The next day, Zhou Shuren went to the Ministry of Revenue, and the first thing he faced was a list of officials on leave. At the top was Mr. Xiao, who claimed age as his reason, followed by Qiu Yan. Good, he counted carefully – there were actually fifteen officials.
The pressure around Zhou Shuren dropped dramatically. The Ministry of Revenue was busy, today they had not only to audit the Silver but also to calculate the Silver Coin collected from the confiscated estates.
Zhang Jinghong never expected that, with Mr. Qiu absent, he would become the only person that Minister Zhou was accustomed to using. What a surprise, an opportunity, he thought, "Minister, this is the casualty list sent from various departments."
Zhou Shuren took the Zhezi, "They sent it so early?"
"They were waiting outside the government office doors before they even opened."
