After submission, the tribes of the Grassland expressed their willingness to trade with Daqi, replacing raids with cows and sheep for barter.
Trade was acceptable, and Yang Wenxiao opened a market at the border between the two sides, assigning Imperial Guards to guard and oversee the market order.
However, trade did not mean everything was for sale. Yang Wenxiao explicitly stipulated that Daqi's iron implements were not allowed to flow into the Grassland.
The people of the Grassland were always relatively valiant and skilled in horseback archery. They had swift horses and brave warriors, and if they were to have iron weapons, they could quickly grow stronger and eventually launch incursions into Daqi once again.
He issued orders prohibiting the sale of iron weapons to the Grassland and also forbade the large-scale sale of food, allowing only the trade of some everyday goods.
