I think all of that pales in comparison to having a mole[1] be put in charge of village defense.  It&#x27;s much easier to turn the people against the government when you can choose parts of what the government does.<p>[1]<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Ph%E1%BA%A1m_Ng%E1%BB%8Dc_Th%E1%BA%A3o" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Ph%E1%BA%A1m_Ng%E1%BB%8Dc_Th%E...</a>