People on the shore took the cable thrown and pulled the Salmon Chief to the trestle of the pier. All the cables were tied in fixed positions and fastened to dead knots, and the ship, still floating on the Volkhov River, was now completely stable.
The seesaw was lowered, and Spuyut, who was leaning on the side railing, hurriedly disembarked with his men and accepted the curious questions of the people of Novgorod.
After all, most of the Novgorod people did not know that this ship was going for private plunder. Since the principality has built a fairly complete clothing processing industry chain in the Ilmen Lake area and Novgorod City, they subconsciously felt that this ship was here to deliver goods.
"You ask me whether I sent leather or linen? It's all wool!"
Spute showed his hand, and he and the guys didn't need this pile of wool. Half of it belongs to the prince, and the remaining half is also sold to the prince.
The people who disembarked took a moment to rest and then boarded the ship again. The unprocessed wool, which was packed tightly and heavily in sacks, was taken out of the cabin and put into the net bags hung by the human crane that had been drooped to the deck. They were transported ashore one by one.
Those workers are very aware of the fact that the reason why everyone can always live on the emperor's salary and receive four silver coins every month is based on the stable supply of textile raw materials. If the supply is not smooth, the result will naturally be a decrease in production capacity. For this reason, the princes and princes will announce a temporary holiday. The workers do not want this.
In Danish commercial culture, goods such as wool were packed into a sack by default with one hundred pounds, which actually included the weight of the linen. This arrangement is actually an unspoken rule. Firstly, it facilitates the statistics of transactions, and secondly, it also facilitates weighing on the large scale. The wool is cut and bagged, and naturally some leaves and weeds are mixed into it. The first step after it is bought by the buyer is to boil it, and the impurities are washed away and degreased.
Sipuyut sent people to take care of the wool, eager to meet the prince as soon as possible and sell it.
As for the blue fox, even if it resumes a high-calorie diet in recent days, it is impossible to return to a fat-headed fish in a short time.
Even the feeling of losing weight is so wonderful that the whole person can no longer accept the obesity in the past.
Because, with his fighting strength, he was able to turn his head and see his toes, which was unimaginable before. After becoming thinner, my body feels lighter, I can run fast, I can jump and grab high branches, all of which I couldn't do in the past.
There is even another kind of miracle!
He often felt inferior to the shortness of his third leg, but he never expected that after losing weight, that leg would grow longer. As a man, nothing makes him more confident than this.
He was so ambitious that soon after arriving on Tombstone Island, he found a family maid to have sex with and experimented with her, and then accepted her as his servant. Not to mention, this man is affectionate.
Arriving in Novgorod today, Blue Fox changed his outfit and returned to the image of a Russian businessman. Wearing gorgeous clothes and growing a new beard, those beliefs should be put aside for now.
The various performances of Blue Fox naturally made Eskil feel uncomfortable. Unexpectedly, this Joseph Blue Fox had not changed at all and was still the same barbarian businessman.
However, Blue Fox did not give up his faith. He still hung a cross on his chest, as well as a statue of the elf Nimfling. He even bought a miniature wooden statue representing the god Frey from a woman on Tombstone Island. He doesn't understand Bodhisattvas and Buddhas, otherwise he would have to add more pendants to his chest.
This kind of thing is intolerable to Eskil. If a person does this kind of thing in Frankland, he will be sentenced to hanging.
But he had done such a serious thing and still had religious membership, and Eskil would not choose to report him.
He was smart and selectively ignored it, just because the old guy didn't dare to do anything that might offend the Russians after his past experience.
It was also Eskil's first time to come to the hinterland of Eastern Europe. He was keenly aware that the men and women onlookers were definitely not Viking fanatics like the Russians just from their appearance. Their hair is generally brown, unlike the Russians' taller waves and deep eye sockets. These people's facial features are slightly flatter, and their chins are generally pointed.
They didn't speak Norse, and Eskil couldn't hear their conversation at all.
But this is indeed the territory of the Principality of Ross. Could this be the Slavs who ruled the territories in the east that Prince Rus once described?
Rurik arrived belatedly with great pomp and circumstance. Armed mercenaries dispersed the crowd. After putting on gorgeous clothes, he came to the dock area to find out what was going on.
"Spuyut, you actually came here directly. That's good, it saves me from going to New Roseburg to summon you again..." Rurik started with polite words.
Let's look at Si Puyute. This guy's movements are very direct, pointing directly at the piles of brown sacks. He is so excited that he stutters in his words.
"Look! These things! They are all treasures we snatched in Danish waters."
"Baby? What is it?"
“It’s all wool!”
"Ah! Wool?!" Needless to say, Rurik was instantly ecstatic. He pulled out his dagger and hurried away, angrily slashing open a cloth bag. The pressure of the compacted wool was instantly released, and a ball of hair simply "squirted" "Come out."
"These sacks are all made of wool? Haha!" The figure who sheathed his sword punched Spuyut hard in the chest and praised happily: "When I was most short of raw materials, you sent a boatload of wool. You are the hero of the principality. .”
"We also killed a lot of people, and..."
In a moment, the copy of the sailing days was handed to Rurik. Spyut continued to smile and said: "I'm sorry, sir, but I'm not yet proficient in using your favorite Latin letters. I recorded it in our traditional writing. Please take a look at my past combat experiences.”
"Very good. I will take the time to study it. It seems that your actions have indeed killed many enemies and have fulfilled my orders."
"That's natural!" Spuyut was waiting for the prince to say this. He snapped his fingers, and the three people who were waiting began to work together to pull a cable.
At first no one felt that the cable was pulling something, but it stretched out into the river beyond the stern of the boat.
They gritted their teeth and exerted themselves, and before the crowd could see what the favor was, the stench that was enough to induce vomiting spread first.
Rurik was a man who had experienced bloody battles. When he smelled the breath, he immediately covered his neck. His excited face frowned for a moment. Then he looked closely at what looked like a pile of round cantaloupe hanging in the water net pocket, and he instantly understood that it was a head.
Because the Nordic people are all blond, they even tend to turn white as they age. The face of the deceased will gradually turn gray and then gray-brown, but the hair will still be golden.
"Damn it! I knew you killed a lot of enemies, but I didn't expect you... Let them stuff these stinky things back into the water. When you leave, it's time to throw them into Lake Ladoga."
"But……"
Rurik didn't want to say anything and said hurriedly: "I will give you a reward and stop the spread of the stench now."
With a gesture from Siputu, the stench gradually dissipated. The effect of this experience was an explosion. Many of the women who were watching fainted, and many others squatted down and retched.
The mercenaries were ordered by Rurik to drive away all the idlers. This made the appearance of the thin man in rich clothes and another even thinner man in black robe too obvious.
"You? Who are you?" Rurik noticed the two of them, raised his hand and asked.
The gorgeous thin man walked straight up and took off his hat, revealing a Mediterranean-style bald head that was inconsistent with his age. In fact, this is not necessarily the case. This person's head was forced to shave off his blond hair, and dense golden hairs sprouted on the top of his head.
"Your noble prince, although I have almost changed my body, I am Braleva Gouldson, I am Blue Fox! I am the person in charge of the Danish market you appointed!"
"Are you a blue fox?!" Since the person in front of him had a slender, square face, which was completely different from the big fat fish head of the blue fox with good memory, Rurik subconsciously backed away, naturally not believing it at all.
Blue Fox shrugged: "Indeed, I was besieged by a thousand Danes. Even though I killed many of them, my people and I still failed. Thanks to the tunnel dug from the beginning, I managed to escape. As for what happened later , I fled to Frank, spent a year of wandering life, and now I finally return to you."
Rurik somewhat believed what he said, but these descriptions were too fantastical no matter how you thought about them.
When it was time, the thin old man in black robes walked over with a cross and a wooden staff. Needless to say, this guy's appearance was the most typical missionary.
Looking at this man's face, Rurik immediately thought of the old guy: "Don't say anything! Let me think about it. I only give a Frank the privilege of being able to arrive in Ross with my ship and meet me. That's it. You, Eskil! The guy who keeps trying to persuade me to believe in your god-breaking guy!"
Being scolded by the prince all of a sudden? As soon as the anger in Eskil's heart became a flame, it was suppressed by the power of his faith, because according to what he firmly believed, the rage in the Seven Deadly Sins must be restrained.
Eskil saw the grown-up Prince Rurik. It was just as described. The prince had the appearance of a real man. He became taller and had a thin golden beard covering his cheeks to his chin. It was obvious that the prince had the appearance of a real man. These beards were deliberately trimmed.
He hurriedly explained his identity and publicly revealed: "There was a terrible war in Hedeby, and there were dead people everywhere. I took in the blue fox in distress, but I was almost killed by the Danes. But you asked me to do this. Everything is done, I... also want to have a good chat with you."
Eskil hinted that it was very clear that the dock was naturally not a place of parliament. A huge amount of external information came in in a short period of time, and Rurik had to sort out his head, especially to check whether the "gorgeous thin man" was really the fat-headed fish he once was.
The wool was split into two, and Spyut sold his share at a very low price, in exchange for the prince not to ask questions about the other spoils.
Privateering overseas lasted for three months. Indeed, apart from a cabin of wool seized, they did not seize many silver coins. This year we can go to the Danish waters again. Considering that the local wheat harvest is also in August, we can make another fortune during the autumn trade boom.
Spuyut and others rested in Novgorod and bought daily necessities from this prosperous city.
The ready-made robes that were sold to the public immediately attracted the attention of the "Royal Pirates". They were not fools and knew that these intricately tailored clothes had a very good ability to keep out the cold and were very suitable to wear. This is the flagship product of Rurik's state-owned garment factory. Now it can be purchased for pirates at the ex-factory price of 20 silver coins per piece. Not only did they buy this, but they also bought leather boots, leather gloves and a hat together, as well as a simple blue and white patterned sea soul T-shirt from a garment factory.
With such a purchase, Rurik knew clearly that they had actually made a lot of silver coins. According to the agreement, half of the money had to be collected and returned to the internal funds. Now, shouldn't they harvest the wealth they looted through commercial means?
Rurik didn't care about Spuyut's affairs for the time being, only the contents of this book about sailing days attracted his attention.
Ten wives and concubines transcribed the contents into Latin letters overnight, and finally compiled the translated documents and placed them in front of Rurik.
Now Rurik finally understood what they were doing in Danish waters, and even the fact that he encountered Eskil and his party.
But compared to the adventures of Blue Fox, these are nothing.
Rurik, Otto Sr., Blue Fox and Eskil, the four had in-depth talks in the city's Ross Dumane. And there was Svetlana sitting aside to record the content of the meeting.
The war at Hedeby, the subsequent actions of Horik, the new king of Denmark, the tough attitude of the Franks towards Denmark, and the urban life in the Franks, especially in the East Frankish part, are all within the scope of the talks.
In contrast, the issue of the religious status of Rurik's de facto eldest son Reglaf was indeed confirmed. Esquier took out the papal approval and wrote it on parchment in Juanxiu Latin font. The entire document It was then confirmed by the signature of Archbishop Sinkmar of Reims, confirming that Reglaf's religious status, Christian name was John, and he was the first heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Mercia, and the deceased Mary was posthumously recognized as Queen of Mercia.
There is a reason why the Holy See is so happy. If Frank looks down on the Viking barbarians in the north, the Holy See's attitude is the opposite. In the past two hundred years, Rome has sent priests on a large scale to the north to spread the faith. Esquier was canonized as the "Saint of the North." His many good words convinced the Pope himself, and the Pope was happy to learn about this. It is said that "the principality of Rus in the north is expected to be converted by the whole country", and pointed out that this is his alone's contribution.
Of course, these are the boasts of the elderly Eskil, and they are also beautiful long-cherished wishes. What's more, this guy also denounced the convert Horik's change of hands as the King of Denmark as a betrayal.
The Principality of Rus is about to become an enemy of Denmark. The Holy See now does not have the strength to crusade against the rebellion, but they would be happy to see the Frankish army launch a crusade. If the Russians are brought in again, the situation will be great.
It is not true that the Holy See does not involve secular power. They are in the Apennine Peninsula and are now a country of their own. Even if it is a heaven on earth, there are too many worldly worries. It is no longer appropriate to simply be pure and devoid of desires and serve God wholeheartedly.
Regardless of whether the child's father was a barbarian or not, the child had been baptized and was indeed a descendant of the orthodox Kingdom of Mercia. Mercia now has no legal king, and they really need an official certification from the Holy See. The development of the situation is beyond Rurik's imagination. When the people who retreated pointed out that the Danes destroyed the Ross shop, Rurik's attitude before getting new information It's just pure rage, and he will definitely launch a large-scale revenge when he sees the right moment.
Regraf had acquired the status of a high-ranking noble, and the Principality of Rus had the legal qualification to directly control that small kingdom.
But things in Denmark are too complicated.
Unexpectedly, the international situation became turbulent. Not only the Ross Shop in Hadeby, but the entire Hadeby became a battlefield.
Since Eskil departed from Bremen, the local count got Prince Ludwig's army withered. In addition to bringing along all his followers, the count also recruited a group of peasants and organized an army to respond to the call. It seems that the main army in East Francia is being mobilized. At least the Count of Bremen has been ordered to attack Denmark.
Was it because of some actions of the new Danish king that the Frank-Danish War broke out? In this way, even if the Danes don't take action against Ross's shop, the Frankish army will still take action.
The flames of war caused Rus to indeed lose the Danish market. From Rurik's standpoint, the enemy expanded from Denmark to add a Frank.
This exhausting meeting made Rurik sweat all over, and the amount of information forced Svetlana to record ten pages.
But the thinner Blue Fox kept winking during the meeting, and it was obvious that this guy had more private information to explain.
