Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

After Guanghui agreed to join Liangshan, Ren Yuan felt that he was really lucky.

We suddenly gained two experts!

"Brothers, once we arrive at Liangshan, we can collect our resettlement allowance together."

Shi Qian was very happy; he was no longer alone.

"Settlement allowance? What's that?"

Sun An was somewhat surprised.

“Each leader who comes up the mountain receives 500 taels of silver as a settlement allowance, which is a small token of the mountain stronghold’s goodwill.”

Ren Yuan explained, "I didn't bring that many with me, otherwise I would have just given them to everyone."

“Hey, brother, do you think that these shady shops have accumulated a lot of gold and silver over the years? Why don’t we just take all the gold and silver from their shops and then distribute it to us according to the amount?”

Shi Qian looked at the shady shop and suddenly said something like that.

"This idea... sounds good. Let's raid this shop first. Then, Shi Qian, go find out if you can find any kerosene or something. Let's burn this shady shop and these two people to the ground!"

Ren Yuan thought about it and agreed to Shi Qian's arrangement.

The four of them got to work and soon had looted everything from the shop.

"Brother, this shady shop has cheated so many people, look!"

Shi Qian took out two large packages. One package contained sixty silver ingots, each worth 100 taels! The other package contained a considerable amount of jewelry.

A rough calculation shows it must be at least 20,000 strings of cash!

Zhang Qing and Sun Erniang, those two beasts, were able to hide so much wealth; the souls of those who died unjustly at their hands must already fill the entire valley!

“Perfect, each of the three brothers can carry five with them as a settlement allowance. Then take 15 silver ingots and distribute them to the villagers in the nearby villages we pass by. We can use the rest for our travel expenses.”

Ren Yuan thought for a moment and made arrangements immediately.

"Brother, why are silver ingots being distributed to the people?"

Guanghui was also somewhat puzzled.

“Master, this is the rule I set for Liangshan. Whenever there is any spoils, one-third must be distributed to the local people. These 60 silver ingots, after the three of you take 15, there are 45 left. Therefore, 15 should be taken out and distributed to the people.”

“Brother is truly generous and righteous. Since this is the rule of the mountain stronghold, let’s follow it.”

Sun An was very impressed. These days, there were hardly any mountain strongholds or local governments willing to share money with the people, let alone mountain strongholds!

Those corrupt officials only know how to line their own pockets; they would never give money away!

Liangshan's actions aroused Sun An's endless curiosity about where he would live in the future.

"Brother, we've finished copying everything. We've knocked out all the buddies and thrown them into the woods."

Guanghui quickly finished his work as well. He was holding a torch, while Shi Qian was dousing oil around the shop.

"Burn it, burn it all to the ground, and be innocent forever."

Guanghui volunteered to light the fire, and while doing so, he turned his human bone prayer beads and muttered incantations, seemingly trying to deliver the souls of the dead in the shop.

The fire quickly engulfed the entire shop, with red flames shooting into the sky. Accompanied by Guanghui's chanting of rites of passage, wisps of black smoke dissipated into the flames, as if some of the deceased had truly found release.

The fire grew larger and larger, eventually reaching the large tree outside the shop.

The tree that had drunk human blood crackled and popped in the flames, as if it were crying out and pleading for something. But as the flames grew larger, the tree finally crashed down, completing its final journey.

"Let's go, from now on, there will be peace here."

Although the fire had not yet gone out, it seemed to have a spirit, burning only within the shop's premises and not spreading.

The four watched for a while, then turned and left. They first distributed silver in the surrounding villages, then hired a carriage and continued on their way to Shaohua Mountain.

……

Shaohua Mountain.

In Huayin County, Shaohua Mountain is considered a precipitous mountain range. So recently, three heroes came here to set up camp.

Which three heroes are they?

The leader, named Zhu Wu, nicknamed the Divine Strategist, was Ren Yuan's most important target this time, because Liangshan currently truly lacked a strategist.

Zhu Wu was originally from Dingyuan. He was skilled with two swords. Although he was not particularly capable, he was proficient in battle formations and had a wide range of strategies. He usually dressed in a Taoist robe. He had the strategies of Zhuge Liang and Fan Li, and was also very good at internal affairs. He was a rare military strategist.

The second hero's surname was Chen, given name Da. He was originally from Yecheng. He was broad-shouldered and burly, strong and loud, with a fiery temper. He was skilled with a steel spear with white spots.

The third hero's surname was Yang, given name Chun, from Jieliang County, Puzhou. He was tall and thin, cautious and steady, and skilled with a large pole knife.

Zhu Wu, Chen Da, and Yang Chun were sworn brothers. The fact that Chen Da and Yang Chun, two warriors, were willing to serve Zhu Wu, a scholar, as their leader shows that Zhu Wu was indeed capable.

Moreover, Ren Yuan understood that Zhu Wu was not only a brilliant strategist, but also had a strong ability to assess situations. In the original work, he was able to make a decisive decision to give up the position of chief of the stronghold to Shi Jin, which shows that he was definitely a good man who could bend and stretch.

Moreover, after joining Liangshan in the original novel, although Zhu Wu was not given important positions by Song Jiang and was even suppressed by the half-baked Wu Yong, he still managed to do quite well. When he cooperated with Lu Junyi, who was also being suppressed, the effect was actually better than the combination of Song Jiang and Wu Yong.

Therefore, Ren Yuan was determined to invite Zhu Wu over this time!

"Brother, our mountain stronghold is newly established. Shouldn't we go down the mountain more often to seize some money and food to settle down?"

In the large village of Shaohua Mountain, Chen Da shouted a question.

As a martial artist, Chen Da didn't think much. In other words, he was someone who didn't like to use his brain. He just did what he was supposed to do and didn't bother to think.

“Hehe, we are short of money and food, and our troops are insufficient. If we go down the mountain, we can’t attack the big villages. I heard that Liangshan Marsh in Shandong no longer goes down the mountain to plunder the people, but focuses on attacking the rich and heartless landlords. We can learn from them. If we can’t attack the big landlords now, we can attack the small ones first and accumulate strength.”

Although Yang Chun was the third leader and a martial artist, he was much smarter than Chen Da.

But Chen Da, being the brainless one he is, doesn't think that far ahead. After hearing Yang Chun's words, he felt that his third brother seemed a bit cowardly.

"Brother, not to criticize you, but you're being too cowardly. Liangshan's method is good, but the small landlords don't have much money or grain, so attacking them won't be of any use. We should just attack the big landlords directly; we can get a lot of money and grain in one go!"

“Brother, it’s not that I’m a coward, but our stronghold is newly established and we don’t have enough manpower. If we rashly attack a big landlord, we might lose all our capital.” Yang Chun advised Chen Da not to be impulsive. They only have one or two hundred people in their stronghold, while some big landlords have three or four hundred guards. How can they fight them?

"Report! My lords! Two carriages are heading straight into our mountains. They're dressed as merchants. Brothers, we think they're big fish!"

A henchman suddenly rushed in, looking excited.

"The deal is done!"

Chen Da was so happy that he jumped up from his seat!

"Brother, rest a moment, let me go! I guarantee I'll catch this big fish first!"

After saying that, he went straight to get his armor, leaving Yang Chun and Zhu Wu looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Brother, do you want to..."

Yang Chun was about to say something, but Zhu Wu stopped him with a gesture. Yang Chun was surprised when Zhu Wu said:

"Change into your armor and go back to support Brother Chen Da."

Zhu Wu had a vague feeling that this person might not be friendly.

But no matter who comes, he will stay with his brother!