His words immediately triggered a burst of laughter from everyone! A person next to him slapped him on the back of the head and said loudly: "Who are you talking about, son and father? I think you deserve a slap!"
Everyone laughed again when they saw him being beaten, even Wei Guogong laughed out loud! Liu Haojia laughed a few times and looked at the other big man more. The person who spoke was Zhang Zhiyong. This person was either extremely simple-minded or extremely slick. But Liu Haojia is more inclined to think that he is the first type of person. As for the one who beat him, his name is Li Wenliang, and he should be a cautious person.
After everyone had laughed, Wei Guogong said: "Chongen, I have introduced you to you, so I won't stay here any longer!"
Liu Haojia understood that this was to create an opportunity for him to talk to them alone, and at the same time to avoid suspicion and show that he had nothing to do with them anymore. So he was not polite and stood up directly and said: "I will see the Duke off!"
After Liu Haojia stood up, everyone else also stood up and sent Wei Guogong out before returning to the room and sitting down. When he entered the room again, Liu Haojia sat down at the main seat in a grand manner, and others also sat down in turn, but the atmosphere was a bit awkward!
Because no one was familiar with Liu Haojia, everyone stared at him with big eyes and no one said anything. But Liu Haojia is very familiar with this atmosphere and knows the solution! This kind of killing people has the simplest idea. If you want to communicate with them, all you need is wine and meat! If you still can't communicate, then have another meal!
So Liu Haojia said to a person sitting at the door: "Brother, don't say anything. Go and call the waiter first. Let's serve food and wine. If you have anything to say, we'll talk about it after we finish eating and drinking!"
As soon as Liu Haojia said these words, the atmosphere in the room relaxed! Zhang Zhiyong opened his mouth and laughed loudly, and then he was slapped by the person next to him! Then he rubbed his head angrily and stopped talking.
But after this live treasure made such a fuss, the atmosphere in the private room became much more relaxed! At this time, the waiter came in and bowed and said: "Gentlemen, would you like to order some dishes?"
Liu Haojia said: "I won't tell you the names of the dishes, you can make arrangements! But brothers like me are all big-bellied men, so the dishes should be more, the portions should be sufficient, and there should be more meat dishes! If you have good wine, go to Wutan first !”
After finishing speaking, Liu Haojia took out a banknote from Jingshi Bank and threw it over, and then said: "Don't look for it in a hurry, the banknote is on the counter, and we will settle the bill together after we finish eating!"
The dozen or so people on the table glanced at each other and saw the words "one hundred taels of silver" written on the banknotes. They all widened their eyes and looked at each other again. They all felt that what the Duke said was right. He is a rich master!
Liu Haojia laughed inwardly when he saw their expressions! Originally, he still had a few silver ingots in his waist, which was enough for a meal. But in order to give these people some hope, I specially selected the banknotes, and the results seemed to be pretty good!
When the waiter knew that the wealthy guest was coming, he naturally nodded and arranged the food and drinks. In the blink of an eye, eight cold dishes were placed on the table, and the wine was also served!
Liu Haojia grabbed the wine jar and opened the mud seal. As soon as he shook the wine jar with both hands, the aroma of the wine spread out immediately! Everyone at the table suddenly sniffed!
These men at sea usually drink wine as water on the ship, but what they drink is bad wine. They can only drink this kind of good wine once in a while, and each time they only drink it in a pot. , I have never bought a jar! Now seeing this fine wine being brought to the table, everyone is already salivating!
Liu Haojia picked up the wine jar and filled it up for himself, then handed it to the people around him and said, "Take them all, and take a few sips with the cold dishes first! This wine is five years old, so it's pretty good!"
Without waiting for him to greet him a second time, everyone filled themselves up with wine, and then looked at Liu Haojia eagerly. Liu Haojia smiled slightly when he saw this, picked up the bowl and said, "It's our first time meeting, so do it first as a sign of respect!"
After saying that, he picked up the bowl and drank it all in one gulp, and the others couldn't wait to drink it in one gulp! Then there was a series of exclamations! "Good wine! Really good wine!"
"That's right! Compared with the wine on the ship, what we drink is just horse urine!"
Liu Haojia grabbed a piece of braised dried beans with his chopsticks and said, "Don't just drink, eat vegetables, eat vegetables!"
Everyone immediately imitated his example and started chewing it happily! Seeing how fast they were eating, Liu Haojia couldn't help but wish that the food could be served faster, otherwise the cold dishes wouldn't be enough for these people to eat!
Fortunately, Zuixianlou is also a large restaurant, so the food is served very quickly. Dishes came out one after another like a flow and filled the table. This made Liu Haojia feel relieved and started changing glasses with everyone!
The men in the army had a good time with each other, and the relationship between them immediately became much closer. In addition, Liu Haojia deliberately adjusted the atmosphere, told some secrets about the capital, and occasionally asked about their interesting stories at sea, so the atmosphere was very harmonious. And taking this opportunity, Liu Haojia also learned about some of the situations in the Navy.
By the time the wine was flowing, everyone no longer had too many barriers of status, and they were able to tell the truth. At this time, Liu Haojia also saw that everyone had almost eaten, so he put down his chopsticks, took out a thick pile of envelopes from his arms, and handed them out to everyone. At the same time, he said: "This is the first time I meet you. I don't know what you like? So why don't I just Let’s get something affordable!”
Most people holding the envelope and looking at the thickness guessed that it contained banknotes. But I was embarrassed to open it directly due to face. However, Zhang Zhiyong ignored those things and directly opened the envelope and pulled out the contents. When he saw it, he shouted in surprise: "Oh my God! Two hundred taels of silver!"
Everyone's hearts trembled when they heard this! The meeting gift of two hundred taels of silver is definitely a generous sum! But everyone also understood that since such a heavy gift was given, I am afraid they will have to be more careful in doing things in the future!
At this time, Liu Haojia said: "There are cash bills issued by the Jingshi Bank in it! If you are in a hurry to use it, go back to the small teaching center in the west of the city to exchange the money yourself. If you are not in a hurry to use it, just take it back. It won't be long before the Jingshi Bank The branch of the bank will be opened in Tianjin, and you will take turns stationing in Tianjin in the future, and you will have time to exchange money by then!"
Li Wenliang glanced at the elated Zhang Zhiyong, then squeezed the envelope in his hand, and finally said: "Young Marshal, I will wait for my brother to follow Marshal Wei's lead in the future!"
Li Wenliang obviously had quite a high status in everyone's minds. Seeing him express his stance, everyone also expressed their willingness to take over Liu Haojia's command. And Liu Haojia breathed a sigh of relief. The first goal was achieved!
