The Rise of Iceland

The weather started to cool down in October. For the past half month, Yi Luji has been leading the army to clean up the Shawnee strongholds near the Prophet City, arresting and killing Shawnee and other indigenous people who resisted fleeing, and appeased the aboriginal tribes who had returned. It was not until the end of the month that he returned to Prophet City covered in mud.

At this time, the city of Prophet has changed greatly. The temple in the center of the city has been transformed into a church. Several young priests in long robes pass on the glory of the Lord to the natives of Prophet City in the church every day. The Church of the King of God is also fast in Prophet City. Take root and sprout.

The houses around the church have also been transformed into residential areas and markets. Beyond the barracks are military camps, and beyond the barracks are rows of low wooden houses. These are newly built houses by the slaves of the Viking masters and the returned tribes. For them to live in.

Outside the low walls of Prophet City was the residence of Shawnee slaves. They built low haylofts next to the walls. Dozens of people crowded into one house. Every day, they lived in Lord Bai Slaves and other tribes. He was doing heavy work under the command of the master, and he could only eat a piece of sweet potato or potato every day.

　　 Harsh conditions and malnutrition have caused Shawnees to suffer from a large number of diseases and attrition, and dozens of people die almost every day.

However, Yi Luji and the Viking lords did not pay attention to it, because Shawnees have rarely been obedient like dogs. Perhaps it is because they have a culture and a complete social structure, or Wenlan treats Shawnee. Human penetration is too little, anyway, they are far more difficult to tame than the Iroquois, Hurons, and Abnaki.

　　 In order to tame the tens of thousands of Shawnee captives and to use waste, Yi Luji could only acquiesce or even condone the excessive squeeze and abuse of Shawnee slaves by his subordinates.

The backbone and ambition of the Shawnees have been eroded in the miserable life. Although the work efficiency is not high, the public toilets, roads, canals and other infrastructure have been steadily developed. The Prophet City is still moving towards the planning of the Wenlan city-state. Stepped forward.

　　 After simple measurement and estimation, Olaf’s staff concluded that the Shawnee’s land occupied by the Yiluki army was about 500,000 square kilometers, and it bordered on Virginia a little further southeast.

　　 This piece of land is very large, but mountains, wetlands, and lakes cover nearly half of the area. Most of the land suitable for cultivation is in valleys and plains to the west.

　　The Shawnees have been developing this land. Many wetlands and valleys have cultivated arable land for corn and pumpkins. At this time, due to the decline of the Shawnees, the land has become Vinland’s industry.

　　 After an autumn rain, all the sweet potatoes and potatoes have drooped their leaves. Olaf and Song Qinghe, as well as the Vikings who have become professional farmers through agricultural education, know that this is frosty.

　　 The solar terms that the Chinese ancestors explored in that land are not universal. Due to the different climate and latitude, many countries and regions are not applicable, but the climate in North America is very close to the north of Ming Dynasty, especially Wenlan.

According to Song Qinghe, Wenlan Island and the northern part of Iroquois have a colder climate than Beijing. It is estimated to be similar to the northeast outside the pass, while the Iroquois and Prophet City in the south are much warmer, roughly the same as Beizhili. , Shandong is almost there.

　　 In mid-October of the new calendar, it is almost the frosty solar term of Ming Dynasty. At this time, sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn, pumpkins and other crops are not growing no matter whether they are fully mature or not.

Knowing that it’s time to harvest this year, Olaf didn’t need to give orders. Vikings from all over the country rushed to their respective lands with contracted white slaves and indigenous slaves to harvest and dig out their own mature corn, pumpkin, cowpea, rye, potatoes, etc. Sweet potatoes and other crops.

　　 When it rained, Heine arranged for the agricultural chief and the clerks to go to various districts to urge the governor and official slaves to harvest the collective land of Viking Thunder.

Olaf has also fallen into a busy state these days, because their family is in Iceland, but the Hadar family’s land occupies one-fifth of Vinland’s arable land. These lands need to be harvested and excavated at the same time. The manpower and energy are completely beyond Olaf's own control.

Fortunately, Sally is very capable. This housekeeper girl has trained dozens of young girls who have been recruited to the castle to be very decent. It is also a personal servant's duty to help the owner handle the manor and private property. Sally directly let these attendants and maids take them. The guards went to various places, and several people were in charge of the land around a city-state, which quickly freed Olaf from the tedious and anxious affairs.

　　 When all the Vikings, contracted white slaves, and indigenous slaves all over Wenlan were basically engaged in the autumn harvest battle, a dilapidated Icelandic ship arrived at Hadar Port and brought good news.

There were a hundred people on this ship. The captain was a middle-aged man. He was the son of Hadar’s eldest sister Udrid, named Emilson. He used to follow his father in fishing and robbery at sea. Later, Hadar When they became the Great Duke, their family was considered to be ascended to heaven. The father and son became the rudder of the Viking Thunder, becoming a big figure surpassing the village chief.

　　 Olaf welcomed his cousin very much, greeted him personally, and received his cousin and his party in Fenglin Palace.

Emilson personally handed Olaf a letter from Hadar, and told him with a smile: "Cousin, uncle, he found you a good wife, he asked me to tell you, by the way, let you give it to me. Wenlan is also looking for a job. I plan to live in Wenlan for a few years. I will allocate the land to my uncle at home and manage the land before I go back..."

　　 "Really? My father arranged the marriage for me? Cousin, please feel free to live in Wenlan. Let me first see what the Grand Duke said."

　　 Olaf nodded and let Emilson drink tea by himself first, then he tore open the envelope, took out the letter paper and looked at it.

Hadar’s letter first confessed that the two aunts and two aunts were worried that their land would be embezzled by their servants or poorly managed, so Emilson was asked to come to Vinland to manage the land of the two families. , And also asked Olaf to arrange an official position for Emilson in Vinland. UU reading www. uukanshu.cOM

　　 This matter is not a big deal, Olaf can take care of it with reason, so he agreed in his heart, and then continued to look at the following content with doubts about what his cousin said.

　　 The content at the back of Hadar's letter tells Olaf that he arranged a marriage for Olaf, and the other party is the only daughter of the 14th family of Boguslaw, Duke of Pomerania.

　　 In the letter, Hadar did not elaborate on the process of courtship, but only told Olaf Boguslaw XIV that he had agreed, and that even his Royal Highness Gustav II knew about this matter and asked about it. That's why Boguslaw XIV promised to be very happy.

　　 Hadar told Olaf that the princess named Melkel is very gentle and beautiful, but maybe because of her premature birth, her body has not been well, so the engagement ceremony will take a while to be held.

　　 After reading the letter, Olaf heaved a sigh of relief and secretly said: As his father said before, nothing has changed. Boguslaw XIV also agreed, and he will be engaged next year.

Olaf knows that the current social development is different from hundreds of years later, and the nobles always have to marry in order to stabilize their status. If they want to be the heir to the Duke of Iceland, they must marry the traditional nobles if they want to be among the European royal nobles. Considering his political life, Olaf can only accept marrying a daughter of an unknown duke.

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