The sun sets, and the afterglow dissipates below the sea level.
Stars cover the world and the temperature is extremely low. Opposite to the low temperature is the bustle of Roseburg.
A large amount of wood waste, branches, and rotten wood were piled up, and a huge wooden tower was successfully piled up. Building towers has become a new nationality. The so-called burning towers are gifts to the gods, and every household must contribute some firewood.
No matter where they come from, they are all Rus now, and the worship of fire is welcomed by all.
The time has come, the stars have returned together, the aurora is a green ribbon, and suddenly a shooting star passes by!
Some people raised their hands to the sky: "That's the parade of Valkyrie!"
But the meteor suddenly dissipated, and some people were just tough-talking, raising their hands to force them to see it. When we arrived at Meteor, we also saw the smile of the old priest Vilia who transformed into a Valkyrie.
People use words to elicit empathy. Regardless of whether they actually saw shooting stars, they just said that they saw the image of the old priest.
The rumors are getting more and more outrageous, and some people even claim that he has been personally blessed by the gods.
"Maybe God exists. Vilia, you are indeed the Valkyrie. All of us agree that you are the Valkyrie." Rurik did not make any comment on the rumors, but he was very happy in his heart. I hope these helpful rumors will spread more widely.
A rising principality, people from at least three cultural groups gathered to form a new Rus.
The native Rus people used force to conquer the principality, so it was naturally possible for it to split. Unless all people worship the same thing, such as fire.
Under the wooden tower, all the people of all colors living in Roseburg gathered here. Not only them, but also people from Ellenborg, Kovenstad and Tombstone Island came to participate in this event in reindeer sleighs and horse sleighs.
The men put on their weapons and looked awe-inspiring, while the women put on colorful clothes and tried their best to dress themselves up. A large group of children were running around, and the swaddled baby sometimes screamed and sometimes cried.
There were lit torches everywhere, and a garland of flames formed on the wooden walls of Roseburg.
Rumia once again stared at the antlered helmet and chanted the ritual, and Rurik personally killed five reindeer.
The young man's handsome face and newly grown beard were stained with the blood red of a deer. Rurik held a burning torch high and threw it to the dry pyre.
Under the starlight, moonlight, and aurora, smoke billows from the frozen beach of Roseburg.
Soon, the initial flames lit up, and the pupils of more than 10,000 spectators also ignited with flames. They stood and stared at the flames that gradually turned into fire dragons, and then felt the refreshing warmth...
The fire tower kept burning and firewood kept piling up.
Until a new dawn breaks through the darkness before dawn, people no longer need a fire tower to illuminate the darkness.
The soft light of the morning light shines on the faces of tens of thousands of people watching the sunrise over the ice fieldsuperior.
Welcome to the year 834 AD!
The daylight hours are still very short for a few days after sunrise, and then the daylight hours will rapidly lengthen, and within three months they will stretch to occupy half of the entire day.
The year 834 of the Julian calendar has arrived.
As the highest noble in the principality, his childish face was already attractive enough, but now his eye sockets have become very obvious, and his eyes have become deep and sharp.
In this Nordic body, golden hair began to grow vigorously. Only the wife and concubines knew the parts covered by the clothes. Only the cheeks, lips and chin were clearly visible.
Many old guys who grew up with Otto, when they see this young kid, they think of Otto back then.
Otto was also a handsome boy back then and a good fighter. Because of this, he had the right to marry the beautiful Niya.
That was already a distant past, and Ross was no longer the small tribe that lived by itself.
Nowadays, all the known worlds north of Tombstone Island are completely the territory of the Principality of Ross. The people living there, whether they are their own family members or servants, no longer have any threat to the power of Ross. power.
If there is one, it is the Karelians who need to be conquered.
So this year, according to the promise made to the Suomi people last year, we will attack the Karelian people?
Rurik had no intention of concealing his ambitions. He began to deliberately speak cruel words, shouting a slogan that made all strong men excited: "Use Ross's sword and shield to fight for the victory." Living space under the sun ”
The Duke is going to war again! I wonder if there are any enemies in this world that the brothers fear?
The Danes are obviously weak, Svealand's group of allies are dejected losers, and everyone in Britain is a fool.
Ross is more powerful than before, because among the mercenaries ordered to participate in the logging work, there is a group of native Balmoks. Everyone believes in Odin and has exactly the same warrior culture.
The Balmok mercenaries are no longer just for money. They believe that following Rurik will help them achieve success one after another and eventually become heroic spirits.
How can you just let yourself take advantage of a good thing? There are still some brothers in my hometown who are unwilling to immigrate to Britain. Wouldn't it be better if everyone just raises the flag of Ross?
As the days lengthen, work suspended due to the extreme cold has been fully resumed.
In early January, another small-scale cold current moved southward, bringing another severe snowfall to the already frozen world. Fortunately, the snowfall lasted only three days.
What does this mean? As usual, people swept the snow in front of their doors and piled it into snowdrifts, then shoveled the blood clots onto sleds and pulled them all out of the city.
After the snow, the construction speed of Blast Furnace Town has been greatly accelerated.
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The wooden piles at the core of the wall have all been erected, and all that is left is to build the wall around these strong wooden piles. Within the wall, not only were the wooden piles for constructing the wood carvings built, but wooden walls were also started to be stacked on them to build wooden floors.
In terms of building wooden houses, Rus not only learned Slavic technology, but also made improvements and innovations based on it. In Rurik's view, these are not innovations. They just rely on the existing technical level to create the traditional wooden residential style common in Europe before the electrical age.
A large number of wooden houses are for craftsmen to live and live, while the obviously simple and large wooden houses are simply warehouses.
A clearing was deliberately left, and the original tree roots above were dug out. The land was leveled and some simple sheds with drafts were placed on it.
A blast furnace will be erected here, as well as a large number of auxiliary small furnaces.
A hill of iron ore is being piled up. The ore dug from the mountainous area is covered with a layer of snow, making the ore even more majestic.
Regarding the construction of the blast furnace town, ore mining, wood transportation and processing, traditional leather and linen production, soap manufacturing, and even ship construction, Rurik no longer needs to personally supervise these things.
He even has no need for supervision. Tens of thousands of people are doing their own work to create a pair of invisible hands. Roseburg's economy is functioning well.
Rurik was convinced that what he wanted to do personally was to control the core things, namely precious metals, metalware, salt and food.
These physical resources are actually the basis for his personal dominance, and the so-called divinity is the icing on the cake.
In the past few days, all kinds of people made a lot of money by selling their labor. Rurik also timely provided more wheat and salt in January, and the purchase restrictions were also relaxed, so that the silver coins sent out were basically recovered.
A lot of wheat! Today's wheat can be regarded as a small profit for the rulers of Rus.
Plundering from Britain, collecting food in Sorgon in Novgorod, and opening up new farmland at the mouth of the Neva River, there seems to be only transportation labor cost. Only in the area around Lake Mälaren does it cost a fortune.
The military operation in 833 solved the food problem for the next year for the first time. More than two million pounds of wheat were obtained from seizures and tributes. After paying the soldiers their due rewards, Rurik still got such a large amount of food for nothing.
In Rus, the anchor of silver coins is grain. The Principality of Rus has a large consumer market internally, but it still seems very closed to the outside world.
The total of more than three million pounds of grain is essentially the property of the Duke's family and the property of Rurik himself. It is very ironic that he is the only one who realizes that such a large amount of grain has the power to shake the earth, while ordinary people simply think that they can get coins as a matter of course by listening to the Duke's request, and they can buy delicious wheat by changing hands. , exceptHe had no other ideas.
Now, a huge amount of food is far better than a large amount of gold and silver.
As a principality, Rus is essentially implementing a grain-based economic system.
This is a strange thing in Europe at the same time. In other words, the spiritual core of Rurik's Oriental people is that deep in their souls, they are devoted to farming. From the perspective of the Oriental world, sufficient food is the key. The underlying core elements of a country’s long-term peace and stability.
The Russians are indeed consuming food quickly, and they are creating a large number of things with long-term significance and value, and their personal bodies have become stronger in the cold winter because of enough food.
The old blast furnace will still be the main smelting force in the next six months, and the two old blast furnaces will also come to a vigorous end.
The furnace has been producing brittle gray cast iron. Entering the new year, the task of casting cast iron tools was stopped by Rurik, but gray cast iron is still being made, but the irregularities formed after casting The iron piece was smashed into pieces with a sledgehammer. These broken iron pieces with too high carbon content are immediately thrown into ordinary small furnaces and continue to be calcined by intense fire to remove part of the carbon and become low-carbon steel that can be forged.
This is the method of frying steel, and it is also a technology popularized in the workshops of the Blacksmiths Union.
Rurik is not worried about technology leaks at all, even though many businessmen from southern allies live in Rus.
Even though Roseburg may have some Maylaren work mixed in with it. How about that? If they could learn the blast furnace technology, it would be a blessing from the gods, unless there was also a time traveler in Melalen.
No! This is my world, my stage!
Nearly all of the more than fifty young apprentices are from Novgorod. They are all about the same age as Rurik, and they are his personal blacksmith slaves.
Their status is humble in principle, and it seems that it is only in principle. They are also a group of teenagers. Compared with other children, they are all strong men. This changes the traditional Russian people's impression of the weakness of the Slavs on the shores of Lake Ilmen who have long been conquered. Maybe this is where the soil and water support the people? Rurik was very satisfied with the achievements of this group of boys. The five hundred Tavastia female miners had limited mining capabilities. Working with such a number of people led to a qualitative change from quantity to quality, which directly changed the work and rest of the young blacksmith.
The teenagers can stand by the stove and sweat all day long, and they use their efforts to flatter their master Rurik.
In fact, the original intention of their efforts was not for advanced ideas such as self-realization. Their pursuit was extremely ordinary. After complying with the master's requirements, they received food, clothing, housing, and even a wife.
Lord Rurik made a promise, and he will definitely fulfill his promise!
Don’t look at them. They are all teenagers, and the muscles on their arms are already very scary.
The smashed iron blocks were sent in, and after just two days of continuous processing, a flexible carbon steel sword embryo was completed! As for polishing and sharpening the sword body, as a low-priced mass-produced device, it is necessary toJust grind it with a manual grinder.
The price of its second-grade steel sword was set by Rurik at a half-pound silver coin.
Such a price is no longer extreme for the majority of Russian men and mercenaries today. They either sell their labor to make money or save their wages, and it won't take long to buy another steel sword. As for further improving it, even making a gold-plated sword hilt, or even a wooden scabbard with patterns carved on it, this aspect is too unique and the cost is bottomless, so Rurik can't care less.
Fifty young blacksmiths are responsible for the most critical processing steps. As the owner, Rurik directly set a demanding task for them - each person produces ten polished and qualified sword embryos per month. .
He also ordered Kamnier to be the leader of the blacksmithing. If he could not complete the 6,000 steel swords accumulated throughout the year, no one would even think about arranging his wife!
In fact, this is their destiny. After the order was conveyed, Rurik realized that the effect of his decision was really immediate.
Ryurik did not ask his men to produce a sword at the efficiency of one sword in two days. It was fine in a short time, but they would be exhausted in a long time. They will definitely evolve into a furnace to carburize ten sword embryos at the same time, and will use various means to reduce the process to complete the task ahead of schedule. Everyone can take a rest in the remaining time, and also use this time to make some other weapons, such as participating in the mass production of carbon steel arrow clusters.
"Were they gifted with power by Thor?" Old Kravalson couldn't help but sigh.
Not only these young blacksmiths, but also a group of professional carpenters from Roseburg were also assembled and accepted Rurik's arrangement.
His arrangement was very purposeful. He asked Kawei to be the technical director. After making the parts, they made the new torsion slingshot and bull trebuchet.
As for quantity, Rurik hopes to manufacture thirty slingshots and five trebuchets a month.
Of course there is difficulty, and their enthusiasm is immediately mobilized by the sound of money. This group of carpenters had already reached a tacit understanding with the Blacksmith Alliance in the past few years. They had long been responsible for the manufacturing of heavy weapon parts and some wooden ship parts. Now, Rurik just bypassed the blacksmith and gave them orders directly. Orders are also paid directly by him.
If mining, logging, canvas-making, cable-making, shipbuilding and other personnel are also included, the Russians' "combat readiness service" personnel have reached as many as 2,000. They are both men and women. Most of the staff are highly skilled.
Rosberg has become the only realistic arsenal in Europe in this era. Rurik's abundant gold and silver and real materials serve as guarantees, ensuring that people work hard and that this city The arsenal can continue to spit out black smoke!