Reborn Wu Dalang

Hearing Zhu Wu's words, Wu Dong couldn't help laughing.

Liangshan does have a population problem now. Population is the foundation of the economy and military, so the population problem is naturally the biggest problem.

Wu Dong is also aware of this problem, and has a set of solutions in his heart, but it needs to be implemented slowly. Now he is happy to find Zhu Wu as a talent.

At that moment, Wu Dong said: "Mr. Zhu, I don't know how you think this problem should be solved?"

Zhu Wudao: "There are two ways. One is to recruit people from all over the place. Just like what the big leader did in Liangshan before, let people from other places go to Liangshan and Goryeo. But this method has great limitations. We Han people, if I have no choice but to leave my hometown and go elsewhere, so I feel that the number of people recruited by this method is always limited, and it cannot fundamentally solve the problem. Another way is to attack cities and occupy more places, and naturally there will be more population. But for Liangshan, this method also has great limitations. Based on the current situation of Liangshan, if it is to fight in Koryo and obtain the territory of Koryo, all of them are Koreans. Yi', the Koreans naturally cannot be used by me. If we fight in the Shandong territory around Liangshanbo, we will be encircled and suppressed by the imperial court, and the gains will outweigh the losses."

Wu Dong asked curiously: "According to what you said, neither of the two roads will work, so what should Liangshan do?"

In fact, Wu Dong felt that what Zhu Wu said may not be all correct, especially the first point, if Liang Shanbo tried his best to attract people, he would definitely be able to attract many people.

Zhu Wu doesn't know the situation in the south of the Yangtze River, nor how hard the people in the south of the Yangtze River are.In the past few years, due to severe drought and the decadent rule of the Song Dynasty, many people in the south of the Yangtze River could no longer survive.In a year or two, the famous Fang La uprising will take place. The main reason why Fang La was able to revolt successfully is that a group of people who could not survive followed him.

After the Fangla Uprising, ten years later there will be the more famous Zhongxiang Yangmo peasant uprising. This time the peasant uprising was much bigger than the Fangla Uprising and lasted for five or six years.You know, it was the Southern Song Dynasty at that time, and the Jin people were a great threat.Generally speaking, when the external threat is greater, the interior will be relatively calm, but such a large-scale peasant uprising still occurred. It can only be said that the ruler is too corrupt to allow the people to survive and can only rebel.In the end, the Southern Song court mobilized 20 troops with Yue Fei as the general, and focused on the policy of recruiting and surrendering the main leaders, which eliminated this uprising.

So now there are many people in the south of the Yangtze River who can't survive. As long as they are recruited, as long as they agree to provide food, countless people will follow.Even if they leave their hometown, they will follow.

Wu Dong has decided to send people to the south of the Yangtze River next summer to recruit people and transport them to Korea to strengthen Liangshan's strength.

Of course, Wu Dong knew this, mainly because of his understanding of the general trend of history and his frequent knowledge of Jiangnan intelligence, so he came to such a conclusion.And Zhu Wu didn't know this, so it's not surprising to get the previous conclusion.

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Zhu Wudao: "Boss, that's why I was in a hurry to find you. Now we are going back to Liangshan, passing through the territory of Hedong. There is a place in Hedong that can be easily occupied, which can greatly solve the population problem of Liangshan."

The so-called Hedong is Shanxi, which got its name because it is east of the Yellow River.Wu Dong laughed again when he heard this, thinking that Zhu Wu was talking about Tian Hu.

Immediately said: "You mean Tian Hu?"

Zhu Wudao: "Exactly."

Wu Dong said: "Could it be that if we occupy Tian Hu's territory, the imperial court will not encircle and suppress it? How is it different from Shandong?"

Zhu Wudao: "First of all, the terrain is different. There is a flat river in Shandong, and the imperial army can move in at will without any obstacles. On the other hand, there are mountains and rivers on the outside, the Yellow River on the outside, and famous mountains and rivers on the inside. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Second, The imperial court has many more troops stationed in Shandong than in Hedong. In Shandong, every prefecture has heavy troops, and even the accompanying capital Beijing (Daming Mansion) is not far from Shandong, and there are more troops stationed there. In Hedong, Only Taiyuan Prefecture and Puzhou Prefecture have heavy troops stationed there. Taiyuan Prefecture's soldiers and horses are used to deal with Liao people, and they will not move easily. Puzhou Prefecture's soldiers and horses also need to guard the salt pond over there, and they will not easily use them. Tian Hu For many years in Hedong, the imperial court has also encircled and suppressed, but every time they have nothing. Tian Hu can hold that place, can't we hold that place?"

Tian Hu has been in Hedong for many years, and the imperial court has not never been encircled and suppressed, but the terrain of Shanxi is too complicated, with mountains everywhere, so the imperial court has always made no achievements, and there is nothing to do with Tian Hu.Liang Shan was much stronger than Tian Hu, so if he occupied that place, he would naturally be able to hold it.

Wu Dong kept nodding his head, thinking that what Zhu Wu said was right, Shanxi was indeed much more advantageous than Shandong.

After thinking for a while, Wu Dong said again: "Tian Hu is not weak, do you think we can defeat Tian Hu?"

Just imagine that the imperial court has been encircling and suppressing Tian Hu for many years, and there is nothing they can do about it. How could Liangshan easily conquer Tian Hu?

Zhu Wudao: "Boss, if it was two years ago, I would definitely not suggest you to fight Tian Hu, because Tian Hu's army was still very good two years ago. But these two years, since Tian Hu claimed to be the King of Jin, he has not thought of making progress. , corrupt and depraved, the army under him has been completely abolished. The generals only think about money and beautiful women, and the soldiers only care about oppressing the people. There is no training at all on weekdays. The court has not bothered to attack Tian Hu in the past two years, so Tian Hu defends Very lax. We can cross the Yellow River by surprise and take Weisheng directly, and we will definitely be able to conquer Weisheng City in one fell swoop and kill Tian Hu. It will be very easy to occupy Tian Hu's territory at that time."

Wu Dong nodded slightly, still pondering over this matter in his mind.Tian Hu's strength is extraordinary, and the price to kill Tian Hu is not small.

After a while, Wu Dong raised his head, looked at Zhu Wu, and said, "Mr. Zhu knows Tian Hu very well?"

A trace of sadness appeared on Zhu Wu's face, and he said: "To be honest, Zhu learned all his knowledge and wanted to dedicate it to the emperor, but he was framed by others and had to become a bandit...Since the imperial court doesn't want me, then I have to find another person to assist me, so I have been concerned about the intelligence of heroes from all over the world, and Tian Hu is also in my observation. Originally, I was optimistic about Tian Hu, but it is a pity that Tian Hu has been doing things against him in the past two years. Already disappointed. Now it seems that Liangshan is far ahead of Tianhu, and he may not be able to achieve some imperial achievements in the future."

Wu Dong was very surprised, he didn't expect Zhu Wu to have such an ambition.In the original Water Margin, Zhu Wu was just a counselor, and he couldn't even be ranked in Tiangang Star. Song Jiang had Wu Yong, and he didn't pay much attention to Zhu Wu.So Zhu Wu was depressed all the time, and after Lu Junyi went up the mountain, Zhu Wu became Lu Junyi's military advisor.

His ambition is so great that he wants to assist one person to achieve the emperor's career.

Wu Dong was still contemplating, and after a while, Wu Dong said: "Mr. Zhu, I have another question to ask. If we really occupy Tian Hu's territory, but by then, it will be far away from Liangshanbo and Goryeo. Bad governance?"

Long ago, when he killed Prince Tian Hu, Wu Dong had thoughts on Tian Hu's territory, but if he really wants to conquer a place, there are too many and complicated things to consider, and it is impossible to act rashly. Everything is well thought out.If you don't think well, I would rather not have that place.

The distance between the three places is also a big problem.

Zhu Wudao: "It's really not easy to govern. You need to have the ability to govern the world to truly integrate the advantages of the three places. But generally speaking, the advantages of capturing Tianhu's land still far outweigh the disadvantages. Please also invite the big leader Think twice."

Wu Dong pondered for a long time, and finally made up his mind to win Tian Hu's territory.The current population of Liangshanbo is indeed too small, which is greatly detrimental to future development.If people are trafficked from Jiangnan, there shouldn't be many problems, but the speed is too slow, at most hundreds of thousands a year, and it is difficult to exceed one million.And occupying Tianhu's territory, there will be a population of 600 million directly. At that time, it can provide unlimited food and soldiers, which can all be used for war, and conquer Goryeo in one fell swoop.

At this time, Wu Dong burst out laughing, looked at Zhu Wu, and said, "I just realized today that the military division of Shenji really deserves its reputation, thank you for your guidance. I got Mr. Zhu, just like Han Gaozu got Zhang Liang back then."

Wu Dong really felt this way, Zhu Wu was really extraordinary, which surprised him.The two are also military advisers, but Zhu Wu is much stronger than Wu Yong.Wu Yong is a little resourceful, Zhu Wu is a great wisdom, the difference between the two is incomparable.

When I came to Huashan this time, I thought that the biggest gain was to get a group of water experts such as Li Jun and Zhang Heng, which could be used to replenish Liangshan's navy.Now it seems that the biggest harvest turned out to be Zhu Wu!Getting Zhu Wu is better than getting tens of thousands of troops

Zhu Wu couldn't help laughing, and said: "If the chairman of the committee is willing to be Liu Bang, Zhu Wu will naturally be willing to be Zhang Liang to assist the chairman."

He did his part, without the slightest courtesy.He was also quite confident in his heart, and actually compared himself with Zhang Liang.

Wu Dong nodded with a smile, and said, "In this case, then you and I will cooperate and do something great."

Both of them were very happy in their hearts, Wu Dong was lucky to have a counselor like Zhu Wu, and Zhu Wu was lucky to have met such a good leader as Wu Dong.When Wu Song was in Huashan some time ago, Zhu Wu often asked Wu Song about the Liangshan system, and he admired Wu Dong who created the Liangshan system.When they went down the mountain, seeing how powerful Liangshan's army was, they no longer had the slightest doubt about Wu Dong's talent.He has already determined that Wu Dong is a good leader, so he made up his mind to join Liangshan before.

"Boss, we have to leave this place quickly. I'm afraid the imperial army will arrive soon?" Zhu Wu said.

"That's right... But we can't go the old way when we go back... Let's cross the river from Hukou and conquer Tian Hu's lair in one fell swoop!" Wu Dong said.