Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

Although the atmosphere at the Liangshan banquet reached an unprecedented level after Ren Yuan ordered everyone to eat freely, the current situation at Liangshan was definitely not so clear for the leaders.

"Zhu Gui, you must open hotels around the stronghold as soon as possible, one in each of the four directions! Gather intelligence and receive guests. Zhu Fu, you are in charge of opening hotels and gathering intelligence in Jizhou City and Cangzhou City. Open hotels in these two cities as soon as possible, and be responsible for coordinating with Master Chai on the matter of 'Immortal's Drunkenness.' This matter is related to the stronghold's income, so you two must not be careless!"

"As you command, brother."

The first thing Ren Yuan did after returning to his seat was to quickly get Zhu Gui and Zhu Fu to open the shop.

Since the counterfeit side has said they will be responsible for everyone, they must keep their word. Otherwise, who will trust Xinyuan in the future?

Therefore, relying solely on existing savings is not enough; we also need to increase our income.

“Brother, even if hotels open around the stronghold, there won’t be much income for a while, since there will be fewer customers. Should we follow the rules of the bandits…”

Zhu Gui didn't finish his sentence. He knew his brother wasn't that kind of person, but these were extraordinary times. Since the bandit group couldn't cut costs, they should try to generate as much revenue as possible.

"Absolutely not! The use of sleeping pills and human flesh buns is strictly prohibited in Liangshan. If anyone dares to do such a thing, I will personally execute him."

Ren Yuan glared at him. He hated this kind of deadly business at the inn and didn't want such a thing to happen to his Liangshan.

"Understood. I'll give the order right away." Zhu Gui and Zhu Fu nodded repeatedly.

"Brother, what about going down the mountain to borrow grain?"

Yuan Lang was also somewhat curious, since the bandits in the Song Dynasty basically only had these few tricks up their sleeves.

"We can lend grain, but we won't lend grain to just anyone."

Ren Yuan did not object to this, but he had his own ideas.

"Brother, please tell me your plans."

Yuan Lang now listens to Ren Yuan and does whatever Ren Yuan tells him to do.

“Brother Du Qian, you’ve been on Liangshan the longest and know the way well. Recently, you’ve been working with Zhu Gui to open an inn. Then, arrange some clever brothers to act as spies and gather information around the marsh. If there are any wealthy families in the area who oppress the people, incur great public resentment, or are heartless and cruel, investigate them thoroughly and report back to us! We will then go down the mountain to act on behalf of Heaven and rid the people of these scourges!”

Ren Yuan thought for a moment and then said to Du Qian, after all, Du Qian had been in Liangshan the longest and was most familiar with the surrounding environment.

"Acting on behalf of Heaven! That's good! Brother, let's act on behalf of Heaven!"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Lang and the others immediately understood and beamed with joy.

Brother, you've thought this through perfectly. What's this talk of borrowing grain? We Liangshan people would never lay a hand on ordinary people. We specialize in dealing with these scoundrels who have angered both heaven and man!

If Heaven won't take you, then Liangshan will!

“I also think brother’s idea is good. Ordinary people don’t have surplus grain, but these rich and heartless households must have plenty. If we deal with them, the mountain stronghold will naturally have enough.”

Song Wan was also very happy. Having traveled the world for many years, he naturally knew how greedy those wealthy families were. Moreover, according to the food standards set by Ren Yuan, Song Wan was actually under the greatest pressure right now.

"Brother, how about we have someone make a large banner with the four characters 'Acting on behalf of Heaven' written on it, and place it in front of this Hall of Righteousness as the principle for Liangshan's military campaign? What do you think, brother?"

Yuan Lang clasped his hands in a fist and made the suggestion.

"Excellent! I think we should select a fine apricot-yellow flag tomorrow and have a skilled craftsman embroider these four characters on it. From now on, whenever any troops from Liangshan come down the mountain, we will use these four characters as our standard!"

In ancient times, when it came to war, it was important to have a legitimate reason for the war. Only with a legitimate reason could one act smoothly. Otherwise, if the reason was not legitimate, one's words would not be in accordance with the truth, and if one's words were not in accordance with the truth, one's actions would not succeed.

Therefore, no matter what you do, even if you become a strongman in the mountains, you need to find the moral high ground and hold onto it firmly. Only in this way can you be righteous and gather people's hearts!

Ren Yuan would never miss such a way to boost the morale of the mountain stronghold.

"I will obey my brother's orders."

Everyone was overjoyed, for from now on, Liangshan would have a legitimate reason to fight.

"Now that the rule of acting on behalf of Heaven has been established, from now on, when dealing with merchants, unless they are wealthy families who oppress the people or ill-gotten gains from the martial arts world, ordinary merchants must not be harmed. The toll for ordinary merchants shall not exceed one percent of the value of their goods. As for those who oppress the people, leave the money and drive them away. Those who do not leave or resist shall be imprisoned on the mountain as hard laborers."

Ren Yuan knew that many bandits would rob people on the road, taking both money and lives. Clearly, he didn't want Liangshan to become like that.

“Brother, you are so righteous, we have no objections.”

With the slogan of "acting on behalf of Heaven" just set, no one naturally had any objections to the matter of the merchants.

Moreover, Ren Yuan has been tinkering with things for the past few years, not just the "Immortal's Drunkenness" but also one or two other things that can make money. Once he succeeds, Liangshan will never lack money again.

If you're not short of money, then don't engage in robbery and plunder; it's too degrading.

"Chief, Liu Si's whole family wants to see you."

Just as Ren Yuan and the others were finalizing their plans for the future development of the stronghold, they suddenly saw the honest-looking big man from the previous table, accompanied by an old man, a young woman, and two children, waiting for them on the side.

"Let them come over. They're all brothers from the same mountain stronghold, what's there to be afraid of?"

Ren Yuan beckoned them over, and before they could do anything, he poured a bowl of wine and handed it to the old man.

"Old man, we have disturbed you all by coming up the mountain today. I would like to apologize to you."

Old Liu had never seen anything like this before. He quickly accepted the wine and thanked Ren Yuan profusely.

“What are you talking about, Chief? It’s clear that the new rules were set for the sake of us old and weak. I am incompetent, and it is I who should kowtow.”

"Look at what you're saying. Having an elder in the family is like having a treasure. Although I am the chief, I am still a junior and cannot accept your courtesy."

Ren Yuan comforted the old man and then turned to look at Liu Si's wife and children.

Although his wife wasn't a stunning beauty, she was still quite attractive. Their two children, a boy and a girl, were adorable and chubby-cheeked, each holding a chicken leg and eating with gusto.

Seeing Ren Yuan looking at him, the little boy held the chicken leg high, as if wanting Ren Yuan to take a bite too. This action made the other leaders present burst into laughter.

"Well done, Liu Si, you have both a son and a daughter. Come on, you'll have to have a bowl of this."

Ren Yuan could tell that Liu Si wanted to thank him but didn't know how to say it. Not wanting to make the honest man feel awkward, he smiled and offered him a bowl of wine.

"Chief, my whole family thanks you for saving our lives."

Liu Si wasn't good with words, so he downed his drink in one gulp and made his wife drink a bowl with him.

"Haha, I've already said it, once we're up the mountain, we're all family. We don't need to be formal with each other. From now on, let's live a good life together!"

Ren Yuan smiled, looking at the current situation of this family, he was quite satisfied.

There are many people like Liu Si in the world. Liangshan's ability is limited now and it cannot save everyone, but as long as it encounters someone, it will save as many as it can!

The Liu family is a very good start!

However, Ren Yuan quickly noticed something was amiss, so he directly asked:

"Hey, wait a minute, Liu Si, where are you from, and why are you bringing your family to Liangshan?"