Su Shi quietly listened to He Shouzheng's narration, and refilled the wine for him from time to time, and before he knew it, a pot of wine was empty.

When the last drop of wine fell into the wine glass, Su Shi put down the flask and sighed: "The husband is not guilty, but he is guilty." ”

He Shouzheng was already a little drunk at this time: "Childe is right. So since then, no businessman has dared to do business with us. ”

Su Shi nodded, although making money is very important, but his own life is more important, there is a life worry about partnering with people in the army to do business, who would dare to cooperate with them?

"Since you can't do a serious business, so you thought of doing a gambling house business?"

He Shouzheng took advantage of the wine, and his tone was angry: "Why only allow them to make money, we have to live a hard life." ”

Su Shi suddenly shook his head: "This matter doesn't make sense at all. ”

He Shouzheng was stunned: "What is the son referring to?" ”

Su Shi said slowly: "Under the governance of His Majesty, the treasury is full, and the subsidies for military soldiers are set by the prince. ”

"As for what His Majesty thinks in his heart, we dare not speculate, but it is the case."

Su Shi picked up the wine glass when he heard this, and smiled: "Boss He invited me to drink, naturally not just to talk about the past. ”

"Of course not." He Shouzheng looked directly into Su Shi's eyes: "We want to cooperate with Gongzi to do business." ”

After drinking a glass of wine, Su Shi put down the wine glass: "What Boss He wants to cooperate with me should not be the business of the gambling house." ”

"Although gambling houses make money, they are not legitimate businesses after all." He Shouzheng took out another pot of wine from under the table, poured it for Su Shi, and continued: "So we want to cooperate with Gongzi in other businesses. ”

"Why me?"

"Because Childe has broken the decree set by the prince."

When He Shouzheng mentioned the prince's ban, Su Shi's heart had already flashed a shadow, because if he followed the prince's ban, he would definitely not be able to do any business, but everyone seemed to have forgotten this decree, and no one reminded him.

Even His Majesty seems to think that it doesn't matter, is it just because his father is a general?

When Su Shi was still puzzled, He Shouzheng suddenly asked, "Is the Qianqiu business really given by His Majesty?" ”

Su Shi nodded: "Yes." ”

"That's why we wanted to work with Childe."

Su Shi understood what he meant, since His Majesty was willing to give Su Shi's business name a word, and invisibly told everyone that the prince's ban had been abolished by him, so their minds began to liven up.

However, he still had something he didn't understand: "In this case, you should have a lot of choices, and you don't necessarily have to choose me." ”

"But in our opinion, Su Gongzi is our best choice." He Shouzheng raised his glass and toasted Su Shi, and continued: "The business in the capital has been occupied by wealthy families, and they may not be able to take a fancy to us. And Childe can fight a bloody way in the capital, those families now have to look at Childe's face, and if they can be on Childe's thigh, we naturally don't have to be afraid of them. ”

"And we also admire General Su very much."

Su Shi suddenly looked at He Shouzheng with deep meaning in his eyes: "How do you want to cooperate?" ”

"We did make some money by opening a gambling house, of course, compared to the Qianqiu firm, it is just a firefly." He Shouzheng said: "We didn't want to be rich and rich, we just wanted to find a long-term and stable income for our brothers. ”

Su Shi seemed a little undeniable: "Gambling is human nature, so as long as there are people, gambling will definitely exist, so why should you sacrifice your roots?" ”

He Shouzheng smiled bitterly: "It's a pity that the business of this gambling house may not be able to continue." ”

Su Shi was slightly stunned: "That's why?" ”

"We've heard that someone wants to attack the gambling house."

"Gambling house?" Su Shi was puzzled: "Who dares to attack the Supreme Gambling House?" ”

"For the past eight years, we have been careful not to get involved with several battalions, so they will not take action unless they have to. Even if they need to do something, they are doing it in secret. ”

"But now the relationship between the Supreme Gambling House and several major camps seems to have been discovered, and some people want to make trouble from it. In order to avoid incidents, everyone was resigned, but they wanted to seek a benefit for their brothers, so they found Su Gongzi. ”

Su Shi sat up straight and fell silent.

He Shouzheng said something so abruptly that he couldn't help but be a little suspicious, but he still couldn't figure it out. And although this matter is full of suspicions, it may not be an opportunity for Su Shi.

But it's not so easy to take advantage of this opportunity, and it's very likely that you'll be caught up in it.

"I can't answer you right now." Su Shi thought about it again and again, and said slowly: "Because there are some things that I haven't thought through clearly. ”

He Shouzheng was not surprised, because he could see that although this Su Gongzi was not very old, he was definitely a smart person, and he would never promise others easily.

"I understand." He Shouzheng still looked a little disappointed: "Childe didn't explicitly reject us, and we are already very happy." ”

"There's no rush to do business." Su Shi smiled: "Maybe after I meet them, I will finally give you the answer." ”

"Thank you, Master Su." He Shouzheng raised his wine glass: "I'll give Gongzi Su another glass." ”

Su Shi didn't refuse, after the two of them drank it all, Su Shi stood up and said, "Thank you Boss He for your hospitality today, it's not early, I should go back too." As for cooperation, I will hold a banquet in the house in three days, and I will give you the answer when the time comes. ”

He Shouzheng saw that Su Shi's words had reached this point, and he no longer kept him, and sent Su Shi out of the backyard, Lin Mo and Guo Tian were already waiting outside the courtyard.

Lin Mo didn't drink, and when he saw Su Shi coming out, he immediately came to his side, Su Shi just smiled slightly, signaling that he didn't have to be nervous, and Lin Mo was relieved.

Su Shi turned around to say goodbye to He Shouzheng, and then left the Supreme Gambling House, but before leaving, he couldn't help but glance back at the plaque hanging on the door.

Back in the mansion, Lin Mozheng followed him silently, and Su Shi suddenly asked, "Do you know He Shouzheng?" That is, the boss of the Supreme Gambling House. ”

Lin Mo hurriedly shook his head and said, "I don't know." Then he looked at him suspiciously: "Why did Childe ask this?" ”

Su Shidao: "Eight years ago, he was the lieutenant of the Guardian Battalion, and Guo Tian was the commander of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion. ”

Lin Mo looked surprised, but immediately replied: "I have been at the border for many years, and I have no contact with the soldiers in Beijing. ”

"How many years has Brother Lin been in the army?"

Lin Mo thought for a while: "It should be seventeen or eighteen years." ”

"How much money can Brother Lin receive every month in the army?"