Rostislav and Ori talked for a long time, and the two sides mainly discussed various details of assistance in more detail, such as financial support, ship assistance and the like.
Moreover, the Grand Duke of Rus can also provide a very important thing, that is, the sea map to Vinland. Since the example of Provav becoming a noble through Vinland exploration and now managing Gotland, the center of the Baltic Sea, over the years,
There were also two waves of adventurers heading to Vinland who came to Rostislav to receive the reward, and they brought with them the charts recorded on the way to Vinland.
With a nautical chart, the risk of traveling to Vinland can be greatly reduced.
But the most important thing is that Rostislav asked Ori and the others to erect a landing monument after arriving in Vinland, and the top of the monument must have Rostislav's name to indicate his role in this pioneering operation.
the important role it plays.
Of course Ori agreed wholeheartedly. The value of what Rostislav wanted was a drop in the bucket compared to what he paid, so there was no reason for him not to agree.
After negotiating the conditions, Orui took the documents signed by Rostislav and went to prepare with satisfaction. The supplies provided by Rostislav far exceeded his expectations, and he also promised to give Orui immigrants
The team provides another 200 people to make up the total number of 1,000.
As for how to get it together, Rostislav simply waved his hand and asked Kiev to buy two hundred slaves, and asked them to sign a contract to give them the status of free people. In order to obtain this status, they must go to Vinland to colonize.
However, the Vinland incident was just a small episode among Rostislav's many things. Rostislav quickly put it behind him, because he knew that if he wanted to get more information about this colonial team, it would at least be difficult.
It will be five years later.
Now what Rostislav cares about is the expedition. This time he went to Denmark. Rostislav did not go out personally as usual, but handed over the task to his second son, Volorida Rostislavich.
Volorida has almost recovered from his injuries during this period. He is still brooding about his unintentional disaster in the north, and he always wants to take revenge again and teach the Danes a lesson.
So he has been reporting to Rostislav, hoping that his father can let him lead this army. Grand Duke Ross took into account that Volorida is not too young and has a lot of experience in combat, so
So I just let him go.
This war against Denmark was originally an advantageous situation. Now the Danish army is suppressed in the port. The allies of the Free Trade Alliance suppress it to death, so it doesn't matter if I let my son do it freely.
However, for the sake of safety, Rostislav still found two experienced veterans to assist his son, one was Edward Wessex, and the other was Meshko.
Among the many generals under Rostislav, these two are among the few grand dukes who can trust their descendants. In the past, there was also Young in this category, but since he threw Rurik into the battle in the Battle of Buda
After going into the most intense meat grinder and Zoe's anger, Rostislav had to promise that he would never let Jan take care of his son in the future.
On the day Volorida left with the fleet, Ivangorod was quite lively. Many people were sending their families off for the expedition, so the entire port was much noisier than usual.
This expedition was carried out by a fleet of two hundred ships. Since there were too many ships, the port could not accommodate so many ships, so the soldiers boarded the ships in batches, and then the ships left the port, and then other ships came to pick up the remaining ships.
people get off the boat, and this cycle continues until the last person gets on the boat.
As the commander of the fleet, Volorida's ships naturally have separate berths. His car is the Vladimir, so Rostislav was able to chat with his son for a long time. Grand Duke Ross told his son a lot of things he summarized on the battlefield.
Speaking from experience, Volorida always looked impatient.
For Volorida, he has quite a lot of war experience, so there is no need for his father to warn him like this, as if he is going into battle for the first time.
When he was about to board the ship and leave, Rostislav specifically told his son to listen to Edward and Meshko. However, although the boy agreed verbally, his perfunctory look showed that he did not take the matter to heart.
Seeing this, Rostislav had to be grateful for his foresight. In order to prevent this situation from happening, Edward's power and position in the army was no less than that of Volorida. Therefore, if this boy did something stupid,
Edward can remedy the situation in time.
However, this is a last resort. In fact, Rostislav doesn't really think that anything big will happen during this expedition, but such a method is necessary.
After Volorida's fleet left, Ivangorod calmed down again, and the port city returned to its former glory, while Rostislav planned to leave here, heading first to Novgorod and then to Moscow.
Take a look and finally return to Kiev.
Rostislav's trip was not just a simple tour of Rus, the most important thing was to find a husband for his daughter.
This year is already 1087, and Koseniya is already 15 years old. Now that he can’t expect a groom from abroad, he can only find a groom for his daughter from China.
After all, if Kosenya never gets married, it will be really difficult to get married after the marriageable age has passed, so Rostislav can only relax his standards and carefully inspect the noble young men from all over Russia.
Before starting his tour, Rostislav spread the news, so nobles from all over the place came to see Rostislav with their sons.
People attach great importance to the opportunity to become the son-in-law of the Grand Duke of Kiev, which can mean a class jump. Even the son of the lowest-level city lord can become a task at the core of Rus' power.
It's just a pity that along the way, almost no one can fall into Rostislav's eyes.
Because the threshold has been lowered, Rostislav has raised the standard very high. Illiteracy will definitely not work, not knowing how to fight will definitely not work, and not being loyal and honest will definitely not work... The result is a series of conditions in Rostislav
Under the screening process, no one can meet the standards.
Most of the Russian nobles are guys with heads full of muscles. Rostislav has seen enough of these people. How can he let them be his sons-in-law? How can he let such people enter the core level of power in Russia.
So what Rostislav gained was nothing but disappointment. When he finally returned to Kiev, he was full of resentment. But just when he thought he couldn't choose a suitable husband for his daughter, that fell in front of him.
At that time Rostislav was in Chernihiv, visiting his old friend Jan, and talking to him about his troubles.
Yang has changed a lot over the years. The biggest change is that his whole person has become calm and gentle. This is an emotion that was completely insulated from him before. Chernigov under his rule is also gentle and calm.
Just when the two old friends were drinking and drunk in the castle in Chernihiv, Rostislav complained to his old friend that he could not find a husband for his daughter. Jan was also single at this time and directly said that his son was
When it comes to marriage, he is the right age.
And it was these words that changed Rostislav's memory. Really, why did he forget Jan's son?
Over the years, Yang's son Grigory has been serving in the Prince's Guards in Kiev. It can be said that Rostislav grew up watching him. This is a very knowledgeable young man who is good at fighting. He is very popular with Rostislav.
Dislav liked it. In Rostislav's heart, he almost regarded this young man as his own family.
It was also because of this view that Rostislav subconsciously did not think about this young man. But now after Yang reminded him, Rostislav immediately thought about it. Wouldn't it be great for this boy to be his son-in-law?