But having said that, if the income was a bad statement, there would be no need to invite Li Ke over. The experts in the palace would be able to see the problem themselves.
"Can you let me see the expense items?" Li Ke felt a little numb and made his request weakly.
It may be possible to get some clues by comparing income and expenses.
However, Fang Rou categorically rejected Li Ke's request: "No."
The income items of the palace are already considered a big secret, not to mention the expenditure items, which are the secrets among secrets.
Well, Li Ke lay down on the mat with all his face, turning his brain to see if he had any other ideas.
The revenue and expenditure of the royal palace is different from the way of renting and adjusting by the Ministry of Household Affairs. The types and quantities are extremely complicated. Three hundred and sixty lines, each line provides money and food, almost to the extent of being licensed all over the world.
In fact, the palace has no choice but to do this. This palace is the treasury of the Queen Mother and an extremely important power in the hands of the Queen Mother.
…
Income is for expenditure.
Expenditure is also for income.
Li Ke has a big head, and the expenditure items that the palace is not allowed to see must be a big bad list!
…
"How's it going? Have you found anything?" Fang Rou used the scabbard to poke Li Ke out of his confusion.
Li Ke looked up and muttered to himself absentmindedly: "Income and expenses?"
We are looking for clues about Wu Meiniang in this place, so we should look at the problem based on Wu Meiniang’s actual situation, rather than aimlessly getting lost in the vast sea of income and expenditure numbers...
What is the most profitable thing to do?
It's very simple. The money-making projects are all written in the income entry of the palace in front of you.
So, what will Wu Meiniang choose to accumulate her wealth? Which type of business is most likely to be related to Wu Meiniang?
Li Ke once again grabbed the income items of the palace, vaguely picked up a piece of dessert and stuffed it into his mouth, with uncertain thoughts about the past in his heart.
Things related to Wu Meiniang's power are turbulent.
To analyze this matter, it must be actually related to what has happened at Wu Meiniang's side.
racking his brains, racking his brains, Li Ke worked his brain at high speed.
…
Time seems to have passed twenty thousand years.
Fang Rou couldn't help but poked Li Ke with the scabbard again: "Hey, have you found anything?"
Oh, why are you so anxious?
Um? Li Ke couldn't help but was stunned again, and realized that it was Fang Rou who was impatient with waiting. She hurriedly said with the cake in her mouth: "It's a little bit, it's a little bit."
"What is it?" Fang Rou was very angry at Li Ke's expression. She pressed the hilt of her sword and wanted to give Li Ke another light of ruins: "Speak to me quickly."
Li Ke quickly swallowed the dessert in his mouth, and Gulu said: "Military rations, Li Tai's military rations."
Li Tai's military rations? Fang Rou was confused: "Why did you suddenly think of military rations?"
Li Ke rolled his eyes, took out a small paper bag from his arms, and slowly unfolded two small crystal particles.
It's raw salt, taken from Li Tai's ham rations.
Fang Rou picked up one of them with her fingers and became even more confused. What does ham and salt have to do with Wu Meiniang?
The final kick often makes people hold back an uncomfortable feeling.
"Don't worry, beautiful lady." Li Ke explained and asked, "Tell me, which business in your palace is the most profitable?"
What rhetorical questions are there at this time? Fang Rou rolled her eyes: "Don't ask me, you have the income entry in your hand. You can read."
Hey, this Fang Rou doesn't understand the fun of suspense at all, she's so uncooperative...
Well, Li Ke explained seriously and straightforwardly: "Li Tai's ham ration is very strange. The salt used on it is different from others in terms of particle size and color."
Most of the salt used in Chang'an and Luoyang is produced in the salt lakes of Hedong Road, and it is completely different in appearance from the salt on Li Tai ham.
And Li Ke had seen this kind of salt more than once, both times related to Wu Meiniang's influence. The first time was when Ivan Shan invited Li Ke to eat ham in Chang'an.
The salt on this ham has long attracted Li Ke's attention, and this time Li Ke's thoughts just put it into Wu Meiniang's story circle.
Salt, no matter what kind of salt it is, as long as it can be marketed, it is possible to accumulate a huge amount of wealth, and even make the country rich.
These two small grains of salt are most likely the first key to unlocking the secret door to Wu Meiniang's wealth.
Gee, such reasoning is indeed very remarkable.
But unfortunately, no one cheered. Li Ke once again confirmed in distress that Fang Rou didn't understand the fun of suspense reasoning at all. Alas...
There was a draft.
Fang Roucai said calmly: "My palace can find out the origin of this salt."
The royal palace is the largest treasure house in the world, so it naturally has a way to find out the origin of any goods.
If we could find the place where this raw salt was produced, we would most likely find Wu Meiniang's secret main lair, or even the place where the black armor was made.
Salt and iron, salt and iron, these two things are always an inseparable topic. If you get one, you can get the other.
Fang Rou looked at Li Ke seriously: "Where do you think this salt comes from?"
Li Ke sighed and pointed in the east direction: "On the coast of the East China Sea, sea salt."
…
Li Ke lay back on the mule cart again and walked out of the palace leisurely.
This palace is really strange. There is not even a sign on the gate, and there is not even a soldier standing guard. It is strange.
However, Li Ke's heart was not all at ease. He squinted at the large bag of copper coins rewarded by Fang Rou in the car and felt distressed: Fang Rou liked to manipulate these things, and she must find a way to change her behavior!
…
On a high building in the palace, Fang Rou watched Li Ke wander away quietly.
Master Ye didn't know when he came to Fang Rou: "You have a good eye for recognizing people, and your reasoning ability is indeed very good."
Including the last time Li Ke discovered Wu Yuanqing's conspiracy from the barbecue iron sign, Master Ye had already affirmed Li Ke.
Fang Rou withdrew her gaze and bowed, "Master Ye praised him, Rou'er is just lucky enough to meet this person."
"Yes." Master Ye nodded lightly: "Yun and Feiyun are just words. I think he is very interested in you, so he racked his brains to help the palace."
Fang Rou remained silent and did not answer.
Master Ye smiled slightly and changed the topic: "I heard that His Majesty took the wrong medicine in Quanzhou, so that his injuries are still difficult to recover from?"
Fang Rou: "I dare not lie to Master Ye. It's because I applied the wrong medicine to the wound externally, not because I took the wrong medicine into my stomach."
"Hehehehe." Master Ye smiled heartily, raised his hand and nodded Fang Judo: "You."
…
The sky was high and the clouds were clear, and Li Ke lay down leisurely out of the palace.
Unexpectedly, a horse team on the opposite side passed by with a beautiful carriage. It was Empress Changsun...
what the hell? Li Ke unfolded the wad of paper that had just been thrown at Queen Changsun's car: "You are not allowed to invade Changsun's mansion again in the future."
