Chapter 801 Oleg Ruriksson
Nova Rosberg was the equivalent of another world to the captured Karelian women, who were all imprisoned, followed by a unified purification.
They washed their bodies with soap, and ate a lot of wheat, fish and salt to supplement their nutrition. Especially salt, this "delicious food" directly stimulates everyone's mind, and the sodium and potassium levels in their blood bottom line rise rapidly.
After ten days of cultivation, the complexion of this group of women has changed significantly. It's like raising cattle and sheep that can be sold, waiting for them all to arrive at the moment.
They are not surprised that they will be betrayed, and the most surprising thing is that they enter the city of the Rus and eat and drink every day. Although they don't understand, they will naturally not miss the opportunity to eat and drink.
They all changed into new linen gowns, leather boots, leather jackets, and leather caps on their heads.
They are commodities themselves, their clothes are commodities, and the soap they were transported back from Lake Onega, the soap they consumed in the purification, and the food they ate, were all accounted for.
Hearing that the prince wanted to sell the female prisoners, men and women from all over the city gathered in Harvest Square to watch the grand occasion.
It is still the old rule that the right to buy these women must be a resident Russ with some assets.
An adult and young woman was marked with a high price of one pound and a half of silver coins, and if the woman also brought a daughter, the price for both of them was two pounds.
As long as it's not a lazy idiot, a Slav farmer can definitely put together this money, not to mention the old Rus and other Vikings who have enjoyed the war dividends, and a large number of people will take this money.
The buyer is a registered person. If he gets a woman, he must first serve as a slave, and then give him children. According to the Viking tradition, slaves are family members, and their status is basically the same as a reproductive tool of the master, unless the master declares her to be the main wife or equal to the main wife.
A wooden platform was built, and all the women climbed onto the wooden platform. The venue was full of shouts, and the woman who was treated as a commodity was trapped in her hands and had an iron ring around her neck.
This is a rule, showing their special identity, not simply preventing them from escaping.
There were a lot of people booing at the venue, and there were also many people who wanted to buy it with money.
The guest house merchants also want to buy some women, and then buy them in Sweden to make a difference. As a result, the price given by the prince was too outrageous. Could it be that these women have golden teeth in their mouths? There is such a market at the Birka Market in Mellaren, where slave girls cost at most half a pound of silver.
They felt that Prince Ross was a big profiteer,
I was surprised that these Ross buyers were really willing to give money.
As many as 200 Karelian female prisoners of different ages were digested by Novo Rosberg. Whether the buyer wanted them to be slaves or wives and concubines, their right to life is now protected by the Principality. They became registered personnel, and also had the right to enter the various workshops of the princes to work and earn remuneration.
As for the remaining 400 people, these will greatly "cheap" the Slavic men in Novgorod to the south, especially the Slavic flag fighters, all of them must complete their wives.
Rurik just observed the grand occasion of the venue from a distance. In principle, he did not like this. It was determined by the times that Ross needed this.
"The clan has become more." Lanna's hand couldn't help supporting Rurik's shoulder.
"how do you feel?"
"what……"
"What do you think I've asked those black-haired dwarves to join us again and again?"
"Me? I don't feel anything. It's just..."
"Don't like it?" Rurik asked warily.
"There are some, they are too short, and it is said that the children born by such women will not grow tall."
"But you're tall." Rurik turned around with a smile and hugged Svetlana gently.
Indeed, compared to the tall Rurik, Svetlana was only half a head shorter. Even so, she is far higher than Prince Kagan of Pecheneg.
Kagan's shortness is mainly due to his short legs, and because of riding, all Pecheneg fighters have rounded legs.
Svetlana has long legs and a slender figure. She is at the most attractive age of a Slavic woman, her face is still a little childish, and her body is fully grown. It is this appearance that makes Rurik the most.
More than her, the old Otto selected a Slavic "firewood girl", and now she has completely changed.
"Have you been here lately?" Rurik asked suddenly.
Lana is still pretending not to understand, but her fair face is already rosy: "Which one?"
"That's it! You..."
She shook her head and asked again, "So you're counting time?"
"I'm really calculating. Ah... I've fully understood from your behavior." After that, Rurik smiled.
In this way, Lanna admitted frankly that the days of menstruation are over, and the failure to come can only mean that the crown prince is already pregnant in her womb.
Compared to Lanna's happiness, Rurik was happy, not ecstatic because of it, as if everything was going according to plan.
Spring is not far away, and the large animals are beginning to be restless.
Everyone is joking that their prince is a tireless bull, and the prince is elegant, and so are the people. In today's era, the efficiency of material production in the Principality of Rus is ten times higher than before.
Ross's baby boom continues to expand. This is the national fortune. Even Rurik himself cannot rely on government orders to limit it. The only thing he can do is to step on the accelerator.
There has been a major event recently, and the high priest of the duchy has reached a critical moment.
Her belly as big as a drum was incomparable to her short body.
Now she needs someone to help her to walk. The lower priests all said that the high priest must be carrying a strong boy, and only a boy can toss his mother like this.
Her due date was imminent, and the Grand Temple of the Principality was lit up all night. The lower priests gathered together and prayed to the goddess Freya, who was in charge of fertility.
Rurik had already taken his Rumia to the palace, so that she could stay honest all these days, and invited the most experienced midwife in town.
The kitchen began to prepare delicious meals, full of high-protein foods. Rurik prepared confinement meals in advance, and everything was ready when Rumia gave birth.
She is giving birth for the second time, not to mention that she is short, this body is quite strong. In this era, mothers have a high probability of dying from emergencies caused by dystocia of the first child, but when it comes to the second child, the probability of danger is extremely high.
Rurik knelt on the spot, let Rumia grab her arm tightly, and encouraged her to work harder.
His wives and concubines stayed in the room, watching to prepare for the future, and they were also assistants to accompany the delivery.
A baby bursting and crying like an air-raid alarm made the dignified delivery room burst into warm laughter.
The Slav midwife announced excitedly that it was a boy, and Rurik laughed.
"Okay. His name is Oleg!"
"But it's not the naming day yet." Lanna muttered.
"Naming day is the rule of the Slavs, I don't care. This little brat is called Oleg, and his name was given by God long before he was born."
Rumia unloaded the burden, and a strong obsession rushed to her head. She wanted to do it, and muttered: "Give me the child, let me see him. Ah, he has legs and feet, is he flawless?"
"Everything is fine, I'll show you right away, the child has to wash off the blood first." Rurik soothed him.
Clean, warm water washes powdery, wrinkled babies. His umbilical cord was severed and immediately caught by a wooden clip. The rest of the umbilical cord and the basin have all left the mother's body, and Rumia's key parts have also been washed by the other sisters.
The Principality of Ross already has good surgical techniques. Its biggest feature and advantage is that it ensures hygiene in this initial era, and it is used for mother and child care and other work, and naturally avoids many disasters.
The crying baby was wrapped in a soft washcloth. He was still crying, and he was sent to his mother's arms to calm down immediately.
Rumia was so happy that she wanted to cry, she insisted on taking a look at the swaddling clothes, and then she was satisfied.
The child closed his eyes and breathed quietly, the skin that was once wrinkled was now beginning to be rounded.
"Like you, Rurik," she said.
"My son is naturally like me. This kid is Oleg, and he has to be my war chief."
"War Chief... that's fine too."
Within four hours, Rumia was already nursing the baby. Rurik doesn't need to find a wet nurse for his children, Rumia is enough, and she will be absent from the sacrifice work these days.
The High Priest did give birth to a son, and the name of the child was Oleg Ruriksson, or as the Ezlavs called it Oleg Rurikovich.
This is another male great nobleman, and the first great nobleman who will definitely enjoy some of the power within the Duchy of Rus.
The news arrived in Novgorod with the messenger manipulating the reindeer sleigh, and now the old Otto couple was eager to see the cub named Oleg.
"A female slave who was captured by you finally gave birth to a grandson for you. It seems that it was very necessary for Rurik to be nice to her at that time." Niya heard the news and couldn't help feeling emotional about life.
Old Otto smiled bitterly when he was happy, "For Rumia, Rurik dared to confront me with a sword. Also, Oleg is going to be a war chief. Before I die of old age, maybe I can still train him. ."
"It's better to train Regraf first, this kid is also a king." Niya said and laughed in a hoarse voice.
Another piece of news reached old Otto's ears after opening.
The messenger first told the secret news to Ligus of White Tree Manor, and the so-called Queen Svetlana may have been pregnant. Neither Rurik nor Lanna can be completely sure about this situation, unless Lanna's belly can bulge.
Rigus doesn't care so much. If there is any suspected news, it is true. After all, Rurik has grown as majestic as his own father, and his youngest daughter has reached the age that any Slavic woman can conceive. If It's weird to be silent.
Regardless of whether Lanna is a boy or a girl, White Tree Manor has an absolute political advantage because of this child.
In this way, the family, as the first foreign relative of the duke's royal family, can successfully become the top noble of the duchy.
If the old man of Rigus seems to be indifferent, his goal will be further achieved, and he is looking forward to seeing his grandson grow up alive. Although this is a luxury.
The news reached old Otto, but it made him a little angry, and he was both angry and happy. He was not in a hurry, because spring was coming, and once the spring ploughing arrived in Rurik, he had to come back.
Rurik was going to participate in the vernal equinox in Novi Rosberg on March 28 of the Julian calendar, which is also the traditional sailing festival of the Rus.
Spring has come earlier here because the sea has essentially thawed and a lot of ice has been washed into the Gulf of Finland by the Neva waters.
By the time the sacrifice started, the snow-covered Korean pines were already showing new buds, and the earth became extremely muddy, which made everyone complain, which further highlighted the importance of building hardened ground.
The reindeer sleigh has been temporarily retired, and vehicles and ships have begun to travel together.
The guest merchants who bought a lot of cheap leather paid a departure tax and hurried to the Gulf of Finland, and all the way west to the mouth of Lake Mälaren.
The Rus, Slavs, and Suomis are restless. After the spring sacrifices are completed, everyone is about to start the spring ploughing.
Lumia has finished her confinement, and she once again presided over the sacrifice with the antler helmet on her head.
The high priest who disappeared for more than a month is back!
She personally announced the good fortune, and ordered the lower priests to hold the Weng containing the sacrificed deer blood and smear the blood of the deer everywhere on the boats that were deliberately flooded.
This is a new addition to the ceremony this year, and it has been well received by ship owners from all walks of life. Unpredictable above the sea, people need some mysterious power to bless their peace. Deer blood wiping the hull of the ship is equivalent to opening the light, and the heart of the ship owner is stable.
Of course, this service also has to be paid for, otherwise wouldn't the priest be busy working in vain?
Rurik asked for 20 silver coins for "Deer Blood Consecration", not to mention that these merchants were really willing to give it.
On the day of the Spring High Priest, the New Roseburg Shipyard launched as many as four standard armed cargo ships. It is smaller than a sailing destroyer and larger than a conventional cargo ship.
Two of the Ruriks were leased to Ragnar, and the naming rights were also in Ragnar's hands, and the subsequent robbery was as he liked. But his followers, especially the girls, should stay in Novgorod! This is surveillance. Ragnar understands but does not object. He is even satisfied with this. First, he has no intention of conflicting with Ross, and secondly, the female relatives can still create wealth.
In theory, Ragnar can now steer the new ship all the way west to avenge his enemy, King Horrick of Denmark. He did not rush to do so, but first completed the river trial with his brother.
A large number of people are going back to Novgorod, and all the horses are also on board and heading south.
The Rus fleet went south, pulled by longboats with oars all the way through the Neva and into the Volkhov.
The huge fleet entered Lake Ilmen during the wet season and arrived in loyal Novgorod.
Lumia came with her son Oleg and her daughter Verika! Carlotta also came with his son Carl I.
A vote of top aristocrats arrived in Novgorod, and Svetlana's pregnancy is now a certainty. Although it is still not obvious, her biological mother can confirm this fact.
This incident made Rigus so happy that he drank the vodka spirits directly, and Medved was also ecstatic for his sister.
The people of White Tree Manor have their joy written on their faces, and they are also taking active actions because the spring ploughing is about to start.
But the spring ploughing began with a short, stubby spring rain. Although the already muddy land became even more muddy, the good weather continued as soon as the rain stopped. It was amazing that the temperature was soaring, and many Ross and Danish strongmen who were logging trees were already shirtless.
Kagan was tidying up his troops and tying up bundles of Ross leather and floral cloth. He also bought some reindeer as a tool for pulling goods.
He regretted that he brought too few horses and Ross bought too many supplies, but he still had to go home quickly.
They decided to take a woman on a horse, pull a deer with one hand, and wander back to the grassland. This will be a three-month expedition, and everyone is full of confidence.
Because they did not go south on their own, and there were envoys from the Kyiv Slavs who had already entered Novgorod, they also rode their own pony back home. Mark Sakoy bought another batch of Ross products, which not only brought them back to open the eyes of the people in his hometown, but also made a message to the leader of the alliance.
They had already set off first, so Rurik and his Pecheneg brothers had a good meal, and finally gave up to twenty glass bottles of spirits for free, so-called another batch was given to Pecheneg. Khan's special gift.
Soon after they left, Ragnar was leaving with his chosen brother.
Spring has arrived, and it is time for the heroes of the sea to be dispatched. Ragnar selected 60 subordinates, and joined the first royal pirate Spuut to form a pirate fleet and rushed to the Western Baltic Sea. As for the plan to set up a camp in Gotland for the time being, Ragnar thought rationally and made Saaremaa the base of operations.
But this year, the Rus army, according to Rurik's plan, still will not crusade the strong enemy, and the mares of the cavalry team left to start the conception work. Rurik was still busy with production work to actively accumulate strength. No, he had already gone to the farmland, and initially set an example to start the spring ploughing in 838.
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