Chapter 760 The story of the West reaches Rurik's ears
People on the shore took the thrown cables and pulled the Salmon Chief to the trestle of the pier. All the cables were tied in fixed positions and fastened to dead knots. The big ship still floating on the Volkhov River was now completely stable.
The seesaw was lowered, and Spyut, who was leaning on the side railing, hurriedly disembarked with his crew and accepted the curious questions of the people of Novgorod.
After all, most Novgorod people did not know about the privateering of this ship. Since the principality has built a quite complete clothing processing industry chain in the Ilmen Lake area and the city of Novgorod, they
Subconsciously I felt that this ship was here to deliver goods.
"You asked me whether the goods I sent were leather or linen? They are all wool!"
Sipuyut showed his cards, he and his friends did not need this pile of wool. Half of it belonged to the prince, and the remaining half had to be sold to the prince.
The people who got off the ship rested for a while, then boarded the ship again. The unprocessed wool, which was packed tightly and heavily in sacks, was taken out of the cabin and put into the net bags hung by the human crane that had been drooped to the deck. They were transported ashore one by one.
Those workers are very aware of the fact that the reason why we can always live on the emperor's salary and receive four silver coins every month is based on the stable supply of textile raw materials. If the supply is not smooth, the result will naturally be a decrease in production capacity. For this reason
The prince will announce a temporary holiday, but the workers don't want this.
In Danish business culture, goods such as wool are packed into a sack by default with one hundred pounds, which is actually the weight of the linen. This arrangement is actually an unspoken rule. First, it facilitates the statistics of transactions, and secondly, it also facilitates weighing on a large scale.
.These wools are cut and put into bags, and some leaves and weeds will naturally be mixed in. After it is bought by the buyer, the first step is to boil it, and the impurities are washed and degreased.
Siputu sent people to take care of the wool, eager to meet the prince as soon as possible and sell it.
As for the blue fox, even if it resumes a high-calorie diet in recent days, it is impossible to return to a fat-headed fish in a short time.
Even the feeling of losing weight is so wonderful that the whole person can no longer accept the obesity in the past.
Because, with his fighting strength, he was able to lift his head and see his own toes, which was unimaginable before. After becoming thinner, he felt relaxed, could run fast, and could jump to grab high branches, all of which he could not do in the past.
There is even another kind of miracle!
He often felt inferior to the shortness of his third leg, but he never expected that after losing weight, that leg would grow longer. As a man, nothing made him more confident than this.
He was so ambitious that soon after arriving on Tombstone Island, he found a family maid to have sex with for an experiment, and then accepted her as his servant. Not to mention, this man showed his affection.
Arriving in Novgorod today, Blue Fox changed his outfit and returned to the image of a Russian businessman. He wore gorgeous clothes and grew a beard again. As for those beliefs, he had to put them aside for the first time.
The various performances of Blue Fox naturally made Eskil feel uncomfortable. Unexpectedly, this Joseph Blue Fox had not changed at all and was still the same barbarian businessman.
However, Blue Fox did not give up his faith. He still hung a cross on his chest, and also hung a statue of the elf Nimfling. He even bought a miniature wooden statue representing the god Frey from a woman on Tombstone Island. Is this true for him?
Understand Bodhisattva and Buddha, otherwise you will have to add more pendants on your chest.
This kind of thing is intolerable to Eskil. If a person does this kind of thing in Frankland, he will be sentenced to hanging.
But he had done such a serious thing and still had religious membership, and Eskil would not choose to report him.
He was smart and selectively ignored it, just because the old guy didn't dare to do anything that might offend the Russians after his past experience.
It was also Eskil's first time to come to the hinterland of Eastern Europe. He was keenly aware that the men and women onlookers were definitely not Viking fanatics like the Russians just from their appearance. Their hair was generally brown, and they were not as tall as the Russians.
With straight blue waves and extremely deep eye sockets, these people's facial features are slightly flatter, and their chins are generally pointed.
They didn't speak Norse, and Eskil couldn't hear their conversation at all.
But this is indeed the territory of the Principality of Rus. Could this be the Slavs who ruled the territory in the east that the Prince of Rus once described?
Rurik arrived belatedly with great pomp and circumstance. Armed mercenaries dispersed the crowd. After putting on a gorgeous outfit, he came to the dock area to find out what was going on.
"Spuyut, you actually came here directly. That's good, it saves me from going to New Roseburg to summon you again..." Rurik started with polite words.
Let's look at Si Puyute. This guy's movements are very direct, pointing directly at the mountains of brown sacks. He is so excited that he stutters in his words.
"Look! These things! They are all treasures we snatched in Danish waters."
"Baby? What is it?"
“It’s all wool!”
"Ah! Wool?!" Needless to say, Rurik was instantly ecstatic. He pulled out his dagger and hurried away, angrily slashing open a cloth bag. The pressure of the compacted wool was instantly released, and a ball of hair simply "squirted"
"Come out.
"These sacks are all made of wool? Haha!" The figure with the sword sheathed punched Siput in the chest and praised happily: "When I was most short of raw materials, you sent a boatload of wool. You are the hero of the principality.
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"We also killed many people, and..."
After a while, the copy of the sailing days was handed to Rurik. Spyut continued to smile and said: "I'm sorry, sir, but I'm not yet proficient in using your favorite Latin letters. I recorded it in our traditional writing.
Please take a look at my past combat experiences."
"Very good. I will take the time to study it. It seems that your actions have indeed killed many enemies and have fulfilled my orders."
"That's natural!" Si Puyut was waiting for the prince to say this. He snapped his fingers, and the three people who were waiting began to work together to pull a cable.
At first no one felt that the cable was pulling something, but it continued to stretch into the river outside the stern of the boat.
They gritted their teeth and worked hard, and before the crowd could see what the favor was, the stench that was enough to induce vomiting spread first.
Rurik was a man who had experienced bloody battles. When he smelled the breath, he immediately covered his neck. His brows furrowed in excitement on his face. Then he took a closer look at what looked like a pile of round cantaloupe hanging in the water net pocket, and instantly understood that it was a head.
Because the Nordic people are all blond, they even turn white as they age. The face of the deceased will gradually turn gray and then gray-brown, but the hair will still be blond.
"Damn it! I knew you killed a lot of enemies, but I didn't expect you... Let them stuff these stinky things back into the water. When you leave, it's time to throw them into Lake Ladoga."
"But……"
Rurik didn't want to say anything and said hurriedly: "I will give you a reward and stop the spread of the stench now."
Spute made a gesture, and the stench gradually dissipated. The effect was an explosion. Many of the women who were watching fainted, and many squatted down to retching.
The mercenaries were ordered by Rurik to drive away all the idlers. This made the appearance of the thin man in rich clothes and another even thinner man in black robe too obvious.
"You? Who are you?" Rurik noticed the two of them, raised his hand and asked.
The gorgeous thin man walked straight up and took off his hat, revealing a Mediterranean-style baldness that was inconsistent with his age. In fact, that was not necessarily the case. This man's head was forced to shave off his blond hair, and dense golden hairs were sprouting on his head.
"Your noble prince, although I have almost changed my body, I am Braleva Gouldson, and I am Blue Fox! I am the person in charge of the Danish market you appointed!"
"Are you a blue fox?!" Since the person in front of him had a long and thin square face, which was completely different from the big fat fish head of the blue fox with good memory, Rurik subconsciously backed away, naturally not believing it at all.
Blue Fox shrugged: "Indeed, I was besieged by a thousand Danes. Even though I killed many of them, my people and I still failed. Thanks to the tunnel dug from the beginning, I managed to escape. As for what happened later
, I fled to Frank, spent a year of wandering life, and now I finally return to you."
Rurik somewhat believed what he said, but these descriptions were too fantastical no matter how you thought about them.
When it was serious, the thin old man in black robes walked over with a cross and a wooden staff. Needless to say, this guy's appearance was the most typical missionary.
Looking at this man's face, Rurik immediately thought of the old guy: "Don't say anything! Let me think about it. You can take my ship to Ross and still meet me. I only give a Frank the privilege. That's it.
You, Eskil! The guy who keeps trying to persuade me to believe in your god-breaking thing!"
Being scolded by the prince all of a sudden? As soon as the anger in Eskil's heart started to spark, it was suppressed by the power of his faith, because according to what he firmly believed, the rage among the seven deadly sins must be restrained.
Esquier saw the grown-up Prince Rurik. It was just as described. The prince had the appearance of a real man. His figure became taller, and his cheeks to chin were covered with a thin golden beard. It was obvious that
These beards were deliberately trimmed.
He hurriedly explained his identity and publicly revealed: "There was a terrible war in Hedeby, and there were dead people everywhere. I took in the blue fox in distress, but I was almost killed by the Danes. But you asked me to do this
Now that everything is done, I... also want to have a good chat with you."
Eskil hinted that he already understood very well that the dock was naturally not a place for parliament. A huge amount of external information came in a short period of time, and Rurik had to sort out his head, especially to check whether the "gorgeous thin man" was really the person he once was.
fathead fish.
The wool was divided into two parts, and Spuyut sold his share at a very low price, in exchange for the prince not to ask questions about the other spoils.
Privateering overseas lasted for three months, and indeed they did not seize many silver coins except for a cabin of wool. They can go to Danish waters again this year. Considering that the local wheat harvest is also in August, it is just right.
You can make another fortune during the autumn trade boom.
Spuyut and others rested in Novgorod and bought daily necessities from this prosperous city.
The ready-made robes that were sold to the public immediately attracted the attention of the "Royal Pirates". They were not fools and knew that these intricately tailored clothes had a very good ability to keep out the cold and were very suitable to wear. This is the state-owned garment factory in Rurik.
This top product can be purchased now for the pirates at the ex-factory price of 20 silver coins each. Not only do they buy this, they also buy leather boots, leather gloves and hats together, as well as a simple blue and white pattern sea soul shirt sewn by a garment factory.
You also need to buy an extra T-shirt.
With such a purchase, Rurik knew clearly that they had actually made a lot of silver coins. According to the agreement, half of the money was naturally collected and returned to the internal funds. Now, shouldn't they harvest the wealth they looted through commercial means?
Rurik didn't care about Spuyut's affairs for the time being, but the content of this book about sailing days attracted his attention.
Ten wives and concubines transcribed the contents into Latin letters overnight, and finally compiled the translated documents and placed them in front of Rurik.
Now Rurik finally understood what they were doing in Danish waters, and even the fact that he met Eskil and his party by chance.
But compared to the adventures of the blue fox, these are nothing.
The four of them, Rurik, Otto Sr., Blue Fox and Eskil, had in-depth talks in the city's Rosdumane. Svetlana sat aside and recorded the contents of the meeting.
Regarding the war at Hedeby, the subsequent actions of Horik, the new king of Denmark, the tough attitude shown by the Franks towards Denmark, and the urban life in the Franks, especially in the East Frankish part, are all within the scope of the talks.
In contrast, the issue of the religious status of Rurik's de facto eldest son Reglaf was indeed confirmed. Esquier took out the papal approval and wrote it on parchment in elegant Latin font. The entire document
It was then confirmed by the signature of Archbishop Sinquemar of Reims, confirming that Reglaf's religious status, Christian name was John, and he was the first heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Mercia, and the deceased Mary was posthumously recognized as Queen of Mercia.
There is a reason why the Holy See is so happy. If Frank looks down on the Viking barbarians in the north, the attitude of the Holy See is the other way around. In the past two hundred years, Rome has sent priests on a large scale to the north to spread the faith, and Eskil was canonized as "
"Saint of the North", his many good words convinced the Pope himself, and the Pope was happy to learn that "the principality of Rus in the north is expected to be converted by the whole country", and pointed out that this is the credit of him alone.
Of course, these are the boasts of the elderly Eskil, and they are also beautiful long-cherished wishes. What's more, this guy also denounced the convert Horik's change of hands as King of Denmark as a betrayal.
The Principality of Rus is quickly coming to make enemies of Denmark. The Holy See now does not have the strength to fight against the rebellion, but they would be happy to see the Frankish army launch a crusade. If the Rus are brought in again, the situation will be great.
It is not true that the Holy See does not involve secular power. They are in the Apennine Peninsula and are now a country of their own. Even if it is a heaven on earth, there are too many worldly worries. It is no longer appropriate to simply be pure and devoid of desires and serve God wholeheartedly.
Regardless of whether the child's father is a barbarian or not, the child has been baptized and is indeed a descendant of the orthodox Kingdom of Mercia. Mercia does not have a legal king now, and they indeed need an official certification from the Holy See. The development of the situation is beyond Rurik's imagination.
, when the people who retreated pointed out that the Danes had destroyed Ross's shop, Rurik's attitude before getting new information was that of pure rage, and he would surely launch a large-scale revenge at the right time.
Regraf has acquired the status of a high-ranking noble, and the Principality of Rus has the legal qualification to directly control that small kingdom.
But things in Denmark are too complicated.
Unexpectedly, the international situation became turbulent. Not only the Ross Shop in Hedeby, but the entire Hedeby became a battlefield.
Because Eskil left from Bremen, the local count got Prince Ludwig's army to wither. In addition to bringing all his retinue, the count also recruited a group of peasants and organized an army to respond to the call. It seems.
The main forces of East Francia were being mobilized, and at least the Count of Bremen was ordered to attack Denmark.
Was it because of some actions of the new Danish king that the Frank-Danish War broke out? In this way, even if the Danes did not take action against Ross's shop, the Frankish army would still do so.
The flames of war caused Rus to indeed lose the Danish market. From Rurik's standpoint, the enemy expanded from Denmark to Frank.
This exhausting meeting made Rurik sweat all over, and the amount of information forced Svetlana to record ten pages.
But the thinner Blue Fox kept winking during the meeting, and it was obvious that this guy had more private information to explain.