As the gendarmerie brigade entered the city and the police officers continued to publicize it, many soldiers who had finished shopping or found that it was not a good day to shop began to gradually leave from the north and south gates. This made the people in the city become much rarer.
Taking this opportunity, Li Wenliang took advantage of the squad leaders who were familiar with the terrain to plan out several evacuation routes. He deployed manpower along the streets and sent people to publicize at the gate of the city, telling the soldiers to leave as soon as possible after entering the city after shopping and not to stay in the city! Otherwise, if there are too many people, there will be a stampede!
But even so, it still cannot interrupt the enthusiasm of the soldiers to bring their families into the city! They stood outside the city talking and laughing loudly, waiting for their turn to enter the city. Fortunately, the soldiers obeyed discipline and Li Wenliang responded promptly and accurately, so there were no accidents in the city!
By the time the curfew came, most of the soldiers had already walked around the city and gradually left. At this time, the city returned to normal, and the day was spent safely!
But just when Magistrate Qian was lucky to have escaped disaster, and Li Wenliang was so tired that he felt weak all over, there were people in Quanzhou city celebrating with their crowns!
In the largest brothel in the area, a celebration banquet is being held! More than a dozen gentry participated. They were toasting and celebrating around a big table filled with wine and food! Most of these people are elderly, but this does not prevent everyone from being accompanied by a beautiful girl!
At this time, they had just finished toasting together, and the target of the toast was Liu Haojia! One of them put down his glass and said, "Now that I think about it, this day feels like a dream! Almost all the grain depots in my city have been emptied!"
Everyone laughed when they heard this! Another person said: "It's not surprising. Those Qiu Ba usually don't have enough to eat. Now that they have received several months of salary, they naturally have to find a way to save some food at home!"
The gentleman who spoke first said: "Yes, yes, that's the truth! And according to me, a lot more food will be sold tomorrow and the day after tomorrow! Because looking at it today, there are still a lot of people You didn’t come to the city, or you couldn’t enter the city once you came!”
A pot-bellied gentleman said: "Yes, my two cloth shops have almost sold out their inventory today, and even the old cloths that have been accumulated for many years have been sold at a good price! So I have to replenish some goods tomorrow." !”
Another person said: "You don't even know how many hairpins I sold today! The masters in the store are very busy now!"
Then another person said: "I have sold out all the bronze mirrors and basins in my shop today!"
Everyone's words and words sketched out a scene of panic buying! And just like what they said, more than 10,000 soldiers entered the city with their families and swept away all the businesses in the city like locusts passing through the border! Although they don’t buy many things per household, they can’t handle the large number of people! The consumption is very considerable!
It can be said that except for the brothels and high-end restaurants in this city, everyone is making a lot of money! Even the vendors setting up stalls on the roadside made a fortune! I don’t know how many food stalls were depleted of their stocks and had to close down with great regret!
When everyone said they were happy, they couldn't help but raise their glasses to celebrate again! Then the gentleman who ran the cloth shop said: "To say that Marshal Liu is really prescient. He told us a few days in advance to stock up on more goods, and also on stocking more low-end and practical goods. Now it has not come true!"
The person next to him shook his head and said, "It's just that he was a little too angry and a little ruthless! He was a little greedy when he ransacked the house!"
When everyone heard this, they burst into laughter again! An old man sitting on his left said with a smile: "You can't blame him for his bad temper! He himself is a thief catcher, and he is a new official, so he must have some achievements! It's just a pity for the Li family!"
A lean old man diagonally across from him shook his head and said: "This can only be said to be the fact that the Li family and his son are ignorant of current affairs! The plan they came up with was so vicious that it forced Marshal Liu to a dead end. How could they not fight back? ! If nothing else, let’s just think about today. These Qiu Ba just came to buy things happily, but they caused so much trouble! If these people really have no food to eat, these thousands of people will cause big troubles , maybe we will all be implicated!"
Immediately, a gentleman nodded and said: "Yes, yes! As the saying goes, you can't drive a dog into a back alley!"
Everyone laughed again when they heard this. They were very happy that this gentleman compared Liu Haojia to a dog! When the laughter stopped, a gentleman said: "Everyone, this Marshal Liu has made us a fortune. Should we also give him something, so that we can talk about our feelings and build relationships? You know, outside the city now The people who live in the navy camp are our source of wealth! As long as he can guarantee his salary on time, our money will continue to flow!"
After hearing this, everyone agreed and began to discuss what to give Liu Haojia. The leader of the old man said in embarrassment: "I have inquired about it. Marshal Liu's family is very rich, and he doesn't care if he gives some money! But let's contribute in the officialdom. Civil and military affairs are different, so it is difficult to handle!"
The pot-bellied gentry flicked his sleeves and said, "What's so difficult about this? He's in need of fame now when he takes office as a new official, so let's give him some fame! How about we gather some people's umbrellas and give them to him?"
Everyone applauded after hearing this, but the old man at the head frowned and said: "But these Ten Thousand People Umbrellas are always given to civil servants, how can they be given to military officials! And if I give him the Ten Thousand People Umbrella, how should the prefect treat me and others who take the money?" ?”
The pot-bellied gentleman said disdainfully: "How dare he offend us? And judging from his irresponsible look, he will probably just leave after his term is over. Don't pay attention to this kind of person!"
Everyone thought about it and found that this was true. After discussing it with each other, the matter was settled. In this way, without Liu Haojia's knowledge, someone was already preparing to give him the Wanmin Umbrella.
After paying the soldiers, Liu Haojia gave all officers and soldiers of the Nanyang Fleet a three-day holiday! In the past three days, Quanzhou City was like a boiling pot. A large number of soldiers and officers took turns coming to the city to purchase goods, which made the merchants in the city narrow their eyes with laughter!
There are no people in this world who don’t like to wear new clothes and have enough to eat. It’s just that we didn’t have the conditions before! Now that the soldiers of the Nanyang Fleet suddenly had a few more months of pay in their hands, they naturally had to spend it carefully to make up for their previous shortcomings. So these three days were simply a carnival for all the residents of Quanzhou City!
