The Song Dynasty on the Sand Table

Chapter 103 Stage Problems
The rebels were having fun, and Yue Wenxuan was having fun too.

The command ability has greatly increased!

This time they conquered several villages and captured more than 400 prisoners.

Yue Wenxuan unfolded the map of Jimo County and saw that basically half of Jimo County was controlled by the rebel army.

Now the rebel army and the government have divided Jimo County into two.

The government mainly controlled the area west of Jimo County, while the rebel army controlled the area east of Jimo County.

The county town is stuck right in the middle, like a dividing line.

Madam Gong Er walked up to Wu Jialiang and said with a smile, "County Lieutenant Wu, these villages have surrendered to the thieves. Are you going to die of anger?"

Wu Jialiang had a strange expression, but he didn't look angry at all. Instead, he sighed, "There's a world of difference between obeying you and obeying another thief. I really don't have any reason to be angry."

Madam Gong Er smiled.

Wu Jialiang continued, "I joined your army this time and fought in one battle. I know for sure that if you're determined to attack the county, my archers won't be able to stop you. For example, take this bird gun... If you hit me with one in the middle of a fight, I'll have a huge hole in my stomach and die like that little leader."

After saying that, he turned his eyes to behind him. Luo Tuimao and another old subordinate were carrying the little leader on a stretcher, walking as steadily as possible.

Wu Jialiang glanced at the little leader's abdomen and sighed.

Madam Gong Er: "Don't worry, I won't attack the county town, nor will I attack any village."

Wu Jialiang: "Don't want to disturb the people?"

"Yes!" Madam Gong Er said, "What I want to do is resist the Jin, not massacre my own people."

Wu Jialiang clasped his fists and sighed, "But you're still a thief, and your resistance to the Jin is unjustifiable. Look at Ma, although she's grateful for your kindness, she won't join your forces like the common villagers. You can win over many ordinary people, but you can't win over truly capable people. You can hold your own against small-scale attacks, but once the situation gets bigger, without capable people, you'll accomplish nothing."

What Wu Jialiang said was actually very clear.

No matter how powerful the rebel army is, it can only accept illiterate people.

Anyone who has read a few days of books would be less willing to follow a thief.

Almost all rebels will encounter this problem.

Except for Wu Yong, all the other members of Song Jiang's uprising army were illiterate.

There were a group of illiterate people in Fang La’s rebel army.

Several hundred years later, during the peasant uprising at the end of the Ming Dynasty, in the early days of Li Zicheng's uprising, all his subordinates were illiterate. When the educated people saw the rebel army coming, they would only run away and were unwilling to join.

Illiterate people act based on a sense of righteousness and lack an organizational program.

Madam Gong Er's face was serious, and she didn't know how to answer this question.

At this moment, Qi Jiguang next to him suddenly spoke up: "It's just a matter of stage."

Wu Yong: "Oh? Stage problem?"

Qi Jiguang was now possessed by Yue Wenxuan: "In the first stage, we are still bandits, and no scholars have come to surrender. This is within my expectations, but at this time the rebel army is small, even without the help of a few scholars, we can barely hold on."

"The second stage, hehehe..." Yue Wenxuan said: "Establishing a political power."

When these four words came out, Wu Jialiang was shocked: "You want to establish a country?"

Not only was he surprised, even Madam Gong Er was surprised: "Huh? Are we going to establish a country?"

Wu Jialiang was stunned by her question. He turned to look at her, thinking: Madam Gong Er hadn't even thought about this, and instead asked her subordinates to remind her? Sure enough, I had a feeling something was wrong. The mastermind behind this rebel army was someone else, not this sixteen-year-old girl at all.

Yue Wenxuan: "The scholars are unwilling to surrender because their words cannot flow if their name is not right. But if the rebel army establishes a country, or even holds an imperial examination, the scholars will be willing to surrender." Wu Jialiang wiped his sweat and said: "General Qi, this is no joke."

Yue Wenxuan: "Why are you joking? Has Mr. Jialiang never thought about storming into Tokyo and seizing the throne?"

Wu Jialiang suddenly broke out in a sweat and thought to himself: The phrase "rush into Tokyo and seize the throne of the emperor" sounds so familiar. Isn't this what my brother Black Whirlwind Li Kui often says?

This person deliberately changed his usual tone of voice. The sentence he just said was obviously imitating the tone of Black Whirlwind. Could it be that he has met the Li Kui brothers?
Wu Jialiang slapped his face and woke up: "General Qi, don't laugh. I am an official appointed by the court, not a traitor like you. I have never thought of seizing the throne."

Yue Wenxuan smiled: "Okay, let's just pretend that Mr. Jialiang has never thought about it. This is what I think anyway!"

Wu Jialiang: "It's easy to say, but how easy is it to do it?"

Yes! Black Whirlwind Li Kui talks about seizing the throne every day, but can he actually do it? No! The court is filled with countless talented individuals, but Zhang Shuye alone could have Song Jiang and his gang hung up and whipped, leaving them powerless to fight back.

Not to mention that there are tough guys like Zong Ze in the imperial court!

Wu Jialiang didn't even dare to dream of defeating Zhang Shuye, and Zong Ze was even more of an unattainable peak.

Yue Wenxuan smiled but said nothing, and didn't say anything else.

In fact, his second-stage strategic goal was not to attack Tokyo, but to split off from the Jiaole Peninsula, defend it first, manage internal affairs well, and establish a small local government, just like Li Zicheng established the Dashun regime.

No matter whether your name is right or not, or your words are reasonable or not, as long as you have established a country, there will be scholars willing to come and rely on you.

Before Li Zicheng established the Dashun regime, he was a bandit, hated by everyone. But after he established the Dashun regime, scholars came to serve as officials, and some Ming Dynasty officials surrendered.

This is the benefit of establishing a regime!

Of course, the disadvantages of establishing a country are greater than the advantages, which is that it attracts people to criticize it.

Once a country is established, there will be no room for accepting amnesty. The Song Dynasty court will fight to the death, and the Jin Dynasty will also fight with all its strength.

If you can't hold on, you're doomed.

But if you find the right time and can hold on, it would be a waste not to build it.

The Jiaodong Peninsula has a unique advantage, which is that it is located between the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty. In a few years, a pseudo-Qi State will be established next to it. In such a complicated situation, it is possible to find the right time to build a small country on the peninsula. As long as there is enough strength to defend the front line of Laizhou City, Jiaoshui City, and Jimo City, it is entirely possible to establish a country.

Yue Wenxuan only kept these ideas in his mind and didn't need to tell anyone about them. He just started by letting Wu Jialiang know a little on purpose, laying the groundwork for "luring him to join" in the future.

At this time, it was time for Wu Jialiang to go back.

He clasped his fists towards Madam Gong Er and said, "Lord Gong, now that the Laiyang bandits have been pacified, it's time for me, the county lieutenant, to return to the city and continue my duties as an official."

Madam Gong Er: "Having an official like Wu County Magistrate is a blessing for the people of Jimo."

Wu Jialiang sighed softly and took the bird gun from his back...

Yue Wenxuan lent him this bird gun for "experience". Now that he is leaving, of course he has to return the bird gun to the rebel army.

But when it comes time to hand it over, I feel quite reluctant.

But he also knew that this thing was useless in his hands. He didn't know how to make the kind of gunpowder that could explode with a "bang", so this bird gun would be useless and would be just a decoration.

Wu Jialiang handed the bird gun to Yue Wenxuan with both hands: "The mountains remain unchanged, the water flows forever, we will meet again in the future."

Yue Wenxuan deliberately said in a sarcastic tone, "County Magistrate Wu is quite good at using underworld jargon. Before you became an official, you weren't a true outlaw, were you?"

Wu Jialiang was startled and quickly shut up, turned around and rode away.

(End of this chapter)