The Rus tribe that Rurik saw was actively transforming into a "slave society".
As my father said, in the bitter cold of Rossburg, only the strong can survive. But this is still too cruel
The current residents of Fort Ross have never imagined that there could be a tribal "treasury".
Because even in the more advanced Frankish Kingdom, the so-called "treasury" was the "monarch's private purse." The lord accepted the king's canonization and paid taxes to the king.
Lords collected taxes from the residents in their respective territories. The king did not care about the taxes of ordinary residents. The king only cared about how much tax he could get from the lords.
In the eyes of the lord, the residents in the territory are just a group of sheep that need to be shaved regularly.
The lords didn't care about the living conditions of their own residents, and the king was even less bothered.
Who cares that ordinary residents are priests.
Caring for the people is the job of the priests. The lords and kings only care about how to live more comfortably, if they win in foreign wars, how many deer they shoot during hunting, and so on.
This is the natural class gap between nobles and common people.
It is very realistic that the ancestors of the Frankish nobles were the chiefs of the Germanic tribes. The descendants of ordinary people in the tribe are the residents under the rule of the lords.
From the beginning, a class divide has emerged between each other, and people of all levels feel that everything is fate.
In the final analysis, the Ross tribe is also part of the northern Germanic ethnic group. In essence, it is not much lower than the Frankish Kingdom.
Otto and Rurik are undoubtedly the top nobles of the Ross tribe. Arik, Haro Zuosen and others are the second-class nobles.
Like poor Fisk who lost his father, his fate was to become one of the most ordinary people.
Rurik was determined to make some changes, even though he knew that in any social organization, people would naturally differentiate. Since this is a fate, at least the people at the bottom should never worry about hunger or cold.
To make changes, you must first have strong financial resources to back you up.
Rurik decided without hesitation, "Dad, no matter what, the money from the high priest will be used as the big money box of our tribe from now on. As the leader, I will definitely arrange it this way."
"That's your own business. I hope you will handle everything well by then." Stroking his son's head, Otto no longer wanted to argue. My son actually understands everything and doesn’t bother himself at all.
Now, Otto has only one last piece of advice: "Rurik, you have too much money. I don't feel comfortable leaving it all at home. I have decided that I will leave my money with the chief priest." In the house. You have nearly 20,000 silver coins, so arrange it this way."
Rurik immediately became alarmed, "Dad, are you worried that some clan members will steal my money? I'm not worried about it for now. Everyone is very kind."
"Kindness" Otto smiled bitterly and said, "Are you wise, naive, or simply kind? Remember, you have many potential competitors for the position of the leader. You have to be wary of your tribesmen, and even more wary of foreigners." .The safest place at present is the longhouse, where your and my huge wealth are kept. It is a sacred place and is safe."
This time, my father gave himself a wake-up call.
Rurik thought of Gould, a great businessman from far away. He asked this person to recruit some trustworthy guards for himself, just to ensure the safety of himself and his wealth.
My father’s words are of reference value. When a huge sum of money is placed on the ground, even good people can have evil intentions, not to mention that in winter, the Ross tribe can have as many as three thousand guests.
They have a large number of fur traders. Who can guarantee that there will not be some thieves among them?
Rurik thought of something and he really had to be vigilant. ,
Because, who can guarantee that the merchants will not be mixed with Gotland craftsmen, bandits, or even assassins?
Of course you need a big cash box.
Rurik slapped his thigh and said, "Good dad. Tomorrow morning I will put most of my money into the chief priest's house, along with the priests' money. That money will be the money box for you and my son."
"It's not your money box." Otto smiled and shook his head, "My money is your money. Child, you can use it how you want."
"Well, Dad, you are so trustworthy to me."
"Why not? Your determination has reminded me. The construction of New Roseburg requires materials, so I will simply buy some materials from my own pocket and deliver them to those people. In this way, you will be satisfied, right?"
"Of course," Rurik responded excitedly, "We set up a big money box for this purpose. The purpose is to use the money for the construction of our tribe."
Construction Otto did not fully understand the full meaning of his son's "construction".
Is it just building a house?
The night was already deep, and after doing too many things during the day, the exhausted Rurik finally settled into his sleeping nest, resting quietly like a curled up cat. His servant Rumia also fell asleep.
The oil lamp was still on, and Otto, who had drank a lot, continued to play with the glass his son had made.
Miraculously, he opened his eyes wide and observed the dancing flames through the transparent cup wall.
He knew that what he was holding was supposed to be a rare treasure, but now it seemed that it was no longer rare.
construction building house
"I would like to take a good look at a new house suitable for a leader to live in."
The revelers had to go to sleep eventually, and the noisy Roseburg gradually became quiet.
The summer solstice has not long passed, and the nights in Roseburg are still short.
In the tribe, some people suddenly became rich, and some gained wives. More people still have to live their ordinary lives.
In the morning, a large number of fishing boats left the port again.
After some time, boats fishing for fish with electric torches at night returned to the harbor one after another.
The fish market started again in the morning, and it seemed that people's lives were back to normal.
Only the beach is still in a mess, and the sand and gravel have deep dents made by a large number of oak keels.
After drinking a lot last night, Otto patted his confused head. He knew that he still had a lot to do in the new day.
For example, we need to quickly move the main money box in the house to the longhouse of the priest one by one.
From now on, the sacred longhouse of the priests begins to look a little different. Since High Priest Vilia has continued his new mission, Otto has decided to send his own people to closely guard the longhouse of the priests. In short, someone will be standing guard at the door of the chief priest's house.
Of course it is very easy to choose the person to stand guard.
The people living near the big leader's house are Otto's lifelong cronies, and they are also the noble people in the Ross tribe.
He selected ten people from among his confidants, working in pairs, to take turns serving as doorkeepers at the door of the priest's longhouse. The work was honorable, and Otto also paid honorable men a fee for standing guard.
Regarding all expenses of the priests, the chief will personally manage the matter, and Otto also informed his cronies in detail.
All that's left is to take the guys and put all the huge sums of money at home into the chief priest's house.
Rurik was woken up by the loud noise outside. In an era without clocks, he didn't know the specific time. It was finally dawn outside, and as usual today, I took the guys to train again, and then went to eat meat together.
It was supposed to be business as usual, but Rurik canceled it.
Today, moving his huge sum of money into the safest priest's longhouse is his top priority. Rurik dismissed the gathered guys, but still gave Fisk's mother a sum of money to buy fish. The work of cooking fish still needs to be done, and the children can still enjoy the meat at noon.
"Come on, Rumia, let's carry the cash box out of the house."
Rumia nodded, she bent down, looked at Rurik's face, and with great strength, the two of them worked together to lift the box.
But just by moving outdoors, Rurik was already out of breath.
"Oh my brother, you can't do this."
The teaser was none other than cousin Arik. At the same time, there were many people standing outside. Their faces were all familiar to Rurik. They were his father's confidants and his neighbors. He couldn't hand over one by one except for their names.
Rurik took a deep breath and straightened his thin back. "Arik, it's not that I'm not strong enough, it's that I really have a lot of money."
"Oh, are you showing off? It doesn't matter. I already know it. Now the big leader has also started to manage the priests' money."
From his cousin's tone, Rurik always felt a sense of displeasure, as if Arik was dissatisfied with the leader's new authority.
Rurik raised his head to glance at his cousin, and his eyes also glanced at his sister-in-law, who had a bulging belly.
Peravina's belly is really bigger. Thinking about it, she should give birth soon. The due date is probably next month. Rurik felt that his sister-in-law was risking her life by insisting on visiting relatives in her hometown. Is she really a lucky woman, or are they Slavic women just born with good physical qualities?
Rurik muttered, "You should come and help me. All my money will be transferred to the priest."
Arik is willing to help his younger brother share some of the pressure. Of course, if his younger brother has too much money, he is also willing to spend it for him.
The money box full of silver coins was extremely heavy for Rurik, but it was light for Arik. After all, this young man who is good at paddling is just twenty years old and has the brutal power to cut his enemies in half with a steel sword. Besides, he knew that what he was holding was a box of silver coins, and his excitement was beyond words.
"Help your brother." After saying that, Otto, who was also holding the box, shook his neck and said, "Brothers, follow me."
Now empty-handed, Rurik ordered his servant Rumia to follow him closely. The two followed the team and soon met Kanuf with two maids.
The maid in Kanuf should not say that these are the two future wives of this brat.
One thing Rurik liked about Kanuf was that this brat always brought his two maids with him during his morning training routine. They are a pair of sisters who always rely on the tree to watch the shouting martial arts competition between a group of boys.
The children all knew that the two maids were from Kanuf. This incident caused jealousy among his subordinates, which made Rurik a little unhappy.
The problem now is that the relationship between Kanuf and his two "little women" is really harmonious, perhaps more because they are peers.
Speaking of the number of servants, Rurik dared to say that he had the most servants in the entire Ross tribe.
There are a total of eleven maids and one male servant under his command. The number of servants will only increase in the foreseeable future.
The team carrying the coins entered the priest's longhouse under the leadership of the big leader Otto.
Last night, all the priestesses realized the seriousness of Bona's execution.
The big leader came again. Facing the tough leader, they all knelt on the ground, crying and complaining that they were guilty.
"You all stand up," Otto said with a kingly attitude, ordering them to get down flat. He went on to say, "You are not good priests. You have made mistakes. Do your best in the future. Remember, don't have any evil thoughts and don't be greedy for money. Otherwise, Bona will be your end."
Rurik, when he entered the chief priest's house, he saw his father for the first time, being able to show his arrogance in front of a group of priests. The priestesses, who were once somewhat arrogant, are now as submissive as a flock of sheep.
What is a king? This should be the temperament of a king and what you need to learn.
At this time, High Priest Vilia walked slowly from the corridor in the middle of the longhouse on crutches. To be honest, she was very happy to see the big leader scolding the unruly priestess under her command.
"You brought all the money?" Villa asked knowingly as he looked at the suitcases held by several strong men from the tribe.
"It's all here," Otto said, "I want to put the money away now."
"Then come on."
After saying that, Villa turned around. She just wanted to end all this noise as soon as possible and let the big leader take over the priest's finances as soon as possible.
Otto shook his neck and said, "Brothers, follow me."
It was still the small room where belongings were stored. Otto's money and Rurik's money were all placed here.
If you put multiple boxes together, do you need to consider whether they belong to each other? You don’t have to.
Otto felt that in the final analysis, all the money should be inherited by his son Rurik.
Forget about the money satisfying personal enjoyment. The only thing that can make Otto happy now is the smooth construction of New Roseburg.
Secondly, the son takes over successfully. For this to go smoothly, Otto knew that he had to manage his own affairs well, so he should not find any more young women, but he must not give Rurik another little brother or something.
Those cronies responsible for the transportation were ordered by Otto to avoid them.
Soon, only four people, Vilia, Otto, Rurik and Rumia, were left in this independent room.
They are all very trustworthy and trustworthy people.
Villa slowly took out a bronze key and stuffed it into Otto's broad palm. "Big Chief, you move your own money and Rurik's money here. It seems that you think this It is very suitable. The key is given to you. From today on, you are the owner of this room. From now on, you will also be responsible for arranging the food and clothing expenses of the priests."
Otto nodded deeply, and then, to Villa's surprise, he thrust the key into Rurik's hand.
Wei Liya was surprised by the reality, and soon everything was relieved.
"Oh, my big leader, Rurik is not our new leader yet."
"But he will be the master of wealth." As he said that, Otto gently pinched his son's neck. "Speak, son, tell the high priest your decision."
The decision is about building a "big money box" that belongs to the entire clan. The initial money in this "big money box" came from the priests' former public wealth.
After hearing Rurik's determination, Villa's heart was really full of contradictions. Undoubtedly, Rurik had a good wish, for example, he hoped that the poorest people in the tribe would not have to worry about hunger. As for the nature of wealth, it is no longer the priest's money being entrusted to the chiefs.
It is equivalent to saying that the priests have lost the power to control a fortune.
Thinking about it again, Wei Liya felt relieved. My own era is about to pass, and the next candidate for the trustworthy high priest is Rumia standing here.
Rumia, she is a maid after all, and the power of life belongs to her master. When such a person serves as a high priest, he should not think about having wealth. It would be better to cut off her financial resources, so that as the high priest, she could only bring other priests and rely on the leader Rurik.
But Rurik didn't put the key in his pocket. He also gave it to his father, "Dad, you'd better take it. I don't deserve it now. I can only do it when I become the leader."
Otto, he still put the key into his son's hand: "No, you are the master of wealth now. It was you who proposed to build a big money box, and I will satisfy your decision. Now, if I want to use this money, I must also obey you." Opinion."
Holding the bronze key in his hand, Rurik knew that he was already the owner of the largest money box of the Ross tribe, and this money box was already equivalent to the "treasury" of the Ross tribe.
This key seemed to weigh a thousand pounds. Looking at his father's eyes and Vilia's eyes, Rurik saw full of expectation.
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