Chapter 190 The Way to Get Rich in Shuibo Liangshan
Chapter 190 The road to wealth in Shuibo Liangshan
It was almost noon, Lin Yi woke up after a good sleep, washed himself briefly, put on some neat clothes, had lunch at the restaurant under the inn, checked out, got on the big green horse and set off.
It was twenty or thirty miles from the county town to the lake. Lin Yi was not in a hurry and walked slowly.
And in Liangshan,
Wang Lun wanted to kill Lin Yi last night, and his heart was in agony. He finally knelt down and begged for mercy before he recovered. Before, he was not sure whether Lin Yi was an immortal. Now he no longer had any doubts. If he was not an immortal, how could he be?
Such means.
Now, he was even more afraid of Lin Yi.
When he got up in the morning, he summoned everyone in the village, "Brothers, I received a letter a few days ago. A close person of mine is coming to the mountain. Today is the day for him to come. Brothers, follow me to Zhugui's hotel to welcome me there."
brother."
"Brother, I haven't heard you mention it before?" Song Wan asked.
"The letter has been here for many days, but I forgot to tell you that my brother is highly skilled in martial arts and has many abilities. By joining the village this time, the strength of our village will be even higher. Let's go and make arrangements for our departure.
"Wang Lun said.
Du Qian and Song Wan knew that Wang Lun rarely went down the mountain, for fear of being ambushed by the officials, so they went to pick up people in person this time, which showed that they attached great importance to the visitors.
Two boats carried dozens of people across the lake to Zhu Gui's hotel. Zhu Gui saw his elder brother coming and hurried over to greet him.
"Brother, second brother and third brother, why are you here today? What's the big deal?" Zhu Gui asked in surprise.
"Pick one of my brothers up the mountain to join us." Wang Lun told the story again.
Zhu Gui was also surprised. The new guy went up the mountain to join the group. The big boss asked someone to inform him, and he would take the people over to meet the leaders. Now the big boss took the other two leaders down the mountain to pick him up, which can be said to be the highest courtesy.
They didn't know who that person was and what his abilities were, so everyone was looking forward to it.
Didn't come in the morning.
At noon, we had a meal at Zhugui Restaurant.
Continue to wait in the afternoon.
Waiting until three or four o'clock in the afternoon, a minion came running from a distance, "Report to the head master and several masters, there is news from the top of the mountain. There is a man riding over on horseback. He is a tall and burly man in well-dressed clothes."
When Wang Lun heard this, he thought it was probably the immortal from last night.
He stood up immediately and straightened his clothes, causing several other people to stand up as well, becoming more and more curious about the person coming.
About one stick of incense time passed.
Lin Yi rode a horse and came near the hotel. From a distance, he saw a group of people standing at the door, performing a full set. Lin Yi quickly dismounted and pretended to be surprised and hurried forward, "Brother Wang Lun, we finally meet again today."
"Safety."
Wang Lun grabbed Lin Yi's arms with both hands, looking like he was surprised and affectionate after a long separation.
When Du Qian, Song Wan, and Zhu Gui met Lin Yi for the first time, they thought he was a good-looking man with a tall figure and handsome appearance. He was a rare and great man.
Everyone came forward.
"Ping'an, let me introduce you to the brothers on the mountain. This is brother Du Qian. He sits in the second highest position on the mountain. He is known as the one who can touch the sky and is good at using the sword. This is the brother Song Wan. He sits in the third highest position on the mountain and is known as Yunli.
King Kong is good at wielding a big iron stick. This is the Zhugui brother. He sits in the fourth position on the mountain. He is known as Kulu in the dry land. He is good at using weapons such as three-section sticks and is also a master of bows and arrows."
After introducing the three people in Shanzhai, he introduced Lin Yi to them. However, he was afraid that he would make a mistake and said with a thought: "This is my close brother Lin Zhengdao, known as Ping'an Lang. From now on, you can call him Lin Ping'an."
"There are too many to introduce. Let's have a drink on the mountain and talk in detail to celebrate the addition of a new member to our village."
If the big green horse is placed in a hotel, the staff will naturally take care of it.
Everyone got on the boat, and this time Zhu Gui followed him back to Liangshan. After half an hour of boating, he returned to Liangshan Village. This time he entered from the main gate. Wang Lun introduced several village gates to Lin Yi along the way.
Liangshan occupies a huge area. The front mountain and the back cliff are also the route Lin Yi came up last night. Ordinary people cannot climb it at all, so there are few defenses. The main road ahead has several gates that are easy to defend and difficult to attack.
, whether it is officers and soldiers or other bandits and water bandits who want to attack Liangshan Village, they will have to pay a huge price to break through these passes.
This is also one of the reasons why Shuibo Liangshan was able to develop later. Compared with other bandit villages, Shuibo Liangshan has a superior geographical location.
There is a large lake that stretches for hundreds of miles outside as a barrier. The place on the mountain is not small and can easily accommodate tens of thousands of people. The water park is connected to several surrounding counties and is a must-pass waterway. There are many merchant ships coming and going, and the robbery resources are rich.
Everyone came to Juyi Hall,
A dozen little leaders were also summoned. When their names were introduced, Lin Yi wrote down their names one by one.
Sit down and chat.
Du Qian, Song Wan, and Zhu Gui asked about Lin Yi's background. Lin Yi had already prepared a response. He only said that he had an old relationship with Wang Lun, that he had learned skills from his master before, and now he went down the mountain to look for his brother.
Wang Lun sat in the main seat with a smile on his face and didn't interrupt much because he didn't know what Lin Yi would say to avoid making mistakes.
"What kind of martial arts can Brother Lin learn that he can show us?" Du Qian said with a smile.
"Of course it's no problem. Why don't I go outside and have some fun so that my brothers can comment on it?" Lin Yi said proudly.
Song Wan was straightforward and said with a smile: "Brother, it's boring to play alone. Why don't you practice a few moves with me, so that you guys below can see what you're doing?"
Wang Lun looked at Song Wan and said in his heart that he has the skills of ghosts and gods. With your little ability, I'm afraid you won't be able to perform three moves or two moves in his hands.
After hearing the news, several masters and soldiers gathered together. Three to five hundred people suddenly gathered in the martial arts arena, and it was very lively.
Song Wan was the first to go.
Holding a pewter stick in his hand, he said: "Brother, I usually use a big iron stick. Today, we brothers cannot use it to avoid injury, so let's use a wooden stick."
"Since my brother uses a stick, I will also use a stick to fight with him." Lin Yi also took a thick white wax pole from the weapon rack.
The two stood still in the middle of the field.
"Brother, watch out for me coming!"
Song Wan said, swinging a big stick and hitting Lin Yi.
Lin Yi shook his big stick, and the tip of the stick was swung towards the wooden stick that Song Wan was throwing at him like a whip. He heard a snap, and Song Wan's forward body was slammed back. He felt his hands were numb, and the wooden stick in his hand was all numb.
I can barely catch it.
So strong~!
He is far from his opponent.
This was Song Wan's first reaction.
This time it's Lin Yi's turn,
Lin Yi made a fierce slash, and the wooden stick made a whining sound. Song Wan quickly raised the stick to block, and there was another loud bang. Everyone saw Song Wan stomping back several steps before he regained his balance.
Song Wan's hands were shaking.
He looked at Lin Yi with horrified eyes, "Brother Ping'an, you are so strong. I have never lost to anyone in terms of strength in the village. I didn't expect that I would be so far behind you today."
Lin Yi put away the wooden stick and said with a smile: "I am born with supernatural power, but there is also a reason for using the stick to exert force, which can make the power more powerful. When I have time in the future, Ping An will discuss the method of using the stick with his brother.
"
Song Wan was overjoyed.
What Lin Yi said was that he wanted to teach him how to use a stick.
It was very difficult to learn martial arts in ancient times. Even if you were a formal apprentice, you would have to follow for many years to learn part of it. Studying with friends is an important way to improve your martial arts. Lin Yi is much higher than him. It is said that it is a competition, but it is actually a pointer.
, Song Wan took advantage the most, so he was naturally happy and grateful.
There was a burst of cheers from the little minions around.
Next is Du Qian.
Du Qian was good at using knives. The two of them each took a wooden knife for training, and they started fighting in the field. The two of them fought back and forth, but Du Qian found that his real level was probably much different from Lin Ping'an.
He couldn't even hold the corner of someone's clothes, and Lin Pingan's knife had been deliberately withdrawn many times.
In fact, with Lin Yi's current level, he could defeat Du Qian with at most one blow. But on the one hand, he wanted to fight with more people and gain more practical experience, and on the other hand, he wanted to save some face for him.
"Let's not fight. Brother Lin is very capable, and I, Du Qian, are far from my opponent." Du Qian is also a straightforward man. If he doesn't succeed, he will just admit defeat.
As for Zhu Gui, his martial arts skills were inferior to those of Du Qian and Song Wan. He smiled at Lin Yi and said, "Brother Lin, I know I am no match for you, so I won't show off. I don't know how Brother Lin is in archery. I am good at archery."
You still have two hands, why don’t we compete in archery?”
"Okay." Lin Yi agreed.
Fifty steps away,
Place three archery targets.
Zhu Gui held a painted magpie bow and took three breaths to shoot an arrow. Each arrow hit the target, which immediately attracted applause from the surrounding people.
It's Lin Yi's turn.
Lin Yi picked up a casual bow, tried the feel, hung up a pot of arrows, glanced at the three targets, and suddenly started moving.
"Swish swish, swish swish~!"
The sound of arrows and arrows could be heard in the field.
People saw arrows flying together, and Lin Yi shot the arrow array by himself, and he kept changing positions.
Look at the archery target again.
The three archery targets were filled with arrows, and they all hit the red heart. After shooting a pot of arrows, people realized that Lin Yi shot twenty arrows in less time than Zhu Gui, and the arrows hit the red heart.
"Okay~!"
The Liangshan minions cheered loudly.
A group of men robbing homes and homes.
It is natural to admire and recognize strong men with superior force.
Zhu Gui knew that he was too far behind Lin Yi, so he also shouted hello.
After the martial arts performance, everyone returned to the Juyi Hall. At this time, the food and wine had been placed, and they officially welcomed Lin Yi and congratulated Lin Yi for going up the mountain to join the team.
After three bowls of wine.
Wang Lundao: "Brothers, I intend to let Ping'an Lang sit in the fifth position. Do you have any opinions?"
"I agree." Du Qian said.
"I have no objection. I welcome brother Ping'an up the mountain." Song Wan shouted loudly. He liked this brother Ping'an who was stronger than him.
"I naturally agree that with the addition of Ping'an brothers, our Shuibo Liangshan's strength will definitely increase greatly." Zhu Gui said.
The matter was officially passed, and Lin Yi became the fifth leader of Shuibo Liangshan from then on.
Next is drinking.
Lin Yi has a good drinking capacity, and after improving his physique, the alcohol content in this world is low, Lin Yi behaves very boldly, whether it is Du Qian, Song Wan, Zhu Gui, or the little leader below, he will not refuse anyone who comes, drinking
Dry it in a bowl.
The atmosphere was even more lively now.
They drank until the early hours of the morning and then dispersed. Many of the guys were forced to lie down by Lin Yi and were carried back by his minions.
Lin Yi was also slightly drunk.
I arranged a room and slept there.
Wang Lun didn't dare to murder him. Everyone else now regarded him as a brother. Now Lin Yi was relieved and slept soundly.
The next morning,
Lin Yi habitually gets up early.
Get dressed and come out.
The mist of the large lake in the distance is steaming, and the distant river bank cannot be seen at all.
Everyone in the cottage was still sleeping. Lin Yixin said that the current lack of discipline in the cottage had a lot to do with Wang Lun's poor management. He had already formulated a rectification and improvement plan for Shuibo Liangshan and told Wang Lun later, asking him to hurry up and improve.
Lin Yi practices martial arts at the martial arts training ground.
Not long after, Song Wan came, holding his iron stick. He was very happy to see Lin Yi and said, "Fifth brother, you promised to teach me the stick technique."
"no problem."
Lin Yi put on a wooden stick, and the two practiced while fighting in the field. If there were any problems, Lin Yi would explain them at any time.
In fact, the so-called martial arts is just a comprehensive reaction of strength, speed, reaction, and endurance. The purpose of training moves is to let you turn them into instincts. When you are facing an enemy and see the enemy's moves coming, it is already too late for you to think about how to react.
, natural reaction is the fastest.
Lin Yi told this theory, and Song Wan was shocked after hearing it, "This is the true meaning of martial arts. If you don't tell me, I will never understand it in my life."
When two people practice together, there will be countless variables and the improvement will be faster.
After a while, Du Qian and Zhu Gui also came, and Lin Yi fought with them again. All three of them were out of breath from Lin Yi's training, but Lin Yi felt comfortable all over.
When the three of them gasped,
Lin Yi came to them, pointed at the cottage and said: "Several brothers can see that our cottage has many problems."
"What's the problem?" several people asked.
"Discipline is lax. My brothers eat wine at night and don't get up to exercise in the morning. If things go on like this, what kind of combat effectiveness will they have?"
Several people nodded, it was indeed a problem.
"The development of Shanzhai is too slow and there is no future plan. Are we here just thinking about three meals a day? It would be too much of a waste of time."
"What do you want to do, brother?" Du Qian asked.
"You must have ideals as a human being. Since we have become bandits and water bandits, we must be the biggest bandits and water bandits in the world. As long as other people hear the name of our Shuibo Liangshan Mountains, they will respect and fear us."
When several people thought about that scene, they all felt the blood flowing in their bodies.
"It's not enough for a cottage to survive just by robbing people's homes. It's not a long-term solution. If too many people are robbed, fewer and fewer boats will leave. It will be even harder to do business in the future. There may be more and more people in the cottage in the future. There must be a fixed income, otherwise
You can’t feed that many people,” Lin Yi said.
"Does fishing count?" Zhu Gui asked.
"Of course it doesn't count." Lin Yi shook his head.
"But we don't know how to run it." Song Wan frowned.
"Thinking about our advantages, there are plenty of places to make money." Lin Yi said with a smile.
"Advantages, what advantages do we have?" Several people didn't know why.
Lin Yi didn't show off, and said: "This eight-hundred-mile water park connects three states and fifteen counties, and is also connected to the canal waterway. There are many ships doing business. In the past, when we were doing business, people and ships would be robbed together."
, causing those people to lose all their money, they will naturally become more and more fearful, avoid us, and even hire fleet guards to make it more difficult for us to rob."
"We can find another way to save trouble and get money at the same time. Those passing ships are also willing to do it, so we can achieve more with one stone."
It's okay to let them fight, but using your brain is really not your strong point.
"How can there be such a good way?" Song Wan asked with a frown.
"Since Lao Wu asked, he must have thought of it. Lao Wu might as well tell us." Zhu Gui said.
"Collect tolls!"
"Let the news out to the outside world, saying that from now on, all ships passing by Shuibo Liangshan will be safe as long as they pay tolls. Not only will Shuibo Liangshan not be able to move them, but if they encounter other bandits and water bandits, they can also come to us for help.
Help them solve the problem." Lin Yi said.
Several people were very surprised.
"Lao Wu, do you think we can make more money by doing this than by robbing?" Du Qian asked.
"I can guarantee it will be much more than robbery." Lin Yi was full of confidence.
