The yamen of the household department is not small, and Duzhicao is not small.

Compared with Hubu Cao, Jinbu Cao, and Cangbu Cao, Duzhicao's office is the largest. Of course, in terms of floor area, Cangbu has a huge state warehouse, and Duzhicao is not the same , but as far as the household department yamen is concerned, Duzhicao's courtyard is ranked first, because there are too many files here, and among the four Caos, Duzhicao's office staff also has the most trees.

Dou Yi is a person with a very ordinary face, and he is neither cold nor warm to Chu Huan, and he looks respectful, but Chu Huan doesn't ask questions, and he doesn't speak. When Chu Huan asked a question, he would only use the shortest sentence. He seemed to be afraid of saying one more word when he answered with a sentence, and he was very careful in choosing his words carefully.

Dou Yi took Chu Huan into the office of the left chief, but Chu Huan's official residence was already prepared here, and it was cleaned up inside. Chu Huan looked around, and Dou Yi cupped his hands and said, "Master Chu, Du Zhi Cao has a total of six judges, 20 counting officials, 20 pen officials, and 40 service officials. The total number of Cao officials is 88. Master Chu came to Zhicao for the first time today. Fan?"

Chu Huan smiled and said, "Is it convenient now? Are you all on business?"

"It's time to run errands." Dou Yi said calmly, "However, if your lord wants to summon you, you still have to come and see him."

Chu Huan thought for a while, and said: "National affairs are the most important thing. I will go around and do my own inspection later, so I won't bother everyone." He said again: "Mr. Do something?"

Dou Yidao: "The whole Duzhicao is under the control of adults, and adults can do whatever they want." He just waited and said nothing.

Chu Huan didn't ask much, just nodded.

Dou Yi said again: "The humble official will leave first. If your lord needs anything, please greet the humble official." He bowed and retreated.

Chu Huan frowned slightly, paused, and didn't care about anything else, and changed into the clothes first. The clothes fit well, but he was used to wearing armor before, so suddenly wearing a toga with long sleeves was really awkward.

His room was deserted, except for tables and chairs, but there were no files, not even a book, sitting on the chair, he really didn't know what to do for a while.

Walking out of the door, I saw an arched door on the side, and a small stone path leading to another yard. Did someone come in and out through this small stone path, going back and forth between the yards on both sides.

Seeing a person holding a pile of files, Chu Huan raised his hand and shouted, "Come here!"

Hearing the sound, the man looked left and right, saw Chu Huan, and showed a puzzled look. Chu Huan waved, and the man walked over cautiously. When he saw Chu Huan's official residence, he immediately recognized that this person was probably the new one. The master in charge hurriedly said: "My lord, are you called a low-ranking official?"

Chu Huan smiled and said, "What's your name?"

This person's face was very thin, a little yellowish, and he seemed to be malnourished. Hearing Chu Huan's moving question, he hurriedly said, "Yue Zixi, a humble job!"

"Yue Zixi?" Chu Huan asked, "What kind of official position are you?"

Yue Zixi hurriedly said: "The villain has no official status, he is just a petty official, a servant!"

"Oh?" Chu Huan actually didn't know what the official did, and seeing him holding a copy in his arms, he asked, "What are these?"

"This is the account that has just been calculated." Yue Zixi said: "I am about to submit it to Mr. Dou!"

"What account?"

Yue Zixi hurriedly said: "It's the salary. The salary of the Beijing officials!"

"Oh?" Chu Huan nodded slightly, looked around, and then asked softly: "Well, Yue Zixi, who is this official, do you know?"

"The humble job knows."

"Then do you know what I should do?" Chu Huan asked in a low voice.

Yue Zixi was stunned, and said in a daze, "My lord, I don't know about the humble position... I don't know about the humble position. It's just that the big and small matters of Du Zhicao are all in the hands of the adults, and you can do anything."

Chu Huan said helplessly: "Then what did Director Yang Tong do every day?"

Yue Zixi said: "Master Yang? Well, he didn't do anything."

"Didn't do anything?" Chu Huan frowned and said, "Master Cao Zuo, the dignified governor, can't it be possible to drink tea every day?"

Yue Zixi was taken aback, and wondered: "How does your lord know? Master Yang is indeed drinking tea every day." Then he said: "My lord can also drink tea every day."

The more Chu Huan looked at it carefully, the man looked a bit dull, and his mind didn't seem very flexible, he sighed, and said, "Master Yang doesn't do anything else except drink tea? deal with?"

Yue Zixi thought for a while, and finally said: "Master Yang is getting old, and he has rarely intervened in specific affairs in the past few years. Most of Cao Li's affairs are taken care of by Mr. Dou, and Cao Li's colleagues are all doing their own thing. Chief Dou compiles the income and expenditure of the household department every month, compiles a monthly case of the household department and submits it to Mr. Yang... Well, the most important thing that Mr. Yang does is the income and expenditure of every penny of the household department. For the expenditure statistics, there will be a copy submitted to Lord Yang, and after Lord Yang has stamped it, it can be sent to the Lord of the Ministry."

"A copy?" Chu Huan frowned puzzled, "Stamped?"

Yue Zixi nodded, and said naively: "Yes. Although our Duzhicao doesn't deal with silver directly, the income and expenditure of the treasury's silver needs to be cleared up in Duzhicao. Every payment of the household department The money needs to be accounted for by our branch office first, and only after the master in charge approves it can the master of the hall order the transfer of the money...!" Looking curiously at Chu Huan, he asked in wonder, "My lord...don't your lord know?"

At this time, Chu Huan felt that the household department seemed to be more complicated than he imagined. He smiled and didn't speak, but he was thinking about how His Majesty transferred himself to such a government office. But according to Yue Zixi's intention, the Ministry of Households pulled out the money, and Hu Bufan, the Minister of the Household Department, couldn't cover the sky with one hand. What a job.

At this moment, he heard coughing not far away, Yue Zixi looked over, but saw Dou Yi appearing not far away at some time, and heard Dou Yi ask: "Has the salary been calculated?"

Yue Zixi hurried over, Dou Yi glanced at Yue Zixi indifferently, ordered him to send the copy over, and was about to leave, but Chu Huan had already shouted: "Master Dou, wait a minute!"

Dou Yi turned around, cupped his hands and said, "What orders does Master Chu have?"

"The official's clothes have been changed, but there seems to be one thing missing." Chu Huan smiled gently.

Dou Yi was puzzled.

Chu Huan said with a smile: "Master Dou, should I also have an official seal as the master?"

The corners of Dou Yi's eyes twitched twice, but his expression remained calm, and he said, "So that's the matter. Do you want to use it now, sir?"

"I just want to know where the official seal is!"

"This...Master Yang stayed at the Lord's side before he left." Dou Yi hesitated for a moment, then said softly.

Chu Huan said: "So that's the case, the official is now looking for Master Butang!"

"Wait a minute." Dou Yi hurriedly said: "Master Chu, you don't need to go there in person, you will get it later." He paused, looked around, and then said softly: "Master Chu, you just came to Duzhicao. I don't understand everything, this official seal... this official seal seems to be useless now. Why don't Master Chu get acquainted with the environment first, and be bold, and let the humble official handle those trivial matters for the adults?"

"Master Dou will handle it for me?" Chu Huan said with a smile, "How good is that?"

Dou Yi rarely showed a smile: "Master Chu doesn't know something. When Mr. Yang is here, don't worry too much. Du Zhicao is also in good order. He is not talented in his humble position, but he is willing to share the worries of his boss. I am also willing to share more worries for the adults. Duzhicao has everything in order, and the humble officer only thinks that everything can still be in order, and there will be no fluctuations due to the changes above. If that is the case, everyone will have no intention of doing business. "

Chu Huan said with a smile: "Master Dou is teaching me how to do things?"

Dou Yi hurriedly said, "I don't dare to be humble."

"Actually, Master Dou's words are not wrong." Chu Huan said with a smile: "However, the salary of the emperor and the matter of loyalty to the emperor, if the sage appoints this official, I should naturally do my job with all my heart. Without the official seal, everything will be unfair. , Mr. Dou, do you think you are going to get the official seal, or is this official going to get it yourself?"

Dou Yi and Chu Huan looked at each other, seeing that although Chu Huan was smiling, his eyes were sharp, and he immediately said with a smile: "My lord, please rest, I will go get it myself!" He cupped his hands and turned around without saying a word. However, Chu Huan suddenly said: "Master Dou, there is one more thing that I almost forgot."

Dou Yi turned around.

Chu Huan said with a smile: "Master Dou, I heard that if there is no official seal, the money from the household department cannot be transferred easily, but I don't know if it is true or not?"

Dou Yi was startled, then smiled and said: "It is indeed the case." After a pause, he said with a smile: "We Duzhicao, speaking of it, is just to check the income and expenditure of the Ministry of Households and balance the income and expenditure of the treasury. It needs to be calculated by the Duzhi Cao, and it can only be stamped by the adults, but having said that, the decision made by the household department Cao, we Du Zhicao actually don’t have to bother too much, the Ministry Lord is looking at the overall situation, we Du Zhicao But you can't miss the important affairs of the country, Mr. Chu, are you justified in what you say in a humble position?"

"It's reasonable and reasonable!" Chu Huan nodded and said: "Master Dou is right, we are the gatekeepers, but we must not miss the important affairs of the country!"

Hearing this, Dou Yi smiled and said, "Your Excellency is wise!" Turning around, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Chu Huan waited for Dou Yi to leave, then went to the yard leisurely with his hands behind his back, muttering in his mouth: "Every penny here is the blood and sweat of the people. Since I want to let the official check, I must always Keep this close for the people."

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