Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

In the summer of 1114 AD, Ren Yuan's Liangshan army swept through the entire Kyushu Island and built coastal defenses near the Kanmon Strait, completely taking over Kyushu Island, which would later become one of the four major islands of Xiao Rizi!

After conquering Kyushu Island, Ren Yuan immediately wrote to Hu Yanbao of the Pinghai Army, inviting him to bring the Pinghai Army to him.

In his letter to Huyan Bao, Ren Yuan said, "Let's divide the four islands of Japan. Kyushu will belong to me, and the remaining three will belong to the Pinghai Army. The Pinghai Army can now attack the main island of Japan directly from the Kanmon Strait, and we will no longer have to suffer the humiliation of the Song Dynasty!"

Upon receiving the letter, Hu Yanbao was both shocked and moved.

What's shocking is that Ren Yuan actually secured a base overseas so quickly, and was even willing to let him fight over the rest of the territory in Japan.

It's remarkable that the younger generation surpasses the older, and when Ren Yuan went to pacify the navy camp, Liangshan was just so-so.

Now, he not only commands 100,000 armored soldiers, but also has a base overseas, and his grandson Huyan Zhuo is one of the Five Tiger Generals of Liangshan's cavalry!

This kid really has the air of a tyrant!

"Grandpa, should we...?"

Hu Yanzhuo's elder brother, Hu Yanqipeng, known as the Thousand-Pound Spear, believed that now was the best time to break Pinghai Army away from the Song Dynasty.

Anyway, the Song emperor has been wary of these military men for quite some time now, always trying to test them with various excuses. Now that we're leaving on our own, is that alright?

“Well, since this kid Ren has said so, we can’t let him underestimate us. Qi Peng, select 60,000 elite soldiers and bring enough rations for three months. You will personally lead the team to Kyushu Island to find this kid Ren.”

Hu Yanbao slammed his fist on the table, and the old general was once again filled with a long-lost passion!

"Tell him that he doesn't want the remaining three islands in Japan, so we, the Pinghai Army, will take them for him. From now on, the Pinghai Army and the Liangshan Army will be brothers even closer than blood relatives!"

"They fought against Korea, we fought against Japan. Our two families relied on each other and shared weal and woe!"

"If he has the ability to fight his way back to the Central Plains from Korea, then my Huyan family will forever guard Japan for him!"

"Yes, Grandpa!"

Hu Yanqipeng was also filled with excitement. Finally, it was his turn to lead a large army on an expedition! Moreover, this was a major overseas expansion, a feat of territorial conquest! Who could resist such temptation?!

Forming an alliance with Liangshan back then was truly a wise decision!

Hu Yanbao was also domineering. Since Zhao Song didn't like me, then I'll just leave!

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The capital of Higo Province, the temporary headquarters of Ren Yuan.

This has been the busiest place on the entire island for the past ten days or so. Every day, many people come and go, and orders personally signed by Ren Yuan are sent out from here and quickly relayed to every corner of the island by scouts.

"Brother, the entire island has been basically settled now. The natives don't seem to have much of a reaction to the change of rulers. Those kings don't seem to have much prestige among the people."

"However, this island is indeed quite poor. Among the nine kingdoms, the poorest can only make a living by fishing. These Japanese pirates are so short, probably because they don't have enough to eat."

“Our measures have already begun. All things related to the Japanese language and script are being destroyed and replaced with our Chinese characters.”

"Brother, we don't have enough civil officials. Should we ask Mr. Wen to try to transfer more people? Or should we have Zhu Wu and the others recruit more people from Zhao Song?"

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Ren Yuan and his two strategists had to handle many things every day.

Conquering the world is easy, but governing it is difficult. Even though Liangshan did not intend to use Kyushu Island as a long-term land for future development, they have put a lot of thought into how to stabilize the entire island recently.

When dealing with foreign tribes, Liangshan's first principle was to kill, but that was only on the battlefield, where killing was permissible. However, when it came to unarmed civilians, no one in Liangshan, from top to bottom, had any inclination to slaughter them.

Ren Yuan had made it very clear that adult male Japanese pirates could only do manual labor such as mining, but now they were all sent to military camps to work, and they had no right to reproduce. If anyone was found to be secretly keeping offspring, they would be killed without mercy.

But what about underage boys?

After all, there are still some naive male children on the island. Should we just kill them all?

This is against the natural order, and even Xiao Jiahui, who previously said he wanted to massacre the Japanese pirates, was reluctant to do it. However, he would much rather kill all the adult male Japanese pirates right now.

In Xiao Jiasui's words, if it weren't for the fact that Liangshan needed people to mine and build roads, this group of people would have turned into fertilizer by now.

As for the underage children, Ren Yuan did not intend to touch them for the time being. He ordered the soldiers to register the children's names in each village, and to decide their fate after they came of age, based on their circumstances.

Whether they will follow in their ancestors' footsteps and continue mining underground for the rest of their lives, or join a suicide squad and have a chance to survive, it all depends on how these children view themselves in the future.

The Japanese pirate boys suffered more, but the girls fared much better.

The women undertook the work of planting and weaving on the entire island, and if unmarried Japanese pirate women married Liangshan soldiers and had children, those children would have the same status as the children of ordinary Liangshan people.

Furthermore, Ren Yuan emphasized that from now on, Kyushu Island will undergo a full-scale de-Japaneseization process. Anything written in the Japanese language will be destroyed, and from now on, there will be no more Japanese language; only Chinese will be spoken on the island.

He also had soldiers with better literacy levels carry out literacy campaigns, conducting Chinese language classes in every village and forcing every villager to learn, even the elderly.

Furthermore, villagers are encouraged to report on each other. If anyone is found to be possessing books written in the Japanese language or still speaking the Japanese language, they can report it at any time. Once a report is successful, the informant will be greatly rewarded, and the person reported will be severely punished!

When these measures were first implemented, many indigenous people were indeed dissatisfied and attempted to resist.

But the Liangshan soldiers didn't tolerate these people. They arrested all those who resisted and beheaded them in front of a large group of Japanese pirates!

Those who were willing to learn, performed well, and cooperated with the work were appropriately praised and given sufficient benefits by Liangshan.

After this happened several times, the ordinary Japanese pirates and civilians calmed down.

Since we're going to be ruled anyway, why not find a better ruler?

This group of mysterious, godlike figures at least ensured everyone's livelihood. Although the men in the families had all gone to work in the military camp, these people provided money and food! Even without men in the family, they could survive.

Moreover, these people are different from other rulers. These soldiers will kill wild animals and protect the safety of the village, but no one will bully women. They will also play with children. With soldiers like these, what is the point of having men in the family?

Therefore, after more than ten days of conquering Kyushu Island, under Liangshan's swift and decisive actions, the situation on the entire island finally began to slowly take on a new look.

If this situation can be stabilized and maintained for thirty or forty years, then Kyushu should be completely Sinicized.

"Brother, once Kyushu Island is stabilized, we must put the offensive against Korea on the agenda."

What Xiao Jiahui couldn't forget, besides the adult male Japanese pirates, was Goryeo.

"Old Xiao, don't underestimate the Koreans."

Looking at the map, Ren Yuan felt it necessary to remind Xiao Jiasui.

"The Koreans are not as easy to defeat as these Japanese pirates from Kyushu."

"Arrogance leads to defeat. Before we fight, let's gather more intelligence on Goryeo!"