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What was a lord's motivation to keep his serfs happy?

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Money: The people being ruled pay taxes, which benefits the ruler.
Fear: If the people being ruled are not happy, they can rebel and kill the ruler.
(there could be others, but I can now think of these two)
I hope it helps
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