"Official?"
Sun Lei touched his chin and began to think deeply. He had thought about this problem before, but he never came up with any good solution.
Just like what Chen Jinnan said: Most people who have read books and understand things are already officials in the court.
Sun Lei naturally does not admit that his subordinates are all fools, but when it comes to being an official and governing a place, these brothers are really not that good.
"It doesn't matter, just take care of it! Mr. Wen, please worry more."
Sun Lei thought for a while and then said, even if he advertises for recruitment at this time, the distant water cannot save the nearby fire. What's more, the prestige of Zhao and Song Dynasty is still there, and most scholars are still on the side of the court.
"Brother, I'm not afraid of being tired. It's just that in this land of eighteen states, I'm really..."
Wen Huanzhang smiled bitterly and said that he had always wanted to become an official in the court and had not been able to do so for more than ten years; now that he has fallen behind, he is troubled because the official position is too big.
"Mr. Wen, although most of our Liangshan brothers are warriors and have no ideas, they are not bad-hearted. You don't have to worry about small things. Let them take care of them. Although it will be more violent, in troubled times, heavy rules should be used. This is There’s nothing you can do about it, just take care of the big things.”
Sun Lei saw Wen Huanzhang's embarrassed look on his face and knew that it was really too difficult for him to handle such a big issue all by himself.
"Brother, I will do my best!"
Wen Huanzhang cupped his fists and saluted.
"Mr. Wen, don't worry too much. Just follow our Liangshanbo rules and clean up everything. Then there won't be too much trouble."
Sun Lei said again, as long as the officials, bullies, thugs, and those big landowners who are unkind to get rich are dealt with, everything will be over.
How many great things can ordinary people do? At this time, the government's jurisdiction only reached the county level, and the lower levels were in a long-term state of autonomy. Liang Shanbo only needed to control these eighteen states and more than a hundred counties.
"Brother, aren't you going to recruit some knowledgeable people?"
Wen Huanzhang looked at Sun Lei and asked.
"If you are like a few military advisors, I will naturally follow suit! But if you just want to become an official and make a fortune, then there is no need!"
Sun Lei shook his head. He had very high requirements for Liangshan and could not have any black sheep.
In addition, he can't recruit officials casually. All his brothers have followed him to this day. If he recruits someone at this time and entrusts him with important tasks, what will all the brothers think? Yue Fei was able to lead the army only after having achieved great success in battle.
"Military advisor, someone is looking for you?"
Sun Lei looked at Wen Huanzhang and asked.
"Brother, some clans want to cooperate with us in Liangshan!"
Wen Huanzhang said, there are many big families across Shandong, and now that Liangshanbo is so powerful, it is natural that some people want to cooperate.
"Cooperation? The military advisor refused for me, right?"
Sun Lei waved his hand and said.
"Brother is unwilling to cooperate with them?"
Wen Huanzhang's expression changed slightly. He did not expect that Sun Lei would refuse. This is a good thing to quickly expand his strength. Since ancient times, those who set up dynasties cannot do without the support of powerful families. Han, Jin, Sui, Tang, Song This was the case when the country was founded.
"I don't want to!"
Sun Lei replied decisively.
"Military advisor, do you think I'm too arrogant?"
Sun Lei asked with a smile.
"I don't dare, my brother has such deep meaning!"
Wen Huanzhang said with some fear. He was worried that there would be a gap between him and Sun Lei, which he did not want to see.
"The military advisor is thinking about me. I know that I, Liang Shanbo, are indeed talented people, but there are some people who cannot be accepted, even if they are of great use to me, Liang Shan!"
"The military advisor is knowledgeable. Since he knows that rebellion requires the support of everyone in these clans, he naturally also knows that these people are the easiest to defeat. They are different from us. In their eyes, family interests are above all else. For the sake of family interests, they will not hesitate to cause chaos in the world."
Sun Lei got up and went with Wen Huanzhang to the outside of Juyi Hall, where he could overlook the entire Liangshan Mountain.
"If I accept to cooperate with them now, I'm afraid this butcher's knife will kill many of my own people in the future! I don't want to see brothers killing each other!"
Sun Lei pointed at the army training on the golden beach.
Wen Huanzhang was shocked. He didn't expect that Sun Lei had already thought of this level.
"Brother, little brother knows!"
Wen Huanzhang quickly saluted Sun Lei.
Wen Huanzhang naturally knew the disadvantages of cooperating with aristocratic families. The fundamental reason for the massacre of heroes after the founding of the country in the past dynasties was the struggle between the nobles and the emperor for power, and the most important of those nobles were the current clans of the former noble families.
In the struggle for power, someone will eventually lose. Sun Lei is not a person who will compromise. If that day comes, a bloodbath will be inevitable.
What the aristocratic family is best at is marriage infiltration. They will definitely marry the women in the family to Sun Lei or a group of leaders in Liangshan, in order to bind the two parties to death.
If that day comes, perhaps the brothers who live and die together will turn against each other and become enemies. The thought of what will happen at that time is terrifying.
"Strategist, you'd better be less familiar with those people. I don't doubt the strategist, I'm just afraid that it will be difficult for the strategist to be a strategist. When those people come, let Li Kui go!"
Sun Lei looked at Wen Huanzhang and said, Wen Huanzhang can be regarded as a scholar. This scholar is very formal in his work. Faced with the insinuations and insinuations of those big families, it is definitely not easy to refuse firmly.
"tractor?"
Wen Huanzhang's expression froze. What else could Li Kui do besides swinging his fist and swinging an ax?
"When a scholar meets a soldier, there is no reason to explain. Let those people enjoy it!"
Sun Lei laughed and said, Li Kui is also useful. It's not enough to let him sit in the office, but it's better to let him catch flies.
After arranging things, Sun Lei went down from Liangshan, took a boat to Jinshatan Beach, and went to the waterside. Lin Chong was leading the training army.
"elder brother!"
When Lin Chong saw Sun Lei coming, he quickly stepped forward and saluted with his fists in his hands.
"How is the prisoner's training going?"
Sun Lei looked at Lin Chong and asked.
"Brother, don't worry. Although it has been a little neglected in Tokyo, after these few months of training, it is already useful!"
Lin Chong said with a smile and cupped his fists.
"How many are left?"
Sun Lei nodded.
"Fifty thousand people, most of the rest have family members in Tokyo. Those who paid the ransom were sent away, and the rest were sent to brother Tao Zongwang to work."
Lin Chong replied that Liangshanbo was never forced to recruit troops. Those who were willing could stay, and those who were unwilling could either pay money to redeem themselves or work as coolies.
"Fifty thousand people? Yes, with these people, we have nearly 150,000 troops in Liangshan!"
Sun Lei nodded with satisfaction. Now that he occupies such a large territory, it would be impossible without enough soldiers and horses to guard it.
"You didn't go to Puzhou to train with Wang Huan and those guys?"
Sun Lei looked at Lin Chong and asked, these newly collected troops need a practical test.
"Brother, the Puzhou side is now clear and solid. They have even connected the rivers and ditches, created a moat, and built a strong camp!"
Lin Chong shook his head and said, he wanted to pull him out to train his troops, but there was no place to fight around Liangshan, and he couldn't expand westward to anger Tokyo.
"Well, after the new year, these recruits will be transferred to Cangzhou!"
Sun Lei thought for a while and said, wars will be frequent in the north next year. Whether it is the Jin army going south, Tong Guan's Northern Expedition, or the Liao Kingdom's counterattack, it will require a large number of troops.
