g taxes, and educating the populace."“The prefecture also had officials such as Tongzhi and Tongpan to assist the prefect in administration. When a prefect engaged in corruption, he often implicated h...purchasing bullets and gunpowder."Li Chen looked at Su Zhen's father in surprise. He didn't expect the future father-in-law to be quite bold.Now the imperial treasury is empty. Even with Li Chen's fac...