Rise of Rurik

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Rurik's royal fishing boats were busy trawling, and the freshly caught herring immediately filled a huge appetite.

The dying men were gradually revived after being replenished with food and fresh water, and then the captives stared tremblingly at the monstrous conqueror, awaiting their unknown fate.

In all fairness, Rurik intends to treat this group of people kindly, but whether they appreciate it or not is another matter.

Maybe a hot face and a cold ass? Isn't it self-indulgent.

Because Ross is a conqueror, the momentum of conquest has destroyed the lives of the islanders. I am afraid that they will not want to resist when they have enough to eat and drink, and they are also running away. Unless it will be shipped to remote locations.

Detailed screening of thousands of captives began.

Regardless of how they shout, what right does a group of de facto slaves have to decide their own destiny?

Among the captives, there are people who have a relationship between husband and wife, and there are also people who have a relationship between mother and child.

The former husband and wife are forcibly separated, and the mother and child relationship can still be retained.

Men and women were kept separate, and their fates were completely different from this moment on.

Arik was instructed to search for those with a strong body from among the men, and those who were selected were put on ropes and led away like cattle. The number of men in the pile of men gradually decreased, and the people who were left became more and more frightened, as if they had no use value, and it seemed that they would be beheaded in a while.

Then someone trembled and offered himself: "I can do things for you, take me away."

Arik ignored it as if he couldn't hear it, and a Ross soldier replied contemptuously: "You are not even qualified to be slaves, shut up!"

This seems to be a sentence of death, and those who are left are disheartened. They don't know why the Russ saved themselves in the end. They might as well die of thirst and starvation earlier.

The weak are not even qualified to be slave miners, and those who are chosen are quite sober.

In fact, Arik didn't tell these men his true destination, and he didn't even tell them that the disdain of the Rus was also reflected in the laziness of beheading.

The big fishing village occupied by the Rus army is now very lively. This is the Rus army camp and a huge prisoner of war camp. The original residents of this place have been turned into prisoners overnight, and there is obviously their own house, but now all the wealth does not belong to them. The fishermen on Bornholm Island have completely lost the fishing boats they depended on for a living. The nearshore is only the wreckage of the boats that have been deliberately damaged, and there are also hulls that have been smashed into random hulls and used as firewood for bonfires.

The men, women and children of the big families who surrendered had the right to control the Shiqiu Warehouse. They only suffered losses in the previous battle. When they surrendered, most of them looked good.

They were all prisoners. Although they were all supplied with food and water after their surrender, they were all locked up in one room for the time being, and were strictly guarded by Ross soldiers.

Rurik has made a decision and hasn't told anyone else yet.

He didn't have time to take care of this group of first and second generation who did not dare to fight and did not want to surrender. It was their dawdling that caused the Ross army to waste a lot of time and made this supposedly short action become a reality. dawdling.

Rurik planned to convene a so-called Nordic meeting the next day, and the leaders of the big families were all ordered to attend. What are they muttering in the house? Some ears were attached to the wooden wall, and Ross warriors, as listeners, hurriedly reported to the prince once they heard any significant whispers.

The large camp at night is filled with the charred aroma of grilled fish.

Those Danish exiles ate a lot of fish and precious wheat cakes, and these already strong and war-screened people were restored to their former glory. Rurik kept his word, and for this task, Ragnar was in charge of his peers.

Didn't Ragnar beg to form a rebel army? Isn't the troop composed of Danes here? What's more, these 100 people are all Danes, and they are managed by a famous Danish hero, which saves a lot of trouble for the Rus army.

As many as three hundred people fell to their knees,

They had various identities in the past, but now there is only one identity - prisoners of war.

If any of the islanders of the past were the backbone of the battle, these were.

They half-kneeled spontaneously, and their right hands were clutching their chests. The intentions of those who took such postures could not be more obvious.

No, Rurik, who was gorgeously dressed and deliberately dressed in chainmail, appeared kindly under the illumination of the bonfire array!

The mighty Ross warriors held torches to show their majesty and their half-kneeling humility.

Rurik stood on the platform made of wooden boxes, his hands behind his back and his almost sky-high chin. He looked unusually arrogant.

"I know!" he exclaimed, "you are not those people, but a bunch of enslaved slaves, and a bunch of mercenaries who work for money! You have made wrong choices in the past! Now, me! Lord Ross Rurik Ottosson! I give you a choice! You will be rewarded for serving me! Refuse to serve, beheaded now."

Rurik then declared that this was a non-negotiable choice, and faced with a choice between life and death, they naturally chose to live.

Slaves are the most unscrupulous, but the mercenaries have to weigh it first.

Rurik asked again in a high-pitched voice: "Who were you slaves in the past? Now stand up! I have given you the status of a mercenary, and you can get benefits as long as you are loyal."

Hearing that, all the slaves at the scene stood up like springs on their feet, and the soldiers holding torches were also cheered up by their swiftness of action.

There were so many slaves that Rurik never expected. They didn't look weak, and they should be good soldiers after some training.

Naturally, it is impossible for these people to burst out formidable combat power and loyalty just because they changed their families, and it is impossible for them to use them for their own use in an instant.

them! Need a nomination certificate! For example, killing people at the request of the prince of Ross, to prove himself with the blood of the enemy.

The slaves were counted most accurately, and there were more than 200 of them? ! They are all young men who are not eligible to marry or enjoy private wealth. Many of them are "lions" raised by large families since childhood. In theory, they will be sold to the Danes in the west when they are old. The extended family also frequently went to the Danish market to "buy" goods, thus ensuring that the slave community was always a group of mules handy on errands.

These slaves were a tool, and Rurik wanted to restore their human worth.

The slaves knelt on the ground, one by one, and dedicated themselves to Rurik himself. It was Rurik's whim to come up with a strange ritual of loyalty. more loyal. Loyalty comes from material giving and more power to a large extent, and slaves who have nothing to ask for are extremely low in all aspects. They were temporarily pulled aside after taking the oath.

There are another 100 mercenaries who are simply taking money to do errands. They are also unconcerned people, but they have weapons in hand (temporarily confiscated), just like a gang of lions walking together on the grassland, they have the freedom to choose the money. The power of the Lord is simply that of those who take money to do things. As for getting old? No one thought about it. Is this person trustworthy? Absolute trust is impossible, as long as the money is given enough, they can certainly use it.

In a sense, the mercenary group that exists in the Rus army is the product of a recruiting system, which is different from the citizen soldier system that Rus derived from the tribal era. Of course, the recruited mercenaries are supplements to the currently limited civic forces.

The current captain of the bodyguard, Grund, is a former prisoner of war. After changing his position for so many years, this person has gained significant benefits by staying in Ross and by the side of the prince of Ross. As a Dane, he even has a political status in the Duchy of Ross. He can claim to be loyal, and this loyalty is not for money or so-called morality, but for the interests he now enjoys, and a key issue-the Russ gave him a marriage, and his wife and children were monitored by the Rus.

For his own sake, Grund considers himself a true Russ, a warrior for the "sons of Odin".

He has a high self-esteem, and his shield is still painted with raven patterns, and he is arrogant in the face of people who are also mercenaries.

Rurik ordered him to collect these mercenaries on the spot, break them into parts, and add them to the various squads of the mercenary team.

"After you recruited them, you explained my policies, told them about their pay, and trained them to obey. You are their manager, and if you don't obey, you will fight, and if you have extreme disobedience, tell me the situation." Rick quietly informed Grund.

That's all, Rurik painted a big cake in front of the mercenaries who changed his family: "You work for me. When you reach the age of thirty-five, I will give you land and a sum of money for retirement. You can marry a woman and have children. Be a farmer or fisherman in my realm until the end of my life. At that time, you will be the real Russ I recognize! I swear to Odin that I will never break my word."

Um? This is really good! The new mercenaries are all good people.

Slaves are still slaves, and they will continue to work as slaves even after they arrive in Rus. However, the Principality of Ross can provide better food treatment and warm accommodation, even if it is squeezed like cattle and horses, it is almost impossible to starve to death and freeze to death.

Most of the male captives are destined to be slave labor, and they will be given a little bit of benefits over time to induce them to continue to be grateful.

In contrast, those female prisoners may be lucky. Rurik boasted that he did not favor them, because they were just a tool to maintain stability, and they would restore their beauty in captivity, and then resell them to the group of Slavic peasants who had surrendered to the farm. Tax strategy, those men will definitely pay extra because of family Gu Liangchuan obediently.

If Rurik really did favor it, it was against all the captured children.

Most of the children had died during the siege, and all that survived were potentially hardcore ruthless men.

Do grown-up children hold grudges? Maybe.

After some screening, one of the boys, Rurik, was not wanted, and the girls took them all.

Because Ross conquered the entire Bornholm Island, the original intention was not to force all the islanders to emigrate. The original plan was to complete the peace with the big families of Benda, and order the real power faction to pay tribute and declare allegiance after a certain population. Even if the whole island is now turned into fresh fish on a chopping board, Ross should take the meat, and the miscellaneous things have to be left on the island. This broken island is still at the forefront of the offensive policy against the Kingdom of Denmark.

The screening work took some time to complete, and Rurik, who was embarrassed, would not be sleepy after eating something.

He nibbled off half an onion head, leaning on the pungency to refresh himself.

Just because he has a small meeting for tomorrow. A secret little meeting!

There were not many people in attendance, just Rurik himself, Arik, Yevlo, Ragnar, Spuut, Blue Fox, young Fisk, mercenary captain Grund, and the islander Swinder.

Ragnar participated as an ally, and the rest were either Ross' military nobles or vassals. Swinder was a special case, and Rurik glanced at the man a few times, hinting at its significance.

"Everyone is here, and there are no outsiders in this house. I also asked the guards to stand a little further away." Rurik Shinto said.

Indeed, some oil lamps were lit in this house, and the light in the room was extremely dim.

"Anything else?" Arik asked.

"Yes. It's about the big family of those islanders. They..."

Arik guessed one or two: "Not one left?"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone present was stunned, and the one with the strongest reaction was Swinder: "Ah! They have all surrendered. You actually..."

"You have to calm down! Are you accusing me of breaking my word?"

"I..." Swinder didn't dare to say this, his rational head drove his mouth to hurriedly close, and it was like putting glue on his mouth, and he would not open his mouth this time.

"Swinder, just listen carefully. In my opinion, those big families have lost their use value. Their private soldiers and slaves are now mine, and they don't even have a few servants left. Their The money has been taken away from me long ago. Is there still a need for such people to exist? If you keep them, they will backstab me in the future. Besides, you! Swinder! You don't need them either."

"They really can't stay." The speaker was Ragnar, and Rurik was a little surprised by his approval.

"I thought you would sympathize with those big families."

Ragnar shrugged. "I never sympathized with them, it's just that we have a reason to communicate because we are against the new Danish king. Their lives are at your disposal. I! Just want to chop off the Danish king's head."

"You will. I support you. As long as we work together to eradicate the root of all evil, everyone can live a peaceful life."

Ragnar deeply understood this. He had been in Ross for a while, and he had seen it through. The smaller the country, the more disputes there would be. Although the Rus people had conquered a large territory with violence, the Principality was extremely peaceful. When people are no longer busy with armed battles, they can spend a lot of time in production and life, and wealth is quickly accumulated.

Rurik now publicly declares: "Swinder, I still want to establish contact with Bornholm. I canonize you as the war chief (earl) of Bornholm, and you can continue your business here. Those I All the prisoners you don't want will be handed over to you, and it's your business to deal with them."

"OK."

How dare Swinder have any objection, Rurik did not leave many people for himself, and all that were left were the old and the weak. The entire island has been abolished. Although he has been canonized as a noble, the island and the surrounding waters are not the Rus people who have the final say? The situation was even more complicated, as there were also a group of Svealan (Swedish) fishermen following the Rus army.

Since ancient times, there should be no Swedes in this area, and now these guys can come to fish with pride. Bornholm surrenders to Ross, and Ross and Sweden are allies, which means that Bornholm must also accept the plundering of the rich marine pastures by Swedish fishermen.

Humiliation, humiliation! Swinder was too lazy to change knowing that he was powerless to change. As a wise man, he was aware of current affairs. Since then, as a vassal of the Duchy of Ross, his family could enjoy prosperity.

Swinder has no ambition, and Ragnar's ambition is almost engraved on his face.

In this secret meeting, Rurik formally made a deal with Ragnar, with the top military nobles of Ross as witnesses.

Ragnar can use Bornholm as a base against the King of Denmark and can recruit troops to form an army.

But this is not the end, because Ross needs a window to trade with Denmark. Even if Denmark is now occupied by the new king Horrick, the lords of Denmark will not feel that doing business is a shabby thing, right?

The big fishing village, now serving as a military camp, will return to its former purpose, but the residents will join Russ merchant fishermen, Danish exiles, Swedish fishermen, and even Finns who can row into the South Baltic Sea for herring trade if they so desire.

Bornholm will become a free island, the legal system will belong to Ross, and the governance rights will also belong to Ross in principle. Swinder's family has been granted power and is also a taxpayer, and should pay a trivial tribute to Ross every year.

Such a determination also requires Ragnar's approval, even though the man is still an exile.

Ragnar fully agrees, with a straightforward and sincere attitude. He is a man who wants to become the king of Denmark, and needs the help of the Rus. In his opinion, the guys on Bornholm Island have always been strong, and this island has no loss to Denmark.

A secret contract was signed, and the paper that Rurik had brought came in handy.

The secret contract is established in the form of a written document, and an oral oath is required, and the written document makes the secret contract so that everything cannot be denied.

At the same time as the small meeting of the secret contract was over, the endings of those big families were also finalized.

The principle is simple, it is important to everyone without them.

But Rurik still decided to complicate things a little bit. Was it bad for him to publicly raise the butcher's knife? After all, when they surrendered, Prince Ross publicly announced the right to life.

It would be great if those guys could create their own reason to kill them.

At noon the next day, Rurik publicly held an indoor banquet. There were six large families who surrendered, and he made the family patriarchs and male members join the banquet.

There are grilled fish, wheat cakes, and even honey water and ale.

The men who stayed nervous in the house all night witnessed these delicious meals, and subconsciously felt that because they had received the hospitality of Prince Ross, they would have a bright future, so the venue was also happy.

Arik, Yevro, Ragnar and others were all involved. They pretended to be kind, and Swinder was a little frowning but still squeezed out a smile.

The patriarchs of the big family were too lazy to pay attention to Swinder, so they just stared at Rurik's handsome face, and the more they looked, the more comfortable they became.

"Let's have a good meal, everyone, and let's talk." Rurik said deliberately, and went straight to the point: "I welcome your surrender. I put forward a few conditions for you to think about all night. Do you figure it out now?"

Sure enough, the patriarch signaled: "We talked all night, and we are willing to be your vassals. But, we..."

"Do you still want to make a condition?" Rurik squinted, raised his glass inadvertently, and drank the wine while still holding the glass. This is a signal, and Arik has been watching from the corner of his eye.

Just as the speaking patriarch intended to continue his description, Arik gestured to leave the table to go to the toilet.

The patriarch continued his words: "We can be vassals, but you must guarantee our previous power. You took our slaves, please return them. We can resume our daily life and pay tribute to you later. We are willing to pay tribute, Please also promise to give us military protection."

At this moment, Rurik's eyes became sharper, and he didn't even think that the big family that was at the end of the road would dare to talk to him now.

He was furious: "You! You don't have the strength to bargain with me now!"

The patriarch was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "You are a hero, and we are willing to marry our young daughters to you."

"Oh? Could this be your last concession?"

The patriarch was speechless for a while, so he could only continue to emphasize: "We are willing to surrender."

"Ridiculous! Your daughter is only worthy of being a slave who rubs the feet of my warriors! You are defeated, how dare you ask for benefits!" The glass in Rurik's hand slammed into the wooden wall and shattered into many pieces. The sound was loud Not small.

Soon, a group of ragged sword-wielding axe-wielding men broke in under the leadership of Arik.

These were Rurik's knife and axemen, who went into the house and slaughtered them under the guise of smashing the cup. Another identity of theirs is also slaves, and now the blood of their former masters has come to vote for their names!

The patriarchs of the six big families turned into minced meat under the knife and axe, and the mosaic of the scene caused Rurik to shy away.

He left the banquet hall and continued to instruct his subordinates: "You go to deal with the remnants of these families. Remember! Men and women are not left! If you dare to stay alive, I will cut off your heads afterwards!"

Another group of slaves took action at the command and slashed their former masters with butcher knives, physically destroying the old power of Bornholm.

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