Be the emperor from the postman

Chapter 266 The Rules of the Mutual Market

"Go back to the town to ask the envoy." Pan Yu, the general banner, pointed to the Mongolian outside:

"They waited to finish the business with us secretly before leaving, because His Majesty has closed many exchanges.

And the nephews of King Shunyi couldn't beat Lin Danhan.

These Mongols used to buy supplies directly from the descendants of Altan Khan at a huge price.

Now there are no middlemen for Altan Khan's grandsons, but the lack of living supplies makes them come here to try their luck. "

He Jinzhao looked at the herdsmen outside: "You are very familiar with their situation, can you speak Mongolian?"

"Of course I will, otherwise I wouldn't be able to do business with them."

Pan Yu, the general banner, was a little proud, because few people in the army would work hard to learn this kind of words.

What's more, he went to the grassland to inquire about the enemy's situation all night, and grabbed his tongue to ask for information, so he must know Mongolian.

Otherwise, if you don't know a language, you won't be able to get anything if you don't collect information that night.

"Not bad." He Jinzhao supported the walls of the city wall: "Behave well, and I will use it for you."

Pan Yu was very happy when he heard He Jinzhao's words.

A little more skill, whether it is the court or the rebels, can be used.

The head of Tian Zhao, the deputy general of Shanxi, is enough to prove the ferocity of the hammer bandit He Jinzhao.

And well-informed, he has already heard:
The hammer bandits crossed more than 200 miles of the Great Wall in a very short period of time.

Like a divine soldier descending from heaven, he rushed to the old camp and killed Tian Zhao by surprise.

This kind of thing, even the elite of the court can't do it.

Regardless of whether it was long term or short term, Pan Yu decided to follow the hammer bandit He Jinzhao.

Only in this way can he continue to work here, earn money from smuggling, and support the family of his old brothers.

Not only the upper ranks of military households want to smuggle goods, but the top soldiers below will also think about doing this.

It's just the difference between eating meat and drinking soup.

But just such a small amount of soup was enough for Pan Yu to help his dead and disabled brothers, and the court didn't even bother to spend the money.

Since Daming had to rely on the big soldiers below to work hard to defend the border, he didn't give them good treatment.

Everyone will call themselves a fool in their hearts, and they won't wake up sooner.

Pan Yu also wanted to rely on the sword in his hand to gain a bright future, but he was defeated by the reality of Daming in the end.

There are not a few border guards like him.

"How much money do the descendants of Altan Khan make as middlemen?"

Hearing He Jinzhao's question, Pan Yu blurted out:

"For example, the price of a catty of tea in us is exchanged for one horse. After they sell it, it will be sold to herdsmen for at least five horses."

"It's really a huge profit."

He Jinzhao had a little understanding of the monopoly business on the grassland.

"What management is the process of buying and selling between the two parties?"

Zhou Yu said like a few treasures: "Going back to the town to comfort the envoy, according to the five articles of the city law in the Longqing period.

Article [-]: As long as the sale of cloth and food is required, the rest is prohibited. If soldiers, officers and soldiers sell saddle locks through secret doors, they will be punished as collaborating with the enemy.

Article [-]: At the mouth of the mutual market, the guarding and assisting officials prepare their troops and horses, and order the general officials to read out the regulations.

Foreigners are not allowed to fill up dead and unbearable horses.

All horses with broken tongues and tendons, cut off sideburns and tails, stabbed their throats, poured sand and mud, and are too old to eat grass are prohibited from entering the secret door for trading.

If the foreigners are still arrogant, they will all reject them, and try to punish them for any misbehavior.

The third is to urge the goods participating in the mutual market to be delivered as soon as possible, and the market period to end as soon as possible, so that foreigners cannot stay for a long time, so as to avoid extravagance, but in fact it is to prevent them from gathering crowds to cause chaos and unsafe.

Article [-], once the terms are formulated, it is not allowed to buy an additional horse in the future, and add a reward. The old (foreign tribes participating in the trade) must be expelled before new ones (tribes) can be granted.

Article [-]: In the beginning, foreign envoys who paid tribute entered the market at a fixed time and with a fixed number of people, but now they come in and out at will.

Because in the past, the tribes offered cattle, horses and women to the officials in order to ask for rewards.

Now the ban is agreed, whenever the market opens, all affairs must be explained to the other party in depth, and the imperial court decides whether to reward or punish the officials based on the increase or decrease of the transaction amount. "

Listening to Pan Yu's words, He Jinzhao understood Daming's policy, and he must seize the channels first.

Because there are many foreign tribes, not all tribes can get the opportunity to do business.

Moreover, Ming Dynasty's policy towards the Mongolian right wing is obviously effective, at least making Altan Khan's descendants all like to enjoy it.

Even Lin Danhan, who was forced to fail in Liaodong, was beaten so hard that he couldn't fight back.

"By the way, the emissary." Pan Yu continued to add: "Prince Bu Shitu of Shunyi also made four regulations on rewarding the tribes of Mongolia."

He Jinzhao nodded. To put it simply, everyone was restricted to ask for rewards from Daming at a fixed place, and they could not go to other places to ask for rewards. This broke the rules.

The leader who accepts the reward must strictly restrain his followers and not make trouble, otherwise the reward will be revoked.

The recipients of the rewards can only be Mongolian nobles, mainly including monthly rewards, tribute rewards and city rewards, with a limited number of places.

The last one is that those who abide by the above treaties will be rewarded, and those who do not will be punished.

During the opening of the market, Ming and Mongolia jointly maintained and managed the market. Tian Zhao, as the deputy general, assigned the army to protect the market. When the mutual market ended, the army withdrew.

At the same time, supervisors are also needed. Every market must have a foreign leader who is responsible for communication in various matters, and the most important thing is to maintain market order.

Then the leader will be "rewarded" because of his meritorious supervision.

"So that the town governor will know." Pan Yu pointed to the Mongolian people outside and said, "The Great Ming mutual market is divided into official markets and private markets.

The official market mainly faced the Mongolian nobles, who exchanged horses for silk, silk and other items.

There is no limit to the amount of the market, mainly the middle and lower classes of the Mongolian people exchange cattle, sheep, felt and fur for cloth, needlework, iron pot, tea, salt and other daily necessities.

We only need to use old clothes and sundries to get some cattle, sheep and livestock. "

He Jinzhao looked at the cigarette pipes and pots on the waists of the nomads below with clairvoyance: "Do Mongolians smoke a lot?"

"Only some nobles can afford it."

"Where did they all come from?"

"From Tuoketuo City, that is, the Dongshengwei established during the Hongwu period, was abandoned. During the Jiajing period, this place was incorporated into Tumote.

Tuotuo, the adopted son of Alatan Khan, was stationed in Dongsheng Acropolis, where the name Tuoketuo came from.

From there, these herdsmen now follow the east bank of the Yellow River to Qingshui River, and then cross the mountains and ridges to the south, passing through Beibao Township to Shuiquanying. "

He Jinzhao looked suspicious: "Aren't the Mongols from Guihua City coming to our place?"

"Town Fushi, they are closer to Datong Town. Although Lin Danhan's forces are in the Xuanda area, they are still far away from our Shanxi Town."

"Forget it, that Lin Danhan is also a poor ghost now, and he will be squeezed out after a while."

After He Jinzhao made some on-the-spot investigations, he decided to go back and create a charter for the mutual market.

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