Rise of Rurik - Chapter 695

[Chapter 696 A Triple-Win Contract]

Most of the reindeer captured in the war against Karelia last year were transported to Novorosberg this winter.

A large number of deserted beaches on both sides of the Neva River are covered with snow, and they have become excellent places for herding deer in winter.

Governor Konusson took on this task. The biggest job of the deer herders he assigned was to keep these deer from getting lost. The task was really simple, and the benefits he got from it were not small.

There are nearly 3,000 deer of all ages, and they are legally the property of Rurik.

Hundreds of other deer were trophies of the warriors, and their conditions varied.

Some deer were slaughtered long ago, the deer skins were sold, and the venison went into the belly of the soldiers.

Some deer are bought by residents and become animal power for pulling sleds in winter and two-wheeled carts in summer.

More than 50 deer were bought directly by the old Harald with silver. The deer owner, the old soldier Ross, needed silver coins but was not good at raising deer, so he took out the silver coins and led the deer home happily.

They are less powerful than ponies, and better to have than nothing.

Old Harald was forced to emigrate to New Roseburg with a lot of family property, because his beautiful daughter married General Ross, and the fate of being murdered was gone. A lot of property was kept in the form of gold and silver, and the lost Careers can also be quickly restored in the New World.

The Rus had been the raiders, and now the family was part of the Rus.

So old Harald didn’t have hatred in his heart?

If Ross’s army hadn’t attacked Gotland, he would still be doing well on the island.

hatred?

What’s the use of hating.

The dispute between the Gotlands and the Svealans was a bad debt for hundreds of years, but he never imagined that the Ross people among the Svealans were so powerful.

Now everything is clear, the reason why the Ross people are strong is that they came out of the cramped place and began to expand under the leadership of the heroic leader, just like a bear that had hibernated for a long time jumped out of its cave to look for food.

Having personally contacted Rurik, Prince of Ross, he concluded that this son was far superior to other Viking leaders.

Many noble people only care about the happiness of themselves and their families. Otherwise, Rurik is a tyrant on the outside, but a saint on the inside. He is a person full of contradictions.

Now the grandson has been born, and Gustav can already walk. This kid is half-Russian in blood, and the inheritance is indeed the name of the Khrolev family.

There are successors in the family, not to mention that this kid is the nephew of Prince Ross.

Gotland has perished, and the Sweden of Ross and Svealan has also split. Old Harald feels that he must be buried on the banks of the Neva River, at least he can see the revival of the family before he dies.

The family’s best leather production and trading work is expanding, and the newly opened mill work is a new way to make money.

As the mill expanded, more animals were needed to drive more stone mills.

However, simply processing flour also earns a labor fee. Even if the flour is made into pancakes and bread, isn’t it the same as earning a labor fee?

This is a job with small profits but high sales. Only by relying on the advantages of scale can we make a lot of money.

There are only thousands of residents in New Roseburg, and Panzi Bread’s customers are mainly hunters and fishermen. They buy high-quality dry food to meet unexpected needs. If they feel that the dry food they make at home is enough, they will not buy more.

Therefore, the largest order still comes from the army.

Old Harald didn’t say anything on the surface, but he still felt that his daughter’s big mill was a waste of money-making efficiency.

If the Duke of Ross stopped his expedition on that day, the business of the mill would also be depressed.

Although this is unlikely, how will they judge when the Ross army will go on an expedition?

Unless the cost is strictly controlled, start from the food production link, such as getting one’s own field and hiring someone to plant it as a landlord.

Old Harald and Asuraki both needed farmland, and they had both disclosed it to Rurik, and they were indeed ready to move.

Could it be that the farmland can only grow wheat?

How can wheat grow cash crops quickly?

There are not many family members and servants, and the food supply in New Roseburg is normal. If there is a shortage of food at home, you can just buy it with money, and your limited energy and material resources should be invested in high value-added industries.

In order to get rich in a short period of time, Asuraki has the motive of taking risks, and can invest heavily and wait for a windfall in the future.

They have the capital to take risks and unique hole cards. Asuraki concluded that Rurik would not sit idly by and watch his family become poor. If his eldest nephew Gustav was having a hard time, he would definitely help.

Besides, the relocation of the Khrolev family here was basically Rurik’s order, and the existence of the family itself had a special meaning to Ross.

The family shouldered a special heavy responsibility, so when Rurik sent a messenger to ask the old Harald and Asuraki father and daughter to come to the palace for a meeting, the father and daughter could guess what it meant by thinking about it with their toes.

After all, the people in Austala have been clamoring for a land buyer these days. After all, there are people watching the theater everywhere, and no one can come up with a huge sum of money in one go.

In fact, old Harald couldn’t take out sixty pounds of silver coins in one go, because he and his daughter were betting on fate.

Gold and silver have been turned into real goods and real estate, and the last liquid funds have recently been exchanged with Rurik.

The family still has some gold and silver reserves, but they can’t afford the huge amount of money to buy the land.

Asuraki held her father’s arm, and the two of them were unaccompanied and did not need to be accompanied.

Even Arik’s request to be accompanied by Peravina was declined.

There are some guards standing outside the palace, the huge Harvest Square is still covered with snow, and the sunlight is very dazzling here.

The air is no longer terribly cold, and the time for the world to thaw is not far off.

Huge sleigh teams and a large number of reindeer will move to Novgorod, and Novorosberg, which has been busy all winter, will return to her summer tranquility, unless the army gathers again.

The father and daughter entered the lobby of the palace calmly. Rurik did not summon them in the more appropriate “Russ Duma” parliamentary court to show his attitude. Secondly, this was indeed a small meeting attended by the top nobles of Ross. No one else needs to know.

Carlotta, who had come first, sat down casually sideways.

Rurik also crossed his legs indifferently, and when the old Harald father and daughter entered the room, he stretched out his hand to signal.

Old Haral sat down panting heavily, he was still very reserved: “My lord, there must be a special invitation for this old man to discuss something important.”

“It’s really a big deal. I’m not polite. Both of you father and daughter are here. Let me tell you clearly! It’s about the sale of about ten hectares of farmland by the people of Ostara. I hope that your family will buy it in one go as the buyer. Down.”

This happened suddenly, and the father and daughter were overjoyed when they heard the truth, but the two old commercial foxes showed a very calm expression on their faces.

It turned out that Carlotta couldn’t sit still.

“I beg you, you must buy our land! The people of Ostara want to build a new home in a new place, and we need a fortune as a start-up capital. We have almost nothing, only this reclaimed land.”

This is a buyer’s market. Rurik was not surprised that Carlotta would be respectful to customers, but he didn’t expect her to be so urgent.

Asraki looked at Carlotta and then at Rurik, feeling at a loss for a moment.

Rurik could add: “That’s it. She wants to sell the land, and you sell the land. I think it will be good for both of you.”

Asuragi looked at her father’s eyes, which clearly pointed out: “You are the best thing about being a good girl.”

With her father’s hint, she also braved up: “Buy land? Yes. At least I need to know the price.”

The price tag had already been spread, and Asuraki asked knowingly.

It turned out, as rumored, that sixty pounds of silver would do, or six pounds of gold.

Carlotta, the female leader of Ostara, personally confirmed the unnegotiable price.

“What do you think?” Carlotta asked.

“Can.”

“This is great!” Carlota sat up excitedly, and Rurik also had a smile on his face.

“However!” Asraqi glanced at Rurik out of the corner of his eye, and said solemnly: “To be honest, I lack cash on hand. Since the prince has ordered a silver coin to be exchanged for ten pounds of oats, I can pay with oats.” The money?”

“This… is also fine.”

“Oh? Since this is all right, what about processed leather and cloth? Sister Carlotta, the money you want is sixty pounds of silver coins! It’s nothing to the prince, but it’s a lot of money to us merchants Money. Converted into wheat, it is 60,000 pounds, enough to carry a large ship!”

For a moment, Carlota was in a daze, not knowing what this sister wanted to do.

In fact, Rurik was also a little confused, he guessed something, but couldn’t say it.

“Asraki!” Rurik raised his head and questioned, “Don’t be tricky. Since you promised her, she handed over the fields, and you offered money or something equivalent. What exactly do you want?”

Asuraki showed a regretful look: “My lord, I can produce goods of equivalent value, but the oats you promised have not yet been delivered to my warehouse. In fact, there is no such thing as my family that can load 60,000 pounds of wheat at one go.” The granary. As for the silver coins, they have probably been turned into leather. There are still a lot of silver coins paid to the construction workers as compensation. Besides, I don’t think Carlotta has the ability to take all of them with me. Even if they take it away, do they really know how to trade and sell the leather?”

I can’t understand it at all!

What is this woman trying to do?

Carlotta felt as if she had been entertained, and felt that she was not clever enough.

Rurik understood her hint: the payment can be postponed, and it is okay to pay more.

The transaction mode of deferred payment is no stranger to Rurik. In the era of big e-commerce, it is normal for customers to delay payment.

As long as they trust each other and maintain their reputation, or agree on a reputation with some kind of coercive force, the transaction can continue.

Rurik asked directly: “You actually want to delay the payment, don’t you? Asuraki, you definitely mean that.”

“Yes! Since the adults have already guessed it. Actually…”

“You don’t need to hide anymore.” Rurik shook his head.

“Okay.” Asuraki sighed helplessly, “I’m also thinking about Sister Carlota and her people. Sixty pounds of silver, if you don’t sell it, my lord, I’m sure the only one in New Roseburg The family has the financial resources to sell. What I said is true. I lack cash on hand. We are still waiting for the sea to thaw and sell all the goods on hand. Sister Carlotta chose an inappropriate time node Sell the land if…”

She began to negotiate terms with Carlotta one-on-one: “Give me the land immediately, and when I recover the payment for the purchase, I will not only pay you the owed money, but also give you additional interest.”

“Interest? How much?!” Carlota asked without thinking.

Seeing that his wife and concubine were too pure and high-quality for this transaction, Rurik couldn’t stand it anymore. He slapped his thigh fiercely and stopped the only 5% interest rate that Asuraki wanted to pay on the spot.

“I’ve decided! 20% interest rate. Asuraki, give her eighty pounds of silver coins before this year’s harvest, not one less.”

“My lord!” Asuraki also ate.

The interest rate is good, Carlotta immediately made a decision and claimed the deal, and then smiled.

Asuraki was a little confused by the sudden imperial appointment, and even though old Harald was watching a play, his face was sullen now.

Rurik still slapped his thigh: “If it weren’t for all my money in Roseburg’s hometown, I would have bought it, Asuraki, for Ostara and Rose, please spend a lot of money! All future All the people of Australas will miss you.”

But Asraqi only felt a little hypocrisy, Rurik and Carlota were very close, they were a family to each other, as if what happened today was the blackmail of their husband and wife.

She gritted her teeth: “Since it is the king’s order, I must agree. So we must sign the contract.”

Since it is necessary to establish a commercial contract, it is absolutely impossible to say it verbally.

The sheer volume of paper carried from Novgorod immediately underscores its beauty.

This is the oath between Asraki and Carlota, and Rurik is at best a witness.

The document was quickly signed and the document itself was folded. Old Harald was stunned by all this. He saw the commercial value of it, and even saw that paper even changed the way of life.

Isn’t it troublesome to make a written oath?

To engrave on a suitable wood, the wood must be carefully prepared, and then the thick wood must be preserved.

Old Harald had also heard of the noble material of parchment as the carrier of the contract. It was done by the Franks in the far south, but the value of the parchment itself was astonishing.

Therefore, many businessmen don’t like to make a written contract, which indeed has a very serious trouble of carrying the carrier material of the contract.

A large number of commercial activities often involve the inability of money to be in place in time, which naturally leads to the business of lending money.

Commercial contracts rely on the oral statements of both parties, which is too operable. Once the two parties have a wrong understanding of the contract, conflicts will arise.

On the issue of ownership of money and goods, the ambiguity of the verbal contract led to subsequent fighting. Old Harald had seen too much in the Viking business environment of Old Gotland.

The port of Visby lay in ruins, and new settlements were established by new Swedish settlers replacing the old Gotlanders.

Old Harald didn’t hang around there much, but business is business. The Russians and the Swedes have the same or even stronger business atmosphere here. Now the paper brought by the Prince of Ross makes it easy to sign written contracts. This thing is simply for Born for business!

His layout is really a bit smaller, but the depth of what he sees exceeds that of ordinary businessmen.

In terms of nature, the land transaction involving Asuraqi and Carlotta is of great significance.

Rurik, Prince of Ross, does not own the property rights of these farmlands. As an arbitrator and certifier, he has paid attention to this transaction throughout the process.

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Nearly ten hectares of farmland has become the private property of the old Harald family. The cultivation of wheat or other cash crops on it, or even abandonment, is theoretically the family’s own business.

But here is Rose, and Rurik will not allow the land to be littered.

Ten hectares is a huge field, and Asuraki can’t control what to plant on it even if she owns the field.

Carlotta is very satisfied with this transaction. When there is a wealth equivalent to eighty pounds of silver coins that becomes the property of the Ostara people, the tribe will rely on it for rapid development.

Asuraki will not really wait until the goods are sold to pay back the money in silver coins. She will first pay the grain equivalent to 20 pounds of silver coins as the first payment, and the subsequent balance of 60 pounds of silver coins must be in cash. silver.

The two women were satisfied with each other, and Rurik spoke again: “Aslaqi, you have obtained the land now. This is a large-scale land transaction that I have approved. Your actions have created a history for Ross. Tell me, What are you going to plant in your new field?”

“Maybe it’s wheat.” Asraki knew that Rurik must have something to say, so the answer was full of temptation.

“No. You don’t plant wheat. I order you to plant flax stalks.”

“Why flax? Simply for making cloth?”

“Not only that.” Rurik sighed softly: “In my opinion, the banks of the Neva River in New Roseburg are still not suitable for growing wheat. It is suitable for growing flax, ramie and ship’s rope. Your family Since I was good at leather processing when I was in Gotland, the processed leather is used to make clothes. Since the end is to make clothes, isn’t making linen also a high profit? Listen!”

“yes.”

Rurik’s face was serious: “I allowed your family to revive, and I also need your family’s revival. I want you to plant flax on a large scale, because my fleet needs a lot of hemp rope and cloth, and my shipboard weapons need hemp rope The torque. How much money can you earn by simply growing wheat and then crushing it into flour? If you plant all flax, I will accept as much as you like, and the price will satisfy you. For this reason, I am willing to sign a futures contract with you immediately. ”

The prince is using his power to lead a transaction, and Asuraki knows that everything about his family is actually in the hands of this person.

As the saying goes, there is no love for no reason, as smart as she is, she knows that the purpose of the prince is to support an obedient big businessman in the East, so as to prevent the Gould family, a big businessman in the West, from dominating.

No, a flax futures contract was quickly signed, and Rurik decided to use the price of flax stalks at the Mellaren Birka market last summer as a guide price to purchase the expected output of Asilaki’s land this year.

Flax stalk is a commercial crop. It seems that its only use is to make cloth, and its special properties limit its marketability.

If there is no such super purchaser as Rurik, it is true that ten hectares of land are planted with this, and they will definitely lose money in the end.

Therefore, this paper contract has advanced significance across the ages. If a wealthy businessman suddenly jumped out and wanted to buy this contract, Rurik might sell it at an increased price and cash out immediately.

If there is a doll-style purchase around this contract, selling the contract alone is a means of cashing out. Isn’t this a typical futures transaction?

The essence of tulip mania is a group of merchants trading around a written contract for the right to purchase a particular tulip bulb, trading against the contract itself.

Fortunately, there is no businessman richer than Rurik trying to do this in the Duchy of Ross. It is undeniable that this contract has opened up the situation in nature, and the Duchy of Ross has begun to give birth to the soil of futures trading behavior.

Now that there is a written contract, there is no possibility that Rurik-sama will break the contract in Asuraki’s mind.

Her mind calculated that she would make a lot of money growing flax stalks this year, and every year.

By signing two contracts within one day, the three parties can get their own benefits. Not only can they make a lot of money this year, but they also have great positive significance for each other’s future.

It’s a win-win deal.

[End of this Chapter]