After arranging the work in Macau, Liu Haojia rushed back to Guangzhou without stopping, supervised the handover between the two parties, and then returned to Quanzhou with the fleet. Because the formation of the Nanyang Fleet was almost completed, he had to go back and finalize the chief officers at all levels of each squadron.
The first thing he did when he returned to Quanzhou was to notify the soldiers to prepare for pay! As for the source of the salary, he had already made it clear in his memorial to the court, which was to draw it from the cash and liquidated assets in the homes of the three gentry and Liu Pingjiang and other officers who were confiscated, and promised to return it later.
As soon as the news of the salary payment came out, the soldiers immediately rushed to tell each other, and the atmosphere in the camp was extremely lively! Even the families of the soldiers are looking forward to it! Even the children look forward to pay day, because the adults promise them new clothes and delicious food!
After having the exact news, the soldiers became more energetic in training! Even those low-level officers feel that they have hope for the future. Although they may not be eligible for promotion, at least they will get a raise! Especially when they saw cartloads of silver and copper coins being pulled into the naval camp, these soldiers became even more angry!
Now that the soldiers have regarded Liu Haojia as the real commander-in-chief of the navy, if we ask these soldiers now who is the commander-in-chief of the navy? They will definitely answer Liu Haojia, not his father Liu Runlin!
With the confirmed news and the sight of Yinzi entering the camp, the navy officers and soldiers immediately became quiet and devoted themselves wholeheartedly to the formation and training. During this period, Liu Haojia was surprised to find that the combat capability of the Nanyang Navy was much higher than that of the Beiyang Fleet!
This is probably related to the fact that they have been floating on the sea all year round. After all, the northern navy has almost no chance of fighting, but here in the south they will at least fight against pirates. Therefore, Liu Haojia feels that the rotation system must continue to be implemented in the future.
Since the Southern Navy had a larger number of people, Liu Haojia divided them into six squadrons, three of which were stationed in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the other three were stationed in Fujian and Guangdong. Unsurprisingly, two of the six squadrons directly transferred people from the Beiyang Fleet to serve as chief officers at all levels. The main officers of the other two squadrons were the first to defect, and the other two squadrons were mainly neutrals. So until now, Liu Haojia had mastered all the power of the navy!
After everyone's expectations, the day of pay finally arrived! On this day, all the officers and soldiers who had just been organized into the Nanyang Fleet gathered on the school grounds, and no one was left behind! Because all the people on duty are borne by people from the Beiyang Fleet. After all, today is a big day for the Nanyang Navy!
And when the soldiers walked into the school grounds and looked at the pile of silver boxes and cash boxes guarded by many soldiers on the side of the general station, he was so excited that he couldn't help himself and started to make a noise involuntarily! Some people even started fighting with each other!
There is no knowledge in these, and the rude and uncivilized soldiers can only vent their happiness by fighting with each other! But they forgot where they were! This is the school grounds of the military camp, there is no room for them to mess around! As soon as they saw people pushing each other, the Beiyang soldiers on duty thought a fight had occurred and immediately rushed over to suppress it!
When they came closer and found out that they were just having fun, the tension in their hearts immediately turned into rage, and they picked up sticks and gave these soldiers a good beating! The soldiers who were beaten also knew that what they did was wrong and did not dare to dodge. After stiffening the stick a few times, they begged for mercy. This was considered as escaping!
The team had just been sorted out, and the Nanyang soldier who had something to do asked the Beiyang soldier on duty: "Good brother, is there really no one to pay when you are paying?"
The Beiyang soldier held a stick in his hand and said proudly: "That's natural! There is a military judge in our fleet, who is nicknamed Pang Black Face! His subordinates are supervising the payment of wages. Who dares to draw water? If there is If so, he would dare to take off his hat!"
The Nanyang soldier said: "That's a good feeling! I just don't know if we have a military judge here?"
The Beiyang soldier said: "Of course there is! The young marshal attaches great importance to military discipline. How can it be done without a military judge! I also tell you, if it weren't for the fact that today is a good day for you to pay, based on what you just played about, I would If I dare to drag you down, I'll give you ten sticks!"
The Nanyang soldier raised his hands and said, "Thank you, brother! By the way, my name is Zhang Ergou, and I'll treat you to a drink when I get paid!"
The Beiyang soldier glanced at him sideways and said, "Forget it! Where can I find you when I'm paid? Besides, after you're paid, you can't first pull a few feet of cloth for your wife and children, and then cut a few kilograms of meat. Where can I find you?" You still care about me!"
Zhang Ergou said with a longing look on his face: "I think so too! Go buy something when you get your salary! Among other things, you have to buy some food first! But having said that, your salary is also here. Do you want it?"
The Beiyang soldier said: "You will know in a few days when the new rules of our fleet come out. For those who leave the station for combat patrols, those who have family members can be taken care of by their immediate family members; those who do not have family members will be kept under the unified custody of the Military Justice Department!"
Zhang Ergou said with a smile: "Does that brother have a wife?"
The Beiyang soldier sighed and said, "Not yet! Damn it, my salary for the past few months has to be deposited in the Military Justice Department again! I lost so much money in the past few days that I only have a few coppers left in my pocket!"
Zhang Ergou laughed and said: "Then you can only watch our salary supplement for several months!"
The Beiyang soldier picked up a stick and poked his waist and said: "I'm so envious! I started to receive double pay a few months ago! It's not like you fools. If the young marshal hadn't come, you would never have received it in your life. To double pay!”
These words from the Beiyang soldier immediately knocked back Zhang Ergou's pride! But then he became excited again, clasped his hands together and bowed again and again to the general platform, and murmured: "Bless the young marshal a long life! If it weren't for him, let alone the double salary, it would be the original salary. I can’t even get it all!”
The Beiyang soldier was very satisfied with his performance, so he knocked on the ground with a stick and said demonstratively: "It's good to remember the young commander! Also, remember not to make trouble again, be careful of military law! Now the good days have come Come on, don’t cause trouble for yourself!”
Zhang Ergou repeatedly raised his hands and said, "Brother, don't worry, we will be honest!"
After saying that, the two of them separated, while Zhang Ergou stood on tiptoes and looked in the direction of the commander's platform, thinking that the young commander would come out quickly and pay him quickly! At this time, Liu Haojia had just received a notice that the soldiers had gathered and he was to preside over the first payment of pay for the Nanyang Fleet.
