Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

As the ruler of the country, Abiru Koyama certainly knew quite a lot.

In addition, in order to survive, he really poured out everything, like beans spilling from a bamboo tube, racking his brains to tell everyone everything.

The small country of Tsushima has very little grain reserves because the arable land on their island is too poor, resulting in a very low grain yield of only 1.7 koku per year. Therefore, they basically have to rely on buying and selling grain.

However, due to its unique geographical location, Koreans and people from the Kyushu mainland often needed to stop and transit on Tsushima Island when conducting trade. In addition, Tsushima Island produced silver, so buying food was not a big problem for them.

Abiru has been the ruler of the kingdom for almost ten years and has successfully accumulated 100,000 shi of grain.

"How much? One hundred thousand?"

Ren Yuan felt a little surprised. You, a king, have only accumulated 100,000 shi of grain in almost ten years?

Are you kidding me?

“Brother, that’s about it. Although this guy has a silver mine, he’s mostly enjoying himself. He said he prefers to save the silver rather than spend it. This is the location of the silver vault he gave us.”

Xu Guanzhong explained.

"As for Silver Mountain, he said he currently has two, and there are nearly two thousand silversmiths on the island, all working in the mountains."

How many people are there on the island in total?

Ren Yuan asked.

"More than six thousand people, less than seven thousand."

Abiru answered.

"Thirty percent of them are your silversmiths. You called all the able-bodied men to mine, and no one farmed or fished. You still say you didn't harm the people for your own selfish gain?"

No wonder Tsushima Island only produces 1.7 koku a year, because it has not been properly developed!

Ren Yuan vaguely remembered that in the 15th and 16th centuries, the main family of Tsushima Island did a pretty good job here. They vigorously developed trade, which made Tsushima's annual output increase from 2 koku to more than 10 koku.

Clearly, the current Abiru Koyama is not the later clan member.

"Grand Marshal, I, I..."

Abiru was indignant. As the king, couldn't he order his subjects to mine silver for him? Was there no justice in this world?

"How much do you know about Chikuzen Province across the way?"

"Grand Marshal, is there also a problem with Chikuzen Province?"

"Yes, there are also people from Chikuzen Province who came to our court to complain, saying that Chikuzen Province is also in dire straits and needs our heavenly troops to rescue it."

"But the Dazaifu (Prince's Office) didn't say anything..."

The Dazaifu in Kyushu was the institution that managed the Wokou (Japanese pirates) throughout the Saikaido region and was also an important organization for their external communication.

During the reigns of Emperor Renzong and Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, the Taizaifu (Imperial Secretariat) also sent people to the Song Dynasty to pay tribute to these two emperors.

"The problem lies with the Dazaifu. The current head of the Dazaifu is called, what was his name again?"

"Fujiwara! Fujiwara Ryuji, the son of Fujiwara Takaaki!"

Abilu Xiaoshan quickly chimed in, believing that if he responded quickly enough, the Grand Marshal of China might spare his life.

"Marshal, this Fujiwara Ryuji is a scoundrel! He's the one who bullies men and women! He killed his elder brother! Married his sister! And that's how he became the head of the Fujiwara family!"

"And he has threatened me many times, demanding that I give him a mountain of silver! Otherwise, he will mobilize the Chikuzen Province to attack me!"

Huh? Is that so?

Ren Yuan and Xu Guanzhong looked at each other in surprise. They had only wanted to swindle some information, but they hadn't expected to have such an unexpected gain!

"Yes, he is that shameless! Marshal! I've been to Dazaifu a few times before! I'm willing to lead the way for you to defeat Fujiwara no Ryuji!"

Abiru Koyama decisively sold out Fujiwara Ryuji!

Ren Yuan looked at him and felt quite emotional.

Who says the Japanese don't have collaborators? Look how skilled they are at guiding others!

"Take him away and keep him under surveillance."

Ren Yuan gestured to Huang Xin to take the man away. Having a guide was a good thing; all that was left was to wait for Qin Ming to return.

"Brother, there are only six thousand people in total, what should we do? Should we kill them all?"

Xiao Jiasui asked Ren Yuan.

Ren Yuan gently shook his head.

“A group of ignorant islanders, if they take up arms and resist, should naturally be killed without mercy. But now, I have a different idea.”

"What does brother want to do?"

Xiao Jiahui asked.

"All adult men, regardless of age, will stay on this island as laborers to continue mining, building roads, and cultivating farmland. Of course, we can provide food, because you need to be well-fed to have the strength to work."

"But they can only stay here for the rest of their lives and cannot see women. If anyone tries to escape, they will be killed without mercy."

Ren Yuan thought about it and decided to make the best use of resources for the time being. After all, Liangshan's overseas base was still under development and needed manpower, especially the kind of manpower that could be used without any heartache.

"The remaining women, children, and the elderly should be sent to Jeju Island and dispersed. Jeju Island is currently in dire need of manpower, so they can go there to work as laborers. If any civilians or soldiers are willing to marry these women, they can be married, but they cannot be the principal wives."

"At the same time, all the children on this island are no longer allowed to come into contact with anything related to Tsushima, whether it is language or writing. They are not allowed to speak our official language and learn our writing."

As Ren Yuan spoke, he recalled some classic cases from history.

“The boys among these children will also be assessed again when they grow up. If they still miss their hometown, they will be sent here to continue mining with their ancestors.”

“If you have forgotten your homeland, then you are allowed to live on Jeju Island. But you cannot marry our common women, you can only marry the women of the native Jeju Island people.”

"Hiss... Brother, that was a ruthless move."

Xiao Jiasui and Xu Guanzhong were still quite shocked by Ren Yuan's words.

Everyone talks about the destruction of a country and the extinction of a race, but how can a country and a race truly be destroyed?

If you sever the bloodline of a nation, abandon its traditional culture, and destroy its national self-esteem, then after a few generations, the nation will exist in name only.

Ren Yuan's move was to first turn all adult men in Tsushima into laborers and prevent them from ever coming into contact with women, thus severing their bloodline's ability to continue.

Secondly, pack up all the elderly, women, and children and take them to Jeju Island, dispersing them to contribute to the island's current infrastructure development. This would both solve the island's labor shortage problem and undermine their sense of national identity.

Furthermore, Ren Yuan disrupted their cultural heritage. These children will no longer know about horse culture or what written characters are; they will only know about traditional Chinese culture. To some extent, they have been assimilated.

Finally, the future paths of those existing boys are already set, and they will no longer be able to produce more descendants for the country of Tsushima. In two or three generations, there will be no pure descendants of Tsushima left in the world! After four or five generations, the country of Tsushima will completely disappear from history!

Unless... unless the men who remain in the mine can break through human limits and produce new offspring!

“Brother, this method is indeed more effective than killing them all.”

Xiao Jiahui and Xu Guanzhong thought about it and felt that this method was better.

"But those who deserve to be killed, leave no one alive."

Ren Yuan grinned:

“Cut off the heads of all the king’s guards and throw their bodies into the sea to prevent a plague.”

“Let’s build a mound of heads here. It’s a warning to the men who will be exiled to Tsushima Island in the future: don’t even think about escaping, or you’ll end up like them!”

Ren Yuan was not a bloodthirsty person, but he would not show his mercy to people of other races indiscriminately.

"Brother, what if some of them don't want to leave?"

"I gave them a way out, so those who wanted to die can't blame me, right?"