Regardless of whether the Qianshui County was selling military horses or confiscating the proceeds, the caravan leader would not pay any attention to it.

At this time, they surrounded Qian Yushui with great enthusiasm, scrambling to report the amount they had purchased.

No way, the price set by Fang Xiaoyue is too attractive.

A good war horse only costs 10 taels of silver.

You must know that even in the border market, a bad horse costs eight taels of silver, and the few war horses stolen and sold by barbarian herdsmen cost at least fifteen taels each, and the quantity is limited, so you can buy it or not.

Due to the impact of the Siwan barbarian invasion, the price of war horses purchased by the Dahe Province government has risen to thirty taels per horse.

Well, actually the acquisition price is very low.

Among the people, the price of a war horse is at least forty taels.

After all, the role of a good horse is not just for fighting.

Whether plowing fields or pulling carts, horses are faster than oxen.

Especially the bosses of carriage and horse shops prefer to use war horses instead of rogue horses.

Because war horses are not easily frightened, are fast, powerful, and look powerful and good-looking, they are more popular among scholars and young men, and their rental prices are also higher.

As for the wealthy businessmen among the people, there is no need to mention the need for war horses in their homes without several carriages.

In short, under the stimulation of low prices, the war horses in Qiongshui County were snapped up by the leaders of the three caravans.

As for cattle and sheep, they are secondary.

Of course, Qiongshui County cannot raise so many cattle and sheep, so naturally they will be sold at a low price.

Seeing the herdsmen brought by the caravan driving the horses, cattle, and sheep out of the valley, Master Qian's heart was bleeding.

If it were in peacetime and I sold slowly, I would have received at least twice as much money as I do now.

However, Qiongshui County did not have the manpower to manage so many cattle, sheep and horses, and the Xiwan barbarians might come again at any time.

Naturally, the sooner you sell, the better.

In the end, Fang Xiaoyue even packaged and sold more than 1,300 prisoners of war to three caravans.

These trading houses also had a need for prisoners of war.

Not to mention anything else, just by transporting these prisoners of war to mines in various places, they can be sold at a good price.

Not to mention reselling to some customers with special needs.

For example, a certain battalion of the Northwest Army suffered a defeat, and another example is some county soldiers being mobilized in Dahe Province.

After all, no matter how slow the court reacts, it is time to react after so long.

In order to resist the invasion of the Xiwan barbarians and deter the possible invasion of the Northern Barbarians, the imperial court issued several imperial edicts in succession during this time, ordering Dahe Province, Baishan Province and other provinces bordering Luyuan Province to mobilize troops and quickly

Support the Northwest Army.

Putting aside whether the mobilized county soldiers are powerful or not, the war may be won or lost.

Of course, if we win, we won't say much. If we lose the battle, these prisoners of war will be of great use.

At least it can be said that he fought against a powerful enemy and captured many prisoners.

In this way, instead of being punished for losing a battle, you will be rewarded.

In this wave of transactions, Qiongshui County received a total of 70,000 taels of silver notes.

The three caravans not only purchased cattle, horses, sheep, and prisoners of war, but also took away unused leather armor, scimitars, etc. from Qiongshui County.

After all, there is still a market for these military supplies.

In order to ensure that there would be no problems with the three caravans, Fang Xiaoyue specially sent two hundred county soldiers to escort them along the way until they entered Dahe Province.

Of course, Fang Xiaoyue did not sell out everything.

Eight hundred war horses were left behind, and some cattle and sheep were left behind. Then the county magistrate ordered the people of Qiongshui County to move collectively to the valley.

The reason is very simple. The Siwan barbarians will come again at any time.

And if the Xiwan barbarians come to kill this time, their troops may not be short, not to mention that the Xiwan barbarians are likely to send the high priest.

No matter how powerful Fang Xiaoyue was, there was no way she could defend the county under the fierce attack of the barbarian army.

Considering this, it is the best way to let the people in the county evacuate in advance.

That valley is far away from the county seat. It is extremely remote and well hidden. There are large and small caves in the valley to provide shelter from wind and rain. It is really the best refuge.

In just two days, thousands of people and a large amount of grain, grass, and cured meat were transported to the valley, dragged by horse-drawn oxen.

Of course, the main reason why the migration was so smooth was that the people in Qiongshui County were too poor and had nothing to bring with them.

If it were Kuanglu County, even the poorest people would still have some pots and pans in their homes, so the relocation speed would be incomparable.

After the collective relocation of the people, there were only about 200 county soldiers left in Qiongshui County.

The yamen servants were sent to the valley by Fang Xiaoyue to maintain order, even the chief bookkeeper Qian Yushui was the same.

After all, there are thousands of people there, and when there are more people, it is easy to cause chaos. If there is no official in charge, Fang Xiaoyue is really worried about what big problem will happen.

This time, Qiongshui County can be considered clean.

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