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[The World of Chinese] Court confidential

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The Yung Jung Emperor's Office of Ministry Finance

The yung jung emperor prided himself on an iron work ethic, bragging that he read and responded to 60 memorials each day. He used the memorial system to avoid dealing with partisan bickering and pedantic reminders about rules and regulations coming from outer court and ministries. The young joung emperor relied on both the confidential palace memorials and the grand council to uncover tax dodges,. root out co uption and terrorize lazy or incompetent officials.

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