The father held his daughter, the son held his father, and the wife hit her husband. When the archers saw this, they all lowered their hands.
Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, being in the thick of it, probably didn't realize how similar this scene was to the day the winery broke ground.
A small family reunion!
Just as Liu Da was about to speak, Zhao Wu and Heng Wenhao walked over.
"Father, they saved me!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Da immediately turned to look at Zhao Cheng.
Zhao Cheng and Xiao Luomu had already left the room, looking down at the building below. Zhao Cheng said, "Lord Moling, don't think that the enemy is so powerful that they are invincible. As I told you, when we brothers are of one mind, we can break metal with our strength."
Liu Da's lips trembled, and he remained silent for a long time before suddenly kneeling down.
Seeing this, Guan Yi and Zhang Desong released their relatives and knelt down on either side of Liu Da.
“Young Prime Minister, you are a great benefactor to us three brothers!” Unlike Guan Yi and Zhang De, Liu Da was an earl, a nobleman, and he did not need to kneel to anyone except when meeting the emperor.
This is about dignity, and even more so, it's about face.
But for his daughter, he was willing to risk everything.
Zhao Cheng quickly went downstairs, helped Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei up, and said, "The three of you don't need to be so formal, please get up quickly."
After expressing his gratitude, Liu Da looked ashamed and sighed, "I was so foolish, so incredibly foolish!"
"Those involved are often blinded by their own interests." Zhao Cheng gently patted Liu Da's arm and smiled, "We don't need to apologize to each other. As long as you are willing to cooperate with me sincerely, we will let bygones be bygones."
"Young Prime Minister!" Guan Yi suddenly clasped his hands and bowed deeply to Zhao Cheng, saying, "I, Guan Yi, want to make it clear first: as long as I am the County Magistrate of Hannancheng, no one in Hannancheng can touch the Immortal Winery!"
Zhang De also said, "If the young prime minister ever needs anything in Hannan City in the future, I, Zhang De, will definitely help him even if it costs me everything!"
Even with his two younger brothers in such a state, Liu Da still had a worried look in his eyes.
Zhao Cheng, seeing through everything, asked, "Is the Earl of Moling worried that Wen Hu will retaliate?"
Liu Da nodded and confessed, "After this ordeal, comparing the young prime minister and Wen Hu, we three brothers know perfectly well who is worth our gamble and risk our lives for. But Wen Hu is ruthless; we three brothers wouldn't mind dying, but if it implicates our families..."
"Rest assured, all three of you. I will arrange for a fast horse to send a letter home so that my wife can speak to His Majesty on my behalf. Although His Majesty will not punish Wen Hu for this matter, a reprimand will prevent him from acting recklessly. After all, in Wen Hu's eyes, the three of you are just insignificant people."
"That's wonderful!" Liu Da then bowed to Zhao Cheng with a resolute expression and said excitedly, "From now on, I will treat this Immortal Winery as my own property! Besides that, please feel free to make any other requests, Young Prime Minister!"
“There is indeed something I need your help with.” Zhao Cheng looked at Xiao Luomu.
Xiao Luomu walked over, cupped his hands to Liu Da, and said, "Although my Xiao family owns a considerable amount of land in Hannan, it is less than one-tenth of the land owned by the Marquis of Moling. After the winery is built, the demand for grain will be too great, so I would like to rent some land from the Marquis of Moling..."
Liu Da raised his hand and said, "It's too formal to talk about renting. You can take as much of the vacant land as you want!"
"That won't do, the rent still needs to be paid..."
"There's no need to discuss this further. Consider this land as a token of our sincerity as brothers!"
Zhao Cheng smiled and said, "Brother Xiao, since the Earl of Moling is so generous, let's not be coy. We won't pay rent from now on, but the winery will include the three of you as shareholders."
"What?!" Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei were all stunned.
In their eyes, this immortal wine is a business that is sure to make a lot of money. The winery's shares are real money, and it's no exaggeration to say that it's a future cash cow!
Zhao Cheng just gave him something like that?
"this……"
"Don't rush to refuse." Liu Da was about to speak when Zhao Cheng interrupted him: "Letting you participate is also to make you do your best, so take this share without worry."
Zhang De, being a businessman, was more astute than Liu Da and Guan Yi in recognizing that this was a huge opportunity.
First of all, the shares in the distillery are a valuable asset, that goes without saying. But Zhang De realized that the distillery was the first step taken by the Eastern Chamber of Commerce after its establishment. By acquiring shares, the three brothers essentially became members of the Eastern Chamber of Commerce. If the Chamber of Commerce grew larger in the future, they would be its founding members!
On the surface, Xiao Luomu is the chairman of the Eastern Chamber of Commerce, and Zhao Cheng only offered him the Immortal Wine for cooperation. However, Zhang De had long seen that the real decision-maker was actually Zhao Cheng.
Zhao Cheng is very likely the mastermind behind the Oriental Chamber of Commerce!
The Right Prime Minister's Residence, the Xiao Family, the Marquis of Qingdong...
Thinking of this relationship, Zhang De immediately said, "Young Prime Minister, Boss Xiao, what merit or ability do I, Zhang De, have to take shares? Unless... unless you accept my investment!"
Seeing that Xiao Luomu was about to speak, Zhang De added, "I know the Xiao family is wealthy and doesn't need my little bit of silver, but the winery is newly established and needs money in all aspects. I'll help as much as I can!"
Zhao Cheng gave Zhang De a satisfied look. Those who contributed money contributed money, those who contributed land contributed land, and those who contributed connections contributed connections. This is what a healthy cooperation looks like.
"I'll take Mr. Zhang's money!"
Zhao Cheng laughed heartily, glancing behind Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, and said, "The family members have been frightened. The three of you should take them back quickly."
Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei led the others away, and the courtyard of the inn immediately fell silent.
Zhao Cheng glanced at Zhao Wu and Heng Wenhao, and asked, "Have all of Wen Hu's men been killed?"
Zhao Wu said, "One of them got away, and I couldn't catch up with him."
Heng Wenhao said, "This is not Brother Zhao Wu's fault. That person's lightness skill was very good. I couldn't even see whether he was a man or a woman."
"Is it because you have excellent lightness skill again?"
Zhao Cheng muttered something suspiciously, then suddenly thought of something, took a few steps forward, looked up at the sky, and said, "Friend who delivered the message with iron nails, can you show yourself now?"
The sky had already brightened, and in the first rays of light, a figure peeked out from the rooftop, then leaped and slid down the slope of the roof, suddenly stopping at the edge of the eaves, and performed two consecutive somersaults in mid-air to arrive in front of Zhao Cheng.
Zhao Wu and Heng Wenhao's eyes lit up, realizing that their lightness skills were far inferior to those of this master.
Zhao Cheng scrutinized the man's face and saw that he looked young, about seventeen or eighteen years old, which was different from the image he had imagined of someone hiding in the shadows shooting flying nails.
He was a bright and cheerful young man, but there was a hint of heaviness in his eyes.
Zhao Cheng was certain he didn't know him, so he cupped his hands and said, "No matter what your reason for helping me is, please accept my bow first."
"No!" The young man stepped forward gratefully to support Zhao Cheng, and said loudly, "Young Prime Minister is my benefactor. How can I accept gratitude from my benefactor?!"
"I'm your benefactor?" Zhao Cheng was confused.
The young man's expression darkened, and he said in a deep voice, "Half a year ago, Han Nanyuan's family was wiped out; all 173 members of the family were slaughtered."
"And I am the only one to survive, the 174th person."
"Yuan Fei".
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