Rise of Rurik - Chapter 684

[Chapter 685 Spreading New Ambitions]

Shortly after the fleet arrived in Novgorod, a fateful snowfall finally fell.

The snowfall has been brewing for some days, and the people who have been prepared have hid in their houses, like hibernating bears.

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Verika rarely had the opportunity to get close to her father. When she was picked up by Rurik, her immature hands would brush the soft beard on her father’s chin, or grab her nose and hair.

Rurik let her play around, and he owed her this.

The arrival of his granddaughter changed Otto’s lackluster life, and he and Niya continued to take care of the granddaughter in Novgorod.

And when he saw the captive princess of the British Isle had a huge belly, and that belly was also conceived of one of his grandchildren, out of the nature of an old soldier, but he hoped to give birth to a boy.

In the future, a large group of male grandchildren will be born, and I am destined to witness all this happening.

Otto was happy to see his own Rurik mingling with a group of wives and concubines on a snowy day.

He even envied his son for having so many opportunities, but it was a pity that he was already old, so old that he basically lost the strength of a fighter.

The girls gathered in Novgorod. Although there are a few sisters missing, most of the staff are here.

The wind and snow are blowing outdoors, and tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land have been covered by snowflakes.

This is the first time that Norun has reached a pure plain area. It is true that Novgorod is located in the huge Valdai hilly area. There are no mountains all the way south from Lake Ilmen, and there is even a piece of land in the south called “Central The fertile land of the “Black Soil Region”, the end of the journey is the shore of the Black Sea.

To the southwest is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the east is the Ural Mountains a thousand kilometers away.

It is a kind of forested sea, with human settlements by rivers and lakes like scattered islands in a vast ocean.

This gave Noren, who lived in the narrow and fierce Norwegian fjords, a huge spiritual shock.

But Queen Mary felt the opposite. On the last journey of the voyage, she had already seen a large field by the river, and a city with wooden walls appeared in front of her eyes, all of which were surprisingly similar to her hometown, the royal city of Tamworth.

Not only this Novgorod, but it is said to be New Rose Fort, the core of the Principality of Ross. She is exactly like Tamworth, and greatly surpasses Tamworth.

Different people have different perceptions of Rose’s city, and now they can only stay in warm houses and wait for the end of the snowfall.

Like a hibernating bear, Rurik wasn’t stupid enough to waste his time.

His wives and concubines are indeed wives and concubines, and they are essentially children, especially those who are only equivalent to junior high school students in terms of knowledge reserve.

Of course, this far surpasses the fact that there are illiteracy everywhere in this time and space, but is it worth boasting about?

Controlling the stupid people, the development space of the Principality of Ross is limited.

Since it is impractical to educate 10,000 children at the moment, let’s start with a small circle and continue to impart knowledge to a large number of wives and concubines.

Now, they want to learn more about the world.

A matrix of oil lamps illuminated the house, and Rurik drew a map of Europe covering North Africa in charcoal on a large wooden board made of birch strips.

Where is Scandinavia, where is the territory of the Frankish Kingdom, where is the hometown of Queen Mary, Britain, and the Apennine Peninsula of the ruined Western Rome, and the Balkans and Asia Minor controlled by Eastern Rome…

Some of these places are home, such as the Lake Mälaren area, the territory of the Danes, and the British Isles. Everyone knows these geographical knowledge.

It’s just that His Excellency the Duke easily outlined the outline of the territory, and his explanations are still clear and logical, which is too shocking.

Because John Ingvar was also among them, this crooked rot was a man at heart, he was forced to straighten by Rurik, and now the female slave gave birth to a cub for him.

After all, this person is a rare “man of knowledge”, he saw Hedeby, Schleswig, Hamburg and Bremen marked on the map by Rurik.

However, what he is now is in the far east!

The location of Novgorod was stabbed with a dagger by Rurik, and further down the map were some allegedly large settlements.

“You all remember. This place is called Smolensk, here is Bryansk, here is Pskov, here is Moscow, Ryazan, Kaluga, Veliky Luki, Rzhev, Mogilev , Pripet, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Voronezh, Odessa, Sevastopol…”

This vote is for Ross cities in this world and future generations. It is said that as long as the population continues to expand, small settlements will grow bigger, and a number of new settlements will emerge.

Some large settlements will stand out as Ross’s new famous cities.

What Rurik said was actually training his wives. He didn’t require his wives and concubines to be very virtuous. On the contrary, if they became the plan of the uninitiated, they would suffer.

No matter what ethnicity they are, their current unified identity is all Rus, the women of Rurik, the prince of Rus, and their destiny is to bear heirs for the prince.

The board was large enough for Rurik, relying on his own knowledge, to write the exact name of the city in Roman letters with charcoal.

It was really thanks to the great war in the world that he really knew many famous cities in Ross, and even cities large and small in Germany and Poland.

Although some cities may not emerge until a long time later, some historical cities have already been born in the ninth century AD, or the prototype of her village has already appeared.

If a dagger is inserted in the position of Novgorod, it is to let the wives and concubines know their precise location.

Then inserting another dagger in the position of Constantinople will give them a huge ambition.

“This is Constantinople, the capital of Rome, the greatest city in the world you have ever known. There are a million people living here, and there are nobles everywhere, and their armies are mighty, and their The nobles are very noble…” Rurik did not hesitate to praise, describing Constantinople almost as a city built with gold.

They listened in a daze, because they believed what Rurik said was true, but Lord Rurik would actually praise a city far away in the sky, so that it dwarfs the prosperity of the Ross Principality, so how important is Rome? prosperity?

The words of praise ended here, and Rurik turned the subject and bared his fangs: “However, the Romans despise us. They regard us as wolves and bears. Anyway, they are not human beings. This is the nobility of their civilization.” , what about us?”

“Defeat them!” Noren suddenly raised his fist and shouted when all the girls were stunned by the instilled knowledge.

“Oh? Noren, you are very brave!” Rurik looked at her with satisfaction in his heart.

Noren still put on a rebellious face: “What I know is that if the map you draw is real, then our Ross in the entire northern world is invincible! We want to defeat Rome, and we should let them do it for no reason. Arrogance pays a price. And we get rich by the way.”

What Noren said fully showed the style of a pure Viking woman. She is just a virtuous canary who looks like a virtuous canary. As long as time passes, this woman will definitely become a golden-haired lioness.

However, Constantinople is no longer the Constantinople of Justinian and Belisarius. The population of Eastern Rome has been cut in half since the plague in the sixth century. The current empire is still rich after 200 years. Already severely shrunk, Yugoslav immigrants had permeated the empire’s countryside like a sieve, and the Bulgars had expanded into Thrace.

When a wife and concubine had the idea of war, Rurik began to further fire: “You have all seen this map. If we can organize a huge army, we only need to go all the way south, starting from Smolensk, along the With the Dnieper all the way south, we can reach their Constantinople, and our army will make a fortune. So for this goal, we must conquer Smolensk. You should all know your mission clearly, Although the actual time is not ripe, you all have to bear sons for me.”

Here Rurik especially emphasizes the word “son”, and the geographical terms he just mentioned are not showing off his wisdom.

A geographic noun is bound to a son.

“Your sons will all become the dukes of the localities, and I will advance to the emperor of Ross (Augustus). Your sons will rule these places, rule the local people, and organize an army to accept my call. The starting point of our Russian expansion in the east is this Novgorod. When you see this map, I want you to remember it forever and tell all your sons that this is an order from their father to conquer the map. land, with our Ross’s swords and ships, for our Ross fishing grounds, good fields, and endless gold and silver.”

Even if they are children, when their status is far higher than others, a strong desire will sprout in their hearts. Rurik is trying to induce them and lure their desire to explore the world.

Supplementing the knowledge on this map is just an appetizer, and Rurik has plenty of time to continue popularizing science with them, which happens to be possible this winter.

He ordered wives and concubines to keep this knowledge in their hearts, and then directly educate their sons.

And this education has really made Rurik’s promise in the past come true, and the heirs of wives and concubines will be divided.

Where is the partition?

Girls can’t guess geographical terms that they have never heard before, not to mention that their knowledge of geography was limited to a small number of regions centered on Scandinavia before that.

The illusory things have the appearance of reality, a large number of black dots are marked on the map, and there are phrases that can be easily spelled on the black dots, one of which is the fiefdom of his future son.

John Ingvar has been sitting dumbfounded, he was too scared to speak, because he has a certain understanding of Eastern Rome.

Prince Rurik of Rus, didn’t his Rus have a harmonious communication with Rome?

He was actually sharpening his knife secretly…

Rurik’s geography class lasted as long as the snowstorm lasted.

He and his wives and concubines stayed in the house all the time, and when it was time to eat, their group of children seemed to disappear.

Otto and Niya were busy taking care of their granddaughter Velika, and they were also very leisurely to let the elderly Rigus couple tease her too.

The old guy Rigus said a lot of flattery, saying that Velika was more beautiful than Svetlana when she was a child.

But this kind of flattery is pure flattery.

Otto is happy when he is happy, the old man will always love his first grandchild, but Otto is also the hero of Ross’s generation, and he can distinguish right from wrong.

“Svetlana’s heir is orthodox. Verika’s status is hereditary high priest, and her parents have been blessed by Odin. I watched your youngest daughter grow up and let her be my son.” The main wife is just because she is beautiful?”

Rigus was so choked that he didn’t know what to say, but Otto didn’t continue to babble.

While eating, Velika kept pushing into his father Rurik’s arms.

She curiously grabbed the bread on her father’s plate, and Rurik also thoughtfully fed her daughter with a spoon.

The child’s innocent smile is like the sunshine in the harsh winter, and she looks as cute as a cat when she gulps down the porridge with her eyes wide open.

“When I give birth, he will take care of my child so intimately. Well, Rumia is his first woman after all…” Svetlana liked the child Velika very much, and she also Very disappointed, is it really just because I am still too young to be a mother?

Carlotta was even more frustrated. During this time, she was most excited to receive the news from New Roseburg that all the immigrants who were related to the Austral refugees had all left Sweden.

In the past years, there was no pure-blood Ostara tribe, and the tribes in Sweden intermarried.

The bull’s head flag with a white background was flying in Fort New Rose. Legally, the Principality of Austala and the Principality of Ross have formed a blood alliance, and the relationship between them is equal.

Of course this is not the case. The Principality of Australas only exists in name and does not have its own territory. It is actually a part of the Principality of Ross.

Maybe things need to change, some acres can be brought from Rurik to plant the land, and then the cattle, sheep, and deer can be bred, and Ostara will be completely revived in the new world.

As long as the people can live in peace, he can give up everything, although that is impossible.

Carlotta felt uncomfortable seeing the child Verika, she just wanted to have her own child!

The outdoor snowfall is still going on, it is not as cold and irritable as back home in Northern Europe, even the people who keep snowing don’t dare to go outdoors to start winter work.

At the end of every lunch, Rurik was not busy continuing to impart knowledge to his wives and concubines.

He is very energetic, there is no need for a lunch break, but it is very interesting to play with his daughter.

Education should start from a child. For this future hereditary high priest, Rurik cares that she is two or three years old, and he will personally instill the knowledge of cosmology into his daughter’s mind!

The Big Bang?

This is of course to be described, but based on this era, it belongs to “Odin’s divine power”.

Then there is the “atomic theory” that has been formed and is being used, and even the Milky Way, the solar system, and finally the earth. The latter knowledge will be instilled after she grows up. Now Rurik wants to imprint a The sacred place – Odin.

This Odin is no longer Biodin. Various Viking tribes have different understandings of gods such as Odin, Thor, and Freya.

The Ross tribe has its own set of explanations. Odin was designated as the head of the gods by Rurik, and the god will be further sanctified. One day, the three gods GOD, ODIN, and PERON will merge into one, that is, The “first prime mover” that Newton believed in.

Looking at the long-term perspective, one day Ross will be able to beat the weak Eastern Rome continuously, but the opponent’s culture is too brilliant, and the black traveler in Rome has been able to and will further lure the people of Ross to convert to holiness.

This is the reality, before East Rome did anything, Frank had already done it first, John Invar and Eskil were living examples!

If you can’t beat them culturally, join them first and transform them later.

What Rurik knows is that all the great gods of the Indo-Europeans come from the same God of War, the main god of all races is Him, and His followers are the fairies of the Slavic belief, the Valkyrie of the Rus, and John Invar. Believe in that vote of angels.

Verika must have the right to interpret beliefs, and a core idea must be inherited forever by the descendants of Ross—the great gods spread wisdom to the world, and mortals should actively explore these wisdoms for human use.

That is the enlightenment of science.

Verika is a child like a blank sheet of paper. She doesn’t see precocity at the moment, but she is really naughty when she is naughty.

The other wives and concubines are completely different. It is meaningless to talk about the immortal system with them. The elites of their principality should contribute their strength to the expansion of the principality while they are alive.

When the Principality has a seemingly unattainable goal, once it succeeds, it will be extremely glorious, that is, to attack and plunder Constantinople, just like what Prince Igor and Queen Olegia did in history.

Rurik can’t wait for his younger son and younger daughter-in-law’s generation to accomplish such a feat, just like he has done this in the Karelian people who have been hit hard this year. Rurik also wants to see it in his lifetime See the magnificent Theodosius City Wall and the majestic Hagia Sophia.

At present, it is still a luxury, and the career has to be done step by step.

If it is possible to establish peaceful trade contact with Junbao, then a stable trade line must be opened.

Although the “Gem and Leather Road” has been born since the Roman Republic, it is just a relay trade of free merchants. Second-tier dealers of all ethnic groups operate the Baltic amber as a sky-high price in King Castle and Egyptian markets. The lapis lazuli was also manipulated into a sky-high price in the Viking world by various second-hand dealers.

The Ross people must have a trade line operated by themselves, which will be firmly controlled by the Ross army, and the trade volume will increase steadily.

After all, after the rise of the Novgorod region, it is necessary to consume Ross’s products in other markets.

The Swedes and Danes are in a bad situation in Fella, with a small population and poor economic foundation, and the Franks are not so good.

Although Rome, the thousand-year-old empire, has been mixed up to the present, she is a thin camel, but her body is still huge. Only by doing business with Eastern Rome can she make a fortune for a long time.

Then, the inherent economic conflict between the Ilmen Slavs of Novgorod and the Krivichs of Smolensk is time to come to an end!

The Karelians will attack at any time, but it turns out that they are so weak and run away so decisively that they are not worthy of Ross mobilizing all his troops to attack them.

The rosin city of Smolensk, which stands on the upper reaches of the Dnieper River, will be the focus of Ross’s future southward expansion.

At least two years and more than five years, Novgorod and the Nordic hometown should train an army full of martial arts to directly conquer the city.

Rurik really has an ominous premonition that Smolensk cannot be defeated without a fight. It will take a fierce battle to conquer the city, but as long as it is victorious, there will be no more roads along the Dnieper River leading to the Black Sea. Obstacles.

[End of this Chapter]