Rise of Rurik

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The farthest Ludi people have set foot in the west are the Vips who live at the mouth of the Vukesi River, which is only a corner of the west bank of Lake Ladoga. As for how big this lake is, they have no idea!

The old lady of the female leader is a well-informed woman, and now she is riding on a hunter's sleigh, which is the first time for this group of Ludi people to set foot on the Neva River. watermark advertisement test watermark advertisement test

There are many ice fishermen who fish for pike, bass, and freshwater seals, setting up camps on the ice and lighting bonfires at night.

They will immediately disembowel the fish, cut off the head and tail, and even scrape off the scales, and build a wall in the shape of fish strips like bricks on the spot. , pull it to the New Roseburg Market and sell it.

Once upon a time, only the brave dared to do production work in winter. It's not that the people under Ross's rule became brave on a large scale. In fact, a large and sufficient supply of high-quality leather, linen, and wool armed everyone. The main population of the Principality is so small, the winter warmth has been completely solved, and the winter labor has been frozen. The risk of death is too low to be ignored by the public. Only fools would give up winter production gains in order to get more benefits.

It's no surprise that a bobsleigh team was running on the frozen Neva, but it was a large team.

The fishermen looked sideways at him and were surprised that the sleighs in series not only had bear heads on them, but also many women were sitting there.

Did the bear hunters from the north make a major capture? Are they fighting the Karelian remnants again?

After Hanukkah, Rurik stayed in his loyal New Rosburgh, busy researching the city.

He wants to know all kinds of information about the city, and he is checking the warehouses placed here, counting the food in stock, and the "big money storehouse".

That's the prince's money, anyone who dares to steal it will be hanged!

No one really came up with the idea of ​​the prince's treasury, but there were pickpockets in the market. Governor Konusson and his son are indeed very rough in their work. For a pickpocket caught, no matter what ethnicity, the little finger is chopped off at the first discovery, and it is a public punishment.

Although no violent societies tried to extort money at the fair, Rurik was vaccinated in advance. It is said that only princes can levy taxes, and if someone dares to ask businessmen for extra money, the whole family will be beheaded after being caught.

Only the officials appointed by the prince's family and the canonized Dahu nobles are truly legitimate, and someone who violates his own rules must be executed without any justification. Of course this is a matter of course for Rurik,

The Blue Fox's description of the Old Hazelby Harbour is necessary in this regard.

Old Hazelby is really a no-man's land. On the surface, it is a jungle society, but there is still an underground ruling group inside. A group of thugs just didn't claim to be their lords, so big businessmen would naturally not fear them when they raised private soldiers, and small businessmen had no choice but to pay the so-called "tax".

This kind of thing should not and cannot happen in the territory of the Principality of Ross.

But the Principality did reach new dimensions, and it was time to put in place officers in charge of the criminal law, and to reorganize the patrolmen into true sheriffs.

Rurik then convened a meeting in Novolaosburg after the festive season, and the most prominent people in the city, most of whom could afford ten pounds of silver, gathered in the city's parliamentary court.

In the parliamentary court, Rurik announced that the governor would nominate a sheriff who would focus on patrolling markets and streets, catching thieves and pickpockets, coordinating trade disputes, overseeing fair trade, and overseeing taxation.

It is better to have a special person in charge of supervision than nothing, and it is not surprising that the sheriff is from the old Ross tribe.

The Governor has to be responsible for a lot of affairs, and the public security work cannot be managed.

For the time being, the sheriff has the power to recruit up to twenty subordinates for rotational patrols. The sheriff's monthly salary is 30 silver coins, and the average security officer's monthly salary is 10 silver coins. This salary is deducted from the city tax, in a sense, the merchants paid a sum of money to hire people to help everyone maintain the trade order.

The public office system similar to the police was first born in New Roseburg, the capital of the various ethnic groups in the Principality of Ross. Since it is a three-ethnic area, it is naturally impossible to expect the clan to live on their own according to the old clan era.

Of course, since the birth of this system, the first priority is to maintain business order, and it also maintains the interests of businessmen to a large extent.

According to Rurik's plan, Novrosburg on the Neva River is uniquely endowed by nature and must become the commercial center of the Principality, as well as the commercial center of the Baltic Sea. The current number of sheriffs is sufficient, if not enough, it can be expanded in the future.

The bear sled team suddenly appeared, causing a small sensation for a while.

The merchants stared straight in their eyes, and they all gathered around, and immediately demanded the purchase of bear heads and bear skins.

Those Rudy girls who got off the sleigh and were deeply shocked by the big city of New Roseburg were also asked by the merchants for the price.

The chief bear hunter said bluntly: "These women will be dedicated to the prince, and goods such as bear skins are commodities."

Having caused a small stir, the newly appointed sheriff hurried with his fellows.

The sheriff pushed the crowd away and saw a group of short, cowering women, and an old woman with a wooden staff.

"What's going on? Hunters, explain the origin of these people."

The captain of the bear hunt was looking forward to the town of Xiongji, but he didn't know that the prince had set up a new official position in the big city.

"You? Who are you?" The bear hunter asked cautiously.

"I'm a magistrate of the prince's seal. What did you say just now? It seems that these women want to be worthy of the prince?"

"Exactly."

"Who are they? New Karelian prisoners?"

"It's from Rudy."

"The Ludi people? I've never heard of them. If they were slaves, I believe the prince would like it." The sheriff thought this was a great opportunity to show off, but for the sake of safety, all foreigners who visited the prince should be checked.

The sheriff gave an order, and his men rushed over with bad intentions. Those Ludi women were about to have their figurines pulled off, and shivered while crying. They cried to the female leader, only to see the female leader closed her eyes, but the tears still flowed out uncontrollably.

It was such a bad move that the chief bear hunter couldn't stand it at all. This old guy is not sympathetic to the Ludi people, but because these women are pure, if there is a problem with these guys, will the prince happily buy it?

"Enough!" The leader exclaimed: "This is a woman dedicated to the prince. I don't care how powerful you are, they are all people from Rose's headquarters. We are all relatives. I advise you to restrain yourself, not too much. Presumptuous. We don't want the prince to be angry."

Hearing that, the sheriff hurriedly rounded up the field and greeted his subordinates to stop.

"Uncle, we are also doing our duty. If these women bring sacrificial weapons to assassinate..."

"As for it? A group of women who are as weak as rabbits. Their necks can be easily broken by you. You are actually afraid that they are assassins. I hope to see the prince soon and take me there."

"Alright." The sheriff shrugged, "Come with me."

What is Rurik doing now? He stayed in the current palace to rest with his wives and concubines, played with his eldest daughter and second son, and even closely accompanied the belly Rumia.

He has already decided on the name "Oleg" for the soon-to-be-born child, and he is sure that it will be a boy.

For Rumia, the work of the major sacrifice is over, and all she has to do is rest.

Rurik was busy with his wife and concubine, and the cavalry affairs were temporarily managed by Kagan, the Prince of Pecheneg.

In a snowy field outside the city, the entire cavalry team continued with the Pechenegs to continue their riding and shooting training. The Pechenegs must quickly master the crossbow, riding and shooting, as well as manipulating the ordinary wooden bow. The Ross cavalry are improving their recurve archery and cavalry shooting, which requires crazy target shooting practice.

Their training attracted some loggers and even some children to join in the fun.

A hunter brought a baby gift?

The messenger specifically described to Rurik that the so-called gift was a donation from a group of women and a tribe named Rudy.

"The Ludi people? The names are so familiar. Ah!? Could it be them? Wonderful, before I hit you, you all gave up?" Rurik stroked his golden beard and felt extremely happy.

Her wives and concubines also came over, especially Noren and Carlotta, who were powerful female nobles, and asked one after another who the Ludi people were.

"They? It is said that they are also servants of the Karelians. Karelia has been wiped out by us, and the slaves need new masters, so they are here."

Carlotta nodded and said nothing after hearing the explanation, but Noren was arrogant: "It seems that we are indeed very strong. But is it appropriate to let the slaves visit you? They are all scumbags."

"You? You..." Rurik glanced at Noren, a woman as beautiful as the legendary Freya, but her words were not polite.

Rurik insisted that the old lady leader bring all the Ludi women to an audience, and of course the leader of the bear hunter who discovered the Ludi village.

It is said that the Ludi people who entered the city never imagined that there are such bizarre human dwellings in the world. They saw tall houses and an extremely flat and vast empty field.

They saw the huge stone room that was crystal clear under the sun again. It was definitely not an ice cube, but a crystal assembled shell. The female leader is subconsciously convinced that it is the temple of the Rus, and this "giant village" is also their core.

The female leader who entered the city had completely collapsed. She saw that there were people everywhere, and it was a scene of prosperity. At the same time, it also meant that the army of the Rus was strong.

As long as they annoyed their leader, the Rus army would kill Rudi as easily as a squirrel.

Standing in front of the prince's palace, a large wooden longhouse was enough to give this group of tribesmen a sense of coercion, not to mention that a larger palace was being built next to it.

The guards were ordered to enter all the Ludi people who had contributed, and the chief bear hunter had to follow.

Unlike the nervousness of the Ludi people, the head of the bear hunter was full of joy.

He was younger than Otto, and Rurik called him Uncle Clan according to his seniority. There are so many old guys in Ross's headquarters, and Rurik forgot his specific name, but he was quite familiar with him.

The Ludi people are really black-haired guys, and they look exactly like the Karelians no matter what. The old lady must be the leader, and she sat directly on the wooden floor, and the other women also sat down when they saw it.

They seemed a little presumptuous, and Rurik didn't care, and told Noren, his concubine, who showed dissatisfaction in his eyes, not to be angry.

After a little chat at the beginning, Rurik fully understood what happened to the bear hunters, and felt sorry for the deer breeder who died.

A mere 20 elderly Rus people defeated the attack of 300 Ludi indigenous warriors and attracted their leader to come to surrender in person?

Although the matter is very bizarre, considering the experience of conquering the Vips. Rurik can say that this female leader is very clever.

When it was, the leader of the bear hunter impatiently put forward his own request: "My lord, I ordered them to hand over fifty women and two hundred deer. The deer are all placed in Bear Festival Town, which is considered as the spoils of our brothers. . As for these women, I hope you will buy them all."

"There are still deer? You took all the deer yourself? Are you going to sell these women?" Rurik poked his head. He thought the deal was okay, but then he thought it wouldn't work.

"no!"

"Ah? You're not going to buy it?"

"Neither." Rurik cleared his throat, and reiterated because of the precedent: "You have no right to take all the spoils. Your actions belong to the armed robbery I support, whether by sea or on land. , you have to give me half of this kind of behavior. That's what Spout and his guys did, and you have to do it too. I'm not going to make exceptions to break the rules. If you deal with it like this, everyone else will have nothing to say. You can say. What do you think? Besides, the Ludi people are going to surrender, you shouldn't take things too far."

The leader of the bear hunter was as uncomfortable as eating a fly, but he couldn't say that the prince was mean, and even felt that the prince's behavior was too fair and disciplined.

"Then if... how much money can I get."

"Take the deer, these women..." Rurik thought for a while, "I saw that they were all fifty, and half of them belonged to me. Well, each one is worth twenty silver coins, and I have a total of twenty silver coins. Ten pounds of silver for you. The deer are all yours, and I don't want them."

At least there was no loss in the deal, and the bear hunter leader was reluctant to accept the deal.

They all talked to each other in Norse, and the Rudi people couldn't understand a word.

Then Rurik began to speak in words that the female leader could understand.

"The female leader of the Ludi people! I! The greatest leader of Ross! You? Are you planning to take the clan as my servant?"

The female leader was taken aback, she couldn't believe her ears. This tall man with strong blond hair actually spoke words that he could basically understand.

Her mouth trembled, and she was speechless for a moment.

Rurik asked again, which forced her to squeeze out some words.

"I am the leader... We are from Ludi, intending to be your servants. We have offered deer and women, only to ask for your kindness. We... do not want to be killed by you."

The words were simple and without rhetoric, and Rurik heard the old lady's cautious, humble and fearful attitude.

"You? Are you afraid that I will raise an army to kill you?" Rurik pointed out with a serious face: "The master will not kill the loyal servants, and those who serve my tribe have a good life. Female leader, you sacrifice women I greatly appreciate your actions, and I believe your servants are real."

Hearing that, the female leader was overjoyed, and the tense nerves were relieved a little. He continued: "You speak our language, it must be fate. You are our master, and all these women are given to you for your enjoyment."

"Forget it." Rurik wanted to laugh but couldn't, and asked again, "How many of you are there? With so many women, aren't you greatly injured?"

Naturally, the female leader did not dare to describe her pain truthfully. This time, she first described the fact that there were more than 1,000 Ludi people who were killed by the Ross Hunter in a single battle. As for taking out a woman, it is really willing.

"Let me speak for you. You are by no means willing, but wishing to exchange women for peace is like using tribal women too much to buy the kindness of the Karelians." Rurik's words hit the nail on the head, and the female leader had nothing to say.

"But I am not Karelian. Your daughter is not my slave," Rurik continued.

There was no need to say more with this female chief, but Rurik saw all the trembling Rudy girls, and announced that they were all home: "You all need a man! You will go to the south, and each of you will get a husband. From From now on, you are no longer Rudi people, nor slaves, you are the new Ruth women!"

The women still didn't know what this meant, but the female leader was crying gratefully on the ground. The female leaders believed in the promise of the Rus prince, they could marry the Rus and live a safe life, and they were indeed not slaves.

Rurik had a good abacus in his mind, so many Slavic men in the south were not yet married. The current situation forced them not to be picky, regardless of whether the wife had black hair or yellow hair, it was enough to be a young woman.

Rurik decided to sell them conditionally. The Slavic men who came to buy wives must be young and unmarried, must be healthy, must be registered grain taxpayers, and must provide a pound of silver or a thousand pounds of wheat at one time.

Rurik wants to turn this into a scissors difference. A young, strong and hard-working Slav farmer can definitely give this money to get a wife. If he can't get it in a short time, his relatives and friends can borrow it from each other, and Rurik gets it. However, the accumulated 50,000 pounds of farmers' surplus grain just eased the consumption of materials.

The Ludi people are too weak, and the female leader's dedication is too sincere. Rurik, the monarch, was relieved, but not addicted.

It's like arranging the Corvint Telavis to be the leader of the Veps tribe and be named an earl. Maybe a similar drama can be reproduced here in the Rudi people?

Just for now.

Rurik directly assigned: "You! Female leader! I will make you continue to be the leader of Rudi. You are indeed old, and you can appoint a new heir before you die. But you must get my confirmation. At the same time, I will give you the flag, you The villages must fly the Rus flag. You give me fifty reindeer every year, and that's all."

To be honest, the amount of tribute is much lower than that of the Karelians, not to mention that Ross is obviously extremely powerful.

Rurik also granted Rudy the right to trade, but the Ruth hunters could also enter Rudy's territory.

Murderers die, thieves chop off their hands, and verbal abusers slap their mouths. Rurik here is the third chapter of the treaty. If the Rudy people are injured, the leader can come to the new Roseburg in the west of the lake to complain to the governor.

Now, Rudi has been incorporated into Rus de jure and placed under the jurisdiction of the Governorate of New Rose Fort.

The female leader of Rudi was grateful to Dade. She didn't feel that Prince Ross was disgusting at first. The tall young man is now more and more comfortable.

Since the Ludi people lived in the east of the lake, Rurik took this opportunity to ask: "Do you know the situation in the east? Are there any Karelian people there? It seems that you have taken in some, are there more? ?"

"Yes!" The vigilant female leader immediately discovered that this was another opportunity.

"Where?"

"Further east, there is a large lake there. The Karelians and some Perm people are rebuilding their camp."

"How many are they?"

"At least... 2,000 people." The female leader didn't know it herself, so she just said it casually.

Rurik nodded and thought of a plan. He felt uncomfortable thinking about the Karelian forces now, as if it was difficult to get rid of the athlete's foot from the disease. It was time to take another cut.

Of course, Karelia itself is innocent. But one mountain does not allow two tigers, and Ross does not allow tyrants to exist!