And at this moment.
Very soon, after being incited by the Old Taoist Wu Zetian had transformed into, the refugee Transmigrator firmed up his resolve.
He swiftly began to uncover the power at his disposal.
He was now a Bandit with a mountain stronghold, colluding with local landlords, gentry, merchants, and Low-Level Officials.
He had more than two hundred core minions and over two thousand peripheral thugs under his command.
He began imitating Water Margin, kidnapping Schoolteachers and long-time licentiates to serve as his propagandists.
After establishing a system of rewards, punishments, and promotions, he spent every day indoctrinating those thugs and minions, telling them that if they followed him, they would have meat to eat, and if they died, their families would receive compensation.
In these times, even when court soldiers died, their compensation was generally embezzled.
As long as he did slightly better than the imperial court, those thugs and minions would have the will to fight.
After that, he drew in one local power after another.
In short, he chose the most turbulent path.
In this Feudal Society, he had no interest in pursuing lofty, advanced ideas.
Nor did he want to do that.
After working himself to the bone for decades, was he supposed to work for others? He would never think that way.
That was human nature.
Human nature could only gradually improve after material conditions and the broader environment changed.
Just as modern people's morals exceeded those of ancient people by several dimensions.
Put simply, modern people did not regard other people as food.
It was not because modern human nature had evolved. Material abundance had simply increased enormously.
Eating people was too troublesome, too costly, and too dangerous.
The refugee Transmigrator began massively annexing the surrounding land. If he could buy it, he