It turned out that it was not a letter at all, but a standard order sent by Wuning Houfu! It said that iron ore and pig iron worth twelve thousand taels were ordered from the mine under the name of Dingguo Gongfu! No need to ask about the banknotes next to them, they must be twelve thousand taels of banknotes.
When Duke Dingguo saw that Xu Xigao had finished reading the letter, he directly ordered the old housekeeper to collect the banknotes and go back to the account. He also notified the mine to seize the time to collect the goods so that they could be delivered as soon as possible.
The old housekeeper agreed but did not go out immediately. Instead, he asked directly: "Master, this kind of thing can be sent directly to the shop. Why did Wu Ninghou send someone to deliver it to the house? After all, ordering iron ore and pig iron is nothing. It's a big deal, could it be..."
Duke Dingguo pointed at the banknote, then at the order, and said, "It's just what you thought! Now I've given away 20,000 taels of silver, and now I've gotten back 12,000 taels! If I guessed correctly, other donations Each family must have received an order, and as for Laughter, it is probably distributed based on how much money was donated."
After finishing speaking, Duke Dingguo stood up and started to walk out. After taking two steps, he turned back and patted his son hard on the head. He said bitterly, "Why can't you be as thoughtful as Liu Haojia?"
Xu Xigao didn't take it seriously even after being beaten. He was planning to ask other nobles if they had received their orders? In fact, as Duke Dingguo said, all the noble families who donated money were allocated a portion of the material purchase orders in proportion, and the prices were completely based on normal market prices.
After receiving the order, some people were just secretly happy, while others were so impressed that they immediately sent people to the Wuning Marquis Mansion to ask if they could donate more money. They were told that the money needed was enough. The shortfall has been filled by Wuning Houfu and several big businessmen!
Moreover, Liu Haojia didn't give anyone else a chance to make amends. He left the capital and rushed back to Tianjin that day, completely ignoring the chaos in the capital!
At this time, the turmoil against Liu Haojia's conquest of Japan had spread from the capital and was spreading throughout the country. The memorials of opposition were sent to the capital. Among them, there are also those who support war against Japan, but there are not many such memorials, and most of them are from Jiangnan.
However, although they supported the war against Japan, they demanded that the initiative of the war be in the hands of the imperial court and be arranged by the imperial court. However, this time Emperor Wanli was determined to carry out this matter. No matter how the courtiers complained or put forward various reasons, they were all ignored by him! Empress Dowager Li deliberately cooperated with him to stay ill in the palace and never showed up!
This left Zhang Juzheng and others unable to do anything, and they could only watch as Emperor Wanli supported Liu Haojia in preparing for war despite the opposition of his courtiers. Without Empress Dowager Li coming forward, they could not do anything against Emperor Wanli, so they could only let the situation develop.
While there was a commotion in the capital, Liu Haojia had secretly boarded a ship with more than a thousand soldiers and rushed to Liugong Island. By the time he arrived at Liugong Island, there were already hundreds of ships gathering here! However, it can be seen from the way the ship docks. One side is neatly cut as if cut with a knife, the deck is neat, and all supplies are strictly orderly. It must be a Royal Navy fleet! On the other side of the pier, the ships were placed randomly. Deck 6 could only be regarded as barely qualified, but the ships piled with debris were definitely those of maritime merchants.
To be precise, the fleet currently docked here is composed of the First and Second Squadrons of the Royal Navy's Beiyang Fleet, as well as a group of pirates summoned by Liu Guangting.
However, these pirates have not been in the robbery business for a long time. Now they almost either do transportation full-time, transporting goods for others, or they devote themselves to maritime business and work hard to become rich!
However, they still brought their men to Liu Gong Island under the call of Da Longtou. Moreover, these pirates did not come with the whole army, but according to Liu Guangting's request, they brought different numbers of ships and ships according to their respective strengths. The largest number of people brought ten ships, and the smallest number only had one ship.
After Liu Haojia's fleet docked at the dock, more than a thousand soldiers swarmed out of the ship and were quickly led to the camp to rest. Liu Haojia didn't get off the boat until all the soldiers had left.
At this time, the pier was full of people greeting him. On the left were officers from the Royal Navy Squadron, and on the right were pirates led by Liu Guangting.
Before Liu Haojia could stand still
, everyone immediately went to pay homage. Even the pirates were very respectful! Because there is only one true Dragon King in this sea, and that is Liu Haojia!
After they paid their respects, Liu Haojia asked them to stand up and said, "Is everyone here?"
Li Wenliang immediately stepped forward and said: "Master Marquis, all members of the First and Second Squadrons of the Royal Navy's Beiyang Fleet are here, and there are no vacancies."
Liu Guangting also stepped forward and said, "Master Hou, we have all the people here!"
Liu Haojia nodded and said, "Very good!"
At this time, a few people came out from behind the crowd, and Liu Haojia immediately came forward with a smile on his face. These people are Zhang Li, the supervisor of the navy, known as "Grandma", and his men.
When Liu Haojia saw Zhang Li approaching, he took the initiative to step forward and put his hands in his hands and said, "Master Supervisor, I haven't seen you for a long time. I miss you so much!"
Zhang Li laughed and said, "Our family misses Mr. Hou very much! I heard that Mr. Hou got married, and our family also prepared a congratulatory gift for Mr. Hou. Have you received it?"
Liu Haojia smiled and said: "I got it! Lord Supervisor is interested!"
After the two of them exchanged polite words, Liu Haojia walked away from the pier, walking ahead while talking and laughing with Zhang Li. Then came the navy officers, and finally the pirates. .
Now a well-equipped military camp has been established on Liugong Island. There is a tall house in the center of the military camp, which is now used as the location of Liu Haojia's Chinese army.
Liu Haojia entered the door and walked directly to the innermost room. When he sat down firmly on the chair, Zhang Li also sat down beside him. The officers and pirates have also taken their positions. The officers stood on the left and the pirates on the right.
When they saw Liu Haojia sitting down, they formally paid their respects to Liu Haojia. The officer on the left moved uniformly and his voice was loud. The pirates on the right moved chaotically, their voices were messy, and they even called out random names and everything!
But Liu Haojia didn't care. He waved his hand and said, "Okay, everyone, get up!"
After everyone stood up, Liu Haojia said loudly: "I'm calling you here this time. Some of you already know what's going on, and some people don't know yet. But those who know don't know everything! This time I'll tell you clearly. One thing for you, I am going to take you to make a fortune this time!"
