Rise of Rurik - Chapter 692

[Chapter 693 A Pinch of Wheat Seeds]

The duke signed the same contract with hundreds of people?

This has never happened in the past, and Asuragi, who claims to be proficient in business, has never known about it.

She had a thousand questions, not least about the strangeness of these writings, and the multitude of contracts that were urgently to be signed.

She smelled the amazing commercial value contained in it, that is, these writing materials themselves, because they should not, let alone be used as writing materials.

Asuraki was very calm, but her eyes revealed a lot of information to Rurik.

Rurik also returned a similar look, confirming that there will be a private meeting with the family in the future.

Governor Konusson received the order, and Arik also received the task. The meeting ended with the end of the dinner, and it was time for them to go home or handle business directly.

After toasting and drinking, Rurik wiped his mouth clean, and said abruptly, “Go back for now, remember that tomorrow morning, when the sun comes out, I will see the people gathered in the square.”

“That’s it? I’d like to drink some spirits with you.” Arik said cheerfully.

“No need. If I can, I’d rather drink kvass. Bitter ale is not as good as this. What a pity!” Rurik deliberately emphasized his voice, “We have too little wheat in our hands.”

Hearing this, Asraki, whose back was slumped, straightened up suddenly, revealing her swollen and harmonious chest inadvertently.

“It’s okay.” Arik smiled, “I found out that spirits are only used with barbecue. You should ask your hometown to make more spirits. Forget it, since you asked to start immigration this year, they will all come over, and we will brew and distill wine on the spot. ”

After finishing speaking, he stood up and motioned to his wife, “Let’s go! It’s time for my brother and sister (referring to Svetlana) to rest well, and we will go back too.”

“I…” Asraqi looked up at her husband, “I still have something to talk to the prince about.”

“Isn’t it finished? Or are you not full?”

“The next step is… I will negotiate with the prince in the capacity of the old Harald Krolev family.” Asuraki had already put on a serious face.

She is the second wife, and Arik also has an appointment with her, thus theoretically avoiding family conflicts.

And based on the agreement, the relationship between him and Asuraki is not only the reality of husband and wife, but also a kind of cooperation.

“Well, since that’s the case, I won’t bother you.” Arik waved his hand, he was very sensible.

The hall, which was not lively at first, became more cold. Some women worked as servants, went into the room to clean up the leftovers after the meal, and unloaded the tables and chairs.

Rurik doesn’t need to take care of the servants personally. Based on the current situation, he thinks it’s time to recruit a small group of servants.

He invited his sister-in-law into the inner hall, and brought his wife and Asuraki to the bedroom to discuss some important matters.

It was quite quiet here, except for the guards standing guard outside, there were only three of them left inside the small palace.

Asuraki sat sideways on the soft leather cushion, the soft light from the oil lamp on the wall illuminated her peaceful face and her high nose bridge.

Rurik noticed his second sister-in-law’s swollen belly, and secretly lamented that his cousin didn’t forget his business while hunting.

wait!

The sister-in-law also came to New Roseburg for the winter with Askad in her arms, and the brother-in-law actually moved here.

Presumably it’s time for my sister-in-law to give birth again?

Is it a boy named Jill?

Rurik hoped so.

Asraqi was a little reserved, the boy in front of him was quite handsome, his wife Svetlana was young and beautiful, but still childish.

The Maharaja was a very young boy, handsome and clean, with a mind full of command, and a strong body that proved that he was a good fighter.

He thinks that he has all the virtues of Viking men, and the wisdom beyond Viking men is endless.

The boy blessed by Odin once again showed great wisdom, and those writable papers that resemble Bufeibu are a new kind of proof.

She wanted to mention this first, but Rurik spoke first.

“Sister, you… It seems that you have it again.”

Rurik spoke very sweetly. Asuraki was first surprised, then secretly pleased, and stroked her stomach: “Yes. I hope to have another boy. You know, I want to revive the family, and I will do things for you. Then, give this child a name, too.”

“Me? No. You are the mother of the child. Since he is the heir to your old Harald family name, only you are qualified.”

“That’s true. Then, you… dating me alone is not just for my second child. Indeed, you are the uncle of the child. ”

“It’s about the future of the Principality.” Rurik put away his smile and asked with a serious face, “I need wheat seeds now. I know you brought some wheat from Roseburg’s hometown to make delicious honey.” Bread, you must still have some in stock. Now, hand over all of them.”

“Ah? Why is this?”

“Very important.”

“Okay. Originally, I wanted to continue to make delicious noodles and sell them to hunters. Since it is your order, I will do so.”

Rurik was naturally satisfied with this answer, and he also knew that this woman had no choice but to order.

“Very good. Then, you also want to know the purpose of my doing this.” Rurik said intentionally.

“Yes.” Asraqi paused, “If wheat is very important, I will declare that wheat will not be used as food in the future.”

“Oh, why are things so extreme? Of course you have to use wheat to make delicious bread. The problem now is this. We have too little wheat in stock but too much oats. Do we still have to import wheat from Britain every year in the Principality of Ross? If one day Northumbria betrays, how will we get wheat? Then start a war? I want to grow wheat myself, and I will grow wheat on a large scale in Novgorod.”

The prince’s words were impassioned. Asuraki had never seen a wheat field in his life, and he had never even added ripe ears of wheat.

Of course she had seen a grain of wheat when she was very little, and knew that it was the best material for making bread, and that was all.

Since the prince is so ambitious, he naturally accepts it unconditionally.

“Yes. I’ll take out the wheat right away, but there aren’t many of them.”

“How much more?” Rurik asked anxiously.

“And maybe five sacks? I’m used to a hundred pounds in a sack.”

“That’s five hundred pounds, not bad. Alas, I just don’t know how much stock there is in Roseburg’s hometown!” Rurik sighed, “I hope my order will be delivered in time, and I hope Harold Zuosen didn’t mess around .”

Currently there are about 500 pounds of wheat on hand, and only a small portion of the land can be sown as wheat seed.

400 Roman pounds (Viking Roman pounds, 0.392kg) are sown per hectare (Viking system, 0.96 modern hectare), and Rurik intends to sow seeds at this value.

Rurik did not dare to act recklessly before confirming that spring wheat could produce high yields. He used the average production capacity of local oats as a reference, that is, the tradition of producing 2,000 pounds of wheat per hectare and leaving 20% for planting grain.

In this way, the cost of trial and error is not high, but the wheat on hand can be planted at most more than one hectare. If this is the case, it is just a test field.

Although there are risks in trial and error, Rurik is sure that he has enough costs to squander.

No matter what the so-called experimental field, one hundred hectares must be produced in one go, so all the wheat needs to be transported from Roseburg’s hometown to grow crops.

Regarding sending a new sled team to fight back to his hometown in this ice and snow world, Rurik has made up his mind, and he will implement it soon, but the whole operation is very sensitive to the timing.

If the farming season is delayed, the plan to plant spring wheat on a large scale this year will be ruined.

Just in case, the wheat seeds provided by Asuraki must be sown at the most correct time.

If the plan to transport grain on a large scale fails, the last hectare of wheat will be carefully cared for, and all their output will be used as grain for next year. Even if the most conservative method is used, Novgorod can still spend more time. Scale wheat.

The matter of Maizi is what Rurik is most concerned about at present, and this matter has a relatively comfortable result.

Rurik knew that Asuraki had a lot to ask, so he let her hear it.

Sure enough, the paper matter was hard to let go, and she even saw the business opportunities in it.

“My lord duke.” She spoke with a formal honorific title: “Those writing materials, paper, must be the wisdom of Odin, and you must have reproduced it in the world. I…I want to know the secret, and I want to give you Make more.”

“You?” Rurik narrowed his eyes cautiously and realized that this matter is not simple, “You want to make paper to make money?”

“No! For the Duke’s cause.”

“I believe you are sincere, but the matter of making money is also the same. You don’t need to get involved in this matter. If necessary, I will entrust you with discretion in the future.”

Of course, the paper industry can be developed into a profiteering industry, and making huge profits is not the goal. Rurik needs paper to cooperate with him to exert his authority and so on.

It would be too naive if Asuragi only saw the commercial value.

Rurik decided to hold on to this matter, and wait until the paper industry develops from scratch. People like Asilaki can be excellent distributors. As for passing on the technology to her, Rurik is a little worried. .

Because, this woman is not simple!

Asuraki, who was originally full of confidence, was thrown a basin of cold water head-on. On the surface, her emotions were like a discouraged ball, but in fact, her fighting spirit sprouted again in her heart.

Since Rurik didn’t say it to death, will he have a chance in the future?

It must be so.

So I should continue to support it personally, and even explore the secrets.

After all, Rurik has long said that the so-called Odin spread the wisdom of the gods to the world, and everyone has the right to explore it. The wisdom of the gods has never been a delicacy open to a few people.

This night, Rurik and Svetlana slept soundly.

Regarding the disaster of Queen Mary’s death in childbirth, Rurik restrained himself. He even “popularized” the relationship between fertility and age to his wives and concubines.

After all, it was a matter of life and death, so they restrained themselves without being frightened.

They didn’t take the initiative, and Rurik didn’t take the initiative this time.

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Except Carlotta and Rumia.

The two of them slept soundly as soon as they touched the bed, nestling together like a hibernating bear.

The whole of New Roseburg couldn’t be quiet, the peaceful winter life was broken, and the latest news made the whole city boil.

The Duke is going to fulfill his promise back then and give everyone the land!

The soldiers of the First Banner will be the first to receive the land!

All the old Russ will be divided into cultivated land!

The spread of the news is getting more and more outrageous, and the residents in the dark night have started to connect spontaneously.

Especially the people of Ostara welcomed back their duchess, and the talk of the fat land.

The people of Ostara have long been cheering!

At dawn the next day, before the moon had set and the sky was still dark blue, people in fur coats began to appear in the snow-covered Harvest Square.

The number of people is increasing, and men, women and even children are leaving the house.

The people in the city gathered here first. When the sun rose and the gates of the city wall opened, people who had already gathered outside the city also poured into the city, and gathered in Harvest Square very purposefully.

The huge square was originally prepared for large-scale gatherings of people, but now it is trampled very flat, and the golden light of the morning sun shines on the frozen city. There are as many as three thousand men and women standing in this square, all of them are dressed in leather. , the whole body is gray and black, and the fur is thick and thick, just like three thousand bears.

This scene is quite grand!

The guards (elite mercenaries) standing guard in shifts have seen this kind of formation, and all they can think of is that when the war breaks out, the enemy and us are gathering large armies.

The soldiers of the First Banner Squad wore blue and white uniforms under their thick leather jackets, and they all stepped out to ask the guards about the Duke.

At first the guards were willing to explain, but as too many people asked, they took the trouble.

There were even quarrels between the two sides, even though they had fought side by side many times.

It was Arik who had sharp eyes and personally stopped the two groups of violent people from fighting.

But things were completely beyond his imagination. At this time, his subordinates were complaining, and the guards on duty were also complaining.

What can Arik do?

He happened to see the governor Konusson who was trying to maintain order, and he scolded him face to face: “What’s going on? It was agreed that only the brothers from the first banner team would come. I saw all the men in the city come. A large group of women. Look, there are also a group of cubs here to join in the fun. There is actually a group of cubs on the roof who are not afraid of falling.”

Conuson was also very innocent. He explained with an embarrassing wry smile: “Everyone’s life is full of boredom, and they all came when they heard that the Duke wanted to distribute the land.”

“You were the one who received the order and agreed to only inform the First Banner Team. You must have made an omission in handling matters, and dare to falsely pass on the order.”

“I didn’t!” Conuson denied, “I swear on my honor, Rurik is a hero that the Ross people have only seen in a hundred years. How dare I disobey him. But the people are too enthusiastic, if they don’t trust the Duke very much, How do they start gathering before dawn?”

Aric gritted his teeth. It is true that his younger brother has incomparable prestige, so it is reasonable to attract thousands of people to look up to him.

It’s just that there are not many pure old Ross settlers here in Roseburg, and there are a large number of brothers from the First Banner Team who temporarily live here because of catching squirrels.

Arik was afraid that the land that should have belonged to his brothers would make it easier for the New Ross people who joined later.

The noise continued, and Rurik in the palace stomped his feet angrily when he heard the news.

He went to the toilet and ate some jerky, then put on his clothes cursingly.

Hearing the rumble outside, she knew that too many people had gathered, and Svetlana was nervous and panicked.

She first went to the main entrance, peeped out her eyes, and hurried back to report to her husband: “It’s all people! The square is full of your followers.”

“It’s followers, maybe not all!” Rurik buttoned his hat, “I’m afraid they made a mistake in conveying the order, and they all came to fight for my reward.”

After that, he patted his face vigorously and signaled his wife: “I guess so, but… this is my authority. Smile for me, take my arm and follow me. Remember! Lanna, I am the prince , you are the queen.”

Indeed, since Svetlana knew her destined husband, she was full of curiosity and affection for the name “Rurik”. When she saw her in person, all her feelings instantly condensed into admiration.

Maybe Rurik has gotten used to the feeling of being king, and she is not ready for motherhood!

She held Rurik’s hand, and the two of them, dressed in fluffy white robes, walked towards the rammed-earth platform of the square, took off their hats together, and faced the gathered crowd, as well as a group of urchins lying on the roof of the residential houses in the distance.

At this moment, Rurik hoped that there would be an electric loudspeaker to accurately convey his orders.

The residents of New Roseburg are not that many. Rurik took a closer look, and estimated that there were only more than 2,000 people gathered here, and most of the adults and teenagers of the entire city were here.

If they gather densely enough, keep quiet and are willing to listen carefully, they can indeed pass the words more accurately with their voices.

That is obviously impossible.

The sound of the wind will seriously interfere with the speech, and they are not standing shoulder to shoulder.

Now that he had appeared, Rurik and Lanna deliberately let them look up with their heads held high.

In fact, he also saw that Carlota brought hundreds of Ostara people of his own into it, so let them take a good look at the heroic figure of the great good man who bestowed his land.

Rurik just stood there deliberately not speaking, and his unusual behavior gradually quieted down the chattering crowd.

With only abundance left in his ears, Rurik finally drew out his dagger and shouted: “Warriors of the First Banner Squad! Assemble!”

[End of this Chapter]