Rise of Rurik - Chapter 794

[Chapter 795: A New Servant Dedicated]

The farthest the Ludi people have set foot in the west is only the Vipus who live at the mouth of the Wuxi River, which is just a corner of the west bank of Lake Ladoga. As for the size of the lake, they don’t know anything!

The female leader, the old lady, is well-informed, and now she is riding a hunter’s sleigh, and it is actually the first time for this group of Ludi people to set foot on the Neva River.

Ice-picking fishermen for pike, bass, and freshwater seals have built camps on the ice and lit bonfires at night.

They will immediately dissect the guts of the fish they catch, cut off the head and tail, and even scrape off the scales, and pile them on the spot in the form of fish strips like bricks to form a wall. Go, pull it to the New Roseburg Bazaar and sell it.

Once upon a time, only the brave dared to do productive work in winter.

It’s not that the people under Ross became brave on a large scale. It’s because there is a large amount of high-quality leather, linen, and wool that are sufficient or even oversupply to arm everyone. The main population of the Principality is just like this. The risk of death has been so low that it has been ignored by the public.

Only fools would give up winter production gains in order to get more benefits.

A team of sleds sprinting across the frozen Neva is no surprise, but there are many of them.

The fishermen looked sideways at it and were amazed that the sleighs connected in series not only had some bear heads on them, but there were also many women sitting on them.

Had the Bearhunters from the North made a major catch?

Are they fighting the remnants of Karelia again?

Since Hanukkah, Rurik stayed in his loyal New Roseburg and was busy investigating the city.

He wants to know all kinds of information about the city, and he is inspecting the warehouses placed here, counting the grain in stock, and the “big money bank”.

That is the prince’s money, anyone who dares to steal it will be hanged!

No one really came up with the idea of the prince’s treasury, but there were pickpockets in the market.

Governor Konusson and his sons are indeed very rough in their work. For the pickpockets caught, regardless of their ethnicity, they will chop off their little fingers for the first time, and they will be punished publicly.

While there were no violent societies trying to extort money in the fair, Rurik had been vaccinated against it in advance.

It is said that only the princes can levy taxes, if someone dares to ask the businessman for extra money, the whole family will be beheaded after being caught.

Only the royal family and officials appointed by the nobility of the Great Lakes are truly legal, and anyone who violates must be executed without any justification.

Although this is a matter of course in Rurik’s view, in this respect, Blue Fox’s description of old Hadeby Port is necessary.

Old Hadeby is a real no man’s land. On the surface, there is a jungle society, but there is still an underground ruling group inside.

A group of thugs just didn’t claim to be the lord, and big businessmen who raised private soldiers naturally didn’t fear them, and small businessmen had no choice but to pay the so-called “tax”.

This kind of thing should not and cannot happen in the Principality of Ross.

But the Principality has indeed reached a new dimension, and it’s time to install officers in charge of penal law and reorganize the patrols into actual sheriffs.

So Rurik held a meeting in New Roseburg after the festive season. The city’s leading figures, most of the merchants who could afford ten pounds of silver coins, gathered in the city’s council chamber.

In the parliamentary court, Rurik announced that the governor would nominate a magistrate to focus on patrolling markets and streets, arresting thieves and pickpockets, coordinating transaction disputes, supervising fair transactions, and supervising taxation.

It is much better to have special personnel in charge of supervision than nothing, and it is not surprising that the sheriff is from the old Ross tribe.

The governor has to be responsible for so many affairs that the security work cannot be managed.

For the time being, the sheriff has the power to recruit up to twenty subordinates to carry out rotational patrols.

The magistrate himself has a monthly salary of 30 silver coins, and ordinary security officers 10 silver coins.

This means that the salary is deducted from the city tax. In a sense, the merchants pay a sum of money to hire people to help everyone maintain the trade order.

The public office system that resembles the police was first born in New Roseburg, the capital of various ethnic groups in the Principality of Ross. Since it is an area inhabited by three major ethnic groups, it is naturally impossible to rely on the self-discipline of the clan in the past.

Of course, since the birth of this system, the first priority is to maintain business order, and it also maintains the interests of merchants to a large extent.

According to Rurik’s plan, Novorosburg on the Neva River has a unique geographical location, and it must become the commercial center of the principality and the commercial center of the Baltic Sea.

At present, the number of magistrates is sufficient, and if it is insufficient, it can be expanded in the future.

The sudden appearance of the bear hunting team caused a small sensation.

The merchants stared straight at them, and they gathered around one after another, immediately demanding to buy bear heads and bear skins.

Those Ludi girls who got off the sleigh and were deeply shocked by the big city of New Roseburg were also asked about the price by the merchant.

The leader of the bear hunt said bluntly: “These women will be dedicated to the princes, and bear skins and other goods are commodities.”

The newly appointed sheriff came hastily, with his men, as a result of a small commotion.

The sheriff pushed back the assembled crowd, and then saw a group of cowering short women, and an old woman with a wooden staff.

“What’s going on here? Hunters, explain the origin of these people.”

The bear hunting captain is looking forward to Xiongji Town, but he does not know that the prince has set up a new official position in Dacheng.

“You? Who are you?” the bear hunting leader asked cautiously.

“I am the magistrate appointed by the prince. What did you say just now? It seems that these women want to be worthy of the prince?”

“Exactly.”

“Who are they? New Karelian captives?”

“It’s from Ludi.”

“Lüdi people? I haven’t heard of it. If you are a slave, I believe the prince will like it.” The sheriff thinks this is a great opportunity for performance, but for the sake of safety, all foreigners who have an audience with the prince must be checked.

The sheriff gave an order, and the guys under his command rushed over with malicious intentions.

Those women in Ludi were almost pulled out of the fig leaf, trembling in the bitter cry, they cried to the female leader, but saw the female leader closed her eyes, but the tears still flowed out uncontrollably.

It was such a bad move that the leader of the bear hunter couldn’t stand it at all.

It’s not that this old guy sympathizes with the Lu Di people, it’s because these women are pure. If there are problems caused by these guys, will the prince happily buy them?

“Enough!” The leader shouted loudly: “This is a woman dedicated to the prince. I don’t care how much power you have, you are all from the Rose headquarters. We are all relatives. I advise you to restrain your own people and not be too strict.” Presumptuous. We don’t want the prince to be angry.”

Hearing this, the magistrate hastily smoothed things over, beckoning his subordinates to stop.

“Uncle, we are also doing our duty, if these women bring sacrificial objects to assassinate…”

“As for it? A group of women who are as weak as rabbits, whose necks can be easily broken by you, and you are actually afraid that they are assassins. I hope to see the prince soon and take me there.”

“Alright.” The sheriff shrugged, “Come with me.”

What is Rurik doing now?

He stayed in the current palace to rest with his wives and concubines, played with his eldest daughter and second son, and even closely accompanied the pregnant Rumia.

He had already decided on the name “Oleg” for the child to be born, and he was sure it would be a boy.

For Rumia, the work of major sacrifices is over, and all she has to do is rest.

Rurik was busy with his wives and concubines, and the matter of the cavalry was temporarily taken care of by Prince Kagan of Pecheneg.

In a piece of snow outside the city, the entire cavalry team and the Pechenegs continued their riding and archery training.

The Pechenegs need to quickly master crossbow riding and shooting, as well as manipulating ordinary wooden bows.

The Ross cavalry are improving their recurve bow and archery, which requires frantic target shooting practice.

Their training attracted some loggers to watch, and even some children came to join in the fun.

Some hunters bring a treasure gift?

The messenger described to Rurik in detail that the so-called gift was a group of women and a tribe named Lu Di.

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“People from Ludi? The name is so familiar. Ah!? Could it be them? Wonderful, before I beat you, you surrendered yourself?” Rurik stroked his golden beard in a very happy mood.

Her wives and concubines also came over, especially Noren and Carlotta, who were powerful female nobles, and asked who the Ludi people were one after another.

“They? It is said that they are also servants of the Karelians. Karelia has been wiped out by us, and the slaves need new masters, so they came.”

Carlota nodded after hearing the explanation and didn’t say much, but Noren acted arrogantly: “It seems that we are indeed very powerful. But is it appropriate to let slaves see you? They are all low-down bastards.”

“You? You…” Rurik glanced at Noren. This woman, who was as beautiful as the legendary Freya, did not speak in a gentle manner.

Rurik insisted that the old lady leader bring all the Ludi women to meet him, and of course the leader of the bear hunter who discovered the Ludi village.

It is said that the Ludi people who entered the city never thought that there are such bizarre human settlements in the world. They saw tall houses and an extremely flat and vast empty field.

They saw the huge stone chamber crystal clear in the sunlight again. It was definitely not ice, but a shell made of crystals.

The female leader subconsciously believed that it was the temple of the Ross people, and this “giant village” was also their core.

The female leader who entered the city had completely collapsed. She saw that there were people everywhere, and it was a scene of prosperity. At the same time, it also meant that the Ross people’s military strength was strong.

If they offended their leader, Ross’s army would kill Lu Di as easily as killing a squirrel.

Standing in front of the prince’s palace, a large wooden longhouse is enough to give this group of tribal people a sense of coercion, not to mention that an even bigger palace is being built next to it.

The guards got the order that all the Ludi people who asked for donations should enter, and the leader of the bear hunter must also follow.

Unlike the nervousness of the Ludi people, the leader of the bear hunter is full of joy.

He is younger than Otto, and Rurik should call him uncle according to his seniority.

There are only so many old guys in Ross’s headquarters. Rurik forgot the specific name of this person, but he is quite familiar with him.

Rudi was indeed a black-haired guy, who looked exactly like a Karelian.

The old lady must be the leader, she sat directly on the wooden floor, and other women also sat down after seeing this.

They seemed a little presumptuous, but Rurik didn’t care, and he told his concubine Noren, who showed dissatisfaction in his eyes, not to be angry.

After exchanging pleasantries at the beginning, Rurik fully understood what happened to the Bear Hunters, and felt sorry for the sacrificed deer breeder.

A mere 20 elderly Russ defeated the attack of 300 Ludi native warriors, and attracted their leader to surrender in person?

Although the matter is very bizarre, considering the experience of conquering the Veps.

Rurik could tell that this female chieftain was very smart.

At that time, the leader of the bear hunter impatiently put forward his request: “My lord, I ordered them to hand over 50 women and 200 deer. All the deer were placed in Bear Festival Town, and they are our brothers’ trophies. .As for these women, I hope you can buy them all.”

“There are still deer? You took all the deer yourself? Are you going to sell these women?” Rurik poked his head. He thought the deal was okay, but then he thought it wouldn’t work.

“no!”

“Huh? You don’t plan to buy it?”

“No.” Rurik cleared his throat, and since there were many precedents, he reiterated: “You have no right to steal all the spoils. Your actions belong to the armed robbery I support, whether it is at sea or on land. , you have to contribute half of your contribution to me for this kind of behavior. This is what Spouter and his guys do, and you have to do the same. I will not make exceptions to break the rules. If you deal with it like this, others will have nothing to say It can be said. What do you think? Besides, the Ludi people are planning to surrender, so you shouldn’t take things too far.”

The leader of the bear hunter felt as uncomfortable as eating a fly, but he couldn’t say that the prince was mean, and even felt that the prince’s behavior was too fair and well-behaved.

“So how much money can I get if…”

“Hold the deer, these women…” Rurik thought for a while, “I saw it, all of them were fifty, and half of them belonged to me. How about it, each of them is charged twenty silver coins, and I have a total of Here’s ten pounds of silver. The deer are all yours, and I don’t want them.”

At least the deal was good, and the leader of the bear hunters reluctantly accepted the deal.

They spoke to each other in Norse, and the Rudi could not understand a single word.

Then, Rurik began to speak in words that the female leader could understand.

“The female leader of the Ludi people! I! I am the greatest leader of Rose! You? Are you planning to take the tribe to be my servant?”

The female leader was taken aback, she couldn’t believe her ears.

This tall, blond and strong man spoke words that he could basically understand.

Her mouth trembled, and she had nothing to say for a while.

Rurik asked again, and only then managed to force her to speak.

“I am the leader… We Ludi people intend to be your servants. We sacrificed deer and women, just asking for your mercy. We… don’t want to be killed by you.”

The words were simple and without embellishments, and Rurik heard the old lady’s cautious, humble and fearful attitude.

“Are you? Are you afraid that I will raise my troops to kill you?” Rurik pointed out with a serious face: “The master will not kill loyal servants, and those servants of my tribe have got a good life. Female leader, you offer a woman I greatly appreciate your actions, and I believe your servants are real.”

Hearing that, the female leader was overjoyed, and her tense nerves were slightly relieved.

He continued: “It must be fate that you can speak our language. You are our master, and all these women are given to you for your enjoyment.”

“Forget it.” Rurik wanted to laugh but couldn’t, and asked again: “How many of you are there? Wouldn’t you be greatly hurt by taking out so many women?”

Naturally, the female leader did not dare to describe her pain truthfully. This time, she first described that there were more than a thousand Lu Di people, and a hundred of them were killed by Ross hunters in one battle.

As for taking out a woman, I am really willing.

“Let me tell you. You are definitely not willing. You just want to exchange women for peace, which is like buying the kindness of the Karelians with tribal women.” Rurik’s words hit the nail on the head, and the female leader had nothing to say.

“But I am not a Karelian. Your daughter is not my slave,” Rurik continued.

There was no need to talk to the chief lady, Rurik saw all the trembling Ludi girls, and announced their destination: “You! You all need a man! You will go to the South, and each of you will get a husband. From From now on, you are no longer Ludi people, nor are you slaves, you can be the new Rose women!”

The women still didn’t know what this meant, and saw the female leader lying on the ground crying in gratitude.

The female chiefs believed in the promise of the Prince of Ross that they could marry the Ross and live a safe life, and they were indeed not slaves.

Rurik had a good calculation in mind, so-called many Slavic men in the south were unmarried.

The current situation forced them not to be picky, it didn’t matter whether the wife had black hair or blond hair, as long as she was a young woman.

Rurik finally decided to sell them conditionally. The Slavic man who came to buy a wife must be young and unmarried, must be healthy, must be a registered grain taxpayer, and must also give a pound of silver coins or a thousand pounds of wheat at a time.

Rurik wants to turn this into a pair of scissors. A young and hardworking Slavic farmer can definitely get a wife with this money. If he can’t afford it in a short time, he can borrow it from relatives and friends, and Rurik gets it. However, the accumulated 50,000 pounds of farmers’ surplus food just happened to alleviate the consumption of materials.

The Ludi people are too weak, and the female leader’s act of dedication is too sincere.

As the monarch, Rurik had a good time, but did not indulge.

It’s like arranging Cowen man Telavis to be the leader of the Vips tribe and be granted the earl.

Maybe a similar drama can be reproduced here in Lu Di?

That’s all for now.

Rurik directly assigned: “You! Female leader! I make you continue to be the leader of Ludi. You are indeed old. You can appoint a new heir before you die. But it must be confirmed by me. At the same time, I will give you the banner, you Your village must fly the Rus flag. You send me fifty reindeer a year, and that’s enough.”

To be honest, the amount of tribute is much lower than that of the Karelians, not to mention that Ross is obviously extremely powerful.

Rurik also granted Ludi trading rights, but Ross hunters could also enter Ludi’s territory.

Those who kill will die, those who steal will chop off their hands, and those who verbally abuse will slap their mouths.

This is the third chapter of Rurik’s covenant. If the Ludi people are hurt, the leader can come to New Ross Fort in the west of the lake to complain to the governor.

Now, Ludi has been legally incorporated into Rose, and placed under the jurisdiction of the Governor of New Roseburg.

The female leader of Lu Di was grateful to Dade. She didn’t think that Prince Ross was disgusting at the beginning. Now the tall and young man is getting more and more comfortable.

Since the Ludi people live in the east of the lake, Rurik took this opportunity to ask suddenly: “Do you know the situation in the east? Are there Karelians there? It seems that you have taken in some. Are there more?” ?”

“Yes!” The alert female leader immediately realized that this was another opportunity.

“Where?”

“Further to the east, there is a large lake. The Karelians and some Perms are rebuilding their camp.”

“How many are there?”

“At least… two thousand people.” The female leader didn’t know herself, so she just said it casually.

Rurik nodded and came up with a plan. He felt uncomfortable thinking of the Karelian forces now, as if it was difficult to get rid of beriberi, and it was time to make another cut.

Of course, Karelia itself is not guilty.

But one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, and Ross does not allow usurpers to exist!

[End of this Chapter]