Rise of Rurik Chapter 753

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A group of people gathered in the docks of Novgorod. It is no surprise that the Ostara people entered the city. The men and women with wide-eyed crowds were surrounded by ten tall horses.

Carlotta, with a big belly, tremblingly landed ashore with the support of his entourage, and then walked to the palace of Rurik in the city.

Maksakyi and his group were unclear. They were amazed at the size of the city. Seeing the noble woman advancing, they led the horse and walked inward, ignoring the onlookers.

Because of the construction of schools in the city, a group of workers always carry wood in and out. This city is a society of acquaintances, and the guards of the city gates saw that a lot of familiar faces would not stop them. The distinguished Duchess of Ostara, Carlotta, had a meeting and bowed.

Only the horse passenger and the horse were stopped directly.

"Oh? What does this mean?"

The gatekeeper was also a Slav, and he said casually: "Look at your faces are not locals. It is very suspicious that you came with a horse."

"We...we want to see your prince."

It is this description that makes the goalkeeper more vigilant. Six people gathered with whistles, and the leader said bluntly: "My lord, you can see it casually. Explain your identity, why you came here, and your horses... shouldn't it, do you want to sell horses? "

The gatekeeper guessed that he would not leave ten, the horse guest nodded hurriedly, and then took out a silver coin from his pocket.

The leader of the gatekeeper looked at him, then looked at his men, his face tensed and said nothing.

"Oh, it's because there is too little money." Sakyi hurriedly took out ten of them to the obvious boss, and said with a joke: "I'm sorry to inform you."

When it was, Carlotta in front saw that the fake behind did not follow up, but turned around and saw that the horse guest was being entangled by the guard. She casually said: "They are my guests, follow me to see the prince, let them in."

With the guarantee of the Duchess of Ostara, the goalkeeper let him go, and of course the ten silver coins were all taken away.

"Why are the Rus people like Smolensk here, they have to pay after they pass their territory? Not to mention, ten horses are sold for a big price, and I will make back what I lost." Sakyi is obviously reluctant to pay. money.

However, as he really entered the city and saw the prosperity inside, he gradually understood the reason for collecting money in an instant.

Completely different from the mess of the Smolensk people or their home in Kiev's settlement, the interior of this city named Novgorod is quite tidy.

There is still a lot of snow outside the city, not only is there very little snow inside the city, there are straight roads here, and the wonderful thing is that the roads are not muddy. Just not being muddy is enough to give them a huge shock.

It turned out that large cities in the Principality such as Novgorod followed a basic principle in the construction of internal roads. The road naturally needs to be tamped with stone piers and generally kept flat. After the land is compacted, it can resist a certain amount of rain erosion, which is still insufficient in the long run. Muddy urban roads can be a nightmare. Not only must the roads be kept dry in a special way, but the accumulated water in the city must also be dispatched quickly.

Look at these roads. Because of the lack of stone, Novgorod roads were replaced by a large number of pottery blocks. It is actually a kind of fired clay brick. Since it is only used for paving, there are no special requirements on the shape. The only requirement is to ensure that it is sufficiently hard.

The main road is densely paved with brick roads, and the rest of the roads are simply paved with gravel and broken pottery.

Today's vehicles are structurally unable to pull too much cargo, and Lurik does not worry that the roads he spends on repairs will be damaged in a short time. He can completely repair cement roads. The Principality of Ross has indeed mastered this technology, but the production capacity limits the paving plan. The cement roads will be built in Shilla Fort, and currently only a small number of roads can be paved.

Brick pavement is a kind of excess, even so, it has greatly freed city residents from the mud of spring.

The Eastern European world must be facing an extremely muddy nightmare during the melting snow period. Some of the roads that are stepped by a pair of feet outdoors will be covered by mud without knees. Even if it is theoretically possible to start spring plowing now, no one wants to plant seeds in muddy fields.

Almost all urban residents belong to the White Tree Manor. Thanks to the sturdiness and dryness of the brick pavement, a group of residents rested their farm tools on the public road.

Flat and hard large-scale venues did not exist in the past. They openly repaired shovels and hoes, and inspected curved ploughs with columbine carts. They took out some seed grains from their homes and dried them in the sun.

Some women took out the stone grinders and small grinders from their homes, and then placed a piece of sackcloth on the brick road to sit down in the light of the outdoors, carefully crushing the wheat grains into powder.

Even the children are holding the stone mortar and pounding, mashing dried and stored thyme leaves into powder.

There is also a market in the city, with a group of sea bass hanging on wooden shelves, and fishmongers peddling these.

There are also vendors selling live rabbits and live chickens, which are put in wooden cages. At the market, there are also many women sitting and chatting with rattan baskets and headscarves. They are all selling eggs. The leisure period of the transaction is to chat with each other to pass the time.

What Maksakyi saw was a neat city, and there was no smell of human or animal dung in the air. The roads here are clean and tidy. It is obvious that small trees have been planted on both sides of the road. There are ditches on both sides of the path, and the flowing water is actually flowing inside.

They were looking at the flowers, but suddenly someone stopped them with anger.

It was a soldier patrolling with a sword. Seeing the horseman, he didn't stop, and simply intercepted it directly.

"Huh? What did we do wrong?"

The patrolling soldiers drew their swords directly and pointed their swords directly at the horse dung on the road: "You have committed a crime! Dare to throw dung on the road, you have been arrested!"

Sakyi wanted to explain, but the soldiers acted directly. All horsemen were arrested, and the movement attracted hundreds of onlookers, and it also made Carlotta who was walking in front of him speechless.

Obviously Novgorod is not very big, so why are those Kiev horses always causing trouble?

It is true that this is not a big city. Rülik is busy compiling the children's textbooks in the palace, and the noise of the outdoors drew him to see what was happening, so he could change his mood.

Because Sakyi and his gang regarded the patrol soldiers leading the horse as a snatch, and worse, when they took a resisting action, in exchange for a soldier's body search. At this time, even the entanglement in the leather jacket, the hidden defensive daggers and daggers were confiscated by them.

The soldier simply said bluntly: "We learned that you are merchants from a foreign land. You must be punished if you don't follow the rules. You are also very dangerous with weapons. This matter should be decided by the governor."

When things have reached this point, the men and women who watched the show have gathered to the size of five hundred people, and a large group of children scurrying around in front of their parents, jokingly watching the soldiers take people.

Carlotta gently stroked his forehead and complained: "Can Rurik still do business with these guys?"

Medvedt was the first to be alarmed, and he brought more soldiers to resolve the situation. A kind of soldier rudely disperse the crowd, calling for everyone to disperse.

Sackyi saw a big man and hurriedly stated his intentions. The patrolling soldiers also hurriedly reported the situation.

"Selling horses? Selling to the lord? Okay. But...you should be punished if you make mistakes. You still have weapons hidden in your body. If you want to see the lord like this? It makes no sense. If you come, put them in a cage and wait for the lord. Get lost."

As soon as he finished speaking, just as Sakyi was at a loss, the noble character finally arrived!

"Don't bother, let them explain the facts now."

It was Rurik who walked out of the palace with Svetlana.

Due to various actions in the past, Lulik has always been shown to the public in an image that is too close to the people. The onlookers are cheering for the appearance of the prince and continue to watch the development of the situation.

At this moment, all the horsemen were pressed to the ground and had to kneel. Sakyi raised his head and saw a blond young man with a moustache and another noble woman. He really couldn't think that this was the prince of the Ross people. Couple.

"My lord. These people from far away want to see you, they seem to be selling horses." Medvedt endorsed.

"Selling horses? Merchants? You..." Rurik looked at the horses carefully, his heart beating wildly.

Worse, it's a heartbeat feeling!

Rurik didn't care about the others, he hurriedly walked, stroking the horse's mane with both hands, gesturing with the height of the horse's shoulders and his own.

"Ah, these horses are so tall. They... all sell horses?"

"Yes." Medvedt hurriedly responded.

Rurik's eyes were fixed on the horses, and he said without looking back: "Leave them all away, and bring them all to Rosdumar. I bought all these horses."

"But sir, they are responsible for the horse dung on the ground."

"So just because of this, you caught them?"

"Exactly."

"Yes, if you dare to leave dung on the road, you must be punished, even if it is horse dung. Let's figure this out first. I'll take care of these merchants. You shovel the horse dung into the drain, and that's it."

In this way, the dumb-faced Sackyi stood up again. He had been completely unarmed, and he had to admit one thing. The young man with the golden ponytail was the supreme ruler of the Principality of Ross.

Rurik had seen Carlotta present with a big belly. Compared with this woman of his own, the existence of ten steeds was too dazzling.

Carlotta glanced slightly at her mouth, she just watched silently and didn't bother to interject.

After a while, Rurik could be regarded as coming to strike up a few words in a friendly manner, and of course also inquired about the situation of the child in his womb.

"Everything is fine, your son will be born soon." she said.

"It's true that everything is fine. Staying with me tonight, you will stay in Novgorod until the child is born." Rurik was kind enough to be sure that Svetlana would fully support it.

Carlotta nodded, then pointed to the horse and the horse and said, "They are from the southern city named Kiev..."

"What?" Rurik was startled, and the sudden change in expression gave a startling surprise.

"What's wrong?"

"What city is it?"

"Ki~yev~" Carlotta read it sternly, her pronunciation is very standard, just like this, Rurik's expression is even more exaggerated, and when you look at Ma Ke, your attitude is even more complicated.

"It was a businessman from Kiev who came from such a remote place. Hurry! They are all guests! We will have a banquet tonight to welcome the distinguished guests."

The words are all in Gnostic, and the conversation with Carlotta is naturally in the language of his hometown. The horsemen did not understand it, and it seemed that the brothers didn't have to worry about being hurt by Prince Ross.

Carlotta went on to explain, especially the horses. She especially emphasized the importance of a group of horses to the principality, and put forward her own outstanding insights: "If a strong bull is bred widely, a large number of strong calves can be obtained. There are two strong stallions here. You control the most horses. Soon you will have a strong herd and you will be very strong."

Only a few elites can have this insight, and she seems to understand more profound things.

Rurik thought for a while, he encountered a strong attack from the cavalry in the battle against Britain, Ross needed a cavalry, but the existing horses were not suitable for riding. The shoulder height of the horses brought by the horsemen is amazing. They are clearly born to be war horses. The purpose of coming to the horsemen is indeed not simple.

Could it be that they were entrusted by the Slavs in Kiev to get in touch with Ross?

Carlotta patted Rurik who was thinking about it, and said with a chuckle: "Unexpectedly, you still care more about horses. What about father and mother?"

"They? Everything is fine, now busy teasing the children."

"It's just that I'm going to visit them. You... let's do your business." Then she glanced at Svetlana again, and said in an intimate tone: "Sister, I'm finally back. Let's go, let's talk... …"

Because according to the traditional Nordic customary law, Carlotta is Otto's adopted daughter, and the relationship with Rurik belongs to the siblings who are not related by blood, and because they are not related by blood, their union is also in compliance with the rules. With this relationship, Carlotta and Svetlana sisters are commensurate and compliant, and because there is no interest in the so-called rivalry, the relationship is quite harmonious.

The female relatives left on their own, and Lurik was very pleased with their knowledge. In this way, I can negotiate trade with merchants well.

Rurik sits on one side of Rosdumar's parliamentary chamber, and all horsemen sit on the other side.

The house is spacious and more tidy, and the open wooden windows make the house brighter.

Rurik gave them a glass of ale with honey, and when it was finished, he went directly to the subject.

"Since you sell horses, tell us your price."

"Ah! Honorable lord, I didn't even introduce myself." Sakyi said, clutching his heart.

"Really? Your accent is a little strange, but I can still understand it. Come on, your name."

"I'm Sakyi, a businessman from Kiev."

"Oh, your name is a bird of prey, a very brave bird. You come from Kiev, I know that place."

"So, you..."

"I am the King of Rus!" Rurik opened his eyes with a smile. "Here is my southern city, Novgorod. Our territory is very vast and rich in resources. My army is very powerful, and I also have a lot of gold coins. And silver coins. So, what is the price of the horses you sell?"

The conversation turned sharply. Ma Ke Sakyi felt that he was an extremely noble person at a young age. He was ordered to continue: "I have ten horses, two males and eight females. They are all very young horses. Your eyes. They are very good horses..."

"Are you hiding something? Tell me your price." Rurik narrowed his eyes and urged.

Sakyi still insisted on his words: "We Kyivs bought horses from the Pecheneg people in the prairie. After two months, after a lot of hardships, we finally sent the horses here..."

"So, you plan to pay a high price? What are you talking about? Pecheneg? These are actually prairie horses of those nomadic tribes?"

"It's true, it's just..." Sakyi couldn't help but widen his eyes. "Actually, you knew from the beginning that these were excellent Pechenegma? You are really a sage."

"Excessive reputation." Rurik waved his hand, his heart beating wildly, and then said, "You are a lot of nonsense, just to show that the price is high and reasonable? You are talking about the price, and we will discuss it carefully. Don't worry, I am very wealthy. , Will not be scared."

"Yes." Sakyi swallowed hard: "They are all good horses. A stallion is a five-pound silver coin, and a mare is ten pounds a horse because it can breed a foal." Compared to the initial discussion with Carlotta The price caused by the unpleasant, he feared that Prince Rose would be disgusted and had to lower the price a little, but the price was still astonishingly high.

"That's it?" Rurik, who had listened to his ears, was really taken aback~www.mtlnovel.com~ how? Do you think it is too expensive? If you are interested in buying, we can talk about it again. It's just that you have to think about it. We have gone through too many adventures before sending ten horses to you very hard. "

"Never mind, I know your hardship." Rurik said frankly: "Actually, you just casually say what price the horses are sold for. Indeed, this price is astonishingly high for ordinary people, as rich as I am, this is no problem. I know the location of Kiev very well, and I also know the people of Pecheneg. I actually like Kiev especially, where the soil is very warm and fertile, the grassland is full of horses, and the grassland is transformed into farmland is the best black field, which means The high yield of wheat..."

Rurik couldn't help but say a lot. At first it sounded, the horses felt that this adventure to make a fortune was a certainty, and Prince Rose showed great affection, and even claimed that a banquet would be held at night to entertain the brothers to celebrate. The great success of the horse trade.

The horsemen are already immersed in the joy of making a fortune.

The Mackers also knew this. They didn't know Rurik's heartfelt rhetoric, which was obviously full of ambitions for the Kiev region.

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