![]() To an outside observer, he would have looked like a man with nothing to hide. He left the room completely empty except for the bed and desk, and the walls were bare. Īt some point, Szeto visited the Northern Air Temple, and took up residence in the Avatar's quarters. Among others, he wrote down a "Theory of Grain Distributions". All the while, he kept meticulous records of his work. ![]() As Grand Advisor, he ended the debasement of coins, and set up the first official relief programs for farmers in times of famine. Thereafter, Szeto concentrated on restoring the Fire Nation's economy which had greatly suffered from unrest and mismanagement. Eventually, he was appointed Grand Advisor to Fire Lord Yosor, and brokered a lasting peace among the noble clans. Proving himself to be a talented bureaucrat, diplomat, and accountant, Szeto reinforced the government's authority, as him working for the Fire Lord meant that all his achievements also positively reflected on the Fire Nation's central government. He accepted orders from Fire Lord Yosor, and senior ministers, and began to improve his country by using its bureaucracy. He rejected any privileges, and began to work as a regular official, advancing in the ranks according to his achievements instead of any birthrights. Instead of taking control himself or forcefully trying to enforce his decisions as was his right as Avatar, he became a junior minister in the Fire Nation's government. To rescue his homeland, Szeto opted for an extremely unusual approach. Plagues and natural disasters destroyed the people's livelihoods, while violent conflicts between the nation's noble clans threatened to tear the nation apart. Szeto was born into an era of great strife in the Fire Nation.
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