Shaohua Mountain.

With the sunlight, the clouds dissipated, revealing the green mountains. However, at this time, at the foot of Shaohua Mountain, it was crowded, and the bustling crowd lined up neatly, coming down from the mountain and leading straight into the distance.

Looking from the top of the mountain, it is like a giant python moving slowly, twisting its body and walking.

Chao Gai looked at this invisible team at the top of the mountain, and his heart was deeply gratified. This time, he really returned with a full load. Not to mention that Shi Jin, Zhu Wu, Chen Da, and Yang Chun all joined Liangshanbo, and Liangshanbo instantly had four more leaders.

Even ordinary soldiers have increased a lot. In addition to the remaining more than 200 minions in Shaohua Mountain, nearly 400 officers and soldiers were also captured.

Although there were a large number of officers and soldiers, Chao Gai didn't even bother to mobilize, and directly ordered the 300 Liangshan men and horses led by himself and the 200 Shaohuashan men and horses together, and Ma Ling, Shi Qian, Yang Chun, and Chen Da were responsible for escorting these 400 people to Huiliangshan.

When they arrived at the cottage, someone gave them "professional training". To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that today's Liangshan needs to be vigorously developed, Chao Gai really can't look down on these cowardly officers and soldiers.

These local soldiers, when it comes to combat ability, are really scum. Even, in the Great Song Dynasty, except for the Western Army, there were very few of those forbidden armies with some combat effectiveness. Of course, this is also inseparable from the Great Song Dynasty's policy of emphasizing literature over military force.

"Brother Heavenly King can actually look down on these straw bale captives?"

Zhu Wu couldn't help but ask when he saw that Chao Gai had ordered all these captured officers and soldiers to be escorted up the mountain. At present, Chao Gai's move is clearly to recruit these four hundred captives and join Liangshan's team to strengthen Liangshan's strength.

"Yes", Shi Jin couldn't help but nodded: "These wine bags and rice bags, my brother has to consume a lot of food when he raises them." It's all the effort, why is my brother bothering? ”

"The two virtuous brothers don't know", Chao Gai heard this, and smiled slightly: "At the moment, these soldiers are unbearable. However, this is also the result of the lack of training by the officers and soldiers. When they go to Liangshan, they will be trained as recruits, and after waiting for a month, this combat power will naturally be able to be cultivated! ”

"This matter is true", Shi Jin nodded: "It's just that, in this way, there are only four hundred more mouths." The consumption of these people, if it is a month, is extremely large. Besides, when the time comes, we have to be vigilant from time to time and send people to train, I'm afraid this matter will not be easy! ”

"Haha", Lu Zhishen heard this, and let out a hearty roar: "Don't worry, two virtuous brothers, it's not that the Sprinkle family brags about themselves." I don't need to worry about this logistical problem. Don't say that these 400 people are ten times more than 100 times, and I Liangshanbo can still afford it! ”

Lu Zhishen's sentence suddenly made Shi Jin and Zhu Wu even more puzzled, and asked in disbelief: "Could it be that Liang Shanbo solved the logistics problem once and for all?" ”

"Although it can't be said to be solved once and for all, at least for a considerable period of time, I, Liang Shanbo, will no longer worry about my livelihood", Lu Zhishen said how proud he was, patted his straight chest and said:

"The two virtuous brothers don't know, and this fact is all due to the brother of the Heavenly King. A few days ago, the elder brother of the king of heaven pondered for a long time, and finally came up with a seamless plan and successfully experimented, that is, the method of fishing for sea salt. Now, I am already in the early stage of development."

"Scoop up sea salt?"

When Zhu Wu and Shi Jin heard this, they looked ignorant. It turned out that Liang Shanbo actually put the idea of livelihood on the sale of illicit salt. This is indeed a good idea, the sale of illicit salt is definitely profitable, and it will never be unsalable. It's just that where does Liangshanbo get so much private salt?

"Little brother is blunt, I don't know how to get sea salt, but how to get salt from sea water?" For the first time, Zhu Wu felt that he was a little bit of a monk and was confused.

"What Brother Zhu Wu said is true", Chao Gai nodded slowly: "But it is to take salt from the seawater." I Liangshan has now developed a salt pan and is implementing large-scale salt extraction. After that, it is inevitable that the scale will have to be expanded. In this way, at present, the cost of my cottage is somewhat settled."

"Brother is really a god!"

When Zhu Wu heard this, he couldn't help but exclaim with Shi Jin. Hearing Chao Gai and Lu Zhishen say this at any time, but Zhu Wu knew that if he said it at this time, he was afraid that he would immediately attract the eyes of all forces, even the Great Song Dynasty.

Salt from the sea, such a method, let alone learning, has never been heard of. In today's world, there are some dealers who sell illicit salt, but without exception, they are all privately opened from some small-scale salt wells. That's it, not only does it cost some manpower, but it also has a lot of profits.

But now Chao Gai's method, taking salt from the sea, the cost is almost pitiful, and the raw materials are completely inexhaustible, which is really a means against the sky.

It is conceivable that if this project is carried out, then Liangshanbo is definitely a rich country, no wonder Chao Gai has such confidence, now it seems that people are really worry-free, to solve the problem of the development of Liangshanbo, it is really wealthy.

Take Shaohua Mountain as an example, if you have such an advantage, why not expand your strength.

"Brother Tianwang is definitely not a very human, his legend is not only this, when you get to Liangshanbo, you will know when the time comes", Lu Zhishen didn't seem to be surprised at all by Shi Jin and Zhu Wu's shocked reaction at the moment, as if he had seen something ordinary.

Hearing this, Shi Jin and Zhu Wu did not have the slightest suspicion. can make heroes like Lu Zhishen so happy and convinced, I am afraid that there are few people in today's rivers and lakes.

For a while, Shi Jin and Zhu Wu were more sure of their actions to join Liangshanbo. I am also looking forward to the future of Liangshanbo.

"In this way, I have another 500 troops in Liangshanbo. Except for the 200 soldiers in Shaohua Mountain, who can directly enlist in the army after short-term training, the 300 soldiers still need complete training."

Lu Zhishen has been assisting Lin Chong in managing and training Liangshan soldiers and horses, so he naturally knows the deep meaning of Chao Gai's move.

"However, with these five hundred people, the cottage will be more confident", Lu Zhishen smiled: "I'll wait for this time to go back, and I'll teach that black guy to look good!" ”

When Zhu Wu and Shi Jin heard this, they just wanted to ask, but they didn't want to have a junior colonel come in a hurry at this time.

"Report ...... Report to the brother of Chao Tianwang, the brother of the owner of the village......"

"Wait", Shi Jin heard this, and immediately interrupted the little colonel's words: "Didn't I say it before, Shaohua Mountain has all been merged into Liangshanbo, Shi Jin's village master, Zhu Wu's position as a military advisor has long been a thing of the past, and now there is only one brother of the village owner, and that is Brother Chao Tianwang!" Why are you so careless? ”

"Yes, yes", the little colonel saw that Shi Jin was a little angry, and couldn't help but beware of some incoherent words: "The villain remembers the owner of the village...... Shi Jin's brother's life, Shicai is the villain's negligence, and I hope that a few brothers will not blame him."

"It's okay", Chao Gai shook his head slightly: "You came in such a hurry, what is the urgency?" ”

"Brother Tianwang, three people came before, two men and one woman, and they only said that they wanted to meet the master of Shaohua Cottage ......", speaking of this, the little school couldn't help but look at Shi Jin again, for fear of making a mistake again: "Brother Shi Jin, I just said that I came to visit."

"What's that man's name?" , Shi Jin was stunned when he heard this, and then asked again.

"The three of them refused to say, but only said that the brother in front of them was," said the colonel, "but those three seem to be very human, and when I see that he does not want to announce his name, I will drive them away." I didn't want to shoot alone, so I easily knocked over a dozen of our brothers."

"Oh", Chao Gai couldn't help but feel surprised when he heard this: "There is such a thing? ”

Shi Jin was also a little curious at this time, it seems that the person who came here was not an unknown person. Shi Jin glanced at Chao Gai, saw Chao Gai nodding, and then said, "Then you go here and bring the three of them here."

Hearing this, the little colonel was immediately ordered to leave. After a while, I saw that the little colonel returned sweating profusely again, and said to Chao Gai, Shi Jin and others with an aggrieved face: "Brothers, those three people refused to go up the mountain, and said that they wanted the brothers to go down the mountain to see him!" ”

"Bold!"

Seeing this, Shi Jin couldn't help but be a little annoyed: "Where did you come from the countryside, didn't you come here on purpose to entertain me?" ”

"It's okay", Chao Gai heard this, patted Shi Jin's shoulder, and said with interest: "If you do extraordinary things, you will be extraordinary people!" Now that I have nothing else to do, I will go down the mountain and see who he is sacred! ”

Originally, according to Chao Gai's meaning, they had to wait for the last group of soldiers on Shaohua Mountain to evacuate before leaving for Liangshan, and at this time, all the people on the mountain were almost evacuated.

"That's right!"

Hearing this, Zhu Wu nodded and said. Not to mention Chao Gai, at this time, he also felt that the people from this mountain were a little curious. Obviously, he asked to see Shi Jin, but he was unwilling to go up the mountain, so he had to wait for others to meet him. Faintly, Zhu Wu felt that I was afraid that these people at the moment were not simple.

Seeing Chao Gai say this, Shi Jin didn't say anything at the moment, and then it was convenient for Chao Gai, Lu Zhishen, and Zhu Wu to slowly descend to Shaohua Mountain.

When Chao Gai and a few people came to the foot of the mountain, a group of soldiers had already surrounded the three of them in a clearing at the foot of the mountain. The three men were not annoyed, but dismounted and sat on the ground, laughing softly and talking about something. He was not disturbed by the soldiers around him.

Suddenly, seeing that the mountain was crowded with people, and the soldiers under the mountain were all saluting, the three people knew that the main lord was coming, and then they got up one after another, and looked at Chao Gai and the other four people who were surrounded by the crowd and came to them step by step.

Shi Jin looked at the three people in front of him and couldn't help asking, "Are you waiting to see me?" ”

"Exactly. Contemptible Sun An, meet the four heroes of Shaohua Mountain"!

"I waited for the passage of Huazhou and saw that the gate of Huazhou was closed. I also heard that everyone in Huazhou said that the prestige of Shaohua Mountain, so I came to visit! Abruptly, he is still begging for Haihan! ”