Rise of Rurik - Chapter 699

[Chapter 700 The Dreaming Spout]

The pier was bustling with activity, and the visitors from their hometown finally completed the task within the agreed time.

I haven’t seen Rurik for more than half a year. Blacksmith Kawei has a lot to say here.

He got off the boat and walked over with a smile, and patted the brother on the shoulder very casually: “Now you are a stronger man. I heard that you are going to start a big immigration. People in my hometown are really looking forward to it.”

“Is that so?” Rurik felt quite relieved, “I didn’t expect you to come in person. Is Lilia also here?”

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“Come on, she’s still on board. I have a lot to say to you, about our iron production, and so on. Also, look at these two big ships, old Hotrato, I have a word for you , I want you to give these two new ships a good name.”

“It will all be resolved.” Rurik gently pushed Kawei’s hand away, and then looked at the fat little blue fox with surprised eyes: “You should have gone to Denmark, why did you appear here. Is it your request from Gould?”

The blue fox covered his heart with his chubby hands and bowed softly: “That’s right. My lord, we learned a lot about the incredible appearance of the sled team a few days ago. Since you have a lot of leather to sell, it must be my task .”

Blue Fox’s description coincided with Rurik’s thoughts. He slapped his thigh and praised: “Gould really understands me. Yes! I should ship a large amount of squirrel skins right now, and you can directly transport them Go to Denmark and sell it for me. Haha, I don’t care about the market in Mälaren anymore. You will do better than your big brother.”

A great opportunity lay in front of him, and the blue fox suddenly opened his eyes wide, full of expectations for the future, and praised repeatedly: “The Danes need all kinds of leather, and we will make a fortune, it all depends on the prince’s help.” Wisdom. Oh, and the ability of our Ross brother, who is better at hunting than Ross.”

Flattery came one after another, making people feel at ease. Rurik shrugged and looked at the big ship again: “These are the last two ships of my 88th Fleet plan. They completed the expedition on the first seaworthiness? It should be a formal and meaningful one.” name.”

Although the name needs to have some special meaning, Rurik also slapped his thighs this time, and the name seemed a bit hasty.

The eight imitation Caravel-style sailing ships of the same level only feel like big ships to people in this time and space.

Ross’s current material resources can completely build a thousand-ton displacement galleon that can sail around the world like the Gothenburg, but the shipbuilders have not yet accumulated enough technology.

These eight ships are not yet qualified to carry a huge name, and their narrow decks cannot afford it.

One of the two ships is called Vips, and the other is called Bear Altar.

Because when their hulls were completed, the Ross army completed the conquest of the northern shore of Lake Ladoga. Although the Karelian forces were not destroyed in one fell swoop, the entire Lake Ladoga was already within Ross’s sphere of influence.

The names of the two ships commemorate last year’s operation and also represent the two settlements.

The two ships transported not only wheat, but also more than a hundred women and children as well as a batch of soft goods.

Kawei came here with his family this time, and Lilia returned to her hometown. She also had to climb the rope net like everyone else, and her young son Kuzneslav was already climbing the net by himself.

This made the old Ligus laugh from ear to ear after seeing all this, but after a few years, his eldest grandson has been full of strength.

The mercenaries who rode the sleds returned by boat, with great success and great pay.

The more than 100 women and children who disembarked were actually the family members of the First Banner Squadron. It can be said that if the main force of the fleet were not in the east, the old Ross people from their hometown would have boarded the ship one after another and emigrated with their treasures. However, a large number of wheat seeds were piled up in the cabin. , the two ships cannot carry too many people.

Rurik entertained these distinguished guests from afar at the premises of the Rus Duma in Novgorod.

He and Otto smiled happily from ear to ear, and the faces of the others were also full of joy.

Kawei noticed that Arik, who came back from the southeast by boat, always exudes a faint smell of soil. Could this guy really be farming?

That’s right, the prince’s immigration plan is to organize everyone to farm, otherwise he wouldn’t force Spueut to transport all the wheat he got from Britain to here.

No, although Spyot was originally an ordinary person in the tribe, he has been ordered to explore the world over the years and has become a young explorer rather than a dusty explorer, and his face is full of vicissitudes of experience.

He was invited to sit here, listen to the great people talking about the mountains, and then wait for the opportunity to report his own knowledge.

Seeing the young people in his hometown, old Otto came alive again.

He slapped his thighs and said with emotion in an old voice: “If I think about the first time I came here, I would like this warm place. Unexpectedly, thirty years have passed, and this place has become our destination. I heard that, Eighty years ago, we Ross people had to hide in the fjords because we were expelled by those guys by Lake Mälaren. The heroic spirits of our predecessors are all in the sky, and they have witnessed our greatness. It’s great that you came here…”

The old leader is recalling the past, and Kawei, Lanhu and others are accompanied by smiling faces.

Most of the young people can’t really understand the grievances that the Ross people have borne. They focus on the future. What they have seen in the past few years is the Ross army’s overcoming obstacles and cutting melons and cutting vegetables against the enemy.

Otto was in high spirits, thinking about the glorious years since the meeting, so Rurik just listened to his emotion for the time being.

The topic finally returned to the topic.

Otto was tired of talking and Rurik continued to talk about it. He asked directly: “I asked Kharozov from my hometown to handle the matter, and the matter has obviously been settled. The fleet sent the wheat. Who is the commander of this voyage?” ? Kawi, is that you? Or you? Blue Fox?”

While the two looked at each other, Spyot raised his head: “My lord, I am the commander. I was the one who took the wheat back to the fjord last year, and now I am the one who transports the wheat to Novgorod again. Germany.”

Taking a closer look at the young man who was no longer young, Rurik was deeply satisfied.

“How much wheat did you bring?”

“Yes! I am going to report this matter to you truthfully.”

Spout said in detail that Northumbria barely provided wheat due to the so-called agricultural damage caused by the destruction of the war, equivalent to nearly 30 tons.

Although the “order” was to ask the left-behind Governor Harrow Zuosen not to sell wheat on behalf of the Duke, but once they tasted the taste of wheat, people would be alienated from oats.

A batch of wheat was sold before the “order” arrived. Even if it was more expensive, the people in their hometown rushed to buy it first.

Rurik’s “money bank” has actually made a fortune, but now he hopes that the money will still appear in front of him in the form of wheat grains.

More than 15 tons and nearly 40,000 Nordic Roman pounds of wheat still arrived in Novgorod. They were kept intact in burlap sacks and piled neatly in the cabin for the time being.

Spouter guarantees with honor that ice, snow and humidity have never disturbed these seeds, and if they are used to sow seeds, they will all germinate.

Rurik was all ears, the 40,000 pounds of wheat seed did not meet his expectations, and the Northumbrians essentially defaulted on the contract.

At least the situation is not too bad. He has no time to go on an expedition to attack the Northumbrians who have been seriously injured, and his mind is full of farming immediately.

“Sput, many people say that you are the bravest explorer, and I think that’s true!”

“No! You are the greatest.” Spout complimented hastily.

“Of course I am the greatest, and I also recognize your bravery. I want to plant wheat extensively in Novgorod, and you successfully transported a large number of seeds for me. Based on the experience I have now, these wheat grains are enough to spread Close to two hundred hectares of fields.”

The area of the field is too unfamiliar to Spouter, so the prince said it should be a large area.

He took the opportunity to invite credit, and said bluntly: “My lord, I have paid so much, and I should be able to get some generous rewards.”

“Reward? Of course!” Rurik raised his head and asked with a smile, “What do you want? Land? Women? Or money?”

“Give me some money. I have a woman and a child, but I’m not good at farming and I don’t want to farm. I’ve seen the vastness of the world for myself over the years. Maybe I can go to the end of the world. I’m willing to explore, for Ross Also for myself.”

These words were so loud that Rurik didn’t know how to answer them for a while.

“Since you want money, how much do you need?”

“Just give me ten pounds of silver. I want my wife and children to live well, and I want new clothes and new arms. And I want to have a big boat of my own. I know what I want Too much, so I will serve you wholeheartedly and explore the vast territory for Rose.”

The guy’s words went deep into Rurik’s mind, and he couldn’t help but wonder, does this guy want to be Drake?

Not right either!

It’s normal for an expanding kingdom to hire some unofficial people to expand the kingdom’s territory.

Rurik remembered that the Ross in history hired Cossacks to explore distant places for the empire, and let the explorers do the dirty work, and the imperial officials ratified and took over one by one in due course.

And that Dredd, who took the king’s private plunder license to make money for himself, was also making money for the king, and was upgraded from a bandit to a nobleman.

Does Spout want to be the royal pirate of the Duchy of Ross?

Do not!

The Duchy of Ross doesn’t need to do this at the moment

A very real problem confronted Rurik.

The principality has expanded rapidly in recent years, and now the jurisprudence and substance have gone hand in hand to complete the rule over Lake Ilmen.

At present, the principality directly controls a total of twelve large and small Slavic farms, and the Slavic population exceeds 20,000.

In fact, the population of Greater Novgorod is more than five times that, and it is reasonable to even boldly estimate the population to reach 200,000, but those people are hiding, and their farms are isolated islands in the dense forest. The communication between the mainstream large farms around the lake is very limited.

Indeed, the farm economy of the Slavs was completely self-sufficient. A natural village bound by blood ties survived in the vast forest, forming an extremely stable isolated system.

But Rose came, and they had to accept a new era and end their cramped life.

It is actually very easy to order them to submit. After the spring plowing, the original plan was to order Governor Medved to subdue them and take them back to the rule of Ross. It is a bit troublesome to find them accurately.

Ross also legally ruled the whole of Finland, and all the 30,000 to 40,000 people in Suomi are actually in a state of autonomy.

The upper rulers are appointed by Ross, and they are all servants of Ross.

At present, the population of the Principality of Ross that can be directly ruled by the prince has reached 40,000.

This number seems to be very large, and the blond old Ross people who are purely from the Ross tribe account for only one tenth of them.

The North Germanic ancestry of the Ross people has been irreversibly integrated into the Slavic and Finnish ancestry, and a surprising number of children have been born continuously.

With the rapidly expanding land area and small population, years of wars and the consumption of the old Russ, the principality has reached the moment when it must sit down and digest the results honestly. Becoming conservative is a strategy unless the enemy invades in person.

Rurik did not give a clear reply to Spouter’s request for the time being, but only mentioned that the economic rewards must be generous.

The vast territory dilutes the population of Ross. Thanks to the fact that all settlements are adjacent to connected waters and seas, and Ross has the First Baltic Navy, the fleet can connect various regions to each other to avoid division.

However, due to the high delay rate of information transmission in the transportation of wheat this time, the bad effect is still reflected in the wheat planting this year.

The most critical issue in this meeting is to talk about wheat seeds. When the reminiscence ends with the sunset, from the next day, everything is less important than farming.

Of course, Rurik still had some things to discuss with Gould’s second son, Blue Fox, and even arranged for him to complete some important tasks.

Nothing is as important as seizing the tail of spring plowing and planting wheat.

He set sail in the early morning of the next day, and at noon, he took a boat directly to the planting and construction site of the first flag team, which was still busy in the old Pine Needle Manor.

The young labor force of the Old Ross people was ordered to arrive here, and the more than one hundred women and children who came with the ship also disembarked to reunite with the families of the First Banner.

Although there are some children inside, they are actually half-grown. They are indeed young. They have been eating the wheat and fish meat provided by Rurik for many years, and they have received military training. They are like newborn calves. They should give priority to getting stronger and stronger. Used for sowing on arable land.

Kawei placed his wife and children with his father-in-law Regus, who was so ambitious that he wanted to manipulate the Quyuanli that he had directly cast.

He stood on the bow, shoulder to shoulder with Prince Rurik.

When he was young, he purposely added a big beard, even though he could shave his hair quickly with a sharp knife.

But the beauty of the long beard is that it is an affirmation of a promising man, and this kid, Burik, is also growing a beard.

This is Kawei’s surprise. This little saint who grew up by himself is only fourteen years old this year. Why is he as tall as him?

What did this kid grow up eating?

Sure enough, Odin has been giving strength to promote growth?

It would be a bit bad if it grows into a giant.

The genes of men in northern Europe are like this. Fourteen years old is the period of rapid physical development. As long as they eat well during this period, they will definitely grow taller.

This is reflected in Rurik, and it is even more reflected in the group of cubs in his hometown.

A large group of seemingly weak boys and girls have become tall and strong in the past few years. This scene is really unexpected and incomprehensible to the old guys in their hometown.

In fact, the reason is very simple. The children of the old Ross people of the Ross tribe have all thrown them to Prince Rurik because of the fact that the prince took care of the food. Training, it’s ridiculous to be skinny and short.

Kawei’s eyes looked into the distance: “The Pine Needle Manor no longer exists, I see fields everywhere here, are they all ours?”

Rurik said in a flash: “Most of them belong to us, and some of them are given to the allies as spoils of war. By the way, I only allocated 500 hectares to the first flag team. Kawei, you set up countless Meritorious man, if you want land, I can give you some.”

“Me? Are you kidding or serious?!” Kawei looked embarrassed.

“Of course I’m serious.”

“This…forget it. I am a blacksmith, and I believe in Thor. I would rather go further in the blacksmithing business, and I don’t want to become lazy because of farming.”

“Oh? Farming makes men lazy. What a wonderful description.”

There are some things Kawei dare not say, which is the so-called “becoming a farmer will make a soldier lose the soul of a warrior”, which is a tactical change of topic.

Seeing a settlement forming in the distance, he stretched out his hand and asked, “Is there a new city? Is it the second Pine Needle Manor?”

“Of course not!” The wind was a little louder, and Rurik also shook his voice, “There is a river in the northeast, and the locals call it the Msj River. The First Banner Team will build a new settlement near the river, and it will be called Ms. Kistad, according to the Slavs, is Mstiysk!”

“A very pleasing name. Ah! I still like the fields here, much more beautiful than those on the shore of Lake Mälaren. Rurik, feel the warm lake breeze, I hope so much to see the wheat waves here this autumn .”

“Don’t worry, your dreams will come true.”

[End of this Chapter]