king of ros

Chapter 519 Wen Lan's Ambition
Although it was against the background of the war, Ivangorod was still very prosperous.

Ships can be seen everywhere in the port, ranging from the common long ships in the northern world to the newly entered market Kirk ships. The masts of the ships and the sails rolled up form a pair of masts that can be called the forest of masts. scene.

The chirping of seagulls keeps ringing, and the sound of flocks of seagulls can't even cover up the prosperity of the pier below. The port of Ivangoros is full of vitality and vitality, which also means that countless gold and silver are jumping here.

Ivangorod is now a city with a population of 5000, and it is a rapidly rising city.

Nowadays, many people are still moving into the city, and people from everywhere come to this city to try their luck. Even the state of war has not affected the population migration, and it is possible to break through [-] in the not-too-distant future.

The only thing that can be found to be at war here are the warships that are constantly cruising in the open sea, and the coastal defense towers that are always full of soldiers, but judging from the state of the soldiers, they seem to be performing a face job.

After all, the Danish fleet is directly blocked in its homeland by the FTA's naval tactics. In fact, it is difficult for Danish ships to do anything in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, and it is not difficult for the FTA to cross the waterways controlled by Denmark. The fleet can directly pass through the customs.

Although this kind of efficiency is certainly not high, and it will waste a lot of time halfway, it is at least better than the situation where the trade between the two seas is completely cut off.

Oh, by the way, there are actually some manifestations of the atmosphere of war, that is, those soldiers who are lazy on the street, but because these people are so lazy, many people regard them as the original composition of the city part.

Regarding the origin of these soldiers, these people are actually leftovers from the previous recruitment of Rostislav. Originally, Rostislav planned to quickly send some troops to Lübeck and Gotland. As a result, the development of the war was not good for the Free Trade Alliance Generally favorable, coupled with the slow speed of gathering ships, the matter of crossing the sea was put on hold.

The next battle went smoothly, the Danes could not threaten the Free Trade Alliance at all, and the captain who managed Lübeck and Gotland and went to Vinland also solved the problem of the number of garrisons by hiring mercenaries in Poland and Germany. It was Rose who found that he could prepare slowly.

So Rostislav began to prepare slowly, so as to deal a fatal blow to Denmark, which would take longer.

These conscripts couldn't stay in Ivangorod forever, so Rostislav sent them back after paying them a sum of money, but there were always some who didn't want to leave so early.

Some of them simply find it troublesome, they are too lazy to call for a second time and come here in a hurry, some just want to have fun in the big city, and they all have a common identity, these people are either walled-off owners or wealthy landlords, They are all people who have assets to play in the field.

Seeing that these people stayed, Rostislav didn't say much, and it was good for these people to stay. The wealthy classes in these places originally provided relatively elite soldiers, and such elite soldiers were exactly what he needed.

Therefore, the streets and alleys of Ivangorod are full of lazy soldiers. After all, they have nowhere to go, so they can only drink in taverns all day long or wander around the city for fun.

"I really don't know how long I'll have to stay here, Edward, I feel a little bored."

In a tavern in Ivangorod, two men were drinking, one was a Pole and the other an Anglo-Saxon, they were richly dressed, their clothes were silk, and their hands were wearing jewels. and gold.

In Ross, the only two Poles and Anglo-Saxons dressed together in such splendor were Meschko, the illegitimate son of the Piast family, and Edward of the Wessex family.

"If you're bored, you have to keep waiting. If you really don't feel good, you can run back, but you just don't know when you will encounter war again."

Edward was smiling when he said these words, the yin and yang in his tone was clearly felt by Meshko, the Pole couldn't help but raise his brows, but then lowered it again in a blink of an eye, so he wouldn't be stimulated by such a low-level aggressive method.

"Speaking of which, the civil war in Poland is still quite fierce now. Why don't you participate in the Polish civil war? Obviously your chances look good, and you might become the king of Poland."

Edward continued to talk to himself, looking for a topic to joke, and his joke made Meshko raise his eyebrows again, "It's almost enough, I'm not that material, otherwise I wouldn't have come to Ross honestly back then. And said Well, why don't you go to your son, who is now General Pecheneg of the Romans."

Meshko hit back with Edward's son, and Edward waved his hand with a little annoyance, "It was that kid, how could I, as a father, be able to take advantage of my son, besides, I've always been in Rose, When you hear that something happened to that kid, you can save him."

"Forget it, don't talk about this, I saw an acquaintance at the castle before, guess who it is."

Edward then changed the subject, but Meshko could only frown, "Who, don't go around in circles."

"Ori, that Norwegian back then."

"Ori? Ah, I remembered, Harald's son-in-law, why did he come to Rose, and he didn't come to the south much after World War I."

"How do I know, I just mentioned it to you casually."

When Edward and Myshko were discussing an old friend of theirs who was now kneeling in front of Rostislav, the Grand Duke could not help but be surprised by the project he mentioned asking Rostislav to sponsor him. call out.

"What, you plan to develop Vinland?"

"Yes, Lord Rostislav, as my father-in-law said, the age of the Vikings has passed, and overseas adventures and founding a country have become impossible, but I still feel that such opportunities still exist, It's just that such opportunities don't exist in this land, and I think the only way to reproduce the career of our ancestors now is in Vinland."

The strong Ori told Rostislav about his long-prepared plan, and looking at Rostislav's expression, he felt that Rostislav might very well agree. He had visited many people over the years, but none of them seemed like Rostislav's reaction.

And Rostislav was surprised, surprised that someone is going to develop Vinland in this era. Is this the historical change he brought?This is so, so much fun.

"How many of you are there?"

However, Rostislav quickly suppressed his excitement and asked a key question, that is, the scale of immigration. If it was just a small fight, then he would not be interested.

"Including women and children, there are more than 800 people... Lord Rostislav, we were once under His Majesty Harald's subordinates. If you are willing to help us, we plan to bring these 800 people to Vinland at once."

"Well...not bad."

Rostislav pondered for a while, and then gave such an evaluation. Even if it loses half of the 800 people, it is enough to establish a colony in Vinland, not to mention that the Norse people in Greenland and Iceland will definitely help. of.

"Well then, I voted for your project."

In the end, Rostislav made such a decision. Isn't he just supporting a small Norse colonial team to settle in Vinland? This money is easy for him now.

And he didn't do this for any benefit. In this era, don't think about the American trade making money, it will only lose money. It's just to satisfy some of his own ideas, just like he helped the crazy captain before.

If there was a small Norse culture in the Americas, what effect would this have on the future?This is really exciting, but as the main sponsor of this matter, his reputation can be raised to a higher level.

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