in the north knew that the young people from the First Banner Team were plundering the squirrel resources near the lake. How could they not grasp the opportunity to make a fortune?

When they returned home, they took their youngest son and even grandson on board the boat. Originally, these cubs were also the subordinates trained by Rurik. The next generation of Ross warriors should go hunting in the new world under the guidance of adults to exercise their physique.

As for the more than 200 immigrants who claimed to be Ostarans, there was no turning back when they landed on Tombstone Island. They boarded a big ship and arrived at the magnificent New Roseburg smoothly.

Strange as it was, a large group of new arrivals disembarked under the administration of Governor Knudzon.

The old guys of the Second Banner Squad call each other brothers, and the Mellaren Banner Squad who got mixed up in it immediately wanted to go hunting in the unknown forest.

The guys who claim to be from Ostara meet the real people from Ostara. It’s really strange. Now that the women meet and chat with each other to confirm their identities, the real and fake people from Ostara are now real Ostarans. Stara people.

It’s just that the Duchess of Ostara is still in Novgorod.

The people of Ostara can’t help but imagine that both Carlotta and Ella are the concubines of the Duke of Ross.

They have all reached their age, and maybe when you see this noble sister next year, they will already have their stomachs straightened out.

At least the Ostara people can gather as many as six hundred people, including the children, under the banner of the Bull Head.

Although the weather is cold and the sea and rivers are about to freeze, people who first arrive in New Roseburg will be impressed by the majesty of the city. The tall wooden walls refresh the perception of new immigrants, and a beautiful new life will begin here.

At the same time, there was no trace of the Ostarans in Sweden, but all those who were related or related by marriage went to the East.

The main force of the fleet was moored at the New Roseburg Wharf. A small fleet broke through the ice floes and rushed directly into Lake Ladoga. They continued to crash into the gradually thickening ice. All the way south.

The young Verika was bathed in the north wind. She was a Ruth and also had the blood of a deer breeder.

Since they are all ethnic groups who are not afraid of wind and snow, she should face the cold directly.

Of course, Niya will not let her granddaughter be strong. Bathing in the cold wind is a temporary behavior.

Verika can already speak some simple sentences, and she can walk quickly even if she is put on the ground.

She grew up very fast, just as a father, how Rurik had a lot of time to take care of his first child in the past two years.

Even though Vilia was instinctive, she begged her father to give her a good hug.

Little Lumi accompanied the High Priest Rumia, and Sepporava went to Eronburg to reunite with her biological father for the winter.

There are also two female relatives of Rurik on the fleet, Queen Mary of Northumbria who is already pregnant and looks like she is about to give birth, and Norn who came with a musical instrument.

The Danish John Ingvar, who is a teacher of Latin, is the servant of the team. Together with the maids from Britain, they have been on the boat for 20 days. Where is the head?

John was dressed in the clothes of the Ross people, with a small cross hanging around his neck. Even when he reached the edge of the earth, he was willing to maintain his beliefs, perhaps not absolutely, and he had evolved into someone who was a new soul because of his chaotic thoughts.

A small group of guards guarded these nobles. Except for the thickening of the ice layer, the road was a threat. Fortunately, the Aurora-class ships all had bronze rams, and they all had a certain degree of ice-breaking ability, which was unimaginable before.

The bulbous bow is a ramming angle, and it hits the thin ice so that the whole cabin can clearly hear the creaking sound. After getting used to it, people have already forgotten the fear.

The fleet’s appearance was sudden but reasonable, and Rurik’s prediction was finally answered in reality.

The cloudy sky seemed to be about to snow heavily, and the rustling of the pine forests on both sides of the river was scary.

People who forcibly felled trees saw the fleet in the distance, and the news of joy spread quickly to the city of Novgorod, which was almost in hibernation.

Now who would dare to curl up into a ball and be a hibernating bear?

However, many Ruth people dress up like a bear.

The capable mercenaries put on their battle armor, and finally wrapped their bodies in bear skins, with the bear’s head on top of their heads as a helmet.

The Slavic flag team began to assemble urgently. Medved has trained the team for so long, and now is the time to welcome the nobles from afar!

The Slavic Banner Squad, some old guys from the Second Banner Squad, and the mercenary troops walked out of the city aggressively, and they stood in formation by the riverside of the pier.

The flag of Ross fluttered in the wind, and the ranks of Ross’ warriors were as straight as pine.

At least Otto still has the strength to stand up and walk around. He is old and old, and now he is wearing armor and bear skin. At first glance, he looks majestic, and his outfit perfectly conceals the core of aging.

Rurik’s whole body was pure white, his wives and concubines were exactly the same, they were all furry, and the pure white polar bear fur was also the perfect clothing to keep out the cold.

Life in winter meant boredom to the people of White Tree Manor, but now there is an event, even if it is cold, everyone is willing to come out.

Thousands of people stood by the river, and Rurik stood in the most conspicuous position.

He took off his hat and looked north, letting his golden ponytail flutter in the wind.

cold?

It was cold indeed.

But when I think of the presence of my mother and daughter, I don’t feel cold anymore.

The messenger’s report was completely true, and not long after the people had gathered by the river, the sails of the fleet became very eye-catching.

The towering mast is flying the flag of Ross. This is the Spellosvillea. The statue of the god on her bow is unique, and she has shown her identity early.

At the same time, Niya hugged her granddaughter and saw the crowd in the distance, and at least twenty flags of Russia flying.

“Son, your father is right there.” Niya coaxed little Vilia, and she pointed at the crowd with her withered hands.

“dad?”

“Yes! Dad.”

“I, I want Dad.”

Verika started to get excited, she had become heavy, and it was uncomfortable to hold her Niya for a long time.

Supported by Niya, she stood directly in the hollow of the side railing, staring at the approaching crowd with her big eyes as if searching for the crowd.

The big ship was about to call at the port. The Spellosvillea docked first, and the subsequent sail destroyer broke down on the spot.

It was a thought from the soul, and Verika saw her father.

“Dad! Dad!” The crisp shouts almost overwhelmed the noise of the onlookers.

That’s the daughter!

A little cutie with the same ponytail as herself.

Rurik, who was standing on the trestle bridge, hurried over, and his subordinates followed with the seesaw on their shoulders.

When the seesaw was hanging on the side of the boat, Rurik hurried aboard, feeling that he owed his daughter, so he held her in his arms.

What a warm scene, the onlookers cheered, and the soldiers present knocked on their shields in unison.

It seemed that all of this was prepared for little Verika.

[End of this Chapter]