Modern HR traveled through Lantian in the Qin Dynasty and became a low-level official in Hucao.
He had carved the corvee register, settled old accounts, secretly made notes to weak men, and secretly hid the unreported records.
He thought that by clearing accounts and categorizing people, there would be fewer deaths and fewer desertions, which was a good thing.
It wasn't until the county issued an order for additional dispatches that he understood:
A clear ID record is never a credential for rescuing someone, but a target for precise identification.
It's easy to keep accounts, but it's hard to be a good person. Some accounts are safer left open than clear.
