Chapter 393 What is Liangshan's intention to stay behind?
In fact, Mr. Chai Daguan really got it right...
Wang Qing made his fortune in Huaixi even earlier than Liangshan. Now he controls eight military states and eighty-six counties, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and claims to be the founding king of Chu.
The imperial court had long wanted to encircle and suppress them, but the local soldiers were unable to use them, and the Bianliang Forbidden Army was also acting like a bear. The consecutive defeats allowed Wang Qing's troops to show their prestige and confidence.
Among the official army, the only one who can fight is the Western Army. Now that the imperial court is focused on regaining the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, the Western Army is the main player and cannot be wasted by randomly transferring to Huaixi.
The current campaign to secure Liangshan is to pit thieves against thieves...
Of course, the work of Cai Jing and other treacherous ministers was indispensable, and Gao Qiu also silently participated. Anyway, this was a conspiracy. Unless Liangshan rebelled, he had to obey orders honestly.
In fact, some courtiers suggested targeting Hedong Tian Hu first, but their voices were too low to be mainstream.
Taiwei Su came to Liangshan in accordance with the orders of the current officials and the court, and directly announced the order of the court: to recruit the Liangshan army to conquer the rebellious Wang Qing!
Song Jiang received the order and stated at the banquet that he would lead the army as quickly as possible.
Taiwei Su said not to go to Huaixi first, but to let the leaders of Liangshan go to Tokyo. Now the officials want to see them and encourage them personally.
Song Jiang was so excited that after sending Captain Su off after he had eaten and drank well, he immediately summoned all the leaders of Liangshan to tell him the great news.
The leaders of the front camp were all excited. Even Qingzhou commanders like Thunderbolt Fire Qin Ming had never seen Tianyan before.
However, the reaction of the leader of the rear camp was quite dull.
This made Song Jiang unhappy, and he said angrily: "Isn't Mr. Chai unhappy?"
"What are you happy about?"
Chai Daguan said with a smile: "If I want to see it, I can see the portrait of Emperor Sejong, the first hero of the Five Dynasties and the ancestor of the Chai family, every day. Can today's officials compare with it?"
startled……
Song Jiang was so embarrassed that he had forgotten Chai Daguan's origin for a moment.
"This time the Liangshan army conquers Wang Qing, the rear camp will not follow!"
Official Chai did not intend to stop talking, and said leisurely: "Speaking of which, Huaixi is located in the hinterland of the Song Dynasty and is not far from us. The government will definitely not be short of logistics supplies, whether there are brothers in the rear camp or not!"
"How can it be the same?"
Song Jiang was anxious and said dissatisfiedly: "If there are no brothers in the rear camp to transport food, grass and weapons, the soldiers in the front camp will not be at ease!"
Chai Daguan was obedient and said with a chuckle: "Then the leaders of the rear battalion will set out in batches with the transport team and follow the maneuvers of the officers and soldiers of the front army!"
"I think it would be better for the whole Liangshan to act together!"
Song Jiang said: "We brothers can do amazing things if we work together!"
"Does the big leader intend to completely give up the Liangshan foundation?"
Official Chai's eyes were sharp and he said directly: "Isn't this good? From now on, we will have to rely on the government for everything. If the government uses tricks, we will be in danger!"
"How can it be?"
Song Jiang disapproved and said: "As long as we perform well, the current official family will naturally not cause our brothers to suffer!"
"No matter how good we perform, can we still compare to Di Qing?"
Chai Daguan sneered: "Even a being like Di Qing died in depression. Seeing that our performance is not suitable!"
After all, Song Jiang's face could not hold on, and he said dissatisfiedly: "What do you mean by this high official? Do you want to prevent the brothers from getting rich?"
"If you want to be prosperous, just ask, and I'm not stopping you!"
Chai Daguan refused to give in and said directly: "I don't understand. What does the big leader want to do? Is he bringing the brothers together to make a big splash?"
Before Song Jiang could speak, he continued: "What role can brothers Meng Kang, Hou Jian, and Shi En play in fighting with the army?"
Having said this, he took the initiative to raise his hands to the named leaders and said: "Don't misunderstand the named brothers. A certain family has no ill intentions. It just feels that these brothers are not suitable to fight with the army. On the contrary, they will be more useful if they stay behind!"
Not to mention Song Jiang's expression, the leaders who were named were quite embarrassed, but in their hearts they quite agreed with the high official's words.
Chai Daguan continued: "Brother Meng Kang is responsible for the ship construction in Liangshan. Recently, the village needs more and more ships, and there is no way to get away!"
"Brother Hou Jian is very good at sewing. He also plans to open a tailor shop in the towns around Shuibo. Brother Hou Jian is a well-deserved master tailor!"
"Brother Shi En is a flexible and versatile person who can be responsible for handling the external affairs of various shops in the back camp. This way he can maximize his abilities!"
Having said this, he smiled and said leisurely: "For example, brother Huangfu Duan, how can staying in the army be more effective than staying in the rear camp?"
"Even Divine Doctor An cannot take risks easily. If a leader is sick and injured, it is better to have the precious medicine prepared by Divine Doctor An to kill him and then send him back to Liangshan for treatment as soon as possible than to put him under the nose of any official!"
Speaking of this, Chai Daguan's eyes were sharp and he sneered: "No matter who it is, if you want to send Dr. An to go to war with the army, I will be the first to refuse!"
These words touched the hearts of some leaders and immediately attracted a chorus of agreement.
Seeing this, Song Jiang knew that it was impossible to take away all the people from Liangshan, so he had to give way: "When someone is out on an expedition, the foundation of Liangshan will be entrusted to the high officials!"
"Don't worry, I won't disappoint you brothers!"
Chai Daguan said leisurely: "If any brother is tired of fighting, he can return to Liangshan in time to repair. Don't hold on forcefully, it is not good for your body and mind!"
In short, this time the Zhongyi Hall meeting was disturbed by Chai Daguan's people, and it seemed that the meeting ended on bad terms.
Of course, Song Jiang was the only one who had this idea. Even Wu Yong didn't say anything and obviously agreed very much with Chai Daguanren's proposal.
In fact, as long as you have a sharp mind, you can basically detect that many leaders in Liangshan are not very willing to obey the court's orders, but they just don't have Song Jiang's face and authority.
Otherwise, how could Black Tornado Li Kui, Song Jiang's number one confidant, not react at all when Chai Daguan was looking for trouble?
This guy is so reckless that he won't give anyone's face except Song Jiang.
But after Chai Daguanren rambled for a while, this guy didn't even fart, obviously he agreed with Chai Daguanren's statement.
In fact, in the original work, Li Kui also explicitly stated that he wanted to return to Liangshan many times, but was always blocked by Song Jiang, and finally died from a glass of poisonous wine.
Of course, when Chai Daguan made such a fuss, the leaders of the rear camp basically did not take any action.
That is to say, when Song Jiang was jubilant and rushed to Bianliang with a group of leaders of the front camp to face the Holy Spirit, the leaders of the rear camp began to take control of the entire Liangshan River.
At this time, Chai Daguanren became the general manager of Liangshan. With Song Jiang's temper, he would never come back.
Chai Daguan was not polite and directly moved the office location to Zhongyi Hall, and then launched the long-prepared transformation movement.
In the past, there were Song Jiang and Yi Qianqian camp leaders, so Chai Daguan took some care and didn't go too far.
The most exciting thing to play is just a small fight to divide the land between rich people.
The purpose is actually very simple. In addition to testing the bottom line of the government and the court, it is to cultivate talents in this field.
In other words, the Liangshan heroes were basically those who had committed crimes. They didn’t have much idea about the laws of the Song Dynasty, and they had no scruples at all when they played anti-traditional tricks.
In the past, it was only a superficial taste. After the Chai Daguan people completely controlled the management of Liangshan, they would naturally go deeper and bury the foundation of Liangshan deeply into the villages and towns near Shuibo.
Liangshanshuibo is a good place. It is the hub of water transportation. There are many ships coming and going every day. This is also a place where we can make a big fuss.
In addition, without the constraints of Song Jiang and the front camp, the business of the back camp under the management of Chai Daguan can also be completely liberalized.
When the imperial court recruited Liangshan, there was no reward for any official position, let alone the ideal of Chai Daguan to be the leader of a state.
But that doesn't matter. Liangshan, who no longer has the reputation of being a bandit, can rely on his business network and alliances with villages and towns to indirectly control the situation in the three states around Shuibo.
In the Song Dynasty, there were countless clubs of all kinds. Whether they were formal or informal, the government tacitly approved their existence.
Liangshan can rely on its huge business network and the form of rural mutual aid cooperatives to bring all the areas around Shuibo under its control, except for county towns and prefecture towns.
At this time, the current situation in the three states around Shuibo is that the government decree does not leave the city.
Right now, what Liangshan needs to do is to clean up all the powerful landowners who serve as the backbone of the villages and towns in the three states around Shuibo.
Needless to say, the local tyrants and evil gentry have been purged before. As for those landowners who are not bad at evil and even have a good reputation, then use money to redeem the land in their hands.
Or use commercial channels and commercial networks to exchange. If you don't give face, Liangshan has many tricks.
So, when Song Jiang and the leaders of the front camp happily arrived in Bianliang, preparing to be personally received by the current officials, the people of the rear camp who stayed in Liangshan began to mobilize on a large scale.
The villages and towns in the three states around Shuibo, which had originally calmed down, have fallen into a new round of power reshuffle.
Today either a certain landowner's house has guests from Liangshan coming to visit, or tomorrow someone's house is meeting with guests from Liangshan. What's even more exaggerated is that every time they come to the house, there are dozens of elites, wearing hundreds of kilograms of walking armor but walking as fast as flying.
accompanied by heavy infantry.
It's just a group of rural-level landlords. Du Baozheng like Chao Gai is already considered a top-notch existence. How can he withstand the fright of such momentum?
Fortunately, Liangshan has no intention of taking advantage of others, and has given them several options. Those who want money, shops, and commercial channels can even be given some of Liangshan's technology in exchange for the land in their hands.
Soon, large tracts of land in the boundaries of the three states around Shuibo fell into the hands of Liangshan, or Chai Daguan people.
Such a situation naturally attracted the attention of the three state governments. Zhang Shuye, the governor of Jezhou, was a capable person and rushed to the main village of Liangshan as soon as he got the news.
After meeting Chai Daguan, Zhang Taishou was not polite at all and asked directly: "Liangshan has been taking many actions recently. The surrounding squires have been harassed and miserable. What do you want to do?"