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Everyone was waiting for Rurik to announce a new important matter, and they probably guessed what the important matter was.

Rurik solemnly declared: "Rossberg and other northern lands are too cold to grow wheat, but our people need wheat to fill their stomachs. We must rely on smelting iron and smelting copper to make metalware and sell them in exchange for the wheat we need. Therefore, I am going to you to double your current production capacity! This must be implemented next year!"

This is really a bold decision. People are surprised and subconsciously start to think about the beauty if the plan is successfully completed.

A large number of metal objects are produced. Except for the Russ and allies who can enjoy it immediately, the sale will be a huge fortune.

Ideas are always good, and in order to accomplish this task, the difficulties must be overcome.

Old Cravason sank a face: "Leurik, we have just discussed it. Our labor is insufficient. If there are enough slaves, it should be possible to do it. But..."

Rurik stretched out his right hand, and he lowered his face: "Yes. I know all the problems in this! If I say I want to force you to mine frequently, it would be ridiculous. Time is very precious, and your work is too. Very cumbersome. Lack of labor? I thought of some solutions to this problem."

Kawei immediately echoed: "The labor issue is very serious. If there are enough workers, we would have expanded our production capacity. With the increase in production capacity, our profits will increase. Who would complain about too much money?"

"Yes. I'm going to deal with this this winter, and there is one more thing I must tell you."

Rurik cleared his throat again, poked his head and said: "A large number of Balmerks are about to migrate to the British Isles. Their leaders have abandoned their homeland, but many people are unwilling to leave. They abandon their homeland, which means that Let us. I will include those who stay behind and become our Ross people, and a new group of laborers will arrive in Ross soon."

"Oh? That's a good thing." Clavasson said so, he also has his own opinions on labor issues: "Those Balmerks are allies after all. Can I talk about my own opinions?"

"Speaking."

"Maybe you can go to the East and recruit a group of young men from Novgorod. I don't know the Balmerks, but I know the Slavs best."

"It's a way." Rurik nodded, "Balmerks, Slavs, and the group of Finns in the Eastern Land. Of course, these labor forces can be used, but it will not work in a short time. So, I plan to Use some female workers."

"Female worker? Mining?"

"Exactly? Clavasson, you...you don't seem to be surprised." Rurik was slightly surprised.

The old guy was indeed not surprised, and slowly said: "Of course women can mine, but they are not as powerful as men. Both me and my guys are fair. We only pay for the weight of the ore shipped, and we don't care about the ore. Was it a child digging it or a female hot digging it, even if the ore digged by a monster can only be obtained in front of us, I am willing to pay." After all, a blacksmith sneered.

Rurik shrugged, thinking that these guys really talk about contracts, and there is a simple principle.

"Okay. I tell you bluntly that I plan to use female workers on a large scale. Remember the group of Tavastian women locked in the barn?"

Rurik reminded them of this wake-up, and saw that their eyes were strange.

After a cold show, Kawei slapped his thigh: "Oh! What do you mean by those people? I remember someone was carrying the corpse before. Didn't all the prisoners die?"

"Most of them are living well." Rurik was also surprised.

"Oh? My old friend, are you going to command these women?"

"Not only the Tavastia women, but also the female prisoners I took from Britain in the west. Give them tools and arrange to dig the ore. I will order them to do things, laziness will be punished, and refusal to work will be executed! This I will not be merciful in this matter. The captive must be worthy of the food and leather clothes I provide!"

Many people felt a murderous look, and then they trembled.

Rurik was like a wolf with teeth, giving people the feeling of danger.

Clavasson cleared his throat again: "Maybe they are suitable for mining, but from my knowledge, women are better at transporting ore. Moreover, now we are no longer lifting sledgehammers to smash rocks, covering branches and burning them and splashing cold water. , The ore disintegrated easily. This dangerous job is just right for the strong man to do."

"It's not a problem to let a woman do it." Rurik said along the way: "Since you think the method of expanding and contracting with heat is the most suitable for a strong man to do it. Coincidentally, my mercenaries still have those 100 sou Omi archers, they just can contribute to the labor force. At present, I intend to arrange this for motivation, but those Tavastian women are to be given to the Balmerks after all. They are all the spoils of the summer war coalition forces, and I am not qualified to embezzle them. Allies' spoils."

"It's better to have more brawny guys." Kawei pursed his lips: "I have never been optimistic about those women. A thousand words of praise can't cover up their disadvantages."

"Exactly, this is a temporary expedient." Rurik continued: "After Hanukkah, I will **** these women to Balmerk. Don't worry, I will bring back a batch of Balmers when I return. Merck men. These Balmerk men are usually miners, loggers and so on. Once there is war, they are soldiers. I plan to create and organize a Balmerk flag team under my orders and build merits for me. On weekdays I am responsible for their food, clothing and housing, but they will dig the ore to supply you, and you only need to pay for the goods at the market price."

Cravason instantly understood the meaning: "Aren't they five hundred professional miners? No! They are actually your personal mercenaries."

"The same can be said." Rurik nodded deeply: "At present, I have exactly 50 Balmerk mercenaries under my command. Five hundred more are not a problem. Oh no! I'm afraid there will be no more Balmerks in the future. With this concept, they are the new Ross people. And the Balmerks who immigrated to Britain, they are the people of the Kingdom of York."

The patriarchs of the blacksmith families looked at each other, whispered and exchanged opinions.

It was Clavasson who took the lead in expressing his stance: "Rurik, your resolution is always wise, and I support it."

Others followed up one after another, and there was no objection in this chamber.

They actually didn't have a choice at all, because the Duchy of Ross, whether it was Roseburg or Elronburg, currently only these two places have metallurgical industries, and the Duke family is almost the only buyer. The Gould family, which was subordinate to the Duke's family, and the old Harald family, who later surrendered, monopolized the ironware distribution rights in the Swedish market, and although the latter had been in the group for a short time, it also monopolized the ironware distribution to the Eastern Slavs right.

A trade route of miningtransportationsmeltingdistribution has been reached. Ross's Blacksmiths Union currently monopolizes the metal smelting link, which is also the most critical link.

They are just craftsmen. Besides, many young craftsmen are essentially servants of the duke's family. The Union of Blacksmiths did not have the power to bargain with Duke Rurik. Although they had accumulated a lot of capital, they were unable to change anything in the face of the Duke. They had to develop the metallurgical industry in accordance with the Duke's orders. The so-called conscious will did not exist at all. However, in the long-term future, the Union of Blacksmiths and the Duke's family are a solid community of interests.

Since adults want production capacity, brothers will produce. Anyway, the Duke must pay afterwards, and he has to collect taxes. After removing material costs and labor costs, everyone can still earn a lot easily.

This is where the plan for the labor force has come to an end, at least Rurik is full of confidence in his arrangement.

Of course, it is not enough to have labor. Many people are arranged to mine. If the furnace cannot digest the ore, what you will get is a mine standing in Roseburg.

There is another plan and arrangement for industrial upgrading, which Rurik gave this time.

Compared with the labor issue just mentioned, his new arrangement is very simple and shocking.

Rurik's request is extremely straightforward: It is not appropriate to concentrate all the blacksmith shops here in the city, even if it is adjacent to the city wall. I am most afraid that something will cause a fire and cause unnecessary losses in Roseburg. Therefore, we should build a new city, she was born for smelting."

A new city? All the blacksmiths lifted their bodies.

"Is it necessary?" Kravasson was the first to ask cautiously.

"necessary."

"Not just...for fire prevention."

"Of course! For many reasons, the most important is to control costs."

Clavasson didn't mean to argue at all. Knowing that he had to agree, he asked, "Where is the new city of blacksmiths alive?"

Just west of Roseburg, deep in the fjord, next to the stream! The point is that the city of blacksmiths is close to the mountains, so the newly mined ore cannot be transported far.

If this is the reason, sane blacksmiths really have no need to question. Indeed, a major problem in the transportation of ore is the distance between the ore producing area and the smelting center. The mountains cannot move their nests. If the drawbacks of distance are eliminated, there is nothing better than placing the blacksmith shop in the mountainous area. If so, another problem is also very difficult-lack of fresh water.

The deep part of the fjord is also at the foot of the mountain. Although there is a lack of flat land and vegetation, building a small town with metallurgy as a reason for existence does not require too much area.

Rurik pointed out his plan in detail: A small town is necessary. We explore an area, cut down the trees on it, and build a group of houses after the land is leveled. We will build at least four more blast furnaces, build fuel storage warehouses and Mold warehouse. The rest of the buildings and facilities must be built around these four blast furnaces. You all know the facilities in this respect."

"This is really a big construction project. After all, it is to build a small town." Obviously, Kravasson's words are something in his words.

Rurik nodded, he guessed the old guy's hint.

Correct! The problem of money.

But the Lord Duke who holds the military power of the Duchy of Ross is here, who has the power to bargain?

Rurik didn't want to use his power to order the blacksmiths to build a city of blacksmiths by themselves, but it really hurts to pay for it. As the Duke of Ross, he has indeed mastered huge wealth, but the construction and investment in many aspects are all gold-swallowing monsters. If this is not desperately plundered from the outside, especially the targeted searches of Northumbria and Mercia, how to give Ross What about the development of the primary industry such as capital?

In these years of battle, Rurik has most intuitively understood that the most logical and famous saying is the truththe basics of primitive capital are accompanied by blood and tears.

But in this era of great controversy, the Russ either survived in the Northland Fjord and was finally annexed by the Kingdom of Sweden, or went out to become a new Rome, and there was even no third way.

Therefore, for the rise of Rose, some people must make sacrifices. Even the victims are part of the Ross people.

Rurik mentioned a condition for them that the so-called blacksmiths union should also pay the taxes of the past year at the end of the winter. Since the blacksmiths have to spend money to build the city of blacksmiths, this is more than tax exempt, or It is said that all the money from taxes is used to purchase local labor on the spot, whether it is men, women or children, who participate in the construction of the city of blacksmiths should be paid, and the rewards are provided by the Union of Blacksmiths.

Do you have any comments? The opinions are not small.

But Cravason knew the overall situation, and he expressed support, and others had to follow up and support. As the most senior blacksmith, Clavasson can say that he has watched Rurik grow up to the present and began to grow a beard. He knows that this kid will never pit himself. It seems that the blacksmiths will suffer a big loss temporarily, but it is for the future. Get a huge amount of wealth and glorious smart investment.

"Then choose a name for the town," Cravason said.

Rurik scratched his head, and when it came to the name, he didn't bother to use his brains to pick a name that was pretending to be elegant, so he was straightforward.

"It's called Strofnstadt."

The name is concise and straightforward, no one has any objections.

The new question is here again, when will the construction of Blast Furnace begin? When the town is built, where does the old blacksmith's workshop go?

Rurik has made arrangements, and he is adhering to his usual ability to act. Today he made a plan. Tomorrow, he will start propagating the construction of Blast Furnace Town in the entire Roseburg. About the day after tomorrow, he will choose the site and start logging.

As for the fate of the old blacksmith shop after the event, it is natural to retain a part of the mature traditional furnaces and iron-making workshops. The old blast furnaces used for rough processing were removed, and the old stock warehouses were also removed. The only use of the old blacksmith shop is to finish ironware, which is to rely on the frying steel method and the 100 steelmaking method to manufacture low-carbon steel tools and weapons. But this is still a long transition, and eventually there are no more blacksmith workshops in the walls of Roseburg.

The living area is separated from the industrial area, and Rurik hopes to arrange a city in this way. Especially at the moment, the construction of the city is made of wood, and a large number of blacksmith shops are placed in the city. Once a fire is caused, is it not a disaster for the whole city? Even the existence of a large number of wooden buildings in other settlements in the Principality of Roseburg is a stopgap measure in itself. When the cost of cement comes down in the future, the production capacity of stone and clay bricks will increase, and it is necessary to replace the settlements with masonry buildings.

The rise of a country begins with exhausting its financial resources to develop the primary industry, especially the metallurgical industry and the manufacturing of heavy equipment. Rurik felt that he was actually engaged in real estate in Roseburg and other territories. After all, building a new town would objectively provide job opportunities for the diverse population of Roseburg. Because not everyone is eligible to participate in the war of invading other forces to plunder the spoils. If no one creates a large number of jobs, many people will inevitably waste their time in the muddle. It's no wonder they, the cold and long winter is only the strongest who can bravely go out to catch wild beasts and sell leather to make money. The masses of people are like hibernating black bears hiding in their homes for substantial hibernation.

Human beings don't really want to hibernate, but are forced to do so by the harsh environment. Unless, an opportunity to make a huge fortune is in front of them, they will take the risk.

Simple work such as building towns, mining, and logging can make many people earn money, and also allow them to have the money to buy a full meal of wheat.

This is enough? not enough!

Rurik was under great pressure, and he realized that he was actually operating his principality carefully under the pressure of tense funds. The wealth obtained by various means in the past year should be consumed a lot in this winter. Although the sale of steel products is very profitable, it is also necessary to be able to rely on other high value-added goods to obtain more wealth.

Regarding the steel industry, Rurik felt that he had made very detailed arrangements, and he also made other arrangements.

This time, Lilia became the protagonist.

Without him, the Cravasons are all talents, and the married daughter-in-law has also become a new talent. Lilia has become a master at making glassware in constant practice. She has not dared to engage in glass blowing at the risk of scalding her lungs, but she has become more sophisticated in die-casting glass. She knows how to match glass materials herself, and she also figured out how to control the stove's heat. Uukanshu.com But the key to success lies in excellent bronze molds.

But she was pregnant again, it would be foolish to expect a pregnant woman to work hard.

The glassware is crystal clear, and anyone who owns it will regard it as a treasure. Its added value is very high, but the output of Roseburg's glassware is too low unless it really becomes an industry.

As the oldest sister-in-law of the Duke of Ross, the eldest lady of the White Tree Manor, a natural and respectable doer, Lilia has her own opinion, which is to call Ross for a new sailing in Sorgon, and then from the hometown of Novgorod. Here are a group of young women, preferably girls from the same hometown of White Tree Manor. It is not only the female workers who make glassware, but also the workers who use the new glassware to distill ale to make spirits.

This is a very constructive suggestion!

Rurik nodded, fully approving and remembering deeply.

Indeed, he also planned to take Svetlana to Novgorod to visit relatives. Besides, I still lack an Irmenslavian wedding with her. Such a public wedding will also have a strong political significance. It is to all the Novgorods living in the vicinity of Lake Ilmen. The Slavs of the region displayed the monarch's goodwill gesture, which was conducive to rule.