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Two days later, I met the so-called secret envoy from Hebei Province near Yidu.

The other side landed on the shore in such a grand manner, and then approached the troops stationed there, and asked for negotiations and meetings, as if they did not know what low-key and secrecy were.

Naturally, it was not surprising that Li Xianzhong's department, who happened to be at the meeting, was seized and supervised on the spot, and then hurried across the water to report to Yidu.

According to the identity of the other party, it was from the former Northern Dynasties, Hebei Xingtai, the envoy of the Hebei Province, and the commander of Zhang Bangchang, the ambassador of the two Huai thieves. As a greeting gift and sincerity. They actually brought a large number of goods with the fleet of the Yellow River Sailors, including tens of thousands of silks, 1,000 ingots of five-tael gold, 50,000 silver cakes, and so on.

But the most important thing is that, according to the other party, there is a great stake, and it will only be counted if you negotiate with me personally.

This can't help but make people a little confused, you know, this Dazhang envoy of Hebei Xingtai can also be regarded as my old opponent when I swept the thirteen states of Hebei.

However, compared to another more difficult and famous little Zhang envoy - Zhang Shuye, this person has always been deflated by my hands and has never had a good time, and such an opponent who intentionally or unintentionally sends people to send people to send equipment and baggage, of course I think the more the merrier.

That's why I decided to make an exception and see each other at first sight. Of course, this kind of thing is not good for those who secretly go into the village to shoot guns, and it is always not good to spread the news of such things as secretly meeting with important ministers of the enemy country to give benefits privately.

Therefore, in the Qingma Post outside Yidu City, it has been replaced by the guards I brought and garrisoned. In the name of routine lineage and drills, the neighborhood has also been temporarily cleaned up.

"In the bottom, the hook pipe machine should be written Xue Renfu,"

In the dining hall, where there was a slight remnant of the smell of livestock, a northern official wearing a cross-winged head and a cyan banana silk robe bowed to me.

"I've seen Luo Shuaichen in Huaizhen...... Sincere. ”

"Don't talk nonsense......"

I urged unceremoniously.

"My time is precious......"

"Yes, yes......"

He hurriedly answered. "Xue represents the governor of Hebei Zhang Dadu this time, and brings the intention of peace and friendship with your ministry......"

"It's ridiculous, each other is an enemy country,"

I sneered and glared at him.

"How can you negotiate peace in private......?"

"What do ......you talk about?"

I looked at him and said

"Do you want to take the opportunity to deceive ......me?"

"Come on, pull it out and dispose of ......"

"No......"

Outside, there was the sound of footsteps.

"Slow ......"

The other party finally became a little flustered and anxious, and sweat broke out on his face

"Xue. The villain is sincere"

"On behalf of a certain metropolitan governor, I will make a good relationship with you...... The sky is visible."

He kept touching the sweat on his head, and shouted with some excitement.

"But your assurances are useless......"

I motioned to the guards who walked in.

"Luo Shuai knows about the Yellow River sailor......"

He seemed to have the city and the abacus disrupted, so he shouted out in such a hurry

"This is the sincerity of the governor of my family......"

"Go on......"

I waved my hand blankly and stopped the guards who had already entered.

"But it is tens of thousands of people and horses withdrawn from Pinglu Dao, ready to enter the aid country"

He took a breath and hurriedly explained

"And by taking advantage of Hebei, he plans to attack Huaishang ...... in response to the period of the national dynasty."

"It's just that it just so happens that there are many old subordinates of the Grand Governor in that water division......"

"It was difficult to take the opportunity to suddenly start this matter, so those Lu Longjun only crossed the river to come along...... It ended in vain."

"Okay......"

That's when I got serious.

"What the hell do you want......

"Of course, it's the governor of my family and the ...... of Huaizhen"

The other party also relieved his breath and hurriedly responded

"The way to coexist with long-term peace and support ......"

I was genuinely surprised to hear this.

Because I have already understood that the point of his remarks is not the peace talks and negotiations between the two camps, but simply the Huaidong under my leadership and the area controlled by Hebei Xingtai, to carry out some kind of separate face-to-face negotiations and peace.

What he said to me in detail was even more surprising. In fact, the other party asked for more and had quite a lot of preparation.

For example, in the name of negotiating peace with me, a ferry market will be established on the impact sandbar at the mouth of the Yellow River, so as to carry out business exchanges; Another example: release a group of prisoners of war from Hebei, the other party can redeem them with money, or exchange them for the corresponding number of young and strong refugees, etc.

And the ultimate goal is to reach some kind of de facto tacit understanding and offensive and defensive alliance with our side. In order to alleviate and solve some worries, so as to deal with the advance and oppression from the Luodu side.

As for the Yellow River Sailors I care about, as well as the remaining Lu Longjun on the north bank, Xue Renfu did not say it directly but vaguely hinted and assured me that there was no need to worry about their problems anymore.

And behind this, it is vaguely revealed, and there are even more intriguing things. For example, the wrestling and confrontation between the Hebei Domain, headed by Zhang Bangchang, the ambassador of Xingtai, and the center of the imperial court on the Luodu side has actually intensified to such a point that it is directly and secretly pulling the hind legs, not to mention that even the transit friendly forces that are nominally inclined to the center do not hesitate to play a black hand behind their backs.

But if this is not his nonsense or a means of deception, it is even a temporary delay. This possible underground covenant would also be of great benefit to us.

Needless to say, the economic benefits and intelligence gathering convenience brought about by the exchange of materials and personnel may also mean that our army will have an opportunity and reason to re-intervene in Hebei Province in the future, so as to contain and consume the attention of the Luodu side and reduce the pressure of front-line military confrontation, and so on.

As long as the Hebei Xingtai led by Zhang Bangchang does not collapse so quickly, our army can also win the Weizhou region along the Yellow River in the north and recuperate from the precious peace break of rapid development.

Of course, the conditions for discussing peace have always been weighed again and again by the comparison of their respective strengths. Now that the other party is in a position of asking for others, I don't mind putting forward more conditions in the negotiation to test the other party's bottom line and ultimate intention.

Next, that's what my subordinates do.

After a delay of half a day, after the initial handling of this emergency, my daily routine quickly returned to the right track, and went to the Cangshan Shipyard near Linyi to inspect the vehicles and ships that had just been successfully imitated and put into production.

Vehicles and ships, the technical content of this kind of thing, whether it is high or not, is not low.

Because it is mainly necessary to navigate in the artificial canal, the requirements for resisting wind and waves and stability are not high, but the load and space efficiency are emphasized as much as possible.

In addition, it is human-driven rather than relatively complex sail-driven, and does not require overly complex deck buildings and facilities, so it can be made into a large, wide, multi-storey flat boat style at the limit of hydrowheel drive.

The relative technical difficulty is mainly concentrated in the corresponding water wheel design and transmission mechanism. The larger the water wheel, the higher the energy consumption and strength requirements of the corresponding structure and accessories required, which is also the key technical point that the Northern Dynasties have been trying to monopolize and control.

However, this is not a big problem for me, who has already grasped the correct direction of development in later generations, although I do not know fluid mechanics or anything, but the corresponding characteristics of several paddle steamers and hydro wheel equipment, I still know a little

Moreover, the Southern Dynasties also had a history of using water steamers in inland rivers, but in terms of design and principle, they were slightly different from those used in the canals in the north

Therefore, it is said to be a copy, but the final product looks very different from the cars and ships we have captured in the past.

Fortunately, a considerable part of the population who took refuge in Xuzhou at the beginning were occupations related to nearby transportation, including craftsmen and laborers who repaired and maintained vehicles and ships on a daily basis.

Therefore, when it is time to re-screen according to the profession, it can come in handy. However, because of the differences in usage habits and shooting concepts between the north and the south, it has been stumbling to appear here, a new product that combines the style and technology of the north and the south.

The dredging and dispensing project of the canal system in Huaidong has been basically completed this summer, mainly due to the use of gunpowder blasting and some new engineering construction methods.

Now with these vehicles and ships, we can make more efficient use of the hub area of the north-south canal, naturally form the advantages of river network water transportation, and complete the layout of logistics resource transportation.

It is divided into three specifications: large, medium and small to meet the specific needs of long-term, branch and point-to-point lines across the whole territory.

The first batch of 400 basic units to be built will be equipped with corresponding logistics and logistics departments and government offices at all levels, and the specific cost will be between 4,000 and 1,000 yuan.

However, if it is the second batch of manufacturing, because the manual is gradually proficient and enough experience has been accumulated in the process, the cost will be lower, and the standard can be appropriately lowered and used for private rental and sales.

It has a certain complementary and enriching effect with the current social logistics system that uses and relies on animal power in large quantities.

Moreover, there is another advantage of the accumulation of technology on hydroships, that is, as a steam engine as the power, the technology of paddle steamers is pre-empted, and the corresponding necessity of long-term operation.

In the future, after the volume and power consumption ratio of the steam engine is further improved, it can be considered for the transformation and trial of ready-made water ships.

Of course, this period is a bit long.

After the initial transportation has been completed, it is necessary to talk about the corresponding supporting means of communication. The means of transportation and communication have been decisive since ancient times, representing the expansion and extension of the efficiency of successive regimes.

At present, the communication system under the rule of the six states is still a three-level mixed system of arm trigger signal towers, carrier pigeons and harriers, fast horses and post stations.

Among them, the most advanced signal towers have the highest cost, but the relevant response speed is the fastest, and it is quite advantageous in terms of long-term maintenance or subsequent use, but the amount of information transmission is limited, and it can only be applied to some emergency and confidential content, and cannot reflect the long and complicated details.

The traditional carrier pigeons and harriers inherited from the Southern Dynasties are very portable and mobile, and there is an overall upper limit in the communication distance, and the amount of information transmitted is also limited, so they can only be used as temporary supplements and emergency means on the battlefield, and cannot be popularized and popularized on a large scale as a daily means.

Therefore, in daily applications, it is still based on the distribution of post stations, and the fast horse delivery is the most common mainstream mode. As for the official posts and passenger and freight carriages that come and go in various prefectures, counties and townships, they are the first choice for non-governmental postal services.

In this way, under the pacification of the government, two inconspicuous small branches of management, Chuanyi Cao and Neibo Cao, were born from this time.

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