The Ruling Elite (queens, kings, dukes, and earls of yesteryear) called. They want their thrones and fiefs back.
Yep, they would rather rule over ruins than participate in prosperity.
They fail to realize that there's only so much room at the top of the pyramid, and the useful idiots will only serve as rungs on the ladder for the most vicious who will climb to the top. Thus has it always been with totalitarians.