Chapter 495： The Temple of Ross was built and Rurik became a man

An old era ended as Veria turned into ashes. On the ruins of the black altar, a brand new temple was under construction.

Once, the Ross people did not have this awareness. An old stone ship altar is enough, do we need to build more?

They did not even erect statues for the gods of their faith, nor did they have dedicated temples to worship them.

Until the Ross army attacking Gotland, they saw the temple of Visby and saw the bronze statue inside the temple.

Rurik wants to build a temple to worship the gods, and everyone is very welcome psychologically. In reality, all the expenses for building the temple are paid by Rurik. Anyone with strength can sign up to become a builder. Get money and food.

The old longhouse was torn down. The remaining batch of wooden beams, except for the thickest one to be used as the keel of the ship, the other wooden beams can be used as building materials for the temple.

Those old inferior priests were buried with the high priests, marking the complete disintegration of the old priesthood. Rurik no longer worried that the priests would interfere with his power, and now he has completely controlled Rose's theocracy.

Therefore, those gods should be enshrined, all by his will.

The building of the temple is only part of the great construction of the earth. Lurik decided to build a batch of new wooden houses, asking for land from the surrounding mounds and pine forests, and grouping them into the city.

This kind of work is definitely not a waste of money for the people. The wealth that is lost is left to Rick's own, and the people will get a lot of job opportunities in the winter when there is no work.

Large sums of gold and silver are the strong driving force of economic activity. Lurik began to implement careful plans. According to his own ideas, Roseburg is gradually developing into a walled coastal city, making the noun suffix "brug" become Really a fortress.

Men, women, and children all act.

Roseburg in the fjord is a narrow area. If the surrounding forests are cut down on a large scale, a lot of land can be opened up.

Liulique never thought of developing this northern mother city into a densely populated city. It would be enough to grow the population to a maximum of 10,000. The population of Ross is inevitably more and more, and the new population must actively fill other settlements, especially the Fort Shilla at the mouth of the Neva River.

The core of the Rus was moved to Fort Shilla in the east. This was Rurik's final plan. But even if the core area is moved, it does not mean that the old Roseburg will be abandoned.

Strong people carry axes, and children carry double saws. They are destroying the forest at an extremely fast speed, and the fiery building atmosphere has made the snow cold disappear.

The wooden wall surrounding Roseburg is under construction. They dug a big hole to bury a thick log, and use this as a node to gradually assemble the wooden wall.

Although the location of Fort Rose is too remote, the possibility of being attacked by the enemy is extremely low, and coupled with the increasingly powerful Russian navy, there may not be a need for a wall in exchange for the safety of the people.

Still be cautious! In a world of conflicts, it is not wrong to be cautious.

Lurik not only ordered the wooden wall, but its foundation needs to be reinforced with stones. On the wooden wall, we need to install scaffolding for people to walk around? 　And every some distance? 　To build a tower.

The wooden wall will completely enclose Roseburg, for this reason the wall will have to be divided from the port. In this way? 　Those merchants from all walks of life in Binhai? 　Especially the mansion of the Gould family, will be separated by this wall.

then what should we do?

Gould really wanted to think about it? 　 After all, Lord Rurik's decision was to transform Roseburg into a strong fortress. He knew very well about the army's attack on Visby, which was clearly a huge trading city? 　After the defeat of the First World War? 　 If the remaining Visby people can hold on by relying on the walls, the attack by the Ross army would take some twists and turns, but it’s a pity. Those people didn't have a wall, and the Ross army's incursion was easy.

Is he also aware of last year’s war? 　The fact that the Swedish coalition forces suffered heavy losses in the forced onslaught of Borgholm’s high walls? 　Without the excellent siege weapons of the Russian army, the coalition forces would almost be able to break the city.

Catch up with the wave of large-scale construction, and a batch of new lands have been opened up from the disappearing forests, the Gould family did not hesitate to pay out of their own pockets to build their own new mansion!

He has huge financial resources now? 　Rosburg has a large number of unemployed labors, so it is not difficult to build a new mansion.

The time has entered March? 　It has been nearly 20 days since the funeral of Veria.

The weather is getting warmer day by day, although there has been a cold rain during this period? 　The rain freezes when it touches the ground, and it cannot extinguish people's enthusiasm.

Is another modest snowfall after the freezing rain? 　The low temperature dropped sharply? 　People are putting off construction work.

Is the temperature warming up now? 　 Although the daytime temperature remains at freezing point, it is not cold for everyone in northern Europe.

The western mound where 　　Lurik was used to train little soldiers, every tree in the pine forest here has been dug out with roots, and this place has become a key construction site.

A batch of fence-style buildings with too high wooden stakes are under construction, and they will be built as a granary building. The wheat kernels can continue to be eaten after being stored in a dry environment for three years. However, it will only take a short time for the wheat to rot or sprout when it sees water. It is very normal to build a granary on a natural high ground. Not only that, but Rurik will also build a large warehouse for storing money and other goods here.

Soon, this mound where the soldiers were trained before will be used as a heavily guarded forbidden area.

is also on the mound, and a palace in the real sense has begun to lay the foundation.

But in this era, even the construction of wooden buildings takes a long time.

The architectural style of the Ross people has also changed. The biggest change is that the housing has begun to be three-dimensional. Especially for Rurik's palace, its foundation must be made of rock, and a large amount of wood should be piled on top of the rock. The palace will be an unprecedented three-story building. The so-called first floor is a huge living room, the second floor is also a specific dining room and bedroom, and the third floor is very special. It is the usable space under the herringbone roof. , It naturally becomes the place where the sundries are placed.

The palace plan is like this. When a large number of new buildings use wood and stone on a large scale, a new type of material has never been used.

Cement! The sacred invention of the construction industry, the architectural treasure of the Romans, Rurik easily reproduced in Roseburg.

After all, cement is not a very sophisticated construction adhesive. Once you know its recognition, mass production is possible.

All the materials for making ordinary cement exist in the mountains near Roseburg!

The **** after iron smelting, the powder made from iron ore, the lime burned in a fierce fire, and the key river sand. Rurik dispatched those blacksmith apprentices, and quickly collected a lot of them from the mountains and around the frozen upstream stream. The Clavassen father and son have more important work. These very young blacksmith apprentices, under the leadership of the same young Kamnier, and under the guidance of Rurik himself, from mining materials to making usable cement, they only used Seven days.

Because of these children, Rurik is indeed the son of God in their eyes. They boasted that they learned the essence of the world through the "simplified table of the periodic table" engraved on the wooden board, and the success of the cement configuration became " Another proof of the rationality of the short form.

However, the successful deployment of cement did not cause much disturbance. The Ross tribe is different from other tribes. The tribesmen have seen a lot of new things every year. Everyone has a lot of ideas about any wonderful things, even if they are owned by people. The wings are flying in the sky, and it's no surprise.

The so-called Binhai Temple, which is wrapped in a wooden wall, of course, this section of the wooden wall is already very close to the sea.

The best building materials must be given priority to the temple, and it must be the most sacred building in Roseburg.

Rose’s young boys and girls piled large and small stones on the reindeer sleigh. The big stones need to be hugged by a strong man, and the small stones are only as big as a fist. Among the stones are limestone, iron ore, and copper ore, most of which are ordinary granite.

Under Rurik’s order, the stone ship altar of the Rus was demolished after Lumia personally made a small sacrifice, and all the stones were turned into the core of the foundation of the new temple.

The stones of the old stone ship altar were piled into a square outer corner. A large number of small stones were piled in the center. Then the evenly mixed cement penetrated into the gap. The construction workers used wooden plank tools to push out a platform that was satisfactory to Rurik.

For three full days, this foundation platform finally solidified. The cold weather did not seem to affect the slow chemical reaction inside it. After all, the cement merged with a large number of stones and turned into a huge square floor!

The Ross people have never worshipped a huge statue of a god. Of course, many people made some small wood carvings themselves, and regarded them as a certain deity worshipped in order to be blessed. What is the point of such worship? The statues of the gods in their hands were not only small, but also crude.

The Duchy of Ross is already quite large, and the Ross people as the core must unify their thoughts.

Rurik did not hesitate to make a fuss about worshiping the gods. It is not enough to just verbally declare that he has the highest theocracy of the entire tribe. He must take adequate measures, such as erecting the exquisitely cast statues on the gorgeous decorations. In the temple. In a sense, the temple built by Rurik has no essential difference from the set of Buddhist temples and galleries, except that the Buddha and the true monarch have become Nordic gods such as Odin.

I have to say that this kind of worship to a huge statue of a god, anyone who kneels down will feel solemn, and the more he will hint in his heart that what he prays for will definitely be blessed by the gods.

Now the question arises again, should those gods be worshipped by the Ross people?

Lurik noticed that the main gods of the Merlaren, Yilmalun, Uppsala, and other tribes are not unified. Everyone indeed believes that Odin is the greatest god, but there are various explanations for it.

This is the case in the Swedish power zone. Rurik learned from the old Danish Eric family, sister-in-law Asraki, and the Saxons of Borgholm whom he had known before, that these people have very different attitudes towards gods.

In other words, from the Arctic Ocean to the southernmost Schleswig, the people in the Viking control area, everyone only reached a unity on the issue of "Odin is the supreme god", and the interpretation of other gods is varied...

The Norse mythology system is not unified at all in the current era! Rurik made a very clear judgment.

Since this is the case, Rurik, as a plank of recording ancient events, has appointed certain deities.

Odin, the king of the gods, bestowed the fate of the rise of the Rus, and the invincibility of the Rus, and should be worshipped first by all.

Frija, the wife of Odin, the **** of marriage, protects the family peace of the Ross people.

Frei, the **** of wealth, bless the people of Ross to live better day by day, and bless the merchants to make a fortune.

Freya, the **** of fertility, the **** of health, bless the population of Rose to grow and be healthy.

Tor, the **** of craftsmen, farming, animal husbandry and fishery, bless all the production and construction work of the Ross people.

Sperosvilia, the Valkyrie who belongs exclusively to the Ross people, and all the warriors who fight for Ross, his soul will be brought into the Hall of Valor by this god.

The first five gods are generally recognized by the people of the tribe, and Rurik clearly defined the affairs they blessed.

There is only the last deity, Sperosville, she is the dead high priest Veria!

Villa became a **** and must be worshipped and admired by the Rus for a long time.

Therefore, Klavasen was assigned by Rurik the most important work of casting the idol! And this unintentionally is very severe work.

After learning the news, Kravasson didn't want to say any more about seeing the wonderful performance of cement, but deeply questioned the casting of six bronze statues at once!

"It's crazy! How much copper does it cost to cast a huge bronze statue that is almost equal to the body? I don't have so much material in a short time!"

Lurik did not embarrass the veteran old blacksmith, he did not shout any motivational words, but directly pointed out the craftsmanship of making the bronze statue.

The Ross people have not learned the vivid sculpture technique from the Greek region. It is simply unrealistic to expect old guys like Clavasson to make exquisite large-scale idols. Rurik is not very demanding. He needs six busts with different faces, each of which is not a huge copper ingot.

He asked Clavasson to make a special clay mold and cast a layer of copper immediately. After all, the "Statue of Independence" is also assembled with a large number of irregular copper skins, and there is a lot of space inside.

The statue requested by 　　Lurik is exactly the same. The complex copper skin has the facial features of the gods, beards and even the lines of clothing. He does not require Kravassen to be cast too finely, as long as the surface has some clear facial features. As for the huge empty space behind the idol, it can be filled with clay afterwards.

Of course, only the image of the Valkyrie, Sperosville, needs to be cast, because everyone knows what the old Veria looks like.

He gave Clavasson a casting deadline, which must be completed before the vernal equinox.

With the completion of the cement stone base of the temple, the construction of the buildings on the platform is very fast.

The entire Roseburg is in the largest scale of construction ever before. As of the eve of the Spring Equinox, a small portion of extremely solid wooden walls were built, and five standardized grain storage warehouses were built and filled with grain.

The permanent temple building was completed on time!

Its appearance is very similar to the old priest's long house, its length has been reduced, but it is full of novelty.

There is only one room inside the 　　 temple, and six statues of different styles stand in the house!

When the temple was completed, the two huge wooden doors were deliberately opened by Rurik. Facing the thousands of people gathered, he shouted in public: "This is the sanctuary! It is you and Asgard. Communication tool! Look at these idols! Odin! Friga! Frey! Freya! Thor! And our Sperosville! Bow down to the idols! Consecrate a silver coin, there is always a deity Will respond to your prayers!"

The temple was brightly lit. Lumia, the Corvin girl Lumi, and the ten Slavic maids of Rurik, all of them under the command of Rurik, became priestesses who were completely obedient to Rurik. Of course they Another identity is his wife and concubine. The power of sacrifice is actually firmly controlled by Rurik, and he “invented” the concept of “incense”.

The right to interpret is in the hands of Rurik. The so-called if you pay a sum of money as the funds of the prayer, the idol will respond in some form.

There was no such thing in the past. Because of Rurik’s explanation, all the people in the tribe realized that they could really interact with the gods! Rurik must have been a son of God, and with his endorsement, his prayers will surely get results. Of course, Rurik also made restrictions. It is said that every Roth has only one opportunity to pray once a month, and the funds paid are only one silver coin. No amount of investment is meaningful.

The priestesses headed by Lumia, facing the statues that had been plated with a layer of gold, the eyes were plated with silver, and the texture of the clothes were painted with lapis lazuli powder, they carried out a sacrificial activity, which is the so-called "consecration." . In this way, Rurik announced that these mortal gold and silver statues had made spiritual contact with Asgard.

People live for what? Ordinary men want to get rich, and women want their families and children to be safe. Everyone hopes that their work will be smooth, disease-free, happy marriage, and family reproduction. All the good dreams of people for a good life have been fulfilled by this vote! Of course, Sperosville, the Valkyrie born from the Ross people, has opened the gates of the Valhalla Temple for all the Ross warriors.

If you pay a silver coin to get the blessing of the gods, what are you still doing?

Not to mention, Rurik really turned the temple into a Buddhist temple. He placed a silver coin box outside the temple and put on leather cushions. People paid the silver coins one by one and knelt down to pray.

The whole praying scene gradually became popular, and even the merchants who were taking the guest ran over.

Guests from Balmerk like Bijuni and the old Eric family from Denmark, they are not just as spectators, but actively join the army of prayers.

The 832 vernal equinox ritual of the Ross people lasted until late at night in the extraordinary excitement. People with silver coins scrambled and ran to the temple to bow down, and then left with a happy smile.

No one questioned this behavior, or that everyone needs a clear **** deep in their hearts. Every time there was a large-scale sacrifice, the Rus tribe would be crowded in the stone ship altar. Lulik clearly realized the demands of the people and built the temple.

A small square was built at the temple, and there is absolutely no problem with squeezing three or four thousand people. The future "Temple Square" is also the best place for public activities, and the Spring Equinox sacrifice is a special stress test. The result of the test is really good! Of course, what is even more amazing is that Rurik has obtained more than four thousand silver coins by very reasonable means, which means that so many people have participated in the prayer! He amassed a fortune, and the people also received spiritual comfort.

Seeing everyone's smiling faces after praying, Rurik didn't feel guilty at all! This is not a deception. The people paid a silver coin to buy spiritual comfort and hope for the future, while Lurik directly recovered a batch of funds to make the finances more stable. Everyone belongs to what they need.

Time quietly entered into April, and the frozen sea has already shown signs of defrosting. The construction of Roseburg has become warmer due to the temperature, and the speed has increased significantly.

The temple began to be guarded by Rurik’s elite mercenaries, and the temple became open regularly. When it opened for the first time in April, a large group of people came to kneel and pray with silver coins. For this reason, Lu Mia wore a antler helmet and leaned on a wooden staff. She stood at the entrance of the temple all day. Of course, in order to reward this woman who has made a lot of money for her hard work, Liurik also kneaded her calves that night to relieve the pain of standing for a long time. Rurik fulfilled his words, so-called after the long house of the priest was demolished, Lumia would be by Rurik's side every night. After all, from the beginning, the place on one side of the bed was reserved for this woman.

Lu Mia was rubbed so as to feel comfortable, the soreness in her legs almost disappeared, even...

When the palace is completed, the whole family will move out. Lumia was touched that she was the first woman of Rurik, but she was still not a real woman.

"Ruriek, why are you still a child, I am ready, but you are still a child."

Lurik knows exactly what this girl means Under the night, he mumbled softly: "So what's the rush? I am powerless now. I am waiting for two years!"

"I don't believe it." Lumia sulked, "You are decisive, you are obviously a man. Why don't you try? I will give you many children, they are hereditary high priests, and will always end up with Rose. "

Lumia's words are full of urging, and Rurik can't make up his mind for a moment.

"I……"

"You are a strong bear, I am a deer, I'm lying here, hurry up!"

Stimulated by these words, Rurik's heart couldn't help but lifted up. He asked himself, he has a Nordic body, where is the new golden hair on his lips, which is clearly a beard, okay? And there are already hairs in that place. Has the power of man been awakened, and has never noticed that he is busy with other things? It should be... already awakened.

In the night, Rurik finally started a great attempt, and Lumia also fully cooperated.

A miracle happened! In other words, this inevitable event happened ahead of schedule beyond Rurik's estimation!

After this night, on the second day of the vernal equinox, the high priest of the Rus was favored by the son of God, Rurik, and she finally became a woman.

Early in the morning, Rurik looked at the dark red on the linen sheets and at Lumia who was still sleeping. He couldn't help but sighed and beat his chest: "I am indeed a Nordic! What a precocious Nordic! I was 11 years old. Become a man! Maybe this is a good thing."