Water Margin begins as a captain in Yanggu County

Chapter 110 Let's Suppress Them First
Get on the boat and go back.

There were piles of supplies on the shore, and Wanyan Wushu kept waving goodbye on the shore. Even when the boat had gone far away, he still stood on the shore.

Behind Wanyan Wushu, there were twelve Jurchen men wearing iron armor. They were very excited and were looking at their new armor, looking happy no matter how they looked at it.

He also knew that this set of armor could save his life countless times on the battlefield.

Su Wu also looked at the stern for a long time, and still felt mixed emotions.

Li Liangsi stood beside him and said jokingly, "General Manager Su, you will definitely be the first to achieve great success when you return this time. Secretary Tong will never treat you unfairly. From now on, you will be the most trusted person under Secretary Tong's command."

Su Wu smiled and nodded: "Of course I am willing to run around and die for Tong Shumi."

In fact, he can hold on to this thigh, even if he has to be eunuch. Only if Tong Guan really values ​​Su Wu, can Su Wu rise rapidly.

Now is the time to strengthen ourselves, and Tong Guan is the shortcut.

But Wu Song came from behind and asked, "Brother, there are still 38 Jurchens here, what should we do with them?"

"Just keep him well fed and well fed. Once we get ashore, I'll enlist him in the Royal Guard Camp." Su Wu answered casually.

"Brother, they are the Jurchens from the mountains and forests, savages. If they are placed in the Royal Guard Camp, they will not suddenly attack and hurt people, right?" Wu Song asked again.

Su Wu smiled and said, "Now, I am their master. They are skilled in archery and horse riding, and are very brave. They will certainly be brave in battle."

"Master? I'm afraid they are not loyal." Wu Song was really worried.

"Erlang, you don't know that in the mountains and forests, there have always been rules like this... They have always lived like this, catching others or being caught, and it has always been like this for generations... After coming to this side of the sea, they don't even know which direction their home is, let alone the idea of ​​escaping back home. As long as you don't abuse them seriously and treat them well, they won't rebel..."

Su Wu spoke slowly.

Wu Song listened and thought: "Brother, the wild people in the mountains are actually like this."

Li Liangsi also said, "Yes, that's why the Wanyan Jurchens were able to rise so quickly. Perhaps some of these people were originally slaves captured by the Huiba village. For them, it was just a change of masters. Wouldn't it be better to live in our Song land than in the mountains? How could Su Zongguan, the master, be comparable to the Jurchens in the mountains?"

"Oh..." Wu Song suddenly realized, and said, "Doesn't that mean that my brother saved them..."

Li Liangsi nodded: "For some people, this may be true..."

"Then I can trust you a little." Wu Song felt much more relieved.

Su Wu said, "See which ones are weaker and let them eat more. Erlang, normally when you lead them, you should keep your distance from the stronger ones and get closer to the weaker ones."

Su Wu thought a lot, and in this way, perhaps... the prototype of the Formation of the Xianzhen Camp was established, with Wu Song and these thirty or so Jurchens as the vanguard.

"Okay, I'll go see them again. Hehe, it's quite interesting." Wu Song also became interested, turned around and left to get some food first.

Lu Junyi came to Su Wu and asked, "Brother, we got 2,000 horses this time, and another 1,000 will come tomorrow. This is a lot. Will you sell them or keep them all?"

"No, I will buy more in the future. Brother, you have to help me buy more horses from the Liao people. The Liao people are in chaos now. The troops in the south are mostly transferred to the north. I am afraid that smuggling will be much easier. Brother, just keep buying."

Su Wu said so.

Lu Junyi nodded: "I'm afraid my brothers can't support so many..."

Su Wu only replied: "I still need to buy iron and even feed for the horses. Brother, you should continue to help me raise the money. You should also help me recruit someone who knows how to raise horses."

"These are all trivial matters. To be honest, there is indeed a man in the world named Huangfu Duan. He is best at raising horses. He lives in Dongchang Prefecture and has a good living. I wonder if he is willing to come to Dongping Prefecture..." Lu Junyi said as he thought.

Even though we know this person, he has a very good relationship with Zhang Qing, the general without feather arrows from Dongchang Prefecture. I think he mainly makes a living by relying on the military horses from Dongchang Prefecture.

Su Wu also thought about it and said, "Just send someone to tell him how many horses Dongchang Prefecture can provide for him to make a living. I have three to four thousand strong horses waiting for him in Dongping Prefecture..."

Hearing this, Lu Junyi laughed out loud: "Brother, you are really quick-witted. Since he is obsessed with this, he will find it difficult to resist even this one word."

Huangfu Duan, obviously in the story, will also be a hero of Liangshan in the future, a hero of Liangshan who doesn't even have a single line of dialogue.

It was this man who was extremely good at judging, raising and treating horses.

Su Wu must get this man. He is much more useful than Yu Baosi and can solve big problems.

"Brother, you should come here again in the future. When the time comes, you can do some business yourself. The furs and ginseng pearls of the Jin people are all very expensive in the Song Dynasty. Just go and buy them when you come."

Su Wu returned a favor to Lu Junyi.

Lu Junyi nodded, "Okay, but for this deal, you and I will split it 50-50, half each, I will go on my own, you just wait for the money. I didn't expect that this time, I thought I didn't know whether I would live or die, but it turned out to be so simple and smooth, and I didn't even encounter any danger. You are really not an ordinary person, it seems that you are blessed by God, it's really admirable!"

Su Wu smiled and waved his hand: "It's all luck."

"Luck is skill." Lu Junyi answered.

The ship was moving. The Song Dynasty was not far away, only more than 300 miles away by sea.

On the shore, old Zong Ze was waiting eagerly.

As soon as Su Wu's fleet appeared in sight, old Zong Ze was already standing on the shore.

As soon as Su Wu got ashore, Lao Zongze came forward to greet him. As soon as the two met, they hugged each other again.

Su Wu spoke directly: "Old Magistrate, everything went smoothly. There was nothing dangerous. The meeting with people went smoothly, and the negotiations went smoothly!"

Zong Ze smiled, nodded, and patted Su Wu on the shoulder: "You are a good man of our Song Dynasty!"

Su Wu just smiled and said, "Has the official document for the transfer arrived?"

The more Su Wu smiled, the more Zong Ze looked sentimental. He nodded, "Here I come..."

"Let's go, let's go to Dongping Prefecture together!" Su Wu took old Zong Ze's hand.

"Let's go. Everything regarding Ye County has been arranged. Let's go together." Zong Ze nodded, and only then did he smile.

"We should hire some people in Ye County. When we come back this time, we will have a lot of money and two thousand horses." Su Wu said.

"Okay, okay, I'll help you..." Zong Ze nodded repeatedly.

Then he was busy again, and had to calculate some money for people like ship owners. It didn't matter if he calculated a little more, at least he couldn't let them feel that they were at a loss.

Because we will need them again in the future, and we have to let them make money so that they will be useful next time.

After a busy day, Li Liangsi set off again. He was eager to return home. From time to time, he would take out the Jin people's letter and read it, which made him smile with joy.

This time when he returned to the capital, he had a bright future. Not to mention the official position, even his surname could be changed again. The emperor granted the national surname Zhao. So Li Liangsi would be called Zhao Liangsi. What a great favor!
But this war is still early and won’t start that fast.

Even the Song Dynasty had its own troubles, and there were many of them.

Those troubles are secondary. The Song Dynasty has not deployed troops like this for more than a hundred years. This is a huge project. Once the imperial edict is issued, all parties will gather.

The Song Dynasty no longer had such an extremely efficient system. It was all about where to draw troops, how to organize food and grass supply, how much money to give, and what the battle plan was...

Perhaps there was also the idea that the fisherman would benefit from the quarrel between the snipe and the clam, and even the Jin people couldn't wait any longer, and they even asked Li Liangsi to go on diplomatic missions and haggle. The alliance had been concluded, and it was thought to be a thunderbolt, but it was dragged on. How could the Jin people be happy?

This would make the Jin people feel for the first time that the Song people were a bunch of crap, and also let them know that the Song people were not very trustworthy.

There is still time and space.

Li Liangsi did not enter any city along the way, but headed straight for Tokyo City.

As soon as Su Wu returned to Dongping Prefecture, the prefect Cheng Wanli in the government office knew the whole story.

He was also shocked when he heard it, but he was delighted to see that Su Wu had returned safely and brought back two thousand horses.

But he also said: "You are so brave, such courage is really amazing!"

Cheng Wanli knew that Su Wu was brave and courageous, but he didn't know that Su Wu could be so bold that he dared to lead a hundred people to the chaotic battlefield between the Liao and Jin people without knowing anything, not even the way.

Su Wu smiled and said, "Aren't you coming back safely? This time, you and I have made great contributions."

Cheng Wanli immediately smiled and said, "That's right, if this matter is accomplished, it will naturally be a great achievement, and Tong Shumi will definitely not treat me unfairly."

Now that he's back, this is something worth looking forward to. It's hard for Su Wu to say how he will be promoted, and how Cheng Wanli will be promoted.

Let me introduce Zong Ze and Cheng Wanli first.

Zong Ze also paid his respects politely. Up to this moment, the Magistrate of Dongping Prefecture was the highest official Zong Ze had ever held in his life.

Cheng Wanli smiled from ear to ear: "Under this government, we have the elders of the clan in charge of government affairs and the general manager Su in charge of military affairs. Oh! With that, what else do we have to worry about? What can't be accomplished?"

Cheng Wanli only had one thing in mind: a bright future, a great future that seemed to be within his reach.

Zong Ze and Su Wu looked at each other, smiled, and bowed together.

Cheng Wanli actually stood up and returned the greeting. He looked at the two people in front of him and said with a smile, "Oh... OK, OK! Everyone, sit down..."

The three of them sat down, each of them was delighted.

Cheng Wanli continued, "You came back at the right time. You didn't know that not long after you left, Liangshanpo was in a big trouble. The bandits were rampant and plundering everywhere. Our Dongping Prefecture was still relatively good, but Jizhou Prefecture, Yanzhou Prefecture, Puzhou, and even the farther places... Xuzhou, Xinzhou, Qizhou, everywhere was in danger. They heard that big bandits were coming and going, and even rushed into some county towns, just robbing government warehouses and wealthy families, and then running away! The official documents from the Privy Council have come several times, asking our prefecture to quickly send troops to suppress them..."

Su Wu was stunned when he heard this. He knew that Song Jiang should have returned and brought a group of heroes to Liangshan, ready to become a big thief.

But why so fierce?
Poor?

Maybe... they were really poor. For a large organization, the birthday gift of 100,000 strings of cash was not a huge sum of money. Moreover, Su Wu robbed it again and took away 80,000 strings of cash.

Song Jiang was determined to become a big thief, a big thief that the court was helpless to deal with, and in this way "save the country in a roundabout way" and just wait to be recruited as an official.

To be a big thief, you need money, but more importantly, you need people.

It’s still easier to talk to people. Song Jiang is such a famous person in the world. When the big flag is raised, how many thieves, big and small, will run away after seeing the flag?

Even Lei Heng, Zhu Tong and others, Song Jiang had ways to get them to the mountain.

Money is difficult to come by, so naturally one has to try every possible means to get it, and bandits’ old job is to rob.

But they robbed far away, even Qizhou and Xinzhou were robbed, and they even took people by surprise and robbed people's counties. They were smart, but there was not much point in robbing poor people, they had to rob cities.

He also knew to go far away and take the enemy by surprise. He also knew that the troops in the county towns were completely unprepared and would be vulnerable. Song Jiang also knew that the minions under his command were useless and needed to be trained.

However, when Su Wu saw Cheng Wanli talking about this matter in person, he did not look heartbroken. Instead, the smile from just now still remained.

How is this going?

Even when there were thieves everywhere, he still had a smile on his face.

Cheng Wanli was a serious scholar-official in the Song Dynasty. What kind of mentality did he have?
Su Wu also asked: "How is the situation of the bandits in Dongping Prefecture?"

Cheng Wanli replied, "Dongping Prefecture is fine, but the neighboring Jizhou suffered a great disaster. It is said that one morning, Jizhou Yuncheng County had just opened the city gate, and a group of thieves rushed in and robbed... and suffered heavy losses. It is said that there was a captain named Lei Heng in Yuncheng County. He was in trouble for beating and killing people, so he joined the thieves."

Robbery in your own hometown?

Is Song Jiang crazy? Or is Wu Yong crazy? Or is Chao Gai crazy?
It seems that they really had no choice. Who forced them?

Su Wu knew that he was the one who forced himself to do that.

It was somewhat unexpected, but also quite interesting. They had even robbed their own hometown county, so why didn't they come to Dongping Prefecture?

Su Wu actually understood clearly, so he said, "Since the military order from the Privy Council has arrived and I am back, I will start to suppress the bandits."

Cheng Wanli nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes, we should start to suppress the bandits. How can we not suppress such a big bandit? Tong Shumi also wrote a letter personally, saying that the important task of suppressing the bandits lies with me... with you and me. I hope we can make great achievements again."

Su Wu understood. It must be that the Privy Council had urged Cheng Wanli several times to send troops to suppress the bandits, but Cheng Wanli had been dragging his feet... just waiting for Su Wu to come back.

Zong Ze spoke up: "With such a strong bandit force, the imperial court should have all the prefectures in Jingdong East Road unify their troops and horses, so that they can be suppressed."

"Yes, yes, yes, this is what I have said to the Privy Council... We haven't received a reply yet." Cheng Wanli nodded repeatedly.

Su Wu understood again. Cheng Wanli probably used this as an excuse to procrastinate and wait for Su Wu to come back.

Su Wu also nodded: "That's not urgent, let's see what the Privy Council says..."

"Well, since you're back, why don't you suppress them first? No matter how many you suppress, it will be a merit." Cheng Wanli changed his tone again.

"I understand your command!" Su Wu bowed.

"Good, good, good that you're back, and you've brought back so many horses. The Jurchens are really polite. They just focus on suppressing the bandits, and they are not afraid of making too many achievements." Cheng Wanli seemed to be uncontrollably excited.

Zong Ze looked at Cheng Wanli's expression and probably understood what was going on, so he just looked at Su Wu.

Su Wu nodded and stood up. "If the bandits in Liangshan Lake don't come out, it will be difficult to suppress them. If we really want to destroy them, we must have ships and people who are familiar with water warfare. Now, we should focus on defense. We should order all the soldiers in the government to strictly guard the city and search those who enter the city every day."

"Well, just go and give the order..." Cheng Wanli didn't say anything else.

"However, it is not impossible to think of a way to see if we can gain some merit first." Su Wu was already racking his brains.

"I've been waiting for you to say this. However... next time we fight the enemy, you must not lead the troops. You must stay in the center of the army." Cheng Wanli warned, very seriously.

Su Wu just smiled and said, "Don't worry, sir."

Zong Ze looked at Su Wu with amusement, but he knew that Su Wu was trying to fool him.

Zong Ze was relieved. This prefect was easy to get along with. This way, he should feel comfortable doing things...

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