Rise of Rurik

Chapter 776 Ragnar the Lumberjack

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Rurik had no intention of forcing Ragnar's department to do some excessive things, and Ragnar's cooperative performance also made everyone relax their vigilance.

However, all this is not enough to make Rurik completely assured of them. The entire Stonewall tribe in exile still has a group of women and children. These people are not suitable for heavy manual labor, but they are well preserved and become a fact. hostage.

With this group of people as threats, Rurik was not afraid that Ragnar would suddenly start a pirate business in the hinterland of Ross, but he felt at ease to work as a labor force.

The women were grouped together to sew leather, and they had to work for today's bread and oatmeal.

Children of acceptable age should not be really leisurely, they have to chop firewood with hand axes for winter storage.

Only the youngest children have the right to live a life "for nothing."

Winter can limit most of the production work of the people, but it basically does not affect the flourishing indoor handicraft industry in the Principality of Rus. A new group of Danish women and children, they are a very cheap labor force, and they only need to pay rations to make them work hard.

Do they have complaints? In fact, rather than asking for more money, it is very good to be alive now, and is it a good thing to be exposed to the sight of the Russ at will? It might even be attacked.

They could not judge that all the people of the Duchy of Rus maintained a non-hostile attitude towards the incoming Danes.

As for Ragnar and his three hundred warriors, they all changed their clothes and became industrial workers in the Principality.

These men were divided into multiple groups, and a large number of groups became professional lumberjacks, carrying big axes into the forest area to claim the land cultivated by the Rus people from the forest. As for the compensation they received, they were only rations and lodging.

Relying on Nordic-style logging trees, the felled tall spruce and red pine were pulled away from the forest, and even the roots of the trees were dug out by a shovel.

Some groups are responsible for cutting small trees into small pieces and pulling them to the city's charcoal kilns.

Some groups are responsible for stripping the bark and transporting it to the group working in the boiling workshop, while the latter completes the preliminary processing of the pulp.

There were even groups sent to the shipyards in Novgorod to work as heavy manual laborers for the Hortra family.

The group of blacksmiths is also indispensable, and they must sweat profusely at the state-run blacksmith shop in Novgorod.

A brave Viking army was dismantled by Rurik. Novgorod can be described as a city with a wide range. This group of people is distributed in different areas of the city. There is trouble.

Ragnar himself became a lumberjack, and even though he was troubled by the fact that he didn't have many brothers in sight, and that most of the people lived in logging camps in the forest, at least now everyone was finally settled.

The exiled Stonewall tribes handed over a trove of loot to sell labor for Raja Rus. Ragnar didn't dare to ask for too much. The current situation is more delicate, and his personnel are too scattered. All this is intentional by Prince Ross, and he is actually letting himself rebel.

He didn't want to rebel, but the prince still didn't invite him to secretly talk, and he didn't even establish any covenant. The strategy of joining forces to counterattack the King of Denmark was not a shadow of a problem, not to mention his family's dream of moving to Gotland next year.

On the contrary, there will be Slavic women in turbans who drive small carriages and regularly walk through the rough roads in the woods every day to bring all the supplies for the day.

There was always plenty of scones and jerky, and a cask of ale every few days.

At least when it comes to providing meals, the Rus are generous.

Every time the woman who delivered the food left the food in a hurry, a large forest had been wiped off the map in the recent period of work. Ragnar also noticed that the cooks including this kind of food delivery were all Slavs. Resembles Pomeranians and Obertides.

The brothers haven't been close to a woman for a long time, even the cook who delivered the meal has become a peerless beauty in everyone's eyes.

The brothers joked in Norse language in public, and Ragnar, who was afraid that his subordinates would go berserk, also forced them to take care of their lower bodies at all times.

You must not cause the detained family members to suffer because of your recklessness.

This is a large group of forests, and it is inevitable that the cook who delivers the meals will quickly run away.

As time goes by, the climate is rapidly cooling down.

Today, the supply and support carriage came again, but it was not the "beautiful cook", but a familiar face.

"It's you?! Brother Aric." With that said, Ragnar waved to the hot guy who was escorting the supplies.

The men who were resting during the logging interval also stood up one after another. Everyone was busy cutting down the branches and stripping the bark. Now they are waiting for a good meal and then working hard.

Ragnar came in exactly the weather.

"It's me, here I come."

"It's you who sent supplies today? It's a rare visitor. We are busy pioneering in the forest these days, and we know almost nothing about the outside world. Are my family okay?"

"Of course they are all well. Now look at what the prince has given you."

Arik escorted more than one pony cart. When the cloth was pulled down, more biscuits were neatly stacked.

"Isn't the provision delivered once a day? Why are there so many today? No! Could it be that you will not be given for a while in the future?"

"Indeed." Arik pointed his finger at the cloudy sky. "The first snow will fall soon. There will be no long autumn rain this year. The snow is destined to fall earlier. I originally suggested that the prince should stop work and go back to the city to rest..."

Arik, who didn't want to continue to waste for a long time, raised his head sharply: "Then what?"

"The prince does not allow it."

"Why? Rurik doesn't trust me?"

"Maybe this is still a test." Arik sighed, and then patted Ragnar on the shoulder again, "You and I have fought side by side, I personally trust you, but my brother... You must have more Actual action satisfied him."

"Like being forced to continue logging in the snow?"

"The maharaja asked me to convey this order. You must complete the agreed amount of logging tasks. As long as you try your best to cut wood to create a large area of ​​farmland, the maharaja will not ignore this achievement. The maharaja also asked me to pass a message."

"Speak quickly." Ragnar urged.

"Your eldest son, the disabled Ivar. Prince Rurik likes him very much, and the prince has decided to teach this child wisdom himself. Legend has it that Odin sacrificed one eye to gain wisdom, so it was he who sacrificed Ivar. legs and everything will be fine."

This description is really warm and refreshing in the bonfire in winter, and Ragnar is very happy: "Is that what the prince said? I can't think that my poor Ivar can get his favor. It reminds me of that banquet, my Ivar is indeed It's a guest."

Arik shrugged. "And your second son Bjorn, who is destined to be a brave warrior and needs to be taught. Brother Ragnar, I have come a long way, and now we sit down and drink ale, and we You can have a good chat."

"Alright. I'd love to hear about my family..."

Indeed, Rurik was treating Ragnar's family well.

Ivar the Boneless and Bjorn the Warrior, the two legends are now a disabled kid and a cub who just walked.

There is a way of seeing the big from the small, and Rurik noticed the nature of Ivar's inferiority complex. This kid has a major disability and has nothing to do with warriors in this life by Nordic standards. He couldn't stand up to fight, his hands had to be stronger, he was trying to cover his weak legs with strong arms, but unfortunately, in the six years of his life, he had never been able to move on his own, and he wanted to go to another place Even if it is to go to the toilet, it must be carried by the slaves.

Now, a miracle has happened!

The Novgorod Palace in Rurik, and the larger governor's mansion, have a large number of wooden floor structures. Since the main roads of the city are paved with clay bricks, and the auxiliary roads are at least sandy roads, there are no uncomfortable potholes in Novgorod.

A small wheelchair specially made for Ivar was soon designed by Rurik himself, and the local carpenters and blacksmiths produced suitable parts and put them together.

The key to the wheelchair is the wheel system. There is no ball bearing, but it is a cheap bronze replacement shaft after applying grease. The wheel itself is a single piece of circular wood with a ring of handles nailed to the side. There is also a stone hanging at the lower end of the wheelchair, which plays the role of adjusting the center forward, and a small movable wheel at the front provides the ability to maneuver.

Ivar the Boneless is finally free! Finally, I can control my body to move far away by my own will.

The strong arms he had worked so hard at were different from those of six-year-old children, and really replaced his legs. Even if the structure of the wheelchair was too heavy, it was not flexible. Ivar did not complain, but praised the prince of Ross who gave him this treasure. "Best Brother".

"Don't call me brother. I will be your uncle, and I will teach you wisdom. This is your only chance to become a warrior." Rurik ordered.

The child didn't think much about it, and after he liked to mention the wheelchair, he babbled and called Prince Ross his uncle.

Rurik also likes to mention an eldest nephew. Although the age gap between the two is ten years old, judging from his height, body shape and golden beard, Rurik looks twenty years old at first glance.

After the fall harvest, Ross's school was temporarily closed, and the school was still building new buildings. The wood used was naturally the result of Ragnar's frenzied logging team.

The whole of Novgorod is still a big construction site in full swing. Rurik once worried that he was so crazy about expanding production capacity and infrastructure in all aspects. Will the remuneration to be paid, especially the food supplies, be sufficient? With Arik systematically reporting his capture, and even the subsequent looting of a large amount of Frank Flanders wool from the transport ship from Novo Rosburg, Rurik opened his eyes, and now he must fully trust his cousin. Brilliant capture.

Also had to fully believe in another thing - Bremen was indeed reduced to ashes.

Burning Bremeriurik didn't feel wrong at all, if there was, it was the actions of his own that made the old guy Eskil very embarrassed.

Word has spread about the city of Bremen turning to ashes!

Even Rurik advertised it openly!

A notice was posted on the information column of Threshing Square in Novgorod City, and its title was very eye-catching.

Like other documents that record the Principality's military exploits, this document must be displayed to the public with great fanfare.

The first version of it was written in Romanized Slavic, and at least children all over the city could spell it out, even Slavic parents with them.

Eskil, who came to live in this way, didn't even know if he knew it.

The old guy heard that Bremen was in ruins, St. Peter's Cathedral was reduced to ashes, and thousands of people were killed, especially the little priest who stayed there.

He learned that the news was faint for a time, and after waking up, he confirmed it again and again.

"God, I am guilty of being with Satan! I have fantasies about these savages."

With crutches, he rushed to the palace to confront Rurik, but even now he can't care about such arrogance, and he even hoped that Rurik, the Satan, would kill himself.

However, Eskil was not allowed to see the prince himself at all, and he was intercepted and detained by soldiers. Rurik had heard of the matter, the old man Esquil, in the end, his subordinates burned his future work place, and he would not be able to give him a reasonable explanation.

Someone has to be the nominal scapegoat.

If he really met and confronted this person, Bao Qi Eskil broke the commandment and cursed, and even obtained a person who was killed and tried to be a martyr. What if this old boy died? This person should be put back. It is best if he can meet Prince Ludwig and explain his experience in the Duchy of Ross, so that the guys in East Frank know that Ross is not the smallest country.

In a letter from Rurik, the entire Latin language has picked up his responsibility cleanly. The big villain who burned Bremen has been found, that is, the exiled Danish gangster. The so-called Ross fleet is only doing business at the invitation of the Count of Bremen, and it is very reasonable to execute swordsmanship in the vast sea. The so-called destruction of the city has nothing to do with Ross. If you want to blame it, blame the Danes! Because this is a war between the Franks and Denmark, Bremen is on the border and there is a risk of being attacked.

Eskil is not a fool, Prince Ross said lightly, who does not know that the fleet expedition is to crusade against Frank.

This Latin paper letter is like a piece of paper to wipe the buttocks, and the prince himself refused to come forward to answer it in person, which proves his guilty conscience.

The prince's guilty conscience proved once again. No, because Eskil was sanctioned for trespassing on the prince, and he was placed under house arrest again, but this time he was placed under house arrest in a small monastery in Novgorod. Not even half a step away, the monastery became a cage.

The first snow fell in mid-October. There was no continuous autumn rain this year. The first snow was accompanied by the cold wind from the north. In just a few days, the world of Kung Fu changed.

The snowfall continued intermittently for five days, and the entire area around Lake Ilmen went directly into traditional winter life, but the lake water had not yet frozen, and ice fishing could not be done.

Ragnar and other loggers spend as many days in the forest camp as it snows. They are like hibernating bears, and they are not worried about eating and drinking with a lot of supplies.

They couldn't help but think of the scenery in their hometown. The snow always came suddenly, and people had to hide in shacks made of rammed earth and thatch, wrapped in leather to survive. It's really uncomfortable to think about it now.

Ragnar couldn't accept his old way of life once he experienced a more comfortable life. Just like the forest camp where everyone lives, they are currently the only residents here. In fact, during the warm period, this place has become a small town, and at most hundreds of people will gather here. The Slavic loggers were so full that they fell through the snow to cut wood, and they returned home and planned to recuperate for a while.

The camp was exclusively reserved for Ragnar and his crew, who lived in padded wooden ledges with flat wooden floors and fireplaces, and slept around the fireplace wrapped in deerskin blankets. They didn't feel crowded at all, just because there were so many woodcuts here.

When the winter sun returns, the hibernating bears pick up axes and double saws to go out. The world has completely changed, and the winter sun has become extremely dazzling because of the snow.

"Brothers, clear the snow at the door first, let's hurry up logging, and make up for the tasks requested by the Rus!"

Arik has to work hard. He and the guys have no right to slack off. They have logging tasks every week. Although the weather will interfere with a lot of work, there is also an additional task every month. Since there are time delays, it is good The weather should make up for the hard work of logging.

Snow helps transport the trees, and sleds come in handy.

They were busy digging up the snow to clear the camp, and the sleigh team transporting supplies marched on the snow-covered path accompanied by copper bells.

More than a dozen people with huge black eyes are walking here on horse-drawn sleighs.

They are so weird! Are they human? Has huge black eyes.

Ragnar decided that the people who came were Rus, and they covered their eyes with strange things. Indeed, the sun on the snow is really dazzling.

It wasn't until they approached Ragnar that they noticed that Arik had come again to escort the supplies in person.

Arik easily took off his wooden-framed sunglasses, revealing a familiar face, which stunned Ragnar.

"Why, are you interested in my sunglasses."

"it……"

"You can experience it. Oh, even if it is given to you."

With curiosity, Ragnar put on his sunglasses for the first time in his life, the whole world dimmed, and he immediately commanded the beauty of this baby.

"How could Ross have such a wonderful thing? Is it mine now?"

"Send it to you! You can see more." Arik asked again: "The snow has stopped, how do you feel? Are any of you sick? Have you run out of food?"

"Everything is fine."

"Very good. The prince still asked me to send a message, you continue to log, and you must complete the logging task this month. There may be more snow this month, you must hurry up. I have nothing else to say, just withdraw after unloading."

"Ah? Don't you stay and let's talk?"

"Alright. But there is good news to tell you that the prince has made a wheeled seat for your eldest son Ivar. Ivar can move the wheels indoors by himself. He is no longer a waste."

"Ah?! There is such a miracle?"

"Of course, the prince is not an extraordinary person..." Arik praised him, and then he greeted the group of Danes who were watching the play to unload the goods.

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