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Zhao Yuan shook his head.
"Huang Xin is Qin Ming's disciple. If he finds out that Qin Ming's family was almost killed, I'm afraid..."
He didn't finish his sentence,
But everyone else understood what he meant.
Even if Hua Rong had gotten along well with Huang Xin and Qin Ming before,
But last night,
Song Jiang devised a wicked plan to murder Qin Ming's family.
That's enough to erase all those feelings!
Seeing that Hua Rong's face had turned deathly pale, Song Jiang...
I was just about to say something to make amends,
Unexpectedly, Zhao Yuan, who was standing nearby, suddenly spoke up.
"Don't worry, Magistrate Hua, Liangshan will rescue your wife and sister!"
"...Chief Zhao!"
Hua Rong looked at Zhao Yuan with surprise and delight.
He then abruptly stood up and knelt down on the ground.
"If the chieftain can rescue my family, I, Hua Rong, will repay this great kindness in my next life!"
"Chief Hua is too kind,"
Zhao Yuan quickly helped him up.
I couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
I will repay you in the next life...
Doesn't that mean I'm destined to follow Song Jiang for the rest of my life?
......
With the guarantee of the leader of Liangshan,
Hua Rong then felt at ease following Song Jiang.
They went down the mountain together to Yunzhou.
Go and fetch Song Jiang's father and brothers.
On Qingfeng Mountain
The group then began to discuss how to capture Qingfeng Village.
Zhao Yuan had previously promised Hua Rong to save his wife and sister.
It wasn't just to show favor to Hua Rong.
This Qingfeng Village, for Liangshan,
We'll take it down sooner or later.
this time,
Chao Gai lost Erlong Mountain.
Although now they have settled in Qingfeng Mountain.
But Erlong Mountain and Peach Blossom Mountain shouldn't be wasted.
Zhao Yuan has made a decision.
After returning to the mountain, he sent people to occupy these two places.
The reason for doing this is
Firstly, if we leave them unattended...
These two hilltops will be occupied by other bandits sooner or later.
That would naturally be another calamity for the local people.
Secondly, the population on Liangshan Mountain is gradually increasing.
Every day, impoverished people come up the mountain seeking refuge.
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These people could mostly only be classified as households.
Naturally, the land should be allocated according to the rules for households.
But if this continues, the fields on Liangshan...
Sooner or later there won't be enough to go around.
As for Qingzhou, due to Qin Ming and Huang Xin's several defeats,
The army is almost wiped out.
At this time, they occupied Erlong Mountain and Taohua Mountain.
They used this as a base to absorb the poor people in the vicinity.
Thirdly, Qingzhou is located by the sea, which is perfect for making salt.
Salt and sugar were the two most profitable commodities in Liangshan.
In the past, Liangshan used coarse salt to make refined salt.
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They were all purchased directly from salt dealers.
If a salt field were to be built in Qingzhou
The profits gained will naturally multiply!
To have these three benefits
Naturally, Qingfeng Village must be taken down first!
This Qingfeng Village was built in a strategic location in Qingzhou.
The Song court built a military camp here.
The purpose was to deter the villains of Qingzhou.
Now,
Although the military stronghold's deterrent power is not what it used to be.
But ultimately, it still had the advantage of being located in a good place.
If we don't take down Qingfeng Village,
Even if Liangshan later established a saltworks in Qingzhou,
I'm afraid they wouldn't dare to transport salt so easily!
Inside the main hall of Qingfeng Mountain,
Zhao Yuan explained his meaning.
The Liangshan group naturally began to devise ways to take over Qingfeng Village.
Chao Gai and the others, because of the kindness Zhao Yuan showed by gifting Qingfeng Mountain,
They also eagerly offered to help.
"Chief Zhao, Qingfeng Village was just defeated yesterday. Why don't we just storm their gates today!"
Liu Tang said casually,
"Those government troops were terrified yesterday. They'll be terrified when they see us attacking the stronghold. I'm willing to be the vanguard; we'll definitely take this stronghold in one fell swoop!"
Chapter 356 Wu Yong's Plan
"Brother Liu Tang is right,"
Chao Gai nodded in agreement.
"Chief Zhao is so generous, giving us Qingfeng Mountain to live in. We should repay his kindness!"
"Let us brothers attack Qingfeng Village."
Seeing that Chao Gai, Liu Tang, and others had successively volunteered for battle,
Zhao Yuan was quite satisfied.
This Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King is indeed not an ungrateful person.
Actually, regarding this Qingfeng Village...
Zhao Yuan really didn't want the men from Liangshan to join him.
He brought only cavalry with him to Qingzhou this time.
Although they are elite,
However, once the battle becomes a siege, the "250" will definitely suffer losses.
The training cost for cavalry is much higher than that for infantry.
Zhao Yuan naturally didn't want them to sacrifice themselves in vain.
Therefore, it would indeed be best for Qingfeng Mountain to fight this battle, but...
Zhao Yuan looked at what had just begun...
The wise strategist remained silent and pondered.
"I have long heard that Mr. Jia Liang is also known as the 'Strategist,' and is known for his many clever ideas. I wonder if he has any plans for Qingfeng Village?"
Wu Yong clearly hadn't expected Zhao Yuan to ask him for advice.
After pausing for a moment, he smiled and said,
"In fact, if Chief Zhao hadn't let Qin Ming go last night, we might have been able to take over Qingfeng Village without losing a single soldier or clan."
"Does Mr. Jialiang mean to recruit Qin Ming and then have him persuade Huang Xin, the one who controls the Three Mountains?"
Zhao Yuan shook his head and said,
“A true man has principles of what he should and shouldn’t do. Last night, Qin Ming was murdered and almost lost his family. How can I use this to persuade him to surrender?”
It's true that with a large number of people, various small groups will inevitably emerge.
But now, the leaders of Liangshan,
Ultimately, everyone went up the mountain voluntarily.
Zhao Yuan certainly didn't want to end up on Liangshan.
Just like in the original timeline,
Many of them were not forced by the government, but rather by the people of Liangshan.
Even if such a person goes up the mountain...
They certainly didn't have much loyalty or sense of belonging to Liangshan.
On the contrary, it will become the source of chaos!
Everyone in the hall wore expressions of agreement.
Only Wu Yong frowned, his expression revealing...
He showed a hint of disapproval.
However, given Liangshan's current power, he dared not offend them with his words and quickly continued speaking.
"Although we haven't managed to persuade Qin Ming to surrender yet, I believe that after learning about the events in Qingzhou last night, he must be concerned about the safety of his family."
Wu Yong waved his feather fan, looking as if he had everything under control.
"After descending Qingfeng Mountain, Qin Ming will definitely head straight for Qingzhou. If that's the case, then Qingfeng Village will naturally be unaware of the situation with Thunderbolt Fire."