Gu Hang always refrained from oppressing the populace to the extreme, making every person on the entire planet like a crazily productive machine, wound up and unceasing.
Some Empire Worlds did just that, but it clashed with Gu Hang's philosophy.
Mainly, there were two aspects.
First, he had somehow discerned that within his system, the monthly fixed income of each territory relied not only on the enhancement of productivity and the development of the territory but also on the happiness of the population and their level of support for him, which were important contributing factors.
Focusing solely on productivity while neglecting the improvement of the people's living standards was unacceptable, as his monthly income in blessing points would hit a ceiling and could not grow further and might even decline.