However, the Funan nation is not China, and the erosion of drugs has stripped the residents of Jiuge of any concept of familial love. Apart from drugs, there was nothing to energize them. They would not fight for others; in their eyes, they only had themselves!
As long as they could live well, what did family matter to them?
But this could not go on forever. In turbulent times, harsh laws are required, and even more so before the Apocalypse. That's why some Peace Party officials introduced slavery in the area, forcing people to work under threat of endless lashing for those who disobeyed.
It's ironic, but human nature is just like that: slavery sounds inhumane, but it worked wonders. The agony of whipping surpassed the mental anguish caused by drugs, and the addicts finally mustered the energy to do what they ought to and keep themselves alive.
