The Rise of Iceland

Heine's ability and knowledge level determines that he will be the person Olaf trusts most, and he is also the person most dependent on.

Olaf was very satisfied with Heine's arrangements for the Viking supply and marketing tavern, and with a wave of his hand, he allowed a series of requests for money, goods, and ships.

After the details were agreed upon, Olaf pointed to the box beside him and said: "This is the currency I let people mint. There are copper coins, silver coins and gold coins. You see, it’s good to die and work well. I'm going to let Viking supply and sell. The tavern takes money everywhere. After all, leather goods and dried meat cannot be stored and there is no uniform value. The supply and marketing tavern will price linen, grain, pottery and porcelain, sugar, salt, spices and wine, ironware, etc. according to our own coins. , It is also good to be unified, so that Wenlan's business can develop, what do you think?

Although Heine heard about Olaf letting coins be minted a few days ago, he has been very busy recently, and it is only now that he has seen the true face of Wenlan coins.

Picking up a few coins and turning them upside down in his hand, Heine felt the weight, and listened to the sweet sound of the coins, and laughed: "It's really good. Although the workmanship is not as good as the British and Dutch coins, it is not bad. The main reason is that the ingredients are Very good, it's good money."

"Vinland should have its own currency. Now if Vikings and contract white slaves everywhere want to buy and sell things with each other, it is very inconvenient to calculate with livestock, but it is very inconvenient to have less business activities. Now that Wenlan’s population is increasing, merchant ships from France, Britain, Holland, and Denmark will also contact us more frequently in the future. The subjects of Wenlan must use currency, not only for their own convenience, but also for us when dealing with foreign merchants in the future. Tax collection management."

Olaf asked, "Should we set up a bank? It is also convenient for our subjects and foreign merchants to store and exchange coins?"

Heine thought for a moment and then shrugged and said, "How many people are we in Wenlan? There are only a few dozen serious businessmen at present, none of them are big businessmen, and the social structure is incomplete. There is no use setting up a bank. When the population increased and the society prospered in 2009, it is probably the right time to set up a bank. However, if the subjects and foreign businessmen want to exchange coins, we can give this business to the Viking Supply and Marketing Tavern. Anyway, we also let the taverns everywhere Bring a group of currencies, let them be responsible for purchasing fur and various commodities in various regions with coins, and also take care of the exchange between the three currencies of gold, silver and copper. This saves manpower and facilitates management. In the future, they want to set up a bank. Some people from the Viking Supply and Marketing Tavern will be able to look decent."

Olaf also knows that what Wenlan lacks most now is manpower. At present, four or five factories including mining farms, smelters, and foundries have been opened, plus the Viking supply and marketing tavern and Qinghe Academy have already given Wenlan some brain culture. The Vikings and contracted white slaves who can be used for a single use are all selected. In addition to reclaiming and farming land and grazing, the rest will also select some people to become employees of Wenlan's newly established fishery company and be a hard-working fisherman. .

There is an urgent need for manpower in all fields, and Wenlan, who is waiting to be thriving, has no surplus labor to make the ideas in Olaf's mind come true.

The reality of Wenlan's lack of manpower made Olaf calm down. He sighed in his heart, knowing that he was passionate and had countless ideas for changing the construction of Wenlan, but the biggest problem of Wenlan at present was the lack of people, not only the lack of knowledgeable people. Talents, but also lack of technical personnel and ordinary labor in various fields.

"It seems that next year we will speed up the recruitment of white slaves from Germany, Ireland and Scotland. Vinland's population is still too small! Now if there are millions of people, what can we not do?" Olaf Leng Snorted and said.

Heine coughed and said, "We Wenlan can only recruit ten to twenty thousand contracted white slaves each year. Coupled with natural population growth, it may take twenty years to reach the number of one million at the fastest. If we increase the rate of expansion on the mainland and catch more Native Indian slaves, the time will be shortened."

Olaf looked at the map on the wall that covered most of North America. Although it was a bit distorted, the basic outline emerged. He drew a large circle from the Iroquois to the west and south, and said: "North American The climate in the hinterland is better than that of Quebec and Vinland, and there are more Native Americans there. Before winter, we can organize a large army to go south from Quebec and clear the indigenous people from south to west through the Iroquois, and then catch some honest and obedient men and Women and children, these are all slaves. They can increase the labor force and the territory, and have the miraculous effect of training soldiers. You can do many things in one fell swoop. Let's have an autumn hunt before the winter!"

Olaf once again brought up the matter of territorial expansion. Vinland has not expanded its territory for two years since the occupation of Quebec and Abu Naki the year before. Olaf feels that it is completely possible to expand south and west before the winter of this year. Hundred miles, to find suitable land for planting cotton next year, and at the same time to supplement slaves for large-scale production and construction in various parts of Wenlan.

Olaf's thoughts and Heine were very clear, so he took the initiative to bring up the topic, waved to let the big head Orin and the others leave, Heine got to Olaf's side to discuss all matters concerning the use of troops.

Vinland currently occupies Vinland Island in the east, the Arctic Circle in the north, the Great Lakes in the west, and Lake Erie and the Iroquois Plain in the south. It has a vast land. After several years of operation, it is inevitable that there will be intersections with neighbors. .

Various tribes from the East to the Native Americans all knew the speed of expansion and bravery of the Vikings in the past few years, and never dared to provoke the Vikings, let alone enter Vinland’s territory casually. This kind of change made understanding of Plymouth in the early years. People who lived in the vicinity of the Indians with the New Netherlands and Virginia colonists were very surprised. It can be seen that the Indians were not unwelcome and hospitable, and the difference was only the strength of the other side.

In addition to gaining the awe of neighbors, Wenlan can also trade with them every year, exchanging salt, sugar, glass balls, ironware, wine and other items for **** skins, reindeer, wild cowhide, bear skins and other precious furs from Indian tribes. The fur trade is currently the only stable income besides agriculture in the three regions of Iroquois, Quebec, and Huron~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Therefore, the city owners and Vikings of these three regions can participate in the transaction. Earned pours, red light all over his face.

Olaf and Heine knew the situation soon after they returned to Wenlan, but Olaf did not blame the Vikings for bypassing Leidang and operating their fur privately. They only lightly fined a fine, and then forgave them. They, this is not because of how magnanimous Olaf is, but because he ordered these Vikings to commit crimes, let them continue to contact the neighboring Indian tribes, and help the Vinland Governor's Mansion to listen to the news.

At this time, nearly three months have passed since the return to Wenlan. The Grand Governor's Mansion also analyzed and summarized the news reported by the Vikings in various places, and estimated the distribution, population, and combat effectiveness of the surrounding Indian indigenous tribes. The conclusion is Although the native Indian tribes in the hinterland of North America are denser and more populous than those along the coast, the six legions of Vinland now have the power to crush all the native troops, and only a 500-man cavalry team can sweep the entire The North American continent, if you add two infantry regiments and an artillery force, you can occupy all the native Indian city-states.

Therefore, the governors of various places have been waiting for the war, and the staff of the Grand Governor’s Mansion told Olaf more clearly that Vinland would be able to expand its territory as long as it sent troops, and it was entirely feasible to occupy the entire North America. The only difference was when it could occupy the entire territory. .

When Olaf was discussing the battle plan with Heine, the two also discussed the munitions material list prepared by the staff of the Grand Governor’s Mansion and several troop dispatch plans, and finally finalized a five-day dispatch of troops to prepare. Military supplies, the decision to send troops to the south next Monday.

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