Yes, Rurik himself is not capable of finishing leather. The fur is not deeply tanned, and once it decays, it is no different from waste.

The Gould family, they have been operating in Roseburg for many years. Thanks to the long-term stable environment provided by the tribe, they have made them rich. Of course, Rurik was convinced that he was Gould's nobleman, and it was only natural to ask for more wealth from this wealthy businessman.

Because the trade of various metal tools and weapons within the tribe was monopolized by Rurik. The blacksmith group and even the newly promoted Kewen blacksmiths are really out of a community of interests with Rurik.

Rurik will openly sell the chrome steel and ferrochrome tools he brought back. Almost all of them are axes. An axe costs 20 silver coins or an equivalent amount of silver coins for exchange. Rurik decides on the existing price No changes are made.

However, the large amount of leather brought back can be an article.

All furs, including all polar bear skins, will cost Rurik, fifty silver coins for a bear skin, two silver coins for a snow rabbit skin, and five silver coins for a reindeer skin.

In this way, the price has greatly exceeded the market price, and the price of bearskin is not too high.

Rurik deliberately did this and deliberately forced them to buy. He had already figured out a concept of "leather consumption tax for big merchants", which would be used to suppress when the Goulds desperately refused to force them to accept the weird name. , A new tax full of malicious intent.

In the final analysis, Rurik wants to make money from the rich and the rich, in order to relieve the pressure of financial expenditure that is gradually increasing under his rule.

After listening to Rurik's quote, the two obese young men widened on the spot. Their eyes were almost narrowed because of their obesity, and their eyes were clearly showing blue pupils.

One of the elder brothers argued for reasons: "My honorable lord, the price you put forward is really too high. How can there be such a high price in the market? We will lose money in completing this transaction."

"What? You refused to trade with me?"

Rurik frowned only slightly, and the two of them withdrew their resistance.

"However, the price is still a bit high."

"Why? Want to bargain? Listen, we hunted the fiercest beast from the far north. You should praise my bravery. Now you tell me that the price set is too high."

"No! I didn't mean that. My lord." The elder brother pulled his younger brother. The two knew that there was no way out. They couldn't think of a better solution. For the sake of the family's longevity, they covered their hearts and bowed slightly: "Then follow you. Requirements. We...we are willing to spend money to buy."

Helplessness is helplessness. Soon after Gould immigrated to the Ross tribe, he began to have a little doubt about his actions. Specifically, he felt more complicated.

Generally speaking, if you go to the Ross people, you should be able to gain long-term stability, and your descendants are also expected to enter the core group of the Ross people. This is a political right that they cannot enjoy in their hometown. Just to get it, the family really continued to bleed, as if his family had become Rurik's sheep, but Rurik was really not a person who indulged in pleasure, and the funds requested were actually used by ordinary people. Gould was scheming, he knew that this was a way to win people's hearts.

Gould's education to the children is to ask them to obey Rurik's request, even if the request is somewhat unreasonable.

Especially since Rurik participated in the war and returned home across the frozen sea.

If Gould was good to Rurik at the beginning, it was to maximize commercial benefits. Now he is more afraid of Rurik. He really didn't know that a child who had fallen and killed seven or eight hundred enemies (Rurik, as Otto's overcoming chief, would naturally have the greatest glory in victory). What kind of extreme measures would you take if you angered yourself.

Gould's children followed his father's orders and bought Rurik's leather goods at a very expensive price within a short time when the fleet docked. As for the follow-up matters, Lurik didn't care. In short, he took his own servants, guys, and fighters back to their home away from home.

On that night, the servants of the Goulds came to the leader's door carrying a heavy suitcase.

They unloaded the box and withdrew, and there were as many as nine thousand silver coins!

And Rlik also immediately ordered the mercenaries to join him to transport the silver coins to the room where the "big money box" was stored in the long house of the priest. Compared to building a vault by himself, Rurik felt that it was most reasonable to arrange for a man to act as a goalkeeper and guard the sacred priestly realm where silver and gold coins were stored.

Also in the long room of the priest, Rurik saw Lumia, who was dressed in a plain robe and devoted himself to the one-on-one education of an elderly Veria priest.

It was like seeing her brother who had been gone for a long time, Lu Mia jumped over excitedly, hugged Rurik, and kept telling her that she did not bury her head to meet her sins.

It was this hug that Rurik's heart finally calmed down.

what! Finally came home.

However, how come Arik hasn't come back yet. Is the battle still going on? !

Not only did Arik not return, but where Otto's fleet is now, Rurik still lacks the latest news.

The sacrificial offerings on the summer solstice came as scheduled.

On this day, the Ross people have no night.

At the moment when the light was at its dimest and the orange sun was frozen on the horizon, the Russ completed their sacrifice.

Compared to a year ago, Lumia grew taller and stronger. She has shown the graceful figure of a young girl. When she wears the priest's plain robe and the antler helmet with a flower crown, the whole person becomes more beautiful and solemn.

The ten maids of Rurik received technical training on sacrifices immediately after returning. The girls wore flower crowns and surrounded the stone ship altar. Lumia, the owner of the largest flower crown, was the high priest with a cane as usual. Under the guidance of Veria, presided over this sacrificial activity.

As agreed, Rurik half-kneeled in the altar and prayed to the gods for the safety of the entire tribe.

In the past, Rurik's feelings about these sacrificial activities probably didn't have supernatural magic power, but it could really calm people's hearts.

Now, Rurik feels that what he needs most is the human heart!

He sincerely prayed that the development strategy of the tribe could be implemented steadily, and that sudden wars and natural disasters would not lead to huge irresistible variables.

He especially prayed that his father, cousin, and all the Ross people who were roaming outside would return to their homes before the winter.

The money obtained from the Goulds relieved Rurik's financial pressure. But what really allowed him to relax was the "low-carbon steel product sales dividend", which was actually the corporate tax paid by the blacksmiths.

In addition, Rurik sold more than five hundred chrome steel axes without wooden handles and made a fortune.

Silver coins are just a medium of exchange, but there are really a lot of silver coins circulating in the Ross tribe. All kinds of goods traded within the tribe have naturally increased in price, and this strange state of high prices is of course abnormal.

Rurik wants to train his subordinates, especially for the boys. He consciously needs a large number of professional fighters who are completely off the job. To support this group of people, it is necessary to purchase a large amount of supplies out of pocket. At the moment when the grains have been exhausted, Rurik can only hope that the fishermen will fish on a large scale to provide a large amount of food and ensure that the quality of the daily diet of more than 300 boys and girls maintains a high level.

The hustle and bustle of the world is for good, and the fishermen go fishing to live a good life. They spontaneously continued to raise the price of their catches, and tested other people's ability to bear the price, and the price has also stabilized at a high level.

It is not uncommon for Rick to remain in the current situation. He desperately tried to find a way to reasonably gather a large number of silver coins in circulation into his hands from the market, in order to force such operations to force prices to fall. However, he really has too many people to support! The amount of money used to buy fish caught every day actually exceeds one hundred silver coins, and there is a tendency to continue to rise!

The fishermen have benefited, and more fishermen have become diligent.

The supply of fish on the market has increased, but the price has not fallen. The reason is quite simple.

In this era when resources are generally scarce, even the Ross people who settle by the sea still lack food. Because of the war dividends, many families suddenly gained a fortune. The first way they thought of consumption was usually to buy food. This demand caused a fishing boom among fishermen.

Macroscopically, the consumption of fish and meat of the entire tribe continued to increase, and the silver coins in the hands of fishermen began to accumulate.

Rich fishermen prefer to buy excellent weapons and tools from the blacksmiths controlled by Rurik. Although they pay more and get excellent steel swords, they will have the confidence to go to the sea. They all felt that the steel sword in their hands could bring them good luck.

Even so, a large number of fishermen still had some spare money in their pockets, so they began to move south until they broke into the territory of the Mellaren.

In 830 AD, the most lively July and August of the Mlaren Bazaar, the mysterious Russ finally ceased to be very mysterious.

Some ordinary Ross fishermen came with a large number of silver coins, and many fishermen were dressed in simple clothes, with a beautiful dagger hanging from the belt around their waist. They didn't risk running to Lake Mlaren to **** fishing resources with the locals.

They are a group of consumers, they buy anything they need in the market, even slaves from afar, such as the poor Briton woman.

The spontaneous actions of the tribal people made it difficult for Rurik to say anything in his eyes.

If he really wants to say something, he can only sigh with emotion: "People in the ninth century have little knowledge reserves, and their minds are still very smart."

Every day, new fishing boats are pushed down the sea on the sandy beach of Roseburg.

Every day, there will be a constant ding, ding, dong, bang from the enclosed wooden shed by the sea, and new ships continue to be built.

As time enters July, life seems to be back on track.

But every time he stood on the hill where the children were trained and looked at the sails in the distant fjord, Rurik's mind turned more and more to the boat.

He often remembered his agreement with his cousin about the raiding phalanx against the Gotland fishermen.

"Aric, you are coming back!"

Turn around, until the 15th of July in the Julian calendar.

A brisk long ship entered the fjord waters, it did not raise its sails, it was a group of unkempt warriors struggling to paddle.

Fishing boats have noticed this tribal warship, whether its sudden appearance brought important news.

Sure enough, they were not only messengers, but also soldiers who ended the plunder!

They went to the home of Harrodsson, who was in charge of staying behind, and reported to him with Arik's message that the looting fleet was already on its way to triumph.

What a huge piece of good news! Rurik summoned these messengers and learned about Arik's raiding routine.

The messenger mentioned how many hostile fishermen they killed, how many catches and how many tools they took.

Most critically, they focused on the captured ships.

"Well, it looks like I need to get my money ready to change the boat with my brother."

What is really lacking? Now that Rurik feels that he has no shortage of metalware for the time being, he has an urgent need for fishing boats. Of course, Rurik can place orders for the tribal shipbuilders, but even if he is noble and more willing to pay attention to contracts, he still accepts orders at the current market price.

The price of a fishing boat continues to rise, coupled with the time and number of ships built at the same time are not satisfactory to Rurik.

In that case, it is better to wait for Arik to bring the captured fishing boat back.

Rurik was looking forward to it, and on the third day after the self-confidence returned, he broke into a huge fleet in the fjord.

If one word is used to describe this fleet, it would be "swaggering."

The fleet is mighty and mighty, Arik is like his uncle Otto, standing on the bow of the fleet leader, holding the raised bow in one hand, and holding his sword hilt in the other.

He was full of spirits, just like the entire triumphal team he led, all the people who participated in the looting battle for more than two months did not have the exhaustion of the long battle on their faces, and some were the joy of victory and the desire to return home.

Of course, there is also a dream of getting rich.

"Brothers, it's about to enter the port! Send my order to go down, be optimistic about the towed fishing boat, don't let the rope break!"

"Remember, each fishing boat is two hundred silver coins. Be optimistic about the boat and don't be a sinner to brothers!"

The warriors are no fools. They dragged a large number of fishing boats in series with wooden shells. It seems that as long as they cut a few axes against the bottom of the boat, they will become a pile of useless wood that continues to sink.

After dragging too many ships, Arik spent a lot of time at sea, and the speed of the fleet is still slow when entering the port.

The only benefit of slow progress is that this young "warrior hero" will be further respected by the people.

Ross people, they always respect the brave in battle.

A large number of Russ gathered at the pier. Some people said that this was the triumph of the great leader, and informed sources said that this was the righteous man who defeated the Gotland people.

In short, they are the triumphant fleet, and the returnees need to be cheered by the tribe.

Rurik took the best spot on the beach with his men. The children lined up in a neat phalanx. Everyone carried a wooden shield in one hand and a wooden stick in the other. The stick kept beating on the shield, and the warm sound was Rurik's greeting to the triumphant cousin.

Rurik put on his own magnificent ferret costume, and his "wives and concubines" who were destined to marry were also beautifully dressed.

Arik at the bow of the ship watched the crowds of people gathered together, and their ears were full of enthusiastic cheers. He was sure that he was the great hero of triumph, immersed in the excitement of this spirit, two lines of tears flowed from his azure blue eyes.

"Now, I am also a hero recognized by you!"

Arik, he regrets his bad fate. He loves his younger brother deeply. As he grows older, he cannot avoid his jealousy of his younger brother in his heart.

The younger brother is a **** blessed by the great **** Odin, and he is just a mortal with flesh and blood.

What height can a mortal reach?

Seeing the cheers of the tribesmen, Arik wiped away the tears. He felt that he must continue to be congratulated by the tribesmen after landing in the image of a majestic warrior.

Soon, Arik saw the neatly arranged people. Needless to say, this must be an interesting trick by the cute little brother. Although the younger brother's subordinates are still children, he has to admit that these children only need ten years to grow up. They are the new fighters of the tribe and even more promising.

He quickly noticed some snow-white human figures. Needless to say, Rurik himself and his concubines were dressed in ferret furs to show off his wealth, which was a very public display of his wealth.

I saw my younger brother, my mother (actually my aunt), my wife, and even the infant child Ascade.

"Brothers, adjust the course! Heading towards the children who are in line, we will rush to the beach in front of them!"

The paddling warriors roared, and the well-trained soldiers quickly corrected the course and led the entire fleet straight to Rurik.

"Aric, are you finally going to land?" Rurik quickly saw his cousin, a man standing on the bow holding his sword high.

On this trip, Arik held the sword of his dead father, Rurik's uncle Ogier. As the successor of the sword, Arik refurbished the sword into a steel sword and gave it a fierce name." the Avengers". Therefore, Arik has two steel swords. Compared with fighting with a sword and shield, he feels more and more that he is holding two swords, and he can directly scare the enemy in a threatening posture.

Therefore, the fighters who fought with him began to playfully nickname Arik: Double Swords.

It seems that this is a domineering nickname~www.mtlnovel.com~ Arik naturally likes it.

Of course, the two swords will eventually have new heirs. Arik hopes to have two sons so that the two brothers can inherit their double swords! Oh, the eldest son inherits the family business and must inherit the "Avenger" of his grandfather. As for the newly built steel sword, it will naturally be inherited by the youngest son who has not yet been born.

The ship washed up the beach, and the sturdy keel wood cut deep dents in the sandy beach flattened by the tide.

Those empty fishing boats connected in series also rushed to the beach due to inertia. There was a dull roar, and the beach trembled. Soon the sandy beach was full of boats!

Rurik saw his cousin, with a very chic posture, supporting the boat gang with one hand, his whole body and the bow of the boat jumped down and stepped onto the solid ground.

He glanced unconsciously, seeing a large number of empty ships passively stranded, and he couldn't help but blossom in joy.

ferry! A large number of ready-made ships are here!

Many difficult problems can be solved!