Liu Qi was one of the civil servants selected to serve as an administrator near Saint Luo. His political achievements in Qin Territory were quite impressive, so he was promoted to be the mayor of a town near Saint Luo.
Actually, he didn't view this as a promotion, because in Qin Territory, at least when he looked around, everyone was human with black hair; now he could only lead a group of dwarves busy in the fields.
The Great Tang Empire had many tasks to handle; war was just a small part of the nation's operations. Most other people were working hard to develop productivity.
Liu Qi was just such a civil official: he had to oversee the farming during the spring plowing season, develop industries on regular days, manage various types of pollution, collect various taxes...
Originally, these tasks were supposed to be managed by seven or eight officials, but now personnel were insufficient, so all the responsibilities fell on his young shoulders.
