Liver in Water Margin, outlaw madman

Wang Lun was convinced, truly convinced.

I've been running my own copycat business for so long, but I've never done anything like this before.

I wouldn't dare do that.

He had always learned the ways of officialdom, such as dividing and balancing, isolating ordinary people, and creating a mysterious authority.

He was afraid that others would become familiar with his methods and see through his ignorance.

As a result, Liangshan was left half-dead by him.

Now, Zhang Shan has arrived, and with a series of combined moves, he has won over all of his subordinates and leaders.

Even he himself was convinced.

"Chief, just say it. Whatever you say, the brothers will do!" Wang Lun said proactively.

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at Wang Lun, their expressions filled with surprise.

Wang Lun laughed heartily: "Gentlemen, don't judge people with old eyes. I, Wang Lun, am also self-aware."

After he finished speaking, everyone burst into laughter.

Zhang Shan was also surprised that Wang Lun would make a statement at this time; he thought it would take some time.

"Leader Wang Lun, tell me, what difficulties are we Liangshan facing right now?" Zhang Shan said with a smile.

Wang Lun's expression turned serious, and he slowly said, word by word:

"The most important thing for Liangshan to solve is the food problem, and we must have a stable source of food."

"Secondly, we need large ships. We found that all the ships we have are small boats, which are very time-consuming and laborious to transport people, troops, and supplies."

"Also, we are short of horses. We need horses to quickly transmit information and communicate in a timely manner."

Zhang Shan smiled and said, "Leader Wang Lun is absolutely right. Everyone has been speaking freely. Let's sort things out one by one and solve them one by one."

Lin Chong quickly added, "We're still lacking weapons and armor."

"There aren't enough people. Liangshan is such a big place, it can easily accommodate tens of thousands of people," Lu Zhishen said.

Seeing this, Du Qian boldly said, "Our Liangshan's defenses are somewhat weak. We only have the Golden Beach area; we can't cover the rest."

After saying that, Ruan Xiaoqi couldn't help but laugh: "You still remember what happened back then?"

"No, no, it's for the sake of Liangshan," Du Qian said, waving his hand hastily, looking somewhat embarrassed.

Seeing this, Zhang Shan pointed at Ruan Xiaoqi and said, "Don't tease Brother Du Qian. If someone can say something like that, then they're one of us."

Du Qian looked at Zhang Shan gratefully.

"Brother, we're just joking around," Ruan Xiaoqi said nonchalantly. "We don't have enough sailors, but there are plenty of fishermen nearby. I can handle that. I just don't know how many people you want me to recruit?"

After this battle, the Nguyen brothers' reputation in the area rose even higher, and many people inquired about them privately.

Ruan Xiaoer and Ruan Xiaowu also looked at Zhang Shan, waiting for him to speak.

Zhang Shan thought for a moment and said, "It's not advisable to have too many right now. We can't afford to support them. Let's take it slow. At most, five hundred people, and we'll have to select them carefully."

It's not that he didn't want more; five hundred people would be barely enough.

At this moment, Li Si said from the side, "Our Liangshan has too little money and grain, and too many places where we need to spend money."

You don't know how expensive oil and salt are until you're in charge of the household.

Seeing that everyone had spoken, Zhu Gui couldn't help but say, "Chief, there's only one inn at the moment, so the information we can gather is really limited."

"Yes, that's exactly what I was going to say. Hotels must be opened at several intersections around Liangshanbo, as well as in the surrounding Yuncheng County, Shouzhang County, Jizhou Prefecture, Dongping Prefecture, and so on," Zhang Shan said in one breath.

Intelligence is extremely important. Although he knows some general directions, he doesn't know many details, and he has to rely on himself for that.

Furthermore, he also worried that his butterfly effect might alter the course of history.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Gui's eyes lit up. If he could manage all of this, his strength would increase significantly.

Seeing that everyone had said enough.

Zhang Shan cleared his throat lightly: "Let me arrange a few important matters next."

Everyone immediately became solemn, including Lu Zhishen and Lin Chong.

Despite being Zhang Shan's third brother, they were the ones who most protected his authority in the past.

"First, taking advantage of the attack on the Wang family, we need to clean up the area around Liangshan Marsh, eliminate the remaining major forces, and control all the waterways. These tasks will be entrusted to Erlang, Wulang, and Qilang. First, we need to find out the priorities and strive to complete them all before the end of the year."

Upon hearing this, the Ruan brothers immediately accepted the order: "Rest assured, Chief!"

"Secondly, we should sort out the wasteland around Liangshan Marsh and mobilize all the fishermen to cultivate it. The harvest will be split 50/50, and we will handle the government's corvée duties. This way, we will have a more stable source of food, which we will then hand over to Chief Wang Lun, as well as Brothers Du Qian and Song Wan."

Wang Lun immediately replied, "No problem, we've been here for several years and we're quite familiar with each other."

"Third, strengthen training. The problem we exposed this time is still insufficient combat effectiveness. This is to be handed over to Leader Lin Chong."

Lin Chong immediately replied, "No problem."

After saying that, Lin Chong added, "Third brother, do you still remember Wang Er from the Tokyo Armory?"

"Yes, I remember." Zhang Shan had some recollection of it.

"I'm going to contact this person to see if I can buy some armor and weapons. This person has been doing this for generations and has a wide network of connections," Lin Chong said.

Zhang Shan nodded: "We can give it a try, but not now. We don't have enough manpower or money."

Lin Chong only mentioned it briefly, afraid that Zhang Shan would forget.

Lu Zhishen couldn't sit still any longer: "Third brother, what about me? What should I do?"

Zhang Shan then laughed: "Brother, have you forgotten Brother Shi Jin?"

Liangshan is currently lacking both leaders and manpower.

Shi Jin, Zhu Wu, Chen Da, and Yang Chun are all talented individuals.

In particular, Shi Jin and Zhu Wu were both capable of handling things on their own.

"Oh dear, Third Brother, I almost forgot!" Lu Zhishen had truly forgotten. "Third Brother, are you planning to send me to fetch Brother Shi Jin?"

"Well, it mainly depends on whether they're willing or not. But there's no rush, let's wait a few days," Zhang Shan said.

Lu Zhishen, with his impulsive and fiery nature, was unwilling to wait: "Hey, third brother, I'll set off soon to bring him up the mountain, so that we brothers can be reunited and enjoy ourselves every day."

Zhang Shan wasn't in a hurry. He smiled and said, "I'm planning to get some strong liquor. How about everyone tries some?"

"Well, it's alright to wait a few more days. I'll just bring some good wine for Brother Shi Jin." Lu Zhishen made up an excuse for himself.

It's not that Zhang Shan isn't in a hurry, but if you offer something, why would anyone come to you?

If they went now, Shi Jin and Zhu Wu would most likely still be living a carefree life, and they wouldn't have encountered that Prefect He from later generations, who would rather leave his own mountain stronghold and insist on coming here.

Then you need something presentable and something that can attract people.

If they can't follow you and their situation only gets worse, who would want to follow you?

"That's right. We have valuable things that can make Brother Shi Jin's life better. Otherwise, why would he come here and starve with us?" Zhang Shan said truthfully.

At this moment, Lu Zhishen couldn't help but recall the scene where he and Shi Jin were starving at Waguan Temple.

That was really awful!

Unbeknownst to Zhang Shan, while they were plotting their scheme, a similar scheme was also being planned in Yuncheng County.