Rise of Rurik Chapter 555

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Rurik wants to build a ship, even if he is ambitious, this issue of ship material is the most important thing.

The boundary of Roseburg is too far to the north, and the distribution of oak trees in the cold area is extremely rare. The easiest way to seize oak trees is to truly extend the sphere of influence to Gotland and build a permanent fort there, or take a detour and ask the Merlaren people who immigrated to Gotland to help cut down some oak trees.

The even bolder possibility is that the Rus have rooted their power in the southernmost part of Scandinavia, facing the Danes on the other side across the strait.

However, it is not realistic to die oak for shipbuilding.

It is true that oak trees in Roseburg and further north are hard to find, but red pine and spruce are everywhere!

If you sacrifice the rigidity of some ships and stop blindly colliding with possible enemy ships, the spruce in the north and even the pine forest near Roseburg can solve all the shipbuilding problems of the Ross people.

Throughout the entire warm period of 832, the Roseburg infrastructure project, people used double saws and axes to cut down a large number of trees.

A large number of old houses were also demolished, and the most important beam became the best ship keel.

The Hotla family who emigrated to Ross already had relatively strong funds. Considering the future shipbuilding project, they immediately purchased as many as 20 girders.

Only a few of these oak wooden beams can be used as the keel of a large ship such as the Aphrora, and the remaining wooden beams are absolutely no problem as the keel of a common cargo ship.

Now, these naturally shorter wooden beams are just used to form the keel of the destroyer.

Rurik signed a clear agreement with them. The plan of the "Eight-Eight Fleet" is not a joke, but a task that must be completed in 834. For the craftsmen to complete this job, they are not as simple as money, and they also have a higher political status in the Duchy of Ross.

The agreement clearly determined that the price of a cruiser without any weapons and appendages was set at one hundred and fifty pounds of silver coins, and the price of a destroyer was set at one hundred pounds of silver coins.

So Rurik's budget alone on shipbuilding has reached 1,400 pounds of silver coins.

And this is just the price of building the ship, and the accompanying weapons are a lot of money.

Even if the war dividends have become rich and powerful, Rurik feels a little guilty when studying this matter. Fortunately, after these ships are built, they will be the tools of the Russ expedition to the Quartet. More money for this shipbuilding is also necessary.

Compared to the Aphrorclass cruisers, the destroyers that Rurik required were all smaller. He does not require this kind of ship to undertake cargo tasks, it is a purely small combat tool, and the shipbuilder will not be guilty of the stability of the solid hull structure and the effectiveness of combat.

The keel began to be laid in the first time, the two chambers were ding-dong-dong-dong from the dock, and the construction of a total of four destroyers had already begun.

Even if the indoor environment where two ships are built at the same time for each indoor dock is a bit cramped, the craftsmen have no complaints, because the time period given by the funder is limited. If the time is delayed, I am afraid that Liu Rick will pay less.

Among them, there is another force that urges overtime to work, and that is Hotra himself.

When he was old, he should have lost his fighting spirit and stayed at home and died. Wouldn't it be beautiful to throw the shipbuilding business to the younger generation, but his fighting spirit was awakened by Rurik.

Sixteen big ships in total? What a gorgeous sight that must be?

The Ross Fleet was built by his own family, and it was so glorious to look at them as if they were still there.

The shipbuilding attitude of the Hortra family and their friends, Liurik, is always at ease. They also hired a group of manpower, and even some Ross women have become laborers for logging, moving, and supplying firewood. The hull was built earlier.

But another problem is also starting to become tricky.

Looking back on that day, I stood on the big ship about to install the mast and boasted that he went to the sea to engage in the propeller propulsion mechanism. After he really started to implement it, Lurik became more and more difficult.

"Maybe I can build a paddle steamer? No! Paddle steamers are not suitable for seagoing ships. Either do not build them or install propellers."

The most critical difficulty here is the sealing problem.

For the best seaworthiness, the propeller must of course be installed directly at the bottom of the hull. However, the output power is the two legs of a person, and the power is purely mechanical transmission. How can this be good?

Although the final result may be very strange, Rurik resolutely decided to use propellers. A boat is equipped with two sets of propellers, and the shaft is installed on the outside next to the hull.

To a large extent, this is a variation of the mechanical structure of the paddle steamer. The laterally rotating wheel axle is transformed into two rotatable axles parallel to the keel by means of gears, and the end of this axle is the propeller blade.

To complete this, Rurik hurry up to visit the home of the old blacksmith Klavassen, in the industrial zone of the carbon-iron complex of the Ross people, gather five blacksmith families in Roseburg, and explain in detail the ships and the propeller mechanism. Things.

This is not something they can understand in a few words.

Rurik was patient this time. The meeting lasted for three days, and the group of them finally came up with a result.

As Rurik's usual habit, the results of the research were carved on yellow-white pine boards, and the lines were smeared with carbon powder to form a clear blueprint for the project.

It can be said that to realize the driving of the ship's human propeller, even if the speed is only two knots, the driving force of the nobleman is testing the highest mechanical engineering technology of the Ross people at this stage.

It involves a wide range of aspects, and its complexity is even more complicated than shipbuilding!

But the five senior blacksmiths present are all wise.

The Ross people are already using the power of flowing water, using a set of mechanical mechanisms to turn them into the power of free forging and surface grinding. Now with more complex mechanical structures, the Rus people's oars have become more peculiar. This matter has the technical support of Rurik himself, and the five families are full of fighting spirit!

Rurik's plan is to arrange two rotating rods longitudinally to the keel in the space of the stern, both of which are made of wrought iron and then surface carburized. One revolving rod is on the ground and the other is high.

The high rods are sleeved into bronze roller bearings, and the bearings are installed at both ends of the hull. The lower rods are arranged in the cabin. Not only are the two ends fixed with roller bearings, but also up to five sets of tightly arranged iron pedals are thermally welded.

The two rotating rods are connected by four belts, and thus carry out belt transmission.

The high-level rotating rod is located on the outer part of the hull, and both ends of which are equipped with bronze gears, and drive each of the two end-shaped gears arranged on the outer rotating rod of the hull.

The outer rotating rod of the hull is inserted obliquely under the preset waterline. The rod is made of carburized wrought iron. The upper end is equipped with a bronze gear, and the lower end is equipped with a bronze propeller, which is fixed to the hull by three sets of roller bearings. In order to resist seawater corrosion as much as possible, the outer bars of the hull are plated with silver throughout, and the propellers are also plated with silver.

In Rurik's prediction, the corrosion resistance of this mechanical structure to sea water and smoke is naturally bad, but it is not too much to expect in this era.

He has confidence in Ross's blacksmiths to challenge difficult jobs, but he does not trust them completely.

He needs to conduct a pilot test on a ship to prove that the mechanical mechanism is effective. As long as it works, everything will be fine. As for marine corrosion, as long as the transmission mechanism installed outside the hull is removed when the mission is not performed.

Clavasson was honored to take on this task. The work of building swords and axes is of course important. This kind of thing has now been basically left to the little blacksmiths who are servants who are placed here to study by Rurik.

Such as casting and grinding gears, casting blades, forging very long iron rods and silver plating all over, and even extremely high-end roller bearings, ordinary blacksmiths are difficult to handle.

The entire Ross can do so many jobs, except for Kravasson, who is his son Kawi, and the two of them did not brag in this regard.

The winter life of the Ross people is no longer the boring and quiet life of many years ago. People are busy with all kinds of things, and what they always change is to get benefits.

Soon after the first severe cold current, there was another small-scale cold current. Some snow was cleared in Roseburg, and all the roads were covered with ice. However, after the new cold current, people had to do it again.

It was already late October, and it was only one month before the Hanukkah of the Rus people.

Since the first cold current, most of the sea in the Gulf of Bothnia has been covered by ice, and people can leave even the weakest places.

The tension of the sea water macroscopically forced the ice layer in the middle of the huge bay to squeeze. The closer it is to the north, the more serious the ice squeezing phenomenon will be. In the end, as in previous years, an iceberg that is ten meters tall is created. This is the power of nature. The Ross people are powerless to change, but they can make good use of it.

The squeeze of the ice layer creates some cracks. As long as they find such weak spots, hunters can guard the cracks and wait for the seals, or create ice holes to induce sensitive seals to breathe. Of course, the harpoons and big hooks waiting for the seals.

A group of Ross hunters ran to the relatively weak part of the southern ice to catch seals. They camped on the ice again. When the sled was fully loaded, they returned with a large amount of frozen seal skins, meat, and bones. Leather is sold to out-of-town merchants who enter Roseburg seasonally. Meat and bone Rurik is the biggest buyer.

Another group of Ross hunters began their winter hunting this year. Together with the deer-keeper servants of Rurik northward, they also accompanied hundreds of reindeer to Fort Elon.

This winter hunting is not as simple as hunting!

The Spuyut who had explored the upper reaches of Fort Elon and found the lake and the establishment of the original camp of Fort Fisk. This time he was ordered in danger. This trip took a hundred people along the route demarcated by Rurik. To find Murmansk, to establish a permanent settlement, not to mention, two long boats mounted on sledges must be pulled there. A hundred brave warriors are going to build the northernmost settlement of the Rus people. This will be an arduous expedition, but the desire to see the magnificent sea at the end of the world has made the brothers unwilling to hesitate.

Time quietly entered into December, and the daylight hours were rapidly shortening. Even so, the short daylight hours could not weaken the passion for work of the people in Ross.

These days, during the daytime, Lurik either led his men to the dock of Hotra, or to the smoky industrial area that never stopped. As far as the current situation is concerned, the hulls of the four destroyers are being built in an orderly manner, and the other two large ship hulls that have been completed are now pushed outdoors, waiting for the return of the people who were ordered to go to the north to cut the huge cedar. The masts are installed, but now they have become big toys for some children to climb up and down.

As for all the parts of the propeller drive system, Clavasson patted his chest to ensure that he had completed a set. This guy and his son Kawei are busy making these parts. They have to make a new one after they finish one set. Rülik needs experimental verification but can only stop them. As far as the quality of the parts is concerned, Rurik is quite satisfied even though he is not surprised.

Take a look at these uniform roller bearings! It is the master craftsmanship of the Kravassen family!

As many as ten bronze roller bearings, their tolerances must be relatively large, but it is difficult to see the difference with the naked eye. They rotate very smoothly. It can be seen that the nesting of the inner four rollers and the large and small bronze rings is quite stable and accurate. After applying the viscous seal grease, it seems that the overall mechanical performance is quite excellent. Now, waiting for the hull to be built to the right level, it is time to install this system for a ship.

Rurik would return to his palace only at night to see how his wives and concubines were studying, and then call John Invall to learn Latin.

On the whole, the Ross people just need to follow the traditional life. As a real power duke, he doesn't need to monitor what his subordinates do every day. But there is a guy who really needs to be more vigilant, and that is the missionary Eskil.

Naihe ah naihe! Obviously, it can only be used as an observation. You can record some of the experiences in Ross. This Eskil still can't help spreading it among the Ross people who are busy making money, and even the Slavic women who have married and hug their children. The so-called sacred faith.

This is a taboo forbidden by Liurik, if this man is allowed to fool around?

Rurik was cruel and instructed his subordinates to arrest Eskil, who had traveled on the surface but was trying to do his job. But Otto did a better job. Instead of asking his son to kill the old guy, he forced Rurik to order all the hair and beards of this person to be shaved off with a sharp steel knife to show humiliation. But such punishment is not enough! Even if Rurik intended to be merciful, Otto and many Ruths still demanded further punishment for this outsider who sullied the sanctuary of Odin's blessing.

Eskil brought two small entourages. Among them, John Invar became Rurik's tutor. He had been doing things well and was naturally sheltered by Rurik. As for another unknown person who became a victim, the unknown boy was secretly beheaded, and Eskil was humiliated after being shaved off his head.

He became a monk? More than that!

Now that you have done this kind of thing, why not do it a little bit too much. Rurik heard John Inval's true feelings crying, and then he knew that this kid wasn't really going to be a rabbit, but was passive in order to pray for his life. All of this is Eskil's preference, and even his entourage has been violated.

What is blasphemy? Isn't Eskil's behavior the purest blasphemy of his own beliefs?

Eskil was essentially imprisoned. Although he was comfortable with food and clothing, his body and mind were greatly harmed. The hair of this person's whole body was hung up, and he felt that he was going to become a castrated ram while yelling.

John Invall was helpless when his companion was killed, but he was not stupid enough to stop Rurik's determination. His teacher was retaliated against, but he was very happy to see it.

John Invall, he was trained to be very submissive, and he knew how to condescend to the strong, just like a loyal dog. People with this kind of disposition, Rurik, naturally likes to use it. It's a pity that a good man really can't be a real man because of the things he has encountered, and because of the imprisonment of faith?

After more than a month, Rurik was a strange person in John Invall. The Lord Duke of Rose has basically mastered the Latin language (a surprising number of words are very similar to modern English), and he is conscious that his use value is rapidly weakening. Val is also increasingly worried about his own future.

To be honest, he felt that he was living his best life with Rose. Master Lulik would not ask for his back, and he was even extremely disgusted with it, and he had become stronger with adequate food. Moreover, Lord Rurik has been hinting at certain things, and John Invall has inevitably some doubts about his beliefs.

He is also a man in essence!

"This is the end of today's study. I'm tired." Rurik yawned, and then asked the young cronies such as Fisk, Kanuf, and Telavis to leave.

As usual, John Invall should also leave the Duke's palace and go to sleep in his temporary residence.

He was deliberately stayed by Liulik.

The third floor became cold...

"My lord, do you... leave me with important arrangements? Regarding Latin, maybe what I taught you has already..."

"You kid, you're still as cautious as you always say, and you seem weak. You are a Danish, and you should be Odin's berserker. Can you not be strong enough? You are really like a lamb now. Now I will ask you. one thing."

"Ah! Your lord."

"Do you like women?"

"Ah! This..." John Invall was speechless~www.mtlnovel.com~ This guy wanted to say that he was actually interested, but because of his faith, there would be punishment from the teacher in the future, and...

Rurik shook his head and stood up, pointing to his nose: "You hesitated! Hesitation is longing. Listen, I will make a deal with you. I will arrange a woman for you, and she will turn you into a real man. . Don't think about going back to Frank, you will stay in Rose."

"But! This is... blasphemy."

"Profane. I knew you would say that. Eskil was blaspheming, did he get punished by God? I punished him! Listen, it turns out that your **** will not punish these things. You don't mind. Do things according to my requirements, I am the backer you can rely on. Don't worry, I will arrange for you a woman to take care of your daily life. You must prove that you are a real man. I want to see the results within a year. You should know me. Meaning. Otherwise...just like your companion who was killed by my order, you will have a tragic end."

John Invall's eyes widened and swallowed vigorously, his mood was complicated, both excited and guilty.

But he knew that Rurik, Duke of Ross, was a good man.

Chapter end