"Convenience!" Gongsun Jian replied with a smile: "I sent someone to calculate, if this road is opened, it can save at least three days of time compared to water transportation from Linshui County to the mainland of Wu, don't forget, Linshui County to Wu is a countercurrent." Therefore, it is possible to save costs by taking the water route for bulk goods, but it is the best choice for some fresh and time-hungry items. ”

"But have you considered the amount of work and the time required?" Sun Sheng asked.

"50,000 people, a year. And it was enough for four carriages to run in parallel. It's not the current carriage of your Wu and Zhou countries, it's the kind of big carriage with eight horses driving four columns. At least 20 stone or more can be pulled at one time. ”

"No way. King Zhou, can you brag and find some reliable ones to brag? Do you really think my grandson is an idiot? Sun Sheng said angrily. The reason why he was angry was that he felt that Gongsun Jian was insulting his IQ. But Gongsun Jian still had a smiling face, shook his head slightly, and said: "The road from Xiyan County to the border of Wu from Xiyan County on the Zhou side is built by my side. At most, half a year is guaranteed to be completed. And in the territory of Zhou State, Zhou Guo needs to do it himself. Of course, if Zhou Guo can't do it, he can also contract it to us, and ensure the same process and quality, which will be completed in half a year. It's just that after the construction, we need to charge a toll. ”

After listening to Gongsun Jian's words, Sun Sheng did not ask or question again, but sank into deep thought. It took a long time to come to his senses, looked at Gongsun Jian and said, "You have to cultivate yourself to cultivate your Zhou Kingdom." Wu Guo will not cultivate, and he will not let you repair it. These things are not the focus of today's negotiations, and now you need to think about how to find a reason for my Wu Kingdom not to attack you again this time. ”

Gongsun Jian shrugged his shoulders indifferently and sang hoarsely in his voice.

"I don't care. Forgive all the wrongs in this world. I don't care......"

'Bang' Sun Sheng slapped the table directly and roared angrily: "Do you mean to prepare for a direct war?" ”

"Why is Brother Sun so excited? War or cooperation. I've already told you the truth. Your army of 80,000 is gathered here, and as long as I can resist you for three months, and effectively destroy 20,000 or 30,000 of you, you may collapse without a fight. If I wipe out 50,000 of you, it may have a great impact on the strength of the Wu Kingdom. At this time, as long as I enter the territory of Wu State, and then contact Northern Qi, I am willing to cede a mansion in the north of Zhou State as a price, I believe that Northern Qi will definitely agree to stop the attack on my Zhou State and join forces with me to kill you Wu State, in addition, do you really think that I will have no contact with Western Wei? To tell you the truth, the good horses of the Western Wei Dynasty have just sent two thousand. In terms of cavalry alone, I am enough to compete with the cavalry of your Royal Highness King Kui. ”

Gongsun Jian stopped talking, looked at Sun Sheng, who was a little stunned, and then softened his tone and continued: "Brother Sun, in fact, I don't like to fight to the death. I just like to do business, make more money, and enjoy life. But you still have Qian Zhuo before, and now my father-in-law who is on stage again, are forcing me one by one. I can't help it. If none of you trouble me, I promise to shrink down to this one-third of an acre of land in the three northwestern provinces and be my rich man. In addition, I will tell you in advance, and in a few days, Qian Hong will send his daughter to Linshui County to marry me. According to the etiquette system, I am a prince, and I can have one concubine, two concubines and eight concubines. The main concubine must be the princess of Ningguo, and the two side concubines have now given my subordinate Mr. Feng's daughter, and there is one left, and many people are currently competing for it. There is the Lee family in Jeju Prefecture, and the Cao family in Linshui County. I also told you that the envoys of the Qi State had secretly arrived in Linshui County yesterday, so I don't know if they came to propose. So, Brother Sun, if you don't have a married sister, you have to line up quickly. ”

After speaking, Gongsun Jian stood up and laughed, while Sun Sheng looked like he had eaten stool, and there was a nameless anger in his heart, you Gongsun Jian of a dog day, why are you so worried about other people's sisters?

The success of a negotiation depends on who and to whom it is involved and the most important negotiation skills. Obviously, Gongsun Jian did a very good job here. However, Sun Sheng is not a vegetarian either. In the face of Gongsun Jian's coercion and temptation, after thinking about it repeatedly, he still made the decision that he personally thought was the most appropriate.

After Gongsun Jian left, Sun Sheng immediately ordered his letter to be sent back to the capital of Wu State and presented it to the current Emperor Wu, who was his own brother Sun Hao. The content is simple, select a princess from the royal family of Wu to marry Gongsun Jian, but at the same time, his army will also launch an attack on the three northwestern provinces in Gongsun Jian's hands. It's best if you can win, and you don't have to say anything. If you can't win, then everyone is still a relative, and everything is easy to discuss. Besides, Wu Guo doesn't necessarily have to fight Gongsun Jian to the death. However, it is obviously not in the interests and face of the state of Wu not to attack after the heavy troops are assembled.

On the other hand, Gongsun Jian, after leaving Zhenyuan Pass, Gongsun Jian's face was very ugly, and Wei Meng on the side also found this, and leaned up and asked in a low voice: "My lord, is there something on your mind?" ”

Gongsun Jian sneered a few times,

"Hehe, it's all here, Sun Sheng's kid is still not dead. It seems that he didn't hurt the first few times! ”

"Huh? My lord, so we still have to fight with Wu Guo's side? Wei Meng asked in surprise, and then burst out laughing.

"Actually, sir. If you want me to say that it is to fight, don't look at our few people, but all of them are elite, just look at the equipment of the brothers, it's not me Wei Meng. Among the Seven Kingdoms, except for the strongest Xigong and Northern Zhao, there is almost no one to compare. And even if we face each other, we may not lose if they are equal in number. ”

Gongsun Jian glanced at Wei Meng, who was foaming at the mouth, and said lightly: "I said Mengzi, you have learned to brag now." When have you ever seen the soldiers of Xigong and Beizhao? ”

"My lord, don't say it, I've really seen it." Wei Meng began to tell what he had seen and heard with an excited look on his face.

"That was when we were serving in the Northern Army, and you weren't here yet, my lord. One year, the principality and the state of Zhao sent envoys to congratulate the old Yue Emperor on his birthday, and they entered the country from the Huaigu Pass that we guarded at that time. Heh, haven't you seen it, the equipment of those public soldiers and Zhao Jun who are in charge of the guards is much stronger than our current ones. ”

"Oh? Can you tell me more about that? Gongsun Jian asked with some curiosity.

"First of all, everyone has a war horse, and their whole body is covered with chain mail from top to bottom, and some of them may be the captain's wearing fish scale armor. All wore horizontal knives around their waists, some had short crossbows around their waists, some had bones (an ancient weapon similar to a small hammer the size of a melon), and everyone had a bow and crossbow on their horses. The blades were different, and I saw someone with a lance. It's not a bargain at first glance. ”

Gongsun Jian nodded slightly, although he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, but according to Wei Meng's description, the other party's envoy was not accompanied by a team similar to an honor guard, but a real soldier, probably the strongest kind. It can be seen that the principalities in the north and the Zhao state are indeed extraordinary.

But fortunately, it is not so far away now, and Zhao Changle can be arranged to collect some information in this regard one after another. But the most important thing at the moment is to guard against Wu Guo.

Sure enough, as Gongsun Jian expected, when he returned to Dingxi County to live temporarily, Zhao Changle's subordinates sent information that the Wu army was moving frequently, obviously preparing to attack money.

Three days later, the army of Wu was dispatched, and the vanguard approached Dingxi County. After all, Dingxi County and Zhenyuan Pass are only a hundred miles apart. The vanguard of the Wu army is still an old acquaintance Han Dewei, this time Han Dewei is very careful, the army of a hundred miles actually walked for three days, which can almost be described as turtle speed. Because Han Dewei was afraid that Gongsun Jian would use the last strategy to constantly harass him along the way.

This time, Gongsun Jian unexpectedly did not use those means, but waited for the arrival of the other party in Dingxi County. At present, all the troops of the Second and Third Divisions are concentrated in Dingxi County, plus more than 1,000 local militia regiments in Dingxi County and a regiment of the Logistics Reserve Brigade transferred from Linshui County, with a total number of more than 15,000 people.

When Han Dewei arrived with people, Gongsun Jian directly opened the city gate and sent troops to prepare for war with Han Dewei. This made Han Dewei a little weak-hearted. His own team of 10,000 people is not at a disadvantage in numbers. But Gongsun Jian dared to come out to challenge in a bright way. Could there be some conspiracy hidden here?

Han Dewei, who was about to be broken by Gongsun Jian several times, now has some psychological shadows in the face of Gongsun Jian. In the face of Gongsun Jian's active provocation, the vanguard of the Wu army did not meet the battle, but retreated fifteen miles and camped.

Gongsun Jian, who was standing at the head of the city, shook his head and said with a disdainful expression: "This Han Dewei is a waste." Sun Sheng also used this person as a pioneer, and he had already lost thirty percent of this battle. It is estimated that Han Dewei will not fight with us next. In this way, let's speed up the defense of the city and the periphery in the past few days, and wait for Sun Sheng's army to come. In addition, let Lao Ma take people to harass Han Dewei every night, I have to let him lose sleep more at night in the future. ”

Feng Huaidao, who was following on the side, smiled, stroked his beard and said: "Although the old man doesn't know much about marching and fighting, he used to read books and often said that water has no fixed shape and soldiers are impermanent. Look, my lord, your use of soldiers is really a deep way! ”

Gongsun Jian laughed when he heard this, pointed at Feng Huaidao and scolded with a smile: "Old Feng, you have learned badly now." It's going to be a sycophant. If you had been able to speak like this earlier, you wouldn't have been able to get ahead before. Why didn't you end up on the streets and be met by me? ”

"Hey! That's not the same. Feng Huaidao shook his head and explained: "There are some things that you can't do, but you can't." Those things that meet each other also depend on whether the other party is worth knowing. At least the old man has never admired anyone in his life except for the lord. ”

Gongsun Jian also laughed.

"Lao Feng, you sycophants are still one after another! Hahaha......"

After laughing, Gongsun Jian looked at Feng Huaidao with a serious expression and asked, "Let's talk about it, how is the situation in our three northwestern prefectures recently, and what else do you want to come to the front line to find me?" ”

Feng Huaidao hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "My lord, all aspects of production and people's livelihood are quite stable. Just ......"

"Just what?"

"It's just that the three governments have accepted a lot of people from the capital before, and they are all here to apply for the official examination. And many of them are the descendants of nobles who have a relationship with the government. These people are all of a good level and have a strong ability to do things. However, secretly these people are very grouped, and according to the people below, they are secretly gathering useful forces in the local area, and their subordinates are afraid that if they are not controlled, they may plant a bad curse within us in the future. ”

After listening to Feng Huaidao's narration, Gongsun Jian frowned and pondered. He has never put himself as a member of the nobles at the beginning, but his identity is there, and in order to maintain the situation of the three northwestern provinces before, it can be said that the nobles in the public family or the capital have helped him a lot. What's more, now the noble family of the Zhou Dynasty is back in power. It's really not the time to turn your face with the other party at this time. But Gongsun Jian will never allow anyone to mix sand in his ranks, especially digging his own foundations. Everything he has now, firstly, he has used some knowledge from his previous life to bring about changes in business and productivity, and secondly, he has captured the hearts of the people, especially the people at the bottom. But in the end, this world is still the era when those wealthy families are in charge. Don't look at the people who support Gongsun Jian, but in their bones they are still afraid of those wealthy families. Especially the power of the clan, even the current Gongsun Jian did not dare to touch it at will.