504 Really miss him so much (Second Update)

Da Nai was deeply moved by these words.

They, the low-level officials, were like meat patties squeezed between their superiors and the common people.

If they failed to execute orders effectively, they would be punished by their superiors.

And if they managed too strictly, they would easily displease the people, who might start disturbances. Ultimately, it would be the low-level officials who were blamed and made the scapegoats to calm the situation.

Over time, an unhealthy trend emerged in the officialdom: low-level officials would deceive their superiors and give perfunctory attention to the people, without doing any substantial work.

This lord from the capital, though young, understood the workings of officialdom.

He had considered all aspects, knowing that as long as one convinced others with reason and avoided loss of life, extreme measures were permissible.

This granted the officials ample management authority.