The neatness of the Beiyang Fleet made those who stood and knelt without answering quite embarrassed for a while! However, under Liu Haojia's gaze, they still agreed unevenly.

Liu Haojia saw that they agreed, so he directly flicked his sleeves and said: "The military order has been issued, you can do it yourself!" Retreat! ”

After speaking, Liu Haojia took the lead in the back hall, and the other officers dispersed. The officers who opposed the change of guard gathered together and walked outside, while secretly discussing countermeasures. But they couldn't say anything about the meridian for a while! After all, military law is like a mountain, if Liu Haojia really cuts them down, they have nowhere to reason!

When he walked outside, Liu Pingjiang suddenly turned his head and whispered: "Send out your henchmen when you go back, and encourage the soldiers to make trouble!" Let's just say that I don't want to go to the north to change defenses! The momentum should be loud, but the action should be small! ”

When they heard this, they immediately agreed and dispersed. And Liu Haojia was not idle in the back, he scattered Liu Tang and the others to the soldiers to find out the news, to see if they planned to incite the soldiers to make trouble?

After that, Liu Haojia called Li Wenliang and the three of them and said: "Inform everyone in the fleet to prepare for counterinsurgency!" ”

Li Wenliang frowned and said, "Young Marshal, has the matter really come to this point?" ”

Liu Haojia said: "According to the official's speculation, it is unlikely, just in case!" In addition, if those soldiers don't make too much trouble, don't do it lightly, and wait for the officer's orders! ”

Then he called a few more people to make a series of arrangements, and sent them away. He himself went back to his room and began to look through the pile of invitations on the table. He flipped through the invitation, matching the information in his mind with the name on it.

Previously, the Qian Governor's Mansion had issued two invitations alone, but Liu Haojia politely refused on the pretext of being busy with military affairs. But I don't know whether Qian Zhifu was intentional or unintentional, and he actually gave him an invitation with the local gentry in Quanzhou! Among these people, there are local tycoons, as well as incumbents and officials, and they are very mixed! It seems that the Qian Governor's Mansion will not give up if he does not achieve his goal!

After thinking about it for a while, Liu Haojia called a family member and said: "Go and give a message to the Qian Governor's Mansion, just say that this official has finished military affairs today and will go to the banquet on time tonight." ”

After the family left, Liu Haojia began to fiddle with all kinds of account books again. These account books were compiled according to the documents of the imperial court, and they recorded in detail the various circumstances of the Quanzhou sailors. Everything from soldiers' rosters to stockpiles.

He was busy with everyone until the evening, and after a simple freshening up, he took his family to the most famous restaurant in Quanzhou, Hongbin Building! Today, the prefect of Qian will have a banquet there with the local gentry.

When Liu Haojia rushed to Hongbin Building, there was a person dressed as a master waiting outside the door. When he saw Liu Haojia arrive, he immediately stepped forward and said, "Dare to ask, but Lord Liu of the Navy is in person?" ”

Liu Haojia said: "It is this official. ”

After the master saluted again, he said, "Lord Li, I am waiting here for my lord under the order of the proprietor Lord Qian, my lord, please!" ”

Liu Haojia nodded and signaled the road ahead of the master. The master directly led him to the largest private room on the third floor. After he said goodbye, he opened the door and invited Liu Haojia in. After Liu Haojia entered, he saw a large round table in the room, and there were more than a dozen people sitting around the table, and Qian Zhifu was in the first place.

When everyone saw Liu Haojia coming in, they all got up to greet each other, and Qian Zhifu said loudly: "Lord Liu has exterminated a group of pirates before he arrived in Quanzhou, and he has relieved us of the troubles of my henchmen, which is really young and promising!" ”

Liu Haojia pouted secretly when he heard this! Because in his words, Liu Haojia has been treated as a junior. But at this time, others had already loudly echoed and praised Liu Haojia like a flower! As the saying goes, reaching out and not hitting smiling people, although Liu Haojia knows that there is no good banquet, he can only greet everyone with a smile!

Governor Qian stepped forward and took Liu Haojia's hand and said, "Lord Liu has just come to Quanzhou, and he is not familiar with the local gentry, so the official will introduce you to it!" ”

After the two sides exchanged politeness, Governor Qian arranged for Liu Haojia to sit down, and then ordered the official banquet! Then the wine and food were sent up like a stream, and a table was set up in a row! Liu Haojia took a closer look, and sure enough, the delicacies of the mountains and seas were complete! This table of wine and food does not have more than 100 taels of silver, and it will not come down at all! It seems that the prefect of this money has also made a bloody contribution to the merits!

At the beginning of the banquet, the cups came and went, you salute me, I salute back, and the atmosphere gradually became warmer! During the banquet, everyone also had the opportunity to show their strength in detail, intentionally or unintentionally! Whoever in my family is an official in the court, and who is a gentry in my family! And don't forget to tell him what whoever can provide how much convenience they can provide!

Liu Haojia sneered in his heart when he heard this! This is clearly intimidating yourself! If you cooperate, the two sides will be fine, but if you don't cooperate, we people can provide you with countless troubles, and you can't say that your father's position as the chief of the navy will not be stable!

During this period, everyone kept saying that they had relatives among the sailors, and they were reluctant to let him stay away. There should be more locals in the sailors, so that it is convenient for the sailors to communicate with the local government and gentry, etc.

The words were heard, but Liu Haojia didn't plan to answer. Anyway, as long as he finishes reorganizing the navy, it will be an army completely independent of the localities, and they will not be able to intervene! And their unlucky days are still to come, slowly walk and see!

At the same time, several gentry urged him to behead the captured pirate leader as soon as possible, so as to boost the morale of the soldiers and soothe the hearts of the people! Although their words are high-sounding, they can't hide a trace of eagerness in their words!

Liu Haojia compared the information in their concentricity one by one, and knew that the speed of accumulation of property by these people was extremely fast, and it could not be said that they were all involved in large-scale smuggling or simply the owners of pirates! Now that these pirates have been caught, they are naturally in a hurry to extinguish them!

However, how could Liu Haojia play the trump card so quickly, naturally he dragged the matter down on the grounds that he still had to interrogate. And maybe it's a surprise to hold these pirate leaders in the palm of your hand!

When the wine was hot, the prefect of Qian slowly shifted the topic to the matter of exterminating pirates. praised Liu Haojia for his good life, praised him for being born with few things on the ground, and took this opportunity to toast a glass of wine! Then he promised countless conveniences, as if he, the prefect, had done a great job!

Finally he exclaimed, "Come, come!" Everybody, I salute our young and promising Lord Liu again! In a few years' time, the sea will be calm! ”