Chapter 363： When Sorgon’s fleet returned to their hometown in 830

The so-called ash tree is actually the ash tree.

People in Northern Europe saw that their gray-brown trunks were completely different from the pine trees everywhere, so they named it after the color of the trunk.

Ash tree is a kind of existence with strong elastic trunk. European ash tree has twists and turns when it is young. When it grows into a big tree, it will have an "umbrella cover". Every fall, it has a golden umbrella cover and becomes a pine forest. Unique existence.

No one is a fool and doesn't know the elasticity of the ash tree. The predatory search by the Finns and Vikings has resulted in ash trees being rare. Some pewter rods will be made into bows with very good elasticity. However, their maintenance level is generally not high. No matter how good a single bow is in the hand, it will be replaced within two years.

In the end, hunters can only use the oak bow to make do with it. It starts to lose pounds after shooting five or six hundred arrows. Fortunately, the manufacturing cost of this bow is not high.

On Gogran Island, Rurik’s biggest gain is a large number of pewter rods.

In just one day of expedition, the team felled all five trees they found. Of course, everyone concluded that there were more ash trees on this deserted island where no outsiders settled. After cutting off the branches of the tree trunk, the mercenaries carried the stripped tree trunk on their shoulders and carried all of them back to the ship.

The son returned from the expedition and brought a speechless treasure. Although Otto was unhappy, he was relieved that this thing was expected to be a very good bow.

After a whole day of rest, or everyone stayed on the island for a whole day, the lost spirits were restored.

They left a lot of bonfire marks on the beach, and left a pile of rice fields together.

The "stone island" is full of stones, but there is also a freshwater lake. Its special state has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it has become the preferred berth for the Rus people in the future, even if there are a lot of rocks.

The fleet docked again on the island of Nassar. Arik introduced the clearly distinguishable traces of the bonfire on the beach, proving that it was his masterpiece, and pointed to the southern coast where there were the Estonian villages that were crusadeed and burned down.

Those people are not Baltic people, but Estonian? They have food, they can smelt iron, and they have some leather. Only the military power is terrible.

How is Otto not tempted? Bullying the weak and plundering wealth is really justified.

It's just now that the army has to hurry up, and there really is no time to hang around.

Arik fulfilled his promise and really led a group of brothers to row to the south coast to bring some fresh water back.

The fleet only stayed on the island of Naysar for one day, and then gradually left the Gulf of Finland.

The sea ahead is extremely open, and those who boldly climb to the top of the mast gradually lose sight of the southern coast. At this point, the most arduous paddling is over. The entire fleet followed Otto's flagship, the bow began to face the north wind, making a zigzag movement, and the overall overweight fleet began to sail awkwardly against the wind.

One day after the word left Naysar Island, the entire fleet spent the night at sea, and they threw it at a slow speed during the night. In the second day, the fleet arrived at Tombstone Island!

"Attention, we have already arrived at the islands. Brothers, after listening to my order, paddle cautiously." Otto stood at the bow as always, holding the vicious bow relief, and the oarsmen of the whole boat listened to the order. The entire fleet is very interesting and lined up in a column, like a small train, carefully shuttled through the waterways of the Aland Islands covered with sand and rocks.

Even long boats with shallow draft do not dare to venture here. They must follow the determined deep water channel straight to Tombstone Island and spend the night on the island as planned.

The Aland Islands are a huge group of islands extending from east to west for 150 kilometers. It is large and trivial. Most of the small islands have no settlement value at all, and many islands can pass through with water.

Among the thousands of islands, the Rus chose an island with two small bays in the northern part of the archipelago and named it Tombstone Island.

The geographical location of Tombstone Island is still 90 kilometers away from the mouth of Lake Mälaren. Such a unique geographical location naturally restricts the nearby trade between the Ross and Mälaren people.

Tombstone Island was chosen because of its small and compact size, tortuous coastline and deep water level, making it an excellent port at this stage.

Rurik, who landed on Tombstone Island, actually doubted his father’s choice of location, because standing on Tombstone Island, as far as the west can be seen, there is obviously a larger island. That is the main island of the Aland Islands. Where is it set up? Isn't the settlement more suitable?

As the fleet returned to Tombstone Island smoothly, Rurik knew the true considerations of his father's site selection. Tombstone Island is located in a natural deep waterway in the archipelago. Doing business with the Mälaren people is never the main purpose. It is the most important thing to ensure the smooth sailing of the Sorgon fleet.

The people who returned were congratulated by the heroes of the islanders, and what was even more heartening was that the fleet was not a lone visitor.

Otto who landed unexpectedly saw Gould who was as fat as an elephant seal. The appearance of the big merchant first shocked Rurik, and he understood the whole story in an instant.

Ah, look at the cargo ship with a significantly deep draft **** at the small bay trestle, and you know that Gould is doing the final transportation operation of this year.

The almost missing big leader and his soldiers seemed to be descending from heaven. Jeflo saw an old man with a fluttering beard and a beard walking down the trestle bridge. The strong sense of shock made him retreat subconsciously.

After a while, Gould hurried forward, covering his heart to the leader's luggage.

"You! Are you here?! Why." Otto asked when they met.

"Dear leader, I am also surprised to see you here. Ah, the Sorgon fleet has finally returned?"

"You didn't answer my question." Otto urged.

"Yes, Chief." Gould immediately raised his hand and pointed to his cargo ship: "Look, the ship is full of wheat. Allow me to tell you a good thing..."

It's definitely a matter of food! Otto has learned a lot from his son, so he won't ask more. He urged: "Prepare me with a comfortable place. I have to take a good rest. Huh? Your walls have been erected? It's great so that the **** Gotland can't threaten our camp."

Back at Tombstone Island, Otto felt like he had returned home.

Of course, for those warriors from Tombstone Island, they are really bringing a group of precious trophies to reunite with their wives and children.

Tombstone Island became lively again.

The extremely limited number of Merlaren merchants who accidentally headed northward to Roseburg were thinking about doing some business with the Ross people on Tombstone Island, but they unexpectedly waited until the mysterious chief of the Ross people, Otto.

Otto naturally received more than a dozen businessmen, decisively accepted a little gift from the businessmen, and saw the eyes of individual businessmen, which gave birth to a sense of disharmony.

Otto's feeling is correct, because those with blinking eyes are indeed merchants themselves, and on the other hand, they are instructed by Olekin, the leader of Mellaren and the leader of the alliance. It's true that they do business, and it's true that they spy on intelligence.

An old man who was obviously weather-beaten and also obviously physically fit was actually the legendary leader Otto? No matter how he looked at it, he was more powerful than his leader Olegin. There is also the majestic aura of everyone who returned from Sorgon from the Ross. It is said that the Russ are far less powerful than the Melalenians. Even Rurik, the son of the leader of Rus, who has seen the lord, is also telling his own weakness. Today I saw a large group of Rus fighters. Who dares to estimate that they are really weak?

Is it that the tribe that can organize a large fleet is weak?

The businessmen who shouldered the responsibility of intelligence spying sighed for their good luck. They immediately began to sell their products at unusually low prices in order to get out of Tombstone Island early and report the intelligence to their leader to receive rewards.

Merlaren merchants are all lowering prices, and of course it is the Ross people on the island that are benefiting.

Merchants are mainly selling pots and pans made of earthenware and wooden daily necessities. Who cares about the reasons behind their sudden selling?

A warm wooden house, now a bed for Otto and Rülic. Before the break, Otto deliberately had a good chat with Gould.

The dim oil lamp is not enough to hide the joyful atmosphere. Gould is in a very good mood tonight. He needs to behave in front of the big boss. By the way, he brags about Young Master Rurik's feat in Mellaren.

Rurik told his father about his experience in Melaren for a long time. The child said it alone. Otto subconsciously thinks that there is an element of bragging and exaggeration. He also doesn't believe that his son really has such a great deed. .

Now it's Gould's turn to describe it, Otto really doesn't believe it and believes it.

Especially wheat, they are so large that even Gould, who owns a batch of cargo ships, does not have the ability to transport them all at once.

After drinking the "Rose Vodka" poured into the glass bottle again, Otto's face quickly turned red.

"Hahaha, wheat, a lot of wheat, this year our tribe will really not lack wheat. My dream when I was young actually came true, because we paid too much money for wheat."

With Rurik being present, Gould did not dare to speak nonsense, and he complimented: "The problem of money is never a problem. Rurik is blessed by the gods, and we Roths have many ways to accumulate money. I really have a resourcefulness. Merchant, please rest assured, the big boss, next year's trade season, I will make your family a lot of money."

"I feel at ease with you." Otto slapped Gould's shoulder enthusiastically, an affirmation of the businessman, making Gould flattered.

Otto continued to mumble: "I heard Olekin wanted to see me. Okay, maybe I should go by now."

"Ah? Chief, are you serious?" Not only Gould was surprised, but Rurik was surprised.

Just as Rurik was trying to persuade his father not to have any extravagance, he must return to his hometown before the winter, Otto suddenly gave up, "Forget it. Next year, that guy will gather all the leaders of the alliance, my son said Olegin wanted Is it possible to retaliate against the Danes?"

"Huh?" Who is Gould? Although he thinks it is absurd, it is unusual to say what he says from Otto's mouth. "Maybe so, boss, what can I do for you?"

"What else can you do? You are a businessman, and I want you to raise some supplies for me. I am very optimistic about your ability to transport supplies. If there is war, you have to transport a steady stream of food to my army, as well as new ones. weapon."

"Ah! That's really an honor for me."

Hearing this quietly, Rurik was a little surprised that Dad really understood the importance of logistics. Obviously, this is the case. For example, when Beishou opened last winter, the whole team was surprised that they had brought enough dry food to eat for a month. If there is no such food, how can the hunting army of the expedition team complete the conquest of the Corvins along the frozen Oulu River.

Having said that, the drunk father actually believed that the coalition after the alliance would fight back against the Danes and Gotland.

Youdao speaks truth after drinking! Rurik guessed that his father had such a plan, and what was the result of such an analysis.

The survivors of the Ostara tribe are now holding tightly to the thighs of the Roses. Otto has proposed war on the alliance, and Carlotta, a vengeful girl, must be the first to support.

As long as the leader Olekin sees Carlotta's determination, he will definitely avenge the Aostala people under the supervision of the leaders of other tribes.

After some analysis, Rurik came to an astonishing conclusion. Regardless of whether the Alliance makes a decision on war, as long as Otto mentions war, the entire alliance will inevitably unite to counterattack the Danes.

The choice of war actually fell into the hands of the Rus?

In the past few years, the Rus people have not failed at all, and many conquering victories have made the people full of expectations for war. Because for those young people, fighting for the great **** Odin, the dead souls go to Valhalla to become heroic spirits, and they can plunder a lot of wealth if they survive. Those soldiers who followed Arik against Gotland have gained a great deal. Which young man is not greedy?

Otto squeezed the empty glass bottle tightly by his drunkenness: "Really warrior, drink the strongest wine and slash the worst enemy. It's time to continue our revenge. I want to avenge my brother Ogier and lie down. The soldiers on this island have revenge! They died in battle and must be buried with ten times as many Gotlanders. The revenge will continue. This has nothing to do with Olegin."

How could Gould not be afraid when he watched Otto bullfight? He thought that when Olegin was mentioned, Otto would respect the leader of the alliance. Obviously the Ross people didn't take that guy seriously. Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

Looking at Rurik's solemn face, Gould could decide it was a good thing.

What is the Mellaren tribe? The person Olekin abused him, Carl is a boastful fellow, is this kind of person worthy of being a leader? How can they have the talents of Otto and his son?

Gould actually felt vaguely that Rurik never wanted to be a leader. He still prefers to be a real power leader, who is under the command of this leader, not a few thousand people, I am afraid it is one hundred and two hundred thousand, even More. Rurik wants to maintain the relationship between the leader and the people through a system of taxation and contract, which is completely different from those in the past.

The next day, when Otto was sober, he talked about whether to break into Lake Mälaren and meet the leader assault, and gave a negative answer.

In this way, a much larger fleet is formed, and there are so many people on board that there are more than a thousand people!

The family members of the boat builders' family, together with almost all of the family's property, merged into the fleet. The craftsman who can build cargo ships publicly declared that the family had immigrated to Ross, and those female spouses had nothing to say, and told many people braggingly that the family would be respected by the leader of Ross himself after the family immigrated.

This is a good time. Some carpenters and potters dragged their families around, ended the wait and see, and decided to take their own talents to become the Ross people.

The construction of Fort New Rose is in full swing, and the key inspection of the two islands on the return journey has made Rurik made up the determination to develop the "Stone Island" and the "Freshwater Island". To carry out construction, a large number of craftsmen are needed. Professional potters and carpenters really only seek a steady stream of immigrants to supplement.

The magnificent fleet began its final voyage, with long ships guarding cargo ships escorting grain and various immigrant ships. Otto wanted to let the new immigrants see enough of the heroic appearance of the Ross warriors, so that they could have confidence in the military strength of the Ross people, so that they could do better in the future.

The final voyage became a torment, and people who had been in their hometowns for a long time went crazy. Especially for those young fighters, reuniting with their families is the simplest idea for everyone. They have already planned, and the trip has yielded a lot of benefits, and there will be no worries in life for a long time in the future, so that the wife can get pregnant again without any worries. Life has become much better than before, which greatly stimulates the motivation of young couples to raise their children indiscriminately.

800,000 pounds of wheat Isn't it a very huge order of magnitude? The Ross people are proficient in mathematical calculations of a small order of magnitude, such as "800,000", which is already an order of magnitude surpassing many people's cognition. In their view, since the chief family promised to sell wheat slowly at the usual price of ten pounds for a silver coin, it seemed that the whole tribe would never worry about eating wheat.

There is so much wheat that the transport ship will capsize. Do we have to worry about it not being enough to eat?

The first batch of materials that arrived at Roseburg caused a strong sensation among the entire tribe.

It was another cold morning. Some fishermen who were fishing for another wave of fish before the sea froze madly broke into the fjord. They landed on the shore and passed the good news crazily-the big leader carried an unprecedented huge boat. The team's victory is back!

No, there are crowds on the coast, and their golden hair is like a wheat field. The beach was crowded with people, and everyone pointed to the fleet that appeared suddenly, and many people simply cried with joy.

Niya, the wife of the leader, she was full of excitement and tears. The husband and son came back as heroes.

They are the real heroes, they are really thinking about this tribe, and this winter, the Ross people have once again refreshed the concept of what wealth is.