The Rus tribe that Rurik saw was actively transforming into a "slave society".
As my father said, in the bitter cold place of Rossburg, only the strong can survive. But this is still too cruel!
The current residents of Fort Ross have never imagined that there could be a tribal "treasury".
Because even in the more advanced Frankish Kingdom, the so-called "treasury" was the "private purse of the monarch." The lord accepted the king's canonization and paid taxes to the king.
The lords collected taxes from the residents in their respective territories. The king did not care about the taxes of ordinary residents. The king only cared about how much tax he could get from the lords.
In the eyes of the lord, the residents in the territory are just a group of sheep that need to be shaved regularly.
The lords did not care about the living conditions of their own residents, and the king was even less bothered.
Who cares about ordinary residents? It's a priest.
It is the job of the priests to care for the people. The lords and kings only care about how to live more comfortably, if they win in foreign wars, how many deer they shoot during hunting, etc. .
This is the natural class gap between nobles and common people.
It is very realistic that the ancestors of the Frankish nobles were the chiefs of the Germanic tribes. The descendants of ordinary people in the tribe are the residents under the rule of the lords.
From the beginning, the class gap between each other has emerged, and people at all levels feel that everything is fate.
In the final analysis, the Ross tribe is also part of the northern Germanic ethnic group. In essence, it is not much lower than the Frankish Kingdom.
Otto and Rurik are undoubtedly the top nobles of the Ross tribe. Arik, Haro Zuosen and others are the second-class nobles.
Like poor Fisk who lost his father, his fate was to become one of the most ordinary people.
Rurik was determined to make some changes, even though he knew that in any social organization, people would naturally differentiate. Since this is a fate, at least the people at the bottom should never worry about hunger and cold.
To make changes, we must first have strong financial resources to back it up. < /p>
"That's your own business. I hope you will handle everything well by then." Stroking his son's head, Otto no longer wanted to argue. My son actually understands everything and doesn’t bother himself at all.
Now, Otto has only one last piece of advice: "Rurik, you have too much money. I don't feel comfortable leaving it all at home. I have decided that I will put my Put the money in the chief priest's house. You should do the same with the nearly 20,000 silver coins."
Rurik immediately became alarmed: "Dad, are you worried that someone will steal it?Steal my money? I'm not worried at the moment, everyone is very kind. ”
“Kindness? Otto smiled bitterly and said, "How wise are you?" Or naive? Or simply kindness? Remember, for the position of the big boss, you have many potential competitors. You have to be wary of your tribesmen, and even more wary of foreigners. The safest place by far is the longhouse, where your and my vast wealth is kept. It is a sacred place and is safe. ”
This time, his father gave himself a reminder.
Rurik thought of Gould, a great businessman from far away. He asked this man to recruit some trustworthy people for him. The purpose of guarding is nothing more than to protect yourself and your wealth.
My father's words are of reference value. When a huge sum of money is placed on the ground, even good people can have evil intentions, not to mention that in winter, Ross. The tribe can have as many as three thousand residents.
They have a large number of fur traders. Who can guarantee that there will not be some thieves among them, or even...
Rurik thought of some. He really has to be vigilant. ,
Because, who can guarantee that there will not be Gotlander spies, bandits, or even assassins among the merchants?
Big cash box? Of course.
Rurik slapped his thigh: “Okay! dad. Tomorrow morning I will put most of my money into the chief priest's house, together with the priests' money. That money is the money box for you and my father and son! "
"No! It's your money box. Otto smiled and shook his head, "My money is your money." It's up to you, kid, to use it however you want. "
"Huh? Dad, are you so confident about me? "
"Why not? Your determination also reminded me. The construction of New Roseburg requires supplies, so I simply used my own money to buy some supplies and deliver them to those people. Are you satisfied with this? ”
“Of course! Rurik responded excitedly: "We set up a big cash box for this purpose." The purpose is to use the money for the construction of our tribe. "
Construction? Otto did not fully understand the full meaning of his son's "construction".
Is it just building a house?
The night is already deep After doing too much during the day, the exhausted Rurik finally settled into his sleeping nest, resting quietly like a curled up cat, and his servant Rumia also fell asleep.
< p>The oil lamp was still on, and Otto, who had drank a lot, continued to play with the glass that his son had made.Miraculously, he opened his eyes wide and observed the beating through the transparent wall of the glass.
He knew what he was holding was a rare treasure, but now it seemed like nothing special.
Building a house? p>"A new house? A new house suitable for a chief? I'd rather take a closer look. ”
The revelers will eventually go to sleep, and the noisy Roseburg gradually becomes quiet.
The summer solstice is over.It hasn’t been long since I left, and the night in Roseburg is still short.
In the tribe, some people suddenly became rich, and some gained wives. More people still have to live their ordinary lives.
In the morning, a large number of fishing boats left the port again.
After some time, boats fishing for fish with electric torches at night returned to the harbor one after another.
The fish market started again in the morning, and it seemed that people’s lives were back to normal.
Only the beach is still in a mess, with a large number of deep dents made by oak keels on the sand and gravel.
After drinking a lot last night, Otto patted his confused head. He knew that he still had a lot to do in the new day.
For example, you need to quickly move the main money boxes at home to the longhouse of the priests one by one.
From now on, the sacred longhouse of the priests begins to look a little different. Since High Priest Vilia has continued his new mission, Otto has decided to send his own people to closely guard the longhouse of the priests. In short, someone will be standing guard at the door of the chief priest's house.
The candidate to stand guard? Of course it's very easy.
The people living near the big leader's house are Otto's lifelong confidants, and they are also the noble people in the Ross tribe.
He selected ten people from among his confidants, working in groups of two, to take turns serving as doorkeepers at the door of the priest's longhouse. The work was honorable, and Otto also paid honorable men a fee for standing guard.
About all expenses of the priests will be managed personally by the chief, and Otto also informed his cronies in detail.
The only thing left is to take the guys and put all the huge sums of money at home into the chief priest's house.
Rurik was woken up by the loud noise outside. In an era without clocks, he still didn’t know the specific time. It was finally dawn outside, and as usual today, I took the guys to train again, and then went to eat meat together.
It was supposed to be business as usual, but Rurik canceled it.
Today, moving his huge sum of money into the safest priest's longhouse is his first priority. Rurik dismissed the gathered guys and still gave Fisk's mother a sum of money to buy fish. The work of cooking fish still needs to be done, and the children can still enjoy the meat at noon.
"Let's go, Rumia, let's carry the cash box out of the house."
Rumia nodded, she bent down, looked at Rurik's face, and used With great strength, the two of them worked together to lift the box.
But just by moving outdoors, Rurik was already out of breath.
"Hey! My brother, you can't do this."
The teaser was none other than my cousin Arik. At the same time, there were many people standing outside. Their faces were all familiar to Rurik. They were his father's confidants and his neighbors. He couldn't hand over one by one except for their names.
Rurik took a deep breath and straightened his thin waist: "Arik, it's not that my strength is not good, it's that I have a lot of money..."
"Oh? Are you showing off? It doesn't matter, I already know, and now the big leader has also begun to manage the priests' money."
Judging from his cousin's tone, Rurik always felt that The mood was unhappy, as if Aric was dissatisfied with the leader's new authority.
Rurik raised his head to glance at his cousin, and his eyes also glanced at his sister-in-law, who had a bulging belly.
Peravina’s belly is really bigger! Thinking about it, she should give birth soon! The due date is probably next month. Rurik felt that his sister-in-law was risking her life by insisting on visiting relatives in her hometown. Is she really a lucky woman, or are they Slavic women just born with good physical qualities?
Rurik muttered: "You should help me. All my money will be transferred to the priest."
Aric is willing to help his brother share some of the pressure. Of course, if My brother has too much money, and I am willing to spend it on his behalf.
The money box full of silver coins was extremely heavy for Rurik, but it was light and easy for Arik. After all, this young man who is good at paddling is just twenty years old and has the brutal power to cut his enemies in half with a steel sword. Besides, he knew that what he was holding was a box of silver coins, and his excitement was beyond words.
"Help your brother." After saying that, Otto, who was also holding the box, shook his neck: "Brothers, follow me."
Now, Rurik With his hands empty, he ordered his servant Rumia to follow him closely. The two followed the team and soon met Kanuf with two maids.
Kanuf’s maid? No! It should be said that these are the two future wives of this brat.
One thing Rurik liked about Kanuf was that this brat always brought his two maids with him during his morning training. They are a pair of sisters who always rely on the tree to watch the shouting martial arts competition between a group of boys.
The children all know that the two maids are from Kanuf. This incident caused jealousy among his subordinates, which made Rurik a little unhappy.
The problem now is that the relationship between Kanuf and his two "little women" is really harmonious, perhaps more because they are peers.
As for the number of servants, Rurik dared to say that he was the one with the most servants in the entire Ross tribe.
He has a total of eleven maids and one male servant. In the foreseeable future, the number of servants will only increase.
The team carrying the coins entered the priest's longhouse under the leadership of the big leader Otto.
Last night, with the execution of Bona, all the priestesses realized the seriousness of the problem.
The big leader came again. Facing the tough leader, they all knelt on the ground, crying and complaining that they were guilty.
"You all stand up!" Otto, with a royal attitude, ordered them to stay level. He continued: "You are not good priests. You have made mistakes. Do your own thing well in the future. Remember, don't have any inappropriate thoughts, don'tDesire to be greedy for money. Otherwise Poona will be your end. ”
Rurik, when he entered the chief priest’s house, he saw for the first time that his father could show his arrogance in front of a group of priests. Those priestesses who were once somewhat arrogant, Now you are as obedient as a flock of sheep.
What is the temperament of a king?
At this time, High Priest Vilia is leaning on him. Crutch, she walked slowly from the corridor in the middle of the longhouse. To be honest, she was very happy to see the big leader reprimanding the unruly priestess under her command.
“You took all the money? "Villa looked at the suitcases held by several strong tribesmen and asked knowingly.
"They are all here. Otto said, "I want to put the money away now." ”
“Then come.” "
After saying that, Vilia turned around. She just wanted to end all this noise as soon as possible and let the big leader take over the priest's finances as soon as possible.
Otto shook his neck. : “Brothers, follow me. ”
It’s still the small room where belongings are stored. Otto’s money and Rurik’s money are all placed here.
Putting multiple boxes together needs to be considered. Do you want to distinguish between them? No need to.
Otto feels that in the end, all the money should be inherited by his son Rurik.
Is that money enough for personal enjoyment? Come on! The only thing that makes Otto happy now is the smooth construction of New Roseburg.
Secondly, for this success, Otto knows that he must manage his affairs well. Then don't look for any more young women, but don't get another little brother for Rurik.
The cronies responsible for the transportation were ordered to avoid it by Otto.
< p>Soon, there were only four people left in this independent room: Vilia, Otto, Rurik and Rumia.They are all very trustworthy and trustworthy people. .
Villa slowly took out a bronze key and stuffed it into Otto’s broad palm: “Big Chief, take all your money and Rurik’s money. Go here. It seems that you think this is very appropriate. The key is given to you. From today on, you are the owner of this house. From now on, you will also be responsible for the food and clothing expenses of the priests. "
Otto nodded deeply, and then, to Villa's surprise, he thrust the key into Rurik's hand.
Villa was actually surprised. , everything was relieved soon.
“Oh, my big leader, Rurik is not our new leader yet. ”
“But he will be the master of wealth. "As he spoke, Otto gently pinched his son's neck: "Speak, son, tell the high priest your decision. "
Decision? It is the decision to build a "big money box" that belongs to the entire clan. The initial money in this "big money box" came from the former public wealth of the priests.
After hearing Rurik’s decision, WeiLeah's heart is really full of contradictions. Undoubtedly, Rurik had a good wish, for example, he hoped that the poorest people in the tribe would not have to worry about hunger. As for the nature of wealth, it is no longer the priest's money being entrusted to the chiefs.
It is equivalent to saying that the priests have lost the power to control a fortune.
Thinking about it again, Wei Liya felt relieved. My own era is about to pass, and the next candidate for the trustworthy high priest is Rumia standing here.
Rumia, she is a maid after all, and the power of life belongs to her master. When such a person serves as a high priest, he should not think about having wealth. It would be better to cut off her financial resources, so that as the high priest, she could only bring other priests and rely on the leader Rurik.
But Rurik did not put the key in his pocket. He returned it to his father: "Dad, you'd better take it. I'm not worthy of it now. Only when I become the leader can I..."
Otto, he still stuffed the key into it. In the hands of the son: "No! You are now the master of wealth. It was you who proposed to build a big money box, and I will satisfy your decision. Now, if I want to use this money, I must also listen to your opinion."
With the bronze key in hand, Rurik knew that he was already the owner of the largest money box of the Ross tribe, and this money box was already equivalent to the "treasury" of the Ross tribe.
This key seemed to weigh a thousand pounds. Looking at his father's eyes and Vilia's eyes, Rurik saw full of expectation.