Rise of Rurik - Chapter 709

[Chapter 710]

Some small traders ran away urgently with their treasures, and the wooden shacks they left behind lost their owners.

Stad led his troops to easily occupy here, and the brothers no longer have to sleep in the woods.

The horses were tied up on the spot, and some soldiers went to mow the grass to guard them, and some took money to sell the farmers’ surplus grain by force, and fed the horses for themselves.

They raised the Raven Banner to show their presence in Hedeby.

So far Stade’s mission is more or less complete, and though it’s not going as it should, Hadeby is slowly recovering from his sudden slump.

The strange confrontation with Ross’s armed merchant really worried him. King Horik didn’t want to fight an untimely war before he was strong. Stad actually knew that his king would neither use force against Ross nor turn his face against East Frank. .

However, the public outrage was hard to appease, and the Danish tribes outside of Hedeby were still hostile to Ross.

Is that the attitude of the Ross people?

Obviously the party with fewer people would rather fight than compromise?

“If I do well, the king will make me the Earl of Hedeby, right? If I can’t solve the problem of the Ross merchant, the Earl will not think about anything.” Don’t dare now.

Life has entered into a strange calm, disappearing merchants began to appear, and the city of Hedeby has indeed changed, that is, King Horik’s envoy army has completed its occupancy, and the trading activities of merchants and people are carried out under the watchful eyes of the envoys.

The vast majority of people rely on this trading base to live. Even if King Horik comes, everyone can only pay taxes honestly in order to survive.

Ordinary people have no right to choose a ruler or not to have a king. They can only respond to changes with the same.

Those big merchants were not the same. Since the news of the confrontation between the envoy and the Ross merchant quickly spread, all the merchants couldn’t help but sweat for the fat man’s life, and began to worry that the Ross people’s stubbornness would harm others.

A business meeting was quietly held without the participation of Ross people.

The merchants were still dressed in gorgeous clothes, because some people had already gone to Frank with the goods they bought, and there were no more than a dozen big merchants present at the meeting.

Already representative of the entire Hedeby business world, these people gathered together, each one worried.

Someone was the first to speak: “I’ve thought about it, this tax must be paid. If we don’t pay it, we will die.”

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This is an inappropriate but crucial question. The businessmen looked at each other in blank dismay, but most of them already had the answer in their hearts.

Of course, there are still people who try to argue: “Why? I just want to ask why? A man who came from nowhere claims to be the Lord of the city. If you give him money and he runs away, another man will jump out and claim to be the lord of the city.” It’s the real Godfrey’s grandson. Are you going to pay me any more?”

This is another very acute question.

Some people’s emotions became sad and angry: “That man is too demanding, a hundred pounds of silver coins, he is really crazy.”

“But if we don’t give it, it will be troublesome.”

“Why? I think the people of Ross are desperately fighting against taxes, and that fat man is actually a fighter. They can show a tough attitude, but we only have weakness?”

Most businessmen couldn’t be infected by such words, some shook their heads: “Horik has soldiers! We have very few private soldiers.”

“In my opinion, the Ross people did it on purpose. They are turning shops into fortresses, and the purpose is for the new king to fight to the end.” A wise man analyzed.

But then again, when it comes to business, you don’t shudder, as long as you make money, you can talk about it.

The wise man seemed to understand everything, and instantly lowered his head and his voice became quieter, attracting everyone to gather around: “In my opinion, all this is a conspiracy by that prince Ross.”

“Conspiracy? How do you see it?”

Big Smart continued: “That fat blue fox seems to be planning to use his own death to start a war. Oh no, the war between Ross and Denmark has never stopped, and it has only been suspended in recent years. Think about it, Horik took Heise For example, is it possible for the Ross people to do business? We buy a lot of their leather, and we can’t make a fortune if we can’t buy them.”

“So, once Horik does this, our brother’s interests will be damaged. Horik will blackmail us a hundred pounds of silver every year, and everyone will become poor within five years.” Someone described it this way, and everyone became angry. But it was impotent and furious.

After hearing these words, the wise man felt that his speculation was close to the truth.

“Since this is the case, who do you think will win if a war breaks out?”

On the contrary, everyone has no doubts about this question. After contacting the Ross businessman, everyone learned a lot of news from the East, and they knew far more about the Principality of Ross than any other Danish lords.

Da Zhiming continued: “In my opinion, Ross will win. Their navy is very strong, and they can also lead an expedition to the east. It is said that some Norwegian leaders are friends of the prince of Ross. Besides, the Swedes will definitely help Ross. No matter what is divided It’s nonsense, Ross and Sweden are one family, I don’t think the foreign Horik will gather the strength of all Denmark to fight them.”

And so begins an epiphany: “So Horik needs money?”

“Yes! A lot of money! Only by buying those lords with money can Horik complete his rule. Where does he get the money, he can only blackmail us.”

“So let’s run away?” Someone said tremblingly.

“Bah! Our money, wives, concubines, and slaves are all here. Once they run away, where will they go?”

“Maybe we go straight to the Ross?”

“Go to Rose? Which of you knows the way? To put it lightly.”

The merchants quarreled in a daze, until the wise man stood up to organize the noisy quarrel.

“Okay! Friends, we should think about what to do in the future, instead of quarreling boringly here, can the quarrel scare away that Horick?”

“Do you have a good opinion?” Someone asked angrily.

“Yes! It’s just that this method is a bit dirty.”

“Dirty?” Someone yelled again: “Whenever you come, it will save us less loss, and it doesn’t matter if it’s dirty.”

“Okay. Then you come here again, and you have to swear that you are not allowed to disclose it to anyone according to our method.”

Da Zhiming gathered businessmen, and he began to plan a conspiracy, and a plan to seek benevolence and gain benevolence with strength came into being.

“The fat blue fox intends to show his ambition by death. He certainly doesn’t want Ross to suffer losses. Horick must be purely for money. As long as they fight, as long as the blue fox dies and the shops are destroyed, the Ross people will be furious.” We must immediately bring about this result, and wait until Horik is beaten until he vomits blood and loses his advantage. How dare he say no when we refuse to pay tribute? Presumably all the Danish lords will expel him, so that Hedeby is still free. I will I’m afraid the Ross people won’t call.”

The method is really vicious. I sacrificed a good business partner for my own benefit. I bought a huge amount of squirrel fur from him a few days ago, and even signed a futures contract. Everyone is holding wooden documents in their hands. .

The businessmen looked at each other, and they had a unified answer in their hearts, which was tacit.

Someone else sighed: “That fat man is not afraid of death, is he still a businessman?”

“Who knows? It is said that there are many men in their family. If one dies, the other brothers can continue to live. Moreover, such a death is considered a hero, and it can win honor for the family.”

“I would rather die myself for the honor of my family, what a ruthless person…”

It is not easy for businessmen to meet Lan Hu now, and they already feel that Lan Hu is dead in their hearts.

The big businessman wants to see Horrick dead, and it’s old fashioned to like Hadeby.

They were conservative in their own interests, and after a meeting, the businessmen went about their business.

Horrick’s men had to be given a great deal of temptation in order for the fight to take place immediately.

The wise man took a few businessman friends and rushed to Stad’s current residence after the meeting.

When they entered the actual military camp, they saw naked women running around, followed by shirtless soldiers running like shepherds chasing sheep.

“Did they actually catch some women? I just said that this group of people is greedy, and those words are lying to us.”

Da Zhiming shook his head: “At this point, we can only bite the bullet and say it.”

The businessman’s visit was unavoidable, and the warriors saw the well-dressed guest coming, and immediately went up to them, stretching out their hands to beg for bribes.

After getting some silver coins, he began to ask the visitor what he meant.

Clever and respectful: “We are all wealthy businessmen, and we want to meet Master Stud.”

“Want to see our lord? Your lord is busy with his new wife and concubine…” It seems like he wants to refuse guests?

But the soldiers kept winking.

As expected of great cleverness, he hurriedly stuffed some more silver coins, and his anger deepened in his heart.

The soldier was satisfied: “Just wait, I’ll report right away.”

The soldier was still arrogant just now, so he had to be cautious when entering the house.

He saw that his master was crushing a poor peasant girl. The peasant girl was captured on the spot, and Stud saw that she was pretty, so he kept him to enjoy himself.

Even though she was allowed to be a wife and concubine, the current behavior of bulls would almost crush her to death.

“My lord. There are…”

“Get out! Didn’t you see that I was busy?”

“My lord.” The soldier said cautiously again: “It’s those big businessmen, they seem to come here with good intentions.”

“Oh? Are you here to give me money? Well, let them wait a while, and I will change my clothes before receiving them.”

Stad immediately waved his hands, and asked the two women who were hiding to pull the almost unconscious peasant girl away.

He was very elegant, and when he first came to Hedeby, he used the excuse of farmers resisting taxes to look for women in nearby villages. He chose three by himself, and his subordinates also got their own income.

He did it on purpose, so that the almost crazy brothers should indulge to maintain morale, and at the same time announce to Hedeby and the nearby Saxon villages that the real master of Denmark has come.

Soon, in the same room, Stard, who put on his shirt, received the five big businessmen happily. He was still happy, and just wanted to settle the matter and continue to be happy.

The businessman had just entered the house, and he was the first to ask: “Are you sending me money?”

“Yes! That’s it.” Da Congming had planned a long time ago, and gave everyone five packs of silver coins with a wink.

Seeing the large amount of silver coins, Stud felt even more delighted, and couldn’t help feeling: “It is said that Heise is rich, and you big businessmen are really rich. It seems that you will give us the money very well. King Horik.”

Da Zhiming had an idea and deliberately complimented: “My lord, you are also a noble person. We will need your protection when we do business in the future.”

This flattery was well done, and Stud rejoiced: “I tell you, the king must have accepted me as Earl of Hedeby, and of course I will protect you. Pay enough for the king, pay enough for me, and the rest is yours.” .I will protect you to do business safely.”

It sounded like nonsense, and these words of this person were different from what he had publicly preached before. The businessmen all the more concluded that as long as this person gained power, more severe exploitation would be inevitable.

On behalf of everyone, the great cleverness had to greet everyone with a smile: “Since this is the case, we are at ease. But it seems that there are still some people who refuse to obey the king and your rule.”

“I know, it’s the Ross people!” Stard smiled angrily, and said viciously, “When the king’s navy arrives, all the Ross people will be killed.”

“Ah! The Russ are damned, it’s just that…”

“What’s the matter?” Seeing Da Congming pretending to be surprised, Stud suddenly felt a little tricky.

“My lord, the Rus will surely be defeated. It is a fact that they are few. Even though we all noticed that they were building a fort, they still died. But the glory of victory belongs to the king, and the thousand pounds of silver coins in it belong to the king… ”

“What? How many silver coins?!” Stud noticed the details like a cat whose fur had exploded in an instant.

“A thousand pounds of silver.”

“Ah? Seriously?!”

“This…” Da Zhiming pretended to be puzzled, “it was revealed by the fat man, who claimed to be very rich. He said that his shop had a thousand pounds of silver coins, as well as a lot of gold and precious stones. All the wealth of Denmark was being stolen by him.” Looting, maybe there is a mountain of silver in that fortress.”

“It’s actually true?”

Da Zhizhi hesitated and said: “It should be quite a lot. But if the king wins, you can’t get rich. If you win, hand over some to the king, and the rest will be yours?”

As soon as he heard this Stad was excited, he knew that the Ross people were building shops into fortresses, so that the brothers would be killed or injured if they stormed.

He hated that fat man very much, and was wary of his soldiers.

He doesn’t want to take risks unless the benefits after he succeeds are huge enough.

But there are so many problems with the descriptions of businessmen!

Since they are very rich and sick in their minds, instead of fleeing with huge wealth, they would rather die to resist?

The temptation of huge wealth made Stud a fool. He had never seen a thousand pounds of silver in his life.

The businessman came to announce the good news. At the end, Stad called all his subordinates to explain the matter. The temptation of wealth made everyone ecstatic.

Of course, some people think there is something strange in it, but the voice of suspicion is completely drowned out by ecstasy.

What is a fortress?

What is the strength of the enemy?

The brothers have never failed in robbing houses in Flanders, and they will still attack when they encounter a strong enemy. Everyone will get rich instantly because of the victory.

But happy, the three women were so tormented by Stad that they couldn’t walk for the time being, and he himself finally settled down after being too happy, and he could seriously think about how to destroy the Rose Fort that contained the treasure.

The biggest problem is one – lack of troops.

But a dramatic scene happened soon, and another group of people came to see him.

It’s just that most of these people are bald and have many scars on their bodies. If the soldiers want to ask for bribes, they won’t give them at all.

These strong men didn’t want to be rough, and even though they were stopped by the soldiers, they immediately yelled and demanded to work for Stad.

Really risk your life?

No.

This team of several gang leaders led by Gray Wolf Karl was united to find the Studby Wharf.

Or they hope to serve as King Horik’s subordinates through this relationship.

Gray Wolf Carl is the biggest leader, claiming to be the biggest gangster in Hedeby, with three hundred brothers.

Although this is bragging, Karl bluntly respects Stad as the eldest brother, and the brothers all listen to the elder brother’s dispatch, and ask the elder brother to ensure that the brothers can carry out public activities after Hedeby.

A group of rats in the gutter burrowed into the ground, and the rats wanted to be tigers.

Stad was short of manpower, and he never thought that new recruits would come uninvited. He fully agreed to the other party’s request, but they also had to submit their names.

Gray Wolf Karl noticed that Stad was hesitant, and couldn’t help but misunderstand, so he played the Ross card decisively: “The Ross merchant is very rich. We watched them unload goods at the pier, and the high-quality leather was piled up like a mountain. It is difficult for us to get it. Sir, you will definitely be able to.” Get a lot of money.”

Doesn’t this remark further confirm the description of the businessmen?

Ross Store is up for grabs!

Stud pretended to be deep: “So, do you want me to lead troops to attack them? That’s fine. You intend to be my soldiers, so you have to show it. I want you to launch an attack with me to prove your credibility. dare?”

“Dare!” Gray Wolf Karl was extremely decisive: “Some of my brothers were killed by the Ross people. I have long wanted to take revenge. But we lack a real commander. I saw that the army of the Lord is extremely glorious. You led us to victory. I will bring all my brothers to battle.”

“Very good. I still have some soldiers in the north. I am a general under the king. I can accept that you all become centurions. I will be Earl of Hedeby. From now on, you will be my soldiers. You will also assist me in ruling here.”

The bandits and bandits have become the lord’s fighters, so many things that cannot be put on the table can be done in public.

The development of the situation far exceeded the expectations of Karl and others. As for the vote to attack Ross’s store, this must be done.

Suffer a loss for this?

That’s okay too.

There are a lot of poor people in Hedeby, so it is not difficult to recruit new recruits, and it doesn’t matter if some die. In the end, he and the gang can reap huge benefits.

It’s really undercurrents, because of a legend of “countless gold, silver and precious stones”, businessmen, gangsters, and foreign troops all regard the Ross shop as a favorite.

They all felt that the other party could be used, but they kept repeating the lies, and everyone actually believed that the fortress was full of gold and silver.

Blue Fox didn’t know about all these conspiracies, but he also had no illusions about the future.

In fact, he didn’t want to show his ambition by death, but the purpose of guarding the fortress and killing some enemies was achieved.

As for the opponent’s delay in attacking, he would take his brothers to escape in the dark on the first day of August. There was nothing in the store and he could just throw it away, and then grab three longboats and paddle away in the harbor.

[End of this Chapter]