Zhou Shuguang shook his head.

"The people in the fort are all close relatives of our Zhou family. Do you want to drag everyone out to die?"

Zhou Shuqiang was stunned: "How come you are going to die?"

"Why not go and die!" Zhou Shuguang said calmly: "The Empress Dowager Chengtian of the Liao Kingdom does not want to wait any longer. In less than two years, Daliao will inevitably launch a large-scale southern expedition again. This time, the Empress Dowager Chengtian is afraid

Do you just want to lift a horse to cross the Yangtze River?"

"Brother, where did you find out?"

"Since Yelu Longxu took office as the governor of Hebei Road this year, the prices of various materials including grain, pig iron, tung oil, hemp rope, etc. have been rising throughout the north. Although the rise is not large, it has never been higher.

When it falls back, even in winter, it also rises steadily. What does this mean? It means that the government is gathering all kinds of materials. What is the purpose of gathering materials when there is nothing to do? Of course it is for war."

After glancing at his brothers, Zhou Shuguang continued: "In Hebei and Henan, a large-scale bandit suppression operation suddenly launched, and the Liao people were uncharacteristically using both suppression and appeasement. As long as they were willing to surrender and reorganize, they would forget about it. Why? Because they need a lot of banditry.

Manpower. Fortresses like ours have always been used for self-protection, but now we must send troops to serve the king. Otherwise, it will be disobedience and rebellion, and we must send troops to attack."

"Even if he comes to fight, there is no need to be afraid of him!" Zhou Shuqiang said angrily.

"You really don't know how high the sky is!" Zhou Shuguang glanced at him: "In the past, they didn't embarrass us because they thought it was not worthwhile. Anyway, we have always met their requirements and have never been stingy with money. But now, money can't even feed us.

To feed them, we must tie them together, which means that the person who made this decision is someone they cannot resist at all. If we confront them at this time, we will definitely be dead."

Only then did Zhou Shuqiang realize: "They all know that our Zhoujiapu can draw so many people. If there are not so many people by then, they will inevitably cause trouble for us again!"

"That's not the only reason!" Zhou Shuguang said: "Although those bandits have poor rules, their fighting ability is really good. If they are gathered together, adapted, and restrained by strict military regulations, they can be regarded as a powerful help.

That's why I opened the door to convenience. Moreover, anyone who thinks of joining a team like ours instead of going directly to the army is not a fool. In troubled times, fools are very deadly."

"But brother, what if Tokyo really wants us to attack Jiangning's army? This fight will make you a traitor!" Zhou Shuqiang said: "We have persisted for so many years, but in the end we still can't escape.

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"Isn't there still an excuse for the Supreme Emperor now?" Zhou Shuguang whispered: "We are serving the Supreme Emperor, not the Liao people."

"Isn't this deception?"

"What can we do? Unless we as a family abandon this Zhou family fort and escape overnight!" Zhou Shuguang sighed: "Even if we escape, we may not be able to escape! Second brother, we are just middle-aged people in this era.

A drop of water, there is no other way but to follow the wave. As for what will happen in the future, we can only take one step and see what happens. But now, the most important thing for us is to strengthen our strength. The stronger the strength, the louder our voice will be.

The bigger you will be, the more you can take your own destiny into your own hands instead of letting others rub it away."

"yes!"

"Go down later, you should be more polite to those people!" Zhou Shuguang said: "Be more respectful. If you want people to work for you, why don't you put down some money? At this time, face is not important. When the time comes, these people

The more you fight, the more secure your life will be."

"I remembered!"

"Let's go, follow my brother to welcome these heroes into the castle!"
Chapter completed!