Chapter 238 A Different Autumn Sorgon Voyage Sets Off

Compared with last year, this time the Rus' Sorgon voyage was obviously delayed a lot.

This time, the Rus people are not just asking for more tributes. The reason for the delay is that they have to spend time and energy to prepare materials to support the construction of New Rose Fort.

Otto never thought that Gould would bring enough food from the south to feed the entire tribe for a period of time, and part of it was just used for funding.

On September 15th, the autumn wind was really bleak. The cool breeze of the vast season always poured into the fjord, and the surrounding oaks kept dropping dead leaves. Only the dark green pine trees still survived completely.

The climate is adding a chilling vibe, and no one likes that.

In fact, no one likes winter. It is not beautiful at all, but a little carelessness can make mortals freeze into ice lumps. In winter, humans also live the life of groundhogs, and try to stay indoors to survive the long winter.

Of course, except on the day of the winter solstice, the whole tribe will go crazy.

The beaches are full of boats and the sea of ​​the fjords is full of sails.

In particular, the pier built by the Gould family has been reinforced, and the number of berths available for docking has also increased by four.

After all, autumn is here, and some of the traveling merchants sold their belongings and set sail back to their hometown in the south. In the end, the guys who didn't leave were the remaining fur traders. They either decided to hunt for the winter themselves, or simply bought the fruits of the Ross hunters. In a sense, they were looking at the ferret's snow-white and extremely silky fur.

Some strong men carried sacks full of grain on their shoulders and carried them to the large transport ships.

Now that Gould, who has transformed into a Russ, naturally wants to get a piece of the Sorgon voyage.

This time, Gould provided the best transport ship, and only with his help, the Russ could carry more supplies without using too many ships.

In the fall, those who intend to immigrate to New Roseburg will not venture in this dangerous season.

Because of Rurik's advice, the tribe had fifty thousand pounds of oats to transport, and more than a thousand pounds of carrots.

Their total weight is actually as high as four tons!

The Ross tribe had their own transport ships, and it was too risky to count on two or three ships to transport them.

Especially in autumn, if the waves are too turbulent, the boat will be destroyed and the dead will be fed to the fish.

The Russ needed Gould's help, and only two large transport ships were able to carry these cargoes perfectly, leaving considerable room for passengers.

Still completely different from the Rus' paddling boats, when a boat is big enough, is paddling still the best way to drive? A group of professional sailors raised by Gould, although they often play the role of porters, are now very good sailors.

There are grains, vegetables, and the latest batch of production tools.

At the beginning, Otto, in line with the responsibility of the big leader, really thought about supporting his own clan with his own pockets.

His mentality has changed.

Why do you need to subsidize it for free? The goods and food transported belong to the chief family, and those immigrants must pay for it.

Otto, following Rurik's advice, has already made plans to collect taxes next year.

Grain is both ration and planting grain, and the brand-new curved plough is a weapon for reclamation. As for Otto, the livestock that was previously handed over to the settlers to raise, they can "give" food and tools themselves. As for the remuneration, it is one-tenth of the harvest they will get from reclamation next year! This tax will continue forever.

Yes, Rurik proposed the concept of "eleven tax" to his father Otto, which itself was the taxation model used in ancient Rome.

Can this tax model also be used in Novgorod?

Otto came into this trip with a multi-purpose purpose, and this fall's action is very meaningful!

At noon, the aged Villa built an altar on the beach again.

A sheep bought from a trader was sacrificed, and Rumia was also entrusted with a heavy responsibility in the sacrifice.

This deer farmer girl has never been afraid of bloody things, because in her life, any child must live like a hunter. Because that's the way the deer breeders live.

She slaughtered the sheep very decisively, and under the guidance of Villa, took out the hot liver.

Villa announced that this year's voyage will be calm and smooth sailing. Of course, no matter how the liver blood vessels of sheep or other animals are arranged, Villa has always declared auspiciousness. In fact, this is just a cutscene. Otto really knows the doorway, but her announcement is crucial for ordinary people involved in the action.

Because of the slow sailing, what everyone yearns for is peace.

An old voice hoarsely announced auspiciousness, and soon, the whole beach fell into a frenzy.

The people are so enthusiastic, and Otto is also moved by it.

Otto, in leather armor and a beard, was already standing on the bow of his flagship. He stroked the "dragon head" with its terrifying relief, and waved his patterned steel sword aloft.

All the people in the sand are infected by the enthusiasm of the leader.

There are even many women holding children.

"Brothers! Watch your women, your children, and don't let them get too bumpy at sea!"

"Women! When you return to your hometown, tell your relatives that we Rus people are strong and kind. Tell them that only by surrendering to the Rus can they be rewarded and protected."

"Brothers! Escort your women on board! The High Priest has made a wish to Odin, this time we have a safe journey! Let's go!"

A group of young strong men seemed to have been beaten by chicken blood, and they began to push the boat into the sea, and the crowd of onlookers also raised their hands and cheered.

Some of the women even gathered and sang the ancient songs of the Roth tribe.

The melody is beautiful, and Rurik can also hear the wife's hope of victory for her husband from this ballad. It does not have any sentimental atmosphere, simply because everyone believes that any form of expedition of the Ross tribe will only result in victory.

This time Rurik was standing on the shore, in front of his father's flagship.

The young burly man pushed the flagship hard and left a keel-carved mark in the sand and gravel.

Just like his father had been holding his sword, Rurik also drew his own short sword.

"Dad! Remember our promise, and our tribe will be stronger because of it."

"I see! Rurik, stay in your hometown, and when I come back, you'd better do something new for me." Otto shouted loudly.

It seems to be nothing more than a farewell to the father and son of the leader. No one knows what the "new trick" means.

At the same time, Otto was gratified by the two girls standing beside his son. Carlotta and Ella, they tried their best to shout "Goodbye Dad", which made Otto a little dazed. It was as if they had indeed inherited their own blood.

A fleet of fifty ships rushed to the east.

This time Otto brought an army of more than 500 people.

If it's just to collect tribute, why bring so many people? To put it bluntly, Otto was still wary of the Novgorods.

White Tree Manor is willing to be a loyal dog because they know that cooperation will bring great benefits. Besides, the White Tree Manor itself was crowded out by other local manors, and they naturally needed a strong backer.

In addition to the Novgorod manor, their cooperation is based on the strong military deterrence of the Rus.

Of these, the most populous pine needle estate, it must be further weakened. Otto felt that the only way to effectively control Novgorod was to support the white trees, attack the pine needles, and fight one faction against another.

As for the kindness described by his son Rurik, give them some useful tools, and they will readily surrender to such speculations, which are naive.

Of course, the tools for ploughing and turning the soil must be handed over to the loyal dogs. Good things are currently only available to White Tree Manor.

Not only for her own strategic purpose, but also for the eldest lady of White Tree Manor, sitting on her flagship with a slightly bulging belly. Most of the women the fleet carried were also from White Tree Manor.

Otto could feel that the relationship between the two groups had never been closer than it is today.

The fleet gradually disappeared from view, and the people on the shore still did not retreat.

There was a lot of talk about the future, with many discussing the possibility of immigrating to New Roseburg.

After all, New Roseburg is warmer anyway, because the previous rumors of sea monsters have been subverted by the public display of the curved plough, which turned out to be a farming machine invented by Rurik.

This shows what?

Almost all ethnic people are illiterate, which does not mean that they have no life experience. The leader's family began to study the tools for farming, which means that it is promising to go to the land that can be reclaimed.

The reality also forced the ethnic people to have the idea of ​​immigrating, and the boundaries of Roseburg were indeed too crowded. If you don't want to live on the hills and the beach, then you have to immigrate.

The cool wind dried Niya's tears, and she felt a little sad that her husband went away again. Although the voyage of the leader's husband with a strong man is not dangerous, she is old and her mind is full of worries.

The only thing that can comfort her now is that her son is still by her side. Now, there are two more girls around.

The crowd gradually dispersed, and Rurik returned to his home.

Suddenly a strong man who likes to drink is missing. Niya prepares dinner as usual, but she feels a little empty.

"Mom, what are you worried about?" Rurik noticed the strangeness of his mother.

"No, it's nothing." Niya's numb face squeezed out a smile. She subconsciously stroked her son's small head and instructed: "Eat quickly. Rest early after eating."

"But my Rumia hasn't come back yet."

"She? She's done well this year. Maybe the high priest will continue to teach her some lessons."

Rurik had to admire the decisiveness of his head maid, and even he felt terrified.

Rurik was very nervous for a time when he stabbed the sacrificed deer to death. However, what Rurik witnessed today was that Rumia cut off the neck of the sheep with a very calm attitude, and cut open the belly of the sheep while the sheep was still shaking slightly. So skilled, like a real butcher.

During the sacrifice, both Rurik and Otto knelt on one knee by the beach altar, and Rurik knew exactly what happened.

Rurik ate some meat, and the meat in this clay bowl was the sheep that was cooked at noon as a sacrifice. Not to mention, the boiled mutton sprinkled with sea salt has a smell of mutton, which is simply salty and fresh when paired with sea salt.

At this moment, Rumia suddenly came back.

As if returning to her own home, she continued to put on her burlap, smelling the aroma of the food, and subconsciously approached Rurik's position. She tidied up her robe, sat down with her legs crossed, and took off her hood, revealing her clean little face and the braids at the back of her head.

"You've come back. I thought Villar had left you late again and asked you some complicated prayers."

Rumia smiled: "She praised me and said that I really look like a high priest."

"Are you the one who killed this sheep?" Rurik pointed to the meat in the bowl.

Rumia suddenly laughed: "Yes."

"You're so decisive, it's like you're... an expert."

Rurik's words were somewhat cautious, but Rumia was even more proud: "This is normal. I am a deer breeder, and I have personally executed deer. There are even groundhogs, rabbits and the like."

"This..." The scene was a little embarrassing, and Rurik was startled again. He never thought that Rumia was still a "butcher".

Rurik asked reluctantly, "Rumia, how old were you when you executed the first animal, and what tools did you use?"

"It's about six years old, it's a rabbit. I used a stone knife, and I can't remember a lot of things. Oh, I'm so hungry now, can you give me something? masta?" Rumia's words To be gentle, she is using this method to suppress the pain in her heart.

Rumia doesn't hate the Ross people, she hates Otto. And her favorite is Otto's son Rurik.

It's very contradictory here, but it's a real reality.

She even hoped that the blood vessels of the sheep's liver would show a bad omen. If Otto's fleet capsized, Rurik would naturally take over the throne quickly. And at that time, his status will be improved again.

Rumia, who was only eleven years old, already had the idea of ​​marching into a higher position of power in her heart, but she was completely different from the dead Bona in that she really knew that what she currently had was from Rurik. 's reward.

She especially believed in the absoluteness of that oath—if she was unfaithful to Rurik, Odin would descend the extreme cold in revenge.

Rurik noticed that Rumia also had a cruel side, and Nia, for the first time, she felt that Rumia was dangerous. She didn't want Rumia to be crammed into a wooden bed with Rurik. Besides, how could a humble servant be entitled to such high treatment?

Since his son didn't mention it, Nia didn't say much. But she did find a reason now.

"Rurik," Nia said.

"Mother?"

"Your father has gone to the East. You sleep with me tonight."

"This..." Rurik glanced at Rumia, and hurriedly responded: "Okay, Mom."

It was Rurik's subconscious move that made Niya more vigilant. Since the moment Rumia entered the door, the girl's previous modesty and cowardice disappeared, but she approached her master very freely, without the gesture of a servant at all.

The unnaturalness here Niya accidentally understands, in fact, the reason is very simple.

Rumia will never forget, the ruins of her own house under the snowy night, the hideous face of Otto, the leader of Ross, and the violence that this person bound his hands and feet with hemp ropes. If Otto was not there, and there was only one master, Rurik, who cared so much about him, what was there to be afraid of?

Nia continued, "You slept with me every night until your father came back, understand?"

"Oh fine."

"That's right." Niya smiled reassuringly.

Then she asked again: "Rurik, have you thought about what to do? Your father wants you to do something new, and you may promise."

"yes."

"what exactly is it?!"

Rurik's face calmed down, and he looked at Carlotta and Ella, who were sitting quietly eating meat.

He especially withstood Carlotta's eyes: "Carlotta, I think you will never forget the hatred of tribal destruction."

Originally a girl in a calm mood, her fair face suddenly turned hideous, and she pouted, revealing the cracked deciduous teeth. She hated Xiaoya gnashing her teeth, and her little hand clenched the two wooden sticks (Carlotta was learning to use chopsticks to hold meat slices).

"I must take revenge! A tooth for a tooth!"

She was really talking about tit-for-tat, and Rurik felt that the words that came out of her mouth as a child with open teeth really meant tit-for-tat.

"That's good." Rurik knocked on the table and said, "I've figured it out, your Ostara children are mainly little girls! I want you to organize them, and I want to train them like boys. Then, train them."

"Ah?! Rurik?!" Carlotta was taken aback. "Do you want to train my people to fight? They are all women!"

"Why doubt? Shouldn't women be warriors?"

"This... if you don't dislike us as women."

"How could that be? I have already decided. No matter what, sooner or later, I will train the girls of our tribe. I believe that only good women can produce good men. You Ostarans accept the help of our Rus, Of course you have to follow my command."

There are many legends of female warriors in the Viking world. Although everyone does not want women to enter the battlefield, because the Valkyrie who selects heroic spirits is a woman, everyone also likes to hear the legends of female warriors on the battlefield.

Rurik didn't want the future young women of his tribe to really become female warriors. They had to at least receive a certain amount of military training. This training is more about developing their obedience and overall discipline.

Rurik continued: "So I need a woman I can trust as my second-in-command. Carlotta, I think you can."

"I?"

"Yes! I will also organize my maids, they are probably the same age as you. In the end, you may lead a hundred and fifty girls. You know what I did in the back mountain, and the girls must also Finish training like that. You Ostarans will be praised by us Russ, even if you are left with a bunch of kids when you show up in front of my father with a neat stride."

Up to now, the only thing the Ostarans can no longer lose is their own glory.

Carlotta agreed, because it would bring new glory.

What about Rurik? He just wanted to give a group of girls military training, and he had to receive weapons training, and Rurik felt that maybe one day he would use the power of women. So that it is no longer possible to suppress the fighting power of the rebel tribe through the number of males of the Ross tribe.

In times of crisis, women must become some kind of reliable fighting force to defend the glory and dignity of the Rus,