 Under the Sui, it was known as the "Ministry of People" ("Mínbù") from its role overseeing the census and its associated taxation.From the Tang to the Qing, it was known as the "Households Department" ("Hùbù"), again from its role in overseeing a census reckoned in households and its associated taxation.Charles O. Hucker wrote that the Ministry of Revenue was "in general charge of population and land censuses, assessment and collection of taxes, and storage and distribution of government revenues."