The curly-haired Olstein took his two sons cautiously to Rosduma in the city of Riga.

Here, standing under the tall long house with carved beams and painted buildings, everyone has become small.

"You? Are you those amber merchants?" The guards on duty seemed to be relaxed with their hands behind their backs, and their manner of speaking was quite kind.

"Yes. Your big shot...is here?" Ostan remained cautious.

"The three adults are already waiting for you."

"There are three of them?" Feeling that he was allowed, Olstein stepped forward with his sons.

The soldier on duty still walked leisurely, put his slightly hunched body in front of him, and said, "Take off your weapons, you must go to see your lord empty-handed."

"Empty hands? Even take off our meat-cutting knives?"

The soldier rolled his eyes in vain: "All of them."

"Really all of them? I don't know when Lord Stekander became so cautious."

"Are you not used to it? You will get used to it in the future. This is a rule set by the Ross people. In the future, when you come to Riga to do business, you must do so when you have the opportunity to meet adults."

But he said that the soldier was getting older. He was from the Danish community in Riga, and when he was no longer young, he was old and strong enough to get a job in the Ross Duma.

Although Spuut moved his mansion and offices to Riga, his day job was still to organize ships cruising the vast southern Baltic Sea. He did not hesitate to hire a group of local Danish descendants who spoke Norse, especially those older men, who cherished this job that could get a stable salary.

The new Latvian Earl Stekander agrees with this.

We believe in the same gods and talk about the same

The same language, the former homelands of Jutland and Zealand, where Denmark is already in alliance with Ross, it is more reasonable for people living outside the country to be highly mixed with Ross.

In Riga, two great nobles co-ruled the city and formed a republic with the surrounding lower nobles of Latvian ethnicity.

Riga has never been as harmonious as it is today, and it has never been as united as it is now.

Then, people who arrive in Riga to do business in the future must follow this new order and accept some new etiquette.

After all, Strkander, who has been promoted to earl, has more power from the canonization of the Ross royal family, and the support of the people has become secondary. This change is still in the current state of hello, me, everyone, and the well-informed Strokander has already understood the meaning of heredity. As the first generation of hereditary nobles, do you want to allow other inferiors to be equal to yourself?

Ostein's trio had to disarm all of them, and he felt a little resentful, so he had to remain humble for the sake of making a living.

At this moment, there are indeed three strong men sitting idle in the longhouse.

Fisk, Spuet, and Stekander, the three now hold an army. As long as they issue an order, a team of 3,000 people will appear in Riga, including 900 cavalry, and the combat effectiveness is already extremely strong. .

They must obey the orders of the superior King Ross, but the sky is far above the emperor. If the three of Fiske want to do something, it will be difficult for Rurik to know until they do it. He can only confirm it afterwards.

For those military-related matters, the three of them can get together and hold a small meeting to settle the matter.

After all, it is necessary to ask those Latvian farmers about the matter of the conquest.

attitude? Boyars in those villages only need to manage their own farms and flocks. The real battle must be participated by people who speak Norse.

It was not surprising that an amber caravan had arrived at this point in time, but the route it had taken really caught Strkander's fancy.

He knows what kind of inland river route the amber merchant will take to reach Riga, so is there a possibility that when the follow-up cavalry promised by King Ross arrives, the land troops will go against this "amber road" to arrive at what the Riga people call " West Coast"?

This is very practical. Fisk, as a cavalry general who must participate in land operations, is really interested as the person involved.

However, this has to face a challenge in the journey - the Semigallian people.

The presence of merchants is like a gift from the gods, and a reliable guide is really needed if the land plan is to be implemented. Now the guide is coming!

The vigilant Olstein walked into the new Althing said to be called Ross Duma, and there were three people sitting on high wooden chairs.

One of them is not the boss of Strkander.

"It really is you. Why bother Skander? Brothers came to Riga to sell stones. We are neither slaves nor servants. Now that you have voted for Ross, why bother to shout at us? Please put down your arrogance, Otherwise... no one will come to sell stones in the future."

If he had been told that in the past, Strkander would have laughed it off, but not now.

"Quiet! I know you, Austen from Cherbourg on the west coast. It doesn't matter what you say about me in the past, and you can't be so presumptuous in the future."

"You..." Looking at the current situation, the cunning businessman suddenly felt that the sterling here

Boss Kande is no longer number one.

Of the other two, one is a nobleman named Spuut from the Ross, and the other...

"Him? Could it be the bald general!"

Olstein was able to remain calm, hooked his head slightly and whispered: "Why did you summon me? Here, who is the leader?"

"Who is the leader?"

The speaker was the bald man, and Oustein, who had hooked his head, rolled his eyes upwards to feel the changes in the situation. I saw the bald man and the other two whispering a few words, saying: "Let me be the leader for now!"

"You? Could it be the legendary bald general?" Olstein raised his head sharply.

"It's me. It's so strange, has my nickname become famous among you merchants? Tell you, I am Fisk, the bald Fisk, the cavalry commander of all Russ, the most loyal servant of King Ross. And! I A distant relative of King Ross indeed."

Fisk is showing off his identity, he is in the final analysis an old Ross man who is only twenty-five years old and in his prime. It is true that he has a blood relationship with Rurik himself, and the same is true of Spyuth sitting here, who is already an old guy.

Fisk's words somewhat bluffed Olstein.

"Ah? Are you a relative of King Ross? So, King Ross has given you a lot of power? So the gems I paid tribute should be given to you?"

"You still have tributes?" Fisk and the others were taken aback.

"Yes. Isn't it what you want?"

"Did you really bring it?" Fisk asked again.

"Of course." With a sullen old face, Olstein untied a bulging arm from his belt.

As for the cloth bag, he pulled the hemp rope from the girdle, and showed the three adults the crystal clear amber rough that he had selected in public.

These are fine rough stones that can be carved and polished to make fine jewelry.

Gems cannot be eaten as food, but ladies and powerful men are willing to adorn their treasures. If they are sold to Rome, they can be exchanged for a large amount of food and even some rare items.

In his heart, Fisk wanted to accept these tributes. Yu Li, Riga under Ross has no plans to collect taxes on foreign businessmen. The king's tax exemption policy is universal, and Fisk is a little worried that if he takes this tribute, he will be blamed by the king. Besides, if he was really swallowed up by himself, the two people around him would be well-behaved on the bright side, and there would be some grievances in their hearts.

With an idea, Fisk narrowed his eyes and pretended to be harsh: "Who made you pay a tribute?"

"You ask? Isn't it you?"

"Why me? Did I speak? Or did I speak for the sent cavalry?"

Olstein was embarrassed for a while, and he didn't put away the stone. After all, it was all for this purpose. As long as he handed over the gift, these big men would sell themselves to some extent. He thinks it is acceptable to take out a tribute in exchange for an absolutely safe business environment, so as to make a stable profit.

Olstein continued to look at Fisk's face: "I voluntarily offered a tribute. Don't you want it? Forget it, I am willing to send the tribute directly to King Ross, and please ask the three adults...to help me transfer it to the king properly. .

Hearing this, the three aloof people poked their heads out one after another, and after a while everyone looked at each other and giggled.

For a while, only Ostein with a serious face watched all this silently.

Fisk put away all his smiles: "Your name is Ostan, right? Your determination is very good. Is this a tribute to King Ross? I have good news for you, you don't have to ask me to give them to King Ross, you Just wait in Riga, and the Majesty's navy will arrive in Riga soon. I think you have also discovered that Riga is building a port, just to berth a large number of large ships at that time. Do you... know the real intention of our calling you?"

After dawdling for a long time, it's not time to get down to business? Although Olstein was suffocated, he thought about it, maybe he was being observed by them because he was here to talk nonsense with them.

"You...especially you, what are your plans?"

"Relax." Fisk waved his hand: "Put all your precautions away, we can actually be friends." In order to show sincerity, Fisk took off his waist saber and put it aside, spreading his hands on purpose Leave the seat from the high position.

It's really not good for a warrior to leave his sword for a while, and Fisk felt it was necessary to show his sincerity.

In this Rose Duma, except for a few tall seats, the rest of the seats are benches of equal height.

Fisk set an example, and the other two followed suit.

For a while, everyone in the house was able to talk face to face. Of course, Olstein would not feel that he was being treated politely. On the contrary, such an equal conversation is normal. Russians.

"You guys! Where did you come from? Is there such a journey along the way? Did you go through Semigalia?

Human settlements? "

Fisk asked Olstein to answer a series of questions, and he had to give an explanation to Olstein for his own questionswhat was the purpose of Ross to obtain the intelligence information.

To show his sincerity, Fisk took the lead in explaining: "King Ross's army is about to conquer Frank, and Ross will advance both by sea and land. Only in Riga, a larger cavalry force will directly cross Courland and reach your so-called west coast. After the land-sea reconciliation there, Ross will continue west along the coast..."

Fisk has made clear explanations, but these explanations are too informative for a person like Ostein.

"Frank? Are those rumors true? Have you attacked Frank in the past?"

"Of course. I once fought against the nobles of Frank and won. Stop talking nonsense and answer me as soon as possible." Fisk urged.

"You... you mentioned Courland? What was that?"

"You don't know?" Fisk scratched his beard. The name of the place was clearly marked on the map by King Ross. He only learned about the place name from the king. Since he happened to have a map in his hand, he matched it with "West Coast" .

Fisk had an idea, and soon spread out the folded paper.

This was the first time Olstein saw paper, and he subconsciously thought it was a kind of thin birch bark or weird parchment. The writing material itself does not matter, the key is that the lines outlined here are refreshing.

Of course Ostan's Luwen script, the paper clearly marked Riga, Polotsk, Saaremaa, and even Stockholm

Holmore...they are the names of settlements, the most prominent being New Roseburg, the capital of the Ross people.

There are also a lot of terms he has never heard of here, and the old guy with an understanding of abstract graphics suddenly slapped his head. He realized that the so-called "West Coast" in his hometown had been outlined and marked by the Ross people, but expressed in Kurnd.

In an instant, Olstein suddenly realized, and his big rough hand pointed at a point: "Courland you are talking about, could it be Coop?"

"Kup? What's that?" Fisk suddenly became interested.

"It's here. It's really strange. Do you Rus people know that there is a huge lake by the sea? It is also a treasure land for us to dig stones. It's strange. Since you Rus people know, why have we never met you?"

"Ah? Could it be that what you call Coup is what King Ross calls Kurland?"

A breakthrough suddenly appeared, and Courland, which was relatively unfamiliar to the majority of Ross people and Riga locals, became gradually cleaned up.

Because nd is a place name suffix, its root is "ko". Vocabulary with a word root is not uncommon in the Swedish world. The word "kopping" known to the Russians has the same meaning as the so-called "koup" in Olstein. Meaningthe exchange of goods.

It was as if a gigantic monster was already intimidating, but ordinary people were too stupid to ignore it. Osborne realized that his hometown might have been targeted by the Ross people, as long as they wanted to, they would immediately complete the conquest, but they haven't done it yet... No! Aren't they going to do it now?

Conquest of the Franks

? Maybe. As long as they decide to follow the coastline and sweep across the three settlements where Danish immigrants gather on the "west coast", the conquest must be completed in an instant.

Everyone speaks the Norse language, and the northern seas are peaceful. There is no need for conflict with each other. It is better to cooperate directly.

As a result, the names of the three settlements were solemnly confessed by Olstein, they are: Koup (Memel, Klaipeda), Seeburg (now JelipGrobinia) , Liva Liva (now Pavilosta).

Among them, Kupu's situation is the most special. There are a group of people living there who speak a language very similar to the Latvian tribe. Since they guard the entire undefended trade market, Kupu describes them. There is a Danish community in the local area, and its living situation is very similar to that of Riga, that is, its comprehensive strength is only a fraction of that of Riga.

As for the other two settlements, they are the primary distribution centers of amber rough. The local residents all speak Norse. They are mainly Danish immigrants, and a few have old Gotland immigrants. Maybe in time, a new tribe will form, their size is too small.

Ostein has a deep understanding of his hometown. The people in his hometown do not have any strength to dominate the Baltic Sea. Everyone is just some fishermen and gem merchants~www.mtlnovel.com~ He has never had great ambitions, and he has not been defeated by stronger forces in the past. It was a fluke, but luck seemed to be at an end.

wait! Maybe surrendering to Ross would lead to a better start.

Orstein was able to continue to provide information, especially the extremely detailed information about the Semigallians.

He had already said a lot, and deliberately kept things secret, so he asked Fisk: "If King Ross really comes, I will surrender to him on behalf of the people in my hometown and provide the convenience for his army to lead the way. What about the benefits? We don't ask for a lot, we just want to do business and live in peace.

"Ah? That's all you pursue?" Fisk really wanted to laugh out loud.

"how?"

"Don't worry. My friend. If you do this, you will be rewarded. After all, we really need a guide, especially..." Fisk finally showed a stern look in his eyes: "The Semigallians may Blocking our way, I want to attack them before the king arrives to clear the way for the army, what do you think? We really need information."

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