In the rear courtyard of the Prefecture Magistrate Office, Li Chunhui was leading people in tallying the assets in the courtyard.
On this trip, his main task was confiscating the household property. As a principal clerk of the Ministry of Revenue, the assets in front of him were all to enter the Ministry of Revenue's national treasury.
Of course, a matter like confiscating a household's property could not possibly be handled by him one person alone. Beside him was also a censor from the Censorate, a young eunuch from the palace, and a principal clerk from the Ministry of Justice.
Li Chunhui was merely the one doing the work. The censor from the Censorate and the young eunuch from the palace were there to supervise them.
After spending most of the day, they searched everything inside and out. All silver and cash were packed into boxes, and all valuable items were gathered and stored together.
Looking at the detailed register in hand, Li Chunhui's eyes stirred slightly.
"Eunuch Yu, the assets confiscated this time seem not to match what we expected!"
"Not match!"
Eunuch Yu looked very young, probably around twenty years old. His complexion was fair and clean, and his voice carried a slight shrillness.
"What does not match? How much property did you estimate you could confiscate before this?"
He looked at Li Chunhui with some puzzlement. A confiscation could be estimated?
However much property this household had, that was how much property they would confiscate. What was there to estimate?
Li Chunhui smiled and said, "Of course it can be estimated. Generally speaking, when we confiscate property, we first estimate the assets to be seized, and the basis for the estimate comes from the criminal's confession."
"Look!"
As he spoke, he took out a booklet from his