If tobacco existed in this era, Otto would definitely not mind taking out one, sitting on a bare tree stump, and smoking a cigarette.
Perhaps, the only advantage of tobacco is that it calms the mind and relieves some physical fatigue.
Otto has heard that some people will look for some red mushrooms in the woods, and those who eat them will see some incredible scenes, and even be able to talk to God.
He did not try this because he also heard that some people ate red mushrooms. I don’t know if God saw it. Anyway, the poor guy foamed at the mouth and died in convulsions. Maybe that person's soul will ascend to Valhalla and see the true form of God.
Otto just wanted to take a rest. He sat on a log that had been transported to be decomposed, longing for a beautiful glass next to him, filled with foaming wine. Craft ale. It's really enjoyable to have a drink.
Otto accompanied his son this morning and walked half a circle around the entire tribe!
After all, it has been three months, and huge changes have indeed taken place within the tribe. There are not only a group of foreign merchants, carrying and holding their goods, shouting and selling their linen, wine, or other useful things on the winding roads of the tribe. It is obvious that these traveling merchants can always sell their goods quickly, and at the same time, traveling merchants do not have to worry about their own safety.
Because Otto, the older people in the tribe, and the high priest Vilia formulated a very basic law many years ago.
So-called thieves will have their property confiscated and then permanently deported. Robbers will have their property confiscated and be publicly executed, and their families will be enslaved.
Even in the sea, fishermen often turn into pirates, and gangs and gangsters openly occur among their peers. Within the Ross tribe, residents supervise each other, and once criminal behavior is discovered, the consequences will be severe.
Basic laws bind the tribesmen and residents. Over the years, crimes within Fort Ross have been rare. The penalties imposed on criminals are big news.
The internal security of Roseburg is very good. The first reason for the excellent security comes from the simple supervision of each other by the settlers. The second reason is that the population of Roseburg is only 7,000 to 8,000 people at most. To manage such a small number of people, there is no need to invent professions such as "head catcher" or "quick catcher", let alone more advanced ones.
Basic laws are binding on our own people and allied merchants who belong to the same alliance.
As for the captive slaves? Forget it.
Those captives participated in daily life.
Otto thought nothing of the captured women. They were the "tools" of their possessors. Even so, if they gave birth to the possessor's child, it would be completely different!
Russian people cherish the boys of every tribe. Even if their mothers are slaves, it does not affect their right to grow up to become Russians.The warrior of the tribe conquering the country.
Many other families have started building new houses. Otto noticed one thing, that is, the so-called new houses had a large number of wooden piles buried next to their own homes, and superstructures were built on these wooden piles.
It wasn’t until he saw Rurik’s masterpiece that Otto suddenly understood.
Obviously, some tribesmen must have started building Novgorod-style wooden houses due to the influence of those Novgorod women who married there.
Are they doing the right thing? Regardless of whether it is correct, it is indeed understandable.
Because of Otto, during his long stay in Novgorod, he lived in a comfortable wooden house provided by the head of the White Tree Manor, especially sleeping on a wooden bed. Otto felt that it was quite good. Comfortable.
The children were all brought out by Parla, each with their little hands behind their backs, shyly facing their master.
Rurik took a little inventory and determined that the ten people were correct.
He still wanted to ask: "Parla, are everyone here?"
"Yes, as you can see."
" Really? Are they queuing up according to their names?"
"Of course not." Palla looked quite regretful. No one was facing ten children in just one day. Kung Fu can completely tell each other apart. Of course, Parla would eventually be able to tell their names based on their appearance, but that would take a little time!
It’s good now, because of Parla’s actions, even if Rurik saw them from a slightly distance, it was as if they were decuplets!
It turned out that they were dirty in their homework. Parla began to boil a lot of hot water, and then washed their bodies one by one.
Just like a mother giving a bath to her children, Parla wiped each child with soap, and then used a very rough linen cloth to rub off the dirt that had accumulated for an unknown amount of time on their bodies.
Especially their hair! They fell into Parla's hands, but their hair was forcibly washed, causing the children to scream.
Many children have parasite eggs hidden in their hair, as well as lice and fleas.
Since enjoying the wealth of soap, the annoying bugs in the past have been eliminated. Parla noticed this magical power of soap several months ago. She rubbed the children's hair crazily. Due to long-term malnutrition, many children lost a lot of hair during this process.
The only good thing is that many parasites were washed away. Afterwards, they also felt the ultimate refreshing feeling on the scalp, and the itchy feeling on the head was gone!
Palla also washed them together with their clothes, and finally dried them quickly by the fire.
It can be said that when Rurik saw his ten little maids, their clothes seemed simple and dirty, but in fact they had been washed with soap. The mud on their bodies was gone, and their hair was not only washed, but also sharpened by Parla.The knife was repaired a bit.
The children's long hair was trimmed to the same length. After being cleaned by Haosheng, although the hair quality was not very good, the crooked hair became smoother in the end. Parla also put a little grease on their hair and tied it into a small braid at the back of their heads.
Nothing else, because Parla knew that Rumia, the head maid of Rurik, had braids on the back of her head. The most ordinary maids naturally want to be closer to their "eldest sisters" in image.
Is this really the case?
But the biggest shortcoming of these little maids is that they have not received huge favors from their masters, and they have not been decorated with huge silver ornaments like Rumia.
Their images are so similar!
In addition to uniform attire and hairstyle, although their faces are fair, they all appear to be in a sub-healthy condition. After all, their faces are different.
Rurik, he is still accustomed to some military management elements, especially his servants.
He stroked the small linen bag filled with silver nameplates with his left hand, recalling the names given to them one by one.
First of all, let’s start with Anna...
The girls are not afraid of their master at all, or in other words, when they face Rurik, they always feel a little like facing their brother. Even this "elder brother" is better than the elder brother in his hometown family.
They are generally only seven years old! Even though they have already begun to face the burden of family production and become a labor force. Whoever is kind to himself is really clear-cut.
Our stomachs were full of fish yesterday, and everyone ate some more this morning.
Although they didn’t understand what the woman named Parla said, they knew that in a while, it would be time for everyone to eat again!
This is happiness that cannot be enjoyed in my hometown.
The ten girls stood obediently and did not dare to act rashly without the master's order.
Their eyes were full of expectation, not knowing what else the master would do.
"Anna, come to me!" Rurik ordered in Slavic.
I saw the little girl jumping up and down, and the pigtails on the back of her head were swaying as she moved.
"Master?" The girl opened her dark blue eyes wide. Maybe at this time, she is more willing to call Rurik "brother".
"Are you satisfied with your day yesterday?" Rurik asked politely.
"Very satisfied, Master!"
"Have you eaten anything in the morning?"
"Eat!"
Ask In one answer, Rurik completely understood their new life based on this girl. Perhaps I have received too much favor from my father or other tribesmen based on my servants. But is this really the case? Rurik felt that this was not called a "favor" at all, but the most basic public affairs that a powerful person should give to his tribe.
Especially the kids! Even if the current living conditions of the Ross tribe can only be said to be improved compared to a few years ago, in the final analysis it is still better thanWorse.
Economic difficulties can be further improved through efforts to increase productivity. If the tribe wants to be strong, all the children are the key!
It is no joke that a strong young man will make a country strong.
They are still sallow, thin, and have thinning hair. After living like this for a period of time without worrying about food and drink, Rurik was sure that they would become rosy and even gain weight. Now that his physical fitness has improved, he doesn't have to worry too much about his servants getting sick and dying.
Rurik took out the silver nameplates in a hurry. In Anna's excitement, Rurik dug out the nameplate with the letter "A" inlaid in gold and hung it on Anna's hand. on the head.
The girl raised her head and could not help but tremble all over.
"Are you...excited?"
"Master...this is silver?"
"And gold." Rurik added, "The pattern on it represents your name. You are my servant, and you will become noble if you follow me."
Noble? Anna was very vague about this concept.
"Now, face your sisters and show your nameplate." Rurik ordered.
Anna turned around happily, swaying freely in the envious eyes of her sisters.
Anna is just the beginning.
Soon, Rurik gave nameplates to all the girls, and the letters on them corresponded to their names.
The children gathered together and jumped. They understood the value of silver and gold, and that this gift came from the owner.
Let them make noise for a while.
Rurik approached Parla who looked pleased: "Now, you can probably tell their names."
"Yes. I basically know those Romans The order of letters. But you...gave her a nameplate made of silver." "It doesn't matter." Rurik felt that Rumia might be jealous of his behavior, so he pulled her over. : "Look, this is my head maid. Her nameplate is the biggest and most beautiful. The other maids can only condescend to her. Parla, you know their names, and you will work in the future."
"Soap?" Parla chuckled, "I will finish it well."
"Okay, I will give you the money as usual. But you also understand my attitude. . The money will be given to you, and you have no right to spend it aside from your daily life."
Palla nodded deeply. She had heard that the once domineering Bona had actually returned. The big leader was killed directly. She didn't dare to ask, she didn't dare to say, Ji Yuririk's words basically settled the matter.
Rurik returned to his father. In the soap workshop behind the father and son, the chatter of a group of girls became even more noisy.
Watching everything, Otto couldn’t hold it in anymore: “Child, they are your servants, not your sisters. Your attitude towards them is just like your sisters.”
< p> Rurik was startled: "how? Dad, do you think what I did is inappropriate? ""No! If those people are your brothers, you are doing a very good job. However, they are just servants. My child, I see that you treat all your servants as if they were family friends. "
"Oh, maybe I am just a kind person. "
"Really? Otto's big hand covered his son's head: "I selected them for you. They are all pretty girls." Their status is inherently lowly. Don’t you think they are lowly? "
"This...actually..."
"If you hesitate, that's your acquiescence! Otto said bluntly: "Well, you take them all as your wives." "
"What? Dad, are you sure? ! ”
“Of course. Otto continued to sigh: "It seems that I need to go to the Stone Ship Altar to pray to God for another ten years of life, so that I can see them all pregnant with your children." Haha, forget it about the high priest. "
As he spoke, Otto suddenly grabbed the braid on the back of Rumia's head and pulled her to his side: "The high priest cannot get married. However, there is no need to go through a ceremony. It is okay for her to become the high priest after giving birth to the child. "
"Dad! you! "Rurik felt that his father had just drank a glass of wine? No!
Otto seemed to be saying nonsense, but in fact it was his straightforward thoughts.
It’s not surprising! There will be a huge and grand collective wedding in the tribe tonight. After one night, all the newly married Novgorod girls will become new Rus women.
Being. The big leader who has held the highest power for more than ten years, Otto knows the importance of population! What's more, although the tribe has benefited greatly from this year's war, sixty-five young people have died in the battle. There are only 700 soldiers, and half of them are elites. The only thing that can make up for the loss is to hope that all the Russian women will give birth to healthy sons as soon as possible.
Otto is the only one who can make up for the loss. Such thoughts.
Personally, Otto certainly hopes that he can have countless grandchildren.
Now, Rurik feels that his father wants him to become a pile driver.
Well, one of the ancient stories about the land of Eastern Europe that Rurik knows best is that Rurik's descendants bloomed everywhere in history. Rurik used the power of blood to make children. Becoming the leader of various Slavic tribes is a bit like learning from the expansion methods of the Eastern and Western Zhou Dynasties. Maybe it is an optimal solution for the special situation.
There is also the early history of Kievan Rus. There is an anecdote similar to "The Duke of Zhou assisted the government"
It was the general Oleg who assisted the young prince Igor. When Igor grew up, he conquered the south, attacked Eastern Rome, and established Kievan Rus.
Who is Oleg?
So, are Arik and Oleg the same thing? He is a very young man and is stillUnborn! The only thing Rurik could estimate was that this legendary good minister must have been born among his relatives, friends and subordinates.