He just thought in good will about his people, and thought about helping them overcome the hard times they were facing. And in the end, his pure intentions were misinterpreted, ending up with him to lose all this just for a bunch of useless people to maintain their current power stage and authority.
"Damn you… I'll let you all know how true vengeance feels like…" he never thought about taking the leadership from any of them. And he knew once he signed that contract, he wasn't going to be the leader of his people anymore.
He took it as if his people aligned themselves with a strong powerhouse, nothing more. And yet their dirty minds and desires ruined everything.
Yet there was still hope, and that lay in no one else but Hye.