The enthronement ceremony is completely over, leaving a thousand warriors in Uppsala, which is a huge mouth.
They must start production operations and at least be self-sufficient in terms of food.
The army will not withdraw. When the autumn grain trade in Sweden begins, these soldiers transform into porters.
Eight ships were equivalent to 1,600 pounds of silver coins. According to the price of one pound of silver for one thousand pounds of new oats, it was a huge wealth of 1.6 million pounds of new wheat.
In a sense, Rurik made less money from this ship purchase transaction, because the market price of new wheat always dropped sharply during the harvest season, and even plummeted to such an absurd level that one silver coin could be exchanged for seventeen pounds.
Rurik could completely imagine the happiness of those great nobles. They got a big ship, and the payment for the goods was delivered at a high price without a large amount of dehydrated oatmeal. Everyone actually saved a lot of money.
So Rurik suffered a complete loss? Not necessarily. Mass-produced standard cargo ships are manufactured by three national shipyards. Each shipyard has two wooden docks, where two hulls can be built at the same time.
With the current progress, there is no problem for each shipyard to launch eight ships a year. Because the technology is becoming more mature, the craftsmen's skills are improving, and there are more and more apprentice workers. From a macro perspective, the Ross shipbuilding industry has huge potential, and the cost is spread equally to each ship.
The boat is getting smaller and smaller.
The total cost of a slender, fast-moving standard cargo ship (which can double as a trawler), excluding weapons and equipment, is less than one hundred pounds of silver coins.
The entire Russian fleet anchored in the inner lake of the Uppsala tribe began to move. Rurik wanted to leave temporarily with the army, so he specially talked to his Lumi.
Even though she has become a real woman, she still seems ignorant.
Caressing her face, Rurik thought of Rumia from many years ago.
Take a good look at this Lumi. At that time, she was the youngest daughter of the leader of the Salmon Lord tribe of the Kovin people. It was an isolated tribe. There was a high probability that the lovely Lumi would never leave that small forest and
The river is like a bird in a cage unaware of the vastness of the world.
Today, he is already the highest priest of the Uppsala Temple in the Kingdom of Rus!
Her position is important but her age is not that big. In any case, King Rurik is the only man in her life, even though the king has a large number of wives and concubines because he is the Supreme One.
I'm afraid I won't see the king again until next year! Maybe by that time, my child will be born.
She entertained her man for the last time in a woman's way, and used this intimate behavior to ensure that she would be a mother.
Rumi stayed here, wearing an antlered helmet, a bear skin, and holding a new wooden staff inlaid with gems. Everything about her was imitating Rumia, the high priest of Rus, the woman with whom she basically had the same name.
Leading many newly recruited lower-level priestesses, she watched with complicated emotions as King Rurik led the main force of the fleet to sail along the river to Lake Malaren...
She is no longer a follower of the high priest, but the high priest with the highest status in Sweden. She guards the huge Uppsala temple and the sacred tree, and is protected by the entire Uppsala tribe.
"Is it really okay for you to just throw Lumi over there?" Lumia stood at the bow of the ship, pulling Rurik's arm.
"Isn't it cruel?"
"Maybe this is her fate, that she is... too lonely."
"This is fate." Rurik emphasized lightly.
Rumia murmured: "I also have some doubts about those Uppsala people, whether they support Rumi."
"They must support Rumia..." Rurik subconsciously pinched Rumia's chin and pulled her into his arms, "You are like Rumi's biological sister. I can understand that you care about her. But
She cannot always be your deputy, our daughter Velika is your real deputy. Placing Lumi in Uppsala will reduce disputes, and she must also take charge of her own role."
Mentioning Velika, this is where the heart of the high priest softens. The king is right, Lumi must leave.
"I have not treated Lumi badly." Rurik continued, "Next year I will conquer Jotalan and conquer a new territory. At that time, we will also hold an expedition sacrifice, and the venue can only be the Uppsala Temple.
.At that time, she will be the one to preside over the sacrifice."
"Oh, that's a good thing."
The king and the high priest were so close that Queen Svetlana was inevitably jealous. So what could she do? She was a mother and had an adopted son Reglav and a biological son Osborne Slav. Osborne was still in his infancy, so her thoughts were basically
Just in the child.
Different wives and concubines had unified but different attitudes towards the king. They all grew up to the age where they had to become mothers, and those who had not yet fulfilled their wishes were anxious to compete with each other.
They clung to King Rurik, praising him as a real man, and blurted out countless sweet words of love.
The powerful Countess Nolen of Narvik Port declared that she must be the king's closest concubine during his final stay in Mälaren.
She got her wish, but the happiness of being favored should not be exclusive to a noble countess.
Nolen, who loves music, is a textbook young Viking noblewoman and the biological sister of the King of the British Viking Kingdom of York. She begins to look forward to the birth of her son.
In the past, Rurik achieved major expedition results of "discovering the Arctic Ocean and establishing the Murmansk stronghold." At that time, Saibolava, the daughter of the leader of the Kovin Gray Squirrel tribe, who was traveling with him, had also grown up.
After surrendering, most of the Covin people were moved to the deepest part of the Gulf of Bothnia, guarding the huge chromite mines and building the northernmost and largest iron smelting center in Russia. The city was a salmon fishing city and was also closely related to Pangolin.
The largest trade node connected by land in Norway. Saipolava's eldest son will inherit the position of Lord of Ellenborg or Governor. Because of the identity of the mother, this child will not have a fief, but can only be hereditary Lord of the city, and will pay tribute to the royal family from generation to generation.
Directly responsible.
Saipolava became a woman in the king's palace at the fortress of Gould Island on the lake in the Kingdom of Rus.
A real man is most angry when others say "no", and a strong king must set a manly example to his noble subjects.
He thought to himself, it was still a while before the wheat harvest, and he had a large group of wives, concubines, and children, and he was eating and drinking every day. In his spare time, he would probably become a pile of fat. He completely understood why the Gould family was so fat.
He firmly believed that his physical fitness was excellent, and with the remaining power of the king ceremony, he favored the ten girls from White Tree Manor that his father had selected for him eleven years ago. The ten girls Rurik worked for ten days,
As they always wished, as a king, after experiencing this dream for more than ten days, what he really hoped for was to sleep for two days to recuperate his weak body.
At this point, Ella, who is stranded in Novgorod and manages the historical documents of Russia, has not yet become a real woman. She will not wait any longer.
Rurik could think about how the troops stationed on the island would evaluate his king. Such glorious deeds of the king were already known in Stockholm Port.
Ordinary life requires fun, and those things about men and women are the things that everyone likes to hear and talk about, not to mention that the hero of the story is the king.
Some people didn't believe it at first, but now King Rurik's nickname of "April Bull" has been confirmed.
All the wives and concubines were very satisfied, and old Otto was even more satisfied. As a past ruler, Otto did not bring great and unprecedented glory to Ross. As an old father, almost all his son’s marriage issues were arranged by himself.
The selected girls have all achieved results after so many years.
Otto felt that his health was getting better again. He ate meat and drank wine with his old friends in the Gould Island Fortress to reminisce about the past.
He sipped his wine glass and talked about his achievements with relatives and friends under the influence of wine. He even scolded his eldest nephew: "Arik, you have to learn from your brother. Marrying two is too young! After all, you are also a duke.
You can still choose a good land to live a good life in the future, but you only have one Asgard, which is not good."
His uncle was drunk and crazy, but when he thought about what his uncle said, he felt a little unhappy. He said: "My Peravina has another son, Kil. My Asraqi's son cannot inherit."
What territory. I still love them deeply and I really don’t want to marry them again."
"Absurd!" Otto was so excited that he smashed a glass and couldn't help but feel sad when he thought about his life.
The king named the old Duke Otto as the supreme king. The king inherited the power of his father and was promoted to the king. Otto didn't think it mattered at all. He cried bitterly because his brother Ogier died too early.
His mood stabilized under the comfort of everyone, and he took another sip of strong wine. With his whole body red, he touched a handful of tears and persuaded Arik: "Your father Ogier also hopes that you will give birth to a large number of children for him. Hurry up."
Find some pretty women..."
Before he finished speaking, old Otto suddenly lay down and snored loudly.
Everyone has his own ambitions. It is not easy for Arik to judge his younger brother. He is not a lecherous person, but it is a fact that he has many wives and concubines. Although Arik is a warrior, after many years, he has a smart Asraqi beside him to give advice, and he has become more and more mature.
He has clearly seen his proper position in the entire country.
"You cannot and should not try to compare with your brother. He is the real king, you are not. It is enough to do your duty as a warrior and chase your dreams." Aslaqi once advised.
What is a dream? Arik's biggest dream in his life is to become the number one berserker in Rus. He doesn't want to use his mind on calculations, he just wants to hold a weapon and bathe in the enemy's blood on the battlefield.
This time King Rurik wanted to conquer Jotalan, and Arik, who had not fought for some years, was in high spirits.
Rurik spent all his time taking care of his wives and concubines, but he was finally defeated by reality and had to eat more than ten roasted lamb kidneys, and then slept alone.
Although he became the king, facing the political ecology of Sweden, the most cost-effective way to rule was to control the largest temple and the largest trading city. Various tasks have been arranged, although there is no serious task.
Technocrats, but there are still technical talents.
On Gould Island, Arik, the captain of the First Flag Team, rushed to organize hundreds of young soldiers brought over before the autumn harvest in Sweden.
The average age of the soldiers was only around fourteen years old, but when observed by local civilians, no one thought that they were really only fourteen years old.
The best training is to fight with each other with wooden sticks and wooden shields. If you are afraid of getting hurt, fight with bare hands.
In this way, the school grounds inside Gould's Fort became a barbaric training ground. They followed the original formation, one team fought against the other, and improved their fighting abilities against each other in the chaos. Also because they learned specialized fighting techniques, such fighting
It has also become quite dangerous.
No one was beaten to death, but many children were beaten with bloody heads.
Training the boys in this way is an open secret of Ross. The so-called philosophy is to sweat more on weekdays and die less in battle. Although most tribes know that Ross is training young soldiers in this way, when it is their turn, their tribes really do not have the ability and dare not
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A very bad situation worries other tribes - wound infection.
Ross used distilled alcohol on a large scale to clean the wounds and covered the wounds with a large amount of honey. These medical methods adapted to local conditions made the soldiers not afraid of injury at all, so it didn't matter if they were brutal during training.
Even though it was training, guys from the same race were really easily angered when fighting, and their attacks became more and more brutal.
When a group of wolves fight among themselves, a group of ruthless people will inevitably be killed. These children are all standing troops trained by Rurik. Although they are young, one or two of them are extremely arrogant. They all hope to stand out and be used by the king. In this way, they
Not only is he a real man who is admired by others, but he will also gain certain power in the future.
Sometimes they "combat training", sometimes they learn to sail and fish.
Although the logistics supplies can still support such a large army, it would be too stupid to do nothing in the face of the huge Lake Mälaren.
They were supposed to be standard cargo ships sold to subordinate tribes. Together with other large ships, these eight ships lowered their large nets and began trawling operations.
Some boats leave Lake Mälaren and fish for herring at the estuary. Others fish for seabass and freshwater cod in the inner lake.
Lake Malaren is very huge, with a length of 100 kilometers from east to west, and the population around the lake is only 50,000 including a large number of babies.
The aquatic products in the lake are actually very large. The Ross ship entered the waters that were unfamiliar to them, dropped the fishing nets and went on a cruise. This kind of luck-based fishing harvest was not bad.
The food for the Russian army and auxiliary personnel has actually ended. As Vikings, we cut off the middle back bones and internal organs of the European seabass. What is left in winter is basically two pieces of fresh fish, which is swallowed directly into the stomach with big mouths.
inside.
You can even transport a batch of fresh fish to the Ross Shop in Stockholm Port.
Birka was renamed Stockholm. It was originally the traditional control area of the Mellaren tribe. Now it has transformed into a de jure king's jurisdiction!
In fact, there was a group of people from Mälaren who lived in the old port of Birka. They almost all made a living by fishing and did not have their own farmland to grow wheat.
At least two thousand fishermen, men, women, old and young live in Birka. They live in simple shacks that can be strengthened if they have the financial resources. Another group of people are busy with commercial activities. They also have their own fields. Buying and selling supplies is another way to make money.
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Stockholm is a free trade port, and the ten-year tax exemption decreed by the king is the same for everyone in the port area.
The merchants and fishermen saw the mighty king's fleet heading towards the port area, and dropped anchors to select a large anchorage. The masts were like woods, and the big ships were like hills one after another.
To be fair, all the ships in the Ross fleet are not large. The largest ship has a fully loaded displacement of only 300 tons. Even so, it refreshes the public's perception.
The manager of the Malaren people in Stockholm was removed and replaced by the big white fat man White Fox. His ancestral home is Onkras, he is now a Rus, and he is also the king's favorite.
The city governor is the fat white fox. He controls Rose's Shop and the largest wine shop in the city.
The transfer of power was very peaceful. Although hearing that the king had returned to the city caused a group of people to flee, when they learned about the ten-year tax exemption, more people rushed over. After all, in the past, ordinary people did not have the money to pay taxes and landed in the city.
business man.
The scale of the city is expanding, and maintaining order is a problem facing White Fox. His solution is quite simple, because the cause of chaos is people, so solve people's problems.
Are there any gangsters in Stockholm? Of course there are.
Those patrols from the old days of the Malaren people were retained. They swore allegiance to the king and were allowed to inherit their current status. The so-called patrols were the security forces that maintained order. In order to face the new situation, a group of servants in the city were looking for employers.
Soldiers were absorbed into it.
In fact, the businessmen doing business here all know who are the gangsters and who are the urban gangs. However, the businessmen are raising private soldiers, and the gangsters do not dare to attack the businessmen.
The existence of ruffians and gangsters has slandered the authority of the king, and we must take a heavy blow against these evil people.
At this moment, White Fox has the power in his hands. Thinking that his younger brother Blue Fox dared to fight with a sword in Heideby, Denmark, and that his younger brother has become a businessman who is good at fighting, how can he continue to be a naive fat seal?
He was authorized by Rurik to ensure a peaceful trade environment in the Stockholm port area. As for the means, that was Bai Hu's own business.
Rurik is still sleeping soundly, and Stockholm harbor is in trouble.
The king is here! He wants to kill people to establish his authority!
After a surprise battle, the port security force lost some brothers, but in the end more than fifty gang members were arrested. There may also be hidden villains. The big villains are now kneeling on the sand of the execution ground.
Thousands of people gathered here to watch, including Duke Bjorn who abdicated. All the heads of the big families of the Mellaren tribe came. They came to see the king kill people and establish his authority.
The big fat white fox said in a rich voice: "The king is here! There will be peace in Stockholm! The king is here! There is nothing to be afraid of when doing business! The king is here! You will be tax-free for ten years if you do business honestly!"
These declarations were too useful for ordinary fishermen. When facing gangsters who were about to be executed, the fishermen spat and threw rotten fish and shrimps.
The mentality of the Malaren nobles has also changed. The governor appointed by the king, Bai Fox, is not a greedy and evil person. He has always abided by the rules of the industry, but it is strange that he has become violent this time. They do not object, and those who will be executed are all evil people. After all,
In the past, when Olegin was around, villains had to put their tail between their legs and behave like a human being. Only when they met the mediocre Bjorn did the villains emerge.
At least Olegin is here and will use more extreme means to execute these evil people.
The security forces, armed with double-edged wood-cutting axes, chopped off the heads of criminals one by one. Every time they beheaded, they won cheers from the people.
The evildoers have all been put to death, and the flags of Russia with white background and blue stripes are flying in Stockholm.
The death of a wicked man seems to be a sacrificial flag, because right in front of the largest building of Ross Shop, a huge tree stands, a tall spruce becomes a flagpole, and a very wide Ross flag flutters in the wind.
This flag is of great significance, as it means the opening of the Stockholm Governor's Palace of the Rus' Kingdom! The Governor's Office is the Gould Island Fortress, which is now the king's palace.
The Ross shopping area in the city immediately became the government office and the residence of all the officers.
Bai Hu felt that he had stabilized the public order after striking hard, and also shocked the whole city. This upcoming harvest season had established a stable and safe trading environment for oats, linen, and leather.