Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

During the Song Dynasty, Liangshan Park was located.

"Folks, don't push! Don't worry! Our boat is big, there are seats for everyone!"

Liangshanbo remains a popular destination for Song Dynasty citizens to migrate with their families.

Especially because war broke out simultaneously in Hebei, Huaixi, and Jiangnan, people who did not want their lives to be affected by the war fled their homeland and came to Liangshan.

Because at this moment, Liangshan is the only place where there is no battle!

Moreover, Liangshan is truly good to the people; the roads within Liangshan's territory are the safest in the Song Dynasty!

Merchants now prefer to travel through the Liangshan area when traveling north and south. They only need to pay a small toll and at most a small escort fee to reach their destination safely.

This trade route is known in the martial arts world as the "Liangshan Corridor".

No bandit group dared to cause trouble here, because if they did, their fate would be extremely tragic.

At best, they would be taken to the Liangshan labor camp for reform through labor.

In severe cases, the entire stronghold could be leveled by Liangshan.

People become bandits to make a living, not to throw their lives away.

Some of the more shrewd bandits proactively requested to join the Liangshan Corridor Guard, expressing their willingness to earn money each month through escort missions.

Liangshan naturally investigated the mountain strongholds that made such requests, recruited those with sufficient strength and sincerity, and helped these strongholds obtain a stable source of income.

In this way, those mountain strongholds would naturally have to follow the rules of Liangshan and could no longer arbitrarily rob and oppress the people as before, otherwise they would be attacked by Liangshan.

Besides their guard duties, these incorporated mountain strongholds also participated in the road construction project along the Liangshan Corridor, helping to widen and level some roads in Liangshan in exchange for wages.

Later, the leaders of these small villages did the math and realized that working for Liangshan and obeying their orders was more stable and profitable than their previous robbing and looting, especially contracting road and bridge repair work, which could provide enough for the village for half a year in one go.

Then why bother robbing and looting? Are you crazy?

Therefore, Liangshan indirectly improved the local atmosphere, making the Liangshan Corridor's influence even greater.

The prefectures and counties along the way, firstly, feared the strength of Liangshan; secondly, Liangshan helped them deal with these bandits and solve their security problems; and thirdly, Liangshan's road construction and other projects also brought development to the local economy. Therefore, these prefectures and counties tacitly approved of these actions.

Let's all make money together!

In some prefectures and counties, people would even pay Liangshan to do these things.

Of course, when reporting expenses to the imperial court for things like road repairs, the costs were to be inflated. This way, the county and prefectural officials made money, and Liangshan also made money. Everyone got along well and made money, a win-win situation!

The most typical example is the old magistrate of Yuncheng. After Song Jiang and others left Yuncheng, seeing that Liangshan's momentum was growing stronger, the old magistrate just gave up and let things be as they were, as long as Liangshan didn't attack Yuncheng.

As a result of Liangshan's actions, Yuncheng County not only saw improved public security but also a rise in its economy, achieving outstanding political achievements! The old magistrate, who had wasted his entire life in this place, was finally promoted for this very reason!

Therefore, the Liangshan Corridor has gradually become an important land-based economic corridor connecting the north and south!

Of course, besides caravans, many ordinary people who came to the mountain also took this route.

People from the south who came to the north had only one goal: to join Liangshan!

For example, right now, at the west entrance of Liangshan Marsh, a large group of people are queuing up in an orderly manner. They are looking at the Liangshan ship that is approaching the shore, and everyone is very excited!

Because this is no longer a boat, but their new life!

"Take your time, don't push. Let's go one household at a time. Don't worry, everyone! There are enough boats! If you missed this one, wait for the next one! Please don't push! Haste makes waste!"

The Liangshan soldiers maintaining order were covered in sweat, shouting loudly while holding tin microphones.

Of course, the people were generally quite cooperative, probably because they had all heard of the procedures at Liangshan and were willing to wait in line.

While waiting, people gathered together according to blood ties or region, sat on the ground and chatted, mostly enjoying the prospect of a better life in the future.

"Child, are you going up the mountain alone?"

Among a group of people who had come with their families, there was a young man in his twenties who was carrying a bundle and sat silently against a tree without saying a word.

The young man, dressed as a down-on-his-luck scholar, stared blankly at the actions of the people before him, lost in thought.

Just then, a kind-hearted old lady saw him standing there in a daze and came over to ask him something.

"Ah, ma'am, yes, I came alone..."

The old woman's voice startled the young man, who answered somewhat awkwardly.

"Alas, what a poor child. Come on, come with me."

Seeing the down-on-his-luck scholar's flustered behavior, the old woman felt sorry for him. She thought the child must have fallen on hard times, which was why he was acting like a frightened bird.

So, without saying a word, she pulled the young man to where her family was and made her son give him a place.

"Child, haven't you eaten anything? Here, have something to eat first."

As soon as the young man sat down, the old woman had her son hand him a flatbread and a water bag.

"Auntie, how can you do this? This is your food."

The young man was shocked and immediately refused.

The old lady's family consists of five people: the old lady herself, her son and daughter-in-law, and her two grandsons.

This flatbread was probably one of the few foods this family had. When the old lady's son handed it to him with a smile, the young man clearly saw his two grandsons drooling over the flatbread.

"What's the big deal, kid? Judging from your Qingzhou accent, you're practically a fellow townsman. We met in Liangshan, and we might become neighbors in the future. Isn't it only right that we look out for each other?"

"Look at you, a scholar, fleeing here without any food on you. You must be starving. Come on, eat quickly. You can only go up the mountain if you're full. We still have to wait a while."

The old woman patted her grandson's head, smiled, and told the young man to eat first, then said to her grandson:

"This uncle is starving, let him eat first, okay? You can eat later."

"Good~"

Although the two little ones were drooling over the flatbread, they still listened to their grandmother. They put their fingers in their mouths and stared at the young man.

"Young man, have a piece. It's homemade. Although we don't have scallions and soybean paste right now, it still tastes pretty good."

The old woman's son, a kind-looking man, smiled at the young man.

A complex emotion flashed in the young man's eyes. He reached out, broke off a small piece of the flatbread, and divided it into three portions. He gave two portions to the old lady's grandson and kept only one for himself.

"Shall we eat together?"

The young man held up a large pancake and spoke to the two children.

"Thank you uncle."

The two children were delighted. They took the flatbread and stuffed it into their mouths, smiling at the young man.

"Young man, what's your name? What brings you to Liangshan?"

The old woman's son was taken aback when he saw this, then smiled and gave the remaining food to his wife and mother. He planned to chat with the young man.

"Brother, my name is Qiu Yu. May I ask your surname?"

"So it's Brother Qiu. You look like a scholar, unlike me who toils in the fields. I don't care about being rich or poor. My surname is Wang. You can just call me Gangzi."

"Gangzi, the old lady's son, said with a smile."

"So it's Brother Wang. Thank you, Auntie, Brother, and Sister-in-law."

Qiu Yu first thanked Aunt Wang and her family, and then said to them.

“I am from Qingzhou. My family was poor when I was young, and my parents died. I finally became a scholar and was preparing to go to the capital to take the imperial examination, but my travel expenses were stolen on the way. I was desperate and saw a lot of people walking this way, so I followed them.”

Well, it sounds pretty pitiful. At least Wang Da Niang's family felt sorry for him after hearing it. Even his two little grandsons took out the half-eaten pancakes, still covered in their saliva, and handed them to him.

Unfortunately, this story is fake; it was made up by this young man.

Enmity Fish?

No, no, no, his real name is Qiu Yu.

In the third year of the Daguan era, Qiu Yu achieved fame at a young age and passed the imperial examination.

Unfortunately, this guy was an honest and upright official, which offended many powerful people at the time, so he was demoted again and again, and eventually became a commoner again.

This time, it was because his old friend Shi Wenbin had taken over the position of magistrate of Yuncheng County. Shi Wenbin remembered his friend who had risen from humble beginnings, so he specially asked him to be his advisor.

As it turned out, after the two arrived in Yuncheng, they discovered that the local people didn't really need the government; they trusted Liangshan more.

Shi Wenbin and Qiu Yu were both promising officials, but unfortunately, Yuncheng had been taken care of too well by Liangshan over the years, so the people didn't feel much connection to them.

This left both of them feeling somewhat frustrated. They couldn't understand why the people would believe in Liangshan, a den of bandits.

So after much thought, Qiu Yu made a suggestion to Shi Wenbin.

That means sending him to Liangshan as a spy!

He wanted to see for himself what magic Liangshan possessed!