king of ros

Chapter 86 Ten Thousand Immigrants
After gaining the support of the current ruler of Kyiv, the recruitment of the prince immediately went much smoother. He arranged the recruitment point on the square in front of the Hagia Sophia Cathedral, and the uncle did indeed send a large number of Vicher militiamen and even His bodyguards help keep order.

The support of the Grand Duke of Kyiv made the last batch of people who still had concerns let go of their concerns, and more and more people lined up at the registration point. After all, Kyiv feels so uneasy now, it is better to leave as soon as possible.

The Kyiv nobles who had already stood on Rostislav's side were also preparing. They, headed by Polei, assembled family members and slave and debt farmers, and purchased a large number of important materials to prepare for the development of Northeast Russia.

Prince Rostov also sent his subordinates to take the initiative to win over the villagers in the villages outside Kyiv. After all, many farmers are very closed. They may know the disturbing news in Kyiv, but their conservatism and stubbornness still make them reluctant to go to the city. , this part requires Rostislav's subordinates to take the initiative to win over.

The results of these actions were not bad, and some villages agreed to join the emigration team of the Prince of Rostov.

What was a surprise was that they also brought in refugees who hadn't returned to their hometowns. From the perspective of these refugees, since their hometowns were destroyed anyway, why not go there by themselves? The Prince of Ross in the Northeast would support them.

The other most important thing is that the metropolitan of Ilarion found Rostislav. He said that he would resign as the metropolitan of Ross soon, and took a group of priests and farmers from the church to Northeast Ross with Rostislav.

Ilarion knew that when Izyaslav was firmly established in Kyiv, he would definitely give the position of metropolitan of Kyiv to his close priest, not to himself, the remnant of Vladimir, so instead of being dismissed voluntarily, he It's better to resign and go to Northeast Ross by yourself, which is much more decent.Prince Rostov was not surprised by this at all, after all, they were actually tied together after the Kyiv riots.

The joining of the metropolitan and his pastor can solve the problem of spreading Orthodoxy in Northeast Ross, and they are not those church personnel who are boastful and full of fat, but mostly grassroots pastors working on the front line. This is what Rostislav needs now doers.

For the princes of Rurik, Christianity is a means to strengthen the control of the people and a way to make the people more docile, and the spread of Orthodoxy will only benefit them and not harm them.

Some of his grandfather's personal soldiers came to join him. After his grandfather died, most of his personal soldiers defected to his three uncles, and many of them went to the south as mercenaries.

And although I am quite famous, but no matter what I want to go to, it is the desolate Northeast Ross, which is not attractive to many people.

In this way, Rostislav's emigration team expanded rapidly, and as the population gifted to him by his uncles reached Kyiv, the uproar reached its peak.

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Outside Kiev, where a ghetto for refugees once stood, it was burned to the ground by the Grand Duke's troops after the Kyiv riots, but new buildings have now been erected.

Countless tents were built on the ruins of the past, and there were countless bonfires during the period. However, compared with the chaos and disorder of the slums in the past, these tents have more discipline. With roads extending in all directions.

These tents were built under Rostislav's plan to accommodate immigrants who were willing to follow it to Northeast Rus.

There are already many people living here, most of them are farmers and refugees from the vicinity of Kyiv, and the 4500 people sent by uncles, these people are basically middle-aged men and women.

As for the Kyiv citizens he recruited, others have houses in Kyiv anyway, and they are still trying to sell them.

The influx of such a large population has brought great pressure to the management. Rostislav sent almost all his soldiers to maintain order to curb the chaos. His Greek and Russian clerks were even more busy, copying various This kind of file is driving them crazy.

Fortunately, there have been fewer and fewer applicants recently. It seems that he has basically pulled out all the people who are willing to leave in the Kyiv area, and the work of everyone has been eased. The biggest problem has become how to manage such a huge crowd.

Originally, Rostislav's personal soldiers and clerks alone would definitely not be enough, but adding the nobles and their cronies, as well as the priests of the church who were already good at organizing, this problem was finally resolved.

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"How many people are in my immigration team now?"

Rostislav rode his horse through the road of the immigrant camp, his soldiers and his entourage were inseparable.

There are busy people on both sides of the road. Some people are making handicrafts, intending to sell them to the merchants who come to the camp to receive the goods, and some are cooking for themselves and their families with the food distributed by the prince. Puffs of cooking smoke continue to rise between the tents. rise.

When seeing Rostislav's team, people kept bowing to the prince. Everyone knew that this was their future ruler and the organizer of this team.

According to the words of the prince, the accompanying Leo immediately flipped through the parchment document in his hand, which was densely filled with Cyrillic letters-Leo learned this kind of writing soon after he came to Ross.

Now Leo is wearing a cuffed fur hat and a fur coat. He looks like a rich merchant in Ross, not the gentle Greek bureaucrat.

"Currently there are 7551 people in the camp, out of a total of 8569, 5679 are men and 3390 are women."

The former Greek bureaucrat immediately replied that he had been wrestling with these numbers these days, and he had been running around in and around Kyiv for this, and he remembered the numbers more clearly than his parents' birthdays.

"There are nearly 9000 people... This journey northward should be able to pull more than 1000 people. Now the [-]-strong team is going north, and there are thousands of nomadic tribes... Can the food still hold up?"

When a group of children played and ran in front of Rostislav, the Prince of Rostov felt his horses tightened. In this camp, they are the most carefree. Adults still have to worry about travel and food, but no matter what happens , can not affect the children to play with their friends.

"We have almost bought all the grain in the entire Kyiv market, and sent people to Chernigov to buy it. Recently, the data on the grain purchased by Chernigov has come, and your uncles sent it Food, I can guarantee enough food to feed these 1 people for nine months."

"It is still necessary to send people to the north to buy, or even go overseas to buy. It is right to prepare more. Also, send people to the north to confirm the things I need, and urge those workshops to prepare everything I want. .”

Rostislav waved his hand, it is always right to be prepared.

"Yes."

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(End of this chapter)