Rise of Rurik - Chapter 722

[Chapter 723 Return to the New World]

The long voyage exhausted the people, and the only thing that made everyone feel relieved was the abundance of supplies, which also made it impossible for the huge fleet to dock halfway for supplies.

Rurik has no time to linger, he has already spent too much time in his homeland, and the fleet must arrive at New Roseburg early.

The fleet only replenished fresh water at Tombstone Island at the T-junction of the ocean, and the rest was a full five days and nights sailing all the way east!

Even if the fleet can stop at the city of Helminki on the Gulf of Finland, Rurik has not made a decision.

The sea conditions during the voyage were always good. Although there was haze, there was no rainfall.

The southerly wind was strong overall, all the ships tilted their triangular sails, and the entire fleet sailed sideways in a zigzag line, and the speed was even more gratifying.

The flagship Aurora led all the ships, big and small, and the entire fleet froze away from the businessmen who followed them.

Rurik would not allow the fleet to cater to those eager to make a fortune. With the appearance of a large island right in front of them, the excitement quickly spread throughout the entire fleet.

That is Kotlin Island, a sandstone island.

It is not the largest island in the entire Gulf of Finland, but the fleet sails here, and the city standing in front of it can be seen with the naked eye.

Rurik, who was blown by the bow of the ship, saw the city wall of New Roseburg. The whole city was extremely prominent and dazzling on the small floodplain at the mouth of the Neva River, which lacked trees.

He calmly looked back at the people on his flagship: “New Roseburg is ahead! Our first destination has arrived!”

The already agitated crowd became even more agitated, and even the most listless people were now looking at the excitement.

They roared loudly, making noise by various means, and also beckoned to the approaching ships.

Compared to their excitement, Rurik seemed much calmer.

Arriving at Fort New Rose was the staged victory of a long journey, where a group of people would land and become a new batch of settlers.

Especially those accompanying leather craftsmen and small capital merchants, they will build new houses here and start a new business life in the new world.

The Governor of New Roseburg is out of town with all the current occupants of the city!

They gathered by the river, watched the arrival of the huge fleet, and actively started to welcome it.

Now it is the wet season of the Neva River, the flow of the river is quite large, and it is already quite difficult to advance the fleet by wind alone.

The main large ships began to be pulled and assisted by rowing boats, and all the large ships docked. In this way, the “Eighty-eight Fleet” of the Principality of Ross has already anchored in the capital of the Principality.

The long and narrow planks were put down, and the side sliding door panels were pulled in.

Rumia had gone through a long voyage, and she was quite dizzy along the way.

Rurik hoped that it was morning sickness, but it was simply seasickness.

Her mental state is rather sluggish, but in the face of this emerging big city that does not belong to the old capital Roseburg, wearing an antler helmet, she must show the demeanor of the high priest of Rose to the people here.

“This… is New Roseburg.” She stared at Rurik and asked elegantly.

“How? A brand new city, our capital.”

“It’s great! We’re going to build a new temple here.”

“Perhaps a large sculpture should be erected at the mouth of the river. Odin’s sculpture! Odin’s eyes are fixed on all the passing ships.” Rurik seemed to say that, but he wanted to imitate New York in his heart.

Seriously, New Roseburg does need a landmark, like a lighthouse, or a giant statue of a god that looks like a lighthouse.

Colossus of Rhodes?

Or the Statue of Liberty?

From a pragmatic point of view, building a lighthouse on a rammed earth mound can be described as a cheap and practical move.

Fort New Rose should have a big infrastructure, and all the current infrastructure is not as good as building a new temple.

He hurriedly grabbed Rumia’s hand who was looking around, and said with a smile, “Let’s go! High Priest. Let the cheering crowd see our demeanor.”

She nodded, and two more lines of tears welled up, because she herself was indeed the center of the cheers.

The high priest is here, New Roseburg is the real capital!

The high priest is here, and the gods will truly bless this place!

Rurik was exchanging greetings with Governor Knusson, and both of them knew their responsibilities, so they spent the rest of their time directing the unloading and disembarkation of people.

That night, there was a real carnival in New Roseburg.

The inherent market in the city lasts all night, and the new immigrants who choose to settle here according to the plan purchase daily necessities immediately.

The ships of those random merchants and craftsmen will arrive one after another, and the first part of them will be immediately shocked by the fur exchange here.

Because, in Roseburg and the world further north, the traces of large squirrel skins have disappeared for many years. In contrast, in the fur market here, squirrel skins are large and cheap.

They were thankful that they were following the fleet closely, and had forgotten their fatigue. After buying some leather, they began to lay small wooden stakes in the open space by the city, and never declared that this was a homestead.

A key meeting was held that night in the Ross Duma here.

Knusson slaughtered a few deer to welcome the elites of the prince’s grand fleet, but rather than eating and drinking, Rurik had to arrange tasks for Knusson.

He listed some projects, such as fully supporting the construction of shipyards, planning the residences of merchants and craftsmen, and ensuring the prosperity and stability of the commercial district.

The most critical thing is Wuta, which is the open space intentionally left near Harvest Square to walk and build the Great Temple!

Only this Rurik asked too much.

The Great Temple must have a rocky base. Stones must be quarried on the stone island (Gogran Island) in the Gulf of Finland, and stones will continue to be stacked on the stone base to build a large stone chamber with a wooden roof.

To make a batch of cement mortar as an adhesive, there will eventually be a large amount of crystal glass pasted on it, making the temple crystal clear under the sun.

This is very meaningful, because it is said that Asgard is full of gems, so it is of great significance to plaster the great temple connected with the gods with gems.

Of course, real gems are not available, but the Principality can mass-produce glazed shards.

Great Temple Rurik has some creativity, but the current material conditions are limited, so it is already a major and expensive feat to wrap the temple in colored glaze.

It stands to reason that Ross is fully capable of putting a layer of glass on the temple, but because of the control of funds, Rurik does not want to spend crazy money on this.

My sister-in-law Lilia has become a very good female glass craftsman through her long-term work. She doesn’t blow glass herself, and she doesn’t want her pretty face to become strange. It is by die casting.

However, the Neva River has a lot of river sand that can be stepped on, and this sand has a lot of impurities and can only be used to make colored glaze.

A group of young craftsmen brought by Rurik from their homeland, especially the young Kamne, who they rely on, are already independent and comprehensive craftsmen, and they only serve the princes. They will establish a state-run blacksmith shop here In addition to providing tool repair services for local people, the biggest job is to manufacture colored glaze and glassware.

Although the harbinger of industrialization is unlikely to sound in New Roseburg, the city has not been based on agriculture since its founding.

New Roseburg will dominate the north with its comprehensive handicraft industry, trade, and shipbuilding industry.

Rurik gave Governor Knusson a light but heavy construction list, and he took out a large amount of silver from the big money bank and handed it over. The so-called initial urban construction funds.

In order to prevent Konusson from being blinded by money and not doing anything with money, he also asked the governor to come up with a list of funds used afterwards.

Rurik is really incapable of making a fine-grained financial plan for the urban construction of New Roseburg. His management methods are relatively rough. Of course, there will be many problems here, and they can only be made up for in the future.

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Lumia was ordered to stay here, and she wanted to come to the high priest’s house to supervise the governor’s honest work…

Rurik didn’t stay in New Roseburg for too long. He noticed the growth of oats in the nearby fields, and he was relieved that this year was indeed a good year.

The fleet will still travel far, and the next stop is Novgorod.

The meandering Neva River is becoming more and more turbulent, and the Ross immigrants who came to Eastern Europe for the first time are observing the surrounding scenery.

When the river began to extend northward, even the retrograde fleet was able to use the southerly wind to sail.

A large lake with a boundless sea lay before them. They cheered, and many people shouted that Novgorod, which is adjacent to the large lake, would arrive soon.

Is not it?

Look here, a group of fishing boats can be seen with the naked eye on the lake, and there is a small settlement not far from the lake.

Once the fleet entered the lake, it headed east all the way, and the small villages in the distance were getting closer and closer.

Then someone on the flagship asked the confident prince, “Could it be Novgorod there?”

“Of course not there! It’s just…”

Rurik’s answer was ambiguous, but in fact he was also confused by this village.

As the fleet approached, some fishing boats came over after displaying the Ross flag.

In the vast sea or a large lake, the flag is the token that can best confirm each other.

Rurik quickly figured out the situation, because those fishermen were fighting madmen of the First Banner Squad!

The fisherman held up a big pike with both hands, in order to present the big fish as a tribute to the prince.

“His Majesty is finally here! Accept my gift!”

All the people on the flagship gathered on one side, and the faces of women and children formed a line.

Not only the flagship, but other cruisers of the same level also approached, making it appear that the fishing boats were tiny existences in the cracks.

Rurik was so interested that he made people drop the cable. After all, his subordinates all gave presents, so it would be ungrateful not to.

“Okay! I accept your big gift! Improve food for women and children!”

What Rurik said is true, because the real Rus people have always had the habit of eating raw fish, especially for caught herring. The head and tail are cut off with a knife to dissect the internal organs. The whole fish can be stuffed into the stomach, just like a dolphin. How to eat.

And pike is extremely delicious, and no one will object to its fishy smell, because the thick fish oil can keep people alive in extreme cold.

The women dragged the fish up drooling, and then they had to cut up the meat and eat it raw.

Suddenly, the excited scream of the woman attracted all attention.

But the woman on the Duke of Ostara held up her young child and shouted to the fishermen: “Haral! Look at me! And your child!”

The fisherman squinted his eyes and immediately trembled all over, so he could steer the fishing boat closer to it.

Still roaring: “Kalia! Wait for me! I’ll pick you up.”

Women can’t wait to be reunited with their husbands.

She is a Slavic woman, knowing that returning to Novgorod will be her hometown, and her heart has been integrated with Ross these years.

She sold the wealth of her hometown and turned it into a heavy bag of silver and copper coins.

Wrapped in soft cloth, he climbed down the rope ladder that was thrown down.

The two children had already been lowered into the hands of their father with ropes.

The Ross people have witnessed a tearful scene, and the reunion of their family on Lake Ladoga is just the beginning, and soon most of the Ross families will be reunited.

Rurik wanted to build a small town at the mouth of the Volkhov River into Lake Ladoga, and even another town at the confluence of the Neva River and Lake Ladoga.

Obviously the people made their choice, they chose the former.

Lake Ladoga is a term from ancient times, and the Rus people learned it from the Suomi people very early.

It doesn’t matter what it means, it probably describes a large lake.

This fishing village has its own name, it is called Radogastad, a typical Norse name.

The reason why the fleet had to stop at Radogastad for a short time was very touching.

Because the traditional Ross people did not become farmers until this year, they only had major innovations in sowing techniques, and they had no clear concept of intensive cultivation. If Rurik did not personally supervise them, they would not even have the idea of diverting lake water for irrigation.

It is impossible for them to spend a lot of time tending the fields, but to take up their old profession of fishing. It just so happens that the hydrological conditions in this area are favorable, and the rich fish resources are simply left to the Ross people to plunder.

A group of elite members of the First Banner Squad went down the river, carrying professional tools such as fishing tackle and big men, and set up a summer camp on the bank of the Great Lake, which is called Radogastad.

And from the occasional lakeside camping on the Sorgon voyage, a huge, fat pike was caught, and the good news was passed among the Ross people.

No one can deny the burnt taste of grilled meat when it is sizzling and oily, and the smell of grilled pike is the best.

They mainly catch pike, followed by bass, and occasionally freshwater seals are also actively hunted.

Rurik, who went ashore for a while, had a clear overview of this small fishing village. The brothers all lived temporarily, and the large number of wooden sheds they built could not withstand the wind and cold.

There are not many buildings here, but there are a lot of wooden poles, and hemp ropes are hung between the poles, on which are densely baked dried fish with extremely firm and dry meat.

Apparently a lot of their previous catch of pike was ready-to-eat steaks, and a batch of bass was hung whole.

In their conception, wheat is always precious. They have never seen a good harvest created by their own hands, so they are not completely sure of this year’s wheat harvest season.

At least catching fish to make dried fish is a craft that people have been doing for generations. When they get the chance to catch fish a lot, most people make dried fish a lot just to obey their survival instinct.

A group of women disembarked with their babies in their arms, and they were reunited with their husbands, followed by Radogastad, who runs the summer camp there.

This is a good start, the settlement is spontaneous, which means that this geonode needs a settlement.

In the foreseeable future, the settlements will be urbanized until they become a station-like existence.

The journey is still going on, and the journey is drawing to a close.

Now is the final voyage, and the rowboats pulling the big ship are all struggling forward.

There are a group of Russian women in the oars, and there are also a group of Slavic women.

The former is to open up a new world, while the latter is simply to return to her natal family.

Today’s paddling has nothing to do with men and women. In order to get home faster, everyone who has the strength is struggling to paddle. In contrast, almost no one is standing on all the big boats.

No one thought it wrong, because the great and young prince was also a member of the oars.

Rurik was sweating, everything was just like Otto from forty years ago.

His young patriarchal boys and girls demonstrated by paddling the Volkhov that this was the real Rus.

As the saying goes, if you sail against the current, you will retreat if you don’t advance. Although the Volkhov River in the wet season is far less than the Neva River, its flow rate throws a lot of psychological pressure on these cubs.

The oarsmen must not stop, because behind the towed big boat is another towing team, and the result of one party’s slackness may be to collide with the rear.

The high-intensity physical training on weekdays showed their physical advantages to the fullest at this moment, and the young oarsmen fully proved that they are indeed the new force of the Principality of Ross.

After three days of paddling, many people were still troubled by sore arms, including Rurik himself.

Persistence finally had a perfect result, and the front was the farmland attached to Baishu Manor.

Do not!

That’s already Novgorod!

The boy belonging to the White Tree Manor standing on the shore waved to the Ross fleet flying the Ross flag and forming a long snake formation.

There was no longer any suspense. The closer the fleet got to Lake Ilmen, the wider the river became and the water flow continued to ease.

The fleet returned, and it was on the sixteenth day of July in the Julian calendar. Although Rurik still spent more time than expected, he still successfully completed this feat.

The fleet was temporarily moored on the Volkhov River, and all the ships broke down one after another. Everyone disembarked and immediately started replenishment work in Novgorod.

Compared with the excitement of the clansmen entering the warm new world, what Rurik had was the satisfaction of success.

He easily recognized Svetlana from the welcoming crowd, she was still so fresh and beautiful.

Then came Noren, with a high and delicate chin exuding arrogance.

Although Otto is old, in order to show his arrogance in front of his people, he changed into a chain mail shirt this time, but the difference is that he actually hugged a cute little braid that ate his hands.

Niya is also an old woman, and this time she continues to hold a baby in her arms.

The ten maids in Rurik were all gorgeous, with similar hairstyles and the same clothes, as if they were ten twin sisters!

Rurik returned to his loyal Novgorod, to his family, to his subjects.

He didn’t say much, and only said “I’m back”, succinctly announcing the successful end of the immigration operation.

[End of this Chapter]