The officers left excitedly, but this time they went not to arrest people, but to invite them! Liu Haojia's purpose could not be simpler, it is to knock down the mountain and shake the tiger!
Liu Haojia sent the people away but did not leave. He waited for the soldiers to finish searching the Li family, and then rushed to the east gate with the large group of people escorting the prisoners and dirt.
When Liu Haojia's team joined the other two teams, the entire team became even larger! Not to mention anything else, there were more than a hundred prisoners alone, including men, women, young and old, and there was even a baby in his arms, who looked to be only about one year old!
Liu Haojia knew that what awaited this child would not be the life of fine clothing and fine food planned by his relatives, but a difficult future! But he could only express sympathy and not intend to interfere!
Some people may think that it is wrong to implicate the nine clans, but in Liu Haojia's view, ancient clans are much closer than modern clans! And once a powerful person appears in the family, other people in the family will also receive enough help and protection! So since you have enjoyed the benefits of relying on the clan, you will naturally have to bear the consequences when there are consequences!
The whole team moved slowly because of the large number of people, and the speed was also slowed down by the large amount of supplies they had seized. So when Liu Haojia arrived at the east gate, all the guests he "invited" had already arrived and were standing on the roadside to see the huge team passing by!
The first to pass them was the team escorting prisoners. Since the gentry moved around a lot, they were all familiar with each other and even related to each other by marriage. Therefore, there are many people among the prisoners who seek help from those gentry! Moreover, there were many young boys and girls calling "uncle" and "uncle", hoping that people standing on the roadside would lend a hand to help them!
Their actions even caused a commotion in the team, but they were immediately suppressed by the soldiers! Driven by the soldiers' scabbards and gun barrels, the prisoners' team had to move again and walk out of the city. What was left behind was the deafening cry!
Then a large number of carriages left the city from the east gate. All the valuables in the three mansions have been confiscated. The exact value is difficult to estimate, but at least seven to eighty thousand taels of silver should still be available!
When the cart walked out of the city gate, there was a large group of navy soldiers surrounding Liu Haojia! These soldiers captured the pirate den owner today, and he was a noble person they had to avoid when they saw him from a distance in the past. This made them feel very proud, so they were all very excited!
As the commander of the first army, Liu Haojia was surrounded by the soldiers. But when he passed by, he didn't say hello to the guests he "invited" at all. He didn't even look at them, and walked directly out of the east gate surrounded by test soldiers.
Seeing Liu Haojia riding past without even raising his eyes to look at him, the group of gentry suddenly lost their composure! But no one dared to say a word. It wasn't until his back disappeared into the city gate that one of the gentry gritted his teeth and said, "Too arrogant! Too arrogant! Who does he think he is? Just a vulgar martial artist!"
At this time, a person next to him pulled him and whispered: "Silence! Now is not the time to say this!"
Then someone whispered: "This is a naked demonstration!"
The first person to speak said: "What can we do to him even though we know he is a threat? Now he has a large number of captured pirates in his hands. If he doesn't like someone and directly frame him for us, I'm afraid we won't even be able to defend him. No chance!"
Then someone sighed and said, "After all, Magistrate Qian is useless! Let him arrest people unscrupulously in the city!"
A short, fat gentleman said: "What can Governor Qian do? He has only three thousand soldiers, but there are at least 20,000 people in the navy camp outside!"
In this way, these gentry gathered into different groups according to their proximity to discuss the matter. Just as everyone was getting more and more angry, someone suddenly said: "My shopkeeper told me that the navy officers responsible for purchasing will come in the evening, so what should we do about our reluctance to sell?"
Another person waved his hand and interrupted him, saying: "Why are you still reluctant to sell at this time? Do you want to wait for those Qiu Ba to come to your door? Just sell it how you want!"
The person who brought up this topic said mysteriously: "Everyone, I heard that the salaries of these navy have been doubled, and no deductions are allowed! If this is true, those Qiu Ba can also buy a lot of things. Go back? At least we can sell more food, cloth, etc.!"
Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard this! However, some people still said disdainfully: "Is it possible to expect that officials will not deduct military pay?"
The person opposite retorted him and said: "If the salary is really doubled, even if the official takes half the salary, it will be more than the original salary, and he will naturally be able to buy more things!"
At this time, no one expected that when the topic shifted to the issue of money, the anger and fear in their hearts at the beginning were all gone, leaving only greed! However, most of the business in the city is under the control of these gentry. Now that they are so rich, how can they care about the fate of those three families! So everyone hurriedly discussed and said goodbye to each other and left.
After Liu Haojia left Quanzhou City, the whole city was boiling! The common people rushed to tell each other, saying that the new naval commander was very powerful. Not only did he destroy a large number of pirates, but he also created three pirate nest masters, which was a great revenge for those who died at the hands of pirates!
Among the common people, some well-informed people explained that Liu Haojia was not the commander-in-chief of the navy. The real commander-in-chief of the navy was his father. He was just ill and now he is in charge of the navy! So the people prayed that Father Liu would continue to be ill!
After all, for the common people, whoever can keep their peace and keep their jobs is the greatest good person! As for who is the boss's father, that doesn't matter! But if Liu Haojia knew the news, he would probably laugh or cry!
As for the gentry in Quanzhou, after learning that Zhao, Hu, and Li's family had been arrested, the first thing they felt was anger! Because Liu Haojia's method of arresting people is really too much! Especially his act of calling many gentry to the gate of the central city to humiliate them made them even more furious!
But when they calm down, the only thing they think about is fear! Because in Quanzhou, it is normal for gentry to collude with pirates! Because the Ming Dynasty implemented a no-sea policy. It is certainly impossible for the gentry to transport the goods openly, so pirates are needed to help with smuggling.
