Who is a better leader?

I think that Claudius and Xichen as leaders wanted the best for their people. Claudius completed many public works of making water accessible to his people. The projects included the aquaduct by Caligula, a drainage channel of Lake Fucine, the harbor at Ostia and The New Anio. He had hoped that the attempt on the Fucine Lake would bring glory, but at "their own cost provided the land that was drained be given them". The drainage canal took eleven years, but was always being worked on. This created many jobs for the people of Rome. The New Anio was a huge project that would purify the water. This water was accessible to anyone, but had to send in an application and once accepted must enroll one of the Imperial freedmen to help with the business. I think this was somewhat unfair. I think a better solution would be to have the option of helping with the business or just pay for the water. I do support that the Emperor did not want property to suddenly be without water so he gave them a 30 day notice to make other arrangements. 

Xinchen was a grand administrator of Nanyang. He took interest in "creating benefits for the people and regarded it as his urgent task to enrich them". He frequently visited his people's villages no matter the distance. He travelled to inspect the waters and springs he overlooked. He also "dug canals and ditches and built water gates and dikes in several tens of places" to expand the irrigated lands. The people of these areas benefitted so greatly that they had a surplus.

I believe that Xichen was a better leader because it seems to me that he was more dedicated to helping his people. He wanted them to succeed so the country could succeed. He travelled to make sure his people were getting the water they needed and "he personally encouraged farming" which I think makes the peoples' jobs easier to do.