The fleet evacuating Denmark sailed on the road to escape. No one knew the final outcome of the people stationed at the shops. Almost all of them died in the battle. Maybe the end result was that they all died in the battle.
At least they would never surrender, especially not to the Danes.
Old Eric was very shocked that Blue Fox actually wanted to stay and coexist with the shop. As a calculating businessman, he knew very well that Blue Fox wanted to exchange death for some special and significant benefits.
Blue Fox is doing it for his family and for Rose's benefit.
The wooden board is densely engraved with text, which records the crisis the principality encountered in the Hedeby store in Denmark, and the purpose of Blue Fox's decision to stick to it.
This letter will be delivered to Prince Rurik. As an important entruster, Old Eric assumes the task of delivering the letter. He had already guessed that the entire Ross Principality would be furious because of this, and war and revenge would be inevitable.
He hopes that Rose's revenge will be from the standpoint of Eric Sr.'s family. Blue Fox is the uncle of his grandchildren, and they have a cordial relationship with each other, not just business partners.
This fleet carried the money and goods captured in Denmark, as well as purchased slaves and a small number of orphans.
The mercenaries who were ordered to guard the fleet were in even more complicated moods. Many of them felt that they were deserters, but it was Lord Blue Fox's last mission to escort supplies and personnel back to Ross.
Some people couldn't stand this de facto escape and shouted: "We can rush to Bernholm Island and attack the islanders' fishing boats. Since they surrendered to the Danes, they must pay the price for their wrong choices!"
The fleeing fleet was quite powerfully armed, and the torsion slingshot on the bow gave everyone a sufficient sense of security, but the mercenaries hoped to use this tactical weapon to actively attack and vent their anger.
After a lot of effort, Old Eric persuaded the angry people not to act rashly.
"I know that the Bornholm people have always had enmity with the Rus people. I heard that the father of Arik with the Double Sword was also killed by those villains. We still don't take the initiative. I will show the prince that the Bornholm people are again. Once the prince takes the initiative to attack us, once the prince takes revenge, these guys will bear the brunt."
In fact, these words are difficult to convince the public, but Old Eric is the commander of the return fleet of Blue Fox who accepts his fate.
The fleet passed by Bernholm like a speeding arrow, and the local islanders rowing their boats were disgusted when they saw the fleet of boats with triangular sails in a long snake formation from a distance. They had long suffered from "triangle" disease. Sail PTSD”. Old Eric's prediction was wrong. He speculated that he would be attacked by the islanders. On the contrary, the islanders just wanted to return to Hong Kong to defend themselves.
The Ross ships are the bullies that cruise the Baltic Sea. Only those who have been beaten by them know how to retreat when they see a jib.
But Denmark's new king Horik Klarsson and his family members didn't know.
The fleet successfully drifted to the Åland Islands at the intersection of the ocean on the first day of August. The fleet docked at Tombstone for supplies. The bad news from Denmark spread immediately.
Just like every year, even if the fat Gould is older, his business is the hottest time of the year.
The grain harvest season is now around Lake Mälaren in Sweden. The most important commodities for the major tribes in Sweden are oats and flax.
The eldest son Bai Hu inherited the family's main business. Although the center of the Ross Principality moved to the east, the Gould family strengthened its monopoly on the principality's western trade.
The Goulds ate barbecue and drank vodka on the increasingly prosperous Tombstone Island. He was too old and felt powerless even to serve as a concubine. But after the white fox's son was born, teasing his grandson has become his pleasure.
The family seems to have this kind of bloodline, and all the members are fat.
This old businessman has lost his pioneering and enterprising spirit. He feels that his life is complete and that he will make money every day he lives in the future.
Although the prince prohibited the family from participating in Eastern trade, the children expanded in their respective fields. Not only did the family's wealth expand, but its political influence continued to increase rapidly.
The princes now strategically stopped providing a very stable supply of food during the winter to the various craftsmen in their homeland, and the Gould family became the food suppliers instead.
There is not much profit in transshipping grain and selling it. Unless the prince is willing to go on a buying spree, as he did in previous years, the Gould family can make a fortune through economies of scale.
Gould is not optimistic about the future grain buying trade. If the principality's eastern farming business achieves great success, I am afraid that the job of buying grain will disappear in the future, and it is not impossible for the principality to become a grain supplier.
At least for now, he is still storing food. A batch of food will be shipped to New Roseburg, along with other payments and this year's family business tax, to the new large warehouse in the principality.
Things have changed…
The arrival of the Ross fleet from Denmark caused a sensation. Accompanied by his servant, Gould curiously approached the port and unexpectedly met his in-law, old Eric.
He walked away with a kind face, but what he saw was old Eric's gloomy face.
"What happened to you? What disaster happened?"
Hearing this, Old Eric, who couldn't hold himself any longer, started to spray, and he immediately complained with a cry: "Blue Fox! Lord Blue Fox... he died in the battle!"
"What did you say?"
"Lord Blue Fox, died in battle!"
The first sentence of the in-laws was actually the whole thing? His second son died?
Gould was baffled at the first moment. With an awkward smile, he asked his in-laws to finish talking, but what he got was indeed heart-breaking and sad news.
"My son, actually? Dead?"
Suddenly, there was a sudden spin, and Gould fell into a coma as if dead.
It wasn't until a bucket of cold water was poured on its fat fish-like head that a pair of blue eyes slowly opened.
"This... this is impossible! Help me back, and you!" Gould, who was lying down, pointed at old Eric, "Go tell me the specific situation!"
If he is a warrior and learns that his son died in battle, he can probably comfort himself after a period of pain. "The warrior's soul went to Asgard."
Gould was otherwise. He was a businessman and didn't believe in that at all. He was in a low mood and just wanted to know what happened to his second son. Especially if you want to know how the child died.
Old Eric couldn't explain why. He showed the board of the letter to Gould first, and finally added: "Master Blue Fox has his own honor, and he will shed the last drop of blood for Rose. He chose to be a The warrior fought for the prince, and his soul must have gone directly to Valhalla.”
Gould did not believe this. He keenly noticed that the second son's letter did not mention that guarding the shop was mortal.
The second son suddenly believed in Odin? A wise son is better than a father. If that child wanted to be a warrior, he would have done it long ago. He could not be a warrior, he would not die bravely but he would not surrender either.
There is no follow-up news, only speculation about death.
Holding back his grief, Gould in the mansion pointed at old Eric and angrily shouted: "You didn't see the war process, you didn't see my son's death. He may not be dead, maybe he escaped and was thinking Find a way to escape."
Old Eric felt uncomfortable in his heart and could only hope in good faith: "I hope so."
With this possibility in mind, Gould looked at himself and became more and more determined about this possibility: "I also went to Denmark for trade when I was young. I was a merchant from Svealand. After my identity was exposed, I was attacked by the local lord. I still Escaped successfully."
Old Eric was overjoyed and immediately agreed to ease the almost suffocating atmosphere: "Blue Fox must have the same luck as you, he should still be alive."
"Yeah... I hope so."
The sober Gould was not sure about his second son's life or death. He could be sure of one thing, which was that the prince's ambitious commercial activities in the Danish world suddenly fell apart after enjoying the initial sweetness.
A new king from a foreign land came to Denmark, and all the rebellious lords surrendered in an instant. The chaos in Denmark suddenly ended, and the Ross Principality's operation to fish in troubled waters suddenly collapsed, and it paid a heavy price.
Old Eric asked again tentatively: "What decision will you make next?"
"You... want to continue going to the East?"
"Yes. I want to report the disaster in the east to the prince himself. This is the order given to me by the blue fox."
Gould raised his head, closed his eyes and sighed: "I will also go to the East once. I am not doing business. I just want to convince the prince that he must avenge the despicable new king of Denmark. If the prince can kill one king, he should kill another."
"We should go together, and our accusation will be supported by the prince."
That night, Gould felt a splitting headache. As a father, he extremely hoped that his second son could expand his business in new areas. Besides, the second son was also appointed by the prince to be the commercial spokesperson of the principality in Denmark. The Danes' actions were a slap in the prince's face, and all hopes for peaceful trade had turned into extremely costly wishful thinking.
After morning, Gould's headache was much relieved.
He checked the money and goods shipped from Denmark. There was indeed a lot of money to be made in Denmark, and the value was also very high.
Gould was going to the East, his first trip to the East in his later years.
What happened to Novgorod and Novorosberg fell to the ground? He wanted to see the new world of the Russians, and even wanted to persuade the prince to go to war with Denmark.
The fleet docked at Tombstone Island for three days, and all kinds of news about Denmark had spread through the mouths of sailors and mercenaries.
In less than a week, the current Swedish King Bjorn learned about the situation in Denmark. A monster that seemed to emerge from the soil took over the Danish kingship, and an army from Frank suddenly turned into a Danish army.
The traditional landed aristocracy represented by King Bjorn no longer wants to fight with Denmark after experiencing a great defeat. However, who can guarantee that the Danes will not expand?
The Kingdom of Denmark has every incentive to expand, especially in pursuit of Sweden. As for Denmark attacking Rose? The Rus people had already moved eastward, and King Bjorn was sure that he would have little chance of meeting the Prince of Rus.
In this ancient time when news was blocked, ships brought news from far away to the docking port. The people in the port, who were endlessly curious about the outside world, happily discussed it excessively. It is not uncommon for small negative news to turn into the big disaster described in the description. .
The Russians have no control over what happens in Sweden.
Gould got on the boat. Before his family's fleet could prepare enough supplies, he took two servants and headed to the East first.
The fleet arrived at New Roseburg smoothly. This big city is very majestic and surrounded by beautiful pastoral scenes.
Gould didn't want to appreciate it too much. He just wanted to see Rurik as soon as possible. Governor Konuson was first surprised that the big businessman Gould came in early August, and was even more shocked by the news from Denmark.
The bad news spread throughout New Roseburg in an instant, and people were talking and filled with indignation.
The people in the city are either Russian immigrants or Swedish immigrants from all walks of life. Everyone simply dislikes Danish influence. The prince's expansion of the commercial territory of Denmark involves both interests and risks, and it seems that there is no clear interest relationship with ordinary people. In fact, of course this has something to do with everyone. The Russians can make a lot of money selling the leather from the squirrels they hunt in Denmark, and the Danes do have enough financial resources to buy it.
The people had no time to think about this, nor did they think about whether it was right or wrong for the prince to set up shops in Denmark.
The result was this: the Danish king shamefully insulted the Russians!
Although there were no large-scale armed rallies filling the streets calling for war, the public opinion circles in New Roseburg now unanimously demand war for revenge. Even toddlers are talking about war in childish words.
Gould stayed in New Roseburg for a whole day, and he had a historic meeting with the old Harald family, a big local businessman. The two major merchants responsible for east-west trade in the principality gathered together. They were not jealous of each other, but discussed the possibility of cooperation with each other. They also denounced the sins of the Danes and the rising anger in the city.
"It seems that war is inevitable. I will provide food for the army. Since your son was killed by them, will you also use your wealth to fund the army?" Old Harald asked.
Unexpectedly, Gould's plan was even more ambitious: "As long as the prince orders war mobilization, I will use the money to recruit Jianyong in Mälaren. I will hire a mercenary team, at least four to five hundred people. I will make them crazy. Kill, avenge my son, to satisfy the hatred in my heart..."
The Ross fleet escaping from Denmark docked at any principality port, which would arouse the anger of the people. Accompanying this anger is the desire for wealth, because the people, especially men, have drawn a conclusion based on the wars that Ross has participated in over the years. As long as the army goes out, every soldier will always gain something, and those who make a fortune will Not a minority either.
What's more, everyone is no longer afraid of the Danish military power, and there is no doubt that conquering Denmark will not bring any wealth like conquering Karelia. Every man hopes to prove himself in a new war, and the women at home also hope that their husbands and sons will go out and rely on war plunder to improve the family situation.
No one considered the risk of war. The people of the Principality of Ross were not afraid of dying in battle because they firmly believed that any warrior who sacrificed his life for the country would be taken care of by the prince and his family. The people are willing to believe that Rurik is indeed the "Son of God". If they believe in him, he will provide key help and even provide cover for the losses caused by the war.
High Priest Rumia, who had just arrived in New Rose Castle not long ago, also followed the public opinion and offered sacrifices to the heroes who sacrificed their lives for Rose, announcing that the souls of the soldiers guarding Rose's shop had all entered Valhalla.
Eric Sr. and Gould could already predict the future among the people of New Roseburg.
At least the payment for the goods in Ross' shop was preserved. Blue Fox proved with practical actions that even if he encountered a life and death crisis, he would not damage the property of the prince and the principality. Since New Roseburg was the capital of a country, the payment for goods and slaves were offloaded.
The two merchants did not bring any supplies. They only took an armed cargo ship and continued upstream under the tow of two traditional rowing long boats.
After another six days, the tiny fleet finally arrived at Lake Ilmen, and just as it had happened before, bad news from Denmark spread immediately. Otto was furious, and a group of veteran soldiers staying in Novgorod sharpened their swords.
It wasn't until they arrived at Mstisk that they informed a group of elite warriors from the Principality of Rus about the outrageous news. In particular, they handed the blue fox's unparalleled autograph letter into Rurik's hands.
All the wheat experimental fields achieved bumper harvests that everyone was willing to admit. On the planned rammed earth flats, strong men continued to pound the harvested wheat ears with shackles. The youth city of Tonastad has just begun to be constructed in full swing, and the blacksmith shop and shipbuilding workshop of Mstisk have just laid the thick wooden poles to build the column frame of the large factory building.
Rurik ignored things in the distance for a while. As the two businessmen came to the door in person with bad news, he was angry, and his subordinates were also angry.
"I wished to improve relations with you and do business peacefully with you. You chose war!"
Rurik had no time to think about whether to choose war. Of course, he could choose not to fight. The result would naturally be criticized by thousands of Russians. He had no choice. "No war" was simply not an option.
He determined the principle of revenge right away, and since it was revenge, he would treat it like a sledgehammer and pound it down without mercy.
As for what kind of retaliatory war to launch, this requires long-term consideration and careful planning...
