Well, of course, to some degree, but then the MC has done much the same for his own reasons, like trying to attack an entire city when he only has 3 people.
I think the idea is that he has done a lot of rash things, and now that he is in charge of a district, he is maturing a little, as well as getting to be more like the 'city folk' and thinking politically. I also expect more punishments to come in future updates, I had even made a few suggestions, like spanking. But there was a lot to do with this update, working in 3 different arcs, new locations, and so on, so is it understandable that there was not more to it yet.