The Avora is the most dreamy ship in the port. The entire Balmok tribe, and even people living in remote areas, rowed their boats one after another to stop and visit.
Being watched by thousands of people, the people still living on the boat were in a very bad mood.
With Rurik away, the Balmoks disembarked. Jevlo naturally became the manager of the big ship. Everyone wanted to get off the ship, but without Rurik's direct order, everyone still had to stick to the ship and watch the cargo in the warehouse.
Finally, Rurik suddenly appeared accompanied by Nolen personally.
She naturally took Rurik's arm, and escorted by a group of well-dressed maids, she approached the crowded pier.
The tribesmen naturally moved out of the way. They were originally talking about the big ship, but now thousands of eyes were staring at Rurik's handsome face.
Is that a Russian noble? What a beautiful boy. Those rumors are all true. The leader really betrothed his youngest daughter to this Russian!
Rurik heard some wonderful discussions. He smiled and said nothing and had no intention of talking to them.
Seeing that the boss finally appeared, Yevluo, who was leaning on the side of the ship, shouted almost imploringly: "Sir, when will we get off the ship. With the cargo of this ship, we..."
"Get off the ship now! Put down the rope ladder first, and then carefully move the goods down. We are here to build a temporary shop."
Having said this, Rurik also In front of the onlookers of Balmok people, he announced loudly: "Friends of Balmok! Bring your salt, your silver coins, and do business with me! This is supported by your leader."
< p>Not only that, Nolen also made the exact same announcement, and her description was even more descriptive than Rurik's.Look at this situation, are the Russians really going to sell their goods?
Everyone has been gearing up for a long time. There is a saying among the tribe that the Russians need salt. It seems that for them, salt is currency. People began to leave in a hurry, causing a chain reaction, and the pier became empty in a short time.
Rurik shrugged, he was a little dumbfounded.
"Nolen, your people run so fast."
The girl smiled: "We need foreign businessmen so much. They all go home to get valuable things , they will all come back soon."
"This is a good thing. Now, I have to wait for your brother to bring a group of brothers over."
Leader Magnut is still calling. He fell asleep. It was obvious that yesterday's joy was accompanied by strong drinks. It was almost noon and he was still sleeping.
Early in the morning, Rurik took advantage of the opportunity to have dinner as a guest and discussed with Biyoni and Floki about opening up the market.
Everything is being implemented in an orderly manner according to everyone's plan.
This was an "expedition" with strong exploratory significance. Rurik identified a route from Rossberg Fjord to NarRoute to Vik Fjord. The amount of supplies carried by the Avrora on its first voyage was not very large. Of course, the "a lot" here could only be described as "amazing" for an ordinary long ship.
The Balmok tribe is located in a fjord. Although the local area has good mountain forest resources and amazing fishery resources, some very important livelihood materials are really scarce.
Byongni even described that his people could not even get clay for making pottery. What was even worse was the lack of iron ore. Of course there is iron ore in the mountains, but the blacksmiths found that the iron ore in their hometown was much worse than that of other people.
It is true that the Narvik Fjord is very short of iron, but this fjord does not freeze all year round. The situation faced by the Russian people is exactly the opposite. They are sitting on a large amount of iron ore, even amazing chromite ore, but the sea freezes for half of the year every year. Once the two parties unite and combine their respective advantages, they can offset their respective disadvantages. (So the Port of Narvik is the export port of Swedish iron ore)
Byongni came with nearly a hundred strong men from the tribe, and they became the best to maintain order here.
With the assistance of this group of "security guards", Rurik could move all the goods out with confidence.
He also had an appointment with Biyongni: "I will move out all the goods that need to be traded, and your people must maintain order. It is not my arrogance. I am afraid of greedy people." This guy took the lead in looting, and in the end, if there was a stampede, your people would be trampled to death."
Biyongni also made a clear guarantee: "Don't worry. My brothers all carry wooden sticks. If you dare to make trouble, my brother will help you teach him a lesson."
Rurik is willing to believe his Biyongni brother, but... These people who maintain order are doing "security" work, and they shouldn't stand here to maintain order in vain.
Each of these people will receive a silver coin as a reward after completing their work today.
Rurik had to pay a salary of one hundred pieces of gold, that is, one pound of silver. This amount of money can be described as a small amount of money for Rurik now, but for the Balmok tribe, which is extremely short of precious metals in the current era, the value of a silver coin is just like the price situation of the Rus tribe in the past.
What is that concept? One silver coin is enough to exchange for a month's worth of fish.
In everyone’s surprised eyes, the Russians from afar showed off their goods.
Wheat in sacks, a large amount of squirrel skins, a small amount of rare leathers such as deerskin and mink, bundles of rough linen, a small amount of white muslin, and a small amount of golden soap.
The most exciting thing is the large number of hand axes and spearheads displayed by the Russians.
These goods are mainly for civilians. Cloth and leather are for clothing, wheat is for improving life and diet, and ironware is directly related to the efficiency of local people's material production. As for soap, Rurik doesn't expect to sell a lot of it, so he won't deliberately lower the price.
All the goods were clearly marked with prices. After the announcement was made in public, the thousands of people present simply booed.
The chiefs of the big families of those tribes brought their men to watch the fun, and then used the salt, silver coins and a very small amount of gold coins in their hands to buy some good things from the Rus. They came with a curious attitude and didn't expect to buy many good things at first, but the Russian products were really attractive.
But! That Rurik, that kid’s price is so crazy!
One silver coin is worth five pounds of wheat (Rurik does not need to offer stable preferential prices to foreigners), so the price is acceptable. But those leathers, a squirrel skin for one denarius, a mink skin for ten denarii? !
Especially the axes and spearheads, the price is actually fifty silver coins? !
The scene became extremely noisy, like a precursor to a storm.
Byony and his brothers tried their best to stabilize the chaotic atmosphere. When people's emotions calmed down a little, Rurik stood on a high place and solemnly informed the Balmoks of the value of the salt in their hands. .
"Balmok people! I learned that you are very short of silver coins! No problem, every pound of salt in your hands is equivalent to ten silver coins. Just use salt to buy my goods !”
As soon as this statement came out, people’s negative mood changed instantly. Those most ordinary people, they never thought that the salt in their hands was so valuable to the Russians?
Russians like the salt of Balmok, and Rurik salt has the same currency properties as silver coins. Narvik currently lacks hard currency such as gold and silver. What they can get is indeed a large amount of salt. Even if they get a pile of precious metals, Rurik still needs to get a large amount of salt from the Balmoks. .
Both parties have a strong desire for trade, and a hot barter transaction is taking place at the dock.
To avoid confusion, Rurik asked all buyers to line up.
Waiting in line to buy something? What a strange move.
While ordinary people were inexplicably indifferent, representatives of the big families who realized that this was a major buying opportunity quickly lined up with salt and silver coins.
"Yes, it seems that you also have the most basic organization." Rurik and Nolen were already standing on the high side of the ship, looking at the people lined up at the dock.
He looked far away. It was obvious that most of the Balmoks had lost the opportunity to buy goods, even if they still had a large amount of salt in their hands.
The transaction is proceeding stably, and its stability is staggering.
Rurik took a closer look and saw that the people queuing up were neater and more decently dressed, and their money was generous.
Some people are busy buying wheat, while others mainly buy leather. The price tag of ironware is very expensive, and some people still buy multiple pieces.
Rurik stared intently at a man who bought about twenty iron tools and left. It was this man who just carriedA sack of salt and a small bag of silver coins to buy the goods. He saw this guy carrying a sack full of iron tools and fighting with another group of people. All the axes and spearheads were handed over to a man with a gray beard wearing leopard fur.
"Nolen." Rurik pointed: "That man."
"Who?"
"The one wearing leopard fur. Also. It's a man with black spots on his leather. Is he a very noble person in your tribe?" Nolen couldn't help but widened his eyes and said cautiously. "Yes. /p>
"He is indeed a noble man. He knew that I needed a lot of salt, so he took the salt to buy my most valuable goods. I really gained a huge harvest today." Rurik pinched his waist, he was immersed in dumping In the ecstasy of the sale, I couldn't think too much for a while.
Nolen held Ririk's arm tightly: "He is Osten, the owner of Washebi (the lowland farm on the western coast). He is very powerful and is very popular to compete for the leadership."
p>The girl's words deeply reminded Rurik: "Wonderful man. Then what?"
"He gave up."
"Why? Maybe... "Rurik looked into Nolen's eyes hurriedly, "He sold me a lot of ironware today. Do you know that it is a better product than ordinary ironware? It is magical iron that does not rust when placed in water. "< /p>
This speech sounded very strange to Nolen.
Rurik continued: "That man's behavior may not be simple. Is he buying weapons, is he organizing an army? Could it be that he has ambitions..."
No. Lun understood this time, and she shook her head hastily: "No. My father's position as leader was recommended by everyone. In fact, anyone can take this position. Even if the leader wants to negotiate with those greedy guys in Bergen, I Father is willing to do this kind of thing for everyone."
"So this Ostein..."
"Ostan, and his son Geiger, his family feels that they are just here. Washoby raises some sheep and does salt fishing, but his life is still poor. He feels that our fjord is useless except that it does not freeze in winter."
"So he wanted to go out. ? Leaving the port?"
"Maybe. I don't know the specifics, but there is only one thing I know."
The girl finally sighed softly: "Many young men don't like our harbor. They all want to go out and make a living. Aren't my two brothers the same? Many men went to Bergen in the south to work for the local lords. Where are the mercenaries?"
"That Ostan, does he want to take his entire family to move to a beautiful place to settle down forever?"
What did Nolen say about this? Didn't say anything. But Rurik felt that he had fully understood what Ostein was thinking.
"Nolen."
"Yeah."
"Let's get off the boat. I want to talk to Ostan first. I'm going to his house.Guest, maybe he won't mind. ”
“Of course. Nolen nodded: "Dad asked me to take you around the entire fjord. If we are visiting Washobi, Osten will definitely agree." "
"Okay! You lead the way. "
"Ah this..." The girl suddenly came up with a quick idea: "Take Floki with you. He has a good relationship with Osten's youngest son Esbjorn. ”
“That’s fine. ”
Rurik intended to visit the old guy in Osten, and Biyonyi was skeptical at first. The relationship between his sister and Rurik was extremely close, and Biyonyi was very happy, but the Balmok man The fjord is very large, and it is already afternoon. Is it appropriate for Rurik to visit Washobi Farm now?
Seeing that this guy is determined, Biyoni has to recruit two trustworthy people? brother, and pushed his brother Floki forward, and the three of them served as the best guides.
Rurik also had to do some superficial work, and he put on a Russian uniform again. He also brought along three elite mercenaries, including Yevro.
The strong warriors protected Rurik from the noisy trading scene. Rurik no longer needed to deal with trade matters. Worried, after all, the result of the transaction, "salt", would be transported to the cabin as soon as possible.
He, Nolen and others left as quietly as possible, and soon caught up at another small dock. Ostein was chatting and laughing with his guys.
A man in a strange blue-striped white robe appeared!
A few guys shut up for a moment, and then subconsciously guarded their own. The financial owner Ostein.
Completely different from the cautious attitude of the man, Ostein simply pushed away his men. Although he didn’t know what happened, the leader Magnute’s son and daughter and the Russians stayed. Rick, obviously he came here because of something important.
Osten opened his arms in good faith and walked straight towards Rurik.
"Friends from afar. , it seems that something is destined to happen between you and me. Ah, looking at you up close, you are such a beautiful boy. "
When Rurik gently took off his hat, Floki shouted very simply: "Uncle Osten, my brother Rurik wants to talk to you about something. He wants to be a guest at your home. ”
“Being a guest?
Rurik raised his head with a smile on his face, and then asked the sharp question: "It seems that the real hero is the one who cannot stand the cramped fjord. A rising army wants to conquer A distant and rich land as their new wonderful home. ”
As soon as he said this, Ostan calmed down.
Who can not love a boy with a handsome face, decent clothes but also showing a heroic spirit? Ostan is inspecting The moment he bought those axes and spearheads, he realized that he had gotten a big deal. Why? He did an experiment with his sword, and unexpectedly, his blade had a dent after a simple chop. And the ax blade is perfect.
He wants to stay with him.If Rick said some polite words, Ben would be willing to let these people come to his home as guests.
Things are getting weird now.
Ostan's face tightened: "You...Rurik of Rus. Do you know me?"
"I don't know. But, I know your desire, And your desire is also my desire."
"My desire?" Austen's face was serious, and an intriguing smile gradually appeared.
Rurik responded with the same smile: "Do you really think that we Russians are just here for business? I said, what you desire is also what I desire. "
Ostan nodded, then he breathed a sigh of relief facing the sea, and sighed in the deep voice of an old man: "Maybe you are a messenger sent by God, maybe you will help my family achieve this goal. My lifelong wish. Come, noble Rurik, I invite you to come to my home."
Who can know what the two Riddlers, one big and one small, are talking about? Anyone with a discerning eye can see that a conversation between the two has established some kind of tacit understanding that is hard to explain.
Soon, Rurik and others got on the Osten family’s long rowing boat heading for the Washobi Farm.