#231 - Ming 20: Liu Jin & the Eight Tigers
The History of China
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Leojin's Reign of Terror Continued Unabated
When it comes to official responsibility, it tends to be those in high positions who ultimately face the music when it comes to mistakes. Only rarely has there been golden parachutes for the elite when they fall. Geis writes that faced with massive fines if they did not meet ever rising quotas, what would such officials do? Why make onorous demands on the people beneath them, of course. And better to avoid the chopping block than by extracting even more than demanded by the central government?
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