Yang Chaodong smiled faintly and said, "I would have ruled the army with faith, and I still did what I said in front of ordinary soldiers, let alone Su Tianshi?" ”

If you keep your word, you will be evil, Su Hao sneered in his heart. Previously, Yang Chaodong had promised Su Hao through Wang Qifeng that as long as Su Hao offered a big coal mine, he would unconditionally release He Bencheng and others. Now that the coal mine has been found, Yang Chaodong has something new. However, Su Hao was not surprised by this, in contrast, he knew more about Yang Chaodong's details, and Yang Chaodong had been completely blinded by him, and really regarded him as a surveyor.

"General Yang is naturally a trustworthy person, and the student lost his word." Su Hao pretended to be embarrassed and said.

"Since Su Tianshi believes in this general, can you tell me what else you have come out of this immortal talisman?" Yang Chaodong asked.

Su Hao whispered: "General Yang, the student was sent by Gonggong Hu to come to Banzhou to look for gold. However, after looking at the climate of Banshu, the students determined that there were no gold mines in Banshu. ”

"Oh......" Yang Chaodong replied disappointedly, he originally thought that Su Hao was so mysterious because he had the secret of a big gold mine in his hands, so he desperately tried his best to get Su Hao together. If Banshu is sure that there is no gold mine, then his efforts will be in vain.

"But ......" Su Hao changed his words, with a smile on his face, and said, "The student wants to ask General Yang, do you know Dansha?" ”

"Dansha!" Yang Chaodong was stunned for a moment, "You mean, Banzhou also has dansha?" ”

Dansha is a natural mineral of mercury sulfide and is a raw material used to refine mercury. The value of mercury though cannot be compared to gold. But it is also a precious mineral. In the market, the price of a pound of mercury can be sold for nearly two pieces of silver, while a pound of copper can only be sold for money and silver.

Although Yang Chaodong is a gentleman, he is not a waste of firewood. He has been cultivated by his father Yang Yinglong since he was a child, so he has worked hard in all aspects of learning and practicing martial arts. He has some understanding of the value of dansha. Because of this, when he heard that there was a Dan sand mine in Banshu, his eyes brightened.

Su Hao showed a confident smile and said, "I am the Dao Gate of Yuhua Mountain, and this bit of Taoism is still there." I dare to say that there is dansha in Banzhou, so naturally it can be found, doesn't General Yang still believe it? ”

If Su Hao had said this a day ago, Yang Chaodong would only treat him as a charlatan, and it would be good if he didn't let people beat him dozens of boards. But after witnessing Su Hao find a big coal mine out of thin air. Yang Chaodong's method for Su Hao is completely different.

"Su Tianshi, as far as Yang knows. Dansha has always been produced in Sizhou and Tongren Prefecture, especially led by the Dawanshan Division of Tongren Prefecture. Su Tianshi can't be wrong, right? Yang Chaodong asked tentatively, in fact, his heart was already pounding, expecting Su Hao to give a surprise answer.

Guizhou is the region with the most abundant mercury ore resources in the country, and the province's mercury ore reserves account for more than 40% of the country's total. The mercury mines in Guizhou are mainly found in the northeastern region of Guizhou, which was divided into several prefectures such as Sinan, Shiqian, Sizhou and Tongren in the Ming Dynasty.

Guizhou has a long history of mercury mining, with the earliest records dating back to the Han Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, the Wanshan mercury mine in Tongren Province was already very famous. The so-called "bright dansha" produced by it has always been a royal tribute. In the Ming Dynasty, Wanshan, Tongren, Danzhai and Sandu mercury mines in Sizhou and Tongren were mined on a large scale, providing a lot of income for the local area and making the Banzhou Yang family salivate 500 miles away.

As a later generation of geologists, Su Hao is well aware of the distribution of mercury resources in this area. He knew that at the junction of Banzhou and Sinan Prefecture, there was a place called Wuchuan at that time. There is a very large mercury mine that was only discovered later, and its reserves even exceed the most famous Wanshan mercury mine at that time. He believed that as long as he revealed this situation to Yang Chaodong, he was not afraid that he would not be moved.

"Wanshan's Dansha mine is nothing. If the students make a move, they will find at least twice as many mines as Wanshan Mine. Su Hao said in an arrogant tone.

"Really? Can Master Su teach me where this mine is located? Yang Chaodong asked eagerly, and seeing that Su Hao was silent, he hurriedly added: "Yang promised that the mining proceeds would be opened with Su Tianshi, and he would never break his promise." If there is any disobedience, heaven and earth will be destroyed! ”

Yang Chaodong also knew that his credit was not good, and he couldn't move Su Hao, so in a hurry, he had to swear a curse. The ancients were very serious about such things as gambling curses, and they did not dare to break their oaths easily. In Yang Chaodong's heart, he felt that if Su Hao could really find him a large Dansha mine twice the size of Tongren Wanshan Mine, even if he gave Su Hao 30% of the income, what would he get?

Su Hao shook his head and said, "General Yang has misunderstood, the students don't dare to doubt General Yang's credit, but the students are not sure where this Dan sand mine is located at the moment." The student's judgment is from the celestial phenomena, and there is the aura of dansha reflected in Banshu Hoshino. However, where it will fall to Banshu still needs to be known. The students sent 100 apprentices to survey in Banzhou, also to determine the location of this Dan sand mine, but they had no choice but to ......"

Speaking of this, Su Hao dragged out a long speech and left the rest of the words to Yang Chaodong to figure it out for himself.

Where could Yang Chaodong not hear what Su Hao meant, which clearly means that if you want to find this Dansha mine, you must allow his people to continue to conduct public opinion exploration in Banzhou without interference. Otherwise, this Dan placer mine would not have been found.

"This matter is very important, Su Tianshi allows Yang to think about it." Yang Chaodong said with a frown.

"Hehe, what the student said appropriately, Yang Shen will be regarded as a student's nonsense, and there is no need to worry about it. The student has already determined that there is no gold in Banzhou, and when Mr. Wang brings the student's apprentice, the student will leave Banzhou immediately, and will never dare to cause trouble for General Yang again. Su Hao hugged his fists to Yang Chaodong and said with a smile.

"Su Tianshi doesn't have to be in a hurry to leave, whether the deal is successful or not, everyone can still be friends. Regarding the matter of the Dansha mine, Yang just didn't dare to make a claim, such a big matter, I still have to ask my father to decide, Su Tianshi and wait patiently for a few days, how about it? Yang Chaodong heard that Su Hao was advancing by retreating, so he hurriedly handed Su Hao a ladder.

"Okay, that student has been bothering General Yang here for a few days." Su Hao said, "However, the students' subordinates also asked General Yang to allow them to return to Chongqing, and if they need to be used in the future, the students can write a warrant to summon them." ”

"Just follow Su Tianshi." Yang Chaodong happily agreed. Since Su Hao himself is willing to stay, there is no need for those subordinates who are holding Su Hao away. He is now fully convinced that Su Hao is indeed a public opinion surveyor, and there is no harm to Banzhou, so why bother to detain this group of useless subordinates to offend Su Hao?

Now that the matter is said and done, there is no need for everyone to stay in this wild place in the middle of nowhere. The Dongjiawan coal mine has been surveyed, and the next step is how to arrange miners to carry out mining, which does not require Yang Chaodong to do it himself.

The group got on the horse and walked along the official road to Banzhou City, and met Wang Qifeng and He Bencheng and others he brought back. When Su Hao and Yang Chaodong walked side by side, He Bencheng and the others hurriedly knelt down and shouted to Su Hao: "Thank you for the owner's rescue!" ”

He Bencheng and others' move is not just a show. Wang Qifeng had already told them just now that it was Su Hao who came to Banzhou City in person to intercede with Yang Chaodong, and Yang Chaodong agreed to release them. Of course, He Bencheng and the others knew how much risk Su Hao was taking when he came to Banzhou, and because of this, their hearts were full of emotion, and this kneeling could be said to be a completely heartfelt move.

"Brothers, please get up." Su Hao rolled the saddle and dismounted, holding each other with his hands, "Brothers, come on, come on, everyone first thank General Yang, it is he who has a lot of them, and he doesn't care about your offense." ”

This time, He Bencheng and the others were completely acting, and they all bowed their hands to Yang Chaodong and expressed their gratitude. Yang Chaodong didn't care, but said casually: "In the past, there were some misunderstandings, which made you suffer grievances for a few days, and I will apologize to you." ”

Everyone said some polite words such as "how dare you", and then He Bencheng asked Su Hao: "Proprietor, where are you going?" ”

Su Hao said: "Yang Shen is going to invite me to Banzhou Panhuan for a few days, you go back to Chongqing with Chen Daochang first, and I will go back in a few days." ”

"How does this work?" He Bencheng's face changed suddenly, "Proprietor, let's let my subordinates stay in Banzhou, you can just take the brothers back." ”

In He Bencheng's mind, Su Hao must have been taken hostage to replace their group. Slowly, this incident was caused by the fact that these soldiers were not secretive, and even if they were not responsible, they could not let the main general stay in the enemy camp and run back by themselves. Hao Tong and Deng Kui once told them that if the soldiers were greedy for life and afraid of death in front of the battle, they would be killed or injured if they were trapped, and even if they fled back, they would be beheaded.

Su Hao's eyes widened, and he said, "Bastard, General Yang invited me to Banzhou as a guest, how can you replace it?" Do you know who you are? ”

"This ......" He Bencheng had nothing to say, and he really didn't know what Su Hao and Yang Chaodong said, but judging from Yang Chaodong's attitude, he seemed to have a lot of respect for Su Hao, which was completely different from the previous situation of sending troops to arrest his party. He thought for a while and said, "Otherwise, let the brothers go back with Daochang Chen, and the subordinates will go to Banzhou with the proprietor to wait, what does the proprietor think?" ”

"Master Su, you can leave two people to wait by your side." Yang Chaodong was a little impatient and said immediately.

"Okay, let's do it, He Bencheng and Xiong Minyang, you two stay and go to Banzhou with me. The rest of the people all went back to Chongqing with Chen Daochang to stand by, understand? Su Hao commanded.

"Understood!" Everyone responded in unison. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )