Perhaps because of his guilt towards Su Hao, Chen Dao arranged for someone to send Su Hao's letter away the next day. However, with the transportation conditions of that year, even if it was an 800-mile rush from the Ministry of War, it would take four or five days for these letters to be delivered to Jiangxi, and as for how the family would prepare and then set off for the capital, it was impossible to estimate the time it would take.

It has been more than a year since he traveled to the Ming Dynasty, and Su Hao has slowly adapted to the rhythm of life in the Ming Dynasty. Unlike the fast-paced life of later generations, the life time of the people of the Ming Dynasty was not calculated in minutes and seconds, but in years and months. From Jiangxi to Beijing, the distance is three or four thousand miles, according to the calculation of walking 100 miles a day, it takes a month for normal people to walk. What's more, if it rains, gets sick, and the like, there is even more time to lose. Therefore, from Su Hao sending the letter to the time when the family entered Beijing, there was no one or two months, which was completely insufficient.

During this time, Su Hao was not idle. He personally took several professional miners to Yongping Mansion, that is, the area of Qian'an and Luanxian in later generations, to determine the specific location of the mineral deposits. The Kailuan Coal Mine and the Qian'an Iron Mine were both famous in later generations, and Su Hao was very familiar with the situation in these two mining areas, and although he was more than 400 years ahead of time, he was able to accurately identify the location of several large mineral deposits.

In order not to make people feel that the prospecting process was too easy, Su Hao, with the cooperation of Chen Guanyu, pretended to perform on the spot, measuring the compass and drawing talismans, and confused the miners found by Dong and Yang. Although these people didn't believe in this trick in their hearts, they couldn't find any flaws in Su Hao, and when the miners actually mined the ore, these miners could only be convinced.

In terms of mining, Dong and Yang's subordinates have a wealth of experience, including how to dig rock formations, how to dig roadways, how to ventilate, how to drain water, etc., all of which are well organized, far better than Su Hao's paper talk. After more than a month of hard work, the coal mine and iron mine predicted by Su Hao were completed and put into operation. According to the estimates of the old miners, the reserves of these mines have reached an astonishing level, which is a rare bonanza. Dong and Yang put their hearts down, and at the same time, they were a hundred times more enthusiastic about further cooperation with Su Hao.

Li Long immediately learned the news that the Kailuan Coal Mine and the Qian'an Iron Mine had been put into operation, and Dong Tianzhang sent someone to report the good news to Li Long, and at the same time, he also sent a silver ticket of 5,000 taels of silver, saying that it was the pre-division of the mine. Of course, Li Long did not take the money for nothing, he greeted the mine supervisors in Beizhili, and pressed the mining tax of the two mines to an extremely low amount, almost equivalent to the level of two small mines.

Su Hao returned to the capital from Yongping Mansion in dust, and before his butt was hot on the chair in Su Mansion, the little eunuch Vientiane came to hear the wind, and informed Su Hao with a smile, saying that Gonggong Li had set up a banquet in Defu Building again, and wanted to wash the dust and celebrate Su Gongzi.

"How did Gonggong Li know that I was back in Jingshi today?" Su Hao asked strangely.

Vientiane said: "Gonggong Li is asking when Su Gongzi will come back every day, and he said that as soon as you come back, you will report to him immediately." No, when Su Gongzi's car was still in Tongzhou, Gonggong Li had already gotten the news. ”

"Father-in-law Li is really polite, how can Su Hao be so virtuous, it is worth thinking about Father-in-law Li so much." Su Hao said politely.

"Gonggong Li said that Su Gongzi has different talents, and he will definitely be a great fortune in the future. I'll have to rely on Mr. Su to take care of it later." Vientiane said flatteringly.

Su Hao had goosebumps all over his body, and he quickly changed the topic and asked, "Did Gonggong Li say who should I take with me?" ”

Vientiane said: "Gonggong Li said that this banquet is also a homely affair between friends, so I also ask Gongzi Su not to bring outsiders there." ”

"I see." Su Hao said, "Let me wash up, change my clothes and go." ”

Vientiane honestly stayed in Su's house, waiting for Su Hao to take a bath and change clothes, and then accompanied him to Defu Building. Compared with before, Vientiane's attitude towards Su Hao is much more respectful, Su Hao thought, this may be because his cooperation with Li Long is gradually deepening, and his status in Li Long's mind is also increasing day by day, so a little eunuch like Vientiane also quickly saw the wind and began to pat his own ass.

Vientiane showed a respectful attitude, but Su Hao couldn't pose in front of him, but talked and laughed with Vientiane all the way, showing affection. Su Hao knew that eunuchs belonged to people with physical disabilities and psychological disabilities, and they were more sensitive than ordinary people, and they were more likely to hold grudges. As the saying goes, it is a very troublesome thing to offend a gentleman rather than a villain, and to have a grudge with a eunuch, and Su Hao doesn't want to get into such trouble.

When I came to the front of the Defu Building, I was greeted by a small servant as usual. However, this time they didn't interrogate Su Hao, but greeted with a smile on their faces: "It's Su Gongzi, please hurry, the guests are already waiting." ”

"Guests? Do you mean Gonggong Li? Su Hao asked.

"Uh...... I don't know about this little one. "The little guy said.

Su Hao didn't care, and walked towards the building according to the instructions of the little guy. As soon as he walked into the door of the restaurant, he faintly felt that the atmosphere was a little wrong. He looked left and right, and saw seven or eight tables of guests sitting in the hall downstairs, no different from the last time he came. But when I looked closely, I found that these guests were all young men, and they all looked serious. There were all kinds of dishes in front of them, but obviously all the attention was not on the dishes, but stared at Su Hao with the corner of their eyes, and the gaze was as sharp as a knife.

"Grandpa Wan, what's going on?" Su Hao asked Vientiane in a low voice.

"What's going on?" Vientiane asked in a surprised tone, but the expression on his face revealed his mentality, it was obvious that he knew the strangeness of this, but he just didn't want to tell Su Hao.

"Oh, it's nothing, it's me who is too careful." Su Hao replied.

The place where Li Long invited guests was still in the Tianzihao private room on the second floor. Su Hao walked to the front of the stairs and was about to step upstairs, when a man flashed out in front of him, stretched out his hand to stop him, and said, "Master Su, please wait." ”

There was a professional smile on the man's face, but Su Hao couldn't read any warmth from this smile. He noticed that the man's eyes were strikingly similar to those in the store, both of them were a little cold and a little sharp. In other words, the young man who was pretending to be a customer in this shop should be in the same group as the man in front of him, only in the light and in the dark.

"Dare to ask, what advice do you have?" Su Hao asked coldly.

The man bowed slightly respectfully, and said to Su Hao: "Master Su, for the safety of Gonggong Li and the guests, the little one should confirm that you have anything inappropriate on you." ”

"You mean, you're going to search me?" Su Hao said unhappily. At this moment, he almost wanted to walk away, he couldn't figure out why Li Long was playing such a majestic role in front of him.

"Su Gongzi is angry." Vientiane hurriedly stepped forward and explained, "This brother is Gonggong Li's bodyguard, and he is also thinking about Gonggong Li's safety. Su Gongzi didn't know that in the past few days, there have been rumors that someone is going to be unfavorable to Gonggong Li, so Gonggong Li has to be cautious. ”

Su Hao said: "Since this is the case, then today's banquet should be forgotten, let Gonggong Li come to meet me in a dangerous situation, I really don't want to go." Father-in-law Wan has taken his leave. ”

Hearing Su Hao say that he was leaving, Vientiane was willing to agree, and hurriedly stepped forward to stop him. He had an embarrassed look on his face, and desperately smiled at Su Hao, and said: "Master Su, Gonggong Li is sincere and wants to pick up the wind and wash the dust for you, this is a little inconvenient, and please ask Su Gongzi Haihan." This brother is also doing his duty, and Su Gongzi should not embarrass him. ”

Su Hao was puzzled in his heart, and he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Li Long's gourd. It stands to reason that there is no need for Li Long to engage in this kind of fame in front of him, if he really wants to make a score for himself, then there is no need to invite himself to dinner. On the one hand, he was very enthusiastic about setting up a banquet and entertaining, and on the other hand, he was very impolite to let the guards search his body, what did this Li Long want to do?

Su Hao said that the banquet would stop, but in fact, he naturally couldn't do this, after all, Li Long was extremely powerful, and he couldn't afford to offend him. He nodded and said, "Since there is such a rule, then this brother should search me to see if I have anything inappropriate." ”

Seeing that Su Hao agreed, the man stretched out his hand and began to search. He checked very carefully, from Su Hao's hair to the soles of his feet, and his strictness was comparable to the security check when he was on a plane in later generations. Su Hao noticed that this person's body search was very professional, not pushing and touching everywhere like ordinary arrests, but passing with a light touch everywhere, so that the person being searched did not feel humiliated.

"Master Su, I'm offended."

The man searched Su Hao's whole body, and found no sharp weapons, so he took a step back, bowed down to apologize to Su Hao, and made a gesture to allow Su Hao to go upstairs.

Su Hao was so unhappy in his heart, he just nodded slightly, and went straight upstairs. When he got upstairs, Su Hao saw a few young men standing at the door of the Tianzihao private room who were similar to the group of people downstairs, and at a glance, he knew that they were protecting the people in the room. Looking at the other private rooms, although the doors were also closed, there were no attendants at the door, and Su Hao had every reason to believe that these rooms were all empty.

"Gonggong Li is waiting for Su Gongzi inside, Su Gongzi please go in by yourself, and the little one won't bother." Vientiane sent Su Hao to the door of the Tianzi private room, and refused to go inside.

If it weren't for seeing Vientiane come to invite him in person, Su Hao wouldn't have the courage to walk into this private room. Li Long's posture is nominally a meal, but no matter how you look at it, it looks like a Hongmen banquet. Obviously, he just found a mine for Dong and Yang, and Li Long has no reason to be unfavorable to himself, why should he set up this Hongmen banquet?

Having walked here, even if Su Hao didn't want to go in, there was no way out. He settled down, stretched out his hand and pushed open the door of the private room, and walked in with his legs raised. (To be continued)