Since the creation of the "guild system", Oran's perspective on unknown things has also been full of interests.
He can respond immediately to the large population of each port in Beihai, the size of its hinterland, and the hot and cold climate.
He had mentioned the concept of the North Sea Trade Network to Halfdan and Gusrum before.
Lagertha asked how many goods can be traded?
Oran blurted out, "The Finns (Urals) are too far away. According to the history of the Frankish church and past data, including the Germans who moved in, there are about 50,000 to 100,000.
The vast forests and lakes are rich in medicinal herbs and furs.
There are a lot of wild animals in the north, and furs such as fox and deer can be exported.
I heard that there is also a kind of light stone, which is a gift from the gods. It is more precious than amber and is loved by the nobles of the castle.
The specialties of Sweden and Norway are not much different, including wood, salted fish, and some iron products.
These things circulate in the ports of the Baltic Sea.
If you enter the China-Europe trade route controlled by the Franks, you can bring back gold and handicrafts.
Enter the western lands of Unsa and earn back silver pounds and slaves.
Enter the Slavic trade route to the east, then turn east to enter the farther grassland, or go south to King's Castle.
Beans, furs, gems, copper and iron, gold and silver, salt, wood products, if you can control the sea,
One copper plate, after deducting expenses, can be exchanged for thirty coins in two years. "
Oran explained the account simply.
Fifteen times profit in two years.
As a result, he successfully gained Lagertha's favor.
The two people's noses were close to each other, the devil was restless, and the door to hell opened.
The woman said, "I don't want to pay taxes to Halfdan anymore, nor do I want to obey Snake Eyes' orders. In the warm summer, I should have sent a caravan to a rich land, instead of picking up a bow and arrow, setting fire to the boat, and taking my dear Send away from the souls.
My god-king is the great Odin, and your god is the carpenter. Maybe they are actually the same person.
We will understand all this when we go to heaven or the Hall of Valor, what do you think?"
It was the first time that Oran met a Viking that he could talk to so well.
Chatting with educated people is like taking a breath of fresh air.
"The son of Guthrum you are giving hostage will be in my custody and I will take good care of him."
Lagertha was talking about Snow.
Oran reached out and finally lowered the woman's shoulders.
The two figures turned into one, and the water in the spring was splashed.
Men conquer women, women control men...
Later, the two regained their composure,
Lagertha spoke of more plans.
"Bjorn is now the strongest leader in Sweden. Some people call him the King of Sweden. But before him, there was a group of Swedish warriors who passed by the Gulf of Finland.
They have been operating in the Gulf of Finland and the Gulf of Bothnia for a long time.
The methods were brutal and the Fen people who dared to resist suffered a tragic end.
Now, from the 'Karelian Isthmus' to the 'Inlmen Plain', there are longhouses of Swedish warriors everywhere.
They are also called Varangians (Sweden),
There is still a 'Yar', or a 'sheriff', so it's okay to be called a 'prince'.
His name is 'Rurik'.
He is stronger than Bjorn.
He followed and built a new city 'Novgodero'.
This city also blocked the trade route from the eastern tribes to King's Castle.
Originally the leader of a small tribe, he relied on luck to become the king of some Finns, Varangians, and Slavs.
His story will not be inferior to that of Ranana and his sons. "
Rurik?
When Halfdan was brainwashed to join forces with him last time, he also talked about this person.
What the woman said was a little different from what Halfdan said, but it was basically the same.
But Eastern Europe is too far away and too mysterious. There are no ships in Oran, so I haven’t had any bad thoughts about the land here.
But judging from Lagertha’s remarks
The descendants of the first king did not want to pay taxes, so they joined forces with God to develop trade.
When these four things are combined together, it can be seen that this woman has a lot of ideas.
"Whoever occupies an unclaimed territory first belongs to him. Why can only this group of smelly Varyags live in the rich and vast eastern plain?"
"You also want to build a stronghold?"
"I want to save the original residents. I will respect the traditions of the residents and take them away from the terrifying Rurik."
Under the relaxing influence of the spring pool, the two of them started to "suppress the devil" again after talking about this.
"Have you seen Rurik?" Oran asked.
"These scars were left by her people. Her bastards robbed a lot of my goods and killed my sister... Arabs, Junba, and goods from all over West Asia can all go to the East in the future. Trade routes, take advantage of the chaos in the area, if you invest a copper plate, it will be a hundred times greater in the future."
This woman is really clever, and she even talked about conquering the eastern lands.
However, her statement is feasible to a certain extent.
The whole of Britain, which now has a relatively warm climate, has less than two million people.
The three Scandinavian countries, enveloped by the Arctic Circle, do not have many people.
It is hard to say whether the total number of original inhabitants of Finland exceeds 100,000.
Including Sweden, it should not exceed 400,000?
When the two left the spring pool again, they each got what they wanted.
Oran decided to cooperate with this woman first and use her ship to expand the Eastern trade circle.
Create a road "Inno (England to Novgorod)".
The first products the two collaborated on were paper and wool, with a small amount of eagle pounds.
It is necessary to exchange for gems, furs, etc. from the lands controlled by the Finns and Varangians.
After Lagertha left, it had been two and a half hours since she had entered.
While walking on the road, the strong shieldmaiden beside her asked her, "Have you convinced him?"
"I described the East as everything, and also said that my sister is dead. If a man becomes protective, he will be at your mercy."
"I remember the last time I used other leaders to discuss cooperation, it was your brother who died."
The two women smiled knowingly.
In fact, Rurik's people had contacted Lagertha several times, and they had a very pleasant conversation.
It was only the last time that Lagertha teamed up with the aboriginal nobles who were suppressed by Rurik at that time, and wanted to kill people and sell goods, which caused the newly developed new trade route between her and the east to be hindered.
With her own strength, she cannot compete with this group of Varyags.
For this reason, she released a lot of news about the prosperity of the East in the Dan people and even the Viking world, hoping to trigger a fierce battle. However, King Ragnar's expedition, large and small wars have been going on for more than three years.
In a few years, Rurik, who continues to develop, will not be able to compete with his size.
Now that Lagertha is gone, Oran has new ideas.
He told Ulf that there were also documents around him.
"In my family history, the history of Protestantism, and the history of England, I will start recording things about Novgodro from this day forward. It will be written that we exported goods and received allegiance from local leaders and sent tributes."
Forgery of jurisprudence?
Ulf was stunned. How could he possibly hit such a far distance?
But he forgot that there is such a thing as the Crusaders, just like Charlemagne launched the Great Expedition and defeated the Saxons in one fell swoop.
As long as there's someone taking the lead, there's a strong business motive.
The North Sea Crusaders may one day be able to take over,
Then aren’t these places “all owned by God since ancient times?”
Regardless of whether it can be successful or not, great conspiracies always start from small things.
Oran thought, maybe one day he could hang the 'Doge of Venice' or even the 'Emperor of the Castle'?
