20,000 steel knives and 5,000 pieces of armor per year obviously could not satisfy Lin Dan Khan's appetite, although the Mongols were no longer too professional bandit gangs and knew how to live. However, the Mongols still had the nature of bandit gangs, so for the Mongols, as long as they could improve their military equipment, it meant that they could grab more wealth.

With wealth, he Lin Dan Khan could build a larger palace and enjoy more Ming luxuries.

For the rulers of this era, things like palaces were very important in their pursuits. Stay comfortably, eat comfortably, dress comfortably, and be able to grass comfortably.

Wealth, beauty, palace, food and clothing. This is what they have been pursuing all their lives, and the meaning of living in this world is for these things.

"The export volume of equipment is not something that can be determined by the subordinates, this is the quota set by our great tomorrow. In addition, when we export these equipment, we must ensure the national defense and security of our Ming Dynasty. Therefore, if you want to get more equipment transaction quotas, you can only sign an alliance with our Ming Dynasty first, and then after the two sides carry out in-depth cooperation and trade, as long as the relationship between the two sides is good, we can increase a certain number of transaction quotas every year. The Ming envoy said to Lin Dan Khan.

Lin Dan Khan naturally understood what he meant, that is, before the formal signing of the alliance and in-depth contact, the Ming Dynasty still had a certain degree of vigilance against Mongolia, and at most could only trade these equipment.

There is no way, Lin Dan Khan can only accept the current limited equipment transaction quota, after all, these military equipment can only be manufactured by Daming. But war horses are not unique to Mongolia.

If the Mongolian people want to buy these equipment, they have no choice.

Under the vision of the quota of these military equipment. Lin Dan Khan soon signed a formal pact with the Ming envoy cleanly.

This covenant was later called the "Nonxu Covenant" in the Ming Dynasty, and was called the "Nonxu Alliance". Because this year is the year of Renxu. Ren is yang water, 戌 is yang earth, is a fire house, and the zodiac is the year of the dog.

The Covenant is as follows:

1. The Ming Dynasty and Mongolia have formed a state of friendship and do not invade each other's territory. The Ming Dynasty restrained the border army and did not invade Mongolia. Mongolia should also restrain the Mongolian tribes and refrain from invading the Daming Pass.

2: The Ming Dynasty and Mongolia officially opened official bilateral trade. The place of trading was designated as 'Zhangjiakou', and the Ming dynasty did not trade with any Mongol tribe without the permission of Lin Dan Khan. Mongolia also does not trade with any Ming smuggling caravans, if the smuggling caravan is found, the Mongolian side can detain the caravan and transfer the personnel to the Ming Dynasty for trial. The two parties adhere to the principle of market fairness, and the commodity is based on the market price, and the official price is negotiated. The two parties conducted year-round transactions in Zhangjiakou and jointly set up a 'Foreign Trade Department' to mediate disputes between bilateral transactions and communicate trade needs.

Three: Ming and Mongolia. A high degree of hostility with the post-Jin state was maintained. The Ming recognized Lin Dan Khan's legitimate dominance over the Mongol tribes, and Lin Dan Khan recognized the Ming Dynasty's territorial sovereignty over Liaodong.

Four: Mongolia sells 30,000 war horses to the Ming Dynasty every year. Free trade between China and Malaysia. Daming sells 10,000 steel knives and 5,000 pairs of armor to Mongolia every year. The quality of horses and equipment must meet the standards agreed by both parties and must not be shoddy.

Five: The Ming Dynasty opened the right of settlement to the Mongolian nobles, and the Mongolian nobles could freely enter the Ming Dynasty and settle in Beijing with the permission of Lin Dan Khan.

Six: Daming guarantees that the annual supply of grain to Mongolia is not less than 100,000 stones, and the annual food aid of 50,000 stones to Lin Dan Khan.

Lin Dan Khan was extremely satisfied with this covenant, and the Ming sold equipment and gave him 50,000 stone of grain for free, so that his rule over the Mongols was as stable as Mount Tai. So he signed his name on the covenant and pressed his handprint.

The envoy of the Ming Dynasty also signed his name on the covenant and wrote down the three big characters of 'Lin Wence'. Lin Wence is a showman in a border town, learned fluent Mongolian from the Mongolians living in the border pass of the Ming Dynasty when he was a child, and was called into the Beijing division with 100,000 border troops half a year ago.

Not long ago, he joined the 'Military Foreign Ministry' of the High Command and served as Mongolia's diplomatic ambassador, and the 'Military Foreign Ministry' under the Supreme High Command is a new department, and the diplomatic ambassador has not been set a specific rank. But Lin Wence knew that after this covenant was signed, he, Lin Wence, would directly leave his name in the history books.

For a literati, it is simply a very lofty achievement in life.

Moreover, this time he went to Mongolia, all the diplomatic tasks assigned by the emperor were successfully completed, and he also negotiated a lower purchase price for war horses, so he could go back to his life in style.

Half a month later, Lin Wence returned to Beijing with Zhu Youxiao's desired goal. And Lin Dan Khan, who is far away in Mongolia, is also eager for bilateral trade.

When Zhu Youxiao got this covenant, he laughed excitedly on the spot, and said to Lin Wence: "Okay, good." Lin Aiqing really did not disappoint me, this time to Mongolia, Lin Aiqing made a great contribution to my Ming Dynasty. I will entitle you as a member of the third grade, and reward you with 10,000 silver dollars. ”

Zhu Youxiao, who was very happy, directly threw a sum of money out.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, the minister should swear to repay the emperor's grace." Lin Wence had never seen 10,000 silver dollars put together in his life. Suddenly hit the head by a bunch of silver dollars, and I was dizzy on the spot.

Although throwing money is more vulgar, the effect is real.

As long as you are willing to work hard for me and do things beautifully, money is not a problem. This is what Zhu Youxiao wants to convey.

The signing of this covenant is definitely the opening of a path to a military power for the Ming Dynasty. And it will also grab a lot of benefits for the Ming Dynasty from Mongolia.

First of all, after the signing of this treaty, the Mongols will gradually change from a self-sufficient production mode to a commoditized production mode that has been extremely suitable for the Ming market as trade deepens. It will gradually transform with the increase in demand for leather goods, wool, horses, and commercial cattle and sheep in the Ming Dynasty.

In such a trade process, the Ming Dynasty is the party that has mastered higher production technology, and will naturally grab greater benefits. And for the Mongol aristocracy, they also had interests. They are equivalent to organizing the Mongols for commercial production, and the grassland commodities produced can also get a part of the cake in the process of trade, although they are taken advantage of by the Ming Dynasty.

Articles 4 and 5 of the Covenant are also obviously very meaningful.

Article 4 allowed the Mongolian nobles to settle in the Ming Dynasty, what is this equivalent to? This is similar to the later generations of the ruling class of a backward country that obtained the 'American green card'. At this time, the Ming Dynasty was the country with the highest quality of life in the world, and the gap between the rich and the poor was huge, which was simply a paradise for the rich. If these Mongol nobles had come to settle in the Ming Dynasty, it would not have been a few years to wear down their will, and at the same time, they would have been able to eliminate the barbarism in them.

When it became a popular trend for Mongolian nobles to come to settle in the Ming Dynasty, Mongolia was not far off to become a subsidiary of the Ming Dynasty, and Mongolia could be brought under the rule of the Ming Dynasty with more efforts.

The fifth is to supply grain to Mongolia and provide 50,000 stone of food aid to Mongolia free of charge every year. This was the Xiaoice River period, and the Mongols were also affected more frequently. If the Mongols are going to starve to death, they will go south to plunder and cause trouble to Zhu Youxiao, and it is still okay to give some food so that Lin Dan Khan, a guy who cannot surrender to wild boar skin, can maintain his rule for a while.

As for supplying grain to Mongolia, it also means that the Ming can buy cattle and sheep from Mongolia. Mongolia's population is not very large, and the number of adult men who can fight is 400,000, and with the social structure of Mongolia, all soldiers are soldiers, the population will not exceed 2 million. Although the Ming Dynasty was short of grain at this time, it was actually not lacking, only because of the problems of scheduling and production structure, and it was still able to supply grain to the Mongols.

In addition, what made Zhu Youxiao very happy was that he sold 10,000 steel knives and 5,000 pairs of armor at a high price. The steel production cost of Royal Iron and Steel can be said to be very low, and with the smelting technology of Royal Iron and Steel Company, Daming has entered the 'steel era'.

40 taels of steel knives, the profit is at least more than 35 taels. 50 taels of steel sheets pierced the armor, and the profit is at least 45 taels or more.

This trade created an output value of 650,000 taels, equivalent to 780,000 yuan, and the profit reached 690,000 yuan. Such a lucrative deal is simply jaw-dropping. Sure enough, the arms business is the most profitable.

And when the countries of the world were still in the Iron Age, or the semi-steel age, the Ming Dynasty entered the steel age half a level ahead, which was simply a crushing profiteering.

The sale of these equipment to Mongolia is indeed not a great threat to the Ming Dynasty. Under the threat of artillery and muskets, the Mongols could crush them before they could get close. But Zhu Youxiao also had to take precautions, in case he sold too many excellent cold weapons and equipment to the Mongols at one time, and the Mongols suddenly turned against the water to find trouble with Daming, it was indeed a big trouble for Daming.

It was precisely this consideration that Zhu Youxiao did not dare to sell too much to the Mongols, although he coveted the amazing profits from the sale of military equipment.

Let's stabilize it first, and then when the Ming Dynasty's military strength is stronger, we will consider selling more excellent cold weapons and equipment to the Mongols.

What satisfied Zhu Youxiao the most was the price of the war horse and the number of transactions negotiated. Originally, Zhu Youxiao didn't have much hope that he could buy 30,000 war horses from Mongolia, and he was very satisfied if he could buy 10,000 war horses. As a result, not only did he buy 30,000 war horses, but the price was very cheap.

At a price of 27.5 yuan, 30,000 horses were only 825,000 taels. And the equipment that Daming sold to Mongolia was 650,000 taels.

This business is simply so cost-effective that people can wake up with a smile in their dreams. Of course, it's not that the Mongols are stupid, but that the Mongols lack these equipment, but there are a lot of war horses. Daming is the opposite, and both parties feel that this business is affordable.

Now that the covenant has been signed, it is natural to implement this bilateral trade that is extremely beneficial to the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible, and the next step is to open the knife to the Jin merchants who participated in border smuggling. (To be continued......)

PS: The fifth update is here!