Ragnar and his men lived up to expectations. Some selected tall spruce trees were chopped down by the forest axes of their brothers using exquisite Nordic logging techniques.
The collapse of a giant tree nearly fifty meters high caused violent shocks, and the snow in an area also fell.
Cutting down a giant tree is very risky. If a tree that requires two people holding hands to hold it collapses, it will become minced meat if it is mixed with it.
Of course, if such a big tree burns, the torch it turns into will burn for seven days and seven nights, which is exactly what Rurik hopes for.
Since the first fire tower was built during Hanukkah many years ago, building wooden towers and burning them during the festival has become an essential part of the festival.
The open-air stone boat altar outside the city has stones moved from the hometown. The core of the altar is a slaughtering platform, which is the main place for slaughtering deer and offering deer blood to the gods. A dark open space is deliberately set up next to the open-air altar.
For all festivals where fire towers need to be lit, this is the place where the towers are burned.
Therefore, when the ice and snow on the ground were pushed aside to reveal the crystallized earth, it was actually because part of the soil had been burned into clay tiles, and the four vertical wooden pits left intentionally appeared to be extremely hard.
The four spruce trees were stripped of their bark and all their branches. After being pulled out of the forest by Ragnar, they turned around and were dragged away by the reindeer. Scaffolding was set up at the altar, and the pillars at the core of the wooden tower were quickly erected, just like the masts of a large ship.
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A wooden tower is being built rapidly. Its height will definitely exceed all the buildings in New Roseburg, so the flames it ignites can also warm the entire city.
Seeking a sign, the people in the city cut down wood and even took out their own dry firewood reserves, stacking all kinds of combustibles around the wooden tower frame.
In particular, the flammable oil-containing pine branches were piled higher and higher, becoming the core "building material" of the wooden tower. However, a huge cavity was deliberately placed in the center of the wooden tower, which is the chimney of the tower.
Burning a fire tower does not mean you can expect warmth just by lighting a fire. It is an important project of the festival, and some new tricks must be added to the project every year.
The so-called chimney effect, in which the hot foehn wind soars into the sky from the central hole, can bring the flames to a height of 100 meters, like a flaming snake rushing towards Asgard. It must be an astonishing experience for the public!
Rurik thought very well, so he arranged for his subordinates to pile up fuel according to the plan.
The whole city is getting ready for the holidays, especially Hanukkah!
Even in the barren lives of the past, every household would eat and drink heavily during Hanukkah, enjoying the indulgence that only occurred once a year. Now that life is getting better, the level of indulgence will only become more intense.
If there is no folk custom, folk custom will be created. There is never an unchanging custom. New regulations will become custom after a few years of implementation.
The construction of the fire tower is a clear proof, but Rurik hopes to add some Eastern sentiment.
The Hanukkah festival of the Rus and other Viking ethnic groups is like New Year's Day in the East. The Slavs, various Finnish tribes and the Pechenegs also regard the winter solstice represented by Hanukkah as the beginning of the new year.
Rurik had no control over what ordinary people ate, drank or celebrated festivals. At least the princely family had to have some special meals.
The largest mill in the principality is in New Roseburg, where Asraqi is rooted. After a summer of full development, the scale of the mill was expanded, and the output of milled flour also reached a considerable scale.
The high-gluten flour made from high-gluten wheat from Britain is perfect for making dumplings!
Aslaki's seniority was the "second cousin-in-law", and Rurik gave the order as a prince. When she heard that it was to make a new delicious meal, she readily agreed and started preparing the ingredients.
The old Harald family took root in the New World in the East, and Aslaqi became one of the top nobles in the principality through the marriage relationship of the direct bloodline of the Prince of Ross family. She is deeply involved in the family's food processing industry and is the "granary of the principality" in grain processing.
The number one contractor, ranking first in the entire Principality in terms of processing level.
The wheat flour specially supplied to the Duke's family was sifted again and again, and finally the light yellow fine flour without any bran was left. After kneading the dough, the dough was rolled out into a thin dough with a wooden pole. The employed women used a bronze
Use a ring-shaped tool to press out a circular shape on the dough. Unfortunately, these women have not learned the technique of rolling out dumpling wrappers.
The filling of dumplings is also very particular. The best venison is minced, mixed with carrots ground into a paste, Agaricus bisporus, matsutake crumbs, and a large amount of thyme crumbs and parsley crumbs. Salt is essential.
In order to enhance the stickiness of the filling, a batch of eggs are also beaten in.
Employed women make dumplings in large quantities and then send them directly outdoors to store frozen dumplings.
The traditional Vikings would stock up on overwintering food every autumn. Back then, they had no choice but now the people who immigrated to New Roseburg have the right to be picky.
The prince raised more than 20,000 deer, and the deer herd was taken care of by a team of professional deer farmers, causing the population to expand steadily. The principality needed a large amount of deer skins, as well as venison and deer bones.
Fresh venison is sold openly in the market, and its price is about the same as that of a beluga, but the butchers often cannot drain the blood cleanly, and the taste is too fishy if the buyers do not cook it properly. However, buyers always buy fresh meat at the price of heavy meat.
Pickled with salt, thyme and onions, then hung on wooden beams and smoked over fire, the unique Ross bacon was born.
In this regard, Aslaqi, who has the priority of materials, did not hesitate to organize manpower to mass-produce bacon. She smoked and grilled not only venison, but also rabbit, chicken, cod, and the most traditional mass-produced extremely hardened meat.
Dried herring meat.
Processing these "hard vegetables" and then selling them is not a profitable business, or in other words, what she wants is not to make a lot of money, but to further increase her reputation and become the largest businessman in New Roseburg in a curved way.
Rurik noticed more than that. He praised his sister-in-law's actions. The so-called group of female labor force was mobilized. They participated in the food processing industry and consumed when they were paid. This stimulated the consumer market of the entire principality.
They can raise children and support the family by relying on wages alone. A Viking family not from Rus's homeland is no longer making money by relying on farmland harvests and the husband's hunting and fishing, or even if the wife finds a job directly in the city.
These people were the first citizens of New Roseburg and also a group of petty bourgeoisie.
This is a dreamy beginning, because it is increasingly difficult for new immigrants or children of old immigrants to obtain new arable farmland in their places of origin. They must either go to the frontier to reclaim wasteland, or stay in the city.
Establishing more state-owned and private workshops, based on the latter strategy, a group of pure proletarian laborers in the principality was born.
A large group of children running around in the snow will turn into full-blooded young men within ten years. They have endless strength and can be heroes of the sea, kings of land battles or even powerful cavalry. They should also enter the state-owned factories to work.
Even in intensive handicraft industries that concentrate human resources, these labor forces are necessary.
Just before the grand festival day, Rurik held a state-of-the-nation meeting in the parliament chamber of New Roseburg.
Including the Governor and his son, where are the leading figures in New Roseburg sitting in the council chamber? Everyone first listened to Governor Cornuson Sr.'s summary of the construction of New Roseburg in the past year.
Of course, how can this old guy list a batch of detailed data and then talk based on the data?
In his words, the business situation in New Roseburg is great, the construction industry is great, logging and reclamation is great, hunting and fishing are great...
As for the not so good point, it is probably because the prince himself is deeply involved in the construction of Novgorod, and is he neglecting the real royal city of Novorosberg?
For a while, there were no reports of good news but no bad news. It would be weird if the situation was all good. For example, Rurik clearly learned that the purchase price of animal hides this winter had plummeted due to too high production capacity, and the hunters did not get what they hoped for.
Make a fortune.
Many people praised Rurik himself in every possible way, and business representatives from Finland took the lead in reiterating that the prince was indeed a saint blessed by Odin.
Countless words of praise can melt the ice, make the dead trees sprout new buds, and bring spring back.
The report made by the old Cornuson was really in vain. Rurik was not angry. At least this guy calculated the tax data.
This state-of-the-nation meeting held in the Ross Duma Chamber was, in another sense, the power of servants from all walks of life, and the pilgrimage behavior of feudal officials from all over the country. Including the eighteen-year-old Terravis simply represented the Vips as Count Vips.
The people here sincerely wish the principality prosperity.
Saipolava, the wife and concubine present at the meeting, represents this Ironburg.
It was rare for Hellafed, who personally escorted the port of Narvik to transport Atlantic salt, to arrive in person with his brothers, and immediately attended the meeting as a representative.
Kawei, the great blacksmith, attended the meeting on behalf of the hometown of Roseburg Fjord, which has been transformed into a "steel and comprehensive mineral base".
Kovinstad at the mouth of the Oulu River, a direct immigration point for residents of the Ross proper, also sent business representatives to attend the meeting.
Not only the governor of Tombstone Island at the crossroads of the ocean sent people to New Roseburg to participate in the festival and enter the venue, but also the Swedish allies who lived thousands of miles away, including merchants from Mälaren, Hjälmalen, Uppsala, and Onkras, arrived at the scene.
, then the meeting was held to discuss friendship and look forward to the future.
Rurik could not obtain the precise economic data of New Roseburg, but he at least received congratulations from various forces and an attitude of absolute obedience.
Taking advantage of this meeting, the cavalry issue attracted the attention of the participants. Everyone was surprised that this mighty force suddenly appeared. Its appearance shocked everyone with its skills and brought great glory to the principality.
As a result, Kagan, who was forced to keep a low profile at the venue, could finally take off his hat and show his true face to everyone.
Rurik will introduce two heroes at the venue, and Kagan will be the first one he introduces.
"Seeing you praising me so much, I will tell you the origin of the cavalry. Look at this brother. He comes from the distant southern grasslands. All the good horses were brought by these Pecheneg brothers. He is Kagan, and
I am a half-brother, and we swore an alliance to Odin. From now on, our country’s cavalry force will grow rapidly..."
This all surprised everyone. In any case, the man Kagan was indeed a dwarf in the eyes of many Nordic men present.
The smart man then thought, to be so highly regarded by the handsome prince, this "dwarf" must have something special. Just like Yevluo, this guy is also a small man, and his killing methods are ruthless.
His military exploits are enough to convince everyone.
People soon learned of Kagan's noble identity. "Prince" and "Khan" are the same noble titles. This Kagan is the next Khan of the Pecheneg people. He has at least 10,000 cavalry in his hands.
Strong man. These words were naturally described by Rurik himself. The so-called "command of ten thousand cavalry" was a casual statement. He knew that all men and women in the prairie were soldiers, so saying that there were ten thousand cavalry was really an understatement. Even so, everyone in the meeting also said
They were greatly shocked and expressed their disrespect.
Even though many people are businessmen, the reason for participating in the meeting is that Rurik needs the commercial value they bring. But they are essentially Viking warriors. Blue Fox Gouldson is a case in point. A businessman who seems to be full of fat is transformed into a businessman.
A warrior who is unparalleled in killing people can transform extremely quickly as long as he is willing to do so.
Businessmen must use absolute power to protect themselves when necessary. Like pure warriors, they respect and fear the fighting madman.
Kagan didn't understand Norse at all. He just learned a few words, said some lame greetings at the venue and sat down. But he could see that the Russians respected him.
Immediately afterwards, Ragnar Sigurdsson was elected by Rurik.
When the identity of the exiled leader of the Danish region was exposed, the venue was in an uproar. Some business representatives from the Lake Mälaren region even subconsciously pulled out their knives! Some local representatives even asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the Danes have killed too many Swedes.
Warrior, would you be unwise to allow a Danish chieftain to enter the sacred chamber of the Council?"
Rurik had no intention of scolding him. He was sure that he had already controlled the people under Ragnar's command. What could the exiled leader do standing here? He was not allowed to let the prince wither.
Ragnar showed up and said that he was not so stupid that he killed the old Swedish king Olegen. Instead, he deliberately emphasized that he had no intention of becoming an enemy of his northern neighbor. He complained that he had been deceived by the evil Danish king, and in the end his people were deceived.
The King of Denmark was killing people. A brave warrior described this with a ferocious face, and everyone saw his face filled with tears.
Ragnar's tears were not fake, he was saddened by the disaster of his tribe, and his vengeful expression in public immediately won the audience applause.
No one cared about his identity anymore. Many people raised their fists and declared that they must take revenge on the King of Denmark.
This is the opportunity Rurik has been waiting for!
Karl Hotrasen, the second eldest son of the famous shipbuilding family Hotra, was ordered by the prince to build a shipbuilding workshop in New Roseburg. Now his business is completely on track.
Karl stood up during the roll call and announced to everyone that the principality would establish a second "Royal Pirates" force, and hired Ragnar as its leader to control a brand-new light warship to launch attacks in Danish waters, specializing in fighting
The ships of the King of Denmark focus on combating its maritime economy.
This style of play has been criticized by some warriors who adhere to traditional beliefs as being a bit despicable. Rurik put the matter in perspective and declared in public: "We must use the current peaceful situation to increase our strength, just like an eagle can fly only when it has feathers.
We must be fully prepared to conquer Denmark, and before that I will find a way to tire them out, and we must achieve a perfect victory."
The meeting had an inconclusive ending, and some unresolved matters should be discussed at a meeting after the festival.
But Ragnar himself was qualified to take his brothers to visit the shipbuilding workshop. They received the prince's order that even if the Neva River was frozen, everyone must first learn to use standard armed cargo ships in the shipbuilding workshop.
Even a standard armed cargo ship has a tonnage advantage over traditional rowing longships, not to mention it is equipped with Ross's torque slingshot (monkey version).
Rurik couldn't give up the principality's best warship. He still had to fortify Ragna. Therefore, the pirate ship was an improved cargo ship, with high-end weapons and equipment, and the number of performance cuts was small. This is Ragnar.
Na understood it, but even so he was already satisfied. Just because he stood in the huge Russian shipbuilding factory and saw a large ship being built, his understanding of the shipbuilding industry had been completely overturned.
At the door of the factory, Ragnar gathered his men and made an impassioned mobilization. He was not afraid that the shipyard craftsmen would inform Prince Rurik, after all, what he said came from the bottom of his heart.
That night, after Rurik finished eating dumplings comfortably, the messenger from the shipyard entered the palace to make a secret report in person.
"That's it, you go down."
After the messenger left, Rumia couldn't help but come over with a bulging belly, sat down and said, "It seems that Ragna is trustworthy."
"Maybe." Rurik shrugged: "The real beast is not willing to be imprisoned. He will use us again. Just in time, I will use him too. He can provoke the Danish civil war, but I have to guard against it.
If he gets bigger, he may come back to bite me."
"Who can defeat you?" Rumia sneered.
"Indeed, no one can defeat me unless I stop and give others a chance to transcend. How are you... how are you preparing for the sacrifice?"
Rumia answered readily: "Everything is ready, all I need is you to hold the torch and light the fire tower."
"Okay, the festival starts in the evening the day after tomorrow, so we have to stay up late..."