Rise of Rurik Chapter 1133

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Not long after Rurik returned to the capital, a new blizzard came unexpectedly, so that he had been dormant in the blizzard of Tombstone Island some time ago, more like a prelude to winter, and now, the real winter tune began to play.

Even the hardy reindeer are kept as close as possible to avoid accidents, while the cattle, sheep, rabbits, and poultry raised are kept in tight enclosures. Families with the means have even lit bonfires with special fireplaces in their pens to keep their livestock safe through this difficult time.

In the past, when faced with a snowstorm, everyone would hibernate at home. In order to save limited supplies, the whole family would gather together to keep warm, and then sleep together to reduce internal friction. This is a kind of hibernation in disguise. When the snowstorm is over, people go out of the house and remove the snow on the roof as soon as possible to prevent the house from being crushed.

Those that are not strong enough face this problem, and it is not a problem that Rurik can solve with a single order.

Are there slums in the capital?

To a large extent, even if Rurik was reluctant to describe those houses in derogatory terms, at least those people lived in shanty towns. There is a large area of ​​unowned land near the capital. The flat coastal wasteland is at most grazing cattle and sheep. A large number of new immigrants live here temporarily. At the beginning of the period, such immigrant families had limited financial resources and could only build simple houses. When they accumulated enough wealth, they built warm houses. Some of them have fireplace woodcuts, and even build double- or triple-storey dwellings like the inner city.

The largest number of new immigrants are not Vikings, they speak Finnish dialects, and their identities are all Suomi.

The count family of Finland is the grand vassal of Rus, and the Suomi people, who constitute the main population of the country of Finland, have long been allied with the Rus. They submit to the Rus royal family, and although they are first in the kingdom status than the old Rus and their descendants, they are basically the same as those of other Viking tribes.

However, these people are too poor.

This blizzard made the shanty town built by the Suomi immigrants into a disaster-stricken area again. Although the people carried out some self-rescue and protection, many people were crushed in the collapsed shack and froze to death afterward.

This kind of thing is actually a winter event in all Viking tribes, and it was the same for the Ross tribe at that time. Ross has lived a good life for more than ten years, and those who are a little older have a fresh memory of the hard life in the past. As for someone who died of a house collapse? Oh, that's fate. What else could it be?

The body of the deceased was buried in Chengnan Cemetery.

It is precisely because the cemetery has buried many Suomi immigrants, and these black-brown-haired Nordic residents are even more persistent because of the existence of the cemetery.

The continuous snowstorm finally passed, and the snow removal work in the whole city started immediately.

Just stand up high to see the masterpiece of this blizzard - the Kronstadt berth that juts out from the Gulf of Finland is frozen.

The Neva River is completely frozen, and although the ice surface is still not safe to leave, a discerning person can estimate that after at least a week, the extremely thick ice layer will make winter fishing difficult, so that ice fishing must use a curved rod Drill to drill holes. The old fishermen in the capital have been gearing up for a long time. The outdoor wind and snow are harsh, and the warm indoor family gathers in front of the fireplace, using the firelight to wipe off their various tools.

In recent years, people have made breakthroughs in fishery exploration in the Gulf of Finland. People are no longer limited to fishing for herring in shallow waters after breaking the ice, but making extremely long hemp ropes as fishing lines. A fishing line can be tied to even There are ten fishing hooks. The extremely long fishing line and multiple fishing hooks make it a very heavy existence. It is not a simple manpower to set the line for recycling.

Families of fishermen simply form teams, just as their ancestors hunted in groups in the olden days, but now they are fishing in groups for cod.

The population of the cod in the Gulf of Finland sweeps the bottom of the bay every winter. Their open mouths eat almost everything, but they are not allowed to sink their bait to the bottom of the sea if they want to catch a lot.

When someone discovered this secret, when the plump cod that was frozen in the winter market appeared, the technology spread rapidly.

So, when Rurik had ordered preparations for this year's Hanukkah bonfire sacrifice, the cod fishing teams on reindeer sleighs rushed to the empty ice of the bay.

They dashed straight across Kotlin Island, unloaded equipment, drilled holes in the ice to set bait, and waited.

The wooden winch pulled the two-finger-thick hemp rope and slowly recovered it, and the cod fish, which was as dense as a bunch of grapes, was pulled out. They froze quickly when they came out of the water, and soon became hard "fish bricks" that allowed fishermen who set up tents on the ice to collect enough catch to return.

As long as conditions permit, everyone still likes to eat fresh fish. Entering the open-air market in early December, in winter, those herring and cod that were brought back are piled into walls by traders. Due to the large catch, the price is low. The fishermen rely on the advantage of large volume to make small profits but quick turnover, and the people also get benefits.

These Gulf of Finland cod are real cod, and they are far from being fished out in this day and age. Although fish meat is almost a whole piece of protein without fat, the belly of fish can have a lot of fat. Because the concept of vitamins does not yet exist, the people do not know that fish oil is rich in vitamin A, but only know that the offal collected from various catches can be refined.

Even, the perception that fish oil is a special raw material for making high-energy explosives also does not exist.

Every household collects fishy fish oil not for eating, but as fuel and lubricating oil for electric lamps.

Because people have a better choice - butter.

The livestock industry in Yinermen Lake, centered on Novgorod, is expanding rapidly. In this era when there is absolutely no safe fresh milk packaging technology, all Slavic villages that raise cattle and sheep are milking as much as possible to make butter, Ghee, some villages Boyar personally organized fleets to bring these high value-added agricultural products to the capital to sell at a good price, and then use the money to buy advanced agricultural production materials on the spot.

The best oil is butter, followed by fatty oils from reindeer, cattle and sheep, whale oil and seal oil, and fish oil.

When it comes to eating oil, it is fragrant butter. Now is not the hard times of the past, and no one is willing to eat salted sharks that are irritating. Everyone just needs to eat well and drink well.

It is not only to satisfy the appetite, the entertainment of simply closing the door to give birth to a child is too primitive and rude, and people need spiritual enjoyment.

On a boring winter night, bored children pester adults to listen to stories, and adults will get together to chat.

Those various Nordic myths come from the bonfire chatting for thousands of years. Interesting stories have been sung and heard a lot. Even the fabricated stories are believed to be true.

Well-informed people know that the state-run printing office, which the king ordered officially listed, is publishing a magical book, which is said to contain a variety of mythological stories.

The people who have spent huge sums of money on wine are also waiting for the books to hit the market, and they are ready for huge sums of money.

In fact, as early as late November, the Latin alphabet version of "Rossaga" was already available for public sale.

Due to the heavy snowstorm at the time, the printing bureau was in a warm room, and their work determined that everyone must settle down and work in one place, no matter how bad the weather was outside, it didn't affect them. It is also the wind and snow that prevents people from going out, and everyone can only work hard when they are isolated.

When the snowstorm ended, Ella was instructed to adjust the printed text version. They had already published nearly four hundred volumes in Latin. With such a strong "combat", Ella realized that her laborers could not be fast enough. Bind it up.

The book that had been bound in advance had been delivered to the Great God and the Palace. High Priest Rumia and her team began to study all night. Rurik also used the book as a teaching material in the palace to educate the children around him.

People want interesting myths, not dogmas. "Rossaga" is to a large extent the "Genesis" that belongs to the Nordics.

Rurik wanted to use this book, which he personally participated in editing and reviewing, to become the ideological basis for the kingdom to maintain unity.

This book ideologically identifies all Viking, Finnish and Slavic tribes, all from a common ancestor but developing freely in different places with certain differences.

The thought of the book brought tears to the eyes, and the priests who read it did not understand why their high priest was weeping.

Rumia, she knows the meaning of it best.

She is a Lapp herself, and according to the book's definition, Lapps are long-lost relatives of the old Rus.

The common language of Novgorod is the Norse language, and the Novgorod region has both, but Slavic is the dominant language. If a person wants to show the nobility of his soul, he will use the Latin language of the church. The so-called principle is defined by ancient Rome. standard version. The king is good, and young people who are trying to improve their social class are willing to learn.

And it does make sense. The blue fox and red fox who returned to the capital to report their duties and their followers became the kings of the story because of their long time in the Frankish world.

They introduce the customs of the southern world, show off and even brag to earn the praise of the listeners, and objectively attract the people of the capital to explore.

"If you learn more Latin, you can communicate with the nobles in the south. If you speak this language, the nobles will feel inferior."

So can Latin really become the lingua franca of the kingdom? Rurik didn't feel he had enough human resources to popularize it, as a second language for the national elite.

The descendants of the old Rus need to learn Norse, Slavic and Latin. The former two can basically be learned naturally through family education, while the latter requires a solid education.

Just a week before Hanukkah, Ella personally reported to Rurik about her phased results.

It was a unique family dinner. Since there are so many frozen fish on the market, the royal family can't help but eat a whole fish feast.

The processing of fish is very particular. The cod meat is smashed into a meat sauce, and then mixed with onion puree, thyme, and pea puree to form a special ball, so that the ball soup is boiled.

The dough is covered with surimi and cod stuffed dumplings, and then dipped in wheat vinegar.

To replicate Eastern winter dining in Northern Europe, Rurik has already done it. If the brewing environment of ale is not managed carefully, the wine will be lost. Now, the resources are simply allocated to deliberately brew vinegar. The royal family is a vinegar brewing workshop in the capital.

For this dish of vinegar, Rurik is going to eat dumplings. What's more, the Viking Hanukkah is the Winter Solstice Festival. In the past, even wheat was a rarity, making it unconditional. Now it is necessary to pay attention to it.

This winter, the royal family eats either boiled noodles or dumplings. Rurik wants to entertain his cronies, and also presents these special meals.

This shows that the traditional and improved versions of wheat cakes and bread are the food eaten by ordinary people. They focus on filling, and only the food of the royal family is really delicious.

The blue fox and red fox brothers are the most frequently entertained objects. The two are officials of the frontier, and they are also qualified to toast with the king at the banquet.

Now, Ella comes with good news.

The royal family's special food is very good, and it seems that there are new tricks every year. Ella is not a person who indulges in appetite. It can be said that no one knows Norse mythology better than her, and she has directly compiled the standard Norse mythology defined by the Kingdom of Rus.

She was eager to explain the completion of her task, and Rurik ordered her to eat more.

"Enough is enough." Her graceful and slightly cocooned right hand put down the fast track, her face was steamed red by the warmth of the room, and it became even more serious after drinking some wine. "My work is well done, the books are printed so much that everything is ready for sale."

Everything was within Rurik's expectations, he motioned the other family members to keep quiet, and then dragged his slightly drunk head to deliberately ask: "Are you still boasting?"

"I'm not boasting."

"Oh? How many copies have you printed?"

"There are four hundred in the Latin alphabet and two hundred in the rune version. Now at your request, I have completed the version change when the blizzard continues."

"Oh, that's six hundred?! I thought it would be enough to have one hundred, but I didn't think so." Rurik straightened his back, and anyone could see his excitement.

Ella just covered her mouth and smiled: "You underestimate me."

"Indeed." Rurik rubbed his head vigorously and patted his face to wake up: "In my opinion, it's fine for you to print a thousand copies this winter."

"It's okay, it's just paper..."

"Not enough paper? Don't be surprised. When Hanukkah is over, I will send someone to deliver new paper as soon as I return to Novgorod! Or, we will build another paper workshop in the capital."

"That's free." Ella raised her chin gently, looked at Wang Bubu's presence of the queen, and smiled softly: "The paper made of birch bark is whiter, and the printing effect is very good. Backed paper doesn't work. Our scriptures have to be of good quality, so even the cover is hard oak. It's a responsibility to the buyer and to ensure that the content of the book will last for a long time.”

"Oh, that's right."

"The paper we brought in was badly worn out, and they were cut sparingly, and I had carefully proofreaded those type stencils."

"It was really hard work."

"No problem. The high priest has already got the book, and I know she's studying it. This year's sacrifice, this book may come in handy."

Rurik nodded: "So, this year's Hanukkah will be very grand. I want a grand sacrifice to commemorate our completion of the Sakya."

"Eh?!" Ella cheered up a little: "Could it be to sacrifice another hundred deer?"

"This is the plan."

"Okay. It may be a bit extravagant. Those deer herds are yours. Me, and yours too..." Ella said a lot of love words by being slightly drunk.

What does this woman want to do? Queen Svetlana, who was also a woman, knew this clearly. She moved slightly to the king's side and whispered a few words. After that, she smiled and exchanged glances with Sister Ella, and then retired with the prince, who was a little sleepy after eating.

How to reward Ella, who has made great contributions, Rurik has a man's way.

Ella, who came from a noble family, just wants to do her job as a "top clerk". She is a concubine of the king, the sister of the Duchess of Ostara, and the adopted daughter of the old king of Ross. With multiple identities, she is the same age as Queen Svetlana, and she has no threat to the queen. Svetlana intends to maintain a good sister relationship with her, and through this closeness, she can have a close relationship with the Duke of Ostara in the south.

To be fair, Svetlana was a little embarrassed about Carlotta, Duchess of Ostara, presumably because of her childhood hardships that forced her to be extremely tenacious. That is a sturdy female general, most of the men are strong, and her son is also a descendant of Rurik, so there is the possibility of alienation from each other.

Because, this year, she noticed Duchess Carlotta's son Carl. The boy had solid blond hair, but he was not an old Russ in name only, and his blond hair made him born with Varyag glory. This boy is indeed unusual. He shows the characteristics of precociousness at a young age, and he must be a promising noble in the future.

Ella spent the night satisfied with the king's special gift.

The next day, those printers were rewarded in kind.

On this day, a wooden platform was set up in front of the Great Temple in Harvest Square, and Rurik simply performed a small-scale sacrifice, and then the high priest personally started the sale of "Rossaga".

The Latin alphabet version costs one pound of silver, and the rune version goes up to two pounds.

The news has spread all over the sky, and people have realized that there should be a variety of stories in it, and it is said that King Ross got some wisdom from Odin and smashed it into this book. The text is traditional and anyone can understand it. It must have With divine power, buy when you get the chance!

In fact, because of the existence of a comparison table between the Latin alphabet and the Rune alphabet, even if you buy the former version, people who do not understand the Latin alphabet can still read it, but it takes a lot of extra time.

Wealthy city dwellers are willing to pay for this sacred book~www.mtlnovel.com~ The six hundred copies on public sale have been snapped up!

In terms of cost, the royal family has made a lot of money, and knowing that there is a strong demand for books from the public, it can be seen that continuing to sell books in the future can make a lot of money.

It can be said that for the majority of buyers, "Rossaga" is the first book they bought in their life.

Books were still a rarity in Europe at this time, parchment was the mainstream writing tool in Western Europe, and in Eastern Rome, both papyrus and parchment were used.

Ross's birch bark paper has a lower cost and good quality. The material is also adapted to local conditions, and the production technology is constantly improving.

Every household that believes in the Norse gods has its own statue of the patron saint of elves, and now, families who buy "Rossaga" simply regard this book as a brand-new worship object. They are actively flipping through the pages, turning the boring winter time into new stories that immediately replace old conversations.

For buyers, a whole new world seems to open up for them, and with this book, it seems that everyone who still lives in Midgard can spy on the sanctuary of Asgard.

In "Rossaga" there are heroes, gods, justice over evil, sacrifice, kindness, Nordic morality, lost relatives...

It works instantly!

On the eve of Hanukkah, Rurik learns of a hotly debated event in the city: the people who lived together were actually relatives long ago. It turned out that all Vikings, Finns, and Slavs were kinship, and this knowledge was also passed on to the "Pskov Expedition Five" who temporarily resided in Rosberg.

For these five unexpected visitors, Rurik specially prepared a version in Rune script, and sent it to them and instructed: "When you return to Pskov in the spring, bring this book to your boss."

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