With regards to Ironwood's words, Zhao Hai believed him. Who in the continent didn't know that the Buda Clan had a lot of good things? Because of this, the Buda Clan had become one of the most famous merchant families in the continent.
It must be said that the Buda Clan didn't have this kind of strength before. But after the Markey Family merged with the Buda Clan, the Buda Clan had this kind of strength.
The Markey Family was one of the largest merchant families in the continent. They controlled a lot of factories and had a lot of connections. Although the Markey Family had shrunk their business scope and changed their business philosophy, this change made the Markey Family even more popular.
In the past, the Markey Family's business was very overbearing. Although they cooperated with a lot of people, those people didn't necessarily like the Markey Family. It was only because of the Markey Family's influence and the benefits that they could bring, that they would cooperate with the Markey Family.
But now, the Markey Dell family's business was very fair, so naturally, they were more popular. Although their business had shrunk a bit, but by relying on the Taoyuan products and business philosophy, the money they earned every day wasn't much less than before.
And with the Buda Clan having Golden Island as their trading port, it was natural for the other clans in the continent to want to win them over. Because of Golden Island's special location, it had become a hub for maritime trade. Because of this, many clans wanted to do business on the island.
But now that Golden Island had passed its most difficult period, if one wanted to do business there, they would need to have some connections. Otherwise, it would be very difficult to establish a foothold there.
The reason for this was because of the Buda Clan's formidable military force. The Buda Clan had done a lot of earth-shattering things in the past few years. They had more than one 9th rank expert. And with the addition of the Dark Mage Zhao Hai, their military strength was more than a small Duchy. In this case, nobody would want to provoke them.
Now that the Buda Clan had a very high status in the continent, even Great Empires like the Buddha Empire wouldn't dare to provoke them.
Because of this, Zhao Hai believed that Ironwood was talking about strength. Maybe the Buddha Empire really wanted to do business with him.
While the two of them were chatting, the carriage had already arrived at the Imperial Palace in Steel Rider City. The carriage did not go through any checks and went directly into the Imperial Palace. Then, the two of them got off the carriage and walked into the Imperial Palace.
At this time, the sky was already dark. Magic lamps were already lit in the Imperial Palace, illuminating the entire palace as if it was daytime. Zhao Hai's Ironwood was led by a eunuch to the inner city of the Imperial Palace.
The Buddha Empire's Imperial Palace didn't look too different from the Rosen Empire's. The ground was paved with iron blue stones. Under the illumination of the white magic lamps, the stones shined with a green light.
There weren't a lot of trees planted all around, and they weren't very tall. This was one of the characteristics of the Imperial Palace. Trees could be planted inside the Imperial Palace, but these trees needed to be pruned and not allowed to grow. Otherwise, they might become hiding spots for assassins.
Under the eunuch's guidance, the three of them arrived at a large hall inside the Imperial Palace. Upon arriving at the hall, Zhao Hai couldn't help but stare. This was because there were loud noises coming from inside the Imperial Palace. This made Zhao Hai curious, what kind of place was this? Who would dare to make such a loud noise inside the Imperial Palace?
Before long, the two of them arrived at the front of the hall. Two eunuchs were standing in front of the hall. When they saw Zhao Hai and Ironwood, they immediately shouted, "General Ironwood, Zhao Hai's Clan has arrived!"
The eunuch's voice was sharp, but it was still very loud. The originally noisy Great Hall suddenly quieted down upon hearing this voice. Then the eunuch's voice was heard, "Patriarch Zhao Hai, General Ironwood, please enter the Great Hall!" The eunuch's voice was sharp, but it was very loud.
Zhao Hai and Ironwood entered the hall. Upon entering the hall, Zhao Hai couldn't help but stare. There were a lot of people inside the hall. There were a lot of small tables with two people sitting behind them. Looking at the attire of these people, one could tell that they were Great Nobles of the Buddha Empire. On the small tables in front of them were a fruit platter, a silver wine jug, and two wine glasses.
Zhao Hai had participated in the Imperial Banquet before, so when he saw this scene, he knew that a banquet was being held here. No wonder he heard a lot of noise coming from inside.
Zhao Hai looked inside the Great Hall and saw a platform that was about one meter high. On the platform was a dragon throne that was made of gold and inlaid with precious gems. It was very beautiful. Zhao Hai looked at the Great Hall and saw that there was a platform inside.
A person was sitting on the Dragon Throne. This person didn't look very old, about 40 years old. However, his stature was very tall. In Zhao Hai's opinion, this person was more than two meters tall, almost the same as Ironwood. Although this person was wearing a dragon robe, the robe couldn't hide his muscles.
This person's face was bronze in color. When the light shined on it, it seemed to reflect the light. Although his beard was neatly trimmed, it still gave the impression of a mighty lion. Zhao Hai believed that this person must have cultivated some kind of Battle Qi to have this kind of appearance.
Zhao Hai knew that this person was the Buddha Empire's Emperor. Sure enough, Ironwood took a step forward and gave a salute, "Ironwood has seen Your Majesty. Your Majesty, ten thousand words!"
The person nodded and said, "Rise, take a seat."
Ironwood replied, "Thank you, Your Majesty." Only then did he straighten up and walk over to a small table with only one person. He sat down there.
At this time, Zhao Hai also took a step forward and gave a salute, "Zhao Hai Buda has seen Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty!"
The Buddha Emperor looked at Zhao Hai and chuckled, "Mister Zhao Hai doesn't need to be so polite. For mister to come to our Buddha Empire is an honor for the Buddha Empire."
Zhao Hai stood up and smiled faintly at the Buddha Emperor, "Zhao Hai wanted to do some small business. I didn't expect to disturb Your Majesty. This Zhao Hai deserves death."
The Buddha Emperor waved his hand and said, "Mister is too polite. Mister is an honored guest of my Buddha Empire. Come, set a table beside me and ask mister to take a seat." The eunuchs immediately complied, then they carefully carried a small table and a chair over to the empty seat next to the Buddha Emperor.
Of course, this small table wasn't as high as the Buddha Empire's Dragon Throne. However, being able to sit beside the Buddha Emperor was enough to show his status.
Zhao Hai gave his thanks and then carefully walked towards the small table and sat down. A eunuch then placed a plate of fruit and a jug of wine on the table. At this time, the Buddha Emperor waved his hand and said, "Let the feast begin." Immediately, a maid came in and placed all kinds of food on the small table. Behind the small table was a maid who was responsible for serving wine.
After the food and wine were placed, the Buddha Emperor raised his cup and said, "Mister Zhao Hai's arrival today is an honor for my Buddha Empire. Let us all offer mister a toast!"
The Buddha Empire's nobles immediately raised their cups and said, "A toast to mister!"
Zhao Hai quickly replied, "I don't dare. This Zhao Hai thanks Your Majesty for the toast!" Then he drank the wine in his cup. This was a fruit wine, the taste was quite good.
The Buddha Emperor also drank his wine before he said, "Everyone, help yourselves!" Then he turned to Zhao Hai and smiled, "Mister, let me offer you another toast." Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Mister, let me offer you another toast."
Zhao Hai smiled faintly, then he raised his cup and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty." Then the two toasted each other.
After drinking the wine, the Buddha Emperor said, "I wonder who mister is doing business with this time?"
Zhao Hai thought to himself, "I'm here." He knew that the Buddha Emperor would ask about this matter. In fact, the Buddha Emperor already knew that Zhao Hai was going to Dwarf Mountain. This question was just a prelude.
Zhao Hai immediately replied, "Replying to Your Majesty, this time I came to do business with the Dwarves. The Dwarves are fond of wine, and I happen to be in the wine business. Therefore, I came to take a look."
The Buddha Emperor's eyes flashed, "Oh, I wonder if mister's trip went smoothly?"
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "It went smoothly. But I just did business with the Dwarves, so the volume wasn't that big. I only managed to exchange some common ironwares."
The Buddha Emperor smiled and said, "Mister, if you bring these ironwares to the Rosen Empire, you would be able to sell them for a high price. This Emperor congratulates mister."
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "Your Majesty misunderstood. I already had an agreement with someone, but it wasn't from the Rosen Empire. The Rosen Empire doesn't lack ironwares. Although these ironwares were produced by the Dwarves, they are still very common. And with the added cost of transportation, I'm afraid that these ironwares wouldn't be able to sell for a high price in the Rosen Empire."
The Buddha Emperor stared and said, "Oh, if mister doesn't want to sell them in the Rosen Empire, then do you have other places to sell them?"
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "Your Majesty should have heard that I have some business dealings with the Beastmen. However, the Beastmen lack ironware the most, so these ironwares would be sold to the Beastmen. Moreover, the Beastmen also have a cooperative relationship with the Beastmen. The Beastmen proposed that if I want to do business with them, I would need to exchange ironwares with them. Because of this, I had no other choice but to go to the Dwarves to exchange ironwares." Zhao Hai smiled and said, "That's right.
The Buddha Emperor nodded and said, "So it's the Beastmen. Mister's connections are very wide. You actually have business dealings with the Beastmen."
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "I haven't been doing business with the Beastmen for a long time, but because of the recent war, the Beastmen don't lack food, they only lack some ironwares. Originally, they could use food to do business, but now, they can only use ironwares. Going back and forth, the transportation cost didn't increase much, but the cost also increased a lot. In addition, we also signed a fair trade agreement with the Beastmen. To be honest, we can't earn much from this trade, so we can only maintain our strength." Zhao Hai smiled and said, "Since the Beastmen have already made a lot of money, we can only maintain our strength."
The Buddha Emperor smiled faintly and said, "So it seems like mister's relationship with the Beastmen is very good. After the war, the merchants of the continent didn't dare to do business with the Beastmen, but mister did. Moreover, the Beastmen also gave mister a large business deal. This shows how much they trust mister."
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