Unlike the hustle and bustle outside, the Ministry of Revenue is extremely quiet inside. Even if there are a few officials walking around, there is not much noise. In addition, the yamen covers a very wide area and the entrustment rooms are far apart, which makes people feel more and more empty.

Sun Tu followed the instructions of the officials in front of the door to the front office to come to the duty room of Zuo Cao of the Ministry of Revenue. He saw that there were also a few people waiting quietly outside the door, obviously coming here to handle official duties like him.

In fact, when the Song Dynasty was first established, Emperor Taizu concentrated most of the court's financial power in the Transportation Office in order to divide the local power, which made the old financial department of the Ministry of Revenue, useless and neglected for decades. It was not until the restructuring of Emperor Shenzong's Yuanfeng period, which was well-known in later generations, that was the reform that the Ministry of Revenue had a day to make a comeback and gained the power to collect taxes from all over the world.

As the most important branch office in the Ministry of Revenue, Zuo Cao has the power to be in charge of household registration, taxation and local tribute. Their power is the most important in the entire Ministry of Revenue. Because of this, the officials in the department are also the busiest. When Sun Tu stood outside the door, he could see several officials who were writing at his desk or discussing something with the people around him, but he didn't see any free time.

But after waiting outside for a while, Sun Tu realized that something was wrong. Obviously, the officials in the office were busy with their own affairs. Even if someone came in and out, they didn't even look at the end of their eyes. If they were waiting so honestly, they would probably not be able to get things done even if they stood there for a whole day.

After seeing this, he saw the right time and quickly stepped forward to salute when an official with a kind face came to beat another place: "This official has invited me. I want to invite me to Mr. Chen. I wonder if he can be in the room? Can you meet me?"

The man glanced at Sun Tu, then pointed to a small official who was looking through the official documents and said, "That is Mr. Chen, you can just go see him." Without stopping for a long time, he walked into the room.

Sun Tu hesitated for a moment. It seemed a bit inappropriate to break into the duty room so casually. After all, this was the important financial position of the court. But then he made another judgment. He would definitely not be able to do anything if he dragged it down, so he could only bite the bullet and go!

So, in the strange eyes of several other people standing in front of the door under the corridor and not knowing what to do, Sun Tu walked directly into the duty room. Without waiting for the officials among them to make the next reaction, he had already arrived in front of the Chen Yuanwai's desk and bowed: "I have met Chen Yuanwai."

Chen Yuanwai, who was buried in the desk, raised his head when he heard the sound, and showed a look of doubt: "What are you?"

"I am here to pay the tax. This is the relevant document from my Yuncheng County. Please check it out." Sun Tu immediately said his purpose, and took out the relevant certificate that he had placed in his sleeves and handed it over.

Chen Yuanwai subconsciously reached out to take the item, but his expression was a little dissatisfied. He was obviously blaming Sun Tu for disturbing his business. At the same time, the other people around him looked at him and looked a little curious. Few people dared to break in directly here.

Those waiting outside didn't feel regretful and eager to try this scene. You know, they had already been brave enough to break into the room, but now they were forced to steal the first place.

But soon, Chen Yuanwai's face darkened. He ignored the package containing the silver that Sun Tu took off, and just said to himself: "Although the tax owed in this county is my Zuo Cao's job, it must be verified by someone before it can be paid. You can hand over these to Li Duzhi before you can talk about it." As he said that, he had already thrown the Chinese documents back to the case.

Sun Tu's hand was a stern, but he quickly asked with a smile: "Who is Li Duzhi?"

"Here, it's him." Chen Yuanwai pointed to the official in another corner and said.

Sun Tu hurriedly thanked, picked up the paper package, and walked over there again. Li Duzhi seemed a little leisurely, and only opened a book of accounts in front of him to look at it. Seeing Sun Tu coming over, he just asked casually: "What errand are you here to do?"

Sun Tu hurriedly told his purpose again and handed over the document. The man flipped it out casually and threw it back: "Come back on the second day of next month."

"Ah? What did Li Duzhi say?" Sun Tu's face changed and he asked quickly.

"The headquarters has rules that counties only pay taxes on the second day of the first month of each quarter, and no other days will be accepted. You can wait for the second day of the next month." After that, he lowered his head and looked at the account book.

Sun Tu was really stunned now. Why did he still have such rules? Why didn’t he know anything about it before? Does the imperial court still have to choose life when collecting taxes?

After a while, he said with a tight temper: "Li Duzhi, I came here from Shandong hundreds of miles away, and it was the intention of the county government. I really couldn't afford to delay. Can I get along with it?" As he spoke, he even thought about whether he should take some money to handle the other party, but because there were other officials here, he did not take action.

Li Duzhi was already a little impatient, and immediately said with a stern face: "Rules are rules, how can they be changed because of you? Most of the people who come to my Ministry of Revenue work every day come from all over the country, not to mention from Shandong or from Jiangnan. As long as they do not comply with the rules, my official will not follow the rules."

After pausing, he looked up at Sun Tu again: "Also, the numbers owed by the tax silver in the documents you brought were not right. What should be paid is 256 taels, not 134 taels." After that, he lowered his head again, which was really not planning to pay attention to Sun Tu.

Sun Tu was stunned when he heard this. The other party's attitude was second, but the most important thing was to pay the tax bank. If Li Duzhi really said, the money he had to pay would have almost doubled. If he counted all his money with him, it might be almost the same.

"How is this possible? This is the number recorded in the county government!" Sun Tu wanted to ask the other party, but in the end he fell silent. Because he knew very well how big the gap between the county government and the Ministry of Revenue was. Not to mention him, even Liu Yaochen, the magistrate of Yuncheng County, could not bargain with him, because if it was really calculated, it would be mainly the account book of the Ministry of Revenue.

It was not until this time that he realized that Liu Yuan's method of dealing with him was more than just intercepting and killing halfway, and he had left a foreshadowing on official matters. Obviously, such a big gap was not because he had considered it wrong before, or because he had already existed unspoken rules and he did not point them out, and Sun Tu believed that it should belong to the latter.

On that day, Yu Xiaohe mentioned that being a yamen would probably cause people to be destroyed, and Sun Tu didn't feel it very strongly along the way. It was not until this time that he truly realized the power of it.

The vacancy of nearly 100 taels of silver is converted into copper coins, which is one or two hundred coins. This is really an astronomical figure for ordinary people. Most people cannot make up for the difference. Once this happens, the government will hold it up, and the responsibility will naturally rest on the front of the yamen. However, the officials of all sizes who make profits can stay out of the matter and do not have to bear any responsibility.

Sun Tu was very excited, not because of panic, but because of anger! He worked hard to come from Yuncheng to Tokyo, but he did not have to do his job, but also had to bear such heavy gaps. This is really outrageous.

For a moment, he even wanted to make a fuss and spread the matter so that the people in the world could judge. But in the end, reason still gave him the idea. After all, this is the Ministry of Revenue, and it is not a place where he can be arrogant. Moreover, the other party refuses to accept this matter now, and the only one who passes it on is the only one who makes the mistake. If the government takes it, he will be punished with great compensation.

So in the end, Sun Tu had to retreat in disappointment, but he was unable to get things done. After seeing his appearance, the few outside showed gloating expressions, and were somewhat glad that he did not break in and disturb the officials like this ignorant boy, otherwise he would be the one who was defeated.

Sun Tu, who was the first time he joined the Ministry of Revenue to handle business, has completely hit a wall this time...

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