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The Way Back Home 055
└ posted on Saturday, 2 November 2024, by Novil
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And this is why the wise ruler makes sure that the people who design and build useful and important things for them should always settle their debts and take care of these specialists. A disgruntled person who designed and built something singularly useful like this is a huge gaping weakness for someone to exploit.
A benvolent ruler pays the debts and ensures that the people that support them are well cared for. A cruel one might ensure that they are eliminated and thus take their secrets to the grave. In either case, they aren’t a vulnerability to be exploited. But just tossing someone to the side, not paying them for the work they did, and just forgetting about them? That is just asking for it to come back and bite them whenever it is least convenient for them. Over time, “No I’m not paying the debt, just be glad I’m letting you live.” really doesn’t inspire any gratitude or loyalty, and usually ends up fomenting bitterness and a desire to get even. Like happens here. Can you imagine how differently this conversation might have gone if Tandras II had fully paid what the contract stipulated, and maybe a bit of a bonus or a public commendation on top of that for the good work?