Chapter 512: Befriending the Powerful
"Let's go, let's go back to Zhao's mansion!" Putting the space ring on the finger of his left hand, Zhao Hu waved his hand and said with a smile.
After speaking, Zhao Hu left the compound of the Holy Church Branch with the convoy and walked in the direction of the Zhao Mansion.
The Zhao Mansion and the Templar Branch Compound are very close, it can be said that it is not an exaggeration to say that they are neighbors, there is only a few hundred meters between the two, and as soon as the convoy comes out of the Templar Branch Compound, it will follow the wide and smooth road, and go in the direction of the gate of the Zhao Mansion.
Lu Xue, the housekeeper of the Zhao Mansion who got the news of Zhao Hu's return from going to sea, had already taken the slave guards of the Zhao Mansion to open the gate of the Zhao Mansion and waited at the gate of the Zhao Mansion.
At this time, as soon as she saw the arrival of the convoy, Lu Xue hurriedly greeted him, and greeted Zhao Hu in front of the convoy with a respectful expression: "Congratulations on your smooth return!" I have asked my servants to prepare a sumptuous feast, and you can go and enjoy it now! ”
Hearing Lu Xue's words, Zhao Hu's face showed a satisfied smile, and he nodded lightly and said, "You did a good job!" Let's get the people served! ”
"Yes, Lord Baron!" As soon as Zhao Hu's voice fell, Lu Xue responded with a smile, and asked the servants behind him to set up more than a hundred tables in the courtyard of Zhao's mansion.
Looking at the colorful, fragrant, and sumptuous dishes in the courtyard, the slave soldiers and sailors who followed Zhao Hu back from the sea let out an excited cheer, quickly processed the black water fish on the flat carriage, sat at the tables, and looked at Zhao Hu's body, waiting for Zhao Hu's words to announce the start of the meal.
Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Zhao Hu said with a smile: "We have gained a lot from going to sea this time, those who go to sea will be rewarded with one hundred gold coins each, and those who stay in the Zhao Mansion will be rewarded with ten gold coins each!" ”
"Thank you, Lord for your grace!"
"Thank you, Lord for the reward!"
As soon as Zhao Hu's voice fell, the sailors and slave warriors and slave maids in the courtyard let out an excited cheer and shouted loudly.
A hundred gold coins is a complete grace for the slave warriors and sailors who are fighting at sea without their own freedom, which is enough to excite the slave soldiers and sailors, and ten gold coins is a great wealth for the slaves and maids who stay in the Zhao Mansion and do not have much ability, so they can't help but be excited.
Looking at the slave warrior sailor and the slave sunmaid with excitement on his face, Zhao Hu's face showed a faint smile, waved his hand casually, announced that the meal was open, and took Zhao Xin and Lu Xue out of the courtyard, so that the slave warrior sailors in the courtyard could let go of eating and drinking.
When Zhao Hu returned to Zhao Mansion and enjoyed the sumptuous dishes, Zhao Hu caught a large number of black water fish, and the news that he was given the Holy Order by Shan Fu, the head of the Holy Church Branch, quickly spread among the upper echelons of Nanyang City, attracting the attention and attention of the upper echelons of Nanyang City.
The Templar Order is simply a gold medal for avoiding death in the Ultron Empire, as long as no one commits treason, no one can kill Zhao Hu, otherwise it will be a provocation to the Templar and will be severely punished by the Templar.
With the strength and influence of the Holy Church, with the Holy Order's protection in Zhao Hu, as long as he does not commit treason, it can be said that he has gone sideways in the Ultron Empire, and the upper echelons of Nanyang City are not allowed to pay close attention to it, so they have dispatched elite personnel to investigate Zhao Hu's identity and origin and other information, and sent the descendants of the family to visit Zhao Mansion and befriend Zhao Hu.
At night, it covers a vast area, and the pavilions and buildings are all over the Zhao Mansion, the lights are bright, and a young man and woman wearing brocade clothes shuttle freely in the courtyard of the Zhao Mansion, chatting with familiar people, while constantly looking at the corner of the compound, and a trace of envy and jealousy flashed in his eyes.
In the corner of the Zhao Mansion compound, in an elegant pavilion, Zhao Hu and three young people in their twenties wearing brocade clothes sat opposite each other with a faint smile on their faces.
The three young people in their twenties who sat in the pavilion with Zhao Hu were named Zhao Meng, Qian Duoduo, and Sun Zhi, and the three of them were the eldest sons of the top three families in Annan Province and the representatives of the top three families in Annan Province.
Zhao Meng's family is the most powerful family in Annan Province, there are saint-level warriors in the family, and their power is deep-rooted, penetrating into every corner of Annan Province, and they are the oldest and most powerful families in Annan Province.
Qian Duoduo's family is the richest family in Annan Province, and there are also saint-level warriors in the family, and they have extremely deep connections in the imperial capital, and the family industry is all over the entire Ultron Empire, and it is one of the richest families in the Ultron Empire.
Sun Zhi's family is the second largest family in Annan Province, a family that just rose thousands of years ago, with two saint-level warriors and a powerful family guard, the children in the family are very talented, there are many young geniuses, and they are very united, and they are the most energetic family in Annan Province.
Zhao Meng, Qian Duoduo, and Sun Zhi respectively represented the Zhao family, the Qian family, and the Sun family, and when the three of them visited, Zhao Hu personally greeted and entertained them, and introduced them into the pavilion in the corner of the compound, separating them from the guests of other families, in order to highlight his importance to the three of them.
"Brother Zhao, Brother Qian, Brother Sun, it is my honor for the three of you to come to my house to see me, I am very grateful and happy, I know that the three of you are not short of money, women, and weapons, so I will not give you money and women weapons, so as not to take them out, and I can't satisfy the three brothers and sacrifice ugly! I still have more than 70 black-water fish in my hand, so I will give each of the three brothers 10 black-water fish, I don't know what the three brothers think? Looking at the three people dressed in brocade clothes opposite, Zhao Hu said with a smile.
Zhao Meng, Qian Duoduo, Sun Zhi, the three of them are the representatives of the Zhao family, the Qian family, and the Sun family, and the Zhao family, the Qian family, and the Sun family are the three most powerful families in Annan Province.
Zhao Hu's method is very correct, Zhao Meng, Qian Duoduo, Sun Zhi and the three of them, in addition to making friends with Zhao Hu and establishing friendship, just want to buy some blackwater fish from Zhao Hu's hands, and now Zhao Hu doesn't need them to speak, so he directly gives them ten blackwater fish, so that they can easily complete the task assigned to them by the family elders, which makes them secretly relieved At the same time, Zhao Hu is more pleasing to the eye.
"Brother Tiger, you are a few years older than me, I will call you Brother Tiger! Brother Tiger, the black water fish is too precious, I can't accept your gift! I hope to be able to buy all the black water fish in Brother Tiger's hands at the market price! As soon as Zhao Hu's voice fell, Zhao Meng looked at Zhao Hu with a smile on his face and said.
Although it is good to be able to get ten blackwater fish for free, it would be even more wonderful if you could buy all the blackwater fish in Zhao Hu's hands! After all, money is nothing to the Zhao family, and the black water fish does have good things that money can't buy!
"Brother Tiger, I can't accept your gift either, I also want to buy all the black water fish in Brother Tiger's hand at the market price!" As soon as Zhao Meng's voice fell, Qian Duoduo and Sun Zhi looked at Zhao Hu and said.
"So be it! I will give you ten black-water fish per person, and I will sell you ten black-water fish at the market price, and I will not be able to sell you the other ten black-water fish, so I will not be able to sell them to you! Hearing the words of Zhao Meng, Qian Duoduo and Sun Zhi, Zhao Hu smiled slightly.
Hearing Zhao Hu's words, Zhao Meng, Qian Duoduo, and Sun Zhi glanced at each other, knowing that it was impossible to buy more blackwater fish from Zhao Hu in the presence of the other two, so they nodded and agreed to Zhao Hu's proposal.
After the matter of the black water fish was dealt with, the relationship between Zhao Hu and Zhao Meng, Qian Duoduo, and Sun Zhi suddenly became a lot closer, and they were directly commensurate with brothers, and they chatted with laughter.
After chatting with Zhao Meng, Qian Duoduo, and Sun Zhi for nearly an hour, Zhao Hu let the three of them rest in the pavilion, and he walked in the direction of the other powerful children in the compound.
Seeing Zhao Hu walking out of the pavilion, the powerful children who had been paying attention to Zhao Hu surrounded him one after another, and talked with Zhao Hu enthusiastically, and his words were full of goodwill and friendship.
Facing the children of the powerful who wanted to befriend him, Zhao Hu talked with these powerful children enthusiastically with a thick smile on his face, and sent out more than ten black water fish in his hand, and each of the powerful children could get a lot of black water fish meat.
Under Zhao Hu's deliberate friendship, the powerful children in the compound were very satisfied, and they had a good impression of Zhao Hu, and their faces were full of thick smiles.
In the middle of the night, the children of the powerful people in the courtyard of the Zhao Mansion dispersed one by one, and a slave named the Zhao Mansion took the tools and began to clean up the sundries in the courtyard, and Zhao Hu also entered the bedroom, lying on the comfortable bed, and slowly fell asleep.
At this time, the children of the powerful who returned to the family narrated the banquet in Zhao's mansion to their elders in the living room of the family, and said some good things about Zhao Hu in the process of narration.
After listening to the narration of the younger generations of the family, especially hearing that Zhao Hu gave him some blackwater fish, these family elders were very happy and very satisfied with Zhao Hu's acquaintance.
At the same time, in order to befriend Zhao Hu and show their kindness, these families gave Zhao Hu rich gifts in return, so that Zhao Hu received rich rewards while befriending these families.