D-120

Construction in the Gijan Estate was beginning. The Gijan territory had previously been administered and overseen by a provincial officer who was dispatched by the emperor.

The central city of Gijan, which became the name for the entire estate, was a very small town with a population of about 2,000.

It was difficult to farm in Gijan because there were no large plain areas, and the steep mountains and small rivers formed swamps across the land.

However, there were more people living within the vast territory than official citizens.

Unregistered people, people who had never been welcomed had gathered in various areas to form unique liberal and free enclaves and communities.

The encampments were usually transitory, mainly resting places for hunters who lived on the move, bandits and thugs waiting for passing merchant caravans, and slaves who escaped from other territories. Biyeon estimated that the area was the size of Earth’s South Korea.

Many people were arriving one after another. It was about 30,000 in total.

There were many nobles with the ranks of viscount and baron. They were assigned these noble titles by the two who received the title of Grand Duke from the emperor. Behind them were large swaths...