stackyFACTSAchieving massive scale production quality control was a serious problem, so supervisors implemented an incredibly ruthless accountability system.
Achieving massive scale production quality control was a serious problem, so supervisors implemented an incredibly ruthless accountability system. Every single clay brick produced for major monumental projects was heavily stamped with the exact name of the craftsman who made it. If a specific section of a highly critical defensive wall collapsed, inspectors knew exactly which individual clay baker completely ruined the batch.
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