Shortly after the common people took their seats, the nobles from the city also arrived one after another with congratulatory gifts.
The first person to arrive at the wedding banquet was none other than Mi Zhu.
Upon seeing the people taking their seats on the street, Mi Zhu's face revealed a meaningful expression.
Then, Mi Zhu instructed his attendants, "Go back to the office immediately and inform all the merchants in Han Chinese Street to bring gifts and come to congratulate Liu Huangdi."
Anyone who doesn't show up or arrives late can forget about cooperating with the Royal Trading Company in the future!
"yes!"
The attendant agreed and then quickly ran towards the direction of Hanren Street.
As a top businessman, Mi Zhu has an investment vision far beyond that of ordinary people.
Through their interactions over the past few days, he could see that Liu Bei possessed a vision and shrewdness that were unmatched by ordinary people.
Furthermore, today's method of using a banquet to gain the people's approval made Mi Zhu see Liu Bei's extraordinary ambition.
Of course, this ambition is merely to establish an unparalleled achievement.
A person with vision and ambition is certainly worthy of his full assistance.
Afterwards, Mi Zhu personally carried the gifts, walked through the bustling streets, and arrived at the gate of Liu Bei's mansion.
Liu Bei, who was greeting guests at the door, saw Mi Zhu coming and hurriedly stepped forward, bowing with a joyful expression.
"I never expected that Brother Zizhong would be the first to arrive. I am truly honored!"
"Haha~, Brother Xuande, you're too kind. We both serve His Majesty, and we're in this remote overseas land where we have no relatives or friends. We should be closer to each other and help one another!"
Mi Zhu returned the greeting with a smile and a cupped-hand salute, his words conveying a sense of closeness.
"Brother Zizhong is right, please come in and take a seat!"
Liu Bei, with a smile on his face, personally invited Mi Zhu into his residence and seated him in the place of honor, showing his utmost sincerity.
"Brother Xuande, what are your plans after your wedding?"
After they sat down, Mi Zhu asked Liu Bei about his future plans.
"To be honest, Brother Zizhong, with my help, the nobles in the city have formed an alliance of interests led by me. While developing local industry and commerce, they are also preparing to expand to other provinces."
At the same time, I also plan to have my two brothers marry the governor's two daughters, so that they can be assigned to military positions.
Finally, I thought of setting up numerous factories here and recruiting large numbers of local people and slaves to work in them…!
After listening to Liu Bei's three plans, Mi Zhu also gleaned three important pieces of information from them.
First, Liu Bei planned to use commercial interests to bind the local nobles together and make their power work for him.
Secondly, Liu Bei planned to use Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to extend his influence into the local army.
Third, they used factories to control the local economy.
Given time, once these three objectives are achieved, Liu Bei will undoubtedly become the true leader of the Egyptian province.
At that time, it wouldn't be impossible to do other things based in the Egyptian province.
Thinking of these things, Mi Zhu's heart couldn't help but beat faster.
In his view, investing in business would at most earn him some material possessions, but investing in Liu Bei would bring him far more.
After all, with His Majesty in power in the Han Dynasty, the people's livelihood was stable, and the surrounding barbarian tribes were subjugated. Whether it was him or Liu Bei, it was unlikely that they could achieve much more in their lifetimes.
But Rome is different. It's an overseas territory, and what Chu Qian can do, they can naturally do too.
"Brother Xuande has lofty ambitions, which I admire. I am willing to lend you a helping hand. What do you think, Brother Xuande?"
Mi Zhu also looked at Liu Bei with a solemn expression, expressing his desire to join.
"Haha, with Brother Zizhong's help, I would be more than happy to receive it!"
Upon hearing Mi Zhu's words, Liu Bei's face broke into a hearty smile.
The reason he has received such attention from the city's nobles in recent days is precisely because people have seen the immense value he possesses.
Now that Mi Zhu is willing to lend his full support, Liu Bei is naturally more than happy to accept it.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Liu Bei rose to take his leave, preparing to greet the other guests.
Not long after Liu Bei arrived at the gate, other nobles in the city also arrived one after another.
Upon seeing the 500-meter-long banquet in front of Liu Bei's residence and the densely packed crowd of people, even the nobles were shocked.
Inviting so many people to a feast, even if it's just a simple stewed meat, would still be a considerable expense.
Liu Bei's lavish banquet further impressed the nobles with his power.
Therefore, when the nobles came to offer their congratulations, they tried their best to lower their posture and spoke with great respect.
Liu Bei treated all the nobles who came to offer their congratulations equally, regardless of their status or wealth, greeting them all with smiles, making the guests feel as if they were bathed in a spring breeze.
Upon entering the living room and seeing Mi Zhu seated in the highest position, the group of nobles' expressions changed, and they all rushed forward to pay their respects.
"I didn't expect Manager Mi to arrive first. I am honored to meet you!"
"I've met Manager Mi. How have you been lately?"
"Manager Mi, I am planning to host a banquet in a few days. Would you do me the honor of attending?"
Before Mi Zhu, a group of nobles also approached him and tried to get close to him.
As the leader of the Han merchants in this area, Mi Zhu's own influence is self-evident.
"You're too kind, everyone. I'm only here today for Brother Xuande's wedding. We can discuss the rest another day, shall we?"
Despite smiling at the group of nobles who came to curry favor with him, Mi Zhu's words carried a hint of distance.
After all, he had already decided to join Liu Bei's camp, so he naturally couldn't steal Liu Bei's thunder at this time.
Seeing this, the nobles were sensible and did not disturb them further.
"The Zhao family of Sili, the Great Han Dynasty, congratulates the young Emperor Liu on his wedding!"
Just then, the sound of people calling out names from outside the door reached the ears of everyone in the hall.
Everyone turned to look outside and saw a shrewd-looking man walking into the hall.
The Zhao family was a well-known and prominent merchant family in Han Chinese Street.
Several nobles who had cooperated with the Zhao family also quickly got up and went to greet them, starting to chat and laugh.
Immediately afterwards, one after another, famous Han merchants walked in from outside.
The nobles present were overjoyed to see that the Han merchants, whom they rarely even had the chance to meet, had all come to congratulate Liu Bei.
After all, they had all joined the alliance led by the Ailin family, and could be considered family with Liu Bei.
Seeing that Liu Bei possessed such great influence, they were naturally very excited.
"Governor-General of Egypt Province, congratulations on the wedding of Imperial Brother Liu!"
Just then, a loud shout from outside the door startled everyone present.
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