Volume 1 Chapter 391 Heroic Wine Altar
After he finished speaking, Li Nezha deliberately yawned, turned around and left, muttering, "I'm really tired after working all night, so I'm going to go back and rest first. Xiao Gan, you should also rest early, as we have to travel tomorrow, so don't delay us."
Then Li Nezha and Lu Feng really disappeared. Gan Ce was filled with despair, which then turned into anger. He roared, "Ah~ damn eunuch, I won't let you go!"
But no matter how he shouted, no one would respond to him in the dead of night. Only the gentle breeze made him feel a little cool, and his heart was even colder.
Two months later, Jieshi City, coastal area of Tianjin Province.
A grand banquet was held today in the reception hall of the former Weihai Governor's Mansion, now the Weihai General's Mansion. All the officials of high rank in the Canghai area were present, gathered together, and toasted to celebrate the appointment of the new Weihai Governor.
Sitting on the main seat, Gan Ce was holding Li Nezha with one hand and holding a wine glass with the other, with Lu Feng sitting on the other side. The three of them were laughing heartily and looking very comfortable.
After drinking a few more cups, Gan Ce picked up his glass and stood up. Everyone knew that he had something to say, so they all fell silent. Gan Ce smiled and said, "My fellow colleagues, the court treats us well. We have been supplied with food and weapons. Have you heard of the Sun Cannon? With a bang, a building was gone!
We will have all of these, and the new governor sent by the court, the current emperor also approved my request and sent a person who is benevolent and loves the people!"
Then he pointed at Li Nezha and said, "That's Brother Li. Brother Li is a talented person. He is impartial, honest, consistent, selfless, upright, incorruptible, selfless and dedicated to the public... Oh, there are so many good qualities that I can't even list them all!
Brother Li and I hit it off right away, so we call each other brothers, but I still have to respect you as the Admiral in my heart. If my colleagues still respect me as the former Admiral of Weihai, then you should treat Lord Li the same way you treat me!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the noise in the venue suddenly died down. It was obvious that some people were resistant to this decision, but since Gan Ce had spoken, they couldn't refuse or refute it in person.
Gan Ce also understood that it would be too difficult to convert these subordinates in a short period of time, and it would take time.
Gan Ce pretended not to notice and continued, "Next, let the new Weihai Admiral Li say a few words."
At this time, Li Nezha also raised his glass and stood up. He looked around and laughed, "You may not know me, so I understand that you may not be able to accept me at first, but I believe that after spending some time with me, you will know that I am just as good to you as General Gan, and even better!"
"In short, I have to say that everyone here is my friend. If you have any difficulties in the future, just come and tell me. As long as it is within my ability, I will do whatever I can to help you!"
After saying this, the officials' faces eased a little. After all, nice words always make people feel better. At this time, Li Nezha said, "When I was in Beijing, I heard that the people of Tianjin are all heroes. They are all heroes in both civil and military affairs. The heroic spirit in their hearts is like the water of the sea, majestic, magnificent, and endless. I really admire them."
When a high-ranking commander praised them so highly, some people of lower status felt a little embarrassed and irritated. They were about to say a few humble and flattering words when they heard Li Nezha continue, "Today, the commander has prepared a jar of hero wine for everyone. You must drink it all up."
Everyone's face changed slightly. This...drank a jar of wine? Where did they get such a big belly? Compliments can only be said, but not taken seriously.
Li Nezha clapped his hands lightly, and saw that the soldiers under Gan Ce's command came out from the back, each holding a wine jar that was almost as big as their upper bodies. They came to the table of each official and put the jar down.
The sound of him landing on the table was muffled, which showed that the jar of wine was quite heavy.
Every official had one, and it was delivered quickly. Many people looked unhappy and unnatural when they saw the big jar of wine in front of them.
Are you kidding? It would be fine if it was just an ordinary small jar, it would at most hold up a little bit but it would still swell. But with such a big jar of wine, even a dead person wouldn’t be able to drink it!
Sure enough, some of Gan Ce's generals and military officers soon couldn't help but shout, "Humph, is the admiral trying to tease us?"
"If we're competing in drinking capacity, Lord Admiral, just come and compete with us and see who's better. What's the point of teasing us with this jar of wine? I don't believe you can drink it!"
At this point, many people's faces turned ugly. If Gan Ce hadn't been there, I'm afraid they wouldn't have spoken so nicely, and might even have resorted to violence.
However, seeing their appearance, Gan Ce was not annoyed. Instead, he smiled even more happily. However, he did not want to care about it and turned his gaze to Li Nezha.
Li Nezha said to the general, "Hey, your Excellency is right. Of course, I can drink this jar of wine, and it's not enough!"
Then he left the table and came to the general, patted his wine jar and said with a smile: "Not only is it not enough, but the more the better."
The general naturally didn't believe it, and just as he was about to refute it, Li Nezha stopped him: "Don't be impatient, sir. It won't be too late to take a look at this jar of hero wine first."
As he spoke, Li Nezha uncovered the red cloth covering the wine jar and said slowly, "But let me make it clear first, this wine is so delicious that it makes people linger and ecstasy. Although the wine is delicious, you must not drink too much."
The next moment he lifted the cover of the wine jar, and the general quickly stretched his head to look. He wanted to see what kind of wine could be described so beautifully.
Upon seeing this, the general's pupils suddenly shrank, his eyes widened, and he stood there stupidly with his mouth open, not moving at all.
There was no fine wine in the jar, but rather silver ingots. Each ingot weighed fifty taels, filling the entire jar to the brim. At a glance, he couldn't tell how many taels there were.
But the general knew that he had never seen so much money in his life.
At this moment, Li Nezha lifted his chin for him, and then asked with a smile: "How is this jar of wine, is it good or not?"
"Beautiful! Beautiful!" The general nodded his head quickly after realizing what was going on, and kept saying, "It's so beautiful. I've never seen such beautiful wine!"
"Hahaha~" Li Nezha laughed and returned to his seat. The others could no longer hold back their curiosity and opened their wine jars to find out what was going on.
This was an incredible sight. Many people were shocked and didn't know what to do. Some of them even cried out loudly. The next moment, they all had expressions of ecstasy on their faces, and they looked at Li Nezha with somewhat kind expressions.
Li Nezha was very satisfied with the effect. He had inquired with Gan Ce before. In coastal cities like Tianjin Province, materials were abundant, so the purchasing power of money was stronger. Besides, there were only idle copper coins and small silver coins on the market, and it was rare to see large amounts of silver.
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