Most of the reindeer captured in the Karelian War last year were transported to Fort Novosibirsk this winter.
A large number of deserted beaches on both sides of the Neva River are covered with snow, making them excellent places for herding deer in winter.
Governor Cornuson took on this task. The biggest job of the deer herders he assigned was just to keep the deer from getting lost. The task was really simple, but the benefits obtained from it were not small.
There are nearly 3,000 deer of various ages, and legally they are all Rurik’s property. There are hundreds of deer that are trophies of the soldiers, and their situations are varied.
Some deer had been slaughtered long ago, their skins were sold, and their meat went into the bellies of the soldiers.
Some deer were bought by residents and used as draft animals for pulling sleds in winter and two-wheeled carts in summer.
More than fifty deer were bought directly by Old Harald with silver. The deer owner, an old warrior from Russia, needed silver coins but was not good at raising deer, so he took out the silver coins and took the deer home happily.
They are beasts of power inferior to ponies, and they are better than nothing.
Old Harald was forced to move to New Fort Ross with a bunch of family property. Because his beautiful daughter married General Ross, the fate of being killed was gone. Silver is preserved, and the lost career can be quickly restored in the new world.
The Rus were once raiders, and now the family is part of the Rus.
So there is no hatred in old Harald’s heart? If the Ross army had not attacked Gotland, he would still be doing well on the island.
Hate? What's the use of hating.
The disputes between the Gotlanders and the Svealans were hundreds of years old, but he never imagined that the Rus among the Svealans were so powerful.
Now everything is clear. The reason why the Russians are strong is that under the leadership of the heroic leader, they walked out of the cramped land and began to expand, just like a bear that had hibernated for a long time jumped out of the cave to look for food.
After personally contacting Rurik, the prince of Rus, he concluded that this son was far superior to other Viking leaders. Many noble people only care about the happiness of themselves and their families, but not Rurik. This son is a tyrant to the outside world, but a saint to the inside. He is a contradictory person.
Now that the grandson has been born, Gustav can already walk. This boy is half-Russian by blood, and he has indeed inherited the name of the Khrolev family.
The family has a successor, not to mention that this boy is the nephew of Prince Rus.
Gotland has died, and the Sweden of Rus and Svealand has also been divided. Old Harald feels that he must bury his bones by the Neva River, at least before he dies, he can see the revival of his family.
The leather production and trading jobs that the family is best at are expanding, and the newly opened mill job is a brand new way to make money.
To expand the mill, more livestock will be needed to drive more stone mills. However, simply processing flour will only earn a labor fee. Even if the flour is made into bread, won't it still earn a labor fee? This is thinFor jobs that are profitable but quick to sell, you can only make big money by relying on your scale advantage.
There are thousands of residents in New Roseburg. The main customers of cake bread are hunters and fishermen. They buy high-quality dry food to meet unexpected needs. If they feel that the dry food they make at home is enough, they will not buy more. .
So the biggest orders still come from the army.
Old Harald didn't say it on the surface, but he still felt that his daughter's running a mill was a waste of money-making efficiency. If the Duke of Ross stops his expedition that day, the mill business will be depressed. Although this is unlikely, how can they judge when the Ross army will go on an expedition?
Unless there is strict cost control, start from the food production stage, such as getting your own land, hiring people to farm it, and becoming a landlord.
Old Harald and Aslaqi both have the need to obtain farmland. They have both revealed it to Rurik, and they are indeed ready to do so.
Can farmland only be used to grow wheat? How can you make money faster than growing wheat as a cash crop? There are not many family members and servants, and the food supply in New Roseburg is normal. If the family lacks food, just use money to buy it, and the limited energy and material resources should be invested in high value-added industries. In order to get rich in a short time, Aslaki has the motivation to take risks and can invest heavily to wait for a big fortune in the future.
They have the capital to take risks and a unique trump card. Aslaqi concluded that Rurik would not just sit back and watch his family become poor. If his eldest nephew Gustav had a bad life, he would definitely help. of.
Besides, it was Rurik’s order that the Hrolev family moved here. The existence of the family itself has special significance to Ross.
The family has shouldered a special responsibility, so when Rurik sent a messenger to ask Harald Harald and Asraqi and his daughter to come to the palace for a meeting, the father and daughter figured it out with their toes. What's the matter?
After all, in the past few days, people in Ostara have been clamoring about looking for land buyers. After all, there are theatergoers everywhere, and no one can afford a huge sum of money in one go.
In fact, old Harald couldn't take out sixty pounds of silver coins in one breath, just because he and his daughter were gambling on fate. The gold and silver were turned into actual goods and real estate, and the last liquid funds were recently exchanged with Rurik. The family still has some gold and silver reserves, but it cannot afford the huge amount of money to buy the land.
Aslaqi held her father's arm, and the two of them were unaccompanied and did not need to be accompanied. Even Aric's request to be accompanied by Peravina was declined.
There were some guards standing outside the palace. The huge Harvest Square was still covered with snow, and the sunlight shining here was very dazzling.
The air is no longer oppressively cold, and the time for the world to thaw is not far away.
A large sleigh team and a large number of reindeer will move to Novgorod, and Novorosberg, which has been bustling all winter, will return to its summer tranquility, unless the army gathers again.
The father and daughter entered the palace lobby calmly. Rurik did not summon them in the more suitable "Russ Duma" parliament chamber to show his attitude.Secondly, this is indeed a small meeting attended by the top nobles of Ross, and no one else needs to know the secrets.
Carlotta had already arrived first and sat down casually. Rurik also crossed his legs calmly and stretched out his hand to signal when old Harald and his daughter entered the room.
Old Harald gasped and sat down. He was still very reserved: "My lord, there must be something important that I have invited to discuss with you."
"It is indeed something important. I You're welcome, both of you are here, let me tell you clearly! It's about the Ostara people selling about ten hectares of their farmland. I hope your family, as the buyer, will buy it in one fell swoop."
This matter was explained suddenly. The father and daughter heard it clearly and were suddenly ecstatic in their hearts. However, the two old business foxes showed extremely indifference on their faces.
As a result, Carlotta couldn't sit still.
“Please, you must buy our land! The people of Ostara want to build a new home in a new place, and we need a fortune as starting capital. We have almost nothing, only this land Reclaimed land."
This is a buyer's market. Rurik was not surprised that Carlotta would be respectful to her customers, but he didn't expect her to be so eager.
Aslaki looked at Carlotta and then at Rurik, feeling at a loss for a moment.
Rurik could add: "That's it, she wants to sell the land, and you sell the land. I think it will be a good thing for both of you."
Asila Qi looked I looked at my father a lot, and that look clearly pointed out: You are the best at being a good girl.
With her father's hint, she became bolder: "Buy land? Yes. At least I want to know the price."
The price has been spread for a long time, and Aslaqi's It’s because you know what you’re asking. The result was just like those rumors, the total price was sixty pounds of silver coins, or six pounds of gold. Carlotta, the female leader of Ostara, personally confirmed this price that cannot be negotiated.
"What do you think?" Carlotta asked.
"Okay."
"This is great!" Carlotta sat upright excitedly, and Rurik also had a smile on his face.
"But!" Aslaki glanced at Rurik from the corner of her eye, and said solemnly: "To be honest, I lack cash on hand. Since the prince has decreed that one silver coin can be exchanged for ten pounds of oats. , can I pay this amount with oats?”
“That’s okay too.”
“Oh? Since this is fine, if it’s processed leather and Where's the cloth? Sister Carlotta, the amount you want is sixty pounds of silver! To the prince, it's nothing, but to us merchants, it's sixty thousand pounds, enough to carry a large ship. !”
Carlotta was confused for a moment and didn’t know what this sister wanted to do.
Actually, Rurik was also a little confused. He guessed something but couldn't explain it.
"Aslaqi!" Rurik raised his head and asked: "Don't show off. Since you promised her and she handed over the fields, youTake out money or equivalent in kind. What do you want? "
Aslaqi showed a look of regret: "Sir. I can produce goods of equal value, but the oats you promised, my lord, have not yet been shipped to my warehouse. In fact, my family does not have a granary that can load 60,000 pounds of wheat in one go. As for the silver coins, most of them have been turned into leather. Many silver coins were also paid to the construction workers. Besides, I took out goods of equal value. I don’t think Carlotta has the ability to take them all away. Even if they take them away, do they really know how to trade and sell the leather? ”
I don’t understand at all! What on earth does this woman want to do?
Carlotta felt as if she was being entertained and felt that her brain was not smart enough.
Rurik understood her hint: the payment can be deferred, or you can pay more.
Rurik is not unfamiliar with this transaction model in large e-commerce companies. In this era, it is normal for customers to pay late. As long as they trust each other and maintain credibility, or agree on a certain kind of credibility by force, the transaction can continue.
Rurik. Ask directly: “You actually want to defer payment, right? Aslaqi, you definitely mean this. "
"Yes! Since everyone has guessed it. Actually..."
"Stop being secretive. "Rurik shook his head.
"Okay. Aslaki seemed to sigh helplessly: "I also think about sister Carlotta and her tribe. Sixty pounds of silver, if you don't take action, my family will be the only one in New Roseburg who has the financial resources to take action. What I said is true. I am short of cash. We are still waiting for the sea to thaw and sell all the goods we have. Sister Carlotta chose an inappropriate time to sell the land, if..."
She began to talk to Carlotta one-on-one about the conditions: "Give me the land immediately, and wait until I collect the payment. Not only will I give you the balance you owe, but I will also give you additional interest. ”
“Interest? How much? ! "Carlotta asked without thinking.
Seeing that his wife was too pure and good for this deal, Rurik couldn't stand it anymore. He slapped his thigh hard and stopped Ya on the spot. The interest rate that Silage is ready to pay is only 5%.
“I have decided! 20% interest rate. Aslaqi, give her eighty pounds of silver coins before the harvest this year, not one less. ”
“Sir! "Aslaqi had already eaten.
The interest rate was a good one. Carlotta immediately made the decision and claimed that the deal was done, and then smiled on her face.
Aslaqi was suddenly Qin Ding's mind was a little confused, and even though Old Harald was watching the show, he still had a sullen face.
Rurik still slapped his thigh: "If it weren't for all my money back home in Roseburg, I would have lost it. I just bought it, Aslaqi, for the sake of Ostara and Rose, please spend a lot of money! All Ostarians will miss you from now ongood. ”
But Aslaki only felt a little bit hypocritical. Rurik and Carlotta were very close. They were family to each other, as if what happened today was blackmail by their couple.
She gritted her teeth: "Since it is the king's order, I must agree. So we have to sign the contract. ”
Since we have to make a business contract, verbal communication is totally unacceptable.
The large amount of paper brought from Novgorod immediately highlighted its wonderful effect.
This was the oath between Aslaqi and Carlotta, with Rurik serving as a witness at best.
The document was signed quickly, and the document itself was folded. Old Halla was stunned by all this. Yes, he saw its commercial value, and he saw that paper even changed his lifestyle.
Isn’t it very troublesome to make a written oath? To engrave words on a suitable board, the board must be carefully prepared. After a while, the thick wooden board must be carefully preserved. Old Harald also heard about using parchment, a noble material, as the carrier of the contract. That was done by the Franks in the far south, but as for parchment. In itself, its value is amazing.
Therefore, many businessmen do not like to make written contracts, and there are indeed serious troubles in carrying the carrier materials of the contract. A large number of business activities often involve money. Failure to do so in time will naturally give rise to the lending business.
Business contracts rely on verbal statements from both parties, which is very maneuverable. Once both parties misunderstand the contract, conflicts will arise. Birth. Old Harald had seen too much in the Viking business environment of old Gotland, where the ambiguity of verbal contracts caused subsequent fights over the ownership of money and goods. >The port of Visby was in ruins and a new settlement was built by a whole new group of Swedish settlers to replace the old Gotlanders
Old Harald had little interest there, but business was business, Rus' and Swedes. There is the same or even stronger business atmosphere here. Now the paper brought by Prince Rus makes it easy to sign a written contract. This thing is simply born for business.
His layout is really smaller. However, the depth seen exceeds that of ordinary merchants.
In terms of nature, the land transactions involved in Aslaqi and Carlotta are of great significance. Rurik, the prince of Rus, does not have property rights in these farmlands. As the arbiter and certifier, I followed the entire transaction.
Nearly ten hectares of farmland became the private property of the old Harald family. Wheat or other cash crops were grown on it, and it was even abandoned, in theory. The above is all the family's own business.
But this is Rus, and Rurik will not allow the land to be abandoned. The ten hectares of land are very large, and whatever is planted on it, even if Aslaqi owns it. She cannot control the land.
Carlotta is very satisfied with this transaction. When the wealth equivalent to eighty pounds of silver coins becomes the property of the Ostara people, the tribe will rely on it to develop rapidly. Lucky will not really wait until the goods are sold for pure silver coins.To repay the money, she will first pay the grain equivalent of twenty pounds of silver coins as the down payment, and the subsequent balance payment of sixty pounds of silver coins must be in cash.
The two women were satisfied with each other, and Rurik spoke again: "Aslaqi, you have obtained the land now. I approved this large-scale land transaction, and your actions created a new world for Rose. History. Tell me, what are you going to plant in your new land?"
"Probably wheat", Yaslaqi knew that Rurik would have something to say, and the answer was full of temptation. .
"No. You don't want to grow wheat. I'll ask you to plant flax stalks."
"Why flax? Just to make cloth?"
" That's not all." Rurik sighed: "In my opinion, the banks of the Neva River in New Roseburg are not suitable for growing wheat, since your family is here. Gotland was good at leather processing, and the processed leather was used to make clothes. Isn’t it also highly profitable to make linen? ”
“Yes.” p>
Rurik looked solemn: "I have allowed your family to revive, and I also need your family to revive. I want you to plant flax on a large scale, because my fleet needs a lot of hemp rope and cloth. Ship-based weapons require the torque of hemp ropes. How much money can you make by simply growing wheat and grinding it into powder? I will collect as much as you can from growing flax. For this reason, I am willing to work with you immediately. Sign a futures contract."
The prince is using his power to direct a transaction, and Aslaqi knows that everything about her family is actually in the hands of this person. As the saying goes, there is no love without reason. As smart as she is, she knows that the prince's purpose is to support an obedient big businessman in the East, so as to prevent the Gould family, a big businessman in the West, from becoming dominant.
No, a flax futures contract was quickly signed, and Rurik decided to use the price of flax stalks at the Mälaren Birka market last summer as a guide price to acquire the land of Aslaqi this year. expected output. Flax stalks are a cash crop. It seems that its only use is to make cloth, and its special attributes limit its marketability. If it weren't for Rurik, a super collector, even ten hectares of land would be planted with this, and it would definitely be a loss in the end.
Therefore, this paper contract has advanced significance across the ages. If a wealthy businessman suddenly pops up and wants to buy this contract, Rurik may increase the price and sell it to cash out immediately. .
If there is a matryoshka-like purchase around this contract, and selling the contract alone is the means of cashing out, isn't this a typical futures transaction? The essence of tulipmania was that a group of businessmen traded around a written contract for the right to purchase special tulip bulbs, against the contract itself.
Fortunately, there is no businessman richer than Rurik in the Principality of Rus trying to do this. It is undeniable that this contract has opened up the situation in nature, and the Principality of Rus has begun to birth futures trading. soil.
Since there is a written contractThey made an appointment, but there was no possibility in Aslaki's mind that Lord Rurik would break the appointment. She calculated in her mind that she would definitely make a lot of money this year by growing flax stalks, and could do so every year.
Two contracts were signed in one day, and all three parties will get their own benefits. Not only will they make a lot of money this year, but they will also have great positive significance for each other's future.
What a win-win contract.