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In the Juyi Hall, Zhang Zhengdao tapped his fingers lightly on the Taotie mask on his face, then chuckled and took it off.

At this point, this bronze mask, which has been used to hide the face, has officially ended its mission.

"My dear, my brother, the leader of the village, is a white-faced baby!" Li Kui exclaimed loudly.

"Young man, don't be rude!" Zhu Gui, the "Handi Hulu" who had just returned to the village, hurriedly scolded him.

Although everyone in the hall was surprised to find out that the leader of the village was so young, they did not make as much fuss as Li Kui.

Zhang Zhengdao said: "I had no choice but to hide my face before. Please forgive me, brothers. Now that I am going up the mountain with my family, I no longer have any worries. If I wear this mask again, I will seem a little alienated from my brothers."<

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Fang Xuedu said with a smile: "It is really a blessing for the village that the owner of the village can bring his family to the mountain to gather together for righteousness."

Everyone also nodded in agreement.

Zhang Zhengdao looked around at the leaders sitting in the hall and said loudly: "Today, the Zhao official family is ignorant and unethical. They allow treacherous villains to take power, plunder the world, compete with the people for profit, and the people are miserable. The three heroes of the Ruan family and I occupy the

This treasured land has raised the banner of 'doing justice for heaven' and 'rewarding the good and punishing the evil'. The previous purpose was just to avoid being exploited by the imperial court."

"A group of brothers have joined forces one after another and gathered in Yishuipao." Zhang Zhengdao said in a deep voice: "Some time ago, we even joined hands to defeat the Jeju army and promote our reputation in Liangshan."

"Today, I have more than 10,000 soldiers in the village, and I also occupy an overseas territory. I have more than 10,000 people under my rule, so I have a small foundation." Zhang Zhengdao sighed with emotion, then stood up and clasped his fists and said: "Thank you all brothers for your help!

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Fang Xuedu stood up and said: "The leader of the village is so polite, he is so cruel to us!"

Everyone also stood up, clasped their fists, and shouted: "Brother, you're welcome!"

Zhang Zhengdao smiled, then waved his hand, motioning for everyone to sit down again, and asked: "Brother Zhu Fu, have you found out any latest news from Jeju Prefecture?"

Zhu Fu stood up and clasped his fists and replied: "This time the three thousand officers and soldiers were defeated. It is said that the governor of Jeju did not sit in court for several days and claimed that he was ill. According to my guess, the dog official fell ill because of anger.

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Zhang Zhengdao smiled and said: "Huang An underestimated the enemy and sent not only these three thousand officers and soldiers, but also a large number of armors and weapons that the village was in urgent need of. To be honest, we also want to thank Jeju."

Where is the governor!"

As soon as Zhang Zhengdao finished speaking, he heard Ling Guang laughing and answering: "It would be great if the Jeju Prefecture sent more officers and soldiers to conquer!"

A large number of weapons and equipment seized this time were all given priority to the army attacking the mountain.

"In this battle, I'm afraid the governor of Jeju has already been frightened out of his wits. How dare he send troops to conquer again!" Zhu Fu said.

Fang Xuedu also smiled and said: "I think that in order to keep his official position, the governor of Jeju did not dare to report the matter to the court. In my opinion, no matter what, I still have to do my best to find out clearly."

"Brother Zhu Fu, please sit in Jeju City and inquire about the government's movements. If you hear any news, report it to the village in time." Zhang Zhengdao ordered.

Zhu Fu nodded and said: "Little brother, take the order!"

Zhang Zhengdao turned to Zhu Gui and asked, "Is there any movement over there in Yunzhou?"

Although the Babaili Lake is under the jurisdiction of Jeju, the northern part of the lake is within the territory of Yunzhou.

Dongshan Hotel is close to Yunzhou, so Zhang Zhengdao is also very concerned about the movements of the Yunzhou government.

Zhu Gui stood up and said, "Report to the leader of the village. I heard that Liang Shijie, the magistrate of Yunzhou, will be transferred to Daming Mansion in the near future."

Zhang Zhengdao pondered for a moment and asked: "Do you know who the new Yunzhou magistrate is?"

Zhu Gui shook his head and said, "I haven't found out yet."

Fang Xuedu said: "No matter who the new magistrate is, as long as Liangshan does not attack the prefecture and county, we can live in peace with him."

Zhang Zhengdao nodded and said: "Mr. Fang is right. The most important thing in Liangshan right now is to make every effort to immigrate to Jeju Island!"

"Brother Wang Lun, this time I brought more than 100,000 guan of family wealth to the mountain. You take out 50,000 guan of money, take five hundred sailors, and personally go to Banqiao, Mizhou, to buy five ships worth 5,000 guan.

We will go to a large ship and buy a batch of silk fabrics, tea, and porcelain, recruit shipwrights and merchants who are familiar with sea routes, and make a trip to Goryeo to open up a way for me to make money in Liangshan!" Zhang Zhengdao thought for a moment, but decided to develop sea trade.

At present, Liangshan is in urgent need of money and food. Only by dedicating a group of manpower to travel to Goryeo and other places to expand maritime trade can we support the continued expansion of Shanzhai.

Wang Lun saw that Zhang Zhengdao had entrusted him with such an important matter. Although he was moved in his heart, he said, "I'm afraid that I will betray the trust of the village leader."

"Xiao Ke is just a failed candidate. Although he is proficient in writing, he has never done anything as a merchant. If he doesn't do it well, he may delay the big things in the village!" Wang Lun was quite self-aware and refused.

Zhang Zhengdao glanced around and suddenly saw a figure, and said happily: "Let brother Zheng Tianshou be your deputy. He has opened a silver shop in Suzhou and is proficient in the ways of merchants."

When Zheng Tianshou saw Zhang Zhengdao calling him and Wang Lun to be his deputy, he immediately stood up and said: "Master of the village, I would like to go to Goryeo to open up trade routes for my village."

Zhang Zhengdao smiled and said: "You two are recruiting more experienced boatmen in Mizhou, hiring two maritime merchants who are familiar with the domestic situation in Goryeo, and selling the purchased silk, tea and other goods to Goryeo merchants, and then exchanging some

Furs, medicinal materials, ginseng and other items can be transported back to the village!"

"This round of transactions is a profit of tens of thousands!"

With just a few words, Zhang Zhengdao settled the matter.

Although Wang Lun wanted to shirk it, but after taking a look at the leaders sitting in the Juyi Hall, I was afraid that no one was more suitable to do this than him. At that moment, he had no choice but to grimace and take the job.

What a chore!

After arranging the sea trade, Zhang Zhengdao felt that Liangshan was really short of leaders. After thinking for a moment, he said: "In a few days, I intend to go down the mountain and recruit some heroes for the village."

Fang Xuedu advised: "We have just defeated the Jeju army and the current situation is still unclear. The owner of the village still needs to be in charge!"

Zhang Zhengdao thought for a while and felt that Fang Xuedu's words were reasonable, so he replied: "Then let's wait for the reaction of the Jeju government."

After saying this, Zhang Zhengdao turned his attention to Zhu Fu. The careful man quickly stood up and said, "I will go down the mountain to investigate right now!"

As Zhu Fu left the Juyi Hall, Zhu Gui also stood up and said, "My little brother, let's go find out more about Yunzhou!"

Zhang Zhengdao nodded in agreement.

Zhu Guibian also left.

When Wang Lun saw this, he stood up and said, "Xiao Ke will go to the warehouse to count the money."

Zheng Tianshou also stood up to say goodbye and went with Wang Lun.

At this moment, there are only a few people in the Juyi Hall, including Fang Xuedu, Ling Guang, Jin Ding, and Li Kui!

Zhang Zhengdao continued to ask: "Brother Jinding, how is the current organization and training of the Shanshan Army?"

Jin Ding hurriedly saluted respectfully and said: "Master of the village, I am ashamed. Although the army guarding the mountain is full, its combat power is low and the formation is not organized. It cannot go to the battlefield to fight!"

Zhang Zhengdao smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. When brothers Jinding have nothing to do, they can communicate with brothers Lingguang and Suoxian more often."

Ling Guang said: "How about the Jinding brothers bring the mountain-defending army to my mountain-attacking army's camp and practice together?"

Jin Ding was overjoyed when he heard this and quickly stood up to thank him.

Seeing that nothing happened, the two men left together to exchange military training methods in the camp. Li Kui also followed with a look on his face.

After Zhang Zhengdao discussed the affairs of the village with Fang Xuedu, he sat alone in the top chair, thinking about the shortage of talents in Liangshan, but suddenly an idea flashed and he remembered that there was a place not far from Liangshan.

Shanzhai is just the place to be incorporated.