"I immediately sent people to Smolensk and Novgorod. One more thing, my lord, Lord Veshata recently sent a letter stating that he has secured the position of mayor of Smolensk and can provide everything
We need help."
After responding to the order, Leo reported some happy news that Veshata had secured its position in the city, and now Prince Rostov could mobilize the power of that hub city.
"Write back to Uncle Visatta and tell him that I am very grateful for his help. Please ask him to prepare food and manpower and be ready to welcome my immigration team."
Rostislav's expression immediately brightened with joy. There was nothing better than getting good news at this time. St. Petersburg was the only way his immigration team must pass, and cooperation here was crucial to his immigration action.
For Rostislav, these immigrants were crucial to his rule in Northeastern Rus', because he did not know the attitude of the cities in the Northeast.
The loyalty and gentleness of the place in his memory were all established when his father was still alive. Will they remain as loyal as ever after his father is gone?
It's hard to tell.
Therefore, Rostislav did not plan to go directly to Rostov, but took these immigrants to directly build a large city in Northeastern Rus. The current Northeastern Rus will be the core of Russia in the future. There are too many places suitable for building a city, and he already has it in his heart
Many options.
What's more important is that Northeast Rus is full of tribes and free farmers who do not obey the king. It will take time to tame these free people.
Since cities can't count on them and farmers can't count on them, the only ones they can count on are these hard-working immigrants.
Moreover, the prince couldn't help but think that his grandfather should have decided very early on that he would go to Northeastern Rus' and would not allow him to serve as mayor of this key transportation node from Shatta to Sri Lanka. Wouldn't this be helping his future.
After thinking about this, the prince couldn't help but thank his grandfather even more for his help. The old man really put a lot of effort into him.
"yes."
On the side, Leo immediately wrote down new orders on the parchment, which was full of various matters. This was a habit he had developed in the imperial capital. Otherwise, he would really not be able to remember things.
"Speaking of which, how much of my funds have been used?"
Rostislav saw several men trading gold and silver on the side of the road, and suddenly remembered his treasury. He had not checked the treasury for a while.
"Half of your father's savings have been spent, mainly on the purchase of food and tools, as well as on the craftsmen and scholars invited with large sums of money according to your order, and on the departure fees for immigrants."
Yes, Rostislav spent money to hire many craftsmen and scholars. The barbaric land of Northeast Rus was in urgent need of advanced technology from central Rus, and hiring a master of that kind of technology would naturally require a lot of money.
Most of those scholars were hired by their grandfather. After his grandfather died, some of them found new jobs with their uncles, while others had no choice but to return to Constantinople. Anyway, they had already earned enough silver from the Grand Duke of Rus.
But there are always people who haven't earned enough, and they were hired again by Rostislav. He needed these people for his construction in Northeastern Rus'.
"It's really like spending money like water. Half of my father's savings have been lost."
Rostislav couldn't help but clicked his tongue. He never expected that money would be used so quickly, but it was necessary to use it quickly.
"Take out all my trophies. You can use these things at will. There must be no problems with purchasing supplies."
The prince did not hesitate to add more money and spend more wealth. Now is the time to spend money. Spending money is to make it easier in the future. Food, tools, and even seeds are all necessary for development.
"We will definitely complete the mission, Your Highness."
Leo promised, and vowed in his heart that he would work hard for this, and he had decided to achieve great results under Rostislav.
This period of time reminded him of his past experience of working under the orphanage. His hard work in those days finally brought him sweet rewards, and he believed that it would be the same now.
After finishing his instructions, Rostislav continued to look at the immigrant camp. It was not far from the Dnieper River. Many people were fetching water by the river and doing various things.
Although the camp's orderliness was comparable to that of many military camps, the people there were still loose and undisciplined.
For such a team, Rostislav can only be glad that he is not taking these people to the battlefield, but they still need to strengthen their discipline.
Although there are no enemies on the road, there are all kinds of wild animals, such as wolves that are large enough to threaten large groups of passers-by, and ferocious beasts such as wild boars and bison.
In Rostislav's view, if they were attacked by such a beast, the team would definitely fall into chaos, which would cause trouble. This is why he wanted to strengthen discipline.
Continuing to move forward in the camp, Rostislav saw the militiamen practicing in an open field. Gvalan was training the farmers to make them more disciplined. The prince could hear his loud voice from a distance.
When the janissary captain saw his master coming and leaned over, Rostislav asked him how the training was going, but the janissary captain just shook his head.
"I can barely deal with wild beasts. I can only say that I am a little better than a pure farmer."
Rostislav was helpless and could only pat the captain on the shoulder and give him some encouragement. Although the training was difficult, he still had to do it. The current training was to reduce the number of lives on the road in the future and for more people to reach Northeastern Rus safely.
After watching the training, Rostislav continued to walk around the camp to see the status of the immigrants and asked them if there were any problems that needed to be solved.
Many farmers finally plucked up the courage and gathered around the prince, expressing their various problems. Some thought the tent was too narrow, some had conflicts with their neighbors and hoped that the prince would mediate.
You just want better conditions.
There were even people who came around just because they simply wanted to see Rostislav. After all, Rostislav’s military name is now resounding throughout Russia, and will also be spread abroad with the flow of people. Since such a great hero
When they came, everyone naturally wanted to see what Prince Rurik looked like after defeating the Porovets.
The prince asked his entourage to write down people's various reactions, and asked his nobles who were good at solving cases to handle the disputes, but the crowd still grew larger and larger.
In the end, the extremely nervous soldiers forcibly dragged the owner out and carried him back to Kiev. There were so many people and God knows if there were assassins, they were almost scared to death.