"Anyway, you've been wronged by this matter."

Han Wen watched Cheng Dong and the others leave, and said to Su Hao with apologies.

Han Wen knew that Su Hao could completely put the blame on him, so that Su Hao himself would not have to bear the infamy of tending to be inflammatory. But Su Hao didn't say anything, he took this notoriety on his own, so Han Wen had to thank him.

Hearing Han Wen's words, Su Hao smiled slightly and said, "It's okay, they're just some children, how can they understand the world's major affairs, and the county doesn't have to care." ”

"Hehe, change it, I think you're just a kid, right?" Fang Mengjin twisted his beard and said with a smile, in fact, among the three students, that is, Cheng Dong is younger than Su Hao, Wang Shengxian and Peng Shiji are both in their 20s, they really can't be regarded as children, at least Su Hao is not qualified to say what kind of children they are.

Su Hao knew that he was speechless, and hurriedly said: "Master Fang's lesson is right, could it be that Master Fang and the county lord often teach me, I am afraid that I will be like them who do not know the hardships of the people's livelihood and talk about state affairs in vain." ”

Han Wendao: "During the Hongwu period, Taizu had an edict saying: All the benefits and diseases of the military and the people are not allowed to be advised. If there are all the things that benefit the military and the people, there should be a division, a sage in the field, a strong man with ambitions, a simple farmer, and a businessman's skills. If Taizu is still here, these people who lie today can be punished. ”

Fang Mengjin smiled bitterly: "These are all the rules of the early years, and now the rules set by Taizu, how many can be done?" The nonsense of the students about state affairs is even more prevalent in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the local government and county officials often go to drink and discuss politics with the students. ”

"Alas, what a bad etiquette!" Han Wen sighed. He forgot that when he was a student, he also liked to discuss current affairs, but now that he is a magistrate, his position is different.

Su Hao said: "County Zun, Master Fang, this matter should also be seen on both sides." Students do not understand the people's feelings, and talk about current affairs, which is sometimes easy to confuse the public, which is a disadvantage. But on the other hand, after all, students are scholars, and they will all be officials in the future, so let them participate in political affairs as soon as possible, which is also a training for them. ”

"It makes sense to change that. In other words, what do you think about the gold mine? Han Wen asked.

Su Hao said: "I was negligent in this matter, when I went to prospect, I already knew that the rocks in that area were loose and prone to roofing accidents. With Changwu's mining method, it is strange that there is no accident. At the moment, the students thought that they had to explain the benefits to Chang Wu, and if he could not guarantee his safety, we should try our best to prevent him from continuing to mine. ”

"Stop Changgong from mining? That's easier said than done. Han Wen said, "I also mentioned to him about the local roof accident, but he didn't care." In his eyes, human life is nothing at all. He didn't send anyone to inform me about the mining accident this time, and if it weren't for these students coming to complain, I would still be in the dark. ”

Su Hao said: "The words of Peng Shiji reminded me, he said that Fengcheng has no gold in the name, if we don't say that Fengcheng has a gold mine, Changwu will not want to mine gold in Fengcheng." ”

Han Wen said: "Change, why are you confused?" If we don't give him gold mines, he wants us to raise money from the people to pay the mining taxes, and that's why we don't go to find gold mines for him? ”

Su Hao said: "Chang Wu is the Jiangxi mine supervisor, not the Fengcheng mine supervisor. If we can find a gold mine for him outside of Fengcheng, will he let us go of Fengcheng? ”

"Beyond Fengcheng?" Han Wen looked at Su Hao suspiciously, "Change, how do you know where there is a gold mine outside Fengcheng?" ”

The students calculated that to the west of Nanchang Mansion, there should be a large gold mine in the Tonggushi area where General Deng Zilong was stationed, which is far larger than the gold mine in Yuanli Village. If Chang Wu can be allowed to mine there, it has nothing to do with our Fengcheng. Su Hao said.

In later generations, although the Yuanli gold mine in Fengcheng was mined, it was only a small gold mine after all, and Su Hao didn't know about it, if he hadn't gone to that area to drill a well this time, he wouldn't have found that mineral deposit. But the gold mine in Tonggu is different, it belongs to a large-scale gold mine in later generations, and Su Hao once personally went to participate in the demonstration of proven reserves and lived there for a few days. Although a lifetime has passed, he believes that he can still find the outcrops of those large veins.

Tonggu's gold reserves are larger and the geological conditions are better, since Changwu needs gold so much, he simply let him mine it. As for whether there will be a new mining disaster at that time, Su Hao really can't think about it. The mine supervisors everywhere are mining in various ways, and there are not a few miners who have died, all Su Hao can do now is to lead the water out of Fengcheng, as for the miners in other places, he can't help it.

Hearing Su Hao say that there was a large gold mine in the Tonggushi area, Han Wen's first feeling was extremely shocking. He knew that Su Hao had never been to that area, in fact, that area was high and densely forested, sparsely populated, and had always been a place where bandits gathered, and ordinary people didn't know what was going on there. Su Hao was able to assert that there was a big gold mine there without having been to Tonggushi before, if it wasn't nonsense, then it would be too godly.

"Anyway, how do you know that there is a big gold mine in the Tonggushi area?" Han Wen couldn't help but ask.

When Su Hao said this, he had already prepared an excuse, and he replied: "There are traces of the accumulation of minerals under the ground. Based on the trend of the mountains and rivers they saw in Fengcheng, students can infer the distribution of minerals in the surrounding area, and from this, they can infer that there should be a large gold mine in the northwest.

In addition, Deputy General Soldier Deng once led his troops to garrison Tonggushi, and two of the general flags in our battalion were the personal soldiers of Deputy General Soldier Deng. Although they joined the army late and did not catch up with the time when they were stationed in Tonggushi, they also heard the veterans in the army talk about the mountains and rivers in the Tonggushi area. The students talked to them, and from what they said, it was certain that the gold mine was in the Tonggushi area. ”

This kind of talk is just to deceive the ancients, even with the level of science and technology in later generations, no one can predict the distribution of mineral deposits in another place from hundreds of miles away. However, when Su Hao said this, Han Wen couldn't find fault with him, when Su Hao was looking for water in the county, he was also chattering, but in the end, he was often able to find groundwater. Maybe he really has some clever exploration skills, and he can gain insight into the mineral deposits within a radius of hundreds of miles, who can say such a thing clearly?

The longer he was in contact with Su Hao, the more Han Wen felt that Su Hao must have been guided by a famous teacher, and the so-called Franc Machine missionary was just a cover for Su Hao, how could a missionary be able to teach Su Hao so many things in a few days. Jiangxi has a deep Taoist tradition, Sanqing Mountain, Longhu Mountain, etc., are all famous Taoist mountains, quite a few masters of Taoism. Han Wen guessed that Su Hao's teacher must be such a master, and for some reason, he was unwilling to let Su Hao reveal his real name, which was why he had such a clumsy excuse as a Francois missionary.

Since Su Hao is reluctant to talk about the matter of mentorship, it is naturally not convenient for Hanwen to ask. Seeing Su Hao's confident look, Han Wen asked, "Instead, if you are sent to the Tonggushi area to look for gold mines, how long do you estimate it will take to find it?" ”

"No more than seven days." Su Hao replied.

"Isn't that a bit of a stretch?" Han Wen said, "As far as I know, the Tonggushi area is more than 100 miles in circumference, and you can find a gold mine so quickly just by walking around for more than seven days?" ”

Of course, Su Hao would not tell Han Wen that he might mark the location of the gold mine without having to go, which is too appalling. He said: "Students speculate on gold mines based on the topography of mountains and rivers, so they don't need to go all over the mountainous area, and they can basically be able to do a good job." ”

"Well, I see." Han Wen nodded, he was even more convinced that Su Hao's technique came from the Taoist Feng Shui doctrine. It is said that some clever earth masters can know whether there is gold underground as long as they stand in the distance and look at the earth's qi, and it seems that what Su Hao has learned is such kung fu.

"Well, since that's the case, I'm going to write to Li Long, the mine supervisor in Jiangxi, and tell him that there may be a large gold mine in the Tonggushi area. If he wants to, I'll recommend you to go prospecting, would you? Han Wen asked.

Su Hao said strangely: "Why did you write to Father-in-law Li instead of Father-in-law Chang?" ”

Han Wen said: "Gonggong Li was originally a righteous envoy, and Gonggong Chang was just his deputy. If we can find a large gold mine, it is certainly more justified to give it to the envoy than to give it to the deputy envoy. If a large gold mine can be found on the Tonggushi side, Gonggong Li will inevitably transfer all the gold miners who are now in Fengcheng, and the gold mine here will not be able to be mined. As for the Tonggushi side, let Gonggong Li find a way to recruit a mining husband. ”

"The student understands, and is willing to listen to the arrangement of the county." Su Hao bowed and replied.

Han Wen solved a thorny problem, a stone fell to the ground in his heart, looking at Su Hao sitting below, he had the heart to praise a few words, and suddenly remembered Han Qian's matter, and couldn't help but worry again.

"Change...... Alas! Han Wen wanted to speak and stopped, so he could only sigh.

Su Hao heard Hanwen's sigh and understood Hanwen's meaning in his heart, but there was no way to solve this problem, so he could only remain silent.

The two of them were silent and thought about their thoughts for a while, Han Wen waved his hand to Su Hao and said:

"Forget it, change it, if you are injured, you don't have to stay here for a long time, go back and rest."

Su Hao was already on pins and needles, and when he heard Hanwen's words, he hurriedly got up and saluted to say goodbye, and then withdrew.

Looking at Su Hao's back, Han Wen shook his head, and the other party Meng Jin said: "Alas, it's a pity, this son is indeed a talent, but it's a pity that he didn't have a relationship with my daughter." ”

Fang Mengjin muttered: "Owner, this matter should not be rushed, wait for the old man to think about whether there is a way to break this deadlock." ”