Unrest spreads in Roseburg, where immigrating immigrants are quickly disposing of their property.
People are disposing of the wooden furniture at home, and any woodware and pottery that are not easy to carry are being sold on a large scale.
The already lively market has become boiling, with people turning into stalls everywhere to sell their belongings. The market has turned into a flea market, with regular transactions taking a back seat.
They are also selling their own houses. Those wooden houses that have been built for a few years are almost sold at cost price, and the old houses that are decades old are not in large numbers and are the cheapest.
Those Malaren people who recently immigrated are paying serious attention to these great things. They use the savings gained from their own labor to happily engage in bargain hunting with the Russian people who are about to leave.
Businessmen who live in Hakka also joined the rush to buy. With the participation of these people, the housing market, which was originally depressed due to selling, was suddenly driven up by businessmen!
Because those businessmen who were clients had long had enough of renting houses for a long time. Now, as long as they paid a sum of money to the prince, they would be eligible to buy a house. Why not? Many foreign businessmen did not have the right to immigrate to the East, at least not yet.
The merchants do not have particularly urgent needs. Most of them operate the trade line from Roseburg to the Port of Birka on Lake Mälaren. They have their own status on this trade line and will not give up the business here easily.
Oriental adventure.
Rurik had no time to interfere with the free trade of real estate and daily necessities. He received a sum of tax money and transferred the money to recruit a group of laborers.
The hired men and women were ordered to dismantle the Temple of the Gods in Fort Ross. After a small sacrificial activity, the gilded bronze statues were moved out one after another.
The strong Russian men are all digging land and planting wheat in the east. Almost all of the people he employs are immigrants from Malaren, all of whom have the same muscles. About six people worked together to pick up the statue and put it into a newly built large wooden box. The box was stuffed
It is full of reeds, so there is no need to worry about the statue bumping into it.
The six statues of the entire temple are undoubtedly the most important. They must be safely transported to the deer cart and slowly transported to the seaside.
Rurik personally supervised all this and watched the deer convoy drift away.
There were more than 20 people standing by with sledgehammers, and their intention was clearly to smash the temple that had lost its statue to pieces.
Parla was dressed in plain clothes and wearing a flower crown on her head. Seeing that these strong men had already received the order, when she was swinging the sledgehammer, she frowned and approached the prince to prevent her displeasure.
"Maharaja! This temple does not need to be demolished."
"I know your concerns." Rurik looked flatly, "The gods will not blame me! The statue should be erected in the most suitable place, that is New Roseburg. There is still the old stone ship altar here, Parla,
You are already the local high priest of Roseburg. I authorize you to recruit twelve lower-level priests. The Governor's Mansion will pay for your daily meals and sacrifice expenses. From now on, all the sacrifices in Roseburg will depend on you. The servant quarters are now yours.
Home……"
Rossburg was the home of the Vikings. When the Ross natives left with their wives and concubines of various ethnic groups, there were almost only Ross people here, and the permanent population plummeted to less than 4,000.
The Vikings needed the purest traditional Viking life, their faith must be in Nordic gods, and their sacrificial rituals must also be Viking.
A sense of desolation came over her. Parla felt sad as she looked at the gradually shattered temple, and two lines of hot tears fell to the ground.
"You don't have to be sad," Rurik said.
"I...I still want to cry. You...almost all left."
"This is fate. Ross is no longer the Ross of the past. In the future, I will also regulate the team of priests. I will set up high priests in the capital. Each city in Ross will have resident priests. The resident priests can also recruit a number of lower-level priests. Just like
It is a world tree, with a trunk, buds, and leaves. This structure is the most stable. And you, you must recruit twelve lower-level priests to assist you. This is an obligation and responsibility."
A major sign of the complete relocation of the Rus' administrative center to Novorossberg on the Neva River is the relocation of the sacrificial center here.
Rurik intended to regulate the faith. In order to ensure the consistency of everyone's spiritual home, the priest team must be organized and hierarchical.
In Rus, the traditional priesthood is held by women, which is indeed different from other Viking tribes. This tradition should be preserved, the priesthood is still female, and the high priest must be the continuation of the prince's bloodline.
There is indeed an existing blueprint for the division of priesthood levels. Rurik intends to learn from Christ, and that system was also determined by the Roman Empire. For example, the high priest is equivalent to the patriarch (pope).
And they must serve in the great temple in the capital. The resident priests in other cities are actually cardinals, and the hierarchy is further arranged downwards, so that every village has a resident priest.
The prince can use this system to control the thoughts of the people across Russia, which also corresponds to the fact of the "divine nature of the prince." Realistically speaking, once such a system operates stably, the prince can in principle issue decrees quickly.
It is conducive to the operation of the huge principality's national machinery.
The boxed statues were loaded before many other goods, and a lock of white hair of the legendary high priest was stuffed under the sculpture on the bow of the Sperosvilia. This sacred ship was best suited to transport the statues and various items in the temple.
tools, or even a special stone!
The Stone Ship Altar will be built immediately in New Roseburg, and a large stone excavated from the old altar will become the cornerstone of the new altar, which means the transmission of divinity.
It wasn't until all the statues were loaded onto the ship that Rurik breathed a sigh of relief.
He was very happy that his army of immigrants was traveling lightly. It would have been too troublesome to transport a large number of pots and pans.
It is a long voyage from Rosberg to Novgorod. The fleet may float on the sea, lakes and rivers for half a month. The long voyage is nothing to the soldiers, but it is a difficult challenge for women and children.
Women and their children are eager to reunite with their husbands as soon as possible. These people are the most anxious. In fact, they are orphans adopted by Rurik, but they are indifferent.
Rurik has been staying in his hometown of Roseburg for many days. He hopes that everyone will evacuate as soon as possible after carrying the supplies, and start the work when it really starts. Only then will there be a lot of trouble.
The holy relics captured from Lindisfarn, the diamond-encrusted cross obtained from the Shetland Islands, and the wooden boards recording the past history of the Rus' people were packed up one by one. The most important one was Rurik's.
The treasury, or the treasury of the Principality of Rus.
Taking advantage of the opportunity of moving, Rurik checked the balance of the money bank. Although there were many coins, they were lower than Rurik expected.
Think about it, he also knows the inside story. A large amount of money is spent on construction costs, and maintaining welfare policies is also a waste of money. The people are truly richer than they were ten years ago. Ross's productivity continues to expand, and the amount of hot money circulating in the principality society
There are also many, which attracts more foreign merchants to trade, even if the merchants have to pay taxes.
Perhaps taxes should be raised to expand the state treasury so that infrastructure and shipbuilding can continue.
Shipbuilding and iron smelting were actually the two things Rurik was most concerned about besides supervising the relocation of the temple.
Thick smoke from Blast Furnace Town blocks the sky. This highly polluted town is a satellite city of Roseburg. Because it is adjacent to mines and charcoal-burning workshops, the metal output here is actually the most efficient in Europe.
Although Rurik did not clearly calculate the amount of iron produced by Russia every year, it must be very small by the standards of a thousand years later. By the standards of the ninth century, the two iron smelting institutions of Blast Furnace Town and Elonburg in the north were enough to make Russia rich.
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These two places are also important military locations that Rus must guard for generations. Even if the core of the Rus' Principality is moved to the Neva River, the entire Gulf of Bothnia in the northern Baltic Sea must be the unique inland sea of the Rus' Principality!
As a result, the Tombstone Island Fortress at the entrance and exit of the Gulf of Bothnia must be further constructed. It is also a T-junction of the Baltic Sea, where the Ross fleet will be stationed.
The shipyard was the last focus of Rurik's research. In fact, at the banquet after the Ross Duma meeting, the slightly drunk craftsman Hortra spoke the truth after drinking and told all the various situations in the shipyard.
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Rurik was rarely drunk that day, so he didn't listen much. Now he still needs to investigate the situation on the spot.
Because there are still a group of shipbuilders and young apprentices who must immigrate to the East, Rurik came here today to review this special group of skilled immigrants and even announce a major event.
The order issued last year to build a standard armed cargo ship was indeed implemented here in Hotla. The salary given by the prince was exciting, and the supply of shipbuilding materials was very stable, so the craftsmen worked hard with all their strength.
It was already early June. In the past eight months, Hotra had only received orders from Rurik. According to the technical parameters, two large indoor shipbuilding workshops were able to build four ships in an average of three months.
ship.
When Rurik returned, the ninth to twelfth units of the general-purpose armed cargo ship were about to be launched. Now during his stay, the shipyard is also speeding up.
He came looking for the sound of ding-ding-dong-dong. The mercenaries who followed him were waiting outdoors, and he entered the still bustling factory.
No one is afraid of the prince. The visit of the young prince is equivalent to the arrival of the God of Wealth. Seeing the prince, everyone's faces smile like blooming flowers.
Huotra walked up happily with a cane and warmly greeted his friends to stop working.
"It seems that you are still speeding up the construction." Rurik looked up at the small ship and said happily.
The more Hortra looked at Rurik, the happier he became, and he immediately started selling ships: "Following your order, I turned down orders from others and only built ships for the prince. These Kirk ships are very strong, even if they are a bit small, they are better than
The theoretical loading capacity can reach 100,000 pounds, and the wind speed of each ship is astonishing. Since we have given up paddling, we naturally make good use of the wind power."
Rurik nodded with satisfaction: "The fishermen who signed a contract with me are all using the eight boats that have been launched. They told me that these boats are very useful. Especially when towing large fishing nets, they can still be maneuvered quickly and the amount of herring caught is also higher.
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"Thanks for the prince's promotion."
"You're welcome, you have to admit your ability. You also have to understand that in this sea area, our Ross fleet is invincible! So based on practical needs, for the time being, I don't need giant ships, but a large number of standard cargo ships.
This kind of cargo ship that can carry up to 100,000 pounds of supplies is very good, and a torsion slingshot installed on the bow of the ship is a very good force ship."
"So……"
"In the future, the shipbuilding workshop in Rossburg will continue to build cargo ships for me. It should build at least ten ships for me every year. You will be satisfied with the price. In this way, our fishing boats and cargo ships in Ross will be completely unified. Not only will it be easier to manage, but if there is a war, it will be
It’s part of our powerful navy!”
Huotra was very excited after hearing this. The hundreds of craftsmen and apprentices who were watching were all making various noises and making noises to express their joy.
Rurik saw that Hotela and his friends were already a very powerful shipbuilding group. They recruited young men as apprentices in Lake Malaren, and all their economic lives were tied to the organization.
If such a rapidly expanding shipbuilding workshop continues to grow, it may not be entirely beneficial to Ross's shipbuilding industry. It must be split, so taking advantage of the opportunity of immigration, it should be split into three parts.
"Where are all the talents who want to go to the East?" Rurik asked loudly.
Huotra clapped his hands, and the chosen ones walked out one after another.
Standing here are Huotra's second and third sons, as well as young children from other small families.
The two brothers, Karl Horlarsen and Stein Horlarsen, are only about 20 years old. Because they were personally educated by their experienced father, they are very good at shipbuilding theory and technology, and they are very good at independently commanding shipbuilding.
All ships have confidence.
Rurik was very happy that Hotla could hand over his son. As for why it was the second son and the third son, the reason was very simple, because the family's main business was inherited by the eldest son, and sooner or later the other sons would have to make their own way.
As many as thirty people gathered, they were craftsmen and apprentices.
Looking at them, how could Rurik be unhappy? He asked again: "Is it appropriate that you have elected someone who went beyond my plans? The efficiency of shipbuilding here will be reduced."
Huotra answered readily: "Just train another group of craftsmen."
"Okay, I want to announce something." Rurik calmed down, cleared his voice and announced to the thirty people in front of him: "I want to build a principality shipbuilding workshop in the east, and I will fund the construction of factories and residences for you.
By hiring you to build ships, I will provide you with a very stable life and the opportunity to improve your skills in shipbuilding. You will have high social treatment, and even if you are a young apprentice now, you will be respected by everyone in the future. I will even
The prerequisite for assigning wives to you is that you must be loyal to my command."
The prince's preaching promised "God's grace", and many people were at a loss to hear it.
This is simply pie in the sky! Those young apprentices are almost orphans, and they basically have enough to eat by following Hotla. Now that everyone has suddenly become the direct subordinates of the prince, they will naturally go through fire and water without hesitation.
For apprentices with low status, they are happy as long as they can eat well every day. For Huotra's two younger sons, the two brothers need more. They are eager to use their personal abilities to create their own business.
business, but unfortunately lacks original capital.
In this case, Rurik simply hired two people as craftsmen directors and was ordered to take charge of the shipbuilding industry in Novorosberg and Novgorod. Even if he could only build traditional long ships at the beginning, it would already be a huge impact on the principality's inland water transportation.
Help!
Rurik gave all the craftsmen in the principality a very high salary, and the people of this era were also very satisfied. If they work and get enough food every day, it is a good treatment. If there is any remaining wealth, the employer's kindness is endless.
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It is precisely the struggle of the craftsmen that all the principal products of the principality come from their hands, and the huge economic added value can promote the healthy accumulation of capital in the principality, without forcing the principality to engage in military warfare and rely on war and plunder to survive.
Rurik had arranged all the things he could think of, and many matters had delayed a lot of time. He had to postpone the date of immigration, which was postponed until the 28th of June in the Julian calendar.
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The summer solstice ceremony of the Julian calendar was held as scheduled, and this was also the last grand summer festival held in Roseburg.
Tomorrow is the departure date, most of the soft goods have been loaded on the ship, and Rurik could actually have announced the departure long ago. The delay until now is just to catch up with this festival.
While waiting, Mechasta from Elenburg also brought her daughter to report on her work. Another major event was to exchange her daughter Saipolava for her man Rurik.
Elonborg does not have any additional arrangements. Mechasta still has to provide a large amount of iron to the principality, catch salmon during the autumn fish season, and serve as a transit point for trade at Narvik Port on the opposite side of the Atlantic Ocean.
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At this time, three women gathered around Rurik. They all had black hair and almost all had oval faces. They were all of ancient Finnish descent. They were basically old enough to be mothers. The oldest high priest
Needless to say, Rumia, let’s save the remaining two.
The death of Princess Mary in childbirth was truly a tragedy. Rurik blamed himself for her death, so for the safety of his other wives and concubines, he should generally restrain his desires within about three to five years.
Even if there is more desire, turn it into the desire to build.
The summer solstice sacrifices came to a great end. Thousands of people stayed up all night, precisely because the sun never set on the summer solstice in Roseburg.
They took advantage of the only day of darkness to board the ship and got ready to go with great enthusiasm. Ross flags were flying, and there were as many as 5,000 people of all kinds, and as many as 200 large and small ships, either carrying people or cargo.
Especially lots of dry food and fresh water!
The huge immigrant fleet is also the powerful Russian navy, and they set sail!
Rus left the Rossburg Fjord, where he had lived for nearly 80 years, in 835. The majority of the Rus people rushed to the warm land of Eastern Europe, and only a few technical personnel stayed in their homeland...