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Qi Xuansu and the Armaments Officer returned to the office to complete the transaction. The Armaments Officer accepted Qi Xuansu’s cash notes and issued two receipts. One was given to Qi Xuansu, while the other was kept as a record.
The Divine Armory did not have to pay taxes, but they had to reconcile accounts. The Imperial Court would send officials from the newly established Accounting Commission to audit the accounts every year. The Accounting Commission’s main responsibilities were to check the accounts of the treasury in each region, vassal, silk manufactory, shipping department, industrial factory, and granary.
If there were any deficiencies, the respective parties would have to make up for them. The Accounting Commission single-handedly managed deficits, inventory, compensation, confiscation, and forced sales. Officials privately called them home raiders.
The Divine Armory was on the list of offices to be audited, so they were careful.
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