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Moreover, after the navy became an army, it became richer and richer through trade, looting and collecting taxes, so naturally it would not forget its own brothers! In particular, some goods need to be carried through inland waterways, so their benefits are indispensable! At the same time, many of the ships and guns that the navy replaced were also handed over to the inland water division, so the relationship between the two sides has become closer over the years!
There were even many elite men of the inland water division who were borrowed by the navy, or actively participated in the process of overseas trade and plunder. However, most of these people were begged by the navy to come back, and they were following them. But they can also earn a lot of money in a year! So the relationship between the two sides is like glue, honey blending oil!
As for personal relationships, the four of them also have relationships. Although Liu Haojia has never met them, they have passed many letters and exchanged gifts. After all, Liu Haojia often draws people from the water division, and he has to nod through these three people!
And if these three people want to get rich, they also have to rely on Liu Haojia's power! Not to mention anything else, the three of them sent their families to the navy to participate in the outside trade and plunder, and they have earned a lot of money in the past few years!
The most critical point is that the inland river division has earned a lot of money with the help of Liu Haojia, and the finances are much more relaxed, so their dependence on the imperial court is getting smaller and smaller, which makes it difficult for civil officials to control them! That alone makes them so much happier!
In the past, river masters had to pay bribes to the civil servants if they wanted enough food, and then they would not hesitate to allocate a part of the salary. However, when the independence of the inland water division is strong, he will not sell the face of those civil officials!
If you dare not give me food, I will dare to make trouble! This made those civil officials much more polite to them, and they were paid a lot more!! These civil officials are also very shrewd, although there are fewer deductions now, but they can be deducted for a long time! If you force the water master's people to be anxious and lift the lid, then you will be completely broken when you have benefits!
So now these three sailors can not only use Liu Haojia to get silver outside, but also eat a part of the empty salary after providing their own soldiers to the navy, and the deductions of the civilian officials have been reduced a lot, but they can let the soldiers below take more silver, which is very popular with the soldiers! So the days are as moisturized as they are! So once Liu Haojia opened his mouth and begged them to do something, they naturally couldn't wait to hug this big thick leg!
After the four of them sat down, the food and drinks that had been prepared for a long time were naturally served. After the dishes were served, Liu Haojia picked up the wine glass and said, "We are all military men, and we are not so particular! And although we met for the first time, we have long been like-minded friends, so let's have this drink!"
Zuo Liqiu, they are naturally respectful, it is better to obey their orders, pick up the wine glass and drink it all! After putting down the wine glass, Liu Haojia said, "Just drinking alcohol is too harmful to the body, let's eat some food first!"
Zuo Liqiu said with a smile: "I have long heard that Shiwei Zhai is the number one restaurant in the capital, and now I know that this is true when I smell the smell! It tastes so good!"
Liu Haojia said with a smile when he heard this: "This transaction is the business of the Liu family, so naturally you have to be careful!"
Zuo Liqiu said, "Oh, it must be a very interesting story when I think about it, why don't you tell us about it!"
In fact, Liu Haojia's story has become a myth in Daming! A teenage child turned over step by step with a dilapidated family, the business is getting bigger and bigger, and his own official is getting bigger and bigger! Especially if you can bring your own Lao Tzu to be promoted to the title, this is something that everyone is talking about!
But once the story is told, it will inevitably add a bit of romance, so he is passed on as a myth among the people! Just because he proposed the method of preventing and controlling smallpox after the Ming Dynasty spread, he was rumored to be the medicine king Sun Simiao, an ancient Hua Tuo-like figure! So these people especially want to know the truth of the story!
Liu Haojia naturally will not hide this matter, which is also an entry point for the two sides to get closer to each other. So a few people chatted while drinking, and Liu Haojia told the original story again, and the three of them were amazed again and again, and they became a little more intimate invisibly!
Moreover, the four people here are all from the military, and they all have something to do with water, so the common language is naturally more! Especially after having a relationship of interest, the two parties deliberately made friends, so the atmosphere was extremely harmonious! Push the cup and change the lamp for a while
I'm so happy!
After they were all a little drunk, the four of them began to call each other brothers, and the topic slowly shifted to business. Zhang Tiefu took advantage of the topic and said, "Brother Liu, this time you wrote to invite our brothers to come to Beijing, saying that there is a good thing, and now it's time to uncover the mystery, right?"
Liu Haojia nodded and said, "Yes, I patronized and drank just now! Before getting down to business, I would like to thank the three brothers for helping the Navy train a lot of people over the years, and I thank you here, brother!"
Zuo Liqiu and a few people naturally said that this is a mutually beneficial thing, and there is no need to thank them! After a polite exchange between the two sides, Liu Haojia said: "Brother, I am very grateful to the three brothers for their help over the years, and I think that I have the opportunity to always pull my own people! So, I've already made it clear to Zhang Banban, and tomorrow the three of you will be able to follow him into the palace to face the saint!"
As soon as the three of them heard Liu Haojia's words, they were half awake from the wine! Enter the palace to face the saint, this is something that other generals can't ask for! The main thing is to get closer to the Long Live Lord, that is, to get on the express train of promotion and fortune! So Zhang Zhongxin said in surprise, "Brother Liu, this is not a joke!"
After he said this, the other two people also looked at Liu Haojia with a nervous expression, for fear that he was entertaining them! And Liu Haojia said directly: "Don't worry, this is absolutely true! Originally, I asked Zhang to have a drink with my companion today, but I couldn't get out of the palace because of something temporary, so I didn't come!"
This Liu Haojia really didn't lie. Zhang Jia himself was planning to leave the palace, but suddenly a prince was a little feverish, and Zhang Jia's Zhang family didn't dare to slack off, so they had to send someone to send a message saying that they couldn't come! 「
When Zuo Liqiu and the three of them heard this, they immediately believed it! Because it is rumored in officialdom that Liu Haojia and Zhang Jia are so good that they wear a pair of pants! So the three of them got up almost without thinking and bowed their hands, thanking Liu Haojia for introducing them to Emperor Wanli!
Liu Haojia naturally quickly got up to stop them, and then picked up the wine glass and drank together. Then he put down his glass and said, "Don't worry, someone will contact you tomorrow to teach etiquette and arrange a time. Now I'll tell my three brothers what their preferences are!"