In the middle of the seventh month of the first year of Longwu, the border market of Fushun was reopened outside Fushun Pass.
The news of the opening of the border market for the Jurchen tribes soon spread to all the major tribes of the Jurchen people. They heard the news and came to Fushun Pass.
When they drove their tribes' beast skins, bones, ginseng, wild game, and other things to Fushun Border Market, they were somewhat surprised to find that the Fushun Border Army had completely changed. The "Ming" flag had disappeared, replaced by the black "Qin" flag. The soldiers had also changed their uniforms, switching to the same black standard military uniforms and helmets.
They were well-armed, with bright swords and spears. There were also a large number of firearms, infantry, and cavalry. Such a strong battle formation made the leaders of the Jurchen tribes question whether the Daqin was opening the border market or trying to catch them all.
In the past, when the Ming Army opened the border market, although there were also troops on guard, they did not have such a posture.
They were very suspicious.
The official in charge of the border market seemed to be a civil official. He explained to them that this was a necessary security measure and had nothing to do with attacking them. The Daqin did not want to fight now, but because of the frequent conflicts in the past, His Majesty the Emperor specially ordered that the border market should be strictly guarded when it was opened.
The official also said that this was the way the Daqin did things. They could choose not to come, but if they wanted to come, they must abide by the rules of the Daqin.
These words were very polite, but also very tough. It was much better than the simple arrogance of the officials of the Ming Dynasty in the past, but it was also very annoying. However, the situation was stronger than the people. The Jurchen tribes needed these things, so they had to accept the requirements of the Daqin.
The Daqin also stipulated that the border markets of the three major tribes of Jianzhou, Haixi, and Donghai would be opened at different times. First, the Donghai Jurchen tribe would come to trade for three days, then the Haixi Jurchen tribe would come to trade for three days, and finally the Jianzhou Jurchen tribe would come to trade for three days. This division was based on the distance, and the three tribes could not object.
Nurhachi personally led a team to trade. After hearing this rule, he was a little dissatisfied and felt very strange. He sent people to negotiate further, but to no avail. The requirements of the Daqin side were very clear.
Moreover, after this rule was announced, the East Sea Female Tribes and West Sea Female Tribes were very supportive of it. Nurhachi could not do anything alone, so he had no choice but to accept it.
However, Nurhaci was really worried that all the good things would be sold out and he would only be left with bad things, so he sent He Heli to negotiate again. The response he got was that the things Daqin had prepared for the three tribes of Jurchen were almost the same, and the quantity was enough. There would be no situation where one tribe couldn't buy what they needed.
Hearing this, although Nurhachi was dissatisfied, he didn't dare to say anything. He could only lead his team and wait. He watched the East Sea Jurchen first enter Fushun Border City to start trading, and then leave Fushun Border City in groups, looking quite satisfied.
After watching for two days, He Heli came back to his senses.
"It seems that the Han's decision is reasonable. Our route is the shortest, and it's the most convenient to go back and forth. If we finish trading first, then send people to ambush the Haixi and East Sea tribes on their way back, they won't be able to leave without losing a layer of skin, and the Han can't say anything about it.
But if that's the case, we'll be in danger. Once the news of us making a move spreads, the Han might immediately stop the border trade, and we won't be able to do anything about it. These soldiers are the best deterrence for us. If we wait until the trade is over before making a move, it'll be too late. "
Nurhaci also came to his senses, and he looked very worried.
"In this case, the Han want to deal with us?"
"As long as we compare the goods that we can buy from the Western Sea Division and the Eastern Sea Division, we'll be able to determine if the Hans are trying to deal with us or are simply trying to maintain the balance between us and prevent us from going to war."
He Heli made such a decision, and Nurhaci thought it was very correct.
For a long time, Nurhaci had sent spies and spies to the West Sea tribe and the East Sea tribe. There was no such thing as an impenetrable wall in the world. If he wanted to know something, he could do it in this small area outside Fushun Pass.
So Nurhaci accurately learned the types and quantity of goods that the East Sea tribe and the West Sea tribe had bought, and was surprised to find that there were spears, machetes, bows, and other standard weapons of the Han. He also heard that the purchase price this time was slightly lower than before, but the control was very strict, and there was no room for bargaining.
Both the East Sea tribe and the West Sea tribe wanted to bargain, but were sternly refused.
"Manufactured ordnance? If it was in the past, it would be impossible for us to buy it through the border city. "
Nurhaci was very shocked. "We can only buy these things through the Liaodong army, and most of them have been eliminated. Don't the Han use to strictly control ordnance and iron?"
He Heli was also very worried.
"If the things we can buy don't have these standard ordnance, we will be in danger. The Han may have colluded with the West Sea tribe and the East Sea tribe to deal with us. Everything before was just a pretense. We have to be prepared."
After a moment of shock, Nurhaci's face gradually calmed down, and his eyes flashed with a bit of sharpness.
"I don't want to make a move on Xiao Ruxun. If Xiao Ruxun wants to make a move on me, I will definitely not let him get away with it! Even if I don't have a lot of troops, I still have 30,000 elite soldiers! "
Nurhaci was ready to fight at all costs, but when it was their turn on the seventh day of the trade, they were surprised to find that there were also a lot of standard ordnance, well-made spears, machetes, bows, and even armor.
Although the price was very high, these were all high-quality goods.
Nurhaci looked at the ordnance and could not take his eyes off it.
Such good ordnance, if my army could be fully equipped to this level, I would have already swallowed the East Sea and the West Sea and unified the Jurchens.
This strange idea came to Nurhaci's mind.
For no reason, he thought of this approach.
Except for some necessities such as salt and tea, Nurhaci did not want to buy many other things. He made the final decision and concentrated on buying ordnance. He immediately sent people back to the tribe to bring gold and silver treasures to exchange for ordnance with the Daqin.
With these things, what was there to be afraid of?
The West Sea and the East Sea are not prepared, so they will definitely buy less than me!
Nurhachi was very excited to think of this. He had the geographical advantage, he had the first opportunity. When he got the most ordnance and armors to arm his army, he would be able to realize his desire for more and more.
Sooner or later, he would conquer the West Sea and the East Sea one by one.
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