Rise of Rurik

Kam Nie, he would never have imagined that the eldest lady of the White Tree Manor where he used to be would bow and kneel to his master very respectfully.

Lilia, she is a noble woman! Every boy estimated that the daughters of the manor would only marry the sons of the chiefs of other manors.

Obviously, his master is more noble. There is also another major change in Kamne's mentality!

Lilia knelt down to Rurik, that's how a servant should behave, right? Although she is not a servant.

Since they all knelt down to show deference, she knelt down and she knelt down, in the hometown of the Varyag people, has the rank of each other become the same?

In the past, Kamne was timid in the face of the manor's family, but in order to survive, he needed to do some humble jobs for the manor's family, such as dumping dung, picking up some firewood and other work that children could do, in exchange for Some food survives.

He originally thought that the noble women of the head of the manor's family could not be faced by him. It's good now, in the face of stronger ones, those noble ones have to kneel down obediently.

Although the contact time is extremely short, I put on the shoes given by the master, live in the house and warm bed given by the master, and eat the food given by the master that can not fit in the stomach. In order to repay his master's kindness, Kamne secretly swore that he would do his best to serve, and similarly, another thought sprouted in his heart - being Rurik's dog is the greatest honor!

Seeing Lilia kneeling down, Kamne was very proud of her status as a servant.

But Kamne didn't know why he was named by his master and ran to this magical blacksmith shop.

Now, after a glance with Lilia, Rurik confronted Kawhi and Kravason, and officially explained his intentions.

He pulled the smug Kamneh before him, pinched his neck lightly with his right hand, and said, "Klavathon, this child is my servant, and now I will place him with you to learn how to strike iron."

"What? Come to me to learn blacksmithing? Don't you want him to be my son?!" Cravason said.

Rurik hurriedly shook his head, denying Kravasen's strange statement: "What a son! I made him yours..."

Suddenly, Rurik thought that the concept of "student" does not exist here at present among the Rus, nor does the concept of "apprentice".

Because, student, a completely common word in Western Europe and Northern Europe, originated from the name of the guild apprentice in the Hanseatic League hundreds of years later. It is the term used to describe "young people who work hard to learn skills with extreme demands", and there is no such term in older times.

After all, vocabulary is to be used in daily life.

Cravason explained that the so-called "being a son" is because the blacksmith and other craftsmen inherit the father's business, and only the son will inherit the father's occupation. However, there are some boys who are willing to become such craftsmen. Basically, such boys will live as the sons of craftsmen.

After all, the artisans generally believe in Thor, the god of craftsmanship and technology. On the issue of inheritance, the philosophy of artisans is indeed different from that of warriors who believe in Odin.

Since there is no word for "student", Rurik simply "invented" the word "student" hundreds of years in advance, and gave it another look.

"You let this boy named Kamne be a student? That is to learn knowledge from me? Just for this purpose?"

Rurik stepped forward,

He feels that Kravason has a very close relationship with him, and as his own, he should tell him the truth

"I need this kid to become a blacksmith. He will only work for me. In the future, I will continue to collect some boys and throw them at you. I hope you will train them all to be blacksmiths."

Clavasson sounded very novel. There was no such thing in the past. He asked, "Am I going to teach a lot of kids how to strike iron?"

"Of course, if you like, you can teach them about bronze casting, inlaying gold and silver, woodworking, and so on."

Cravason couldn't help frowning, but he actually doubted whether he could do it well, because he put a lot of effort into just training his son Kawi.

His frown seemed embarrassing to Rurik.

Could it be that Clavason has any intention of rejecting it? That won't work!

Rurik took it for granted that if Kravassen refused, the money issue was not settled. money! I have it myself.

Rurik put on a smile: "Uncle, I won't treat you badly by helping me. I'll give you something."

"Benefits? What benefits?!"

"Of course it is a benefit you will never refuse. Come on, can I come into your house and have a good chat?"

"Okay, welcome."

Rurik can be described as a distinguished guest, and it is incredible that Clavason knows that this kid must have a kind side in his heart, and he has built a nice house for his servants. Likewise, he is building a new home for his family. Because of these things, all the carpenters in the tribe, including all the shipbuilders and leatherworkers, have become very busy recently.

Including the "Blacksmith's Guild" created by myself and my guys, everyone is making steel swords to complete orders that have not been completed in the past, and they are also taking time to make a batch of iron. Due to the actual demand, the guild deliberately raised the price of nails.

Rurik and his servants sat in the dim house of Klavasen, this warm and somewhat dilapidated house would not give him a good feeling. All because of the "Novgorod-style wooden house" built at my own expense, the walls and floors are made of wood that has been rested very flat, making the interior environment very clean.

People, once you get used to cleanliness, you often can't stand the clutter of the past.

In the end, he was here to discuss important matters in the future, and Rurik wouldn't say nonsense to the Kravasen family.

But in this house, Lilia, wearing a ferret coat, really looks like a little princess. It is her temperament that is most suitable for staying in a majestic castle, not a longhouse made of wood, stone, and meadows.

Here Rurik states his full intentions about the "apprentice".

He talked about his three conditions:

First: Every apprentice must study at Klavasen for at least five years. During the study period, the apprentices' meals, accommodation and other living issues were all handled by Rurik.

Second: Apprentices need to participate in production during the semester, and the wealth produced by them belongs to Kravassen.

Third: It is forbidden to mistreat the apprentice. When the apprentice is ill, Kravason must inform Rurik. If the apprentice's attitude towards learning is negative, the punishment is the responsibility of Rurik.

Rurik did not mention the issue of tuition fees at all, but on this issue, anyone with a discerning eye could see that he had made a huge profit.

In the ancient East, the relationship between master and apprentice was a high-level existence after the relationship between father and son.

As the saying goes, one day a teacher is a lifelong father.

When the apprentice worships the teacher, he must kneel down and offer tea to the master, and even sign a life and death certificate. The so-called apprentice leaves the family and becomes the master's disciple. During the study period, the apprentice's daily life is managed by the master.

In exchange, the apprentice is working for the master while he is studying. Even in the first few years after "graduating", he continued to work for Master for free.

This is to use the fruits of their own labor to repay the food, accommodation, and high tuition fees during the semester.

Here, the life-and-death status between the master and the apprentice is the contract between the two parties.

Rurik felt that the "traditional master-apprentice relationship of artisans" in the East had a lot to do with the Mohist school of the Warring States Period.

In the ninth century in the West, the concept of the relationship between master and apprentice was still too new.

Rurik reckoned that if he got ten more little boys, let them learn to blacksmith.

It is absurd to expect Clavason to take care of so many children in their daily lives. The child's daily life has to be taken care of by himself as the owner, and only learning is handed over to Kravason.

"What do you think? You can think about it." Rurik asked cautiously.

Clavason frowned, and he and his son, Kawhi, were both thinking deeply.

The two senior blacksmiths whispered a few words, but their attitudes were still a little hesitant. Whether it is good or bad, they have never experienced such a thing, and it is really appropriate to hand over the blacksmithing skills to an outsider, even an outsider?

At this moment, the two of them have not thought about whether they will bring a crisis to themselves after doing so. I don't even understand the concept of "church boy starve Laozi to death".

Seeing this, Rurik immediately pointed his spear at the girl in the ferret coat.

He coughed twice, and could ask in Cyrillic: "Sister Lilia, in your hometown, are there still many little boys who live but live?"

Rurik was speaking in honorific language again. Lilia, who thought that their discussion had nothing to do with her, immediately sat up straight: "Yes, there are many little boys. If they...they can be your servants, It's an honor."

"Like a poor child like Kamne?"

"Yes."

"Okay." Rurik nodded deeply: "Maybe I should ask my father to go to your hometown in the fall and bring back some boys. I need to train more blacksmiths."

Lilia, who married into Roseburg also had the "strategic purpose" of revitalizing Whitetree Manor. When it comes to the blacksmith, her spirit is highly spiritual.

Rurik continued to snarl: "You go and tell your husband. I want your husband and your father (referring to father-in-law) to teach those children to forge iron. Your husband is a little hesitant. Help me convince them."

Rurik liked how things were going.

Despite the language barrier, Lilia pulled Kawi's arm vigorously, and asked her husband to support Rurik's request with a small amount of Norse vocabulary she knew.

"Rurik, what did you say to my wife? Look at her, she looks like a clingy puppy." Kawi was a little puzzled.

"I talked to her about blacksmithing. You see, she's asking you to support my decision. As a man, you have to listen to your wife."

"Oh? That's true. Haha!" Kawi laughed wantonly: "I was a little hesitant, but now it seems that if I don't support her, she won't let me touch her body?"

Kawhi agreed, and upon seeing this, Kravason, who was originally ambiguous, also agreed.

It's still the same old model. For this, Rurik and two old buddies made a written contract on a wooden board.

At this time, Kamnee had been sitting obediently, and he still didn't know that he had a brand new destination.

In the end, Rurik personally patted Kamne on the shoulder and ordered, "You, climb to the side of the white-bearded old man and kneel down."

"As ordered."

This kind of grovelling, Kamnee has done a lot in his hometown. Only by yielding to the strong can you get food for survival. Before, it was a salute to the manor's family, but now it's just another one.

"Next..." Rurik stood up by himself, walked to the bonfire where the embers were burning, scooped a spoonful of warm pine needle water with an iron spoon, and poured it into the glass that was not unusual at the Kravassen's house.

He personally held the glass of water, handed it to Kamne, who was kneeling, and ordered it to pour: "Kamne, from now on, this white-bearded old man will be like your father. You hand him this glass of water, if he Drink, and you will settle this relationship. You are my servant, and he will be your masta."

"Masta?" Kamne muttered weakly.

"Yes, masta. Exist like your father. He will turn you into a blacksmith."

"Is this true?" Kamne suddenly knelt up, he really knew that a blacksmith was a noble existence. He finished the cup, held it high, and looked at Clavason's face with hope in his eyes.

Clavasson looked inexplicable, "Rurik, what kind of trick are you doing?"

"Hey, we at least need to establish a ritual."

"Ritual? Didn't we finish the contract?"

Rurik hurriedly shook his head: "Our contract is complete, you and my servant must also have a contract, and this contract no longer needs to be engraved on the wooden board. Let's do a ceremony, for example, my Kamne worship You have a glass of water, you drink him, even if you admit that he is your student. And he will call you masta in the future.”

"Okay, that sounds good."

Of course, the feeling of being respected is very good. Kravasen took the pine needles and drank it, and his big hands full of calluses completely covered Kamne's head.

Kravason also felt that he really needed a so-called apprenticeship ceremony, and the ceremony of kneeling and holding a glass to respect pine needle water, the style of the ceremony came from the East. It is Rurik based on the oriental apprenticeship ceremony, which was directly grafted into the ninth century Northern Europe without any changes.

"Good boy, I will train you as best I can. I hope you can please your master."

The words were spoken by Kravatsen in Norse, and even so, Kamneh felt a warmth that was almost family-like.

And Kamne, who heeded a Norse language taught to him by Rurik's assault, attached: "Masta, I swear to Thor, the god of craftsmen, that I will be a good blacksmith."

Although lame, Clavasson was overjoyed. Because, he has not heard, except for his own son, another boy said such words aspiring to become a blacksmith.

He was overjoyed.

Kamne basically understands that his master ordered him to learn the art of blacksmithing and become a noble blacksmith many years later. It's really amazing. Could it be that in the future, I want to work with Lilia, the eldest lady of the manor, at this blacksmith shop? It seems that there are still many fellow villagers who want to take the big ship of the Varyag people and run here to become the servants of the master. Maybe some of my playmates can also be fortunate enough to accompany me here?