The day when all the Russians leave is getting closer!
Kavi 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 his boudoir, the people around him now From sister to 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 person. Will you be an excellent leader?"
Haha, a man with a golden ponytail is very beautiful and clean, with indescribable charm. The wise little boy? 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.
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 those who settled were given 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!
Manor head Ligus, along with his family and most of the tribe, stood on the banks 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! Lanna! Don't worry, I will live well."
A sense of sadness arose spontaneously, and Lilia endured it I feel bad saying goodbye to my family.
Svetlana, who saw dozens of large ships setting sail for the first time, suddenly waved her little hand regardless of etiquette.
SheThe childish voice said loudly: "Sister! Take me to say hello to Rurik! Tell him that he has a sister!"
Lilia was surprised, and she didn't expect that her sister was already looking forward to that Rurik very much. gram?
"Okay! I will tell him."
The words of the two sisters really surprised Peravina, who was also on the boat, and waited for her to tell Otto what she said. .
A feeling of great joy flowed into the heart of the bearded old chief.
Rigus raised his head by the river: "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 Ligus feels that his loyalty is enough to satisfy the leader of 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 while, now they didn't expect more amber rough stones, but some working tools?
Otto immediately 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 things."
The Russian fleet is about to set off, and Otto is too lazy to ask about what agreement Kawei Heligus has.
There is one thing that is 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 completely complete. The existence of the landmark of White Tree Manor.
The order Otto gave to the White Tree Manor was that the ship was not allowed to be used 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 or other potential opponents who may still be disobedient. The human power has never left.
Now Ligus 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."
"Not Roseburg?"
"It's New Roseburg." Kawei added again.
Lumbering technology is a specialty of the Russians. 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 allThere are types of boats, the binding material derived from rosin is the most important!
Otto's follow-up fleet arrived at New Roseburg on June 15th in the Julian calendar.
Due to the current situation of construction, he had to postpone the date of sailing.
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 young men to help the settled tribesmen build more houses.
In particular, at least three piers with trestles should be built on the riverside!
He quickly had a small meeting with Konusong, 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 staying 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.
Up to now, as many as 400 tribesmen have stayed in Novorosberg after this voyage. 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 young slaves who were given to his son Rurik.
If you raise servants from a young age, perhaps they will become eternally loyal.
Otto was a little worried. There were so many servants that his son could not handle them.
At least he 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% of the 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 throughout the year, came from the two tribute trips 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 not to feel homesick.
He hoped to go back as soon as possible, but there was too much cargo and even rowing with all the crew could not bring about 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.
As expected, 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 in Helsinki.
No conflict broke out 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 Russians still tried their best to sail.
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 here.
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 gave the order without thinking. The fleet landed on the island to rest.
They were taking shelter from the rain and stayed briefly. From those who stayed behind, Otto already learned what a great success the army on the expedition to Gotland had achieved!
A batch of silver coins were 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: "Ah?! Could it be that Harold Zuosen is planning to give me a huge sum of money?"
"You are our leader, Without your wise permission, how can we win?" Otto was delighted by the attitude of those who stayed behind, and it seemed that Haro 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 Russians is not enough!
The war will not end as long as those Gotlanders who betrayed their allies and joined the Danes remain.
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, so the construction here obviously has positive significance. And because of its existence, the Ross tribe has a strategic offensive base against the Gotlanders.
Otto thought of this without the need for others to remind him.
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. The speed of the attack is really unparalleled.
Otto left some 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 Melalen 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 of being misunderstood as enemies after encountering each other.
Otto began his last three days of travel, and the long journey will eventually come to an end.
As a result, he met the Russian trawler perfectly. When the fishermen saw the big sail with a unique pattern that only the big leader lit up, they happily rowed the fishing boat over.
The fleet rushed to Fort Ross. 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 all kinds escorted the big leader’s fleet. With a strong aura, they finally appeared victoriously in Fort Ross at noon on July 5th in the Julian calendar. The entrance and exit of the fjord.
At this moment, the entire Roseburg was in a sensation.
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.
The foreign merchant ships were even more shocked!
It seems that the Russian fleet is invincible.