@Mna
Exactly! Now the people who were paid more will feel it's unfair that what they had "rightfully earned" is being taken away so they will naturally be averse to such an idea.
This looks like it's setting up for Mou Ki to show his strategic prowess. Remember his original goal was to cover his father's weakness. That being said, I hope we don't have a repeat of falling rocks MouBu that got Ouki killed.