Chapter 210

To dismantle a rigid, corrupt department that has become little more than a stagnant pool, the first step is to set its personnel in motion. Having been a slacker in his past life, Zhou Tieyi understood this all too well. Often, it wasn’t that you wanted to slack off, but that the entire department was doing it; if you didn't join in, you would appear completely out of place. Many ambitious young men had their spirits gradually eroded after joining such environments. The God-Slaughtering Department in Tianjing was largely the same. Even though most were there as hereditary officials, was it true that no one among them had any drive? Take Shentu Yuan and Hao Ren as the simplest examples. If given a chance, they—having been exposed to politics since childhood—might even prove more ruthless and appreciative of opportunity than the average person.