Chapter 736: The Earl of Hamburg and the Northern Apostle Eskil
If audio player doesn't work, press Stop then Play button again
You can search for the latest chapters by searching for "The Rise of Rurik" in Baidu!
The Elbe River flows calmly, and she slowly flows westward into the Atlantic Ocean.
A small city exists next to a river. The erected wooden walls and towers, and even the three stone-reinforced gates, prove that the city is indeed a military stronghold.
The morning fog filled the river, forest, and farmland. The whole world was gray and the soldiers who had been standing guard all night handed over the tasks to their replacement men. Only then did they take off the cold-proof coarse cloth hood, unload the leather armor with riveted iron sheets, and evacuated to their barracks. rest.
For Hamburg, today is another normal day after autumn.
Earl Robert is still asleep, he doesn't need to worry too much about his work, the servant will take care of everything.
When the morning fog gradually dissipated, a small number of merchants in the "commercial street" in the city set up stalls one after another.
The curfew was over. After the city gate was opened, the vegetable growers with their carts paid an entrance tax to the soldiers guarding the gate, and settled down in the open space of the market to openly sell their vegetables and surplus grain.
Cabbage can be said to be the largest vegetable sold here. The buyers targeted by the vegetable growers are the soldiers in the city, as well as the artisans, servants, and horse slaves who serve the Lord Earl.
Naturally, there are people who sell meat and leather. They are professional hunters or herders, but the transaction volume in this area is not large.
The earl and his family are all Franks, and the ten most personal guards are also Franks. In addition, the entire city’s residents are Saxons.
Hamburg was originally a riverside village of the Saxons in the past. After the entire area was conquered by Charlemagne, all the Saxon tribes who surrendered to Frank converted to God and recognized the new Frankish nobility as their lord. God, pay taxes to the new lord.
The Duchy of Saxony, which was formed spontaneously by the Saxons, has disappeared for thirty years, and thirty years has been enough to smooth people’s memories. There are not many Saxons who have fled to Denmark and joined, and a large number of people still live in their old places. They have forgotten their hometown, only know their lord, and they know that the taxes they should pay each year have already gone to the monastery to worship.
Life is so monotonous and boring. Farmers live peacefully day after day. In addition to tax collection and hunting, the lords are extremely active in other things, but other days are also accompanied by boredom.
Earl Robert has long been fed up with his wife of chaff, and the old woman is getting older, but their divorce must be approved by the Holy See, and the divorce is limited to theoretical possibilities.
Some things can only be stolen because of his honour. The milk maid he raised is really a concubine. He must not let the priest know his behavior. He has to steal it when doing things. As for the maid gave birth to a child, although he is sure If you don't know how to be the heir to the title, the boy will be trained as an attendant. Later, he will find a knight from the head. If the girl is better, he will be sent directly to the monastery to be a nun. He felt that his actions had been very benevolent.
If there is anything else that can raise the spirit of Lord Earl, it is to put on a full set of armor and fencing from his subordinates.
In recent years, the territories have been peaceful and the farmers' lives have passed. This is reflected in the fact that the agricultural tax is in place every autumn.
The agricultural tax and grain collected are stuffed into the warehouse, which is the living supplies of noble families, rebels, and craftsmen. Part of the grain will also be transferred as tribute to Regensburg, Bavaria, where Prince Ludwig is based.
The original meaning of Regensburg was the "City of the Roman Legion". A thousand of the most capable soldiers are also stationed here. If his territory is officially independent from Frank, Regensburg will become the capital of a country.
In terms of current traffic conditions, it is really a bumpy road from Hamburg to Regensburg by land.
Fortunately, the Elbe River has a long history and reaches the upper reaches of the river upstream, and then arrives at Regensburg by land. The journey time has been reduced a lot.
The official status of the prince is the Duke of Bavaria and Duke of Saxony. Under the current system of East Frankish confession, there is no marquise in the Dukedom of Saxony, or the titles of marquis and earl are very vague. The Earl of Hamburg is directly responsible to the Duke of Saxony, which is to the prince himself.
But this area of Saxony is a new land conquered by the former king Charlemagne with iron and blood. Many Saxons died in this area, and the level of development is not as good as that of Bavaria. The prince never expected how much tribute the lords in the north could offer. Their biggest task was actually to prevent the Danes and Pomeranians from eroding the kingdom's territory.
However, the Earl's financial resources can only support three hundred standing soldiers, and the viscount under his command has fewer soldiers. When it comes to the baron level, it can only be the baron master himself who will kill him.
The permanent residents of Hamburg have long maintained a population of 600 people. In addition to the soldiers stationed there and a few soldiers’ family members, they are carpenters, blacksmiths, potters, and horse slaves who are directly responsible to the earl and their families. Merchants do exist, but the local political and economic conditions are insufficient and a large merchant of the level like Gould of Ross has developed.
In other words, Hamburg and other Frankish cities in this era lack the soil for the existence of big merchants.
A star city among the cities of the Hanseatic League, it is still unable to show her commercial influence. She is only a regional military stronghold in the northern border area of Frankish.
The count can be regarded as a garrison with just this amount of troops on hand?
Frank is no longer Charlemagne's Frank. Even though the three princes have been fighting in the civil war, more areas can be said to have been in peace for a long time. The days of stability have passed for a long time, and everyone is pursuing longer-term comfort. In order to increase their income, the soldiers received "salary" from the Earl's service. After all, they also started some small businesses. They cut wood and hunted to subsidize the family or enriched their own wallets, and then gathered in the only wheat tavern in the city to taste delicious food.
A horse-drawn carriage that seemed uncommonly ordinary came from the north. There were many people passing by on weekdays. The soldier in charge of the gate wanted to stop and collect the entrance fee as usual. When the people sitting on the carriage took off their robes, an old man The sterling silver cross hung on his chest was revealed, and it was the soldier's turn to stand in awe.
"I am Eskil, the apostle Eskil of the North. Children, you should go and inform the people of the monastery, and inform the Lord Earl that I am back!"
Because Hamburg is the cathedral’s cathedral in this region, the reason why Eskil respects the noble lords and the people at the bottom of the region is precisely because of his other identity: the bishop of Hamburg.
He proposed to Reims as early as 833 the year before that the Hamburg region should be taken out of Bremen to form a new diocese. The Archbishop Sinkmar of Reims not only approved it, but also appointed Eskil as the bishop of Hamburg. This appointment It was officially approved by Rome in 834.
It's just that the "bishop of Hamburg" hopes to influence all the Danes in his lifetime, so that he can make a marvelous contribution to a great cause. Isn't it also helping the kingdom solve its border problems? In the concept of priests, the barbarians will end the war after the strange God, and Frank and Denmark will also complete reconciliation. Denmark will obviously be peacefully incorporated into the rule of the Frankish kingdom, specifically, it will be ruled by Prince Ludwig.
The daily affairs of the Hamburg monastery are managed by a priest named Jacob. If not surprisingly, when Eskil goes to Bremen a few years later, he will take over the position of the bishop of Hamburg. Even Eskil stayed in the barbarian territory outside the Great Wall of Schleswig to stick to his Hezebi monastery for a whole year. One purpose was to deliberately "play the missing" in order to exercise Jacob's work ability.
No, Jacob brought more than a dozen little priests to the small square of the city to meet his teacher Eskil.
Both sides are speaking in Saxon, which makes it difficult for the blue fox who is watching. Even if they talk in Latin, it's okay, so that they can understand part of it.
Most priests are stubborn, but a fat priest is watching from left to right.
With a sense of business, Blue Fox paid attention to the commercial streets in the city for the first time. His eyesight was very good. At a glance, he saw that the green and oily things sold there were spherical cabbage and some meat. kind. Nothing else? !
Didn't this guy Eskil say that Hamburg is a big city in the north? Is there a huge deviation between himself and his understanding of the city?
Soon, the blue fox also saw some discordant things.
Some women were dumping brown things with a wooden basin, and they looked intently to see that it turned out to be dung water, and what was even more terrifying was the dirt road directly spilling on the city.
He also saw that a man was constipated at the root of the wooden wall with his back to the road, opening his robe.
This explains the faint sourness in the city. Looking at the slightly muddy land where my boots have collapsed, I think this muddy has nothing to do with rainfall.
"You Franks and Saxons, are you willing to live in such a dirty place? If you are in the Duchy of Ross, if you dare to pour dung on the street, you will be fined to chop down at least a hundred pine trees!" Blue Fox cursed inwardly. So far, he hasn't been optimistic about Frank's business atmosphere at all, and even more worried after witnessing the lives of locals.
He missed Ross's good days, and he didn't want to stay in this stinking place for a while.
But where can I go?
Blue Fox dressed up as a priest, but his still fat image has nothing to do with the priest. The look he looked around was noticed by one person, Robert Earl of Hamburg.
Meet the great "Apostle of the North", the real bishop of Hamburg, Eskil, who can’t wear a war uniform. The saber on the waist and the calfskin boots on the feet show how extraordinary he is.
Even Julien Slav Vardy acted like a priest, but the blue fox's behavior was too frivolous, and the look of looking left and right made the count vigilant.
"Soldiers, listen to my order for a while to detain the fat sheep in black." He said.
The attitude of the soldiers is obviously very nervous. After all, is the arrest of a little priest rebelling against the Lord?
The earl ordered: "I suspect that the fat man is a Danish craftsman. All be vigilant, and don't let the long peaceful days paralyze your brains."
Eskil recognized the Lord Earl, he opened his arms and smiled to greet the local lord, and Count Robert welcomed him with courtesy.
Unexpectedly, the soldiers who received the instructions suddenly pressed the fat blue foxes to the ground very rudely. The Blue Fox struggled instinctively, only to be pressed to the ground. The sudden situation left the party at a loss, and Eskil was even more shocked.
"Robert, what's the matter with you?! You must not be rude to the priest! Let go of Joseph." After that, Eskil kept crossing his chest.
The earl is also making a cross. He has his own set of words: "Exalted Padra, please forgive me for my rudeness. If I misunderstand me, I will go to the monastery to confess. But I am the local governor, and it is my responsibility to protect my people. You. The priest from here looks around, is this appropriate? I am worried that this person will pose a safety risk to my burger."
Eskil's heart tightened when he heard it, his eyes glanced at the silent blue fox, and he whispered that the Ross man knew he had already entered the heart of Frank but didn't learn the rules of being a priest.
He continued to make a round: "Joseph converted recently. All this is arranged by the Lord. Robert, you can rest assured that he is safe."
"Okay." The earl shrugged and ordered the soldier to let go of his hands.
Only then did Blue Fox slowly stand up. It was his puckered fat belly that made the slightly thin Earl feel very strange. This time he couldn't help but ridicule: "I have never seen such a fat priest, I have never seen such a priest. Fat man. Maybe, this is also the Lord's will. Padra! You really found a strange piece of amber in the barbarian territory."
They were all in Saxon, and Blue Fox had almost become an outsider. He didn't know where to say what he wanted to say now.
This place is not suitable for public greetings, and Eskil's arrival in Hamburg is also very purposeful. He has returned to his territory and always shoulders a major mission. He has to go back to the monastery to arrange his daily work, and at the same time listen to the work report of the left-behind priest.
Eskil explained to the earl: "Robert, your eyes are sharp. My Joseph not only has a strange belly, he is indeed a special person. I also have important news to let you know. I want to ask you to do something for me. And my Joseph will be very important to you. I still have some necessary work. When I go back to your house tomorrow, I will visit in person. I will discuss some things with you. "
Earl Robert was a little stunned. He still didn't care about it, and said casually: "Okay. Please forgive my recklessness."
"You are a vigilant lord. This is good! This is why His Royal Highness attaches great importance to guarding the northern border. You should be aware that your work is likely to get tougher in the future."
Eskil used "hardship" especially once, and Robert noticed some unspeakable feelings, as if he was walking in the forest, a gangster held a bow in ambush, and the arrow cluster had already aimed.
Blue Fox felt quite awkward, and the group was on the last way back to the monastery.
He complained: "Eskil, that man is the local high lord? That's the Count of Hamburg you said? It was so against me."
If the blue fox is indeed a lower-level priest, Eskil will definitely criticize it severely, as well as the punishment for confinement in a separate room.
"You are too ostentatious. Joseph, you should keep a low profile."
"Is it too high-profile? I am a Ross businessman. Since that man is the lord, I would like to discuss business with him. You know, we Ross need customers to buy our fur."
Eskil wanted to laugh very much. After all, he couldn't help but laugh softly, and his aging head was shaking softly.
"why are you laughing?"
"Nothing. Earl Robert has sharp eyes. You are indeed not a qualified priest, and you cannot be religious."
"But your Lord has blessed me, and the Lord must have his intentions. This is what you said." Blue Fox emphasized.
"So, so I will keep my promise and give you the opportunity to recommend, but it depends on the earl’s attitude. Oh! Actually tomorrow’s matter itself has nothing to do with you, I will find a way to meet the prince, and then let the prince choose Let’s meet you! You should understand that nobles don’t like merchants, and Frank is like that."
"Absurd. Don't their great nobles like to do business? Who can't get along with money?"
Eskil shrugged: "Frank's businessmen are always accompanied by mortgages. This is the devil's behavior."
"Why not? It's not reasonable to lend money to those in need to help finish the work ahead of schedule. Afterwards, it is not reasonable for the merchant to take away a payment?"
"This is a deal with the devil." Eskil wanted to say that although merchants were important in Frankish society, they were also very lowly, and the lord was unwilling to meet with merchants for his own face. However, under the blue fox's indignant questioning, Eskil could only point out the whole story euphemistically.
The blue fox was angry, gritted his teeth!
"Damn it! In Ross, our businessman is highly respected, and our prince is not only a prince, but also a big businessman! Do the Franks think we are inferior? In that case, why should Ross do business with them."
Hearing, Eskil stopped walking with a wooden face, turned to look at the blue fox and pointed out solemnly: "Then you have to make a choice~www.novelhall.com~In what capacity do you want to meet the earl? Priest Joseph? Merchant Blue Fox? Or an envoy to Prince Rose?"
The words were too level, and Blue Fox froze.
"Yes! I am Prince Rose's special envoy! I will meet Frank's nobleman in this capacity."
"Very well! Stop complaining. I'm going to Rose to take a look at the end. I will still need your guidance. I'm old, and you have to help me with the last work of my life, and I will always protect you. I I just beg you to stop doing decent things. If it is not necessary, be a calm priest. Even if you are pretending, at least you have to pretend to be a little bit like."
The two chatted for a while, and Blue Fox and Eskil reached a consensus.
The content of their chats was naturally heard by the little priests around them. Everyone shivered. The little priests who were left behind waited for the teacher. Unexpectedly, the teacher had a full conversation with a fat man in Latin.
What is the identity of the fat man?
The most nervous thing is that Jacob, the resident priest, faces a more talented priest (referring to the resurrected Roman who is proficient in Latin), for fear that his successor to the bishop of Hamburg will be replaced by this person. Jacob was helpless, he could only pray to the Lord...
The address of the latest chapter of the Rise of Rurik: https://
The full text of the Rise of Rurik read the address: https://
Rise of Rurik txt download address: https://
The Rise of Rurik Mobile Reading: https://
In order to facilitate the next reading, you can click on the "Collection" below to record the reading record of this time (Chapter 735, the Earl of Hamburg and the Northern Apostle Eskil), and you will see it next time you open the bookshelf!
If you like "The Rise of Rurik", please recommend this book to your friends (QQ, blog, WeChat, etc.), thank you for your support! ! ()
Please report us if you find any errors so we can fix it asap!
You can search for the latest chapters by searching for "The Rise of Rurik" in Baidu!
The Elbe River flows calmly, and she slowly flows westward into the Atlantic Ocean.
A small city exists next to a river. The erected wooden walls and towers, and even the three stone-reinforced gates, prove that the city is indeed a military stronghold.
The morning fog filled the river, forest, and farmland. The whole world was gray and the soldiers who had been standing guard all night handed over the tasks to their replacement men. Only then did they take off the cold-proof coarse cloth hood, unload the leather armor with riveted iron sheets, and evacuated to their barracks. rest.
For Hamburg, today is another normal day after autumn.
Earl Robert is still asleep, he doesn't need to worry too much about his work, the servant will take care of everything.
When the morning fog gradually dissipated, a small number of merchants in the "commercial street" in the city set up stalls one after another.
The curfew was over. After the city gate was opened, the vegetable growers with their carts paid an entrance tax to the soldiers guarding the gate, and settled down in the open space of the market to openly sell their vegetables and surplus grain.
Cabbage can be said to be the largest vegetable sold here. The buyers targeted by the vegetable growers are the soldiers in the city, as well as the artisans, servants, and horse slaves who serve the Lord Earl.
Naturally, there are people who sell meat and leather. They are professional hunters or herders, but the transaction volume in this area is not large.
The earl and his family are all Franks, and the ten most personal guards are also Franks. In addition, the entire city’s residents are Saxons.
Hamburg was originally a riverside village of the Saxons in the past. After the entire area was conquered by Charlemagne, all the Saxon tribes who surrendered to Frank converted to God and recognized the new Frankish nobility as their lord. God, pay taxes to the new lord.
The Duchy of Saxony, which was formed spontaneously by the Saxons, has disappeared for thirty years, and thirty years has been enough to smooth people’s memories. There are not many Saxons who have fled to Denmark and joined, and a large number of people still live in their old places. They have forgotten their hometown, only know their lord, and they know that the taxes they should pay each year have already gone to the monastery to worship.
Life is so monotonous and boring. Farmers live peacefully day after day. In addition to tax collection and hunting, the lords are extremely active in other things, but other days are also accompanied by boredom.
Earl Robert has long been fed up with his wife of chaff, and the old woman is getting older, but their divorce must be approved by the Holy See, and the divorce is limited to theoretical possibilities.
Some things can only be stolen because of his honour. The milk maid he raised is really a concubine. He must not let the priest know his behavior. He has to steal it when doing things. As for the maid gave birth to a child, although he is sure If you don't know how to be the heir to the title, the boy will be trained as an attendant. Later, he will find a knight from the head. If the girl is better, he will be sent directly to the monastery to be a nun. He felt that his actions had been very benevolent.
If there is anything else that can raise the spirit of Lord Earl, it is to put on a full set of armor and fencing from his subordinates.
In recent years, the territories have been peaceful and the farmers' lives have passed. This is reflected in the fact that the agricultural tax is in place every autumn.
The agricultural tax and grain collected are stuffed into the warehouse, which is the living supplies of noble families, rebels, and craftsmen. Part of the grain will also be transferred as tribute to Regensburg, Bavaria, where Prince Ludwig is based.
The original meaning of Regensburg was the "City of the Roman Legion". A thousand of the most capable soldiers are also stationed here. If his territory is officially independent from Frank, Regensburg will become the capital of a country.
In terms of current traffic conditions, it is really a bumpy road from Hamburg to Regensburg by land.
Fortunately, the Elbe River has a long history and reaches the upper reaches of the river upstream, and then arrives at Regensburg by land. The journey time has been reduced a lot.
The official status of the prince is the Duke of Bavaria and Duke of Saxony. Under the current system of East Frankish confession, there is no marquise in the Dukedom of Saxony, or the titles of marquis and earl are very vague. The Earl of Hamburg is directly responsible to the Duke of Saxony, which is to the prince himself.
But this area of Saxony is a new land conquered by the former king Charlemagne with iron and blood. Many Saxons died in this area, and the level of development is not as good as that of Bavaria. The prince never expected how much tribute the lords in the north could offer. Their biggest task was actually to prevent the Danes and Pomeranians from eroding the kingdom's territory.
However, the Earl's financial resources can only support three hundred standing soldiers, and the viscount under his command has fewer soldiers. When it comes to the baron level, it can only be the baron master himself who will kill him.
The permanent residents of Hamburg have long maintained a population of 600 people. In addition to the soldiers stationed there and a few soldiers’ family members, they are carpenters, blacksmiths, potters, and horse slaves who are directly responsible to the earl and their families. Merchants do exist, but the local political and economic conditions are insufficient and a large merchant of the level like Gould of Ross has developed.
In other words, Hamburg and other Frankish cities in this era lack the soil for the existence of big merchants.
A star city among the cities of the Hanseatic League, it is still unable to show her commercial influence. She is only a regional military stronghold in the northern border area of Frankish.
The count can be regarded as a garrison with just this amount of troops on hand?
Frank is no longer Charlemagne's Frank. Even though the three princes have been fighting in the civil war, more areas can be said to have been in peace for a long time. The days of stability have passed for a long time, and everyone is pursuing longer-term comfort. In order to increase their income, the soldiers received "salary" from the Earl's service. After all, they also started some small businesses. They cut wood and hunted to subsidize the family or enriched their own wallets, and then gathered in the only wheat tavern in the city to taste delicious food.
A horse-drawn carriage that seemed uncommonly ordinary came from the north. There were many people passing by on weekdays. The soldier in charge of the gate wanted to stop and collect the entrance fee as usual. When the people sitting on the carriage took off their robes, an old man The sterling silver cross hung on his chest was revealed, and it was the soldier's turn to stand in awe.
"I am Eskil, the apostle Eskil of the North. Children, you should go and inform the people of the monastery, and inform the Lord Earl that I am back!"
Because Hamburg is the cathedral’s cathedral in this region, the reason why Eskil respects the noble lords and the people at the bottom of the region is precisely because of his other identity: the bishop of Hamburg.
He proposed to Reims as early as 833 the year before that the Hamburg region should be taken out of Bremen to form a new diocese. The Archbishop Sinkmar of Reims not only approved it, but also appointed Eskil as the bishop of Hamburg. This appointment It was officially approved by Rome in 834.
It's just that the "bishop of Hamburg" hopes to influence all the Danes in his lifetime, so that he can make a marvelous contribution to a great cause. Isn't it also helping the kingdom solve its border problems? In the concept of priests, the barbarians will end the war after the strange God, and Frank and Denmark will also complete reconciliation. Denmark will obviously be peacefully incorporated into the rule of the Frankish kingdom, specifically, it will be ruled by Prince Ludwig.
The daily affairs of the Hamburg monastery are managed by a priest named Jacob. If not surprisingly, when Eskil goes to Bremen a few years later, he will take over the position of the bishop of Hamburg. Even Eskil stayed in the barbarian territory outside the Great Wall of Schleswig to stick to his Hezebi monastery for a whole year. One purpose was to deliberately "play the missing" in order to exercise Jacob's work ability.
No, Jacob brought more than a dozen little priests to the small square of the city to meet his teacher Eskil.
Both sides are speaking in Saxon, which makes it difficult for the blue fox who is watching. Even if they talk in Latin, it's okay, so that they can understand part of it.
Most priests are stubborn, but a fat priest is watching from left to right.
With a sense of business, Blue Fox paid attention to the commercial streets in the city for the first time. His eyesight was very good. At a glance, he saw that the green and oily things sold there were spherical cabbage and some meat. kind. Nothing else? !
Didn't this guy Eskil say that Hamburg is a big city in the north? Is there a huge deviation between himself and his understanding of the city?
Soon, the blue fox also saw some discordant things.
Some women were dumping brown things with a wooden basin, and they looked intently to see that it turned out to be dung water, and what was even more terrifying was the dirt road directly spilling on the city.
He also saw that a man was constipated at the root of the wooden wall with his back to the road, opening his robe.
This explains the faint sourness in the city. Looking at the slightly muddy land where my boots have collapsed, I think this muddy has nothing to do with rainfall.
"You Franks and Saxons, are you willing to live in such a dirty place? If you are in the Duchy of Ross, if you dare to pour dung on the street, you will be fined to chop down at least a hundred pine trees!" Blue Fox cursed inwardly. So far, he hasn't been optimistic about Frank's business atmosphere at all, and even more worried after witnessing the lives of locals.
He missed Ross's good days, and he didn't want to stay in this stinking place for a while.
But where can I go?
Blue Fox dressed up as a priest, but his still fat image has nothing to do with the priest. The look he looked around was noticed by one person, Robert Earl of Hamburg.
Meet the great "Apostle of the North", the real bishop of Hamburg, Eskil, who can’t wear a war uniform. The saber on the waist and the calfskin boots on the feet show how extraordinary he is.
Even Julien Slav Vardy acted like a priest, but the blue fox's behavior was too frivolous, and the look of looking left and right made the count vigilant.
"Soldiers, listen to my order for a while to detain the fat sheep in black." He said.
The attitude of the soldiers is obviously very nervous. After all, is the arrest of a little priest rebelling against the Lord?
The earl ordered: "I suspect that the fat man is a Danish craftsman. All be vigilant, and don't let the long peaceful days paralyze your brains."
Eskil recognized the Lord Earl, he opened his arms and smiled to greet the local lord, and Count Robert welcomed him with courtesy.
Unexpectedly, the soldiers who received the instructions suddenly pressed the fat blue foxes to the ground very rudely. The Blue Fox struggled instinctively, only to be pressed to the ground. The sudden situation left the party at a loss, and Eskil was even more shocked.
"Robert, what's the matter with you?! You must not be rude to the priest! Let go of Joseph." After that, Eskil kept crossing his chest.
The earl is also making a cross. He has his own set of words: "Exalted Padra, please forgive me for my rudeness. If I misunderstand me, I will go to the monastery to confess. But I am the local governor, and it is my responsibility to protect my people. You. The priest from here looks around, is this appropriate? I am worried that this person will pose a safety risk to my burger."
Eskil's heart tightened when he heard it, his eyes glanced at the silent blue fox, and he whispered that the Ross man knew he had already entered the heart of Frank but didn't learn the rules of being a priest.
He continued to make a round: "Joseph converted recently. All this is arranged by the Lord. Robert, you can rest assured that he is safe."
"Okay." The earl shrugged and ordered the soldier to let go of his hands.
Only then did Blue Fox slowly stand up. It was his puckered fat belly that made the slightly thin Earl feel very strange. This time he couldn't help but ridicule: "I have never seen such a fat priest, I have never seen such a priest. Fat man. Maybe, this is also the Lord's will. Padra! You really found a strange piece of amber in the barbarian territory."
They were all in Saxon, and Blue Fox had almost become an outsider. He didn't know where to say what he wanted to say now.
This place is not suitable for public greetings, and Eskil's arrival in Hamburg is also very purposeful. He has returned to his territory and always shoulders a major mission. He has to go back to the monastery to arrange his daily work, and at the same time listen to the work report of the left-behind priest.
Eskil explained to the earl: "Robert, your eyes are sharp. My Joseph not only has a strange belly, he is indeed a special person. I also have important news to let you know. I want to ask you to do something for me. And my Joseph will be very important to you. I still have some necessary work. When I go back to your house tomorrow, I will visit in person. I will discuss some things with you. "
Earl Robert was a little stunned. He still didn't care about it, and said casually: "Okay. Please forgive my recklessness."
"You are a vigilant lord. This is good! This is why His Royal Highness attaches great importance to guarding the northern border. You should be aware that your work is likely to get tougher in the future."
Eskil used "hardship" especially once, and Robert noticed some unspeakable feelings, as if he was walking in the forest, a gangster held a bow in ambush, and the arrow cluster had already aimed.
Blue Fox felt quite awkward, and the group was on the last way back to the monastery.
He complained: "Eskil, that man is the local high lord? That's the Count of Hamburg you said? It was so against me."
If the blue fox is indeed a lower-level priest, Eskil will definitely criticize it severely, as well as the punishment for confinement in a separate room.
"You are too ostentatious. Joseph, you should keep a low profile."
"Is it too high-profile? I am a Ross businessman. Since that man is the lord, I would like to discuss business with him. You know, we Ross need customers to buy our fur."
Eskil wanted to laugh very much. After all, he couldn't help but laugh softly, and his aging head was shaking softly.
"why are you laughing?"
"Nothing. Earl Robert has sharp eyes. You are indeed not a qualified priest, and you cannot be religious."
"But your Lord has blessed me, and the Lord must have his intentions. This is what you said." Blue Fox emphasized.
"So, so I will keep my promise and give you the opportunity to recommend, but it depends on the earl’s attitude. Oh! Actually tomorrow’s matter itself has nothing to do with you, I will find a way to meet the prince, and then let the prince choose Let’s meet you! You should understand that nobles don’t like merchants, and Frank is like that."
"Absurd. Don't their great nobles like to do business? Who can't get along with money?"
Eskil shrugged: "Frank's businessmen are always accompanied by mortgages. This is the devil's behavior."
"Why not? It's not reasonable to lend money to those in need to help finish the work ahead of schedule. Afterwards, it is not reasonable for the merchant to take away a payment?"
"This is a deal with the devil." Eskil wanted to say that although merchants were important in Frankish society, they were also very lowly, and the lord was unwilling to meet with merchants for his own face. However, under the blue fox's indignant questioning, Eskil could only point out the whole story euphemistically.
The blue fox was angry, gritted his teeth!
"Damn it! In Ross, our businessman is highly respected, and our prince is not only a prince, but also a big businessman! Do the Franks think we are inferior? In that case, why should Ross do business with them."
Hearing, Eskil stopped walking with a wooden face, turned to look at the blue fox and pointed out solemnly: "Then you have to make a choice~www.novelhall.com~In what capacity do you want to meet the earl? Priest Joseph? Merchant Blue Fox? Or an envoy to Prince Rose?"
The words were too level, and Blue Fox froze.
"Yes! I am Prince Rose's special envoy! I will meet Frank's nobleman in this capacity."
"Very well! Stop complaining. I'm going to Rose to take a look at the end. I will still need your guidance. I'm old, and you have to help me with the last work of my life, and I will always protect you. I I just beg you to stop doing decent things. If it is not necessary, be a calm priest. Even if you are pretending, at least you have to pretend to be a little bit like."
The two chatted for a while, and Blue Fox and Eskil reached a consensus.
The content of their chats was naturally heard by the little priests around them. Everyone shivered. The little priests who were left behind waited for the teacher. Unexpectedly, the teacher had a full conversation with a fat man in Latin.
What is the identity of the fat man?
The most nervous thing is that Jacob, the resident priest, faces a more talented priest (referring to the resurrected Roman who is proficient in Latin), for fear that his successor to the bishop of Hamburg will be replaced by this person. Jacob was helpless, he could only pray to the Lord...
The address of the latest chapter of the Rise of Rurik: https://
The full text of the Rise of Rurik read the address: https://
Rise of Rurik txt download address: https://
The Rise of Rurik Mobile Reading: https://
In order to facilitate the next reading, you can click on the "Collection" below to record the reading record of this time (Chapter 735, the Earl of Hamburg and the Northern Apostle Eskil), and you will see it next time you open the bookshelf!
If you like "The Rise of Rurik", please recommend this book to your friends (QQ, blog, WeChat, etc.), thank you for your support! ! ()
You can search for the latest chapters by searching for "The Rise of Rurik" in Baidu!The Elbe River flows calmly, and she slowly flows westward into the Atlantic Ocean.A small city exists next to a river. The erected wooden walls and towers, and even the three stone-reinforced gates, prove that the city is indeed a military stronghold.The morning fog filled the river, forest, and farmland. The whole world was gray and the soldiers who had been standing guard all night handed over the tasks to their replacement men. Only then did they take off the cold-proof coarse cloth hood, unload the leather armor with riveted iron sheets, and evacuated to their barracks. rest.For Hamburg, today is another normal day after autumn.Earl Robert is still asleep, he doesn't need to worry too much about his work, the servant will take care of everything.When the morning fog gradually dissipated, a small number of merchants in the "commercial street" in the city set up stalls one after another.The curfew was over. After the city gate was opened, the vegetable growers with their carts paid an entrance tax to the soldiers guarding the gate, and settled down in the open space of the market to openly sell their vegetables and surplus grain.Cabbage can be said to be the largest vegetable sold here. The buyers targeted by the vegetable growers are the soldiers in the city, as well as the artisans, servants, and horse slaves who serve the Lord Earl.Naturally, there are people who sell meat and leather. They are professional hunters or herders, but the transaction volume in this area is not large.The earl and his family are all Franks, and the ten most personal guards are also Franks. In addition, the entire city's residents are Saxons.Hamburg was originally a riverside village of the Saxons in the past. After the entire area was conquered by Charlemagne, all the Saxon tribes who surrendered to Frank converted to God and recognized the new Frankish nobility as their lord. God, pay taxes to the new lord.The Duchy of Saxony, which was formed spontaneously by the Saxons, has disappeared for thirty years, and thirty years has been enough to smooth people's memories. There are not many Saxons who have fled to Denmark and joined, and a large number of people still live in their old places. They have forgotten their hometown, only know their lord, and they know that the taxes they should pay each year have already gone to the monastery to worship.Life is so monotonous and boring. Farmers live peacefully day after day. In addition to tax collection and hunting, the lords are extremely active in other things, but other days are also accompanied by boredom.Earl Robert has long been fed up with his wife of chaff, and the old woman is getting older, but their divorce must be approved by the Holy See, and the divorce is limited to theoretical possibilities.Some things can only be stolen because of his honour. The milk maid he raised is really a concubine. He must not let the priest know his behavior. He has to steal it when doing things. As for the maid gave birth to a child, although he is sure If you don't know how to be the heir to the title, the boy will be trained as an attendant. Later, he will find a knight from the head. If the girl is better, he will be sent directly to the monastery to be a nun. He felt that his actions had been very benevolent.If there is anything else that can raise the spirit of Lord Earl, it is to put on a full set of armor and fencing from his subordinates.In recent years, the territories have been peaceful and the farmers' lives have passed. This is reflected in the fact that the agricultural tax is in place every autumn.The agricultural tax and grain collected are stuffed into the warehouse, which is the living supplies of noble families, rebels, and craftsmen. Part of the grain will also be transferred as tribute to Regensburg, Bavaria, where Prince Ludwig is based.The original meaning of Regensburg was the "City of the Roman Legion". A thousand of the most capable soldiers are also stationed here. If his territory is officially independent from Frank, Regensburg will become the capital of a country.In terms of current traffic conditions, it is really a bumpy road from Hamburg to Regensburg by land.Fortunately, the Elbe River has a long history and reaches the upper reaches of the river upstream, and then arrives at Regensburg by land. The journey time has been reduced a lot.The official status of the prince is the Duke of Bavaria and Duke of Saxony. Under the current system of East Frankish confession, there is no marquise in the Dukedom of Saxony, or the titles of marquis and earl are very vague. The Earl of Hamburg is directly responsible to the Duke of Saxony, which is to the prince himself.But this area of Saxony is a new land conquered by the former king Charlemagne with iron and blood. Many Saxons died in this area, and the level of development is not as good as that of Bavaria. The prince never expected how much tribute the lords in the north could offer. Their biggest task was actually to prevent the Danes and Pomeranians from eroding the kingdom's territory.However, the Earl's financial resources can only support three hundred standing soldiers, and the viscount under his command has fewer soldiers. When it comes to the baron level, it can only be the baron master himself who will kill him.The permanent residents of Hamburg have long maintained a population of 600 people. In addition to the soldiers stationed there and a few soldiers' family members, they are carpenters, blacksmiths, potters, and horse slaves who are directly responsible to the earl and their families. Merchants do exist, but the local political and economic conditions are insufficient and a large merchant of the level like Gould of Ross has developed.In other words, Hamburg and other Frankish cities in this era lack the soil for the existence of big merchants.A star city among the cities of the Hanseatic League, it is still unable to show her commercial influence. She is only a regional military stronghold in the northern border area of Frankish.The count can be regarded as a garrison with just this amount of troops on hand?Frank is no longer Charlemagne's Frank. Even though the three princes have been fighting in the civil war, more areas can be said to have been in peace for a long time. The days of stability have passed for a long time, and everyone is pursuing longer-term comfort. In order to increase their income, the soldiers received "salary" from the Earl's service. After all, they also started some small businesses. They cut wood and hunted to subsidize the family or enriched their own wallets, and then gathered in the only wheat tavern in the city to taste delicious food.A horse-drawn carriage that seemed uncommonly ordinary came from the north. There were many people passing by on weekdays. The soldier in charge of the gate wanted to stop and collect the entrance fee as usual. When the people sitting on the carriage took off their robes, an old man The sterling silver cross hung on his chest was revealed, and it was the soldier's turn to stand in awe."I am Eskil, the apostle Eskil of the North. Children, you should go and inform the people of the monastery, and inform the Lord Earl that I am back!"Because Hamburg is the cathedral's cathedral in this region, the reason why Eskil respects the noble lords and the people at the bottom of the region is precisely because of his other identity: the bishop of Hamburg.He proposed to Reims as early as 833 the year before that the Hamburg region should be taken out of Bremen to form a new diocese. The Archbishop Sinkmar of Reims not only approved it, but also appointed Eskil as the bishop of Hamburg. This appointment It was officially approved by Rome in 834.It's just that the "bishop of Hamburg" hopes to influence all the Danes in his lifetime, so that he can make a marvelous contribution to a great cause. Isn't it also helping the kingdom solve its border problems? In the concept of priests, the barbarians will end the war after the strange God, and Frank and Denmark will also complete reconciliation. Denmark will obviously be peacefully incorporated into the rule of the Frankish kingdom, specifically, it will be ruled by Prince Ludwig.The daily affairs of the Hamburg monastery are managed by a priest named Jacob. If not surprisingly, when Eskil goes to Bremen a few years later, he will take over the position of the bishop of Hamburg. Even Eskil stayed in the barbarian territory outside the Great Wall of Schleswig to stick to his Hezebi monastery for a whole year. One purpose was to deliberately "play the missing" in order to exercise Jacob's work ability.No, Jacob brought more than a dozen little priests to the small square of the city to meet his teacher Eskil.Both sides are speaking in Saxon, which makes it difficult for the blue fox who is watching. Even if they talk in Latin, it's okay, so that they can understand part of it.Most priests are stubborn, but a fat priest is watching from left to right.With a sense of business, Blue Fox paid attention to the commercial streets in the city for the first time. His eyesight was very good. At a glance, he saw that the green and oily things sold there were spherical cabbage and some meat. kind. Nothing else? !Didn't this guy Eskil say that Hamburg is a big city in the north? Is there a huge deviation between himself and his understanding of the city?Soon, the blue fox also saw some discordant things.Some women were dumping brown things with a wooden basin, and they looked intently to see that it turned out to be dung water, and what was even more terrifying was the dirt road directly spilling on the city.He also saw that a man was constipated at the root of the wooden wall with his back to the road, opening his robe.This explains the faint sourness in the city. Looking at the slightly muddy land where my boots have collapsed, I think this muddy has nothing to do with rainfall."You Franks and Saxons, are you willing to live in such a dirty place? If you are in the Duchy of Ross, if you dare to pour dung on the street, you will be fined to chop down at least a hundred pine trees!" Blue Fox cursed inwardly. So far, he hasn't been optimistic about Frank's business atmosphere at all, and even more worried after witnessing the lives of locals.He missed Ross's good days, and he didn't want to stay in this stinking place for a while.But where can I go?Blue Fox dressed up as a priest, but his still fat image has nothing to do with the priest. The look he looked around was noticed by one person, Robert Earl of Hamburg.Meet the great "Apostle of the North", the real bishop of Hamburg, Eskil, who can't wear a war uniform. The saber on the waist and the calfskin boots on the feet show how extraordinary he is.Even Julien Slav Vardy acted like a priest, but the blue fox's behavior was too frivolous, and the look of looking left and right made the count vigilant."Soldiers, listen to my order for a while to detain the fat sheep in black." He said.The attitude of the soldiers is obviously very nervous. After all, is the arrest of a little priest rebelling against the Lord?The earl ordered: "I suspect that the fat man is a Danish craftsman. All be vigilant, and don't let the long peaceful days paralyze your brains."Eskil recognized the Lord Earl, he opened his arms and smiled to greet the local lord, and Count Robert welcomed him with courtesy.Unexpectedly, the soldiers who received the instructions suddenly pressed the fat blue foxes to the ground very rudely. The Blue Fox struggled instinctively, only to be pressed to the ground. The sudden situation left the party at a loss, and Eskil was even more shocked."Robert, what's the matter with you?! You must not be rude to the priest! Let go of Joseph." After that, Eskil kept crossing his chest.The earl is also making a cross. He has his own set of words: "Exalted Padra, please forgive me for my rudeness. If I misunderstand me, I will go to the monastery to confess. But I am the local governor, and it is my responsibility to protect my people. You. The priest from here looks around, is this appropriate? I am worried that this person will pose a safety risk to my burger."Eskil's heart tightened when he heard it, his eyes glanced at the silent blue fox, and he whispered that the Ross man knew he had already entered the heart of Frank but didn't learn the rules of being a priest.He continued to make a round: "Joseph converted recently. All this is arranged by the Lord. Robert, you can rest assured that he is safe.""Okay." The earl shrugged and ordered the soldier to let go of his hands.Only then did Blue Fox slowly stand up. It was his puckered fat belly that made the slightly thin Earl feel very strange. This time he couldn't help but ridicule: "I have never seen such a fat priest, I have never seen such a priest. Fat man. Maybe, this is also the Lord's will. Padra! You really found a strange piece of amber in the barbarian territory."They were all in Saxon, and Blue Fox had almost become an outsider. He didn't know where to say what he wanted to say now.This place is not suitable for public greetings, and Eskil's arrival in Hamburg is also very purposeful. He has returned to his territory and always shoulders a major mission. He has to go back to the monastery to arrange his daily work, and at the same time listen to the work report of the left-behind priest.Eskil explained to the earl: "Robert, your eyes are sharp. My Joseph not only has a strange belly, he is indeed a special person. I also have important news to let you know. I want to ask you to do something for me. And my Joseph will be very important to you. I still have some necessary work. When I go back to your house tomorrow, I will visit in person. I will discuss some things with you. "Earl Robert was a little stunned. He still didn't care about it, and said casually: "Okay. Please forgive my recklessness.""You are a vigilant lord. This is good! This is why His Royal Highness attaches great importance to guarding the northern border. You should be aware that your work is likely to get tougher in the future."Eskil used "hardship" especially once, and Robert noticed some unspeakable feelings, as if he was walking in the forest, a gangster held a bow in ambush, and the arrow cluster had already aimed.Blue Fox felt quite awkward, and the group was on the last way back to the monastery.He complained: "Eskil, that man is the local high lord? That's the Count of Hamburg you said? It was so against me."If the blue fox is indeed a lower-level priest, Eskil will definitely criticize it severely, as well as the punishment for confinement in a separate room."You are too ostentatious. Joseph, you should keep a low profile.""Is it too high-profile? I am a Ross businessman. Since that man is the lord, I would like to discuss business with him. You know, we Ross need customers to buy our fur."Eskil wanted to laugh very much. After all, he couldn't help but laugh softly, and his aging head was shaking softly."why are you laughing?""Nothing. Earl Robert has sharp eyes. You are indeed not a qualified priest, and you cannot be religious.""But your Lord has blessed me, and the Lord must have his intentions. This is what you said." Blue Fox emphasized."So, so I will keep my promise and give you the opportunity to recommend, but it depends on the earl's attitude. Oh! Actually tomorrow's matter itself has nothing to do with you, I will find a way to meet the prince, and then let the prince choose Let's meet you! You should understand that nobles don't like merchants, and Frank is like that.""Absurd. Don't their great nobles like to do business? Who can't get along with money?"Eskil shrugged: "Frank's businessmen are always accompanied by mortgages. This is the devil's behavior.""Why not? It's not reasonable to lend money to those in need to help finish the work ahead of schedule. Afterwards, it is not reasonable for the merchant to take away a payment?""This is a deal with the devil." Eskil wanted to say that although merchants were important in Frankish society, they were also very lowly, and the lord was unwilling to meet with merchants for his own face. However, under the blue fox's indignant questioning, Eskil could only point out the whole story euphemistically.The blue fox was angry, gritted his teeth!"Damn it! In Ross, our businessman is highly respected, and our prince is not only a prince, but also a big businessman! Do the Franks think we are inferior? In that case, why should Ross do business with them."Hearing, Eskil stopped walking with a wooden face, turned to look at the blue fox and pointed out solemnly: "Then you have to make a choice~www.novelhall.com~In what capacity do you want to meet the earl? Priest Joseph? Merchant Blue Fox? Or an envoy to Prince Rose?"The words were too level, and Blue Fox froze."Yes! I am Prince Rose's special envoy! I will meet Frank's nobleman in this capacity.""Very well! Stop complaining. I'm going to Rose to take a look at the end. I will still need your guidance. I'm old, and you have to help me with the last work of my life, and I will always protect you. I I just beg you to stop doing decent things. If it is not necessary, be a calm priest. Even if you are pretending, at least you have to pretend to be a little bit like."The two chatted for a while, and Blue Fox and Eskil reached a consensus.The content of their chats was naturally heard by the little priests around them. Everyone shivered. The little priests who were left behind waited for the teacher. Unexpectedly, the teacher had a full conversation with a fat man in Latin.What is the identity of the fat man?The most nervous thing is that Jacob, the resident priest, faces a more talented priest referring to the resurrected Roman who is proficient in Latin, for fear that his successor to the bishop of Hamburg will be replaced by this person. Jacob was helpless, he could only pray to the Lord...The address of the latest chapter of the Rise of Rurik: https://The full text of the Rise of Rurik read the address: https://Rise of Rurik txt download address: https://The Rise of Rurik Mobile Reading: https://In order to facilitate the next reading, you can click on the "Collection" below to record the reading record of this time Chapter 735, the Earl of Hamburg and the Northern Apostle Eskil, and you will see it next time you open the bookshelf!If you like "The Rise of Rurik", please recommend this book to your friends QQ, blog, WeChat, etc., thank you for your support! !
