And just when the outside world just began to discuss the news, a large number of officers and soldiers of the naval division took to the streets, some posted notices, and some loudly propagandized, telling all the people that a large number of pirate leaders were beheaded outside the dock today! This news immediately suppressed all the rumors, and now the most talked about by the people in the entire Quanzhou City is to behead 44 people at a time, which is a major event that has not been done for decades!

After the news spread, many good people have rushed to the vicinity of the wharf, and sure enough, they saw that many soldiers were building a high platform for beheading, which immediately confirmed that the news was true, which made the entire Quanzhou City a sensation!

But almost all those who could put down their affairs rushed to the vicinity of the docks, trying to grab a good position. It's just that no one noticed that all the people who came out of the camp today were soldiers of the Beiyang Fleet!

On the third floor of a restaurant not far from the pier, in a private room with windows facing the street, five people were sitting at a table and slowly sipping tea. The window on their side was wide open, and through the window they could see the high platform under construction in the distance!

If Liu Haojia was in this room, he would recognize that these five people were all the gentry who appeared at the banquet last night! One of them must be very familiar to him, this person is a middle-aged official surnamed Li, this person's name is Li Shusheng, and he is a director of the Qing Officials Department of the Nanjing Household Department!

I saw this person put down the teacup and let out a sigh, and said: "Looking at the speed of the construction of the high platform, it can be finished before noon, so the matter of beheading the pirate leader should be true!" ”

An old man with gray hair opposite him also sighed and said, "That poison-eyed osprey has done a lot for my family, but unfortunately I can't save him today, and I can only take care of his wife and children in the future!" ”

But an old man diagonally opposite him looked obviously uneasy! Probably because his peers were opponents, he snorted directly and said, "Lao Zhao, why do you have to cry and fake mercy?" I'm afraid that when I hear that the poison-eyed osprey is going to be beheaded, your heart will blossom happily, right? ”

The old man's beard trembled, and he glared at the other party and said, "Zhang Liren, if it weren't for the fact that the double-tailed Jiao had already died in battle, I'm afraid you would be more anxious than me, right?" Besides, I, Zhao, have always said that I will do it, and I will naturally find a way to take care of his wife and children! It's not a good reputation for your Zhang family! ”

Zhang Liren was just about to open his mouth, but Li Shusheng hurriedly said: "Zhao Gong, Zhang Gong, don't quarrel between the two!" This is the time to be in the same boat, why bother! ”

The two of them softened when they heard this, and the old man surnamed Zhao said: "Okay, the old man doesn't have the same knowledge as him!" But the trick of the virtuous nephew to draw the salary from the bottom of the kettle is really exquisite! That kid knew that the situation was serious, so he hastily beheaded the person! ”

Seeing Li Shusheng's face, another middle-aged man who had not spoken also said: "Brother Li is indeed a clever plan!" There are more than 10,000 people in the Quanzhou Navy Battalion, and countless materials are consumed every day! Now with the addition of people from the Beiyang Fleet, it will definitely be difficult to maintain the baggage! As long as we contact the other gentry and cut off their supplies, he can only obey! ”

Li Shusheng's face was even more smug when he heard this, but he said: "This is also the result of our Quanzhou gentry working together!" If it is only Li, there is nothing to do! ”

After finishing speaking, he said with a gloomy expression: "This sea surface has been stirred up by Liu Haojia, and I don't know how long it will take to calm down?" Now that many people who eat at sea have gone into hiding, hiding, and not showing up, the business on the sea will stop for a long time! However, the expenses at home are very large, and if the business is cut off, I am afraid that I will have to be strapped for a while! ”

When everyone heard this, they nodded yes and began to pour bitter water on each other! It turns out that the five people at this table are all involved in smuggling, and they make a lot of profits from smuggling every year! Now Liu Haojia has swept the sea from north to south, and everyone's business has been cut off! So they contacted the gentry to put pressure on Liu Haojia, just to resume business as soon as possible!

When the five of them were discussing how to deal with Liu Haojia in the restaurant, Liu Haojia himself came to the prison in the camp. This prison was originally used to deal with errant soldiers, so the environment is naturally filthy! At this time, the cell was full of nearly 100 officers of all levels, which made the cell look cramped!

Seeing Liu Haojia coming in, the officers who had passed the gas in advance stood up one after another to salute, and some of the officers who had not passed the air held on the railing and shouted words such as "wronged" and "spare their lives". And Liu Pingjiang and the others sat in the cell motionless!

Liu Haojia waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then said: "After a while, the official asked the prison door to be opened, and all the people who called their names came out by themselves." ”

When everyone heard this, they immediately quieted down, and waited for Liu Haojia to be named with hope. At this moment, a family member stepped forward, took the roster, and began to recite aloud. At the same time, the soldiers guarding the cell also opened the door, and at each name was read, an officer would come out of the cell in ecstasy, and then wait by the order of the family.

By the time the family had finished reading the roster, there were still two dozen officers left in the cell. Before they could react, they were directly locked by the soldiers and trapped inside. And these people are a group of officers headed by Liu Pingjiang.

At this time, Liu Pingjiang angrily grabbed the railing and said loudly: "Why don't you let us out?" ”

Liu Haojia took two steps forward with his hands behind his back and said, "Can't you guess? Naturally, I want you to bear the charge of swallowing up military salaries! ”

Liu Pingjiang and the others were shocked when they heard this! Some people shouted and scolded, some people begged loudly, begged, and some people looked blank! And Liu Pingjiang shook the railing desperately and said loudly: "Everyone here has deducted military salaries, why do you want us to carry it?" ”

Liu Haojia took two steps forward again, looked at each other with Liu Pingjiang across the railing, and said easily: "The reason is very simple!" First, if this matter is big, someone will inevitably be unlucky! I can't arrest all the officers of the Marine Division, can I? As for the second one, who asked you to go against me everywhere and hinder the plan of the official sailor to change the guard in the north and south! So you're not unlucky, who's unlucky? ”

When Liu Pingjiang heard this, he shook the railing desperately, as if he wanted to rush out! But the railing was firm, and no matter how much he shook it, he could only shout loudly: "You are shameless! You mean! ”

Liu Haojia sneered and said: "The so-called flies don't bite seamless eggs!" If you hadn't hindered your officials' plans and deducted military pay under the new rules, where would such a thing have happened? Say a thousand, say ten thousand, or you are just doing your own sin! ”