Before Jiang Pengji ran to the alliance, she gave Wei Ci a secret mission. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Now that the alliance has come to an end, the caravans sent by Wei Ci have also arrived in northern Xinjiang one after another from different routes.

The three ethnic groups in northern Xinjiang were dazed by the sudden horse plague, and not only the army's combat strength was damaged, but the economy was even more sluggish.

The big horse farm was seriously damaged, and the royal court gave some subsidies and support, but the small horse farm and ordinary herdsmen poured blood mold.

Several caravans entered the northern border and were surprised to see a depressed scene, no longer as lively and prosperous as it had been.

"How long has it been, why has Northern Xinjiang become like this?"

This is a question that not only they want to know, but also countless herdsmen in northern Xinjiang who have lost their families - why did it become like this!

Before the outbreak of horse plague, northern Xinjiang was a big problem for Dongqing.

In the eyes of Northern Xinjiang, Dongqing is just a piece of fat stained with blood, and sooner or later it will be torn to pieces by them and swallowed into the stomach.

After the horse plague, everything changed.

First, the war horses died of sudden illness, surviving less than one or two percent, and then the horse plague spread further, affecting ordinary horses.

The quality of ordinary horses is not as good as that of well-bred war horses, and after the horse plague is raging, the mortality rate has reached a terrifying hundred!

“…… As you know, since this great king came to the throne, he has integrated the various tribes of the three tribes in Northern Xinjiang, which has made the Northern Frontier's combat strength increase dramatically. The royal king was not satisfied with this, and was still ambitious...... In order to breed a large number of war horses in a short period of time, the imperial court even issued an edict to encourage ordinary herdsmen to raise a large number of horses. Ordinary herders can buy foals from the horse farm and sell them to the horse farm when the foals are raised. Many herders are making a profit from this, attracting more and more herders to raise ......"

"Seeing that it was profitable, many herdsmen sold their cattle and sheep to raise horses, and many borrowed money to raise ......."

Speaking of this, the old man of the caravan snorted, and his hoarse voice was a little more gloating.

"Now there is a horse plague, and all the horses that ordinary herdsmen have raised for a year or two have died. ”

Everyone gasped.

They understood that for many herdsmen in northern Xinjiang, horses were money.

A horse plague wasted their hard work and money.

After several years of busyness, he didn't earn a penny, but lost all his pants.

In addition to those with rich families, many ordinary herdsmen are too poor to eat, and countless people have died in broken homes.

At this time, a businessman sighed, "Poor ......"

Some people disagreed, and sneered, "Where are they pitiful, it is obvious that the Northern Xinjiang Imperial Court is too evil." If it weren't for their great ambition, where would the herdsmen be left to raise cattle and sheep instead of raising war horses? Now that horse plague has been provoked, it can be seen that God has opened his eyes. ”

In the beginning, most of the ordinary herders herded sheep and cattle, and the number of horses was small.

Because of the several calls of the imperial court in northern Xinjiang, the herdsmen reduced the number of sheep and cattle and raised a large number of horses instead.

If it weren't for that, these herders would not have been reduced to the point of ruin.

It is clearly the pot of the imperial court in Northern Xinjiang, but in the end, ordinary people have to pay.

"Shut up. Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and hurriedly warned, "This is the northern frontier boundary, if the barbarians hear it, you want to die, right?"

The caravan traveled for a while, and received very few sheepskins, rabbit skins, lamb jerky, and rabbit jerky.

"The herdsmen don't raise sheep much, how much dry goods can we receive?"

Looking at the dry goods received, many people frowned.

It took so many days for them to receive such a small thing, how will they pay it in the future?

"Isn't it said that we will collect as much as we want? Anyway, we don't have to worry about sales, we just collect it, and we can make money by collecting more and collecting less. ”

Rao is like this, several caravans walked around the three tribes in northern Xinjiang, and received less than 20,000 sheepskin rabbit skins.

If you had left it in the past, you would have received 30,000 or 40,000 sheepskin rabbit skins casually, and even more lamb jerky and rabbit jerky.

The scale of these caravans was large and small, and it seemed that the normal caravans did not attract the attention of the officials, in addition to sheepskin and rabbit skins, they also purchased a lot of special products unique to northern Xinjiang, and privately agreed with those ordinary herdsmen that they would come to collect them in two or three months.

That said, the caravan is not optimistic about the prospects for the next acquisition.

"For these goods, I don't know how many people left...... The next time I come over, I guess I won't even be able to get a ...... mosquito meat."

They bought everything they could buy, and almost wiped out the reserves in the homes of ordinary herders.

When they come back in two or three months, they are willing to pay a high price, and the herdsmen can't get the goods.

A businessman interjected, "After a while, the pasture grass in northern Xinjiang should be abundant, and the herdsmen can raise more rabbits and sheep...... Anyway, the horses they raised are already dead, and the pasture is still shelved, so it is better to raise some small animals that can support the family. ”

If they don't find a way to feed their families, these hapless herdsmen will be hungry to gnaw grass.

The merchant continued, "I see, rabbits are good, cubs are strong, and they are raised quickly. ”

The growth cycle of sheep and rabbits is different, and you can't raise a lot of them in two or three months, but you can raise rabbits.

If you want to have food and clothing in a short period of time, raising rabbits is a good choice.

The pasture in northern Xinjiang is so big, there is grass everywhere, and it is so convenient to raise rabbits without bothering to feed them.

At this time, there are people who put forward different opinions.

"According to what you said, they only raise rabbits, so we can only take rabbits. I don't know how much money I will lose on a trip. ”

The leader of the caravan snorted, and said indifferently, "People in Maruzhou are rich and like these things...... We go to business, and we will earn twice as much as we come and go, and we will not suffer losses. No matter how small the mosquito is, it is also meat, and it makes less money by collecting rabbit skin and rabbit meat, but it also accumulates considerably. ”

“…… But ......" someone hesitated, "No matter how rich Maruzhou is, you can't always do loss-making business......"

The chatter of the caravan faded away.

Not only did these merchants not know the purpose of Maruzhou, but even the people of Maruzhou didn't know what medicine was sold in the gourd.

"What the hell is the lord asking you to do? Now that it's time for spring ploughing, I am afraid that I will rot in my hands if I collect sheepskin and rabbit skins. ”

Feng Jin looked at it coldly for a while, but still couldn't guess Wei Ci's true intentions.

Naturally, Wei Ci could not disclose the specific content, and the fewer people who knew about the plan, the better.

If Feng Jin guessed it himself, it would be a different matter.

Wei Ci shook his head and said, "This matter is confidential, and if the Lord does not agree, Ci cannot divulge a single bit." If Huaiyu is curious, when the lord and they return triumphantly, you can ask her about sheepskin and rabbit skin...... Although it is about to be ploughed in spring, the sheepskin and rabbit skin purchased are not useless. Today, the entire Maruzhou has been brought under the command of the lord, and the number of people is not much more than that of a mere Xiangyang County. If you don't prepare for the winter of the coming year as soon as possible, and don't panic when the time comes, you can just plan ahead for the coming year. ”