As Su Hao expected, three days after the meeting in the teahouse, Luo Sixian came to talk again, saying that Dong and Yang had agreed to Su Hao's conditions, and asked Su Hao to go to Liu Qianfang for an interview and sign a specific agreement.

This time, Su Hao no longer pretended to be low-key, he asked Deng Kui to bring 20 sergeants and go to Liuqianfang with him. In order to avoid alarming the soldiers and horses of the five cities, Deng Kui and the others were dressed in civilian clothes and hid their blades in their clothes. Su Hao also knew that Dong and Yang had a deflated banquet last time, and with their identities, it was unlikely that they would engage in such a famous hall again. He brought Deng Kui and others, more to fill the scene and make the two sides more equal.

When the group came to the Liuqianfang Teahouse, the leader of Dong Tianzhang's bodyguards greeted him and greeted Su Hao warmly. Su Hao asked, "Has the shopkeeper Dong arrived?" ”

"My shopkeeper has arrived, and together with Shopkeeper Yang, he is still in the private room last time." The head of the bodyguard responded.

"Okay, then I'll go up first." Su Hao said, he pointed at Deng Kui and the others, and said to the head of the bodyguard: "Please ask this big brother to greet my brothers, they are all countrymen, they don't understand the rules of the capital, and I ask the eldest brother to bear more." ”

"How dare you, how dare you, my shopkeeper has ordered, you must greet Su Baihu's subordinates." The head of the bodyguard said.

Deng Kui and the others found a few tables downstairs and sat down, and the guys in the teahouse poured tea and served snacks to them. Su Hao took Chen Guanyu and walked upstairs along the stairs unhurriedly, Deng Kui shouted below: "Su Baihu, if there is anything, just say hello, whoever dares to make a mistake, our brother will demolish this teahouse for him." ”

"Don't be rude!" Su Hao pretended to reprimand, "I went to talk about business with Shopkeeper Dong and Shopkeeper Yang, what is there to make a mistake or not, you guys stay downstairs honestly, don't make trouble, understand?" ”

"My subordinates understand!" Deng Kui and 20 sergeants responded in unison, everyone deliberately shouted at the top of their voices, and the sound shook the floor a little faintly.

Luo Sixian took Su Hao and Chen Guanyu upstairs with a sad face, he really didn't expect that the deal he had won would be so troublesome. When he came to the door of the private room, he stretched out his hand and knocked on the door, and the door opened immediately, and a small servant came out, and said to Su Hao with a smile: "It's Su Baihu who is here, and the two shopkeepers have been waiting inside for a long time." ”

Su Hao raised his legs and entered the private room, and after taking a look, he couldn't help but nod slightly. It turned out that the layout in the private room was a little different from the last time, the two Taishi chairs placed at the top had been removed, and only two rows of chairs facing each other were left in the room. Dong Tianzhang and Yang Laizhen sat on one of the sides, and the seats opposite them were obviously prepared for Su Hao and Chen Guanyu.

Such a change shows that Dong and Yang have given up their lofty posture and are willing to treat Su Hao as equals.

Seeing Su Hao enter the door, Dong and Yang stood up at the same time and bowed to Su Hao. There were smiles on their faces, but Su Hao could clearly see that there was some embarrassment in that smile, it seemed that the two of them had admitted defeat intellectually, and they still couldn't let go of their faces.

"Shopkeeper Dong, shopkeeper Yang, let's meet again. The student is late, and I ask for forgiveness. Su Hao also clenched his fists, and smiled and saluted Dong and Yang. His state of mind was much more relaxed than the two, so the smile on his face seemed more natural.

Dong and Yang also said a few words, and the two sat down separately. After the little servant served tea, Yang Laizhen waved his hand to the idlers in the house and said, "You all stand down." ”

Several subordinates who were waiting on the side all withdrew, Luo Sixian, who led Su Hao in, hesitated slightly, Dong Tianzhang glared at him and asked, "Luo Juren, are you still in trouble?" ”

"Uh-uh...... No, no, the student just leaves. Luo Sixian hurriedly bowed and fled.

There were only four people left in the room, Dong, Yang, Su Hao, and Chen Guanyu, and Yang Laizhen spoke first: "Su Baihu, I offended a lot last time. Regarding the cooperation between the two sides, I wonder if Su Baihu is still interested? ”

Su Hao said with a smile: "What happened last time, it can be said that you don't know each other, and the students have long forgotten it." People in the world are bustling for fame and fortune, as long as it is beneficial, why can't they cooperate? ”

"Su Baihu is really a cheerful person." Yang Laizhen said, "After meeting Su Baihu last time, the shopkeeper Dong and I reported what Su Baihu said to several of our shareholders, and everyone meant that they were willing to cooperate with Su Baihu, and everyone could earn it together if they had money." ”

Su Hao said: "That's very good. The student also put a word here, cooperate with me Su, you will definitely not suffer. ”

"What does Su Baihu mean by this?" Dong Tianzhang raised his eyes to look at Su Hao and asked.

Su Hao said: "Mining is a profitable business, I believe that the two shopkeepers, as well as your shareholders, are willing to open more mines, but they are only subject to the difficulty of prospecting." Su is not talented, and he has a little experience in prospecting. As long as we can cooperate sincerely, not to mention the mines in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, which are the mines of North Korea and Luzon, I can also find out for you. I'm afraid you won't have such an appetite to eat them. ”

"This mine outside the territory of the Ming Dynasty, let's not think about it in the future." Dong Tianzhang shook his head and said.

Su Hao asked: "Isn't the gold mine on Luzon Island not interested in Shopkeeper Dong?" ”

"Gold Mine!"

Before Su Hao's words fell, Dong Tianzhang and Yang Laizhen both shouted out at the same time. After shouting, they found that they were a little out of shape, the two glanced at each other, and Yang Laizhen said: "Su Baihu, Luzon Island is rich in gold, this has been heard for a long time, does Su Baihu know something else?" ”

Luzon is also the Philippines in later generations, and during the Ming Dynasty, it had very frequent contacts with China, and merchants on the southeast coast of China often went to do business despite the sea ban, and some of them were still resident in Luzon, becoming early overseas Chinese.

Luzon is rich in produce, and gold is also an important output. However, at that time, the local people in Luzon did not have the means to survey for gold mines, and several large gold mines discovered later in later generations were unknown at that time. The local gold mining was mainly achieved by panning for gold in the river, and the scale was not large, so although the merchants of the Ming Dynasty knew about it, they did not have the idea of mobilizing the people to mine gold.

Hearing Yang Laizhen's questioning, Su Hao smiled faintly and said, "The student has never been to Luzon, but he just speculated with the method of hope." In the opinion of the students, the gold produced in Luzon is only a drop in the bucket, and it should not be difficult for the students to find a few gold mines with reserves of more than 100,000 taels. ”

"What you said is true, is there really 100,000 taels?" Dong Tianzhang widened his eyes and asked, 100,000 taels of gold reserves, what kind of concept is this? 100 taels of gold is enough to make people crazy, and a full 100,000 taels is worth starting a war for it.

Su Hao said: "10 taels is just a conservative statement, if it weren't for the fear of scaring the two shopkeepers, I would like to say that it is one million taels." ”

One million taels, converted into the unit of measurement of later generations, that is, tens of tons. In Su Hao's mind, he clearly remembered the location of several large gold mines in the Philippines, and the reserves were all around 100 tons. Of course, this reserve is only theoretical, and with the level of mining technology at that time, it is impossible to extract so much gold.

Yang Laizhen took a deep breath, nodded, and said, "This matter has to be considered in the long run, Su Baihu, let's talk about the current matter first." ”

"Yes, yes, it's too far to talk about things other than my Daming." Dong Tianzhang also agreed.

Su Hao could hear that the two of them spoke with an insincere tone, and he knew that the gold mine in Luzon that he was talking about had taken root in the hearts of Dong and Yang, and he believed that they would never forget this matter.

"The thing in front of me is the iron ore thing I mentioned to Luo Juren last time, right? I wonder what the two shopkeepers are planning? Su Hao said.

Yang Laizhen said: "Last time, Su Baihu issued a condition, saying that three or seven would be divided into ......."

"I think I'm talking about four or six later, right?" Su Hao interrupted Yang Laizhen's words with a smile. Last time, he did say that three or seven were divided, but then he was annoyed by the attitude of Dong and Yang, so he casually changed it to four or six, and now he still has to use this to generalize the army of these two.

"Four-six-divided...... I'm afraid it's just Su Baihu's angry words, Sanqi is already the bottom line that we can accept, if it's four-six, I'm afraid that the shopkeeper and I will be on an errand for Su Baihu in vain. Yang Laizhen said helplessly.

"Well, Sanqi is Sanqi, the two shopkeepers agreed?" Su Hao didn't insist, and directly lowered the conditions.

"We can say yes." Yang Laizhen said. Everyone had already touched each other's hole cards, and there was no need to go around the bend, so he agreed directly.

"Okay, let's sign an agreement, and I'll mark the location of the iron ore for you. If I can't find iron ore in the place I designated, I'm willing to pay all the expenses. Su Hao said.

"We have already drafted an agreement, Su Baihu, please take a look. If Su Baihu thinks it's fair, he can sign it now. Yang Laizhen said, then took out a stack of papers, stood up and handed it to Su Hao.

Su Hao took the stack of paper and looked at it, and sure enough, it was a prepared agreement, the terms of which were as he had proposed before, that he would provide Dong and Yang with the location of iron ore and coal mines, and the two would be responsible for opening the mine. The net profit of the mine is divided into three or seven, with Su Hao taking 30 and Dong and Yang taking 70.

Su Hao didn't know much about the contract paradigm of that year, so he handed the contract to Chen Guanyu and asked Chen Guanyu to read it too. Chen Guanyu read the contract seriously, nodded to Su Hao and said, "Master Su, this contract is no problem. ”

"Well, okay, Lao Chen, then please ask that person to come over and sign this contract with Shopkeeper Dong and Shopkeeper Yang." Su Hao said.

"What, didn't Su Baihu sign this contract with me by himself?" Yang Laizhen was a little surprised, he didn't know who Su Hao was talking about.

Su Hao said: "Su is soft-spoken, if he signs a contract with the two shopkeepers, when there is a dispute in the future, I am afraid that Shuntianfu will not accept Su's case, right?" So Su wanted to invite a powerful friend to sign a contract with the two for Su, I don't know if the two shopkeepers can agree? ”

"I don't know who the person entrusted by Su Baihu is?" Yang Laizhen asked.

"The official and young eunuch in the inner government, Li Long and Li Gonggong." Su Hao said.