Li Xingqi quickly agreed to Liu Yi's request, but what he sold to Liu Yi was not the ships eliminated by the army, but the various pirate ships he captured in the process of arresting pirates.

These pirate ships are good and bad, and the sources are also very complex, some are old warships, some are converted from civilian transport ships, in short, there are all kinds of things.

Li Xingqi told Liu Yi that these were all stolen goods, and the military had always turned a blind eye to pirates' stolen goods, and basically disposed of them by the local fleets themselves.

"Don't underestimate these pirate ships, some of them are quite good, and there are some weapons on board, which are better than the eliminated warships that dismantle the weapons." Li Xingqi introduced Liu Yi like this.

Liu Yi didn't know if these pirate ships were really as good as Li Xingqi said, but for the sake of such a cheap price, Liu Yi didn't care anymore.

In the end, the two negotiated the price, and Li Xingqi sold fifteen pirate ships to Liu Yi at a time, with a total price of 8 million, which was paid off in three years.

At the same time, Liu Yi wanted to give Li Xingqi half of the money he earned as a reward for the fleet to protect the transport ships.

Liu Yi readily agreed, he knew that at this stage, he was not qualified to bargain with Li Xingqi, without Li Xingqi's fleet as a backing, his ore business would not be able to operate, so Liu Yi would not be stingy with the benefits he should give.

While Liu Yi and others were busy making money, the rest of the empire was still not peaceful, and there were more and more rebellions in various places, and now it was not only the Freedom Alliance Army that was inciting rebellion, but many local armed forces also began to rebel.

Clearly, these rebels thought they had seen an opportunity, and the defeat in the two wars caused many to lose faith in the empire, while careerists took advantage of the opportunity to rise and start competing for various interests.

On the surface, various local armed forces are launching rebellions, but in reality there are various forces behind them, including some big business and high-level elites, who secretly support the rebels and then take advantage of the opportunity to obtain large profits, which is the main reason for the increasing number of rebellions.

The Imperial fleet was like firefighters at this time, busy fighting fires everywhere, and even the loss of the Lion King system did not have the strength and time to recover it.

Of course, someone must bear the responsibility for the defeat of the war, and the first to bear the brunt is the 5th Fleet, which fled back to the imperial capital.

Feng Kailong, as the commander of the fleet, was arrested and brought to court martial, and other high-ranking officers were also prosecuted one by one, all of which amounted to two or three hundred people.

According to the practice of the empire, the defeated generals will basically be sentenced to death, and no matter how light they are, they will have to sit in prison for decades, not to mention that Feng Kailong is not only defeated this time, but also lost the Lion King Galaxy, which is really an unforgivable crime.

But Feng Kailong is not a person who will sit still, as soon as he returns to the imperial capital, he actively asks people to work up and down, and finds all the relationships he can find.

In the end, with the dredging of some high-level and important figures, Feng Kailong was finally sentenced to be relieved of all official positions, deprived of all benefits, and not allowed to hold any positions in the future, and at the same time was not allowed to leave the imperial capital for half a step.

This verdict shocked many people, and the reason given by the judge for the lenient sentence was that although Feng Kailong was defeated, he was given special leniency for his past merits, and he saved the Praetorian Guard fleet in time, so it was decided to only sentence him to be deprived of his official position, no longer activated, and at the same time to be placed under house arrest in disguise.

Someone with a heart read a certain flavor from the verdict, so a theory began to circulate among the people that the real reason why Feng Kailong escaped the death penalty and imprisonment was actually that he kept His Majesty the Emperor's Praetorian Guard fleet.

If it weren't for this, Feng Kailong would never have been easily forgiven no matter how much he asked someone to find a relationship.

Since the chief general Feng Kailong was given a light sentence, it was impossible for the remaining officers to be sentenced heavily, and most of them were dismissed from their posts and dismissed from the army. A small number of them were reassigned to remote galaxies to serve the Empire in places where no one wanted to go.

The 5th Fleet has undergone a major change from top to bottom, and the discussion about Feng Kailong and others has gradually been forgotten, after all, there is so much bad news, who will always remember this matter.

It wasn't until half a year later that the matter was brought up again, because of a major event - the rebels officially declared their founding in the War Horse System and the Lion King Galaxy.

Under the name of the "Alliance of Free Leaders", the rebels announced the founding of the empire to the entire empire, as well as an invitation to all systems inhabited by humans: anyone who wishes to immigrate to these two systems at any time and become free citizens who are no longer oppressed.

This news made the Empire's top brass very nervous, if the former rebels were just a group of rebels, the current rebels have grown into rivals who can compete with the Empire.

Not only did the Free Collar League have no nobles and emperors, but it also greatly reduced taxes, which undoubtedly had a great appeal to the people at the bottom.

In addition, the Alliance of Liberals promises that anyone who immigrates to these two systems will get a job and have good social benefits.

Many people are ready to emigrate to these two systems, and even in a remote place like Yaqiu, there are people who plan to emigrate to the Liberty Alliance.

Liu Yi looked at the advertisement released by the Free Collar Alliance, and said to Shangguanqi and Ke Rin: "I don't think this advertisement is reliable, and I can't afford it financially with such favorable conditions." ”

"Why is that? I think the conditions are quite attractive, and I would also consider immigration. Kirin said.

Liu Yi pointed to those colorful advertisements and said: "If you think about it, they are promising a large tax cut, and they are also promising high welfare, how can there be money for welfare without taxes, such a simple truth is actually easy to understand." ”

"It's a pity that most people don't think about it so seriously, they are already tempted just to see the good conditions, not to mention that many people are not satisfied with the empire, and now that they have the opportunity to get rid of the empire, there must be many people who are willing to emigrate." Shangguanqi said.

Ke Rin asked, "Shangguan, don't you also dislike the empire?" Will you emigrate to the Liberty League? ”

Shangguanqi shook his head and said, "Although I don't like the empire, I don't like rebels either. ”

"And what do you like?"

"I like freedom." Shangguanqi said.

"Isn't that just right, people's names are Freedom Collar Alliance, don't you like freedom just right for you?" Kirin laughed.

"We talk about freedom, but it's not necessarily freedom. You look at the actions of these rebels, all kinds of evildoers are mixed in, I am afraid that the so-called Liberty Alliance is also a place where dog meat is sold on the head of a sheep. Liu Yi said.

Shangguanqi nodded and said: "I also think that this may be the case, these really have the determination to pursue their ideals, and they will not absorb everyone, even the notorious bandit group like Yaqiu, which shows that this Free Collar Alliance is not a good place." ”

Ke Rin said: "Now that this Freedom Leader Alliance is so powerful, I'm afraid that the Imperial side will do its best to encircle and suppress it, and the first two wars are really too bad!" ”

Liu Yi and Shangguan Qi both agreed with Ke Rin's opinion, and Liu Yi said: "In the past, it could be said that it was a bandit, but now that the rebels have announced the establishment of the country, it will be a war between countries in the future, and the scale will definitely be extraordinary." ”

"Speaking of which, the Empire hasn't had a war of this level in many years." Shangguanqi said: "The empire has already suffered two defeats in a row, no matter how you say it, you have to get your face back, otherwise people will really run out in the future." ”

"I'd love to see for myself what the next big battle will look like." Kirin said with some excitement.

"What's there to see? It's not all the people who are unlucky, no matter who wins or loses, the people will always be the unlucky side. Shangguan Qi said with some interest.

However, things often turn out unexpectedly, and after a few months, the Empire has no intention of crusading against the Free Territories, as if they have turned a blind eye to the matter.

On the other hand, the Liberty Alliance is a thriving scene, and many people from all over the empire go to the two galaxies of War Horse and Lion King every day, and the population is a little more than before the war.

Although the Empire has cut off all kinds of air routes to these two systems, it still can't stop a large number of people from secretly going there.

After all, the universe is too big, and no matter how powerful the empire is, it can still only be described as small in the face of the vast universe.

The economy of the Free Confederation also began to prosper, and because of the tax cuts, many profit-seeking companies risked being severely punished by the empire and went to the two systems to do business without permission, thus reaping huge profits.

If someone succeeds in making a huge profit, it is only natural that many will follow suit, especially those who specialize in smuggling.

The Free Confederation took a completely laissez-faire attitude towards smuggling, and as a result, all kinds of goods flowed in, and the Empire's ban did not work at all.

Under these circumstances, far from being hit, the economy of the Free Concords appeared to be more prosperous than the Empire, much to the surprise of many.

Due to the establishment of the Liberty Alliance, the rebellion in various places became more and more fierce, and the imperial army rushed to various places to extinguish the fire, but the fire showed no sign of being extinguished, but had a tendency to burn more and more.

What Liu Yi and others see on the Internet every day is all kinds of bad news, in contrast, now Yaqiu has become a paradise.

Now there is no bandit harassment in Yaqiu, there is no invasion of war, except that the economy is not developed enough, there are really not too many problems. Sometimes, Kirin would joke that Yaqiu might as well be built into a retirement resort, so that people from other places can come here to enjoy their old age.

Liu Yi always smiled slightly when he heard these words, but he didn't feel any more relaxed in his heart. As the saying goes: under the nest, there are no eggs, once the empire is in chaos, how can this place of Yaqiu be ignored, but I don't know when this day will come.