The Rise of Iceland

　　　　 It was already early April when the three of Hilter returned to Wenland from Greenland by boat.

The temperature in Groot City is getting warmer and warmer. The Vikings led the slaves who were reclaiming land outside the city and planting sweet potatoes, potatoes, rye, barley and other crops. These are hardy grains and crops with good yields. Plant these crops and wait until the end of this autumn is the harvest time.

　　 There are currently a thousand acres of land outside the city of Groot. Yött, who is responsible for agricultural planting, plans to cultivate four thousand acres of land during the prime time of spring plowing, and then half of it will plant rye and other grains, and half will plant potatoes and sweet potatoes.

　　In order to better manage the cultivated land, this year, the city of Herut will also establish several village fortress-like strongholds between the cultivated land, not only to protect food from being ruined by animals, but also to facilitate management.

Because with the increase of land, it would be too wasteful of energy and time to travel to and from Herut every day on foot. It would be better to build small farm castles outside the city to allow Vikings and some slaves to take turns to live when they are farming. And serve the crops in the land.

This decision was put forward by Yotte after careful consideration and was directly implemented. Now ten strongholds have been selected outside the city, and ten Atangs are responsible for them, and the remaining eight Atangs are responsible for the arable land in and around the city. Keku took the people to Greenland, and there are only eighteen atangs in the city of Harut.

The three Hilts returned to Groot with a box of walrus tusks and a huge whale bone, one hundred seal skins and three polar bear skins. These gifts were all Pikku and the three led the Vikings. The men and the white wolf warriors conquered and conquered the gains in the Akismo tribe, and then presented most of the spoils to Hadar Fort and dedicated them to the Lord of Vinland, the Viking Raid general Hadar.

　　 Hadar encouraged the three captains, and then gave them ten slaves each, and then waved their hands and moved the items into the warehouse.

At this time, Olaf, who got the news, also rushed back to the castle. Hagrid, Kadir, Heine, Ulav and others also rushed there. Hadar knew that they were all concerned about the success of Pikku’s colonization in Greenland. Let Polly and Buren talk about the situation.

　　Hilter was a bit stuttering, so he could only smile and watch the two partners beside him telling the thrilling journey of the Greenland party.

　　 "Twelve days ago we first went to rest on an island in the southern tip of Greenland, and then..."

"When we arrived in Nuuk, we conquered an 80-member Akismo tribe without repairing it. I heard Pikku said that this is a large tribe, because Greenland's Akismo people are generally a dozen people. Living as a unit...

After conquering them, we let these people become slaves and then ordered them to help carry goods, build camps, and then build a simple camp with wood three days later, and then conquer the surrounding eight tribes, finally increasing the number of more than 300 people. Slaves, but there was also a white wolf warrior who was shot in the sole of the foot by the Ekismo warrior. These slaves were given to the white wolf warrior by Pikku...

　　 We saw that the camp had been established, so we came back with gifts..."

After listening to Polly and Buren, everyone knew that Pikku’s conquest of the Akismo went smoothly. This is as they thought. After all, the Akismo itself is not an opponent of the White Wolf Warrior. With the help of advanced weapons and Viking soldiers, it is only normal to conquer more than 300 people with only one wounded.

"It is estimated that this year Pikku will be able to conquer the southern west coast with Nuuk as the center. This year, they have just stood up and it is difficult to guarantee a substantial increase in rations. We have to support more and wait until the fleet returns from Europe to Greenland. Send a batch of grain and wood." Hadar rubbed his palms and smiled.

After talking about Hadar, he called the other heads of the oars. At the meeting, it was decided that the fleet will go to Europa to buy and sell goods at the end of the month. Since Vinland has just been unified, mass production and life are things that need to be resolved. There are also New England and New France. To deal with the diplomatic relations of this colony, Hadar, Jotte and Heine were somewhat difficult to resist.

　　 So this year, Olaf and Hudik will stay and help Hadar manage Vinland, and the matters of going to Europe will be left to Hagrid, Ulav and Buren, Polly, Hilter and others.

　　 Olaf knew that he was still too young. Even if he went to Europe, he couldn't change anything. It would be better to do some explorations with two Vikings and slaves from Atang in Wenlan, and he might achieve something.

Last year, a group of Hudik, Hager, Ulav, Olaf and others went to Europe to sell fur and queen honey and other goods, and brought back four ships and many weapons, equipment and supplies. This year's fur and queen honey are 20% of last year. Times and 30 times, Hadar told Hagrid and Ulav that he only needed to bring back ten armed warships and enough weapons to equip one thousand Viking soldiers this year.

　　 What Hadar planned was that all the capable soldiers of Viking Thunder would have arquebus, plate armor and other equipment. Hadar felt that there were no more weapons and equipment. After all, there were two restless neighbors around him.

In addition to weapons and ships, Hadar also asked Hager to pay more attention to craftsmen and technicians, especially experts and shipbuilders in mineral exploration and mining. In the future, Wenlan must find its own shipbuilding industry and mineral-seeking development industry. , Otherwise the purchase of ships, weapons and equipment and ironware will consume most of the income.

　　 Hadar promised Hagrid that as long as he met the right craftsman, he would invite him to the city of Herut no matter how high he was paid. This was related to Wenlan’s development and the future of the country.

　　 Hadar’s knowledge was actually the result of Olaf’s brainwashing for him. At the beginning, Hadar did not intend to develop industry in Vinland, at most developing some handicraft industries, but Olaf knew that countries without an industrial foundation were simply being ravaged.

　　 When the Thirty Years' War is over, Britain and France will take off quickly thanks to the backfeeding of overseas colonies, and Sweden, the Netherlands, and Denmark will continue to make progress.

　　 If this small island located on the east coast of North America does not advance a step, it will be contended and occupied by Britain and France in the future. In the future, not to mention the founding of the country and the counterattack in Europe. Even the life of the small island can be kept.

Olaf’s in-depth explanation for Hadar explained that industry is equal to productivity, equal to military foundation, and equal to national strength. It made Hadar realize that Vinland wants to develop and wants to have a place in the current world of great controversy. He can only develop the shipbuilding industry and Heavy industries such as mining and iron smelting cannot even protect themselves without this ~ www.wuxiahere.com ~ let alone expansion.

　　 The six large ships were quickly loaded with three cargoes: leather goods, dried fish, and queen honey.

　　 "Don't embarrass us Icelanders when you go to Europe. If you encounter someone who dares to take a look at our belongings, we will teach him severely!" Hadar was very nervous about the six cargoes, and ordered Hagrid and Ulav before leaving.

　　 "Don't worry, brother, my Hagrid’s axe is not for chopping wood!" Hagrid laughed and patted the axe on his waist, making a clumsy sound.

　　 "Father, don't worry, we have more than 100 Viking warriors this time. Even the slaughter of a dock is enough. I think we are the only ones who provoke others, and no one dares to provoke us!" Ulav smiled heartily.

　　 After chatting for a few words, Hagrid, Ulav and others began to inspect the goods, and then hugged and said goodbye to Hadar and others, and then boarded and left with 120 sailors and 20 Viking soldiers.

On April 9th, 1629, the city of Wenlanhrut, which had been preparing for a year, collected hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of silver with all the power of the island. Then the fleet, under the leadership of Hagrid and Ulav, With the ardent expectations and blessings of tens of thousands of people including Hadar, he left the transshipment corner, hung sails along the wind that later generations named the Mexican Warm Current, and soon disappeared on the sea.

This year’s fleet left 20 days earlier than last year, and there are currently no British or French fishing boats in the waters southeast of Vinland, but according to the estimates of several old servants who followed Hagrid in Vinland for nine years , Hadar and Ulav both knew that in about ten days, British and French fishing boats would appear on the sea southeast of Vinland.

　　 Hadar snorted coldly in his heart, looked at the expanse of the sea and gleamed in his eyes, muttering: "Wait, there will be no more ships from other countries in Wenlan's waters..."