If we pass the burden down to the lower levels, troubles will arise again.
The money is collected layer by layer.
When people below pay their superiors, they keep a portion for themselves.
In other words, it is very likely that the lowest-level officials assigned the task of paying 12 million taels of silver to the salt merchants.
This is not a small amount of money.
Additional levies would easily drive the salt merchants into a corner and force them to do something desperate.
Although he may not be implicated, his future will be affected.
"What should I do?" Song Quan sat in the sedan chair and talked to himself.
While he was thinking, Song Quan's sedan chair arrived outside the office of the Lianghuai Salt Transport Commissioner's Office.
The Lianghuai Transport Bureau has one chief transport envoy, who is of the third rank.
There is one associate magistrate, who is of the fourth rank.
One deputy transport envoy, fifth rank.
There are also quite a few other officials.
Looking at the sedan chair and horses at the door, Song Quan knew that the officials from the Lianghuai Transport Bureau had arrived at the yamen before him.
Just as he was about to enter the yamen, the sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance.
Turn around and look.
A team of Jinyiwei in ordinary clothes were riding towards him on horseback.
Song Quan's heart immediately sank, thinking that this team of Jinyiwei was here to arrest him.
Then he put his heart back into his stomach and showed a calm expression.
The court would not take action against him until he had enough money to make up for the deficit in the national treasury.
In the blink of an eye, the pair of Jinyiwei had arrived in front of his sedan chair.
The leader clasped his fists and asked, "Is this gentleman the Salt Inspector Song Quan Song?"
"It's Song!" Song Quan replied calmly.
"The court has issued an order, Song Quan, please accept it!" the Embroidered Uniform Guard said loudly.
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