The Rise of Rurik 183. The establishment of the first master-apprentice relationship of the Ross tribe and the birth of the first blacksmith apprentice
183. The establishment of the first master-apprentice relationship of the Ross tribe and the birth of the first blacksmith apprentice
Kamne, he would never have imagined that the eldest lady of the White Tree Manor where he originally lived would be so submissive and groveling to her master.
Lilia, she is a noble woman! Every boy has estimated that the daughters of the head of the manor will only marry the sons of the leaders of other manors.
Obviously, his master is more noble. Similarly, there is another major change in Kamni's mentality!
Lilia knelt down to Rurik, that was how a servant should behave, right? Even though she was not a servant.
Since they all kneel down to show respect, if she kneels down, so does she. In the hometown of the Varyags, have their levels become the same?
In the past, Kamni was timid when facing the manor's family, but in order to survive, he needed to do menial tasks for the manor's family, such as dumping the manure, picking up some firewood and other tasks that children could do.
Some food survives.
He originally felt that he could not face the noble women of the manor's family. But now, when facing the stronger ones, those noble ones had to kneel down obediently.
Although the time of contact was extremely short, he put on the shoes given by the master, lived in the house and warm bed given by the master, and could eat as much food as the master gave. In order to repay the kindness of the master, Kamne secretly vowed to
He would do his best to serve him, and similarly, another thought came up in his heart - being Rurik's dog is the greatest honor!
Seeing Lilia kneeling down, Kamne was very proud of her status as a servant.
But Kamni didn't know why he was called by his master and ran to this magical blacksmith shop.
Now, after a glance with Lilia, Rurik faced Kawi and Klavason and formally explained his purpose.
He pulled the smug Camner in front of him, gently pinched his neck with his right hand, and said: "Klavasen, this child is my servant. Now, I want to place him with you to learn how to blacksmith."
"What? Come to my place to learn blacksmithing? Do you want him to be my son?!" Klavasen said.
Rurik shook his head hastily, denying Klavasen's strange statement: "Why do you want to be your son? I asked him to be yours..."
Suddenly, Rurik thought that the concept of "student" does not exist among the Russians, nor does the concept of "apprentice".
Because student, a word that is completely common in Western and Northern Europe, originated from the Hanseatic League's name for guild apprentices hundreds of years later. It is a word that describes "young people who work hard to learn skills with extremely high requirements". In older times,
There is no such word.
After all, vocabulary is meant to be used in daily life.
Klavasen explained that the so-called "being a son" is because blacksmiths and other craftsmen inherit their father's profession, and only sons will inherit their father's profession. However, there are also some boys who are willing to become
Such a craftsman, basically such a boy will live as the son of a craftsman.
After all, craftsmen generally believe in Thor, the god of craftsmen and technology. On the issue of inheritance, craftsmen's ideas are indeed different from those of warriors who believe in Odin.
Since there is no word for "student", Rurik simply "invented" the word "student" hundreds of years in advance and paid attention to it.
"You asked this boy named Kamne to be a student? That means to learn knowledge from me? Is that just for this purpose?"
Rurik stepped forward. He felt that Klavasen's relationship with him was already very close. As one of his own, he should tell him the truth.
"I need this child to become a blacksmith. He will work only for me. In the future, I will continue to collect some boys and throw them to you. I hope you will train them all to be blacksmiths."
What Klavason heard was very strange. This kind of thing had never happened before. He asked: "Am I going to teach a lot of children how to blacksmith?"
"Of course, if you are willing, you can teach them everything including bronze casting, gold and silver inlay, carpentry, etc."
Clavarson couldn't help but frown. He actually doubted whether he could do this well, because just training his son Kawei had put a lot of effort into him.
To Rurik, his frown was a form of embarrassment.
Could it be that Klavasen intends to refuse? That’s not okay!
Rurik took it for granted that if Klavasen refused, it meant that the money issue had not been discussed. Money! He had plenty of it.
Rurik put on a smile: "Uncle, I won't treat you badly if you help me. I will give you some benefits."
"Benefits? What benefits?!"
"Of course it's a benefit you will never refuse. Come on, can I come into your home and have a good chat?"
"Okay, welcome."
Rurik is a distinguished guest, and Klavason knows that this boy must have a kind side in his heart. He actually built a good house for his servants, which is incredible. Likewise, he is also building a new residence for his own family. Because of these things
, In recent days, all the carpenters in the tribe, as well as all the shipbuilders and leatherworkers, have become very busy.
Including the "Blacksmith Guild" established by myself and my colleagues, everyone is making steel swords to complete unfinished orders in the past, and also taking time to make a batch of iron nails. Due to actual demand, the guild also deliberately increased the price of nails.
Some.
Rurik and his servants sat in the dim home of Klavashen. This warm and somewhat dilapidated house did not give him a good feeling. It was all because of the "Novgorod-style wooden house" built with his own money. The walls and
The floors are made of very flat wood, making the interior living environment very tidy.
People, once they get used to cleanliness, they often can't stand the clutter of the past.
After all, he was here to discuss important matters in the future, and Rurik would not say nonsense to the Kravassins.
But in this house, Lilia, wearing a ferret fur coat, really looks like a little princess. Her temperament is the most suitable for staying in a majestic castle, rather than this mixture of wood, stones and meadows
The longhouse made.
Here, Rurik explained all his intentions regarding "Apprentice".
He discussed his three conditions:
First: Every apprentice must study here in Klavassen for at least five years. During the study period, Rurik is responsible for the apprentice's meals, accommodation and other living issues.
Second: Apprentices need to participate in production during the semester, and the wealth they produce belongs to Clavarson.
Third: It is forbidden to abuse apprentices. When an apprentice is ill, Klavason must inform Rurik. If the apprentice has a negative attitude towards learning, Rurik will be responsible for the punishment.
Rurik did not mention the issue of tuition fees at all, but on this issue, anyone with a discerning eye can see that he has made a huge profit.
In the ancient East, the relationship between master and apprentice was a high-level existence second only to the relationship between father and son.
As the saying goes, once you are a teacher, you are always a father.
When an apprentice becomes a master, he has to kneel down, serve tea to the master, and even sign a certificate of life and death. The so-called apprentice leaves his original family and becomes the master's disciple. During the period of study, all the apprentice's daily life is managed by the master.
In exchange, the apprentice works for the master during the period of study. Even in the first few years after "graduation", the apprentice must continue to work for the master for free.
This means using the fruits of one's own labor to repay the food, accommodation, and high tuition fees during the semester.
Here, the life and death certificate between the master and the apprentice is the contract between the two parties.
Rurik felt that the "traditional master-apprentice relationship of craftsmen" in the East had a great relationship with the Mohist school of the Warring States Period.
In the ninth century West, the concept of the relationship between master and apprentice was still too new.
Rurik figured that if he got ten more little boys, he would let them learn to blacksmith.
It is ridiculous to expect Klavason to take care of the daily life of so many children. As the owner, he still has to take care of the children's daily life. Only the study aspect is left to Klavason.
"What do you think? You can think about it carefully." Rurik asked cautiously.
Klavason frowned, and his son Kawei, both of them were thinking deeply.
The two senior blacksmiths whispered a few words, but their attitudes were still hesitant. Whether it was good or bad, they had never experienced anything like this. Is it really appropriate to hand over the blacksmithing skills to an outsider, let alone a foreigner?
At this moment, the two of them had not thought about whether doing so would bring danger to themselves. They also did not understand the concept of "teaching a boy to starve me to death".
Upon seeing this, Rurik immediately directed his attack on the girl wearing a ferret fur coat.
He coughed twice and asked in Old Slavic: "Sister Lilia, are there many little boys in your hometown who are still living in trouble?"
Rurik was speaking in honorifics again. Lilia, who thought their discussion had nothing to do with her, immediately sat up straight: "Yes, there are many little boys. If they... they can be your servants,
It’s such an honor.”
"Like a poor kid like Kamne?"
"Yes."
"Okay." Rurik nodded deeply: "Maybe I should ask my father to go to your hometown in the autumn and bring back some boys. I need to train more blacksmiths."
Lilia, she married into Roseburg with the "strategic purpose" of revitalizing the White Tree Manor. When it comes to the blacksmith, she is very spiritual.
Rurik continued to encourage: "Go and tell your husband. I want your husband and your father (referring to father-in-law) to teach those children how to blacksmith. Your husband is a little hesitant. Please help me convince them."
Rurik was really pleased to see the development of things.
Despite the language barrier, Lilia grabbed Kawi's arm hard and asked her husband to support Rurik's request with the few Norse words she knew.
"Rurik, what did you say to my wife? Look at her, she looks like a clingy puppy." Kawei was a little confused.
"I talked to her about blacksmithing. You see, she is asking you to support my decision. As a man, you must listen to your wife's opinion."
"Oh? That's true. Haha!" Kawei laughed wantonly: "I was a little hesitant at first, but now it seems that if I don't support it, she won't let me touch her body?"
Kawei expressed his agreement, and upon seeing this, Klavasen, who was originally ambiguous, also expressed his agreement.
Still following the same old pattern, for this matter, Rurik and two old guys made a written contract on a wooden board.
At this time, Kamne had been sitting obediently, and he did not know that he had a new destination.
In the end, it was Rurik who patted Kamne on the shoulder and ordered: "You, crawl to the old man with the white beard and kneel down."
"As commanded."
Kamne had done a lot of groveling and groveling in her hometown. Only by surrendering to the strong could one obtain the food to survive. In the past, it was a courtesy to the head of the manor and his family, but now it was just a different one.
"Next..." Rurik stood up by himself, walked to the burning embers of the bonfire, scooped a spoonful of warm pine needle water with an iron spoon, and poured it into a glass that was no longer unusual in the Klavasen family.
He personally held the glass of water, handed it to the kneeling Kamni, and ordered it to be poured: "Kamni, from now on, this old man with the white beard will be like your father. You hand this glass of water to him. If he
Drink it, and you will establish this relationship. You will be my servant, and he will be your masta."
"Masta?" Kamne muttered weakly.
"Yes, it's masta. It's like your father. He will turn you into a blacksmith."
"Is this true?" Kamni suddenly knelt down. He really knew that the blacksmith was a noble existence. He took out the cup and raised it high. He looked at Klavason's face, his eyes full of expectation.
Klavasen looked puzzled, "Rurik, what kind of trick are you doing?"
"Hey, we need to establish at least a ritual."
"Ritual? Didn't we make the contract?"
Rurik shook his head hurriedly: "Our contract is ready. You and my servant must also have a contract. This contract no longer needs to be engraved on a wooden board. Let's do a ceremony, for example, worship my Kamne
If you drink a glass of water, you will recognize him as your student. And he will call you masta from now on."
"Okay, that sounds good."
Of course, it felt good to be worshiped by others. Klavasen took the pine needle water and drank it in one gulp, and his calloused hands completely covered Kamni's head.
Klavasen also felt that he really needed a so-called apprenticeship ceremony, and the ceremony of kneeling and holding a glass to toast pine needle water came from the East. It was Rurik's apprenticeship ceremony based on the East, and it was basically
Not much has changed, grafted directly onto ninth-century Northern Europe.
"Good boy, I will train you as much as possible. I hope you can satisfy your master."
The words were spoken by Klavason in Norse. Even so, Kamne felt a warmth that was almost like family.
And Kamne, he followed a Norse saying that Rurik taught him in a surprise attack, which goes like this: "Masta, I swear to Thor, the god of craftsmen, that I will become a good blacksmith."
Although the words were lame, Klavason was overjoyed because he had never heard of another boy, except his own son, saying such words about his ambition to become a blacksmith.
He was very pleased.
Kamne basically understood that his master ordered him to learn blacksmithing skills and become a noble blacksmith many years later. What happened is really strange. Could it be that he and Lilia, the eldest lady of the manor, would work in this blacksmith shop in the future?
It seems that there are many fellow villagers who want to take the Varyags' big ships and come here to become their master's servants. Maybe some of my playmates will be lucky enough to accompany me here?