The next afternoon, Guo Song took two entourages to hang out in Jincheng County, he likes to pay private visits to microservices, in fact, it is not a private visit, just shopping, buying some small gifts for his children, he still likes the free life of civilians in his bones.

Of course, in his position, it is normal to take the opportunity to go shopping to understand the people's situation and inspect the market.

The commerce of Jincheng County is far less prosperous than that of Zhangye, but it is not deserted, there are many restaurants and inns of all kinds, and it is not divided into a square city like Chang'an, and the shops are mainly concentrated on both sides of the main street.

There are many restaurants and inns in the shops, which is also because most of the caravans cross the Yellow River from Lanzhou, and they usually rest in Jincheng County for two days.

In addition, there are many shops selling large road goods, such as oilseeds, cloth, spices, grain, sheepskins, livestock, and so on.

"Check it out!" Guo Song found a small shop with more characteristics, which seemed to sell all kinds of exquisite handicrafts.

Guo Song walked into this small shop, at most thirty square meters, with several rows of shelves in the middle, and the shelves were full of all kinds of dazzling gadgets.

Pewter and silverware from Persia, pearls and shells from Japan, as well as popular knick-knacks in Chang'an, clay figurines, wood carvings, rattles and so on.

The owner of the shop is a middle-aged man in his forties, who looks gentle and elegant, and when he saw a customer in the store, he came over and said with a smile: "The new store is open, although the son picks, I have a good price." ”

"Is the store just open?"

"Yes! Originally, he opened a store in Yangzhou, but his father died, so he had to close the store and return to his hometown to keep filial piety, and open a small shop by the way to make a living. ”

"No wonder, these things can't be seen in the Western Regions." Guo Song pointed to the gadgets on the shelf and smiled.

"What does Childe like?"

"I'm buying some gifts for my wife and children."

Guo Song picked up a Tang crown snail, a phoenix snail and a nautilus, which are more precious conchs, and took a few small shells of color and color, and said with a smile: "Like these seashells, the color is beautiful, I bought it, my daughter likes it, I don't know what to buy for my son?" ”

"Is it moving or quiet?" The middle-aged man asked with a smile.

"It's quieter!"

"If it's quieter, I'll give you this!"

The middle-aged man took down a box from the top, opened the box, and it was actually washed with a pen carved from a complete tortoiseshell, which was very beautiful, and the middle-aged man smiled: "This is a good thing, I have been reluctant to take it out, and I also saw that my son knew the goods, so I took it out." ”

This tortoiseshell pen wash Guo Song himself likes it very much, and he happily said: "I want this, what other good things are there?" ”

"I have a lot of good things, Childe take a look at this again!"

The middle-aged man opened another box, and inside were five fat boys carved with white jade, white jade in general, but the carving was very good, the five fat boys were carved lifelike, full of wealth, meaning that the five blessings were coming, Guo Song's heart moved, this can be given to Minqiu, she likes this.

"I'm going to have this too."

The middle-aged man saw that a big customer came, and he bought it without even asking the price, and he hurriedly took out a brocade box from the back room, "Childe look at this, my collection, the best pearl necklaces, pearlescent and round, Childe likes it, so I'll give it to you." ”

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In the end, Guo Song was also taken aback by the checkout, and actually spent more than 1,000 yuan, but he knew that the other party did not ask for a sky-high price, and a pearl gold hairpin with a large longan was worth at least 100 yuan, and the pearl necklace was even more superb, in excellent condition, and it was even more rare that each bead was of general size, with a diameter of about 1.5 centimeters.

There is also a set of three-entry house models made of fine sandalwood, and dozens of villains are carved out of wood, which is a gift for his son.

The middle-aged man erased more than 100 percent of Guo Song's fraction, and the transaction was made with an integer of 1,000 yuan, and everyone was happy.

Back at the county office, Pan Liao hurriedly greeted him and said, "Envoy, Chang'an's reply has arrived!" ”

Arrived so soon? Guo Song instructed his soldiers to send things back, and he walked into the county hall.

"How did Zhu Jun reply?"

Pan Liao said with a smile: "As we expected, Zhu Zhu agreed and was willing to exchange heavy infantry equipment for returning to Xiaoguan." ”

"What about trade treaties?" Guo Song asked again.

"It seems that only a few embargoed materials have been added, and nothing else has changed, and it is agreed to settle with Hexi money and old money."

Guo Song nodded, "In this case, the armistice contract can be signed, and tomorrow you and Zhang Guangsheng will finalize the details, and then I will sign the seal." ”

"Ignorance, understood!"

Pan Liao hesitated for a moment and then asked, "Envoy, the contract is as long as three years, is it too long?" ”

Guo Song took a look lightly, "This so-called contract only guards against gentlemen and villains, and if the situation requires it, I will never refuse to be a villain." ”

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On the morning of the next day, Pan Liao and Zhang Guangsheng conducted final consultations, and the two sides finally reached an agreement on the armistice contract, the two sides agreed that the northern section was bounded by the Great Wall, and the southern section was bounded by Longshan, and that the Xiaoguan occupied by the Hexi Army was redeemed by the Northern Tang Dynasty with 1,000 sets of equipment of the Modao Army, and the agreement period was agreed to be three years, and if either side violated it, the agreement would be null and void.

Guo Song immediately appointed Liang Ju'er as the envoy of Huizhou, and ordered him to lead an army to garrison Huizhou.

Xiao Guan, according to the agreement reached between the Hexi Army and the Northern Tang Army, three days later, Xiao Guan will be officially handed over to the Yuanzhou garrison.

On this night, the moon was dark and the wind was high, and more than a dozen black shadows appeared under the outer city wall of Xiao Pass, and the person led by Liang Ju'er was Liang Ju'er, who was going to hand over Xiao Pass to the Tang Army in three days, and according to the requirements of the Jiedu envoy, he wanted to leave a little chance for the next attack on Xiao Pass.

The leader was Liang Ju'er, and the other dozen or so soldiers were soldiers of the firearms battalion.

They came to the eastern section of the city wall, looking for opportunities to find them during the day, but there were many people during the day, and it was difficult to start, so they still waited for the night to operate.

Xiaoguan is built with big blue bricks, which was rebuilt by Emperor Yang Guang of Sui Dynasty in the Sui Dynasty, and after more than 100 years, it is still strong and strong.

"Here!" Several soldiers found the large blue brick from the day.

The green bricks were a little loose, Liang Ju'er shook the wall bricks, and immediately said, "Do it!" ”

The soldiers worked together to pry down several pieces of the city wall with iron drills, and the inside of the city wall was filled with earth, and they dug out a lot of the soil that was filled in it, forming a large hollow, and filled a very strong wooden box into it, and the big wooden box supported the surrounding soil, and they stuffed the city bricks back and filled the gaps around them with the soil, and if they did not pull the bricks outward, they would not find that these walls had been loosened.

They planted a shrub under the walls as a marker, so that they could easily find the bricks.

Three days later, Liang Ju'er led 3,000 soldiers to leave Xiaoguan and go to Huizhou to station, waiting for the thousands of Northern Tang troops on the official road to enter Xiaoguan again, completing the exchange of Xiaoguan.

At the same time, another handover was completed outside Longshan Pass, where the Northern Tang Army handed over 1,000 sets of equipment from the Modao Army to the Hexi Army, and both sides implemented an armistice, which brought into effect a three-year armistice.

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Three days after the armistice was signed, Guo Song returned to Zhangye and handed over the gift to his wife, who sat weakly on the recliner and relaxed.

At this time, Minqiu walked into the study with a cup of tea.

Generally speaking, the inner study is the last private place of the male owner, and no one is allowed to enter easily, even if it is a wife and concubine, but Guo Song's inner study is not so particular, and his wife and concubines and children can enter casually.

Min Qiu twisted her waist, sat in her husband's arms, hugged his neck and said coquettishly: "You haven't come back to your relatives!" ”

Guo Song hugged her neck and kissed her hard, Minqiu was kissed so soft that her whole body was soft, and after a while, she fell into her husband's arms, biting his ear and whispering: "Husband, I also want children." ”

"It's not easy to have children, go! Let's go upstairs. ”

Min Qiu was so frightened that he hurriedly got up and said, "No! Not now! Madame will be angry, saying that I am inconsiderate of my husband, and then say.... I still have something to do with my husband! ”

Guo Song also knew his wife's temper, soft on the outside and strong on the inside, if she knew, Minqiu would inevitably suffer hardship, so he restrained the flame in his heart, took a sip of tea from the teacup, and asked with a smile: "What's the matter with me?" ”

"Yes.... It's about my brother. ”

Minqiu's brother Zhang Daqi with his wife and two children is currently living in Guzang County, Liangzhou, Guo Song gave them a three-acre house, Minqiu also gave them the thousands of dollars he had accumulated, their lives have changed completely, Guo Song will try his best to help them, but he is afraid that they will be poor for a long time, and they don't know the importance of it, so they put forward non-dividing requirements.

Guo Song asked gently, "What is the specific matter?" ”

"My brother came to me before and proposed to be an official, but I scolded him severely, he has changed his mind now and wants to do business, let me help him come up with ideas, what business is better, but how do I know?"

Guo Song smiled and said, "Do business!" It is nothing more than a life-type of clothing, food, housing and transportation, and an enjoyment-oriented clothing, food, housing and transportation, and if you want to make money, you can't get out of this box. ”

"What is enjoyment-type food, clothing, housing and transportation?"

"It's easy! Jewelry Peiyu, this is the extension of clothing, the entertainment of sound and color, in fact, it is the extension of food, I want to live in a garden house, I want to travel more comfortably, etc. ”

"So what can my brother do?"

"I think it's good for him to open a restaurant, choose a better location, a higher grade, and I will buy the Liangzhou Restaurant in the official government and give it to him, he will do it well, and he will definitely be able to make money."

Min Qiu's heart was moved, and she whispered in her husband's arms: "Husband, why don't you go upstairs!" I was scolded by my wife. ”

At this moment, I suddenly heard a voice from outside, "We are looking for Daddy to comment on the theory, who is it a gift for?" ”

Min Qiu was so frightened that he hurriedly stood up.