Hearing Luo Sixian say this, Su Hao knew who he had met. This kind of person has a nice name, called Shanren, also called Qingke, to put it mildly, called helpers, that is, people who rely on pit abduction and deception to eat.

This kind of person can be found in all eras, but it is especially common in the late Ming Dynasty. These people often have some talents, their brains are more active than others, and they are quite knowledgeable, but they do not do a good job, but run to the homes of the ministers and magnates every day, cheering up the scenes for these magnates, joining in the fun, asking for some rewards, and using them to support their families.

Luo Sixian, as he himself said, was originally going to Beijing to take the exam and wanted to make a name for himself, but he had no choice but to make a mistake and his name fell to Sun Shan. After some of them failed to make the list, they returned to their hometowns to continue studying for exams, but people like Luo Sixian were infatuated with the prosperity of the capital and did not want to return to their hometowns, so they stayed and became a member of the army of helpers.

Luo Sixian boasted to himself, saying that others asked him for help, Su Hao naturally understood what it meant, but he didn't expose Luo Sixian's lies, but complimented Luo Sixian's words:

"In this way, Brother Luo is really warm-hearted, righteous and chivalrous, and can be a model for my generation."

"This ......" Luo Sixian's face was thick, and he was slightly red at this time, he snorted twice, pulled the topic back to Su Hao, and said to him: "Brother Fool, this matter is really not worth mentioning. However, Brother Su looks young and promising at first glance, I don't know what you are doing when you enter Beijing this time? ”

Su Hao smiled slightly and said: "Actually, it's nothing, it's just that I'm a little tired of staying in my hometown, and I just want to come out and walk around, and by the way, let's see if I can find some business to do." ”

"Brother Su wants to do business in the capital?" Luo Sixian came to the momentum, and even put down the snacks in his hand. He leaned his head closer to Su Hao and asked in a low voice, "What kind of business does Brother Su do, tell me that Brother Fool will serve you as a staff officer." ”

"What about my business...... Su Hao said in a long voice, "I don't stick to which business, what can make money, what I want to do, Brother Luo has anything to teach me." ”

"Oh, I see!" Luo Sixian was not surprised by Su Hao's vague statement, but looked a little suddenly enlightened, "Did Brother Su bring a large sum of money out of the house and want to find a suitable livelihood to do?" ”

"This ...... Hehe, Brother Luo is really smart, it's true. Su Hao couldn't help but admire Luo Sixian's quick wit. I obviously wanted to perfunctory Luo Sixian, but I didn't expect Luo Sixian to hear such a meaning from it, it seems that this person has not been in vain in the capital in the past few years, it is estimated that he has been in contact with the three religions and nine streams, and his thinking is not ordinarily broad.

"In Brother Luo's opinion, what should the younger brother do?" Su Hao sincerely asked Luo Sixian for advice this time. Li Long suggested that he do some business in the capital, and he has been thinking about what to do in the past few days. He has a lot of good things in his hands, but what he lacks is only an understanding of the capital. Now when I meet Luo Sixian, a helper who wanders in the capital, how can I not ask for advice.

Luo Sixian said: "Doing this kind of thing, pay attention to being familiar with it and not making a living, and don't easily do what you are not familiar with." I think Brother Su is still young, if he has some family wealth, it must have been created by the elders of the family, right? I don't know what the elders of the Su brothers started with. ”

Su Hao said: "Brother Luo is wrong this time, the younger brother has a little scattered silver taels in his hand, but it is all earned by the younger brother himself." When the younger brother was young, he learned some art of observing the land and was good at prospecting. Brother Luo looks at the little brother's skills, is it of any use? ”

"Prospecting?" Luo Sixian looked a little disappointed, he shook his head and said, "If you want to talk about this miner, Brother Fool has also seen a few." This business depends on craftsmanship for three points, and luck for seven points, and you can make a lot of money when you encounter it. If you look at it and look away, not only will you not get the money, but you may have to pay the master's silver taels. This business is not easy to do, not easy to do. ”

Su Hao said with a smile: "What Brother Luo said is the kind of miner who does not enter the stream. What the younger brother has learned is an authentic spell, and he has never heard of anything that looks away. To tell the truth, the younger brother now has several coal kilns in Jiangxi, all of which are large coal kilns with an annual output of more than 10 million catties. These coal kilns were all surveyed by the younger brother. ”

"If that's the case?"

The more Su Hao bragged, the more Luo Sixian couldn't believe it. He himself relied on a mouth to cheat around for food, and he knew all kinds of bragging and cheating tricks. He looked at Chen Guanyu, who was sitting on the side and dressed as a Taoist priest, and wanted to see some flaws in Chen Guanyu's expression. Chen Guanyu is also an experienced character in the rivers and lakes, where he doesn't know Luo Sixian's thoughts, he smiled slightly and read a Taoist number:

"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, Lord Luo Shi doesn't believe my family's Heavenly Master's words?"

"Heavenly Master, what Heavenly Master?" Luo Sixian was stunned, Su Hao hadn't said anything about the Heavenly Master before.

Chen Guanyu then told the nonsense of how many generations of heavenly masters of Yuhua Mountain were compiled with Su Hao when he was in Banzhou. When it comes to fooling people, Chen Guanyu's ability is much stronger than Su Hao's, he talks about all kinds of things with a nose and eyes, and from time to time he also cites scriptures and classics, and makes Luo Sixian dizzy.

After listening to Chen Guanyu's words, Luo Sixian rubbed his head, thought for a while, and then said tentatively to Su Hao: "Brother Su, if you really have the ability to prospect for minerals, I can introduce you to a few mine owners, they are specialized in prospecting and mining." If you can find a rich mine for them, this hard-earned silver will definitely not be less. However, if you spend half a day trying to find a mine...... None of these people have a very good temper. Especially, the people behind these people, that is not something you and I can afford to mess with. ”

"And such a thing?" Su Hao was surprised.

Luo Sixian said: "That's natural, think about it, this mining is under the control of the imperial court, if there is no one in the court, who dares to open the mine without authorization?" If there is no oil or water in this mine, it will be fine. If it were a daily increase in gold, without a few important ministers in the court, this mine would have been eaten by people for a long time. ”

"Oh, I see." Su Hao nodded, he remembered that the coal kiln he opened in Fengcheng also invited officials such as the magistrate to join the shares, so that he could keep his peace. If you don't have these backgrounds, I'm afraid that your coal kiln will be eaten by others as Luo Sixian said.

"Brother Luo, you don't have to worry about the issue of prospecting, I dare to vouch for my own head to ensure that there is no mistake. Tell me, if I can find a bonanza, how can I work with those mine owners? Su Hao asked.

Luo Sixian asked sensitively: "Brother Su said this, but he already has a mine in his hand?" ”

Su Hao nodded slightly and said, "Brother Luo said so, it's okay." ”

"What kind of mine?"

"Coal mines, and iron mines."

"This coal mine is just that, iron ore can only be mined with the permission of the imperial court, how can ordinary people smelt iron casually?" Luo Sixian reminded.

Su Hao said: "Didn't you say that the person you know has a background?" Can't this be done? ”

"Of course it can be done." Luo Sixian said affirmatively.

"Isn't that all there is to it?" Su Hao said.

Luo Sixian didn't scare Su Hao, so he continued to ask, "How big can the mine in Brother Su's hand be?" ”

"The annual output is not less than 10 million catties."

"There is such a big mine?" Luo Sixian also knows a little bit about the doorway, he immediately estimated the possible value of a mine of this size, and he asked: "Where is this mine?" ”

This time, Su Hao wouldn't answer so happily, he dipped his hand in the tea and drew a circle on the table, and then said: "It's in Beijing, 400 miles away from the capital." ”

"With such a large mine and such a close proximity to the capital, there must be a lot of people who are interested. However, Brother Su, this is not a joke, are you sure of this mine? Luo Sixian asked Su Hao with a serious expression.

Su Hao asked rhetorically: "Do you think the little brother is a joker?" ”

Luo Sixian said: "Okay, since that's the case, then the foolish brother will run errands for Brother Su and ask a few big mine owners if they are interested." If they are interested, I will bring them to meet Brother Su again, what do you think? ”

"Then there will be labor." Su Hao said, and then, he took out two handfuls of heavy broken silver from his arms and put it in front of Luo Sixian.

Luo Sixian's eyes lit up, but he pretended to have an insulted expression on his face, and reprimanded: "Brother Su, what do you mean!" ”

Su Hao said with a smile: "Brother Luo has to study for exams every day, and he also has to take time to go to Zhang Luo for his younger brother to do these mundane things, and the younger brother is very uneasy in his heart. This little meaning, that is, the money for inviting Brother Luo to drink tea, has no other meaning. If this can be done, the younger brother has another thanks. ”

"This ...... But the foolish brother was disrespectful. Luo Sixian said, his eyes and hands quickly put the silver into his sleeve, but his face still looked righteous and awe-inspiring.

"The younger brother lives in Tangjia Hutong in Nancheng, if there is any news from Brother Luo, send someone to report a letter to the younger brother." Su Hao explained to Luo Sixian.

"In a few days, there will be news." Luo Sixian patted his chest and promised.

When it comes to this, everyone forgets the reason for the initial mutual conversation. Su Hao and Luo Sixian chatted a few more words, and Luo Sixian got up first to say goodbye, saying that he would contact the mine owner now. Su Hao and Chen Guanyu watched Luo Sixian go downstairs, and watched him disappear on the street from the window, Su Hao asked Chen Guanyu: "Old Chen, do you think this person can be trusted?" ”

Chen Guanyu said: "There is nothing unbelievable about this person. This kind of person makes money by matching others, so as not to ruin his own reputation. I'm just a little unclear, does Master Su really have a mine in his hands, or did he make it up to make up this person? ”

Su Hao said: "Of course I'm telling the truth, otherwise, he brought people back, what should I do?" ”

Chen Guanyu said: "Why have I never heard my master say that he wants to open a mine?" ”

Su Hao said: "I also made a temporary decision. Didn't this Luo Sixian say that the people who open the mine are all people with backgrounds, just right, I will take this opportunity to get to know these people with backgrounds. ”