Han Tao's words make sense.

I did a lot of work for the Jurchens, and I thought I had merit?

Don't be funny, in the eyes of the Jurchens, the Han people are all slaves, and it is right to work hard, and if you don't do it well, you will be stabbed in the head!

"If we want to mobilize the Dajin army, we must first bear the rations of the army." Han Tao continued: "Then the Qingzhou Xu family destroyed a Meng'an last year, and now they are attacking with all the strength of the whole state, why do you have to invite a Bo Jilie, right?" Do we have so much food in our house? ”

If you really want to calculate carefully, you can actually afford it.

The soil on both sides of the canal is fertile, easy to irrigate, and there has not been much disaster in recent years.

In addition, the canal dock fort does not have to worry about the harassment of the Jurchens and bandits, as well as the lucrative canal trade and fiber pulling income.

I don't dare to say that there is still a reserve of 10,000 soldiers and horses for half a year in Zhujiazhuang!

However, what's the point?

Since ancient times, it is easy to invite God and difficult to send God, 10,000 golden soldiers came and killed Qingzhou, and then what? If they slaughtered the Zhu family, what else could the Zhu family do?

That's right, the Jurchens had never looted the canal dock fort before, but if they didn't do it before, it doesn't mean they will never do it.

For Daikin, what is important is actually the smooth flow of the canal, not necessarily in the hands of the Zhu family.

slaughtered the Zhu family and gave the Zhu family's territory to other canal dock forts, and the canal still operated smoothly, which was not much different to the Jurchens, and they could get more benefits.

Besides, even if the Jurchens really kept their promises, only took the food of the army, and left quickly after destroying Qingzhou, the family wealth accumulated by the Zhu family for more than ten years would be completely eaten up.

What does that mean, the Zhu family's savings for more than ten years are all for the Jurchens?

"It's not feasible."

Zhu Chaofeng shook his head and said:

"Food, our family can afford it, but Dajin is far away in Liaodong, even if we get the news and immediately send troops south, I'm afraid it won't be too late to save our family!"

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, there has to be a way, right?" The grumpy Zhu Biao shouted dissatisfiedly: "We can't wait for our whole family to die like this!" ”

"What are you anxious about!" Zhu Chaofeng reprimanded him dissatisfiedly, turned his head and asked the master who had not spoken: "Master, what can you do?" ”

"The head of the family, I think that what the three young masters said is reasonable, but they may not all work, it is better to make a few more preparations."

"Please."

The master is the only literate reader in the entire Zhujiazhuang, and he was a talent in the Great Zhou Examination, so he has always been very valued by the Zhu Dynasty.

"First, there are many soldiers in Qingzhou, we can't be defeated, when we send a trustworthy person, present a gift to a woman, and ask the Qingzhou Festival Envoy to raise his noble hand."

"Second, even if the Jiedu envoy agrees to let our family go, we can't relax our vigilance, the whole family has to prepare for the war, and then send someone to the upstream Li family, and the downstream Hu family will contact us, and we will know the benefits, and the three of us will advance and retreat together, so we don't have to be afraid of that Qingzhou."

"That's a good idea!" Zhu Biao shouted: "Just invite the little lady to come together!" ”

"Shut up!" Zhu Chaofeng scolded: "When is it, still thinking about women!" ”

"Dad, the little lady of the Hu family was originally my woman, think about what's wrong?"

Hujiazhuang is also a canal dock fort, located in the south of Zhujiazhuang, controlling the entrance of the two rivers of Surabaya River and Baima River into Dushan Lake (Dushan Lake is part of the canal), with superior geographical conditions and good strength.

Hu Sanniang, the youngest daughter of the Hu family, is eighteen years old and beautiful, she really doesn't like red makeup, and she loves to ride horses and fight.

There are also spears and sticks in Hujiazhuang who teach carefully, so Hu Sanniang's martial arts are actually not bad, and he is known to the outside world as seven or eight big men.

Zhu Biao has seen her before, and he has always remembered Hu Sanniang's beauty, and earlier this year he begged Zhu Chaofeng to go to the Hu family to propose marriage, and the old lady of the Hu family also recognized Zhu Biao, so he agreed to the marriage.

Therefore, Zhu Biao and Hu Sanniang are considered fiancées, and the two families are faintly formed an alliance.

From this point of view, Zhu Biao said that Hu Sanniang is his woman, according to the concept of this era, it is actually not wrong. It's just that the enemy is at the moment, everyone is thinking about how to deal with it, only he is still thinking about women, which is too annoying.

"Humph!" Zhu Chaofeng snorted coldly, unwilling to pay attention to this overly domineering little son, and said to the master: "You can do both of these things, what other strategies does the master have, just talk about it together!" ”

"This third ......, I heard that several generations of the Xu family have not yet married a proper wife......

"Marriage?" Zhu Chaofeng exclaimed.

"Yes, marriage." The master explained: "The Xu family is so powerful now, I heard that it is because Xu Shiyang went to Jiangnan and got the support of Wen Xianggong, and the grain, cloth, and iron were transported like mountains and seas, and it was too late to unload the goods outside Rizhao Port!" ”

"I thought, this is the capital of Xu Muhe to dominate Qingzhou!"

"If our two families can get married, not only can we resolve a fight, but our family will marry a daughter, then how can the Xu family say that we can't give our family a little benefit?"

"Ahh Zhu Chaofeng said: "This plan is wonderful! ”

For the Zhu family, sending out a daughter can avoid a big war, and maybe you can get some wealth, which is simply worth it!

As for whether the daughter herself is willing, or whether the daughter can get happiness ......, in this era, this is not a question at all!

"It's decided, marry our micro mother!"

"Wait a minute, the head of the family has something to say next." The master's expression was still very calm, far less excited than Zhu Chaofeng.

"Huh? Please speak! ”

"The Xu family has a grudge against Dajin!" The master said: "We don't know if the Xu family is really willing to marry, so we have to make some side preparations." ”

"What else do you have to prepare?"

"I think that the eldest young master should be allowed to go to the Xu family to make peace." The master shook his head and said, "Second Young Master, you should go north and go to Yanyun to visit Dajin, or make friends with Yanyun's Han Bo Jilie." ”

"The third young master can stay at home and prepare for war with the Li family and the Hu family."

There are three caves in the cunning rabbit, and it is not a big deal to wish that the family business of Zhujiazhuang is so big, and it is not a big deal to invest in the three parties at the same time.

In this way, no matter which side goes wrong, the Zhu family still has a chance to recover.

Zhu Chaofeng also woke up from the excitement.

After this reminder, he also realized that marriage is a good way, but it is not a foolproof way - Qingzhou sent nearly 10,000 troops, and with such fanfare, the possibility of returning with only one woman is actually very low.

"Let's do it." Zhu Chaofeng said, "Let's all go and prepare, and set off within three days." ”

"The old man is also going to Li Jiazhuang now to discuss the issue of jointly sending troops with Master Li Zhuang!"

"San Lang, you go to the treasury, pick out some valuable gifts, go to Hujiazhuang, meet Old Lady Hu and Hu Cheng, ask them to also send troops, and mention your family affairs by the way."

Zhu Chaofeng sighed and said:

"It seems that our family is not having a good time."