There are four strategic directions in the history of Liangshan: the first is Wang Lun's small business strategy, the second is Chao Gai's business strategy of only trying to be happy, the third is Song Jiang's Zhao'an strategy, and the fourth is Li Kui's rebellion strategy of entering Tokyo and seizing the bird position.
Wang Lun's strategy was very simple, that is, to work with Du Qian, Song Wan, Zhu Gui and several other leaders, with hundreds of small minions, to become king in Liangshan Zhanshan and enjoy the happiness of a lifetime.
Wang Lun is just a talent, no great skill, no great ambition, but self-knowledge. Guarding an acre and a third of the land, although it can't fly yellow and tengda, there are hundreds of small minions waiting, and the little life is also very comfortable. And just robbing passers-by can feed them, and will not attract large-scale expropriation from the government.
Therefore, Wang Lun did not expand his ranks or expand his power, so as not to cause people to be jealous. For those who went to Liangshan to defect, whether it was Lin Chong or Chao Gai, Wang Lun treated them with courtesy and neither sin nor took them in. Good food, good drink, good hospitality, and then give gold and silver gifts to send out the country.
Wang Lun had no choice but to take in Lin Chong, the first reason was because Lin Chong had Chai Jin's recommendation, and it was impossible to say that he did not take in his face; the most important reason was that Lin Chong was alone, and Lin Chong did not have too much ambition, cowardly personality, and also sought stability, and such a person did not have much burden on Liangshan. As for Lin Chong's high martial arts, that was not what Wang Lun needed, because Xiao Ben was afraid of swaggering and had no intention of expanding, and it was harmful and useless to want such a skilled person.
Wang Lun's reason why he must not take Chao Gai in is very simple, Chao Gai and his party of seven good men, as well as a large group of family members, and before going up the mountain, they also attacked the officers and soldiers, which was both powerful and ostentatious. There is both the danger of being annexed by Chao Gai and the risk of being encircled and suppressed by the officers and troops, which is in fundamental conflict with Wang Lun's small business strategy, so Wang Lun absolutely cannot be taken in.
Therefore, Wang Lun fought hard and paid the price of his life for it. In fact, Wang Lun is warm hospitality, gifts sent out of the country, there is nothing wrong with it, it is Lin Chong who is ungrateful and Chao Gai pigeon occupies the magpie's nest.
What is Chao Gai's strategy?
Chao Gai is really righteous on the surface, drinking wine with his brothers in large bowls and eating large pieces of meat, and those who are kind to themselves are not rejected. But if you look closely, Chao Gai is trying to be happy and has no strategy.
And Chao Gai's recruitment of heroes is only a false name, in fact, in addition to the people who have helped Chao Gai, mainly Song Jiang's people and horses, the rest of the people Chao Gai has not been taken in at all, and it is said that they have been recruited.
From the perspective of the leader, Chao Gai was not even as good as Wang Lun.
Wang Lun's small business can allow these hundreds of people to live without worry, and it can also be regarded as his own paradise, but the most important thing in Xanadu is isolation from the world, so Wang Lun does not interact with the outside world as much as possible and does not expand his power.
Chao Gai is only a righteous qi, and there is no long-term plan for various situations that will arise in the future. Therefore, people like Lin Chong, who are cowardly and safe, can stay, but people like Qin Ming and Hua Rong who still have the heart of development are uneasy about staying.
Therefore, the Liangshan mountains of Chao Gai continued to pour into song jiang's manpower. Or it is precisely because Chao Gai has no strategy and the future of the people is unknown, so most people turn to Song Jiang.
Song Jiang's Zhao'an strategy is indeed the most profound, as a caokou who occupies the mountain as the king, Song Jiang also carried forward Liangshan as much as possible, if there is no Song River, Liangshan is likely to be submerged in the long river of history, and will not have the current fame.
You can think differently, a bunch of thieves, robbers, local bullies, defectors, and even people who sell meat buns, all day long, for fear of being caught and sentenced to death. Suddenly being able to enter the imperial court, how many people who are not happy to be able to enter the imperial court and manage the people on horseback and the people on horseback?
However, the cost of the strategy was also heavy, and Liangshan 108 would pay most of the casualties before it was finally corrected, and the two main leaders, Song Jiang and Lu Junyi, also paid the price of their lives.
It should be said here that the main targets of the Liangshan opposition are Song Jiang and Lu Junyi, and Wu Yong and Hua Rong are just unwilling to live and are not within the scope of the opposition's blows.
But this price is also necessary, after all, it is a large group of heinous criminals, and now they can ascend to the hall of elegance, honor their ancestors, and go down in history, and their descendants can also benefit, how can they not contribute to the imperial court?
In addition to these three strategies, there is also a Li Kui strategy that has not been implemented, that is, the rebellion strategy of entering Tokyo and seizing the bird position. This strategy is also the one you appreciate the most today, but my evaluation is only a rebellion strategy, why?
Does Liangshan have the capital to rebel? Why?
Militarily, Liangshan may be considered an opposition.
But what about politics? On what basis did Liangshan call on the people's hearts to confront the Court of the Great Song Dynasty?
Even the simplest peasant uprisings often put forward the slogan of "equal land" or "tax exemption", whether they can be truly implemented or not, at least they have political goals and appeals, and can attract the support of the peasants. But Liangshan didn't even have this simplest slogan.
As for culture, can Liangshan represent the direction of advanced culture? Can Liangshan lead the world to develop and build better after seizing power? Is there such a plan and ability? In fact, there is none.
If these lawless people really occupied the center of the imperial court, could they really do better than the officials of the Song Dynasty? Li Kui looked full of righteousness, but in less than half a day he provoked an unjust case involving human life. If these people really hold great power, what kind of ghosts will the world have to be made by them?
For example, Wang Lun is the owner of a small company, and a group of us can live very well. Chao Gai is a thug who robs the company of the enjoyment of its own brothers. Song Jiang is bent on being acquired by a listed company, but the team that has been acquired will definitely be torn apart. Li Kui wants to go public, but they are just thieves, how can they go public?