The day of Ross' body leaving is getting closer!
Kavey is actively learning the Novgorod language, and Lilia is also learning Norse. After a short period of contact, they have already mastered some commonly used spoken language.
"Rurik, are you also a very good child? If you and my sister get married in the future, we will be relatives."
Sleeping in her own boudoir, the person next to her now changed from her sister to her husband Kawei.
Over the past few days, she felt that she needed the protection of a strong man more and more, and Kawei was the best man.
"Rurik, you must be a good man. Will you be an excellent leader?"
Haha, a very beautiful and clean little boy with a golden ponytail and indescribable wisdom? The more she heard her husband Kawei's praise, the more Lilia wanted to take a look.
And she herself had already prepared to personally participate in assisting her husband in blacksmithing, and even had the consciousness to become a mother in just one year.
Just because her husband has his own principles, many days have passed and she is still a girl.
Lilia even had some regrets.
On the appointed day, the Ross ship appeared again at White Tree Manor.
On the day Otto left for the first time, a large amount of tribute had arrived at New Roseburg, which was under construction.
Cattle, sheep and chickens, they settled in New Roseburg with the tribesmen who decided to settle.
People built pens for livestock, and settlers were given either a sheep or a few chickens. Most of the settled families had some livestock that needed to be raised, and some even simply caught a batch of rabbits on the spot and kept them in wooden cages.
Otto forbade them from slaughtering these animals, and even asked them to continue cultivating wasteland.
Otto's empty fleet arrived at White Tree Manor again. This time, all the people and goods to be taken away were on board.
A large number of villagers gathered by the river. At least the people in White Tree Manor were no longer afraid of the Ross people, and they even had a good feeling of intimacy.
It’s a nice morning and the day to set out is now!
The head of the manor, Ligus, took his family, and most of the tribe, and stood on the bank of the Volkhov River.
Ligus walked into a large ship with a cane. Its carved dragon head and huge body were no longer scary now.
Because the eldest daughter is on the boat. Also included was Chief Otto, the great leader of the Rus people.
"Daughter, go over there and listen to them!" Rigus ordered in Slavic.
"I understand. Dad, Mom! Lana! Don't worry, I will live well."
A sense of sadness arose spontaneously, and Lilia endured the discomfort and said goodbye to her family.
Svetlana, who saw dozens of large ships setting sail for the first time, suddenly waved her little hand regardless of etiquette.
She said loudly in a childish voice, "Sister! Take me to say hello to Rurik! Tell him that he has a sister!"
Lilia was surprised. She didn't expect that her sister was already looking forward to that Rurik?
"Okay! I'll tell him."
The words of the two sisters really surprised Peravina, who was also on the ship, and waited for her to tell Otto.
An extremely refreshing feeling flooded into the heart of the bearded old chief.
Ligus on the riverside raised his head, "Big Chief, when autumn comes, you must come. We will give you a lot."
"Go and farm. When I come back, I will take away the wheat and give you some rewards."
Now Rigus feels that his loyalty is enough to satisfy Chief Ross.
Ligus boldly put forward the conditions, "Oh! If possible, I hope to have more iron tools. With them, we can farm better and provide more tributes."
"Oh?" Otto thought for a moment. Now they didn't expect more rough amber stones, but some working tools?
Otto then pulled Kawei to him and said with a smile, "You should tell your son-in-law these words. If he is willing, he can bring you many tools."
The Russian fleet was about to set off, and Otto didn't bother to ask about what agreement Kawei Horigus had made.
But there was one thing that was really Otto's whim.
An empty dragon warship, Otto deliberately detained it. It was deliberately left on the bank of the small river that finally flows into the Volkhov River next to the White Tree Manor. The ship was simply pushed onto the riverside grassland. After driving some wooden piles, the cables firmly fixed the ship, making the warship complete. The existence of White Tree Manor landmark.
Otto's order to White Tree Manor was that he was not allowed to use the ship without his permission.
The purpose of its existence is not only to demonstrate the complete conquest of White Tree Manor by the Ross people, but also to show to Pine Needle Manor, who may still be disobedient, or other potential opponents, that the Ross people's power has not left.
Now Rigus is indeed happy with this kind of protection.
In this way, Lilia and many of her tribesmen officially left their hometown.
She was surprised that she entered the legendary northern lake. After a while, a village appeared in front of her.
"Kawei, here, Fort Ross?" Lilia, who was sitting on the boat, asked Kawei who was paddling.
"No! This is new here."
"Not Roseburg?"
"It's New Roseburg." Kawei added for the second time.
Logging technology is a specialty of the Russians, and the mouth of the Neva River is now filled with lush pine and oak trees. They are good materials for construction and even shipbuilding. Especially the pine tree, from which all the materials for building ships in general come. And for all types of boats, the binding material derived from rosin is the most important!
Otto's follow-up fleet arrived at New Roseburg on June 15 in the Julian calendar.
Due to the current situation of construction, he had to postpone the sailing date.
As a leader, in the great cause of building a new settlement, he could not take hundreds of strong laborers away. Instead, he led these good young men to help the settled tribesmen build more houses.
In particular, at least three piers with trestles should be built along the river!
He quickly had a small meeting with Konuson, who stayed here and shouldered the heavy responsibility, and the work of building a qualified dock began.
Due to the rapid flow of the Neva River, the construction of the dock was ultimately quite successful, which delayed Otto for five days.
They did not officially set off until June 20th of the Julian calendar.
The size of the mighty fleet that arrived was reduced by half.
Because a group of young people who got married built their own wooden houses in a short period of time, and the following time, the couples strengthened their houses.
A group of women from Novgorod integrated into the society of Novorosberg, where Konuson was canonized as "Lord of the City" by Otto. Even so, the current Russian people still like to discuss things, and a large number of young and energetic young people do not fully support Konuson's governance in their hearts.
After all, the biggest challenge everyone faces is how to survive in New Roseburg.
They began to work hard, full of hope for the future, but full of worries about the cold winter half a year later.
Fortunately, they still have hope, that is, the main fleet of the big leader's tribe will arrive here in three months.
Besides, New Roseburg is not cut off from its mother city, Roseburg.
There are five leading warships and ten transport ships left here. As long as the residents of New Rossburg are willing, they can reach Rossburg to the north and Novgorod to the east. Moreover, in theory, the time it takes to travel from Fort New Rose to the two locations is basically the same.
Moreover, it is Novorossberg, that is, the current strategic value of the Neva River mouth to the Russians.
Since the bulk of the tribute was distributed to the tribesmen who participated in the operation, a small portion was distributed to the priests.
Since this voyage, as many as 400 tribesmen have stayed in Novorosberg. Together with the married Novgorod women, the population there now exceeds 600.
Otto's reduced fleet still carried a large amount of cargo, and even a total of eleven small slaves who were given to his son Rurik.
Raise servants from a young age, and perhaps they will become eternally loyal.
Otto was a little worried. There were too many servants, and he was afraid that his son could not handle them.
At least he had basically met his son's request, and it was Rurik's business to do what he wanted to do next. Maybe this would also be a form of training for Rurik, Otto thought.
The cargo of the fleet is mainly grain and leather. The tribesmen left behind should give some of the tribute distributed to themselves to their parents. Otto also has to hand over a batch of goods to the priests. According to the agreement, at least 15 or more goods must be handed over to maintain the future lives of the priests.
For a long time, almost all the food and drink of the dozen or so priests, as well as all the expenses of various priests every year, came from the two tribute expeditions led by Otto himself.
Times have changed! But Otto didn't know it in the vast Baltic Sea.
After all, Otto's trip took up to two months!
It is impossible to say that I am not homesick.
He hoped to go back as soon as possible, but there was too much cargo and the rowing boat could not bring higher speed. He could only rely on the combined power of the south wind and the oars. He also deliberately sailed close to the coast, ordering his men to be alert to potential Baltic or Finnish enemies on the shore. He strictly prohibited the fleet from docking on land shores, and everyone was only allowed to rest on uninhabited islands.
Sure enough, they met a small group of Finnish fishermen fishing in canoes in the Gulf of Finland.
Specifically, this interesting encounter occurred just outside the mouth of the river where Helsinki is located.
There was no conflict between them. When the Finnish fishermen saw the dragon-headed warship, they paddled wildly and ran away.
They ran away, and Otto had no intention of doing anything this time. Just because his transport ship really couldn't withstand the wind and waves, whatever he feared most would happen.
It rained lightly, but even so, the Rus continued to sail as hard as they could.
Everyone had to maintain strong perseverance. Just when everyone hated the rain, they miraculously found their own tribe in the Åland Islands.
Yes, Otto never expected that Haro Zuosen and Arik would actually separate their forces to occupy an uninhabited island in the Åland Islands and intend to set up a settlement there.
Although it was unexpected, after successful contact with the fishermen who were ordered to swim on the sea regardless of wind or rain to meet the big leader's fleet, Otto ordered the fleet to land on the island to rest without thinking.
They were taking shelter from the rain and stayed briefly. From those who stayed behind, Otto already learned what a great success the army's expedition to Gotland had achieved!
A batch of silver coins was left on the island, which was the construction funds for those who stayed behind. The sheer number of them shocked Otto!
After further questioning, Otto suddenly exclaimed, "Huh?! Is it that Harold Johnson is planning to give me a huge sum of money?"
"You are our leader. Without your wise approval, how can we win?" The attitude of those who stayed behind made Otto happy. It seemed that Harold Zuosen had left several boxes of silver coins for himself. Are there ten thousand coins in a box? impossible? ! If I had it, wouldn't I become extremely wealthy? ! My son Rurik also...
But after the ecstasy, Otto took his tribe to the cemetery of the war dead.
More than sixty people died to achieve a great victory. Facing so many graves, Otto's face instantly darkened.
It's not that he regrets that so many of his young people died in battle, he feels that the revenge of the Russian people is not enough!
The war would not end as long as the Gotlanders, who had betrayed their allies and joined the Danes, existed.
The Russians will continue to take revenge. Otherwise, the route from Rosberg to Novgorod will be threatened at any time.
Since they are building here, the so-called "Tombstone Island" also has two excellent mooring fjords, and the construction here obviously has positive significance. And because of its existence, the Ross tribe has a strategic offensive base against the Gotlanders.
Otto didn't need anyone to remind him of this matter.
After all, the fleet gathered in the fjord here, and the soldiers recharged their batteries.
If it were a frontal attack on the northern part of Gotland, the Russians might be able to reach it in just two days of sailing, and the speed of the attack was really unparalleled.
Otto left some more grain and leather as a reward from the leader to these builders.
After passing Tombstone Island, ahead is the vast Gulf of Bothnia, which is the Russian waters!
The fishermen of Mellaren's allies tend not to expand their fishing range northward, and the Rus' fishermen tend not to cross the border.
The fishermen on both sides maintain a tacit understanding, not because their alliance is so blood-thirsty, but because they are afraid that they will be treated as enemies and misunderstood after encountering each other.
Otto began his last three days of journey, and the long journey will eventually come to an end.
As a result, he perfectly met the Russian trawler. When the fishermen saw the tribe's unique patterned sail that only the big leader lit up, they happily rowed their fishing boats over.
The fleet rushed to Fort Ross, and all the Ross fishing boats encountered along the way became the guides of the fleet, and an astonishing fleet was formed in a short period of time.
More than fifty fishing boats of various kinds escorted the big leader's fleet. With a strong aura, they finally appeared victoriously at the entrance and exit of the Rossberg Fjord at noon on July 5th in the Julian calendar.
At this moment, the entire Roseburg was in a state of shock.
Because they saw the big leader's fleet, and even saw the majesty of their own tribe's fleet, a strong sense of pride occupied their hearts.
Those foreign merchant ships were even more shocked!
It seemed as if the Russian fleet was invincible.
