In this regard, Xu Qing's attitude was unwavering, leaving no room for the local officials to exercise creativity.
Everything was based on the "Fish Scale Book Verification Technique." Perhaps, in the eyes of outsiders, such an approach may seem somewhat dogmatic and rigid, lacking flexibility.
But Xu Qing understood that whenever new decrees were implemented, the most terrifying aspect was vague regulations. Once lower-level officials were allowed to exercise discretion or act recklessly, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Take, for instance, a county magistrate who abuses his meager authority impulsively, which could disastrously affect hundreds of ordinary farming households, resulting in broken families and separated wives and children.
The people of the Great Yu Dynasty, especially the farmers, lived lives far too difficult.
