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Qin Ming asked in surprise.
"According to the requirements of Liangshan, those who help transport money and grain must have horse-drawn carts, donkey carts, or at least pushcarts or wheelbarrows,"
Sun An explained,
"But with a large number of people, it's inevitable that some hooligans will try to take advantage of the chaos."
"So that young lady from the Liu family came up with an idea,"
"Let the people report these scoundrels themselves,"
"For every person reported to Liangshan, a reward of twenty copper coins will be given."
"This morning alone, we've already caught thirty or forty scoundrels who were trying to swindle money and grain."
"These scoundrels, they don't do their jobs properly, they just think about taking advantage of others."
Qin Ming spat fiercely.
Then he asked,
"So what are we going to do if we catch these hooligans?"
"They want to earn this money and grain, so naturally we at Liangshan will grant their wish."
Sun An laughed,
"Since we were transporting grain, we definitely needed laborers to help out everywhere."
"These dirty and tiring jobs are not suitable for ordinary people to do, so it's best to give them all the work!"
"That's a good idea, and it'll teach these scoundrels a lesson."
Thunderbolt laughed loudly.
"They actually dared to cheat Liangshan out of money and supplies. We should make them work for nothing."
“These scoundrels didn’t work for nothing,”
Sun An said helplessly,
"The chieftain gave the order; it was these hooligans."
"As long as they really put in the work, they should be paid in full in the end."
"Sigh, the chieftain is too kind-hearted. There's no need to be polite to these scoundrels."
Qin Ming looked completely puzzled.
Sun An accepted Zhao Yuan's decision.
There were also some doubts.
However, he still explained,
"The village chief said this is called labor reform."
"These scoundrels are more likely to work harder when they see that they can get paid for their work."
......
At the entrance of the Yizhou Prefectural Government Office,
The people eagerly signed up, creating a lively and enthusiastic atmosphere.
This government office is located deep within a residential compound.
But it was peaceful.
At this moment, in the backyard,
Liu Huiniang looked at Zhao Yuan with delight.
"Brother, have you really given all 50,000 shi of grain and 50,000 guan of cash to Ape Arm Village?"
"You silly girl, when have I ever lied to you!"
Zhao Yuan chuckled and patted the girl's head.
"Isn't this a bit too much?"
The girl who had just been overjoyed,
Suddenly, he started to calculate things more carefully again.
"The entire Yuanbi Village has fewer than a thousand people, and they can only consume three to four thousand shi of grain a year,"
"This 50,000 shi of grain is enough to feed the entire village for ten years!"
"How about we reduce it even further? If we transport this money and grain to Liangshan, we can help even more people..."
Chapter 566 The Difficult Decision of Sorghum
"Yuanbi Village currently has less than a thousand people, but that won't always be the case,"
Zhao Yuan looked at Liu Huiniang meaningfully.
"Your father must be looking to recruit soldiers to deal with Liangshan, right?"
"Brother, how...how did you know?"
Liu Huiniang's face was a little pale.
Then he said cautiously,
"Brother, my father was just having a moment of despair, I..."
No wonder the female strategist was somewhat worried.
In fact,
After the Liu family and Chen Xizhen and his daughter joined the outlaws at Yuanbi Village,
Although Liu Guang at the beginning,
He was extremely unwilling to become a commoner.
But in the end...
Forced to admit his identity as a bandit,
The former defense commissioner immediately set his sights on a new goal.
He considered himself still a loyal subject of the court.
Even now, having become an outlaw,
It was out of necessity.
Therefore, they wanted to wipe out the bandits in various parts of Shandong.
They came to prove their innocence to the imperial court.
In order to achieve this goal,
With only a mere thousand men from Ape Arm Stronghold,
Obviously, that's impossible.
When Liu Huiniang was in the village before,
Liu Guang repeatedly suggested expanding the manpower of the mountain stronghold.
However, the village has always lacked sufficient funds and provisions.
That's why we had no choice but to give up.
"Okay, I didn't say anything,"
Zhao Yuan chuckled and patted the girl's head.
"Besides, I still have you,"
"So even if your father wants to get back at me, I'm not afraid..."
"Brother,"
With red eyes, Liu Huiniang threw herself into Zhao Yuan's arms.
"I will definitely find a way to persuade my father not to clash with Liangshan."
"Don't worry, I've always believed in you,"
Zhao Yuan comforted Liu Huiniang.
But his heart was set on the matter of Yuanbi Village.
Although this time it was in Yizhou Prefecture,
Meeting with Liu Huiniang and Chen Liqing,
But now that the Liu family has already settled in Yuanbi Village...
Therefore, Liu Huiniang obviously cannot return to Liangshan Marsh for the time being.
The reason why Zhao Yuan was willing to generously share a portion of the money and grain with Yuanbi Village was...
Besides the reason of the female strategist,
It is also to let Shandong,
Aside from the useless government troops...
It could create another force.
The reason he did this was
Actually, it was also for the development of Liangshan.
Although Liangshan is now the dominant force in Shandong...
But precisely because of this,
This, on the contrary, made Liangshan seem too conspicuous.
It would be possible to have one more Yuanbi Village.
Helping to share the burden of Liangshan Marsh
That would be excellent.
Furthermore, this adds another faction that is close to the imperial court.
It could also bring together those forces in various parts of Shandong who still harbored resentment towards the government.
When Liangshan deals with them in the future,
It can also be much simpler.
As for whether Yuanbi Village will oppose Liangshan in the future...
Zhao Yuan was not worried.
first,
A small village called Yuanbi Village
He didn't take it seriously.
Secondly,
With Liu Huiniang and Chen Liqing present,
Zhao Yuan didn't think that Yuanbi Village would really cause any damage to Liangshan.
After all, girls are more outgoing.
These two girls, one scholarly and one martial,
With them in control of Yuanbi Village,
Liangshan naturally had nothing to worry about.
...
After calming Liu Huiniang down,