Seating has been arranged in the hall of the county office, a large table with three couches on each side and a row of chairs on the other side.

Guo Song smiled: "General Zhang, let's talk!" ”

"Make you interested, Zhang is willing to accompany you!"

The two walked into the courtyard, and Guo Song asked, "How is Li Wei now?" ”

Zhang Guangsheng's eyes showed a hint of disdain, "He is like a person who doesn't have a few days to live, desperately enjoying everything, for him, being an emperor seems to be for women and enjoyment, court affairs or something, he never cares." ”

"How long will he live?" Guo Song asked with a smile again.

"This is not clear, if it weren't for Liu Sigu and Yuan Xiu to stop them, Zhu Jun would have ascended the throne a long time ago."

Zhang Guangsheng glanced at Guo Song and asked rhetorically, "Are you still loyal to Li Shi's faint monarch?" ”

"Zhu Jun thinks I'm still loyal to Li Shi?"

Zhang Guangsheng shook his head, "If Zhu Jun thinks like this, I should go to Chengdu instead of coming to Hexi." ”

"In that case, why does General Zhang still ask?"

"I just want to hear you deny it with my own mouth."

"I won't deny it!"

Guo Song smiled faintly, "In fact, I still accept the canonization of the Southern Tang Dynasty, I am still the temperance envoy of the Southern Tang Dynasty, the principle will not change, but some specific affairs, the imperial court whip is beyond the reach, and I can't control Hexi, I can only be autonomous." ”

At this time, Pan Liao came over and said, "Envoy, you can start!" ”

Guo Song nodded, "General Zhang, please!" ”

The two returned to the lobby and sat down in the middle, Zhang Guangsheng said with a solemn face: "I am here to discuss with Guo Yuanjun this time on the order of Taiwei Zhu, and the two sides will conclude a contract to draw a clear border and non-aggression against each other for a period of three years. ”

Guo Song also said frankly: "Of course I can understand your sincerity, otherwise I would not have come to Lanzhou in person, in principle, I agree to sign this contract, non-aggression within three years, but the key is how to draw the border, presumably this is the focus of the negotiations, I am right!" ”

"Guo Yuanjun is right, this is the focus of our negotiations."

Guo Song pondered for a moment and said: "Before concluding a non-aggression pact, I suggest that we talk about trade first, how about concluding a trade agreement?" ”

"It's not a big problem, just maintain the status quo."

Guo Song shook his head, "It must be clear that the copper money used in the transaction, Hexi does not recognize new money, the new money is too shoddy, I suggest either using Hexi money or bartering goods." ”

Zhang Guangsheng didn't understand this aspect very well, he hesitated for a moment and said: "The envoy's suggestion is that I will send an eagle letter to ask for instructions from Taiwei Zhu, and I suggest that I ask for instructions together with the border confirmation." ”

Pan Liao took out a draft trade contract and handed it to Zhang Guangsheng, "This is our plan, the content is relatively comprehensive, but there are only two or three main points, and you can send it to Chang'an with an eagle letter." ”

Zhang Guangsheng hurriedly took the paperwork and said, "I'll send it today." ”

Guo Song and Zhang Qiu'an exchanged glances, Zhang Qiu'an cleared his throat and said with a smile: "Can you tell us about your plan for the border first?" ”

Zhang Guangsheng took out a map and handed it to Guo Song and Zhang Qiu'an, he said unhurriedly: "The border is mainly divided into two parts, north and south, the north is bounded by the Great Wall, and the south is bounded by Zhutu Mountain. ”

Guo Song looked at the map and said: "Let's not talk about Xiaoguan first, first of all, there is a problem in the south, with Zhutu Mountain as the boundary, that is, Qinzhou will be assigned to you, Qinzhou obviously belongs to Longyou, there is our garrison, it should normally be bounded by Longshan, isn't it?" ”

Zhang Qiu'an also said: "This plan gives people the feeling that you are creating an exchange condition in order to return to Xiaoguan, which is too insincere!" ”

Guo Song picked up the pen and crossed out Qinzhou heavily on the map, "If you want to talk about Qinzhou, there is no need to talk about it." ”

Zhang Guangsheng was a little embarrassed, this plan was drafted by Liu Sigu, it was indeed a bit too much, Qinzhou originally belonged to Longyou, but now it is occupied by the Hexi Army, and it really seems very insincere to talk about Longyou.

Zhang Guangsheng smiled bitterly and said: "Then tell me about your plan, I will listen to it!" ”

Guo Song leaned on the seat, and Zhang Qiu'an said: "The south is bounded by Longshan Mountain, and the north is bounded by the Great Wall, and we think this is the fairest and most reasonable to maintain the actual occupation of both sides." ”

"I can call the shots in the south, but Xiao Guan can't, Xiao Guan must be returned to us, this is the principle."

At this time, Guo Song interjected: "Xiao Guan can be returned to you, but it must be redeemed by you and redeemed with materials." ”

"I don't know what supplies the envoy wants?"

Guo Song said coldly: "The thousand sets of heavy armor and a thousand Mo knives that originally belonged to the Longyou Army, just this condition, there is no need to talk about it." ”

Before Zhu Jun launched the mutiny, the imperial court ordnance supervisor had 2,000 sets of Modao army equipment, of which 1,000 sets were given to the Hexi army, and the other 1,000 sets were given to the Longyou army.

Zhang Guangsheng was stunned for a long time and said, "I can't call the shots, I have to ask Taiwei Zhu for advice." ”

Guo Song said happily: "It's completely okay, General Zhang can ask for instructions, and we will continue to talk after there is news." ”

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The reason why Guo Song chose to negotiate peace with Zhu Jun's special envoy in Jincheng County was also because he himself had to come to Jincheng County to inspect the shipbuilding situation here.

Shipbuilding is the focus of Guo Song's attention, although they have always used rafts, but rafts have obvious weaknesses, they can only be used on short distances or calm rivers, the current is slightly turbulent, it is dangerous, and ships have incomparable advantages.

Over the years, Lingzhou's shipbuilding has not stopped, before and after building more than 100 large ships, in Fengzhou formed a transport fleet, this fleet has an extremely important role in connecting Hexi and Shuofang, the Lingzhou warehouse materials to Hexi, is the use of Fengzhou's fleet.

Lanzhou shipyard is not big, originally Cao Wannian wanted to change the temporary boatyard that Lanzhou used to cross the river with a raft, and there happened to be a boatwright in the refugee camp, but after the first ferry was built, its convenience and safety far exceeded that of the raft, and many officials who thought that shipbuilding was a waste of financial resources changed their views and supported shipbuilding.

Guo Song and Pan Liao and other high-ranking officials accompanied by the county commander Liu Ying came to the shipyard, and the shipyard steward hurriedly came out to greet him, the chief steward surnamed Jin, a native of Yongqiu County, about fifty years old, he was originally the chief supervisor of the Yongqiu County official shipyard, and after following the displaced people to Hexi, he was recommended to Cao Wannian by Liu Ying.

The gold steward saluted Guo Song and took him to visit the shipyard.

"At present, we are building two 2,000-stone ferries at the same time, which can carry more than 100 people across the Yellow River at a time, and can be built before the end of the year.

When Guo Song came to the shipbuilding site, he saw that a big ship had been built eighty percent, another big ship had just been laid with a keel, and the craftsmen were building the frame, and it could be seen that the size of the ship was very large.

"How can you build only two ships?" Guo Song asked puzzled.

The gold steward hurriedly explained: "Our shipwrights are sufficient, there are thousands of people, the key is the lack of materials, the first step in shipbuilding is to prepare materials, the prepared wood should be repeatedly brushed with tung oil, at least three years to dry, and so that the wood is stable and no longer deformed, before we can start shipbuilding, we built three ships, and the materials used are all transported from the warehouse in Lingzhou." ”

It turned out that this was the reason, Guo Song asked again: "Is there a lot of materials to prepare?" ”

"Rest assured, the materials prepared are enough to build hundreds of ships, there is a batch of materials prepared the year before last in Lingzhou, which will be used this fall, and more than 100 ships can be built, and we have also prepared materials for more than 300 ships here, which will be used next year."

Guo Song nodded, stepped forward and patted the sturdy keel, and asked with a smile, "This is pine?" ”

"It's pine, in fact, the keel is best teak, but unfortunately there is no here, but the quality of pine produced in Hexi is very good, fine and strong, and the toughness is good, as long as it is not going to the sea, it is enough."

"Is there anything else missing?"

The golden steward thought for a while and said: "The main shortage of tung oil, the lack of iron nails, ropes, sails, etc., Lingzhou has enough inventory, so it will not be used for the time being." ”

Pan Liao next to him said: "The iron nails have been ready, and they will be transported in two days, and the tung oil has also purchased thousands of catties in the south of the Yangtze River, and it has been transported by the Yellow River waterway, and now it is on the way, and it will take more than ten days to arrive." ”

"That's great!"

Guo Song was a little curious and asked, "Do you still use iron nails for shipbuilding?" ”

The golden steward smiled slightly: "I don't know, we use the method of tenon joint combined with iron nails, which is stronger than simple tenon joint, and the dragon boat of the Sui Dynasty was built in this way." ”

"Can a car and a ship be built?"

The car ship is also called the steamer, the paddles like the windmill are installed on both sides of the ship, people step on the boat, the oars are turned over, and the ship is driven forward, which was invented in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, began to be promoted in the Tang Dynasty, and was the most popular in the Song Dynasty.

The gold steward nodded, "As long as there is a demand, we can build any ship!" ”

At this time, Guo Song saw that it was not early, so he smiled and said: "Let's take a look for the time being today, and I'll take a closer look in a few months!" ”