A few days later, Wen You arrived in Yongnian County, Mingzhou. At the same time, Wang You arrived in Yongnian County with dozens of followers. The two sides were going to represent their respective lords and negotiate ways for the two families to coexist in Hebei.
The negotiation was held in the Mingzhou Governor's Mansion. Early in the morning, both parties arrived at the Governor's Mansion on time, exchanged a few words at the door, and walked in together.
The two parties sat down in the lobby, and Wen You said with a smile: "I believe that you, like us, hope that the situation in Hebei can calm down and allow the people to recuperate and recuperate, so we are sitting here to talk about the follow-up matters in Hebei."
Wen You made it clear and set the nature of today's negotiation in order to enable peaceful coexistence in the future.
Wang You nodded, "We are here with sincerity. I hope we can be honest. If there are conflicts, it is not terrible. Let us find a way to solve it. As long as we are sincere, I believe there will always be a way."
"What the prince said is very good, and we also hope to be honest. This time, my lord proposed the negotiation. There are three main points. First, the two sides determine the boundary; second, the two sides establish rules for getting along; third, sign a mutual non-aggression agreement.
contract, and then take a look at what you haven’t added yet?”
"Are things like trade exchanges, personnel exchanges, boat exchanges, etc. all included in the second point?"
"Exactly!"
Wen You took out a large map of Hebei and hung it on a wooden frame. Wang You was immediately attracted and walked up to take a closer look.
The states of Hebei and important rivers were drawn on the map. A thick line was drawn with a red pen. At a glance, it was clear that it was the dividing line of power between the Jin and Wei families. However, Wang You still felt that it was a little different from the actual dividing line.
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"What does this red line mean?" Wang You asked.
Wen You smiled and said, "This is the dividing line we advocate."
"There is no problem in the western section. It is the Fuyang River between Xingzhou and Xiangzhou. The Xiangzhou side of the official road is Xiangyi Town, and the Xingzhou side is Fuyang Town. It is completely correct. But the middle section north of Weizhou is along the Yongdao River.
Will Jiqu leave?"
"To be precise, we advocate using Yongji Canal as the boundary in the middle section."
"This is not appropriate!"
Wang You looked shocked and said: "The Yongji Canal runs through Beizhou and divides Beizhou into two. The state governs Qinghe County on the west bank of the Yongji Canal. With Yongji Canal as the boundary, wouldn't that cut off half of Beizhou?
?How is this possible!”
"Prince, continue to look at the eastern section, and then we will talk together."
The eastern section is even more outrageous. When the red line reaches the fork of Cangzhou Fushui, it goes eastward along Fushui and extends to the seaside. In other words, it divides Cangzhou into two.
Wang You couldn't say a word. This was not a sign of sincerity, it was clearly extremely domineering.
Wen You saw the dissatisfaction on his face, which was expected. He smiled and said, "Didn't the prince notice? Huaizhou is in your territory."
"Huaizhou?"
Wang You was also stunned. He quickly moved his eyes to the bottom of the map. There was also a red dividing line in the southwest, which ran along the Taihang Mountains. In other words, Huaizhou was assigned to the Wei State.
Wang You suddenly realized that this might be the key to Guo Song's negotiation. Guo Song wanted to exchange Huaizhou for half of the land in Beizhou and Cangzhou.
"I understand, this plan can be discussed, but can you tell us what the intention of His Highness King Jin is in making such an exchange?"
Wen You pondered for a moment and said: "Although His Highness the King of Jin has not authorized me to say this, I can tell you that using Yongji Canal as the boundary is mainly because we want to use the river transportation of Yongji Canal to transport freight between Youzhou and Chang'an.
, mainly through waterways, and as for Cangzhou, it is to obtain salt fields."
“But isn’t there a salt farm over there in Pingzhou?”
"The salt fields in Pingzhou are enough to supply the states in Hebei, but we still have vast territories such as Hedong, Guanzhong, Longyou, and Hexi. The salt fields in Pingzhou are obviously not enough, so we must get more salt fields in Cangzhou."
Wang You also believed that this was the real reason. Cangzhou had a small population. Although the land area was vast, it was estimated that what Guo Song was least interested in was the land. For Guo Song, the biggest attraction of Cangzhou was the salt farm.
"I personally think this exchange is feasible, but I have to ask the King of Wei for instructions. He is currently in Xiangzhou. I will send someone to deliver a letter to him. I will know the result the day after tomorrow at the latest."
Wen You smiled slightly and said, "Well, I look forward to good news from the prince."
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Tian Yue was currently in Anyang County, Xiangzhou, which was very close to Yongnian County, Mingzhou. It was only a day's journey by horseback.
Several cavalrymen rushed all the way with Wang You's letter and arrived at Anyang County at two o'clock. Although the city gate was closed, the soldiers who delivered the letter had Wang You's gold medal and successfully entered the city.
At this time, Tian Yue had fallen asleep. The guards woke him up. He heard that it was the military advisor who had sent an urgent message. His sleepiness disappeared and he hurried to the study. Soon, the soldier who reported the message hurried in. He knelt down and saluted.
: "According to the order of the military advisor, I am sending an urgent message to the prince."
After speaking, he took out a thick letter and presented it to Tian Yue.
Tian Yue took out the letter. Inside was a map and a letter. After reading the letter, he realized that the map was the dividing line drawn by Guo Song.
Tian Yue opened the map and took a closer look. This was a reduced version of Wen You's map. The dividing line was divided into the southwest section, the west section, the middle section and the east section. The Jin army assigned Huaizhou to itself, but took away half of Beizhou and Cangzhou each.
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In his letter, Wang You persuaded Tian Yue to agree. After all, being attacked from both sides, the pressure was too great. If the north and the south faced off, they would have at least three chances of winning. Being attacked from both sides, they would not even have a single chance of victory.
In fact, Tian Yue doesn't care about Cangzhou. Cangzhou is vast and sparsely populated, so it doesn't matter if he gives half of it to Guo Song. However, Tian Yue is a bit reluctant to leave Beizhou. Beizhou has a large population and has always been a big tax state. The part that is taken away is the population.
The areas with the largest number of residents, such as Qinghe County, account for 30% of Beizhou's population.
However, as Wang You said, as long as we take back Huaizhou and no longer face enemies from both sides, there is nothing to be reluctant to part with. Huaizhou has a large population, so this should be a good deal.
Tian Yue immediately sent Wang You a text message back home, fully agreeing with the other party's demarcation plan. Once the border issue is resolved, subsequent negotiations will no longer be a big deal. Wang You can make full decisions in subsequent negotiations without having to report to him.
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With the consensus between the two parties on the demarcation, the subsequent negotiations will be very smooth. Whether it is personnel exchanges or business transactions, it is prohibited to abduct people from each other and to sell illegal salt. As the Yongji Canal is a shared waterway between the two parties, it is prohibited to detain the other party.
cargo ship.
The only dispute between the two sides was that the Jin State requested that all inspection checkpoints be canceled in the Yongji Canal and the Yellow River. Du You insisted on this, and Wang You did not want to allow it. If the inspections were cancelled, tax evasion and illegal salt trafficking would definitely flourish.
Both sides refused to give in, but eventually a compromise was reached, and Wang You gave in on the official ship.
The two sides immediately reached an agreement on the transit of official ships, which were particularly important to the Jin State. Each official ship was allowed to carry up to ten soldiers, but the total fleet could not exceed 2,000 people, and the soldiers accompanying the ship were not allowed to go ashore. Both sides agreed to treat the official ships as
It is the other side's territory and cannot be blocked, let alone boarded for inspection at will.
In order to prevent private salt ships from impersonating official ships, the two sides also stipulated a secret testing system for official ship transit, that is, each official fleet will be registered in advance before transiting, and the secret code will be agreed upon. When the official ship arrives, the number of registered ships will be determined and
A secret test will be conducted, and after passing, an official flag will be issued for passage.
After reaching a series of agreements, the two parties formally signed an armistice contract. The contract is valid for one year. Both parties need to renew it before it expires for the contract to continue to be effective.
The armistice agreement is a big event for both sides. For Wei, although they know that the contract may not be valid after one year, they need time to prepare for war, time to hone their army, and time to manufacture large defensive weapons.
As for the Jin State, it also needed time to transport the large amounts of wealth of Li Wujun and Zhu Tao back to Chang'an by waterway, and it also needed to transport the sea salt from Cangzhou and Hepingzhou back to Chang'an by waterway.
In addition, retaining the temporary existence of the Wei State will help the people of Hebei return to their homeland. The people of the Jin State have light corvees and little wealth, and live a prosperous life. Compared with the people of the Wei State, who have excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and live in poverty, I believe everyone will have a strong balance in their hearts.
Guo Song signed and sealed the armistice contract and various ancillary agreements. He then left Taiyuan. Under the escort of three thousand cavalry, he went to Daizhou and Yunzhou for inspection. He did not plan to return to Chang'an for the time being. He left Chang'an in mid-March.
, by the time he returns to Chang'an, it will probably be May or June.
This battle in Hebei lasted for a full month and a half, completely changing the situation in Hebei, and Jin finally had land by the sea.
The Wei and Jin were actually just kingdoms. They were each attached to the Tang court in Chengdu and the Qin court in Luoyang. In theory, the agreement between the two countries had to be approved by their respective courts before it could take effect. But in fact, this vassalage was only formal.
vassal.
The Jin State dared to annex Hanzhong, and the Wei State could also fight fiercely with its own court in Liyang. Everyone in the world knew that this dependence relationship had long existed in name only.