He asked tentatively, "You don't usually eat so much, do you?" ”

"Of course not, otherwise the Ke family will be poor by it if they have Xuanjing Mine." Fang Canran continued, "Rich as the Ke family, if you want to feed the torch, you won't just use the boundless gold, you have to add some extra ingredients to it, and coax it to eat half full." So according to the list I just made, it only costs 1.2 million taels. ”

"Only." He Lingchuan smiled bitterly. He searched all over his body, which was enough to pay a fraction.

Okay, the plan to feed the torch until it falls asleep and then act is bankrupt at this moment.

No money is no money, and he can't make up 1.2 million taels if he sells it. If a man wants to bow to reality, he has to think of another plan B.

"Do you know why the emperor assigned it to the Ke family? Not everyone can afford to offer a torch. ”

He Lingchuan nodded again and again: "Then can I stand in the Star Picking Tower and throw ore into the rock pool?" ”

"Yes." Why is this boy so interested in the torch?

Is this the "request of a friend"?

He Lingchuan's eyes rolled: "By the way, I remember that Brother Fang once said that in recent years, the amount of xenogeneous ores purchased by the Ke family through Dunyuan has been declining. ”

"He Gongzi has a good memory."

"Did the Ke family find another buyer?"

"Nope." Fang Canran shook his head, "We have cooperated with the Ke family for many years, and Dunyuan's supply has always been the most stable in price and quality. ”

There was a hint of arrogance in his words: "He Gongzi may not know that the most important thing for this kind of long-term cooperation is stable quality, and price is secondary." ”

"Then why did the Ke family reduce their purchases?" He Lingchuan stroked his chin, "Could it be that they dare to deduct the offering of the torch?" ”

Fang Canran pondered his words for a moment: "Actually, the worship of the torch is borne by the Heavenly Palace and the Ke family in proportion, the Heavenly Palace takes about seventy percent, and the Ke family gives the remaining thirty percent. As far as I know, this ratio has been in place for 100 years and has not changed to this day. ”

He Lingchuan was stunned.

The gods designated the Xuanjing Mine to the Ke family, although it was a supreme honor, but the Ke family had to bear a lot of obligations. Just offering it, uh, it's actually feeding the mountains, it's a huge expense—

So big that even the Heavenly Palace is unwilling to bear it alone.

But if they come out of the account, it will be impossible for the Ke family to withhold the rations of the torch without authorization.

The problem lies with the Heavenly Palace - the food treatment provided by the Heavenly Palace to the Torch over the years has been downgraded as a whole.

He Lingchuan easily figured out why:

After the Spirit Gathering Array was put into use, it formed a huge suppression of the Torch, so that this rock fire monster could not do as much as it did before. The Heavenly Palace also resented that it had caused the Great Earthquake in Lingxu City more than ten years ago, which had seriously reduced the prestige of the Heavenly Gods. Now that the watchdog has been chained, Tiangong has to teach it a lesson, so that it will not be able to eat enough and starve to death.

Of course, the objective reason is that in the past ten years, the aura of heaven and earth has further decayed, and the production capacity of Xuanjing ore has decreased, and the offerings to the torch cannot be as abundant as before.

He Lingchuan smiled: "Poor Shanze must be hungry. Hmm, Brother Fang wouldn't just have these two flavors of ore, would he? ”

He read out the two cheapest-looking ones on the list: "Shaoling Mine and ...... Thousand Golden Rocks? ”

Fang Canran is also a person with a good memory, he took stock in his mind for a long time, and nodded: "Yes, all of them." ”

Before He Lingchuan had time to laugh, he continued: "Shaoling Mine Coarse Mine, one catty and thirty taels of silver, you have to bring at least three hundred catties to pick up the Star Tower, if you bring less, you will be in the water, and you will not bother to pay attention to you; Qianjinyan is cheaper, twenty taels of silver per catty, but Shan Ze doesn't seem to like it very much. ”

He Lingchuan felt a sharp pain in his heart: "Three hundred catties? ”

Damn, three hundred catties of Shaoling ore is nine thousand taels! Add another 300 catties of Qianjin Rock, which is 15,000 taels!

If you want to say hello to the torch, you have to pay 15,000 taels for the meeting fee?!

Fifteen million dollars.

No wonder Tiangong wants to withhold its rations, this thing is too special to eat, and it picks expensive goods to eat.

Fang Canran saw that the corners of his forehead were beating with blue tendons, and said kindly: "I can give you a nine-percent discount." ”

"Is it okay to fold eight?" He Lingchuan smiled bitterly, "You see we had such a happy chat today, let's make a friendship price." ”

"Indeed...... That eight and a half folds can't be less. "When you talk about love, it hurts money.

"Okay, when can I pick up the order?"

"Tomorrow." Fang Canran also reminded him, "But this little thing is just a snack for it, and it's hard to say whether it wants to come out or not." You see, on the stone bridge of the Star Picking Tower, there are people throwing offerings down all day long, but Yamazawa never shows up. It's not a koi fish in a lotus pond, and if you stutter it, it will definitely pop up. ”

"...... "What about teasing him?" Fifteen thousand taels thrown into the magma, and there may not be a sound of water?

"You'd better add some spirit wood to it and temper its taste."

In other words, you have to spend another money, right? He Lingchuan felt that his scalp was numb, and suddenly remembered something:

"Uh, by the way, is the wood at the bottom of the sea okay?"

"Do you have it?" Fang Canran thought for a while, "It's okay, but the vintage should be good, or the taste should be special." ”

"What's the difference?"

"Of course, the spirit wood has life, and there are thousands of differences between lives, not as stable as ore."

He Lingchuan took a deep breath: "Thank you Brother Fang for your advice!" By the way—"

He remembered something again: "Can you get the frost pill?" ”

"Frost Pill?" Fang Canran thought for a long time, "It seems familiar, what is this for?" ”

"The spar produced by a certain Danube is a specialty that can only be obtained in the Sea of Grass activities."

Fang Canran let out a long "oh": "I remember." The last time the Sea of Grass event didn't hunt the Frost Pill, if you want to, it is estimated that you will have to wait a few days for the Sea of Grass event to start. I can collect it for you, but it's rare and you won't always be able to receive it. ”

He Lingchuan knew it in his heart, and took out seven thousand seven hundred taels of silver tickets: "Give, the money from Shaoling Mine." Forget about it. ”

It is a little bit to be able to save a little. His aunt's, the silver ticket he just got from Fang Canran, returned it before he could cover it!

Fang Canran took away the silver ticket and didn't give change at all. "It will be delivered tomorrow."

He Lingchuan was going back, Fang Canran sent him to the gate of the villa, and the two sides said goodbye with a smile.

This time the temptation is over.

……

Fang Canran returned to Dunyuan.

He lived in a small two-story building with a single door and a single courtyard to the west. In the splendid and exquisite complex of Dun Garden, it is unremarkable, but quiet.

Fang Canran walked up to the bedroom on the second floor, and hurriedly retreated after making hot water. Manager Fang came here to rest because he didn't like to be disturbed, and the whole Dunyuan knew it.

As he slapped the water and washed his face, there was a popping sound of wings flapping from above, and then a slightly rough voice asked him:

"You went to test that kid, and the result?"

A large parrot with a red back and blue wings landed on the basin stand, its cheeks covered with fine lines.

"I don't understand." Fang Canran casually put an enchantment, checked it in the house again, and then told him about the trip to Pianxiang Villa, 1510.

When the parrot heard the nervousness, its wings flapped: "I said a long time ago, you shouldn't have done it yourself!" Strategizing is your forte! ”

"The strong hand hasn't come back yet, and the rest of the people can't deal with He Xiao." So he took matters into his own hands, "It's about the thread ring, and I don't want a third person to know." ”

But the parrot was right, he shouldn't have taken the risk.

"Where did this person come from, so clear about Old Man Shao's past?" The parrot shook its feathers, "Could it be that you are under suspicion, this person is here to test you?" ”

"It stands to reason that no outsider knows what he uttered." Fang Canran shook his head, "Now you know what I know, and no one even knows about the Fang family's branches." Lingxu City? No way. ”

"How much do you think he told the truth? He talked about his origins, and it was pure nonsense. "It's insincere prevarication." ”

"If someone else were to come, I would think that he wanted to blackmail or blackmail me, which would be easier to do." Fang Canran wiped his face with a towel, "If you can't see the motive clearly, it's the most troublesome." ”

The parrot's voice sharpened, "Does the Oath Chain have to work, and what if he can still find a way to disadvantage you?" The Heavenly Demons will go crazy as soon as they hear the name of your ancestor, and will not give you a chance to defend themselves. ”

"He wants to get in touch with me, but he seems to have scruples about telling the truth only three points." Fang Canran was not in a hurry, "I have checked his performance in the elixir case, and Zhongsun Mou and Cen Boqing have harmed him several times, just like what happened to him in Lingxu City." If you were someone else, you probably died a few times. The means and will of this man should not be underestimated. And he followed the case all the way from the Red Yan Kingdom to Lingxu City, if he had any premeditated plans for me, or who instructed him, well-"

Fang Canran shook his head: "It's not like that." ”

"And what are you going to do?" The parrot was a little anxious, walking around the shelf on two legs, "Just let it go?" ”

"He actually asked about the offering of the torch today, and I told him too."

"Offerings? He actually asked about the offerings! The parrot was nervous, its feathers stood up, and a bird seemed to swell into two sizes, "Did he find anything?" ”

"Not necessarily." Fang Canran stroked his chin, "Is this person here for the torch, what are his plans?" ”

"It can't be like you, right?" The parrot didn't have a good breath and said, "You know everything about Lingxu City, but you have failed." ”

"The gods won't sit idly by and watch the crater under the P-share erupt again, so this thing is not easy to do." Fang Canran thought for a while, "But when it comes to the elixir case, there is still a strange place. ”

"Ah, what?"

"The case handed over by the Chiyan Kingdom shook the royal court, because it involved Dasi Nong and Tongxinwei, I heard that several elders rushed to the Star Picking Tower in the middle of the night to besiege the emperor, and wanted to consider the candidate to send Bai Sha Jin's envoy. Originally, it would take a long time to play here, but the emperor said that Bai Ziqi was already in the Red Yan Kingdom, so it would be good to transfer it directly to deal with it. The patriarchs were caught off guard and were very unhappy. ”

"What's wrong with that?"

"Bai Ziqi is the deputy envoy of Duyun, trusted by the gods and valued by the emperor, and he is indeed the best person to deal with this case. But ......"