Otto informed his son that he had received 30,000 silver coins as an offering, and told him more bluntly: "From now on, the public wealth of the priests will be managed by the chief. Now, the chief priest is still close to Twenty thousand silver coins, as well as some gold coins and gems, are all in my care now. You will be in charge of them when you take over."
"That's their money. I..." Rurik's mind was a little confused. He felt that he needed to make a statement, that is, he obeyed Vilia, even if the priests took some measures, and he was not greedy for their money.
But this incident obviously does not deserve Rick's reputation.
Otto covered Rurik’s little head with his big hand: “I tell you, these are all orders from the high priest. None of the existing priestesses are reliable! My child, you need to train your own priestess. We need to manage the priests' money on their behalf. To prevent the priests from acting wrongly, I think you are so smart, you should understand." Rurik, does he understand? Of course I understand.
The chief has secular public power, and the high priest has the ability to control thoughts. In this time and space, the discord between these two forces in many countries is a major cause of civil strife.
To eliminate the possibility of this chaos, the big leader must firmly control the priests. Now Rurik understood from his father's words that the high priest Vilia, who had almost died, made a major decision when his oil was exhausted. The so-called priestly group will become the vassal of the great chief.
Rurik could only think of one word - centralization.
Since he will have the right to control the finances of the priests as the big leader in the future, why doesn’t the big leader control more? By controlling money and food, a large population can be controlled. In this still barbaric era, it is time for the Ross tribe to bid farewell to the tribal era. The big leader, when upgraded to a monarch, the Rus tribe should be upgraded to a kingdom.
The problem is, since it must be upgraded to a kingdom, it should have a treasury.
But now I am not the leader, let alone the king of the kingdom.
Facing his father, Rurik felt that he needed to make a major suggestion to his father on the use of money that would benefit the tribal residents, or in other words, an innovation.
Rurik’s little face became serious.
"Dad."
"I'm here."
"About the priests' money, and your money. You mean, our family , the money you and I can control is as much as 70,000 silver coins. It’s really a huge amount of money.”
“Hehe.” Otto continued to rub his son’s little head, “Sooner or later. It's your money."
"Is that true?" Rurik raised his head and said seriously: "But the priest's money is not my money."
"Indeed. That's true, but you can use it."
Rurik shook his head: "Even so, it's still not my money, Dad.Dad, I just want to make one thing clear. If it's not my money, I can use it. How should I use it? Is it used as a big leader, or something else? "
For a while, Otto couldn't figure out his son's intention.
Rurik simply made his attitude clear: "I think we need a great money box. In this box Containing a large amount of treasure. These treasures belong to our Ross tribe and are the wealth owned by all tribesmen. But the right to use it is in the hands of the big leader. "
"Huh? What a strange idea you have. "Otto shook his head.
"Very strange? In the past, the priests had a common money box. The wealth belonged to all the priests, and the right to use it was in the hands of the high priest. I think this system is okay and should be extended to the entire tribe. In my opinion, the 20,000 silver coins and other belongings that the priests have now are all considered to be the belongings of our tribe's large money box. With this money we can do a lot. "
Otto still feels a little strange: "Go on, what should you do? "
"Well, for example, repair the roads and repair the houses for the poor people. We can use this money to improve the lives of our people. "
"Are you sure you want to do this? Whether they are poor or rich is their own business. Are you going to care about those poor people? They have hands and feet, so they can naturally fish and fight. If they do these things, will they still be poor? "
The words came out of his father's mouth, he is the leader of the tribe!
Rurik felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.
Of course, the young man of the tribe Strong warriors can carry an ax to plunder enemy tribes to gain wealth, or they can float on the sea and catch fish. Of course, a healthy young man has the ability to support himself and his family, but once they get old, they cannot do so at all. It was a living situation in the past.
Especially for those warriors, if they died in battle, their wives and children would almost lose their financial resources.
Rurik had a lot to think about. , for example, some women of the tribe will bury their husbands who died in the war. I am afraid there are economic reasons. A woman who loses her husband will have an extremely difficult life, and death may be a relief.
< p>He asked: "Dad, aren't the weak ones in our tribe worthy of your attention? ""Them? "
"For example, some older people, or children who have lost their father? "
About this, Otto never thought about it carefully, so he casually said: "Everyone's fate is doomed. Some people are born noble, and some people are born unfortunate. For example, you are the happiest person. "
"So, dad, you can let them die early? Or have you been waiting for death in the days of hunger and fullness? ”
Otto was startled and replied hurriedly: “No, I don’t mean that.” ”
“But you did not make some decisions. You are the big leader, However, there are still many people in our tribe who live in the dilapidated houses and live with limited food. Now you still support changing the rules on dividing the spoils that we have had for at least fifty years. Those who did not participate in the war or the Sorgon voyage would not receive much money or food from their families. This is not right. ”
Otto felt unhappy after being criticized by his son. However, he was able to question his decision, which shows that this child definitely has other ideas.
About change Otto had his own reasons for the tribe’s dividend model: “Rurik. Our Roseburg is in a bitter cold place where only the strongest survive. Our tribe needs new heroes, brave ones. Those who are weak will die, and only the strong are worthy of all power. You are a smart kid, I think you understand. "
"So, those weak people should die early? "Rurik issued a soul complaint.
Otto was not to be outdone: "This is the foundation of our strength. Only the strongest group of people can survive, and those who can participate in the battle are also the strongest. If we were weak, we would have perished long ago. Remember that grove? Some children are born weak and abandoned at birth. Rurik, the weak do not deserve to live. Even those who are lucky enough to survive will die of illness at a young age. ”
Survival of the fittest by natural selection? It’s so cruel.
Rurik understood what his father meant. Based on this barbaric era, once, the material of Roseburg The resources should only be able to support a group of the strongest people to survive, but the tribe is still a giant of four thousand people.
Because of the tribe's long-term "extensive dividend system", it is difficult for people to walk. , and can also get a piece of the surviving soup from the results of the Sorgon voyage.
Times have changed. What Rurik has learned in the past few months is that there are serious problems in the tribe. Wealth inequality. Now the situation has become even worse. For example, the death of his friend Fisk also prevented the family from participating in the war, let alone the tribe's two major operations this year. The benefits are huge, but this obviously has nothing to do with the Fisk family.
If it had not been for receiving his own relief, Rurik dared to say that Fisk would probably not have survived. Adult.
Ryurik does not agree with his father Otto's "social Darwin". Based on his own thoughts, he would never agree with this idea if it were the tribe's. Wealth and supplies are scarce, and the only way for the tribe to remain strong is to sacrifice the weak and take all the strong.
Is the Ross tribe really lacking in supplies?
< p>"Dad, I still don't agree with what you said. Rurik said firmly, "I want to help the weak in the tribe." I feel that as a big leader, I have a reason to help them. No matter what, they are our people. Even if they are weak, we must help themthem. ""I heard that you treat your one hundred and fifty guys to dinner every day. Do you think this is correct? "
Rurik nodded deeply: "Some of them had their fathers die accidentally or in battle. I can't bear for them to go hungry! I will always give them food so that when they grow up they can use it for Me. ”
“But this requires too much money! "
"Dad, do you still doubt my ability to make money now? I pay a sum of money to support the poor, and I am still confident that my money will grow more and more. "
Fucked by this soul question, Otto looked at the transparent cup on the table and smiled naively.
Rurik continued: "Dad, according to the As far as I know, almost everyone in the tribe believes that I am a child blessed by Odin. My identity is noble. This is the identity given to me by Odin, and it is also the identity given to me by you. I have a noble status, but I am not here to enjoy happiness. My mission is to lead our tribe to prosperity. I want to make the strong stronger and the weak have food and clothing, and I want the foreigners to surrender to us. ”
For a moment, Otto thought of what his son had said about his attitude many years ago, when he had just learned to speak. Looking back on that time, the shock was still in his mind.
"So, you will spend a lot of money to help those poor people? ”
“Yes! "Rurik said firmly: "We must have a big money box, which belongs to all the people of our Ross tribe. In my opinion, some of the tributes from our victorious battles and tribute voyages will be put into this big money box. The money in the big money box exists to help the poor tribesmen. "
Otto slapped his forehead: "Hey! Isn't this the same as before? ”
“Very different! This money is controlled by the big leader. Who to fund and how to fund it are also arranged by the big leader. Not only that, the big leader can use this money to hire local and foreign craftsmen to build new houses, build docks, or simply build big ships. I feel that the big leader has many obligations to the tribesmen, not only to lead the tribesmen to victory in the war, but also to ensure that no tribesman freezes to death or starves to death. "
Rurik consciously said something grand, and he hoped that Otto would be moved.
The reality is that Otto, the current leader of the Ross tribe, did not because of How moved he was by his son's great ambition.
Otto felt that after all, his son still planned to take action himself to feed the poorest and weakest people in the tribe. As for the "big money box", then. Isn’t it his son’s money? With a new name, it’s still his son’s money as the leader of the new generation.
Because Otto really can’t understand his son’s ideas. He can’t determine whether his son’s ideas are great. Or is it based solely on the consideration of maximizing one's own interests, or both?
Being a big leader means enjoying the great feeling of having power, which can also bring tangible benefits. economyBenefit. Only when they have money and power, the tribesmen will organize "competitions", where the strongest will fight to the death for this noble status.
As for how much obligations the big leader needs to fulfill to the tribesmen.
Otto felt that he was commanding the tribe to win the war, leading the tribe to open up a new living space, and even finding partners for the young boys of the tribe. Aren't these very great and wise decisions? Were the former leaders wise and great in their own right? !
No! Those seniors basically just indulged in their own enjoyment and were masters of fighting, nothing more.
Taking this opportunity, Otto listed his wise actions.
In exchange, his son shook his head. Just one sentence - not enough!
Because Rurik’s thoughts are still Eastern.
In the East, the army is a public weapon of the state, and the granary is also a public weapon of the state.
The power to live comes from heaven. This so-called heaven is a "great being of the highest level". What the monarch has is the "mandate of heaven", which is a kind of authorization from the great being.
The monarch has the right to collect taxes from his subjects and place them in the treasury. This treasury is more often referred to as a large granary.
Subjects must respect their monarch as they respect their father. The monarch is even more obliged to take care of his subjects like a father takes care of his children.
The monarch cannot waste national funds for no reason. When his subjects encounter disasters and famines, they must open warehouses and release grain to help the people.
In this way, the monarch and his subjects have a relationship similar to that of a family.
Rurik, he appreciates this relationship model more.
Because what he saw in the ninth century West, especially this remote Roseburg, was a barbaric place.
In detail, the strong men of the tribe decided from now on not to share the war dividends with the poor and weak people of the tribe.
A group of people who were plundered or simply bought joined the tribe, and the demographic composition of the tribe was quietly changing.
The tribal society that once existed is irreversibly changing rapidly.
Is the tribal society in Roseburg really becoming more advanced as it changes?