But Magistrate Qian squinted his eyes and pretended not to hear it! In the past, these people would avoid him when doing things, at least to give him face! But today the two groups of people are completely in cahoots!
After Liu Haojia returned to the camp, he stopped caring about things outside and began to concentrate on regulating things in the camp. But at this time, the situation outside the camp was changing, and it looked like a storm was about to come!
With the support of the gentry, many naval officers began to send their confidants to agitate everywhere and refused to change defenses to the north. His heart can be described as extremely vicious!
Because as long as the army makes trouble, it will be a top priority! Because everyone knows that the army is a tiger trapped in a cage! Once out of control, it will definitely cause harm to everyone! And the culprit will definitely be severely punished by the court! Especially for people like Liu Haojia who suddenly rise up, have no deep roots, and are at odds with the Chinese civil servants of the court, they are basically doomed!
However, Liu Haojia seemed unaware of what was happening outside. He was still busy dealing with official duties and meeting with officers in the Navy every day!
The day before Liu Haojia asked naval officers to report the situation of various ministries, an officer in charge of logistics hurriedly asked for a meeting. As soon as they met, he said anxiously: "Young Marshal, something big has happened!"
Liu Haojia closed the book in front of him and said, "What happened?"
The officer said: "Young Marshal, today my subordinates took people to the streets to buy supplies, but the shops said that the heavy rain in other places caused the roads to be blocked, and the goods that should be delivered were not delivered, and there is no goods to sell!"
Liu Haojia also frowned when he heard this! You must know that even if the army is stationary, the supplies it consumes are astronomical, and ordinary merchants simply cannot supply them! Therefore, those who can sell supplies to the army must be very powerful local merchants!
Under normal circumstances, if such a merchant really encounters a change, he will be able to raise a batch of supplies to temporarily cope with it, instead of saying that there is no goods to sell like now! So Liu Haojia and the Liu family realized that this was the local gentry putting pressure on him!
Thinking of this, Liu Haojia asked: "How many days can the supplies in the army last?"
The officer immediately said: "Two days at most!"
Liu Haojia thought about it and said, "Ask more soldiers to go out in civilian clothes and buy as many supplies as possible. As long as you can get enough for three days!"
The officer said: "But this will cost a lot more, and it will also affect the local people's livelihood!"
Liu Haojia said: "I don't have much to worry about now! Remember, you must collect enough for three days!"
The officer agreed and left. Liu Haojia had no intention of dealing with official duties anymore and gave himself a day off to have a good rest.
Early on the next morning, all the officers gathered in the camp, waiting for Liu Haojia to beat the drum and gather the generals. But the officers were clearly divided into four groups. The Beiyang Fleet has the largest number of officers, and they are also well-trained. The team is relatively neat and looks like a real soldier!
As for the number of officers of the Quanzhou Navy, although they are roughly the same as them, they are vaguely divided into three groups. The largest number of people were obviously neutrals, gathering together to chat and laugh in low voices. Although the other two groups behaved the same way, they were somewhat tit for tat!
Sure enough, when the time came, the drums sounded, and everyone lined up and walked into the meeting hall in the middle of the naval camp. After the roll call was completed, Liu Haojia did not rush to arrange anything. Instead, he began to check the various books sent by the Quanzhou Navy in a rigorous manner, and at the same time compared with what he had mastered.
This scene in front of them made many officers of the Quanzhou Navy feel very strange. Because when Liu Haojia gave the order before, he was not in such a hurry or panic. He must have had other intentions when he heard it now. However, they felt that they had other arrangements, which would be more beneficial to them, so they were happy to let him delay the time.
Just when Liu Haojia was raising his tent, several soldiers in the camp were gathering in groups and began to wander around the camp. The soldiers guarding the camp acted as if they were invisible and allowed them to walk around.
When such a small group of soldiers often encounters another small group of soldiers, the leader will merge together after a brief exchange, and then slowly gather towards the inner camp! The inner camp was where the Chinese army was located, and was guarded by Liu Haojia's standard camp. These soldiers could not enter, so they gathered in front of the gate of the inner camp.
As more and more people gather, the noise gets louder and louder! Slowly, even the meeting hall could hear it! After hearing the sound, some Quanzhou Navy commanders looked happy and winked at each other, as if this was what they expected!
But as the noise outside became louder and louder, it became more and more orderly, and finally it formed an orderly sound! You can understand it if you listen carefully, that is: "Pay money! Pay money! Pay money! Pay money!"
When they heard this voice clearly, the expressions of some officers who were still proud suddenly changed, because this was completely different from what they thought! In their plan, these soldiers should have shouted "Don't go north!". Why did they say "pay money"?
Liu Haojia finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the soldiers outside shouting loudly! Although he had made many arrangements in advance, people's hearts are the hardest to grasp. God knows how many people in the Quanzhou Navy can obey the command, and how many people will be deceived by Liu Pingjiang and others?
If something goes out of control and the soldiers really riot on a large scale and are unwilling to change defenses, I'm afraid he will really face the possibility of a counter-insurgency operation! And this is the situation he least wants to see!
Because by then, one improper move and the crime of causing riots among the soldiers will definitely be pinned on him! The civil servants in the court who disagree with him will try their best to impeach him, and the nobles will not try their best to protect him. Even if they want to protect him, they will have to pay a heavy price! It is impossible to say that Emperor Wanli could only stage a scene where he beheaded Ma Su with tears!
After calming down, Liu Haojia said loudly: "What's going on outside?"
Liu Pingjiang immediately left work and said: "Young Marshal, I can go out and check."
Liu Haojia shouted: "Don't move where you are! Someone will report the situation outside, and you are not needed!"
Just as Liu Pingjiang was about to open his mouth to speak, he heard someone outside shouting: "Report!"
Liu Haojia said loudly: "Come in!"
Immediately, a soldier walked into the hall, knelt down on one knee and said loudly: "Report to the young marshal, there are many soldiers gathered in front of the inner camp, about three to four thousand people! Listening to their shouting, it sounds like they are asking for pay! "
Liu Haojia immediately asked: "Did they ever carry weapons?"
The soldier shouted: "No one is carrying weapons, and no one is wearing armor!"
