Zhu Yuanzhang took the paper, but his eyes were on the long chest, as if he wanted to know how much paper was inside.
It doesn't matter if you are in charge, it's normal to carry things by yourself, because I didn't memorize them, and I didn't say that the idea was my own.
Zhu Yuanzhang returned his attention to the paper in his hand, which had pictures and words on it.
Judging from the drawing skills of the pictures, it is obviously the work of the director. Each picture represents something, and the words correspond to the pictures, including the approximate names of the places.
I am afraid that people will make mistakes because the same thing has different names.
Some names have the word "medicine" written next to them, proving that the substance can be used as medicine.
"Are these things found elsewhere?" Zhu Yuanzhang saw the familiar ones and found that they were also found elsewhere.
Li Changhui: "Some, including a piece of grassland, the former Yuan Dadu, Hebei and other places.
Some of these medicines may be better in other places, and others are better produced in places occupied by the Jurchens.
I had thought about exchanging things with them before, but the situation was unstable at that time and they might not be willing. "
Zhu Yuanzhang understood immediately. It was not that the Jurchens were unwilling, but that the Ming Dynasty did not want to cause additional trouble.
Now that the Ming Dynasty is in sight of victory, it will be able to deal with the Jurchens, so it can allocate manpower there to manage the mutual market.
He put down the paper for the time being and ate quickly.
Everyone was silent for a while. It was easy to eat this noodle, and it was gone after a slurp.
After the meal, the children and women chatted with the children and women from Xiaqiu Village. Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, plus the village chief and Hanhan, found a pavilion to sit down.
There is a pile of dried fruits, fruits, and tea on the table.
"Yi Chang, where is the best place to choose for mutual trade?" Zhu Yuanzhang ate so quickly because there were many things to know.
"Ding Liao Duwei, Shenyang Road." The chief said a place name.
"Picture." Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it and chose to look for a map.
The chief didn't move. There was a map in the village, but he wouldn't take it out. Opening it too many times would increase wear and tear.
Someone ran away to find a map.
The head of the village himself said: "I originally thought of trading with the Jurchens at the place where we trade with Koryo. Considering the administrative jurisdiction issue, it is more appropriate to set up another place."
"Are you worried about officials who trade with Goryeo?" Zhu Yuanzhang's first thought was this.
"That's not important. Officials are corrupt. When the time comes, we will arrest the officials and take out all the money.
Trading with both sides in the same place will increase the relationship between the Jurchens and Goryeo.
They currently have a lot of trade with Goryeo, so they can't let them go too far.
The Jurchens do not have much farming land, and they still continue the traditional custom of multiple tribes living together.
Starting from the Bohai Kingdom in the Tang Dynasty, their various tribes formed different divisions of labor.
At present, the boundaries of the Jurchen's division of labor have become blurred, and farming has increased, but they still need food from Goryeo.
At the same time, the Jurchens have limited access to salt, so they maintain the method of boiling the sea to make salt..."
The chief told Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao about the history and life style of the Northeast region, including access to resources and so on.
The two of them listened carefully and felt comfortable. They just liked hearing people talk about these things. This was Zeng Lu's skill.
When you have nothing to do, you can learn a lot by listening to it. The key is not boring.
When the chief told the story, he brought along some of the Jurchen's living habits, such as sledding, deer-pulled sledges, and how to walk through the woods in winter.
How to trap rabbits, pen pheasants, defend against wolves, hunt tigers and blind bears in the snow.
Listening to his words, I felt like I was living there too, fighting against heaven and earth, tenaciously and unyielding.
"It turns out that life is not easy for the people there. I really don't know how to survive the winter."
Zhu Biao lamented that he had been brought up since childhood and suffered some hardships.
For example, when you are on the road, if you take a bus for a while, you have to get off and walk on your feet, then practice martial arts and learn simple life skills.
The only thing that makes you endure hardship is that you have help. If you really can't survive, you will be taken care of.
Suffering is a part of life for the Jurchens, and they may not feel it because everyone lives like that.
"Your Highness, there are three treasures in the area: ginseng, fur, and urala grass.
Ginseng has been able to be exchanged for money with others since ancient times. It could be exchanged in the Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty.
Fur not only refers to mink, but also includes the skins of all animals. They are tanned and used to make clothes for warmth.
The grass is very hard, but if you beat it hard, it will become softer and not easy to break.
You can put urala grass in your shoes to keep warm, or you can make it into a mat and cover.
The local cotton cultivation is not good and it is not suitable. Otherwise, it would be warmer to wear cotton clothes and quilts.
When it snows heavily, if their hands hurt from the cold, they will grab a handful of snow and rub it hard with both hands.
After rubbing the snow into water, your hands will feel warm and you can see the heat rising up. You must wipe your hands quickly to avoid leaving any water.
The clothes were opened, and hands were put into the arms to cover them. Someone was not careful, and his ears were frozen for a long time, and they fell off at a touch, and his feet..."
The chief continued talking as if he had returned from the Jurchens.
Today is obviously the summer solstice and the weather is hot. Zhu Yuanzhang and his son felt cold when they listened to the chief talking about Jurchen's winter conditions.
At this time the map arrived, a big box containing all the Ming Dynasty maps.
"This is the third set of maps of the Ming Dynasty. In recent days, another set has been copied from the last one." Zhu Yuanzhang introduced.
He collected the second set. In fact, he wanted to collect the set from Xiaqiu Village more.
The chief opened the box, looked at the numbers on the outside of the map roll, and found the one for Ding Liao Duwei.
Someone took away the things on the table, wiped them carefully, and put them on silk.
The map was spread out on the table, and place names and rivers appeared.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince, please look here. This is the Dingliao Duwei, extending to the northeast on Shenyang Road.
The river next to Shenyang Road is called Hun River. The Hun River flows westward to Clam, and then joins the Liao River, called Sancha River, and flows into the sea.
The sea is the Bohai Sea. The wind and waves in the Bohai Sea are smaller than outside, so the fleet can wait directly at the seaside to pick up and deliver goods.
Goods on Shenyang Road are shipped by boat, which is more convenient than the land route. Shenyang Road has a hilly terrain as a whole.
If transported by land, you need to cross mountains and ridges, and it is easy to fall into snow holes in winter. In summer, the roads are muddy and difficult to travel after rain.
If it were the location of the Korea Exchange, the outlet to the sea is not in the Bohai Bay, and it would be difficult to control the wind and waves. "
My long finger was drawing on the map. The most important thing about choosing Shenyang Road was that it could take the waterway.
Moreover, Shenyang Road has been posted to the place now controlled by the Jurchens, so it is also convenient for the Jurchens.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the connected rivers: "Can the water in the rivers be fast?"
“It’s not as good as the Yangtze River. You don’t need to pull fibers, you can sail with normal oars, sails, oars and poles.
There are many fish in the water, and you can catch a bunch with one net, and you can see large river clams in the shallow water and slow flow areas.
There is no danger in going down the river, the boat is easy to control, and the Yangtze River boatmen are quite at ease there. "
By the way, the chief said that fish and river clams are both edible.
(End of chapter)
