The Finance Academy cultivates students in finance and taxation, who will graduate and join the Finance Department, responsible for supervising local tax collection and controlling national finances.
The Imperial Court's Three Bureaus each have their own responsibilities and work together as a powerful institution directly under the Empress.
The heads of the Three Bureaus are collectively called Grand Commanders.
All three commanders are first-class female officials, ranking just below the Prime Ministers and royal princes.
Su Ziqin is proficient in writing but not in martial arts. Although she has good horse-riding and archery skills, she knows nothing about swords and other martial arts.
The female official, Zhang Wenlin, wanted to recommend her to the Finance Academy. She personally wrote a letter for her to deliver to the dean of the academy.
Wu Qiong, the dean of the Finance Academy, was Zhang Wenlin's student; they have a master-disciple relationship.
