Rise of Rurik Chapter 1121

Remember [New] in a second! When the harvest begins in Novorosberg, the harvest in Novgorod must be underway. The food in the capital is far from being able to supply the local population, and large quantities of food must be imported to sustain life.

Novgorod is already a huge grain-producing area, and the area of ​​fields is still expanding. The best farmland is in the area around the lake, which is a large lake with a width of 40 kilometers from north to south, and only a small part of it has been developed so far.

The villages arranged like a chain try to open up new fields, and try to rely on the farmyard manure and lake mud of the village to fertilize the fields.

Crop rotation is not used, and since food production is still limited, the capture of land fertility by crops is also limited.

In the fields near the city of Novgorod, some waterwheels were built on the diversion canal built along the Volkhov River. The waterwheels were driven by the power of the river, and the oblique wooden barrels on the impellers continuously transported the river water to high places. Aqueducts, which are basically embarrassing.

This technology still needs to be popularized, and it works very well. The yield per mu of fields near Novgorod has further increased, and the harvest in the area around the lake is also good.

The area around Yinlmen Lake has more surplus grain, which is almost the main production surplus of farmers.

Nowadays, the business of the Novgorod shipbuilding workshop is booming, and the villages raise funds to buy long boats as public property. The village boyar organizes his own manpower to form a small fleet to **** the village's products. Instead of selling locally, spend your time heading straight to the capital to earn more.

It would be better if the canal was put into use, as promised by the Governor, the waterway between the Luga River and Lake Ladoga has been dredged, the upper reaches of the Luga River have begun to flow into the Great Lake, and the swamp where the waterway passes is being washed by the river. , the waterway is slowly widening.

However, the Luga River is very unfamiliar to the general public. Considering the convenience of water flow, the traditional waterway can transport surplus food, flax fiber, linen, cables, leather boots, honey... all kinds of oriental products to the capital faster.

Rurik is now in the capital, and he is sure that the team of his eldest brother Arik, who went to explore the East, has begun to return one after another.

The Valdai Lake in the east is not just a lake, there are many nearby. After the local settlers integrated into Ross, the village has become a town. The Valdai town by the lake is the base camp of eastern explorers. the river? If it doesn't work this year, it will definitely work in a few years. After all, the river is there.

The sacrifice before the autumn harvest was over, and the altar was quickly cleaned up. After the sacrificial reindeer is skinned, the venison is mixed with offal, accompanied by a lot of fresh vegetables, and boiled into a large amount of stewed broth.

Residents of the capital city can bring their own bowls to buy a portion as long as they spend two silver coins. It is a bit extravagant to spend two silver coins to buy a bowl of this, and it cannot be said that it is a sacrifice to worship the **** Frey. What's more, the thick soup is really delicious, and the whole family can eat it together with wheat cakes.

Rurik made another small fortune, which was directly counted as the priest's ceremonial expenses.

He can no longer stay in the capital, and he has no time to wait for the huge amount of movable lead type to be finished.

Ella is now in full charge of the mass printing work, and her two attendants have been appointed as the chief and deputy heads of the Royal Printing Bureau, and all the workers who are idle have jobs. Ella has real power, so she recruits a group of temporary workers in the capital, and plans to serve as permanent staff of the printing bureau in the future depending on whether they work hard.

The civil service system cannot be completed overnight, and only a small number of technical talents trained are old enough to be independent, and these talents are immediately assigned important tasks. Whether they do a good job or not, these things are supervised and assessed by the highest scribe, Ella.

Rurik no longer bothered about this aspect, he felt that he had already worried too much, and if he continued like this, he might lose his hair.

The autumn wind swept across the land, fearing that it was a sign of rain, and the frightened people seized the time to rush to harvest.

The sea waves have become rougher, and a large number of fishing boats have returned to the port to take shelter from the wind. Such waves do not pose a threat to Ross's big ship, and Rurik just wants to leave.

where to go Go to Stockholm, go to Uppsala Temple, go to the old place of Ross Fort, go to Elon Orava Fort.

It was a really cool autumn day, standing on the seashore Rurik could hear the waves and waves.

"This trip is really risky, the waves are too big, maybe...you can wait a little longer." Rumia held the king's hand reluctantly, with tears in her eyes.

"Hehe, it's just a small storm. Why worry about me?" Rurik caught her smiling face.

"I'm also worried about Verika, it's the first time she's in..."

Hearing this, the little girl snuggled up to her father reluctantly leaned forward and pouted, "I'm not afraid! I'm not afraid at all! Our big ship cannot be destroyed by Yemengard."

"That's right. Hey, if we find that boa constrictor, our weapons will shoot it directly." Rurik tried his best to reassure the sensitive Rumia. A daughter must obey her father.

"You're so glib, if you can really kill Jormungandr..." Rumia didn't bother to say anything more.

No one has ever seen a giant python, and indeed many fledgling navigators regard the cruising minke whale, beluga whale and other large sea creatures as it. Whales are just a special kind of "big fish". The Ross trawler equipped with a torsion slingshot is mainly engaged in herring fishing. Once it finds a group of whales cruising, it will immediately start chasing and killing them.

There are very few whales cruising in the Baltic Sea, and most of them are seals basking in the sun on the edge of nameless islands. The current sea waves are relatively strong, the seals are hiding, and the fish are also fleeing into the deep sea to escape.

Several sandbars at the mouth of the Neva River not only relieve the force of the tide, but also weaken the wind and waves beautifully. The river channel divides into a series of branch channels between the sandbars. These water channels are all natural harbors, and the "North Hunting Ship" selected by Rurik is also anchored here.

The cool wind blew the three-cornered hat of the navy soldier, and the feathers on the hat shook violently with the wind.

All professional sailors have honorable status, they are true warriors, and according to the belief, the honor of these people is enough to ascend their souls to Asgard.

Although the Viking warriors generally worshiped Odin, the king of the gods, the Ross navy worshiped Thor more. The reason is really the legend of "Thor hammered and killed the giant python". Thor, the **** of craftsmen, also became the patron saint of marine warriors. They collectively wear various styles of hammer pendants. Those who are rich use amber and sterling silver to make pendants, and those who are short of money use even a piece of withered oak.

Then go to Rurik to take Queen Svetlana, and Noren, Countess of Narvik. The eldest daughter, Velika, and the prince Osbanslav, the two children will go north with the ship in a large amount of time. This is an intentional trial in their lives.

It is really the power of blood, the half-siblings involuntarily stick together. Osborne lived in Novgorod all his short life, and he had few opportunities to meet Verika. This time, he hugged his elder sister's waist, and Verika was also willing to rub his younger brother Yuandu. s face.

The warm appearance of the siblings made Rurik very happy, but he didn't know that the two could remain calm while sailing on the sea.

Kitakari's flagship was chosen as the Spellos Vilia, and a lock of hair from Vilia, the first priest who had become a god, was locked in the reliquary on the bow. Part of the high priest's will was believed to have been transferred to this sailing ship. On the cruiser, she has the supernatural power to overcome the wind and waves, which adds sanctity to Kitakari's actions.

All oceangoers must believe in some miracles. In the face of endless unknowns, everyone needs divine power to protect their bodies.

Generally speaking, sailing should not be carried out under the current bad sea conditions. If you pay attention to big ships, you can ignore the wind and waves.

Godlund, who has the status of the chief of the ocean war, must use these patrol missions to prove his loyalty and the reliability of the team. Past war operations have of course been proven, this time purely in a new capacity as a Navy.

The flagship is accompanied by two wing ships, which are actually three main sail cruisers taking action.

The big ship was first stabilized by cables. The caravel-like ship had a lower middle deck, the detachable fence was unloaded, and the long boarding board was lowered to facilitate the safe boarding of the king and his entourage.

Big ships will never be empty, especially the current poor sea conditions require a batch of cargo as ballast. Wool garments, hemp garments, finished leather boots, cables, neatly folded burlap sacks, honey in glass bottles, ale kvass in oak barrels…

The king's royal fleet transported goods by the way. The ownership of the property in the ship was Rurik himself. He actually sold a batch of oriental specialties to reward the people in the north.

First of all, the first stop is the seaside fortress of Tombstone Island in the Åland Islands, which is known as the crossroads of the ocean.

The huge three-sided triangular sail is lowered, and the flagship seems to have three wings, catching the cool wind from the north, leaving the harbor at an oblique angle, and then sailing due west in the Gulf of Finland where the waves are getting stronger.

The weight of the transported cargo was still insufficient, so some simple stones were simply placed on the bottom of the ship as ballast stones. Even so, the three ships were bobbing up and down on the waves!

The old voyager didn't feel anything about it, it was like a roller coaster experience, and Rurik himself was completely used to it, which was a pain for his two children.

The last time I took my eldest daughter on a voyage where the sea waves were not severe, she was a little seasick at that time. This time, the siblings simply vomited constantly. Although the voyage time was short, the two of them were not interested in anything.

It is impractical to temporarily stop at the port of Helminki under such sea conditions. The three ships sailed at full strength. It was a cool morning when they set off, and it was already the morning of the fourth day when they arrived at the correct waterway leading to Tombstone Island.

The weaker wind and violent sea waves were also healed by the trivial Aland Islands. The situation of the siblings improved a bit, and the haggardness was still written on their faces.

If the prince can't even bear such a storm, how will he bear the burden in the future.

Rurik did not want to be a violent father, he would not criticize the young prince for being too tender.

He held Osborne in his arms, and simply stood at the bow of the ship, wrapping his son's armpits with his big thick hands. To ensure safety, he tied his son's waist with a hemp rope.

Osborne was so frightened that he yelled and kept twisting his body. He seemed to be flying in the air. Just look down a little, and the black sea water was receding, and the sea water was pushed away by the bulbous bow to produce violent white foam.

The prince is afraid? The sailors didn't dare to make rash comments, and people including Goldlund could only watch from a distance and murmur.

"Just cry! You won't be afraid after experiencing it once. Take a good look at this sea. In the future, you will conquer it!"

After all, Osborn was too young. On the other hand, Verika had already dared to cut the stag's throat herself. She was not afraid of such a storm, but was in awe of the power of the world. Was it really Yemengard who caused the trouble? uncertain. God King Odin calls the wind and rain, and this trip can be interpreted as a test for the Ross royal family.

Now the fleet overcomes the sea waves and carefully looks at the island ahead, where there are obvious walls and a touch of beautiful blue and white!

That is the flag of Ross on Tombstone Island fluttering in the strong wind, swearing the identity of this fortress in the sea.

Now it is also the wheat harvest season in the whole of Sweden, but it happened to be a bad weather, and people were praying that the **** rain would not ruin the wheat harvesting work.

A large number of merchant ships that should have been moored at Tombstone Island are now entrenched in the port of Stockholm. They are not sheltered from the wind, and despite the turbulent seas, the trivial Lake Mälaren of the island will always be calm. Ships stop here to wait for the annual grain trade across Sweden this fall.

King Ross's attitude towards the Swedish allies was tax exemption for ten years, and the Swedish lords did not need to pay a tribute to the king until 850. In the past era, each tribe paid tribute to the Swedish chieftain and accepted military edicts. In exchange, the chieftain of one party in distress was obliged to send troops to assist. This model has been accepted by all tribes.

This set is still a tribal alliance model like "family brothers". It is superior to Frank's set of aristocratic system in that the subordinate lords should pay real money to the king on a regular basis. Theoretically, the king's financial situation is better.

But in Rurik's view, counting on vassals big and small to pay tribute is only enough to survive. They live their old days step by step, and with limited production capacity, they cannot provide more surplus products. A capable monarch will lead the innovation of productivity, increase the production efficiency of various materials, and coordinate logistics efficiency. By creating prosperity, the royal family can make a fortune simply by collecting tribute.

However, a major feature of the royal family headed by Rurik is that the royal family is actually the most powerful property owner and businessman in the entire Ross Kingdom and the entire northern world.

The three large ships arrived at the port of Tombstone Island in the wind and waves. Standing at the tower and enduring the sea wind for daily inspection, the sentry saw the Pangbo triangle sail and the Ross flag hanging high from a distance.

In surprise, the elderly Governor of Tombstone Island tried his best to gather the people who were hiding at home in a daze.

The bronze bell and skin drum in the fortress kept beating like an enemy attack, and the messenger ran and shouted in the winding streets: "The king is here! Put on your clothes and go to the pier to meet him!"

The king is here?

In a mansion, an old man on the verge of death was supported by a waiter and wanted to stand up, but then fell down because of a very strong headache.

This fat old man was dressed roughly, his complexion was pale, and his gray beard couldn't hide his dark age spots.

This old man is none other than the great businessman Gould~www.mtlnovel.com~.

Now, he can already foresee his own death...

The three large ships moored smoothly in the natural shelter of Tombstone Island.

"Strange, there are not many boats here, what's going on?!"

Rurik was blushing, but it was Godlund who pointed out: "Your Majesty always has more important things to deal with, and he has neglected that it is the autumn harvest in Sweden, and the ships of all merchants are going to the lake area to transport grain. Naturally empty."

After hearing his explanation, Rurik slapped his thigh: "Oh, I really forgot! It seems that I haven't visited my hometown for too long."

Rurik thought of a lot in an instant. This tombstone island buried the fallen soldiers of the Ross people's first expedition thirteen years ago. Since then, Ross has officially started to expand. Time is calm and ruthless, it is the most terrible weapon, and it has taken away many old friends.

Today's weather was only better than the previous few days, and he couldn't help but think of some old friends from the sadness.

"Clavathon, Gould, how are you? Especially you, Gould. You were weak in the summer, how is your recovery now?"

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