When Fan Rui was paying tribute to Goryeo, Wang Li and his men also set foot on Pi Island, the place where General Mao had sacrificed his life and shed his blood in his previous life.

Pi Island is located at the mouth of the Yalu River, between the Liao Kingdom, Goryeo, and Dengzhou of the Song Dynasty. (According to the History of Ming Dynasty, Pi Island is also called Dongjiang, facing the Denglai Sea, 80 miles long, without vegetation, and full of snakes and tigers. The north bank is 80 miles away from the border of the Later Jin Dynasty, and the northeastern sea is Korea. "The soldiers on the island were originally from Hedong. Since the loss of Hedong in the first year of Tianqi, many people have fled to the island. Wenlong recruited the people as soldiers, distributed sentry boats, and connected to Dengzhou as a cornering strategy.")

In other words, this place is deserted and full of snakes and insects, so it is not suitable for living.

Wang Li and his group walked around but didn't see any tigers or snakes. Perhaps the tigers didn't exist and the snakes were probably hibernating. Ruan Xiaowu said, "Brother, this place won't work. Even birds don't poop!"

Wang Li smiled and said, "The place where we travel has already been taken care of. We are not farming here, so it's fine!"

This place is perfect for a shit stirrer to live in. The bad thing is that even firewood needs to be robbed, otherwise you can only eat insects.

Wang Li and his team stayed here for two days, and only got up and boarded the ship when they heard Xiaobai's cry. Everyone knew that Fan Rui and his team had set off!

But Wang Li and his men could only follow them from a distance and watch them through binoculars. They docked at Dengzhou and were picked up by government officials. There were also post stations specially set up by the government along the way, so Wang Li was not worried.

At night, Xiaobai quietly flew to Fan Rui's boat and brought back a secret letter.

Wang Li laughed out loud after reading it, knowing that he had succeeded. The Goryeo monarch sent thousands of naval forces to escort them, and gained hundreds of thousands of strings of money, a hundred beauties, and books.

Others could land in Dengzhou, but Wang Li and his men didn't dare to. They could only take a detour to the Huai River to enter the Song Dynasty, and they had to avoid the government troops along the way.

A few days later, Wang Li and his men returned to Liangshan safely. It was not easy to sail in the north at that time, and there was floating ice everywhere when they arrived at Liangshan Water. Fortunately, the Liangshan navy was highly skilled, and it was at their doorstep, so they were eager to return home and managed to reach the shore safely.

Zheng Yu'e, Li Zhu, Wang Lun and others were waiting to greet him on the shore. As soon as Wang Li reached the shore, Zheng Yu'e came up and hugged him without caring about her image.

She was talking incoherently, and Wang Li patted her on the back and said, "Okay, there are so many brothers watching us!"

Zheng Yu'e blushed, let go of Wang Li and muttered, "What are you afraid of? We are all family!"

Wang Li didn't know what to say, so he went over to exchange greetings with Li Zhu and others. After meeting each leader one by one, he returned to the conference room.

Wang Li introduced the situation on Jeju Island and Dongjiang Island to Li Zhu and others, and expressed his own ideas of stirring up trouble.

Li Zhu said: "Brother, according to our behavior on Jeju Island, this seems to be feasible. But we still lack a master on Jeju Island. It is better to be safe than sorry. After all, those two countries also have masters!"

Wang Li said, "Brother, how about we invite a Taoist to build a Taoist temple?"

Li Zhu and Wang Li were thinking with frowns on their brows.

At this time, Zheng Yu'e said beside her: "My master said that he wants to settle in the Halla Mountain you mentioned!"

Li Zhu was surprised and asked, "Really? When did you meet her?"

Zheng Yu'e said: "Master met me on the first night at Mr. Chai's house.

Wang Li asked stupidly, "Excuse me, who is my wife's master?"

"Master didn't allow me to tell you, so just don't worry!"

After Wang Li's questioning, he learned that her mysterious master was actually Mu Guiying's master, and Wang Li felt more relieved. Naturally, he stopped asking more questions. With her in charge, his father-in-law could be at ease to be his troublemaker.

Wang Li turned to Li Zhu and said, "Brother, what did Master Chai say?"

Li Zhu only said: "Master Chai gave me 20 horses, all of which are the best horses in his collection. They are really good horses!"

Wang Li nodded. This was expected. The dandy boy just wanted to spend some money to disgust the Zhao family. The more trouble Wang Li and his men made, the happier he was!

Then Wang Li said to Wang Lun, "We will be able to sail in a few days. By then, Brother Ruan and his men will have sent the people from Taihu Lake to Jeju Island. It's time for us to prepare the people here! Let's get them all there so they can catch up with the planting!"

"Okay! Don't worry, I'll leave this to you, big brother!" Wang Lun promised, patting his chest.

Li Zhu stroked his beard and said, "Now that we have the people, we still need a county magistrate. Who is suitable?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Wang Lun. Wang Lun raised his head and said, "I can't do it. I was a scholar before I became a bandit. Don't look at me!"

Wang Li laughed and said, "Brother, none of us are even scholars, except you."

Wang Lun jumped up and said, "Look for Military Advisor Xu, he is the top scholar in both civil and military affairs!"

Without even raising his eyes, Xu Guanzhong said, "Our village chief likes to run around everywhere, so I have to stay behind to look after the house!"

Obviously he had no interest in being an official, otherwise he would not have become a hermit.

Wang Lun was speechless when he heard him say that. He was not suitable for guarding the house. His stingy personality made him suitable for being an official. However, Wang Lun was not stingy with Liangshan now, but only with himself.

Finally, he had no choice but to accept the position of county magistrate. He felt a little melancholy now. He would have been very happy if the Song court had given him the position of county magistrate. Why did he feel less excited and more stressed when he was a county magistrate now?

Li Zhu went over and patted Wang Lun on the shoulder and said, "Da Lang, remember, don't be a corrupt official, otherwise you will lose your brotherhood!"

"Don't worry, Taoist priest!"

Wang Li was not worried about this. Wang Lun had seen a lot of money coming in and out when he was in charge of money and grain, so he didn't seem to be reluctant to leave.

Wang Li thought of Shi Wengong's current position and asked for his opinion. After discussion, they decided to let Shi Wengong form the 3rd Cavalry Infantry Division and merge it with the Guard Battalion.

Shi Wengong was appointed as the division commander, and the deputy division commander was "Dragon Slayer" Sun An.

Jin Jie was the battalion commander of the scout battalion, and Yunli King Kong Song Wan was the battalion commander of his guard battalion.

Su Ding is appointed as the head of the 7th Regiment, and Jin Jie is the deputy head concurrently. Other positions are temporarily vacant.

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The next day, the people's living area on Liangshan was bustling with activity. It turned out that the notice posted on the notice board in the morning had attracted great attention from all the people.

The notice said that Liangshan had found a precious land overseas and needed everyone to open up wasteland and cultivate the land. Each person could be allocated five mu of land, and each household could be allocated a cow or a donkey. Farm tools were provided free of charge. No public grain was required for the first three years, and 10% of the public grain was required after three years. This news was like a heavy bomb, causing an uproar in Liangshan.

People gathered in front of the notice board and discussed it. Some people were excited about how to open up wasteland and plant crops, while others were worried about the long journey and the inconvenience of life. Those who could read began to interpret the content of the notice word by word, while those who could not read gathered together to guess the meaning of the notice.

"I heard that the land over there is made up of bird droppings and soil accumulated over the years. The soil is all black and so fertile that it's oily. How many kilograms of grain can be grown there!" a young man said excitedly.

Another person said, "Well, my Erlang said that the grass is growing tall everywhere, and the barbarians don't know how to farm, so they are ruining the good land! It would be better if we farmers go there."

"Yes, and each person can get five acres of land and a cow or a donkey. We must farm well and live a stable life. The foreigners who destroyed the land deserve to be exterminated." Another middle-aged man echoed.

"But how can we get there when the journey is so long? And we are not familiar with the environment over there. What if there is any danger?" A worried old man asked.

"Don't worry, the village chief will arrange everything. We just need to pack our bags and wait to set off." A confident middle-aged man comforted.

In the next few days, the people on Liangshan Mountain started to get busy. They started to pack their bags and prepare to set off. Some people went to ask for seeds and other things, and some people went to prepare food and water. Everyone was full of expectations and excitement, hoping to create a better life of their own on the new land.

As for the 10% public grain, they had forgotten about it long ago. What difference does it make from their own? In this day and age, everyone had to pay the imperial grain. Everyone was used to it.

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