At the moment it's only economic. Workers are unable to find work as it's been taken by the puppets and workers that were kept on couldn't be paid for not working. The lack of employment is pushing many to move away to where they can find work...and when that fails they end up joining up with bandits.

[He puts another bale of hay on the cart and then turns to look at Xiao with a sigh.]

It's not difficult to see where the situation is headed.

[For Gu Yun's sake Chang Geng hopes it doesn't get worse but...]