Although it was against the background of war, Ivangorod was still very prosperous.
Ships can be seen everywhere in the port, from common longships in the northern world to Kirk ships that are new to the market. The masts of the ships and the furled sails above form a forest that can be called a mast forest.
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The chirping of seagulls continues to sound, and the noise made by groups of seagulls cannot even be concealed by the bustling docks below. The port of Ivangoros is full of vitality and vitality, which also means that countless gold and silver are dancing here.
Ivangorod is now a city with a population of 5,000, and it is a city that is rising rapidly.
Nowadays, many people are moving into the city, and people from everywhere come to this city to try their luck. Even the war has not affected the population migration. It is possible to exceed 10,000 in the near future.
The only things that can be seen that there is a war here are the warships constantly cruising in the outer sea, and the coastal defense towers that are always full of soldiers. However, judging from the state of the soldiers, they look more like they are performing a face-saving job.
After all, the Danish fleet is now directly blocked by the Free Trade Alliance's ship-sea 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 Free Trade Alliance to cross the waterways under Danish control, as long as it forms a large
The fleet can just pass through the level directly.
Although this is certainly not very efficient and will waste a lot of time along the way, it is at least better than a situation where cross-sea trade is completely cut off.
Oh, by the way, there are actually some manifestations of the atmosphere of war, and that is the soldiers lazing on the streets. But because these people are so lazy, many people regard them as the original composition of the city.
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Regarding the origins of these soldiers, in fact, these people are actually the legacy of Rostislav's previous recruitment. 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.
It was generally advantageous, and the speed of gathering ships was very slow, so the matter of crossing the sea was put on hold.
The war then went smoothly. The Danes could not threaten the Free Trade Alliance at all. Moreover, the captain who managed Lübeck and Gotland and had been to Vinland also solved the problem of garrison numbers by hiring mercenaries in Poland and Germany. As a result,
It was Rose who found that he could prepare slowly.
So Rostislav began to slowly prepare to give Denmark a fatal blow, which would take longer.
These levies could not stay in Ivangorod forever, so Rostislav sent them back after giving them a sum of money, but there were always some people who did not want to leave so early.
Some of them simply find it troublesome and are too lazy to be recruited a second time and rush here in a hurry, while others simply want to have fun in the big city, and they all have a common identity. These people are either city owners or wealthy landowners.
They are all people who have assets to play in other places.
Seeing that these people stayed behind, Rostislav didn't say much. Besides, no matter how much these people stayed, the wealthy people in these places originally provided relatively elite soldiers, and such elites were exactly what he needed.
Therefore, the streets and alleys of Ivangorod were filled with lazy soldiers. After all, they had nowhere to go, so they could only drink in pubs all day long or wander around the city for fun.
"I really don't know how long I have to stay here, Edward. I'm feeling a little bored."
In a tavern in Ivangorod, two people were drinking. One of them was a Pole, and the other was an Anglo-Saxon. They were dressed gorgeously, wearing silk clothes and wearing gems on their hands.
and gold.
In Rus, there were only two Poles and Anglo-Saxons who were so gorgeously dressed together and could still get together: Mieszko, the illegitimate son of the Piast family, and Edward of the Wessex family.
"You have to keep waiting if you're bored. If you really feel like it's not working out, just run back, but I just don't know when we'll encounter war again."
Edward was smiling when he said these words, and Mieszko could clearly feel the yin and yang in his tone. The Pole couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, but lowered them again in the blink of an eye. He would not be irritated by such a low-level provocation.
"Speaking of which, the civil war in Poland is still very fierce. Why don't you participate in the Polish Civil War? Your chances look good, and you might become the King of Poland."
Edward continued to talk to himself, looking for topics to make fun of, and his joke made Meshko raise his eyebrows again, "That's almost it. I'm not that material, otherwise I wouldn't have come to Ross honestly back then. And he said
Well, why don't you go find your son, he is now the Roman general Pecheneg."
Meshko hit back with Edward's son, and Edward waved his hand in disgust, "That was when he was that kid. How could I, a father, take advantage of my son? Besides, I've always been in Ross.
Whenever you hear something happened to that kid, you can go and save him."
"Forget it, don't talk about it. I saw an acquaintance at the castle before. Guess who it is."
Edward changed the topic next, but Meshko could only frown and said, "Who is it? Stop talking in circles."
"Ori, that Norwegian from back then."
"Ori? Ah, I remembered, Harald's son-in-law, why did he come to Rus? He didn't come to the south much after the First World War."
"How do I know? I just mentioned it to you casually."
When Edward and Meshko were discussing an old friend of theirs, that old friend was now kneeling in front of Rostislav. As for the project he mentioned that required Rostislav to sponsor, the Grand Duke of Russia could not help but be surprised.
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"What, you plan to colonize Vinland?"
"Yes, Lord Rostislav, as my father-in-law said, the age of the Vikings has passed, and it has become impossible to venture overseas and establish a country in a foreign country, but I still feel that such opportunities still exist,
It’s just that such an opportunity does not exist in this land. I think that if we want to recreate the career of our ancestors now, we can only do it in Vinland.”
The strong Auri told Rostislav about his long-prepared plan, and looking at Rostislav's expression, he felt that Rostislav might agree. He had visited many people over the years, but no one looked like him.
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And Rostislav was surprised. He was surprised that someone was trying to open up Vinland in this era. Is this the historical change he brought about? This is really, really interesting.
"How many of you are there?"
However, Rostislav quickly suppressed his excitement and asked about a key thing, which was the scale of immigration. If it was just a small fight, then he would not be interested.
"Including women and children, there are roughly more than 800 people... Lord Rostislav, we were once all subordinates of His Majesty Harald. If you are willing to help us, we plan to bring these 800 people to Vinland at once.
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"Well...it's not bad."
Rostislav pondered for a while, and then gave this evaluation: If there are 800 people, even if half of them are lost, it will be enough to establish a viable colony in Vinland, not to mention that the Norse in Greenland and Iceland will definitely give
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"Well then, I'll vote for your project."
In the end, Rostislav made the decision to support a small North colonial team to settle in Vinland. The money could be easily spent by him now.
And he didn't do this for any profit. In this era, don't think about making money from American trade. He will only lose money. He is just doing it to satisfy some of his own ideas, just like when he helped the crazy captain before.
If there is a small Norse cultural country in the Americas, what impact will this have on the future? This is really exciting, but as the main sponsor of this matter, his reputation can not be further improved.