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A cold morning, a nervous beginning.

Although he was planning to rest, Rurik didn't just lie down with Noren and do nothing.

Thirty Jianyong rowed a long boat straight to the interior of Lake Mlaren. They set out early in the morning to row with all their strength to ensure that they arrived at Gould Island in the evening to report the letter.

As many as 10,000 pounds of wheat were unloaded from the Aphrodite, and the rested Rurik rushed to sell the food market, only for the Ross people to lose weight.

The garrisoners of Tombstone Island, even those newly promoted Slavic immigrants. They took more or less silver coins or even copper coins and bought the wheat clean.

Even if they are a tribe, Rurik is not arrogant enough to spread welfare.

Welfare? At present, the biggest welfare is to ensure the survival and development of the people in an environment free from external war threats and natural disasters.

It is already a great benefit for them to buy food on a regular basis. They buy it if they have money, or find a way to do it if they don't have money, or live by fishing in silence.

The food planned to be sold is sold out, and people are very happy.

This scene made the Merlaren merchants who were still stranded on the island silly. They had the idea of Erdao dealers who bought grain from Rurik and brought them back to Mellaren for sale. However, they have no qualifications, and can only praise Rose's leader as a good man while scolding.

However, the breach can be aimed at the Ross people on the island. If they raise the purchase price a little bit more, they should trade privately. Afterwards, he brought the wheat to the planting season next spring and sold it at high prices to farmers who lacked crops.

Xiao Jiujiu Liurik, a small trader, has no intention to manage, and even the grain trading black market that may have arisen, he has no intention and power to stop it.

Rurik's mind rushed into Lake Mlaren. After seeing Gould and checking the supplies, he went to chat with the new leader Bjorn in person.

On the other hand, on the long ship that went all the way to Gould Island, the brave heroes of a ship were carrying a little labor fee from Lord Rurik and the pride of doing things for the adults. They paddled almost all day. The sun had just set, they arrived at Gould Island exhausted, and immediately reported to Gould himself who was stationed here about to return.

The messengers did not know the details of the Rurik expedition. They simply explained how the adults fought with the Danes, successfully arrived in Balmerk, married the daughter of the local leader, and led the Balmerks on the expedition to Britain to triumph with a large amount of cargo.

"This is simply a dream. Can anyone turn into a bear or a pack of wolves under his hand? This kid is really a man. I'm afraid it's not because of the leader's daughter who helped people fight the war?"

Gould had a steelyard in his heart, and Rurik's weight in his heart became heavier.

Take the big ship to dock at Gould Island, the Aphrora and Guldot, the two big ships appear at the same time to show their muscles.

It is like a strong warrior who hangs a gem-studded sword on his belt. It has a full deterrent meaning, but the sword cannot prove its sharpness until the sword is pulled out.

The messenger delivered the really important message.

Master Rurik wants to personally visit the new leader Bjorn?

Based on the understanding of his own funder, Gould estimated that Rurik would have to seek more benefits from these powerful big families on the basis of the previous secret agreement.

Gould also immediately organized a messenger, and after weighing it up, he simply planned to visit the Mellaren Bazaar himself.

Oh no, the times have indeed changed.

The name "Melaren Bazaar" is just a convention. With Bjorn's election as the leader, in order to eliminate the influence of the old forces, the bazaar has been renamed "Birka", which means "the leader of Bjorn's harbor." ".

It's another brand new day, and Lurik will board the Aphrodite again.

He stood on the trestle bridge and carefully examined the scratches on the bow and keel. No one noticed these scars during the voyage, and now it seemed that Rurik felt that she would run into a rampage again, fearing that it would have to be overhauled soon.

The big ship raised the spinnaker and went straight to Lake Mlaren. She fluttered the flag of Ross high. After almost half of the day's trek, she entered the lake proudly.

On the other hand, Gould boarded the Birka Bazaar with pride.

Now that Carl is killed, the rebellious army has revealed all his wealth like a carnival. In order to eliminate the roots, the rebellious family forces not only killed all of Karl's children, but also killed all his wives and concubines.

The old king Olegin never expected that just one winter after his death, his dedicated family power would be overthrown by his brothers from the same tribe.

Of course, the big families of all walks of life have reasons to kill the killer. How can a so-called family that has caused significant loss of population and wealth to the tribe be qualified to continue to hold power?

Bjorn became the leader, he made an agreement with the guys, and after it was done, the blood-stained battle axe divided up all of Carl's family wealth.

The fields, granary stocks, serfs, ships, gold and silver utensils, as well as the ale brewing workshop and Birka's only wine shop were all discussed by these guys and had new ownership.

The most direct action plan, Bjorn's family got the most spoils.

The serfs and the land were basically equally divided, and Bjorn received additional wine shops, breweries, and attached serfs.

Carl's family previously imposed taxes on merchants and farmers. Bjorn not only inherited these, but he made major adjustments. Regarding as many as twenty large families who have been involved in the incident, not only are all tax exempt, the tax burdens collected are also shared through negotiation.

The assassination of a king means that the power of the tribal leader is shared by 20 families, and Bjorn becomes the new leader whose power has been reduced.

Under such a power structure, Bjorn claimed to be King of Sweden, and none of the clans in the Alliance recognized it.

The undercurrent surging under the calm Lake Mlaren, the attitudes of those tribal leaders are really subtle. Carl is dead, and they neither support nor oppose, or even make a statement.

But Bijuni summoned the League and Clan League in the name of the King of Sweden, and for the first time, no one came. Commercial trade continued, and the leaders of the alliance tribes simply opposed silently!

Gould can predict that once Rurik learns of Mellaren's great changes, he will definitely make some new decisions. According to his own understanding, he took the task straight to Bjorn's mansion.

Ross's big merchant is here! Actually there is something to discuss.

Bjorn hurriedly entertained this distinguished guest, and without any polite words, he couldn't wait to adopt the technique of wooing.

"I want to meet your leader. I want to talk to Duke Ross. Now that I have succeeded, Duke Ross should act on a secret agreement. Gould, you want to take my words back to Ross as they were."

Gould deliberately buttoned his fat ears, pretending to be displeased, "You have been repeating these words for several months. You want us Roths to support you, I am just a businessman, am I qualified to call the shots?"

"Of course. You have to report to me. After the matter is done, I will give Rose more benefits."

"Benefit? Means giving away some slaves? I still can't make the decision on this matter."

Bjorn sighed slightly, and suddenly realized that this Gould was the uninvited guest. Does he have any requests?

"Okay. What's your place?"

"As you hope, my master Rlik is about to arrive at your Birka. Rlik is the real Duke of Rose, and he has signed a secret agreement with you. I am here to tell you that he will visit you personally! "

"Wow! What a great thing." Bjorn stood up excitedly, "He! He will support me as agreed."

"Maybe. My lord, I don't know. But, you know, maybe you should pay some price."

"The price?" Bjorn thought for a while. "Should I give him my daughter as a concubine?"

"Forget it. He has no shortage of women." Gould shook his head.

"Oh, maybe he doesn't like it."

Gould knew Bjorn's youngest daughter, who was a child, and was destined not to be a beauty. Just as a political marriage, how can Mellaren today?

Gould's heart really despised the current Mellaren, it was Bjorn, who did nothing to get support and allowed that thing...

But this old guy only believed in wealth. A new **** and a new faith appeared in Birka Bazaar. Maybe the soldiers would be angry, but he didn't care.

What does Rurik like to get? Of course it is population! The ultimate goal of obtaining a large amount of food is to make Ross' population explode.

"I'll give you a suggestion." Gould said calmly.

"Friend, just talk about it."

"You got a group of serfs from Carl's house and gave them all as gifts to Rurik."

"Ah..." Bjorn looked reluctant.

Gould didn't rush, he was clearly a foreign minister. To make profit for Ross is to make profit for his own family.

Gould deliberately remained silent, and suddenly said in a low voice slowly and slowly: "Accept my offer, Lord Rurik, come, and you can support his offer as much as possible. What are the big families that upset? You killed Carl. , You are not afraid to follow in your footsteps."

With that said, Bjorn suddenly felt like Rumang was cold all over his back.

"Don't you want to be the real king of Sweden?"

Bjorn, who was still nervous and cautious, looked at the face of Gould, the old wild boar, and his attitude became ambiguous.

Yes, once I get the support of Duke Ross himself, everything is stable! In order to get this, pay short-term benefits and get long-term benefits. This transaction is very cost-effective!

Bjorn sent Gould away, and he began to think. "What should I take out to buy that kid's support? Is one hundred or two hundred serfs enough?"

Gould left in a hurry and returned to his island, waiting for the benefactor to come.

In the evening, a brand-new big ship broke into the calm lake of Mlaren. The fishermen were dumbfounded and watched the two big ships anchored at Gould Island, controlled by the Ross people.

At this time, the berths on Gould Island were full of cargo ships waiting to be voyaged. If there were still a lot of goods that hadn't arrived at the logistics warehouse on the island, Gould would have led the fleet home long ago.

Arriving on this island is like going home! Rurik took his brothers and climbed the rope ladder to disembark, the newly promoted mercenaries from Balmerk, who stood in the huge wooden fort in the road, felt their own insignificance, and even the strength of the golden master.

Gould was all dressed up, surrounded by more than 20 warriors in blue and white robes, warmly receiving his master.

He saw that there was a beautiful girl next to Rurik, who was what the messenger called the "princess" of the Balmerks.

After a polite greeting, Gould greeted him back to the inner hall.

In the warm hall, Gould entertained his grown-ups with roast lamb.

He deliberately waited for Rurik to be half full, drank half a glass of wine in his glass, and talked about what he knew...

"Okay!" Rurik had already heard the situation, he interrupted, and said: "It seems that the rumors on Tombstone Island are basically true. I didn't expect Karl to die like this."

"Are you surprised?" Gould asked, licking his fat pig's face.

"Unexpected. Not surprising. A defeated family still wants to be king. How can He De? Odin no longer supports him. Carl will either announce his withdrawal from the core of power or commit suicide."

"Are you here to be the king of Sweden?" Gould asked tentatively: "You also know the current situation. Bjorn claims to be the king, and no leader supports him. We Rose is no longer what it used to be, and you are young and promising. Full of infinite possibilities, you took your brothers to conquer the entire Gotland Island, and you proved your strength to all the tribes."

"Do I have to be King of Sweden?" Rurik's rhetorical question caused Gould to choke.

"Why? This is a major opportunity."

"Bah! What a mere king of Sweden, I am a man to be Augustus."

"Then, about Bjorn becoming king, you..."

"Of course I support him!" Rurik replied happily. Within five seconds, he lowered his head and mumbled: "Bjorn finally started. I intentionally supported him two years ago. As for whether he will continue to support it now. He needs to pay some more."

"Cost? Money? Slave? Or..."

"It's a privilege."

"Privilege? What privilege?"

"For example, you will never pay taxes when you go ashore to open a shop, nor do you pay taxes when you open up wasteland. In short, we Ross people will not give any power a copper coin if they are active in Lake Mlaren. If our people commit a crime, we should also pay. Let me deal with it. Our activities must be absolutely free. Only with this infinite freedom can I support Bjorn. Otherwise, I will not support his throne!"

Rlik already knew what he wanted to ask for, namely, extraterritoriality, economic privilege, and tax exemption. With these privileges, the Ross people can dump goods in the Mlaren Lake area unscrupulously, and can flick the local people wantonly, and go to remote places to open up wasteland as the new Ross people.

He said this with a vigorous spirit, and Gould was only half-understood.

They seemed to be many key privileges. Gould had to accompany his smiling face and mentioned: "I'm telling the truth. I have already informed Bjorn about your arrival in the Great Lakes."

"Oh? What's the attitude of that man?"

"He! If you are eager to ask him for more benefits. That guy can't wait to see Duke Rose talk about admitting that he is the king. He specifically mentioned the secret agreement with you, hoping you can Realization! By the way, he has also prepared a hundred serfs for you as gifts. These are slaves belonging to the Carl family, and they just serve as our pioneers in Shilla Fort."

"Give me a slave? I want to take five hundred people from the Mellaren tribe to open up the land for me. Bjorn is very pragmatic, I like it."

Bjorn is such an urgent attitude? Now that the two sides hit it off, Rurik estimated that he would be able to negotiate for new benefits. He really does not want to, and cannot afford to take time and effort to rule Sweden himself. This area has a very mature political ecology. If Ross wants to directly and firmly rule, he must destroy all the real power aristocrats and directly rule all the people.

It is not impossible to destroy all the nobles. The price must be that Rose is tossed into serious injuries, which is more than the loss.

If you can't directly rule, you will continue to compromise with the landlords and nobles. The price is naturally the unstable foundation. The so-called king of Sweden is only a nominal king.

Perhaps the smartest method for this region is economic control.

After several years of operation, the situation of economic control has matured, and it will not end because of the sudden death of a "Supreme".

"I'm going to see Bjorn tomorrow. Listen, Gould, I'm going to take the Aphrora, accompanied by the Guldot, and our two big boats stopped broadcasting the seaside of the market. Oh, now that place. It's Bilka? Interesting. Okay! It seems that Bjorn is a little arrogant, and we just show off Ross's force."

"Yes, I will go together."

Rurik nodded, "Now, tell me more about your work in Mlaren. Tell me, your annual trade balance, the total amount of various materials you plan to transport. Also, tell me Karl The full details of the destruction of the family, who will divide the subsequent family business, and the attitude of the dukes who refused to recognize Bjorn as the king."

"Yes. UU reading www.uukanshu.com, if you think it's okay to be tired, I'll report."

"Let's talk! This is very important for tomorrow's affairs. I..." Rurik patted his chest, "Olekin is dead, and Carl's inheritance has collapsed. I must at least share some benefits. The greedy family eats it."

Rurik's remarks were only constructive, and Gould listened intentionally: "My lord! That! If you can, please take it back."

"what is that?"

"The tavern, its ownership is in Bjorn's hands. We take it, and you can entrust me to run it. In this way, we can sell our fine wine in the most prosperous part of the market. This is a huge profit ."

"That's it!" Rurik slapped his thigh fiercely, not only looking at the circle of candles hanging down from the ceiling, but seeing the flames reminiscent of wonderful pictures.

Yes, there is a serious lack of beverages in this era. Ordinary ale is a good brew, and ale with hops is a top-quality brew. As for the extreme distilled liquor "Burning Rose Vodka", it is a fairy thing only in Asgard.