Chapter 550: This Is the Level of the Harem

It was an eye-opener for Svetlana to actually enter the wooden walls of Fort Rose.

She saw a large number of well-arranged wooden houses, and it was very subtle that one after another felt like her hometown of Novgorod.

She also noticed a special building, that was the temple of the Ross people? What is enshrined inside is the Odin they believe in?

Svetlana obediently followed the team, and finally stood beside a huge building. The sun shone so that the shadow of the house easily covered her. She raised her head and realized that this huge wooden house was actually built on a rocky foundation?

Especially this off-white foundation, could it be that the whole is a stone? Is this reasonable?

Rurik realized that his first wife was actually a curious baby, and the girl was busy looking up at the sky, like a startled little fool.

"Lana, let's go!" Rurik, who was holding Rumia in his arms, shouted casually.

On the other hand, Noren, who had already been dragged by the Carlota sisters, stepped onto the platform with a laugh, and then stepped on the wooden ladder straight to the second floor.

Although he was also very surprised, Rurik now had to admit that the "palace" that had been built since the ice and snow showed signs of melting had been completely completed.

Let’s look at this building, the essence is to stack it according to the height of the base field of the woodcut. It is under the frame of the mortise and tenon structure, and the walls are piled up with wood. The interior is divided into three floors, and the roof is the most traditional herringbone roof. .

The first floor is the meeting hall. Compared with the shed inherent to the tribe or the residence of the leader's family, there is no building more spacious than this!

The second floor is the owner's place, with as many as twenty rooms, enough to accommodate all of Rurik's wives and concubines.

The third floor can be used as a storage room, but also as a secret space for discussing secret matters.

As for the small attic formed under the herringbone roof, it is the most mysterious place.

The house basically met Rurik's needs for "modern life", and it was a pity that there was no plumbing system and power supply system. The plumbing system can theoretically be made out. But electricity! This kind of thing is really impossible to implement.

The house was tall, and it was the tallest building in Roseburg. Thinking about it, it was no wonder that the girl Svetlana raised her head in amazement.

It's tall and solid, thanks to its concrete foundations!

Take a good look at the entire Wall of Roseburg! Although for cost-effective considerations,

The main material of the city wall is wood at your fingertips, but its foundations are all piled up with rammed earth and crushed stones, nothing more than a layer of cement.

The brains of the Rus are no worse than those of people a thousand years later, their lack of knowledge is only due to lack of education. They instinctively long for new knowledge and new technologies to improve their lives.

Since Rurik taught Ross' family of blacksmiths "atomism," they were quickly using their knowledge of the reactions of the elements to re-understand their own work.

When Rurik low-key pointed out the materials used to prepare ordinary building cement and the related chemical reaction models, they did not show any surprise and exclaimed that some great gods appeared. available mineral binders.

Strengthening one's own house has a very realistic and urgent requirement. Since solidified cement makes the house stronger, it can better withstand the pressure of winter snow.

Throughout the summer, the people of Roseburg used a batch of lime and sand from the stream. In terms of making cement, the potters in the tribe worked as cement craftsmen one after another. The demand promoted the birth of the industry, and the potters made a lot of money. Pen.

Not only that, since it is profitable, as long as the limestone is dug deep into the mountains, or the river sand in the upper reaches of the fjord is dug, the women and children of Ross can be said to be in battle.

Who would be lazy if the entire Fort Rose took action, even if there was no "national level" military action, it would be profitable in the large-scale infrastructure construction targeting the entire Fort Rose?

Harrow Zuosen is also getting old. In recent years, he has been appointed to stay in his hometown to preside over important events for a long time.

In the large-scale construction this summer, this old guy has really done a good job as a "governor".

All those who participated in the labor received their due remuneration.

Most people from all walks of life, including the Mälaren people who immigrated here, have a lot of money in their hands. You can earn silver coins and copper coins without going out to fight, and then just wait for the Duke to return with a large amount of supplies! At that time, everyone will take the silver coins and go to the shop set up by His Majesty the Duke to buy delicious meals for the winter at the price of ten pounds of wheat for one silver coin.

After all, this really has a very real demand.

The women who were captured, bought, and immigrated here on their own initiative are now almost all holding their newborn babies.

There are many people who hold one belly and conceive another.

In fact, Rurik greatly underestimated the fertility of the Ross people. He estimated that the number of newborns in Rossburg had increased by 2,000, but it was actually 3,000!

The young soldiers did not go on an expedition this year. Most of them got their own women in previous wars. Not to mention that all these women gave birth to children, they didn't care that their women were still in the nursing period, and they let their women Got pregnant.

It is not an exaggeration to describe Roseburg as a child's nest.

On the first day back, Rurik, as he promised, was in his room with his first woman, Rumia. This was also the first night of Rurik's stay in the "Palace". On the soft and warm leather bed lay his woman and the child in his womb. Needless to say, he felt happy.

Svetlana and Noren were also allocated their own rooms, but in essence, all wives and concubines had their own rooms. Only those ten maids, and Rumia's root Rumi, these eleven people still live in the old dormitory, accompanied by Parla who is good at making soap.

The Duke is back! It's time for the Russians to enter the winter track!

Those things about the Duke's family, such as Otto being too loyal to love and not taking concubines, and Lord Rurik's extreme lust, etc., are blankets that the people of Ross love to hear.

The men spoke of Rurik's many wives and concubines with envy. Many people also set their ambitions, so-called in the next war, if another woman is brought back as a wife and concubine, they must grab a lot of silver coins so that they can support more and more women and children.

With many wives and concubines, I am afraid that any man will have this kind of harem dream.

Now the dream has come true, although Rurik doesn't want to worry too much, he knows that he must gather all the wives and concubines together, let them make a vow, confirm their respective identities, and promise each other to be sisters and love each other in the form of vows.

It was a clear morning, three days had passed since the fleet returned.

Rurik brought his six most important wives and concubines, Carlota, Erla, Sepporava, Rumia, Noren, and Svetlana, as well as as many as ten wives including Lumi. A maid (also serving as a lower-level priest) entered the third floor of the "palace".

These seventeen girls all sat quietly on the leather cushions, facing the window opened by Rurik himself, allowing the early winter sun to dispel the coldness and let the sun shine on themselves.

Rurik stood by the window, at this height, he could overlook most of Roseburg.

He turned around, pinched his waist and looked at his wives and concubines proudly.

He also dismissed his parents, and now he is the real Duke of Ross, when he made a contract with all his wives and concubines.

With an almost arrogant smile, Rurik said: "You! All of you are my women! You will bear me many children. This is your destiny. You are noble, but some are just as noble, Some people are more noble, some people are the most noble. Now, listen to my name and sit where I designate."

Rurik remembered their faces and their corresponding names very clearly.

"Svetlana! Sit there."

"Rumia! Sit here."

"Carlotta, Erla, Sepporava, Noren, Lumi. Sit here."

"Others, all sit there."

He divided the wives and concubines into four, and all seventeen wives and concubines were arranged in one, one, five, and ten.

The girls have different attitudes, some are happy, some are curious, and some even have doubts.

For example, Lumia, she never thought that her follower, Lumi, would be considered by Rurik as a wife and concubine. Even seeing this, he obviously wanted to give Lumi a higher status. To be honest, Rumia likes this little sister very much, after all, both of them are good at communicating in Old Finnish.

The smart Rumia has already seen the way, and the witty sisters Carlotta and Ella have already understood what Rurik meant.

With this opportunity, Rurik pointed to the sun that symbolizes Odin's power: "Just like Odin has wives and Valkyries, they are all Odin's wives and concubines! But there is also a clear hierarchy between wives and concubines. I am Odin Ding Blessings, as my wives and concubines, I also want to give you a clear classification."

Speaking of this time, there are girls who are eager to try.

Rurik raised his right hand and insisted: "Don't talk, listen to my arrangement. Now you have seen that I will divide wives and concubines into four levels."

"Svetlana!" Rurik deliberately said in ancient Slavic, "you are my wife appointed by the old Duke, and this matter cannot be changed. You are indeed my wife, and your offspring will always inherit Duke Ross's estate." Status. However, all of this is based on your loyalty."

Svetlana, what she has learned the most in her hometown in the past few years is to obey her husband. She sat on her side nervously, bowed her head respectfully, and signaled, "I will."

Rurik nodded, and said: "Rumia, you are my first woman, and a woman who was pitied by Odin. You are the real successor of the high priest. Odin has decided that you and your heirs, You will inherit the position of the high priest of Ross forever. You must not disobey the Duke of Ross, you must not blaspheme the gods, and you must not be arrogant because of your noble position."

"I... I dare not! I am the most devout priest."

"Very good. Next are Carlota and Ella. You are the sisters of Ostara, the real nobles of the Ostara tribe. Carlota, your child and I will inherit Ostara The position of the leader. Elra, I will give you a very important and special job called recorder. I want you to be in charge of the documents of the old era, and I want you and your children to record the documents of Rose's future. I And your children will no longer have the right to inherit Ostara, and I will now name you Hestoria."

"Rurik, this..." Ella couldn't understand what she heard.

"Listen, I want you to record the past and future exploits of the Ross people. I have noticed you, you never had your sister's courage, but your quietness is the most needed ability for recorders. Don't think twice, accept me arrangement, you have no right to question it."

"Yes." Ella bowed her head respectfully, without further words.

"Sepolava, the daughter of the Iron Squirrel tribe. Now Fort Aron is the steel core of our Ross. Your child and I will have the control of Fort Aron Aurawa and the Northern Territory."

"Then...my brother."

"Don't talk too much. Accept my arrangement."

"Yes……"

Rurik said again: "Lumi! You are humble, and now I allow you to be a woman. Your child and I have the rule over the Eastern Kewen people."

In fact, Lumi didn't know what happened, so she just agreed.

"Noren, the daughter of the leader of Balmerk, your child and I have the rule over Balmerk."

Now that this matter has been explained very thoroughly, Noren did not hesitate at all, and immediately expressed his complete agreement.

Finally, Rurik's eyes scanned the ten Slavic maids.

"You, Anna, Bella, Sisia, Diana, Yeka, Fenner, Greta, Helena, Ilya, and Yulia. The ten of you are of low status. Even as my wives and concubines, your status Still lower than other sisters. But this is your destiny. You will all bear children for me, and your sons will become war chiefs under me, leading the Rus army to open up territories for me. Your sons will surely Open up Rose's new territory, and I will also appoint them as the leaders of the new territory."

Wives and concubines are divided into four grades, and now it is true that a pure hierarchy is adopted to keep the harem stable.

But this is not enough.

Rurik took out a total of eighteen glasses that he had prepared. He arranged the glasses in a row in front of his wives and concubines, and filled them with pale yellow low-alcohol ale.

Then, a sharp knife was placed on the ground.

In front of his wives and concubines again, Rurik pricked his finger and dripped his own blood into eighteen wine glasses.

"Now, follow suit! Odin is watching us! We must let Odin be a great witness and make a blood alliance."

Rumia understood, she was the first to stand up. That's all, Noren followed closely behind, and this girl must know that her two brothers and Rurik had made a blood oath at the sea at the end of the world in the extreme north.

As crazy as it is, they all pricked their fingers, and what happened next is anyone's guess.

Rurik picked up a glass of wine and made them all take it up.

With a sullen face, he raised his wine glass to face the sun.

The other girls understood the pain of their unnecessary fingers, and they also faced the sun.

Rurik drank the glass of ale, and they all drank it too.

"Now, all of you are sisters, and all of you are my wives and concubines. We will always be one family, and our children will always be one family. God is watching us. If we or our descendants forget the oath, we will suffer If we are punished, our family will also be in jeopardy. Do you understand?"

They nodded one after another, as if everything would be fine like this?

Of course, Rurik doesn't believe that this sister group formed by blood will last forever. At least within a few decades or even a hundred years, it should guarantee the stability of the entire family.

However, as for one hundred years, two hundred years, or even five hundred and one thousand years, who knows?

At least in this wilderness and dense forest, the population and settlements are extremely rare now, Rurik knows that his very special historical mission is to control the regime he established by himself, and let his heirs kill all sides through desperate fertility. Expand the territory, follow the example of yourself to make your subjects follow suit, and form an army of armed immigrants to establish new settlements with the heirs of the expedition.

So, is seventeen wives and concubines enough? Maybe not enough.

As the so-called hundred sons of King Wen, the descendants of Kangxi and Qianlong all exceeded one hundred.

The monarch should be like this.

Rurik is also extremely confident physically.