With the maritime trade between the Han Dynasty and Rome, in addition to the superior culture from the Han Dynasty...

What attracted Roman nobles and merchants even more was the enormous trade profits involved.

Therefore, countless Roman nobles would try to curry favor with and befriend merchants from the Han Dynasty in order to cooperate with them.

Even an ordinary Han Chinese merchant would be sought after in Rome.

Putting aside other things, in the city of Egypt, the Egyptian governor, in order to attract Han Chinese merchants to stay there permanently, specially designated a gathering place called "Han Chinese Street" for them.

There, not only were ordinary Roman citizens not allowed to enter, but even local nobles who wanted to visit had to follow the etiquette of the Han Dynasty, first presenting a visiting card and then waiting for a reply before they could enter to pay their respects.

This also demonstrates the high status of Han Dynasty merchants in Rome.

A member of the royal family, who is many times more noble than an ordinary merchant, would require even the patriarch of the Erin family to bow respectfully.

Upon seeing that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei had already begun directing the sailors to unload the ships, Ailin Kai immediately ordered all the laborers on the dock to help Liu Bei's men move the goods.

While his men were moving the goods, Ailinkai discovered that most of them were the most luxurious items, such as silk, tea, and porcelain.

Finally, the cargo from fifty ships filled three large warehouses in the port.

In the past, Ailinkai had met many wealthy merchants from the Han Dynasty. Those who could carry hundreds of bolts of silk could be considered big merchants.

Now, Liu Bei has brought at least tens of thousands of bolts of silk, which is comparable to the amount brought by the Han envoys when they first visited.

This is enough to prove the strength and ability of this younger brother of the Han emperor within the Han Dynasty. The benefits of befriending him are self-evident.

In addition, the more than three thousand sailors in the fleet also greatly shocked Elinkay.

The sailors were almost all tall, strong men, each with broad shoulders and thick waists, and they exuded a menacing aura as they moved.

During this period, Roman nobles were all martial, and Elinga was no exception.

He could naturally tell that the men Liu Bei brought were men who had spent years in blood and fire, far superior to ordinary sailors.

Especially Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who were following behind Liu Bei. Although Ailinkai found these two guys cold and impolite, he dared not show the slightest displeasure.

From the unintentional aura emanating from the two men, Ailinkai sensed that these two could kill him with a mere flick of their fingers.

Therefore, this further solidified Ailinkai's determination to befriend Liu Bei no matter what.

Ailin Kai said sincerely, "Brother Xuande, I feel that we hit it off immediately. I would like to invite you to my home tonight to welcome you and give you a proper welcome. What do you think?"

"Haha, Brother Ailin's invitation is very kind, I will definitely accept!" Liu Bei readily accepted Ailin Kai's invitation.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Ailinkai accompanied Liu Bei and his entourage into the city while sending someone to inform his family.

On the other side, after receiving the message from Elinkai, the patriarch of the Elinkai family, Elinklo, immediately summoned all the servants in the house and personally arranged the reception.

To show his respect, Elingclos personally went to a restaurant in the city run by Han Chinese and spent a lot of money to invite several chefs to his residence.

Meanwhile, the streets and alleys in front of and behind the Ailin family's house were all swept clean and covered with a thin layer of yellow soil, and lanterns in the style of the Han Dynasty were hung in front of the door.

The servants in the mansion had all changed into new clothes and stood in front of the mansion gate.

The commotion caused by the Erin family naturally alerted several other families in the city.

In their view, the Erin family must have come into contact with some important figure, otherwise they could not have made such a commotion, so they all sent people to investigate.

Soon, the news that a member of the Han imperial family and the younger brother of the Han emperor was about to attend a banquet at the Ailin family reached the ears of the other families.

Upon hearing this news, the patriarchs of the other families also became restless.

The power of a top-tier noble family in the Han Dynasty is far beyond what ordinary merchants can match. The benefits of establishing a relationship with them are self-evident.

Therefore, the heads of other families in the venue almost unanimously changed into Han-style robes and prepared precious gifts, arriving uninvited at Ailin's house.

In Rome, arriving uninvited is considered extremely impolite and unbecoming of the nobility, yet the nobles seem completely unconcerned about it.

Etiquette and demeanor are nothing in the face of enormous profits.

Although Elingclos was extremely unwilling, he had no choice but to comply with the swarm of other nobles who had arrived.

After all, the Erin family was only one of the three major families in the city of Egypt, and they did not yet have the ability to offend everyone at the same time.

Therefore, Elingclos could only force a smile and invite these nobles into his home.

As dusk fell, Liu Bei and his entourage finally arrived in the city from the port.

Upon receiving the news, Elingclo and a group of nobles from the city rushed to greet him.

Before long, the two met in front of the gate of the Erin family mansion.

Before Liu Bei could dismount, Elinkloo stepped forward and bowed, saying, "I am Elinkloo, welcome to our distinguished guest!"

"Welcome, esteemed guest!!"

The other nobles who followed behind also stepped forward and bowed to Liu Bei.

Putting everything else aside, Liu Bei's status as a member of the royal family alone was enough to make all the nobles present lower their heads.

"You're too kind, everyone. I'm truly flattered to receive such a warm welcome from you all!"

Liu Bei quickly dismounted and returned the greeting with a bow. His words were exceptionally humble and kind, giving people a feeling of warmth and comfort.

Liu Bei's attitude instantly increased the favorability of the nobles towards him.

In their eyes, Liu Bei, who came from the Han imperial family, was the only true nobleman. Compared to him, those arrogant and conceited people in Rome were not even worthy of carrying Liu Bei's shoes.

Ailinklo stepped forward and said, "You are a cousin of His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Han Dynasty. We should treat you with the appropriate courtesy to show our respect for His Majesty the Emperor and for the Great Han Dynasty!"

"Yes, yes, as a member of the Han Dynasty's royal family, your status is extremely noble, and nothing is excessive!"

"This is what we should do!"

The other nobles also stepped forward to echo their sentiments.

"Haha, in that case, thank you very much for the hospitality of Chief Ailin and everyone!"

Hearing what everyone said, Liu Bei smiled happily.

The start seems to be going much more smoothly than expected!