I Became A Black Merchant In Another World

This was a huge disaster.

"Lord Rothschild, we’ve come for the audit and tax investigation. We ask for your cooperation."

Whether in the 21st century or the Toscana Empire, when it comes to tax investigations and audits, no one is safe.

Well, in a democratic country, legal grounds might delay an investigation to some extent...

But in the Toscana Empire, refusing a tax audit or investigation would mark you as a traitor.

If you refuse to cooperate, you will be arrested for treason and executed.

"I will cooperate. But before we begin, who is in charge of the investigation?"

"Giovanni Fauzen, an officer from the Ministry of Finance’s Budget Management Office, part of the Accounting Inspection Bureau."

"And who ordered the investigation?"

"I don’t think it’s necessary for me to reveal that. Will you cooperate with the investigation?"

The Accounting Inspection Bureau, which was part of the Ministry of Finance, did indeed have the authority to conduct audits and tax investigations.

However, audits and corporate tax issues that affect the entire country were supposed to be handled by the Ministry of Commerce.

Breaking this would mean...

‘Did some low-ranking officer just undermine the Minister of Commerce?’

If the person standing before me wasn’t some idealistic young graduate burning with righteousness, then logically, something wasn’t right here.

From the way things were going, it was clear that someone with far more power than the Minister of Commerce, probably Duke Sforza or one of his associates, had ordered this.

"Our Rothschild family has always been loyal to His Majesty the Emperor. So, what’s there to be concerned about?"