Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

The border of Dongping Prefecture.

There was also a piece of land here that was set aside to resettle displaced people.

On the surface, this was an act by the officials of Dongping Prefecture to take care of the people and allocate a piece of land to the displaced people.

But everyone actually knows that this was Liangshan's doing.

Because Liangshan couldn't accommodate so many people on its own, it specially "purchased" some land from surrounding prefectures and counties to resettle them.

The people will settle here temporarily, and once their places on Liangshan are arranged, someone will be sent to fetch them up the mountain.

The local government dared not neglect the people living on these lands. They would come to check on their food and drink every now and then, and they would not dare to let them encounter any danger.

Because Liangshan has already declared that if they fail to protect these people, they will personally come and have a heart-to-heart talk with the local officials.

There was a county official who was quite stubborn and insisted on going up against Liangshan. As a result, after he had bullied the people during the day, his head was displayed at the entrance of the county government office the next morning.

By making an example of one to deter others, officials in various prefectures and counties naturally dared not risk their lives.

Besides, Liangshan did indeed give them credit for resettling the refugees, which was a political achievement. In any case, they could apply to the imperial court for the money and grain, without having to pay out of their own pockets. They could also save face for Liangshan. It was a worthwhile deal no matter how you looked at it.

So these kinds of things became more and more natural afterward.

Starting from Yuncheng County, Liangshan's influence continued to expand outwards, and Dongping Prefecture also joined in, setting up a piece of land to resettle displaced people.

When Cheng Wanli took office and learned of this place for resettling refugees, he was somewhat surprised and said to his subordinates:

"You've put your heart into this. If there were more people like you in the court, where would the bandits come from?"

Clearly, Cheng Wanli was unaware that this was Liangshan's doing.

His subordinates, of course, wouldn't tell the truth at this time. After all, this new governor had just arrived, and who knew what kind of person he was?

Of course, Cheng Wanli has just taken office and has a lot to do, so he hasn't gone there to check on the situation yet.

"Daddy."

On this day, Cheng Wanli, who was handling business in the prefectural capital, suddenly heard his daughter's voice.

"Wan'er? What brings you here?"

Cheng Wanli looked up from the pile of official documents, smiled at his daughter, and said.

“Father has been busy with official duties lately and hasn’t been eating properly. I’ve made a soup for him to nourish him.”

"Master, Miss has been stewing it all morning! It smells so good."

Liu'er, carrying a food box, said cheerfully.

"Is that so? Then I'll have to try it. Liu'er, bring it here quickly."

Cheng Wanli doted on his daughter and the maid who had grown up with her since childhood. Although Liu'er was a maid, in Cheng Wanli's eyes, she was no different from his own daughter.

The main reason is that Cheng Wanli had a very good relationship with his deceased wife.

Liu'er's mother was his deceased wife's maid. After they got married, it was the two of them who officiated at Liu'er's parents' wedding.

"Hmm, not bad. My Wan'er's cooking skills are getting better and better. I wonder which boy will be lucky enough to have such good food in the future."

As Cheng Wanli drank the chicken soup his daughter had made, all the fatigue from the morning seemed to disappear.

"Father, you're joking again. Wan'er won't get married so early."

"That's right, sir. Miss said that the future son-in-law must be both scholarly and martial."

"Where can you find someone so perfect, both scholarly and martial? If you keep going like this, you'll be an old maid."

Cheng Wanli joked with a smile.

"Then I'll remain an old maid. Anyway, Dad won't abandon me, right?"

Cheng Wan'er covered her mouth and laughed. Although her father said this every day, Cheng Wan'er knew very well that what her father was most reluctant to see was her get married.

"By the way, Dad, what are you busy with?"

Cheng Wan'er was well-versed in literature from a young age. In fact, she was not only beautiful, but also a very talented woman.

"Sigh, the previous governor of Dongping Prefecture was a complete idiot, leaving behind a mess. Father just arrived and has to clean up his mess."

"The resettlement of displaced people is the only thing that's been done quite well, but I've been too busy lately to find out what's really going on."

Cheng Wanli sighed deeply, mainly because the mess left behind by Dongping Prefecture was indeed beyond his expectations.

“Father, if you are too busy with official duties, I will go in your place.”

Cheng Wan'er thought for a moment and gave her father some advice.

“I am my father’s only daughter, and I can represent him when he goes to the refugee resettlement area to comfort the people. If I go, the effect will be better.”

Cheng Wan'er's words make sense. Generally speaking, it is indeed more effective for women to distribute porridge to the people.

"But Wan'er, I don't know if it's safe there."

Cheng Wanli cherished his daughter very much.

"Father, I haven't left Dongping Prefecture either. I can borrow some guards from Uncle Wang. Father, you can just stay in the prefecture and handle government affairs."

"Hmm...Alright, Wan'er, you must tell the people that the court will not forget them, and that they must not have any complaints against the court."

Cheng Wanli gave his daughter some instructions.

"Father, don't worry, Wan'er understands."

As an intelligent woman, Cheng Wan'er naturally knew what she should do.

Later that evening, she took Liu'er and thirty guards she had brought from Wang Bing's side to the refugee resettlement area in Dongping Prefecture.

The resettlement area for displaced people in Dongping Prefecture.

The number of refugees here is no longer very large.

The reason is that Liangshan would go to various resettlement points from time to time to pick up people and bring them up the mountain, depending on the situation on the mountain.

Because people are being picked up in batches, some resettlement sites will not take them all away at once.

This is the situation in Dongping Prefecture.

"Miss, why do they look so ragged, yet their eyes don't resemble those of the refugees we've encountered before?"

"It seems they weren't surprised at all when we sent them things."

Liu'er and Cheng Wan'er went to visit the refugees and distributed food to them.

To the young girl's surprise, the people did not show any particular delight or gratitude in the face of the food distributed by the government.

"Perhaps this is the integrity of the people of our Great Song Dynasty."

Although Cheng Wan'er was clever, she couldn't have imagined that this was because the Liangshan army had already told these people that Liangshan had made an agreement with the government that the government would be responsible for their food and lodging before they came up the mountain.

So... it means they're just temporarily renting here, and it's only right that the government distributes the goods.

What's there to thank?

If anyone should be thanking anyone, it should be Liangshan! Without Liangshan's support, why would the government care about these refugees?

However, the people also noticed that the person in charge of distributing the goods today was a woman they had never seen before, and who was as beautiful as an angel.

"Has a new official arrived in Dongping Prefecture?"

"I don't know, but this woman is really beautiful!"

"That's right, that's right, they're celestial fairies!"

"I have to say, not only is he good-looking, but he also speaks very well and has a good attitude."

……

The people discussed it, but everyone was quite well-mannered and didn't say anything gossipy.

However, there are some people in the world who are simply spoils the fun!

Just as Cheng Wan'er was calming the people, suddenly, more than two hundred people rushed to the vicinity of the resettlement area. The leader was a very tall man who looked at Cheng Wan'er and laughed wildly.

"Hehehe! I never expected to find such a beautiful girl! She'd be perfect as my bandit queen!"

"Miss Protection!"

The thirty soldiers immediately protected Cheng Wan'er and Liu'er.

However, the people in these resettlement areas were not afraid of these two hundred bandits at all.

"Hey, are you new bandits? Do you know where you are?"

Some ordinary people even confronted these people directly with questions.

"Where is this? Dongping Prefecture! Why aren't you people afraid? Do you know who I am?"

The burly man leading the group was puzzled. Wasn't this supposed to be full of refugees? How could these refugees be so bold?

"who are you?"

A commoner asked.

The burly man puffed out his chest and patted his pectoral muscles:

"Listen up, everyone! I am Ren Yuan, the pillar of Liangshan in Shandong! If you know what's good for you, hand over that young lady!"

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