Aizen was highly skilled at handling this sort of matter. His thinking was simple: he had no intention of attempting anything unrealistic, like letting the former serfs rise up and sing songs of liberation.
That would be a long process, and the previous battle had already demonstrated many things. Namely, there was no way to awaken the will of people who had become numb.
This was related to the long-term social environment, as well as the education level of the Underlayer. Even if some people from below were truly elected as leaders, it would only make matters worse.
Therefore, out of both compassion and practicality, Aizen still allowed the six great families that had first followed him in rebellion to become the leaders of this world's human city-state forces.
However, he planned out a new administrative system for them. The six great families would form a council, and all decisions were to be discussed and decided jointly. Any future changes to the council's membership would also require a public vote.
There was plenty of room for manipulation here. Though citizens appeared to have voting rights, both Aizen and the members of the six great families knew perfectly well that those in power would never share the cake with the ignorant masses below.
Still, they had to take the long view. Given humanity's current situation, it was unrealistic to expect commoners to become leaders through elections, because they lacked culture and education.
But with the development policies Aizen had established, after a long enough time, council members of common birth would eventually emerge. By then, things would become fairer.
Extraordinary times called for extraordinary measures. The most important thing now was to get the human world running again before considering what came later.
Aizen required the six great families not to