Rise of Rurik

Once Hezeby had a master. Since the death of the great Danish leader Godfrey, the merchants of Hezeby have been free.

　　 Is this freedom good or bad? No one can understand.

　　The big business people are eager to do business freely, accumulate wealth and then stick to their wealth.

　　 Hezebi has entered a period of absolute and infinite freedom. For more than two decades, some people have claimed to be the ruler of the city, but the ruling power has not successfully penetrated. The memory of many merchants seems to have been a free coastal city-state from the beginning, and her freedom can almost instantly split the city, and the city disappears.

　　 This is a city of merchants. In order to defend their wealth, they hire all kinds of heroes as mercenaries. The big businessmen are all swordsmen, and no one can achieve a monopoly today. Since no one can be the absolute, then everyone sit down and talk about all kinds of matters!

　　 Merchants formed loose guild organizations, they negotiated to resolve disputes, and then divided the scope of trade activities they were engaged in to avoid future disputes.

　　 Dozens of big businessmen are "collective city masters", and now the power of the Ross people has intervened strongly, the balance of power has been reversed and then the balance has been quickly restored.

　　 A large group of small merchants are leaning against the large merchants, and a large group of mercenary guardians large and small merchants.

　　 Various handicraftsmen, fishermen, and farmers provide supplies for these merchants and mercenaries.

　　 It seems that this is a stable urban system, where the sun can’t find it, some forces inevitably exist.

　　If you encounter fishermen in the vast ocean, armed merchant ships can turn into pirates in an instant. Fishermen can't help but vote when they encounter merchant ships that are unable to defend themselves.

　　 There is no real order here. The latter said that the existing order means that all parties rely on their fists to achieve a balance.

　　 Murders and violence occur every day in the city. Suddenly, corpses appeared in the twisted streets early in the morning. The corpses were also thrown into the sea by people who could not stand the stench.

　　 But here is also full of wealth and desire.

The great missionary Eskil, who was given a huge mission, built his "base of operations" here. First, this is part of the Danish world, and second, this is a land of no owner, where wounded souls can be influenced everywhere. Lamb. He called it the city of sin, which has nothing to do with civilization. Perhaps the Earl of Hamburg should lead his troops to occupy this place and include it in the East Franconian territory of Prince Ludwig, thus embracing civilization.

　　 The Earl of Hamburg did not dare to do this. Although this is a city without an owner, the Great Wall of Schleswig must be crossed to initiate an attack. This is a simple invasion, and it will first encounter a crazy attack by a large number of Danish tribes.

　　Eskil, a scheming man, knows the pros and cons. He doesn't care about the aristocracy's struggle for power, he only cares about his own business.

　　 The big merchants of Hezeby have been living a rather glamorous life. Their noble lives have been well protected by the mercenaries, because they have given enough money, and the mercenaries are also desperately protecting their owners for the money.

　　 What kind of blind guys are trying to steal wealth from the big merchants through open armed robbery?

　　No, while the blue fox and old Eric were selling leather on a large scale, investigations after the attack were also underway.

　　 It is not difficult to investigate the culprit.

　　 "Carl Grey Wolf? Is this a gang that popped up suddenly? It has some influence in the city. It seems that it is just a dirty gang, not to worry about."

　　 Even though he thinks so, Blue Fox has honestly expanded his mercenary team. He is also not openly recruited, for fear that the gangster Ma Tsai will get into the crowd and be recruited by himself. Isn't this what it means to raise a ghost?

　　 There is a good place to recruit new mercenaries, and that is Hezeby’s famous slave market.

　　 Men and women are bound by iron collars and chains, and there are even a group of children.

　　 These people are obviously different from Danes or Saxons in appearance.

　　 They generally have sharp chins and brownish-yellow hair, which is very different from the average per capita golden hair and the former two.

　　Because they are almost all the Oberthlidite tribes of the West Slavic forces. Their birthplace is in the Vistula River valley in Poland, and they penetrated the eastern border between Denmark and the Franks this morning. Some Danish tribes have been facing military attacks from the Obertlidit tribal alliance. This group of people also attacked Denmark with their Pomeranian relatives until the heroic Godfrey lord led the Danish coalition forces to severely damage their opponents.

　　The slaves were all deliberately hunted down by the Danish tribes. They were trying to clean up all the Oberthlidit forces on the Jutland Peninsula and turned their people into slaves.

　　 All the prisoners of war were transported to Hezeby, and the men worked as slaves and prostitutes.

　　 The needs of the businessmen are difficult to meet, and the Danish tribes continue to send troops to arrest people.

　　 For this barbaric act, Eskil can only pity the poor lambs spiritually, but he is doing some good things. Ludwig continued to provide funds to enable Eskil to "free" slaves. He targeted the slave children, regardless of their source, who could buy them as soon as they could, and then personally educate and train them to become priests.

　　He is keen to spread the faith, and he supports this behavior of Prince Ludwig. Because Oberthlidt and Pomerania have long been coveted by the northern noble lords of the kingdom, Ludwig is the biggest greedy! Bavaria was snatched from Wenderslavs, and those Pomeranians were also Wenderslavs.

　　 Ludwig extremely hoped that these aliens would accept the sacred faith and accept their own rule in unison. Then not only can I get a new force, but I can actually open up new territories, increase the tax base, and expand our wealth.

　　 Although the eldest brother and the second brother are blood relatives, why not kill them in the fight for power? Frank reunified and opened up a large number of new territories in the East, so that his achievements would far surpass his grandfather Charlemagne.

　　 Ludwig will have a good dream. In essence, he has been fighting on two fronts for these years. After his father and the fourth brother Charlie were put under house arrest by the brothers, the three brothers' civil war reignited. He began to deliberately erode the territory of his eldest brother Lotaire, and to the east to bear the brunt of the Polish tribe's territory. Unlike his two brothers, his East Franconian ethnic composition is the most complicated. In addition to his family's Franks, the second most are Saxons, followed by Thuringians and Alemanni. In fact, everyone speaks very similar languages. In essence, they also share common ancestors. Ludwig knew that he had to unite with all the people in the territory who spoke very similar languages. If there was a tendency of internal centrifugation, he would not want to be with Lottel. Big brother fights for the roost. A concept that existed in the past began to be mentioned again, that is, "German", which means "we are people who speak the same language."

　　 The prince wants to give more benefits to his Saxon nobles and Thuringian nobles. The former is eager to encroach on Pomerania along the coastline, and the latter is eager to seize the Polish forest area directly east.

　　 As for attacking Denmark, the prince really doesn't want to send his own troops. Those Danes are not easy to provoke. On the other hand, the various Slav tribes are easier targets to attack and embezzle.

　　 In this way, Horrick Klarsson was supported, and now the prince has also received successful information.

　　 It’s just that the situation has become a bit beyond my control...

　　 Blue Fox bought as many as thirty Oberth Lidit men in the slave market, and these people were led into the Ross shop like cows and sheep.

　　 They are all young men, all of whom have been carefully selected, and they are clearly destined to do hard work until they are exhausted. Those companions who tried to resist were all killed. Seeing that their companions fell in a pool of blood, the will to resist also dissipated.

　　 A group of dull-eyed men squatted on the wooden floor. It was because they were Slavs that they could squat down so easily.

　　 The blue fox appeared in front of them with a high-pitched posture, leading them to raise their heads as soon as they opened their mouths.

　　 "You! Don't know how to be servants! You will be the subjects of Ross and now be my mercenaries."

　　The words are spoken in the Ilmenslav dialect. Blue Fox is a smart man. Knowing that the prince is exploring the East, he has rushed to learn some Slavic languages.

　　 The language drift of the Eastern and Western Slavic peoples in this era is not violent. After all, they almost all lived in a family on the Vistula River two hundred years ago.

　　The shackles of all male slaves were smashed, and the blue fox announced that they had restored their freedom, but in this mixed Hezeby, it is obvious that his life would be in danger without Ross' protection.

　　In the team guarding the blue fox, there are already a small group of eastern warriors. They are Mrs. Irmenslavia, and they are ordered by Liurik to guard the blue fox. In addition to these people, there are Finns who are good at archery in the team.

The Ilmen and Oberthlidt spoke very similar languages. They were shocked that each other was actually of the same race, but after inquiring about it, they found something wrong, and they also began to realize that the size of the world is far beyond everyone's imagination. .

　　 Mrs. Ilmenslav has always been indifferent to Denmark. Master Rurik took everyone to attack Denmark and made a fortune. Because of the initial experience, the Ilmens naturally believed that Denmark was actually a weak one. The Oberthliddites are completely another set of cognitions. They describe Denmark and Frank as hungry wolves that cannibalize people and giant fish that can devour everything.

　　Since the Royal Guild of Rose sheltered everyone, Rose’s attitude towards Denmark was also hostile, and the hearts of the male slaves were quickly shaken.

The slaves changed their status. The new brothers put on the blue robe of the Ross people. They swore the oath to the flag of Ross and allegiance to the Duke Rurik of Ross. They also swore to protect the big merchant Blue Fox and Ross shop Security. They received fighting training and were distributed with bucklers and short spearman axes. They enjoy good food, with wheat and fish every day.

　　 in a unique outfit, put on a leather helmet that can protect half of his face, stepped on leather boots, and wrapped her calves tightly with cloth.

　　 Rose’s Warriors First Banner is dressed like this, and the Blue Fox’s mercenaries in Hazeby are exactly the same.

The Blue Fox appointed a man named Vadi Zdalovic as the leader of this team. He recruited thirty new guards with principle, because thirty people just filled a long battleship, the so-called one " "Ship", four "boats" constitute a hundred-man team. Four hundred-man teams can form a flag team.

All the mercenaries and sailors formed a team of more than one hundred and twenty people. They were well-trained, with swords and shields and archers. Among them, the old mercenaries had sufficient experience in defeating the Danes. They regarded themselves very highly. I even felt that the lord's attitude towards the security of the Danish Roth shop was overdone.

　　 There were indeed assailants. Those foolish fools were wiped out like melons and vegetables, killing them was as easy as squeezing a poultry to death.

　　 Conquering a group of new mercenaries only means an upgrade of security forces? These newcomers come from the Oberth Lidit tribe that has resisted the Danish encroachment for generations. They also speak Slavic and believe in the flame god. Their performance in all aspects is similar to what the blue fox learned in Novgorod and Novgorod. For similar.

　　 "If the prince is still opposed to Denmark, I can suggest that he win over the Oberthridites, buy their things and sell a batch of weapons. One more ally will also be another choice."

　　 The open-air shop counters continue to sell goods. The leather has been sold cleanly. The Ross people are now selling pure transparent glass and stained glass at a high price. There is also a smelly sulfur soap, which is reputed to kill lice and fleas on people. The facts are indeed effective, attracting merchants and wealthy owners. There are also honey butter soap with a wonderful fragrance, general seal oil soap and whale oil soap.

　　 Large and small businessmen who are very particular about life are important customers, but Ross's cheapest soaps are also affordable by local craftsmen, and Ross is selling these supplies smoothly.

　　 is selling on one side and buying on the other.

　　 Prince Rurik’s order was to buy all useful things, among which the seeds of crops were named.

　　 "Since Ross is not short of wheat seeds, he needs all kinds of vegetable seeds."

　　 Coincidentally, the spring cabbage in Denmark has entered the harvest season. A batch of cabbage will be deliberately reserved by planting specialists for flowering and seeding. The Blue Fox sends someone to act in advance and gives a sum of money to ask a vegetable farmer to save the entire field of cabbage until flowering and seeding, and finally turn it into a big bag. Black seeds.

　　 As for buying other vegetable species, Blue Fox really has no choice in Hazeby. First of all, the local Danes don't like to grow vegetables. They went fishing during the slack period after they planted wheat. Vegetable farmers are either Franks or Saxons. They also live in Hezeby, but are close to Schleswig, a village under the supervision of the Frankish army. They rowed a boat to deliver vegetables to the city.

Schleswig is still controlled by the Earl of Hamburg. There is a Frankish army stationed in the city. Not far to the north of the city is the Schleswig Great Wall. The coastal city of Hezeby happens to be the mouth of the Schlei Bay. A city sandwiched between Denmark and Frank.

　　 There are no good vegetable choices in Northern Europe today, except for cabbage, which is yellow root carrot, which is also in high demand for Rose. Carrots are already being grown in Shilla Fort, and Rose is self-sufficient.

　　 cabbage is not the case, but take this bag of seeds back and plant them in Novgorod until next year.

　　 How much does it cost to buy vegetable seeds? But it is a very small expenditure.

　　 Looking at the blue foxes that can be seen everywhere in Hezebi, he is not interested. He commissioned old Eric and little Eric to buy gems and amber, and he himself bought more than a dozen female slaves.

　　 Just like those male slaves were selected, these selected women were young and beautiful, and their destiny was destined to be prostitutes in Hazeby, and the Blue Fox bought them all and appointed them as servants.

　　 Of course, this young fat man loves women, but he is far from developing into abusive affection. He was happy with the unqualified favorites he raised. He really didn't know which one to make his wife, so he just put it aside.

　　 It was the end of June, and the merchants on Hezeby's side celebrated the arrival of the summer solstice.

　　 The old leader Hafgen has been dead for almost three years, and no one is willing to do anything in Hezeby to kill a large group of slaves to sacrifice to Odin.

　　 Ross shop here is not the case, the smart blue fox knows that his safety depends on the protection of his mercenaries. He must give these armed men spiritual comfort and generous rewards.

　　 They lit a bonfire in the enclosed wall, the blue fox learned the tricks of Rurik, and they used the beating flames to priest the Viking gods and the Slavic Vulcan, but everyone had a big meal together.

　　 Blue Fox has its own tricks. He bought the old sheep and deliberately kept it until the end of the summer solstice. Old lamb is not tasty, it is different after roasting.

　　 Everyone has a share of roast lamb, and even those newly bought maids are given a chunk of greasy lamb.

Compared to the beginning, the Oberth Lidit mercenaries have become stronger. They ate delicious meals that are difficult to eat in their hometowns in a short time. Later, I learned that Prince Ross had set a standard for all fighters. It is a mercenary, and one pound of oats must be eaten a day, and these food expenses are not counted as compensation.

　　 They were grateful at first, but as they got used to these days, they couldn’t bear to part with Prince Ross.

　　 In a sense, these mercenaries are the guards in various senses~www.readwn.com~ Everything, such as food, military expenses, etc., was initially all paid by Prince Ruriek. Even if Blue Fox had a private army that seemed to be under his management, in fact it was still a person from Lirik, and by the fall, Blue Fox had the right to find Lirik to reimburse this year's personnel living expenses.

In this way, the blue fox can spend a lot of energy on trade, and the time enters July. Although the legend has it that Horrick Klarsson, who has become king, will personally come to Hezeby to collect taxes, the news has been there long ago. It is rumored that it has been July that there is no real movement on Hezeby's side, and the merchants have no time to take care of it.

　　Because a group of merchants who bought Ross leather had rowed into Schleswig, the local Frankish army asked for some bribes as usual, then let them go, allowing them to enter the city and sell the leather to Frankish merchants on the spot. It's just that the huge number of squirrel skins shocked the Earl of Hamburg. He couldn't think of how the ghost place in Denmark where there are not many squirrels could bring so many high-quality and huge squirrel skins.

　　 The Earl of Hamburg quickly understood the reason through the mouth of the merchant-these were all brought by the Ross people.

　　 Ross people? The earl didn't understand, so he used the transliteration of the merchant's description to describe Rus as "rosa", which means rose, and the letter to Prince Ludwig was also described in the letter to Prince Ludwig in the assault. Squirrel skin is a good thing! He ordered the messengers to speed up and tell the Baron Schleswig to keep all the Danish merchants, it must be delicious and delicious, and then he used his wealth inventory, and also mobilized the Frank and Saxon merchants of Hamburg to go north to fight for it. Buy all the huge amounts of leather.

　　 And this is something to follow.