Hearing Zhu Wu's words, Wu Dong couldn't help but laugh.
There is indeed a population problem in Liangshan now. Population is the foundation of the economy and military. Naturally, the population problem is the biggest problem.
Wu Dong is also aware of this problem and has a solution in mind, but it needs to be implemented slowly. He is now happy to have discovered Zhu Wu as a talent.
At that moment, Wu Dong said: "Mr. Zhu, I wonder how you think this problem should be solved?"
Zhu Wudao: "There are two ways. One is to recruit people from all over the world, just like what the big leader did in Liangshan, and let the people from other places go to Liangshan and Goryeo. But this method has great limitations. We Han people, such as
No one is willing to leave their hometown and go elsewhere unless forced to do so, so I feel that the population attracted by this method is always limited and cannot fundamentally solve the problem. Another method is to capture cities and occupy more places, and naturally there will be more
However, for Liangshan, this method also has great limitations. Based on the current situation of Liangshan, if we fight in Goryeo and gain the territory of Goryeo, it will be full of Goryeo people.
So, naturally the Koreans cannot be used by me. If we fight in Shandong around Liangshanbo, we will be completely surrounded and suppressed by the imperial court, and the gains will outweigh the losses."
Wu Dong asked curiously: "According to what you said, both roads are not feasible, so what should Liangshan do?"
In fact, Wu Dong felt that what Zhu Wu said was not necessarily correct, especially the first point. If Liang Shanbo tried his best to recruit people, he would definitely be able to recruit a lot of people.
Zhu Wu didn't know the situation in Jiangnan or how hard the people in Jiangnan were. In recent years, due to severe drought and the corrupt rule of the Song Dynasty, many people in Jiangnan could no longer survive. In a year or two, they will be famous.
Fang La revolted. The main reason why Fang La was able to succeed in the uprising was that he had a group of people who could not survive following him.
After the Fangla Uprising, ten years later there was the more famous Zhong Xiang Yang Mo Peasant Uprising. This peasant uprising was much larger than the Fangla Uprising and lasted for five or six years. You know, it was already
In the Southern Song Dynasty, the Jin people were a great threat. Generally speaking, when the external threat was greater, the interior would be relatively calm. However, such a large-scale peasant uprising still occurred. It can only be said that the rulers were too corrupt and the people could not survive.
Able to rebel. In the end, the Southern Song Dynasty court, with Yue Fei as general, mobilized 200,000 troops, and adopted the policy of recruiting and surrendering the main leaders, which eliminated this uprising.
Therefore, there are so many people in Jiangnan who cannot survive now. As long as they recruit people and promise to provide food, countless people will follow. Even if they have to leave their hometown, they will follow.
Wu Dong has decided to send people to Jiangnan next summer to recruit people and transport them to Goryeo to strengthen Liangshan's strength.
Of course, Wu Dong knew this, mainly because of his understanding of the general trend of history and his frequent knowledge of Jiangnan intelligence, so he came to such a conclusion. But Zhu Wu did not know this, so it is not surprising that he came to the previous conclusion.
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Zhu Wudao: "Big Chief, this is why I am in a hurry to find you. Now we are going back to Liangshan and passing through Hedong. There is a place in Hedong that can be easily occupied, which can greatly solve the population problem of Liangshan."
The so-called Hedong refers to Shanxi, which is named because it is east of the Yellow River. When Wu Dong heard this, he laughed again, thinking that Zhu Wuyuan was talking about Tian Hu.
Then he said: "Are you talking about Tian Hu?"
Zhu Wudao: "Exactly."
Wu Dong said: "Could it be that if we occupy Tian Hu's territory, the imperial court will not encircle and suppress it? How is this place different from Shandong?"
Zhu Wudao: "First of all, the terrain is different. Shandong is a flat plain, and the imperial army can advance at will without any obstacles, while Hedong is surrounded by mountains and rivers inside and outside, with the Yellow River outside and famous mountains and rivers inside, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack. Secondly,
The imperial court has many more troops stationed in Shandong than in Hedong. In Shandong, each state capital has heavy troops. Even the accompanying capital Beijing (Damingfu) is not far from Shandong, and there are more troops stationed there. In Hedong,
Only Taiyuan Prefecture and Puzhou Prefecture have heavy troops stationed there. The troops and horses of Taiyuan Prefecture are used to deal with the Liao people and cannot be easily moved. The soldiers and horses of Puzhou Prefecture also need to protect the salt pond over there and cannot be used easily. Tian Hu
For many years in Hedong, the imperial court also carried out encirclement and suppression campaigns, but nothing was achieved every time. Tian Hu was able to hold that place, so why can't we hold it?"
Tian Hu has been in Hedong for many years, and the imperial court has not failed to encircle and suppress him. However, the terrain in Shanxi is too complicated, with mountains everywhere, so the imperial court has made no achievements and has nothing to do with Tian Hu. Liangshan is much stronger than Tian Hu, occupying
That place can naturally be defended.
Wu Dong kept nodding, thinking that Zhu Wu was right, Shanxi did have much greater advantages than Shandong.
After thinking for a while, Wu Dong said again: "Tian Hu is not weak. Do you think we can defeat Tian Hu?"
Just imagine that the imperial court has been encircling and suppressing for many years, but they have no way to defeat Tian Hu. How could Liangshan easily conquer Tian Hu?
Zhu Wudao: "Big Chief, if it were two years ago, I would definitely not advise you to fight Tian Hu, because Tian Hu's army was still very sophisticated two years ago. But in the past two years, since Tian Hu claimed to be the King of Jin, he has not thought about making progress.
, rotten and degenerate, his army has been completely ruined. The generals only think about money and beautiful women, and the soldiers only care about oppressing the people, and there is no training at all on weekdays. In the past two years, the imperial court has not bothered to attack Tian Hu again, so Tian Hu defended
We are very relaxed. We can cross the Yellow River by surprise and seize Weisheng directly. We will definitely be able to conquer Weisheng City in one fell swoop and kill Tian Hu. It will be very easy to occupy Tian Hu's territory by then."
Wu Dong nodded slightly, still thinking about this matter in his mind. Tian Hu's strength was extraordinary, and if he wanted to kill Tian Hu, the price would be high.
After a while, Wu Dong raised his head, looked at Zhu Wu, and said, "Mr. Zhu knows Tian Hu very well, right?"
There was a hint of sadness on Zhu Wu's face, and he said: "To be honest, Zhu originally wanted to dedicate his knowledge to the emperor, but he was framed and had to become a bandit... Since the imperial court does not want me, then I will
I had to find someone else to help me, so over the years I have been concerned about the intelligence of heroes from all over the world, and Tian Hu was also under my observation. Originally, I was optimistic about Tian Hu, but unfortunately Tian Hu has continued to act in the opposite direction in the past two years. I have no idea about this person.
Already disappointed. Now it seems that Liangshan is far better than Tian Hu, and he may not be able to achieve some imperial achievements in the future."
Wu Dong was very surprised. He didn't expect that Zhu Wu had such an ambition. In the original Water Margin, Zhu Wu was just a counselor, and he was not even ranked in the Tiangang Star. Song Jiang had Wu Yong, and he didn't pay much attention to Zhu Wu. So Zhu Wu had been depressed.
After Lu Junyi went up the mountain, Zhu Wu became Lu Junyi's military advisor.
His ambition is so great that he actually wants to help one person achieve the goal of becoming an emperor.
Wu Dong was still meditating. After a while, Wu Dong said: "Mr. Zhu, I have another question to ask. If we really occupy Tian Hu's territory, but by then, it will be far away from Liangshanbo and Gaoli, I'm afraid it will be too long."
Not easy to govern?"
Earlier, when he killed Prince Tian Hu, Wu Dong had some thoughts on Tian Hu's territory, but if he really wanted to conquer a place, there were too many things to consider and they were too complicated to act rashly.
Everything has been carefully thought out. If you don't think well, you'd rather not have that place.
The distance between the three places is also a big problem.
Zhu Wudao: "It is indeed difficult to govern. It requires a talent for governance to truly integrate the advantages of the three places. But generally speaking, the advantages of capturing the Tianhu land far outweigh the disadvantages. Please also ask the big leader
Think twice.”
Wu Dong pondered for a long time and finally made up his mind to take over Tianhu's territory. The population in Liangshanbo is indeed too small now, which is greatly detrimental to future development. If people are trafficked from Jiangnan, there should not be many problems, but the speed is too slow, one year
At most, it is several hundred thousand, and it is difficult to exceed one million. And if Tian Hu's territory is occupied, there will be a population of five to six million. At that time, it can provide unlimited food and soldiers, all of which can be used for war, and conquer Goryeo in one fell swoop.
At this time, Wu Dong laughed loudly, looked at Zhu Wu, and said: "I just found out today that Shenji Military Advisor is indeed well-deserved. Thank you for your advice. I have Mr. Zhu, just like the emperor of the Han Dynasty had Zhang Liang."
Wu Dong did have such a feeling. Zhu Wu was really extraordinary, which surprised him. They were both strategists, but Zhu Wu was much stronger than Wu Yong. Wu Yong was a little resourceful, while Zhu Wu was a great wisdom.
The difference between the two is immeasurable.
When I came to Huashan this time, I thought that the biggest gain was to get a group of water masters such as Li Jun and Zhang Heng, which could be used to enrich the Liangshan navy. Now it seems that the biggest gain is Zhu Wu! Getting Zhu Wu is better than getting tens of thousands.
army
Zhu Wu couldn't help but laugh and said: "If the Chairman is willing to be Liu Bang, Zhu Wu will naturally be willing to be Zhang Liang to assist the Chairman."
He did his part without any politeness at all. He was quite confident in his heart and actually compared himself with Zhang Liang.
Wu Dong smiled and nodded, saying: "In that case, then you and I will cooperate and do something big."
Both of them were very happy. Wu Dong was lucky to have a counselor like Zhu Wu, and Zhu Wu was lucky to meet a good master like Wu Dong. When Wu Song was in Huashan some time ago, Zhu Wu often asked Wu Song for advice on Liangshan's system.
, he admired Wu Dong who created the Liangshan system. When he went down the mountain, he saw how powerful the Liangshan army was, and he had no doubts about Wu Dong's talent. He had already decided that Wu Dong was a good master, so he had just made up his mind to join him.
Liangshan.
"Big Chief, we have to leave here quickly. I'm afraid the imperial army will arrive soon?" Zhu Wudao said.
"That's right...but we can't take the old route when we go back...We cross the river from Hukou and conquer Tian Hu's lair in one fell swoop!" Wu Dong said.