Local Official Tenure Stability / 地方官任期稳定

Local official tenure stability / 地方官任期稳定 is 卢植’s Hanji 913 institutional proposal that governors and inspectors should not be moved too frequently. The source says local officials need at least a three-year term and longer observation before the court can evaluate ability, record, and change over time.

The concept counters short-term appointment churn. If offices rotate too quickly, officials chase visible quick wins, private patrons, and transfer timing rather than durable local welfare; if officials serve long enough to be observed, promotion and dismissal can reconnect to performance evidence.

Key Claims

• Stable tenure gives local policy enough time to show results beyond immediate reputation.
• Multi-year evaluation reduces incentives for short-term display and private lobbying.
• Appointment standards need both responsible selectors and an observation period that can test actual ability.
• In Hanji 913, Emperor Ling’s refusal to act makes the proposal another unrealized repair inside 君臣反馈失灵.

Connections

• Hanji 913 - source episode.
• 卢植 - official who makes the proposal.
• 汉灵帝 - ruler who ignores the memorial.
• 君臣反馈失灵 and 朝廷开府任官失序 - institutional failure contexts.
• 独立考核地方官 - complementary evidence-based official evaluation mechanism.