Mortal Mage

"Dang Nanzhi, a centurion of the Feathered Guard, is responsible for guarding the Ministry of Revenue's warehouse. He has ten flags, a total of 101 people available for dispatch by the Ministry of Revenue."

"Is it difficult to stop?"

Zhang Mingxuan raised his eyebrows and asked.

"This man was previously the governor of Xuanshi Pass. He lost his left hand while guarding the pass. Your Majesty, considering his loyalty, did not let him retire and therefore assigned him to the Ministry of Revenue to guard the warehouse."

Liu Lizheng stood up straight and replied with a serious face.

"Call him."

Zhang Mingxuan ordered, and Liu Lizheng beckoned to the eunuch on duty outside the main hall. The eunuch ran to Liu Lizheng and said, "Xiao Feizi, go and call Dang Nanzhi and tell him that the new Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Mr. Zhang, wants to call him."

"Can our Ministry of Revenue still control eunuchs?"

Zhang Mingxuan pulled out a dusty chair from under the table beside him and sat down.

"The Ministry of Revenue has a group of eunuchs available for dispatch."

Zhang Mingxuan raised his eyebrows with a puzzled look. Eunuchs should belong to the officials of the Palace Attendants Bureau, so how could the Ministry of Revenue have eunuchs to dispatch?

Liu Lizheng knew that Zhang Mingxuan was a newly crowned top scholar, who had become a famous figure in the officialdom with his papers Capital and Currency War. He was not surprised that this top scholar knew very little about the affairs of the palace. "There are 20 eunuchs in one group, and they rotate between two groups. Although they are all under the direct jurisdiction of the Attendant Bureau, we can use the eunuchs in the Ministry of Revenue at will, mainly to run errands and deal with other officials."

"The Ministry of Revenue has its own errand boys, about three to five hundred people."

"very good."

Zhang Mingxuan narrowed his eyes. Eunuchs are good things.

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The Ministry of Revenue's warehouse is separated by a wall behind the Zhenghe Hall.

Dang Nanzhi was wearing a bright red official uniform of a centurion of the Feathered Guard and was sitting lazily on the stone platform beside the porch next to the storehouse. Two general flags of the Feathered Guard were standing next to him.

"It has been seven or eight years since the Ministry of Revenue has had any left or right assistant ministers, right?"

Dang Nanzhi crossed his legs.

"Two were cut down in the 160th year of Taicang. It has been more than seven or eight years since then, maybe more than ten years."

At the door of the warehouse, there was another general flag leaning against it.

"Time flies by so fast. In the blink of an eye, it's already been more than ten years."

Dang Nanzhi narrowed his eyes and chatted with the two of them.

"Captain, what's the name of the newly appointed Right Assistant Minister?"

"It seems his name is Zhang Mingxuan. He is said to be in charge of the hotel booking. We don't know the details."

Dang Nanzhi replied without thinking.

"How could the imperial court be in charge of opening a hotel room? You must have heard it wrong."

Another general flag was standing on the other side of the warehouse door and interrupted seriously.

"Why would I lie to you? Xiao Feizi told me that the new Mr. Zhang is the one who is in charge of booking the room."

"By the way, is it time to pay this year's salary?"

"It's hard to say. I've owed it for three years."

"I haven't been to Chunyue Tower for a long time. I miss my sisters so much." Dang Nanzhi muttered to himself with his eyes narrowed.

At this time, a young and handsome eunuch about sixteen or seventeen years old walked over. It was Xiao Feizi.

"Brother Dang, the new Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Lord Zhang, wants to see you."

"Why do you want to see me?"

"I don't know. Let's go."

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"Let the brothers work overtime tonight."

Zhang Mingxuan sat sideways in the Zhenghe Hall, beside a dusty table, tapping gently on it. He looked up at Dang Nanzhi who was standing next to him. Although he was full of murderous intent, he did not act like a jerk and had a nonchalant attitude on his face.

"do not add."

Dang Nanzhi scratched his left arm with his right hand and uttered two words indifferently.