Chapter 1033 Status Quo of Incoming Textile Industry in Novgorod Region
Rurik tried to establish a "compulsory education" system in his core control area, but after all, this was an ambitious undertaking, and he could not escape the many current challenges and overcome the difficulties overnight.
For the children of Old Ross and White Tree Manor, all the children must be collected and concentrated on basic cultural, physical and military education. These children are the descendants of the highest-ranking people in the kingdom. Through education, they will be loyal to the king, inherit, and strengthen Ross's sense of pioneering and enterprising.
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Based on the country's strength, this is all Rurik can do. The school's teaching staff can accommodate at most five thousand people studying at the same time, and the teaching quality cannot meet his expectations.
Ordinary children only have two school years of cultural education. The focus is on mastering the use of Latin letters and ensuring that they can understand the Norse and Slavic languages spelled with these letters. In just two years, they can become proficient in using Latin, especially the regular ones.
The "Ecclesiastical Latin" of the Erba Jing is really difficult. Learning basic spoken language is not difficult in this era when the number of names is not abundant.
Secondly, there is mathematics.
The so-called overall high level of mathematics of the Vikings is due to the sheer illiteracy compared to the majority of Western European farmers. Business, especially the work of designing and lending, is regarded by the church as a blasphemy to the faith.
The Western pope fantasizes about an idyllic life, in which common people and nobles abide by it, so that the world that fell into darkness after the fall of Rome can rebuild the tranquility of Eden-like years.
So there is a bizarre contradiction here.
People engaged in business must reap benefits from this behavior, and the behavior of obtaining benefits is defined as a kind of gain for nothing. However, the life of nobles and churches requires merchants to provide a large amount of materials, and even church groups in various places have evolved into big business owners.
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Amid this contradiction, Western European society developed slowly and gradually established a life different from that of the Roman era.
Their commercial trade is not as frequent as in the northern world. The Vikings are just accustomed to doing business and have developed very good mental arithmetic skills in their daily lives.
Determining the transaction in the form of a written contract will inevitably involve a very precise numerical conversion of the goods. For numbers alone, the rune writing in the northern world directly spells out the words describing the numbers with letters, while the Western European world uses inherent Roman numerals.
In terms of numbers, both sides can be described as a bunch of crouching dragons and phoenixes, both of whom have the same crotch.
Rurik had already popularized mature Arabic numerals in his kingdom, and it was impossible for him to make all the people in the kingdom proficient in using it in a short period of time. This alphabet system was just being taught among the children. Proficient use of the four arithmetic operations and the multiplication table was
Important assessment mode.
An eight or nine-year-old child can skillfully use this number system in a short period of time through cramming. Even in Norse, the multiplication table can be mastered very well.
The child's parents began to be surprised that their child had exaggerated mental arithmetic abilities, as if they had given birth to a little genius.
Among thousands of children, some elite sons are bound to receive higher education.
For Degen, who was hired as the director of a state-owned garment factory, his children of all ages had already finished tinkering with the number system.
After all, Fodegen was getting old. He spent half his life wandering around as a traveling merchant, and he really settled down after joining the Ross tribe.
He had his own son, Harald Vodgensen, who was ten years old. This child was destined not to become a warrior, but his old father paid great attention to him.
The son will inherit everything from his father. As long as nothing unexpected happens, the child can inherit the factory director's job.
This matter was tacitly approved by Rurik.
Rurik didn’t know Harald Vodgensen, or little Vodgensen. A ten-year-old child had not yet had the opportunity to act on his own, so this “little golden retriever” followed his old father almost as a secretary. A ten-year-old
The 6-year-old child has already completed cultural courses at school. Little Fordegen's math level far exceeds that of his father. Running a huge garment workshop seriously challenges his management skills. This kid still needs many years of study.
Experience.
Among the many sons, Fordegen also selected talents. Harald was more talented than the other brothers, so he was trained intensively. Fordegen was convinced that only such talents would be hired by the king.
Rurik's state-owned factory also has another technical director - bald Fisk's mother Bloma.
That was the battle of the Principality of Rus against Gotland in 832, which was part of the entire Swedish-Danish War. The Rus army captured many prisoners of war, and Fisk also captured a pair of twins who became his two wives. More follow-up
During the Tavastia tribal war against Finland, a local girl became Fisk's third wife.
In today's war of 840, Astrid, the daughter of a Jönköping merchant, is his fourth wife.
Astrid is pregnant, and Fisk has already become a father. He has three lively children. He will have a good time with his wives when he returns. Fisk's family has a certain relationship with the royal family.
Blood relationship, he proved what true loyalty is during the war. The large number of children in such a loyal family will be of great benefit to the royal family.
No matter what their ethnicity is, Fisk's four wives are counted as old Russians if they marry an old Russian. Even if they are mostly victims of the Russian conquest war, they will be sad when their status is changed to the wives of the victors.
Because of past experiences, it is impossible to give up the good life now.
Even pregnant Astrid was given a job by her mother-in-law Broma.
All four wives worked in the state-owned garment factory and were appointed by Broma as supervisors. They did not have to work themselves but received a salary. Such work was not leisurely. They also had to make up for math and had to work for Broma and
Fordegen conducted the statistics.
Of course, after the identity change, Fisk's first three wives eventually became arrogant. They completely forgot that they were prisoners of war and began to boss around the slaves.
They only have the guts to do this to the slave workers in the garment factory. There are more female workers with old Russian status, but they still have to be polite. Especially to the Danish women who work, they have to be ordered to be polite.
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Because those Danish women were already direct descendants of the King of Denmark, and no one dared to damage the relationship between the Kingdom of Rus and the Kingdom of Denmark.
Reindeer carts were pulling large amounts of sacks to the factories in the city one after another, and some strong men were paid commissions to carry the sacks on their shoulders.
Facing the increasing number of sacks on the empty field, Fo Degen felt a fire ignite in his heart.
He asked all the workers to suspend their work and come out of the factory to have a look.
No, women of different ages, hair colors and heights raised their hands, staring at the piled burlap bags with their eyes, discussing what was stuffed inside.
Most people estimate that linen is flax, and some knowledgeable people estimate that it is wool. Whether it is linen or wool, it is the raw material of textiles. Just looking at the sack, some women are already excited. Raw materials mean finished products, and output means more.
Salary.
Forde is still capable despite his age. He climbed onto the pile of sacks with a smile, felt the power of the thick wool, and announced to all the workers from a high place.
"These are the spoils of war brought by the king. All you see is wool! This is the first time we have obtained so much raw wool. The king ordered us to process it into wool and knit it into sweaters in large quantities."
Just after saying these words, the crowd of female workers gathered around, and the roar of discussion was like wild bees dancing wildly.
Fo Degen could clearly see their cheerful smiling faces and eyes filled with the desire to get rich.
Because the spring plowing has ended, a shortcut for women who want to continue to make money to support their families is to work in garment factories. The women of Old Rus rowed boats with their children from Mstisk to Novgorod, and their children went to school directly.
They enjoy free room and board and work in garment factories.
They are not worried about their husbands and their eldest son, who must be over ten years old.
The war hero and the king's cousin Arik received a new mission assigned by the king, which is to lead Jianyong and the ambitious young boys to the east to continue exploring. An armed expedition fleet will follow the Msti River to explore the source.
After setting off, a large number of men will launch a new expedition. Only God knows how many mink skins the husband and son can get or find other good things. What is certain is that as long as they are qualified to work in the state-owned garment factory, this piece-rate processing method
You will never lose money if you do one job and one job.
After all, state-owned factories have reopened after a pause during the spring plowing period, and the flax reserves stored in last autumn were basically exhausted before spring plowing.
There is no need to question their desire to make money. No one knows what the textile industry in the Lake Ilmen region is like better than Vodgen and Bloma.
Standing on the pile of wool, Fodegen waved to everyone to be quiet, and then announced loudly: "The King asked us to try our best to make wool into clothes, and the King will solve all sales problems! So! Our task is to complete it as soon as possible! You guys
It must be realized that our flax will be harvested before the golden autumn wheat harvest. All of you will be very busy after the autumn harvest as long as you are willing to continue working in the factory. We must complete all wool processing before the flax harvest.
It's going to be hard work."
"But we are not afraid of fatigue!" Bromma, standing in the crowd, said loudly. This move echoed Vordegen's words and also encouraged the female workers.
So, Bloma continued to shout: "Women! We need more wool and more linen. We can do any tailoring work. We don't want to be idle! We! Desire to make big money through labor!"
The female workers responded with their own Viking war cry. There was no distinction between ethnic groups at this moment. They hoped to prove their worth through labor, and even saw that it was completely feasible to make money and raise children through labor. As long as they had the
With money, you can buy better decorations, daily necessities, and enough food to feed yourself and your children. Your status in the family will skyrocket, and you no longer have to obey your husband's various demands.
Once they grasp the opportunity to make money, they can't go back...
The labor-intensive textile industry can still operate without heavy equipment, steam engines or electrical equipment.
All the products of the state-owned textile factory in Novgorod have no marketability at all. It has essentially become a factory for the royal family. The products are first purchased by the royal family, and secondly, they are directly supplied to the army and schools.
Various Slavic farms in the Lake Ilmen area are growing flax, among which the "Flax Manor" at the southern end of the lake, near the city of New Ostara, is the leader. The soil in the area where hundreds of people live in this farm is too wet.
It is not suitable for growing oats, but there is no problem growing flax. The village cannot digest its own flax output. They used to live by selling linen cloth in exchange for food. Since the transaction partners are other farms, the economic level of each other is about the same. The life of the flax farm
I can only make do with it.
The kingdom's state-run factories seem to have unlimited demand for raw materials, and flax farms have begun to open up wasteland for flax, and other villages are also doing it. After all, compared to opening up qualified crop fields, the technical cost of transforming wasteland into flax fields is very low, and flax
At first glance, they look like reeds by the water. They don't need to be taken care of and allowed to grow wildly. They can be harvested four months after sowing.
However, the Kingdom of Rus does not have high-end spinning wheels, and women still work with very primitive sitting-type spinning machines. The women sit on leather mats. One end of the machine is stepped on by both feet, and the other end is tied around the waist. Each time the thread is threaded,
A sitting and lying body move forward. Their waists were passively trained to be very flexible, and their weaving efficiency was really poor.
Even so, the entire Novgorod region has always had a huge demand for flax raw materials, and the current expansion of flax production capacity still cannot satisfy it.
However, the animal husbandry industry in the area around the lake is rising rapidly, and the number of sheep breeding in New Ostara City is expanding rapidly. The end of spring plowing every year is the wool cutting season. The amount of wool that the people of Ostara can process is limited, and the remaining wool will naturally be given priority.
It was shipped to Novgorod and delivered to state-owned factories, and the proceeds were taken from the treasury to take home. After all, the Duchess of Ostara was the wife of the king, and the economic relationship between the two parties was extremely close.
Even if the weaving speed of women in state-owned garment factories is low due to backward machines, the number of people working at the same time is large enough, so that the final output can be high.
For the Slavs on Lake Ilmen who transformed into a pure farming nation, almost all of their clothes came from linen. Even though they knew very dazzling dyeing techniques, what they produced was still linen.
Facing the harsh winter, flax’s ability to withstand the cold is far inferior to that of wool.
Regarding the craft of wool rolling and spinning, this is a traditional craft of various Viking tribes, including the Old Rus. It is completely different from the processing mode of the honest textile machine. They can weave a large number of sweaters with only two wooden needles, and are very efficient.
Extremely high. It is also possible to weave wool into sails. Due to practical needs, Ross has been using flax and ship linen multi-layer stitching to make a durable hybrid canvas. A very practical reason is that the canvas will not absorb water after it absorbs water.
becomes too heavy, which is not the case with wool.
This is the reason why the eyes of women are shining. Their labor remuneration depends on their personal talents. Based on the fundamental principle of more work, more gain, they have to use their personal abilities to carve out their own big piece of cake from a huge cake.
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The wool that Rurik brought from Flanders was a great gift. At the same time, New Ostara at the southernmost point of the lake was entering their wool-cutting period, and soon a large amount of local wool would be shipped.
"Then let's get started! Let's knit sweaters with all our strength!"
Fordegen completely changed the labor plan of the entire factory. At this time, the factory had more than a thousand workers at the same time. It is not difficult for Fordegen to manage such a large group of people, just like the king through the flag corps and the centurion.
, the "ship" fleet and squad model manages a large army, and the factory is also implementing a similar production group and workshop model.
As the saying goes, there is always something new under the sun. If you want to increase output, you must either hire more workers, increase working hours, or pay more.
All three methods are being implemented by state-owned textile factories.
It seems that the heavy textile work can be thrown to the slaves, but Rurik did not implement this system from the beginning. He still does not like slavery in his heart. On the one hand, he has deep-rooted cognitive problems, but more importantly, it is hindered by
The current economic situation. Since the simplest purpose of opening a state-owned textile factory is to make the lives of people born in Old Russia better, job opportunities must of course be reserved for our own people.
Rus always killed too much in previous wars. Rurik liked to call him the King of Slaughter. The tribesmen thought this was extremely domineering. However, such wars also made the army not capture many slaves at all. Slavery is currently developing in the kingdom.
In the absence of the most basic conditions, and secondly, facing the increasingly expanding population of the Old Ross ethnic group, it is an increasingly demanding problem to solve the work and life of the twelve-year-olds one after another.
If young children do not have a legitimate livelihood, they will be taken on expeditions to fight. Once there is no war, they will become idle.
This was also one of the reasons why Rurik supported his eldest brother in taking Jianyong to explore the east. To explore better eastern settlements, he would send adult men and women there according to Viking tradition and let them develop towns.
In addition, the internal development of manufacturing, especially the recruitment of female workers, will definitely have a stabilizing effect on the entire kingdom.
One state-owned garment factory alone is not enough! There must be second, third and even more factories.
Whether it is plundered wool or locally produced, the wool has not been processed in any way, and it is also mixed with a large amount of dead branches and dust. To process the supplied materials, these raw materials must be processed from scratch, so the city of Novgorod began to be filled with
There is a faint peculiar smell and a strong smoke of smoke.
A large number of pottery urns or iron pots are set up, and the wool is boiled and degreased with boiling soapy water. After degreasing, the large pieces of white wool are air-dried and then rolled, and the wool is rolled out by a wheeled machine and wound into a ball.
.In this way, the finished wool is obtained, which can be woven immediately or dyed into various colors. Of course, the Slavs in the Novgorod area have superb textile dyeing technology, and the ones they can get are blue and yellow.
, red, black, and green mixed with blue and yellow. Color mixing is a technique of the local Slavs. They have produced floral cloth since ancient times, and now they can also produce colorful sweaters.
The work of wool processing has officially begun, and many women feel that they can make a fortune this year by working in their current homes. This was unimaginable in the past!