Villager of Daming

Chapter 738: People in the mutual market are complicated

When Zhu Yuanzhang was sad that the winter in Nanjing could not provide skating venues for the children of Nanjing, the Jurchen region in Northeast China, where there was ice, wanted to end the winter as soon as possible because it was too cold.

"There are still more than three months. If we load more coal and go back, can we still change the wind-cold medicine?"

In Fushun, the capital of Dingliao, the Haixi Jurchen people came here to trade.

There are no Jianzhou Sanwei at the moment, and it was not when Zhu Di was the emperor. The Haixi Jurchens were still named after the Songhua River.

Where the Songhua River has a large bend and the water surface is wide, such lakes and other places are always called Haizi.

For example, Lake Baikal in the Tang Dynasty was called Xiaohai.

The Songhua River is a sea, the one to the east is called Haidong, and the one to the west is called Haixi.

The Jurchens living in Haixi became Haixi Jurchens, also called Haixi Jurchens, which is a transliteration.

The Haixi Jurchen Kingdom is not the Haixi Jurchen Kingdom, but a collective name for all the Jurchens living in this area, and there are countless tribes in it.

Wuerduo was the leader of a small tribe. The Ming Dynasty defeated the Yuan Dynasty, which was about to bully them to death. They were happy and grateful to the Ming Dynasty.

In the past, when we were trading, it was next to Korea, which was far away from his tribe. It was very troublesome to go there.

Wherever there was coal, he always came to exchange for it. The Yuan Dynasty was gone, and the Ming Dynasty did not prohibit them from hunting, drinking, killing, or mining.

If you can mine, you can smelt iron. The iron rods after smelting are placed in the stove, which is most suitable for burning coal. Otherwise, the coal is difficult to ignite, so you can only burn firewood. The coal needs to be burned on a rack and ventilated.

They farm a little land of their own, but not much. They rely on hunting for most of their food. In winter, they dig out ice and spear fish to eat.

Part of the Dingliao capital guard was formed by the migration of the original Jurchens, and they knew the language between the two sides.

Zhu Yuanzhang arranged for officials who were quick to learn foreign languages ​​to come here to exchange things with the Haixi Jurchens.

Ginseng, silkworm cocoons, forest frogs, pine nuts, blood-red rivet mushrooms and other things were exchanged for this.

The things given to Haixi Jurchen are salt, coal, medicinal powder, pottery, iron pot, grain, cotton cloth, and ramie cloth.

This year, soybean oil, greenhouse vegetables, brown sugar, candles, rouge gouache, etc. were added.

You don't need to pay for coal. If you dig it yourself and wait for others to dig it, you need to exchange it for something. Others cannot use their efforts in vain.

Wuerduo wanted to bring back coal and medicine. Someone in his tribe had a cold.

"How much?" The Ming official in charge of the transaction sat there and asked.

There is a heater in his place, which was installed this year. Many people who came to change things were crowded in the room, and the smell was particularly unpleasant.

Living with good people is like entering a house of orchids, and you will not smell their fragrance for a long time; living with evil people is like entering a house of abalones, and you will not smell their smell for a long time.

Explanation of part of this sentence means that it is how it is now. Once you get used to it, as long as you don’t just come in from the outside, you’ll be fine.

"Why don't you exchange twenty packs first? It's still early for the weather to get hot! The bitter one is better than the sweet one. The bitter one is better.

It's hard to find hash ants and silkworm cocoons now, and the ginseng can't be dug out, so use black pear eggs in exchange.

I'll take three yellow peels and exchange them with you for cucumbers, radishes, and ginger. I'll go back and make ginger water for the sick. "

Wuerduo was talking in deliberation. He was more scared now. Before, he had exchanged items and asked for prices, glaring, as if he was about to fight hand-to-hand at any time.

Now he doesn't dare. His people come to help cut ice and dig coal in exchange for salt, grain, soybean oil, and soybean cakes.

The other tribal leaders in the room, like him, seemed very honest.

Because he did not dare to cause trouble, Ming Dynasty sent out snowmobiles and troops equipped with paper shells on the pretext of helping them get rid of the beasts.

Blind bears, tigers, and wolves cannot run away at all. As long as they leave footprints, they can be easily brought down one by one, including large wild boars.

The Ming army said they were helping, but they knew that if they dared to stare, they would be massacred by this army.Instead of engaging in hand-to-hand combat with him, people just opened fire from such a distance. It was so scary.

Wuerduo said as he opened the leather bag he carried on his back. It was a real leather bag.

Inside are frozen black sorbet eggs, which need to be pulled out in cold water. The skin is black and the flesh is white, which is the frozen autumn pear.

In addition, the skins of three weasels were added, the internal organs were removed, and the meat was dried. The Ming Dynasty harvested the weasel meat for medicinal purposes.

The standards are fixed and will not fluctuate. The weight of each beast in the four seasons, the size and completeness of the leather, etc. are all written down.

This seems fair, otherwise if you go with the flow, you can bully the Jurchens to death, and resentment will accumulate.

What Zhu Wentian meant was, either don't take action or take action without mercy.

The most important thing for the Ming Dynasty was to engage in internal affairs and shipbuilding. Just scare the Jurchens. Don't force others to do it, as that would disrupt the plan.

"With greenhouse vegetables, black plow eggs can't be sold at high prices. If His Majesty hadn't said that it's not easy for Jurchens to endure the winter, things would be much worse."

The clerk said and winked at the person next to him, who came over to weigh himself.

"Yes, our Majesty the Ming Dynasty can change the medicine, but the Yuan Dynasty can't do it. They don't care about the people who die of illness every year."

Wuerduo laughed along and praised Ming Dynasty vigorously and made comparisons.

The leaders of other tribes were just like him, looking very humble and helpless. They asked for help and could not be beaten again and again.

I don’t know how to get the heating and greenhouse, and the car whizzing on the snow is even more scary.

"Twenty packs of Jingfang Baidu Powder? Don't you want Banlangen?" The clerk, who had tens of thousands of things packed away, asked again.

"No, it's bitter. You can eat it twelve times in one pack! It's sweet and expensive." Wu Erduo breathed a sigh of relief and offered to change it.

"I will give you a bitter melon, which is about the same size as two ripe bitter melons. It is not as long as a bitter melon. The seeds inside are edible and taste very similar to mangosteen.

Do you have eggs or other bird eggs at home?Use it to stir-fry with bitter melon and eat it to relieve the heat. "

After the civil servants collected the things, they gave extra gifts. This was taught in the palace. It cannot be exchanged, it must be given. The other party will feel that they have made a profit and think you are good. The prerequisite is that you must be strong in force.

"No, how can there be any eggs at this time? I don't raise chickens, and I can't find wild eggs." Wu Erduo shook his head.

"I'll give you two eggs. Let's make soup. Don't fry it. Bitter melon and egg drop soup." The clerk was generous again.

"Thank you! It's good to make soup. Each sick person can drink a bowl. It's good to make soup. Good! Thank you!"

Wu Erduo's face was full of gratitude. At this time, there was no aura of "the Jurchens are not satisfied with the ten thousand, but they are invincible".

Ming Dynasty is really good at fighting in the early stage!Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor, had a group of generals who were good at conquering and fighting.

Just like...the one who founded the country later, the star shines brightly.

"I have the courage of a blind man, so I got it all the way I received the goods. There are four dried ones, as well as skins, meat, and bear paws.

I will first change it to watermelon. My mother-in-law is about to give birth to a baby and wants to eat watermelon. Then I will change it to beans. I can make tofu and feed her mother-in-law tofu after the baby is born.

Soap, soap that can cure diseases, used to wipe the body of the baby and the mother-in-law. Let's see if there is anything else that can be replaced. Give it to me. "

The leader of another tribe came over in line and took out things and laid them out one by one, mainly the mother-in-law and the unborn child.

The clerk looked at the things and then looked at the other person: "There is a doctor from the imperial hospital here. You can bring your mother-in-law here to keep her warm. However, there is no guarantee that the baby will be born well. We can only do our best."

"Why can't it be better? My mother-in-law has given birth to another child. The second one is more difficult than the first one?" This person didn't understand.

"That's easy to handle, bring it!" The clerk didn't know that the other party was not the first born.

(End of this chapter)