The documents from the Northern Frontier are very interesting and very different from those from the Southern Frontier. The southern border is densely populated and has villages scattered throughout. The territory for development is very limited and its boundaries are often demarcated in advance. The size is usually determined based on the fertility of the land and the composition of the terrain. If the land is poor and the output is expected to be small, the land will be slightly larger, but the largest will not exceed ten square kilometers. The smallest one is only one square kilometer, which is about 250 acres according to the acre system of the Orlantis Empire. In the eyes of the people in the north, it is simply a small manor where horses cannot be run. After the frontier territory was divided, administrative officials would come to measure the land, erect boundary markers, and make maps to avoid land disputes with the neighboring knight territory. But in the North, the land is vast and sparsely populated, the soil is barren, and the tax revenue provided by 250 acres of land is not enough to support a knight, let alone a heavy infantryman. The smallest estates in the North have more than a thousand acres of land and at least have farms, pastures, and hunting grounds. The documents issued by the Northern Knights for pioneering territories usually did not have legal boundaries. The earl only needed to point his finger at a place on the map and have his civil servants confirm that it was unowned land. For example, the Earldom of Fruilov, in a broad sense, is the Wolf-Driving Plain west of the World Tree Avenue, and there is no definite extent to the west. Count Fruilov's territory extended from the Aeolus Fortress on the North Glacier River in the north to the northern bank of the Anzeno River in the south, a total of more than a thousand miles from north to south.
If the plains of Qulangyuan and the foothills of the magnificent barrier are all taken into account, the widest part from east to west is nearly 500 miles, which is as large as Fujian Province. Isenbol belongs to the South Bank, and logically it is another earldom's territory. But the county in the south was blocked by branches of the Brokbak Mountains, and after several large-scale battles, the entire upper reaches of the Anzeno River now belonged to the county of Fruilov. But in a narrow sense, the Earldom of Fruilov only has a few towns and less than three hundred knight territories along the World Tree Avenue - suburban manors and small natural villages are not included. Compared with the vast territory, the area actually developed is less than that of a city. For example, the River Bend Territory went out from the western sentry tower and went deep into the wilderness for thirty miles. At the beginning, Ulyaan obtained a development certificate through Rigolav's letter of recommendation, which specified the land of the River Bay Peninsula, but did not specify how big it should be. Count Freilov would not care about such things. The knight's territory cannot be inherited and can be taken back at any time when necessary. No matter how large the area is opened up by the pioneering knights, they are working for themselves. Of course, if a piece of frontier territory really develops to the level of a town, the earl will still find a way to intervene. For example, place a few new territories next to it to limit its expansion. They might even find an excuse to directly exchange the territory for a smaller knight territory so that the gradually growing knight family could continue to fight. If the River Bend Frontier Territory establishes itself in the wilderness and expands its territory little by little towards the western outpost before other frontier knights obtain the frontier book, then the land within this thirty-mile radius will all belong to River Bend. The same is true for the Solovie Knight Territory. From the western sentry tower to Buck Pass, there are a full 1,000 square kilometers of wilderness, but the territory developed by the Solovie Knight Territory is less than 10 square kilometers. If at this time, the new pioneer knight obtained the pioneering book signed by Count Fruilov, according to tradition, he would place a boundary marker ten miles west of the Solovy Knight Territory. Then the remaining large tracts of territory will have nothing to do with the Solovyvian Knight Territory. The area of the Northern Frontier Frontier is divided into five main parts: farms, ranches, mines, forests, and hunting grounds. According to the traditional frontier territory protection law, the farms, ranches, and mines of the frontier lords all belong to the developed areas, and any new frontier territory may not place boundary markers within ten miles of the developed area of the old frontier territory. However, forest farms and hunting grounds belong to semi-developed areas, and new development territories cannot place boundary markers within five miles of them. But in order to avoid disputes, traditional pioneering knights basically would not place boundary markers within ten miles of their neighbor's land. Of course, the farther the better.
But the farther you go, the more dangerous it is, and the deeper you go into the wilderness, the greater the risk of development failure. After the Solovy Frontier Territory and the River Bay Frontier Territory successively established their footholds outside the Western Watchtower, this area of several thousand square kilometers of land close to both sides of the World Tree Avenue would inevitably be re-conceived. And given the nobles’ caution, they would not venture as boldly into the wilderness as the River Bend did. They might shamelessly occupy one side of them and gain the greatest benefit with the lowest risk. Leo's words were reminding Knight Solovie of this problem. There are risks in expanding territory too quickly, but developing it too slowly is not acceptable either. Various infrastructure projects cannot be stopped, and the wilderness must be turned into forests and hunting grounds, and the forests and hunting grounds must be turned into farmlands and pastures as quickly as possible. Otherwise, we would spend year after year, day after day clearing out bandits and foreigners, and driving away wild beasts, but in the end, it would benefit others. Well, the Western Territory is even better. The Western Territory's development territory has no border restrictions at all, and does not follow the Imperial Development Law. It doesn't matter whether someone is already developing it or not. The size of the territory depends entirely on the knife in your hand. While Lord Solovy was still thinking, Lord Ulyan had already taken action. The land in the northern part of the River Bay Peninsula has been turned into wheat fields, while the land in the southern part is being intensively cultivated in preparation for replanting other crops. Outside the peninsula, to the west, all the way to the abandoned ogre tower, and to the south, all the wild beasts and alien races have basically disappeared due to the day-to-day clearance of patrols and hunting teams, and it has become a forest farm in the river bend. A steady supply of high-quality oak was cut down, processed into planks, and floated down the Anzeno River to Isenbol, where it was converted into food and weapons. Some oak forests rich in acorns were left behind by Ulyanov. In this era, acorns and pine nuts still occupy a place in the staple food of villagers. Besides, there was an agreement with Fraser at the beginning that half of the sacred oak forest must be left to them, and Uriyang also fulfilled this agreement. In the pine forest on the other side of the river bend, the main labor of the refugees in the logging camp, besides building the camp, is logging. Large areas of forest had been cut down and the wood had been roughly processed to become villagers' huts and defensive facilities. Some refugees even planted some vegetables and fruits in their spare time on the open space dotted with huge tree stumps. The vast forest between the wild folk camps and refugee camps and the gravel hills is the hunting ground of the Wolf Fang wild folks. Every day, a steady supply of animal skins and meat are delivered to the river bay. Many small tribes of foreign races that fled in from the north were wiped out by the mopping-up teams composed of the River Bay Infantry Regiment and the Wild Folk Archers before they had time to expand their power. At the same time, throughout May and June, the River Bend Frontier Territory continued to absorb savages and refugees. Almost every day, a small group of savages and refugees migrated from outside and joined the three camps. In response to the refugee problem in Isenbol, Rigolav proposed that the surrounding knight territories try to absorb as many people as possible, break up the refugee tide, and prevent them from rioting. This initiative was not passed at the Lords' Assembly in Isembol, but it was supported by some people at private gatherings of lords. At least ten knight lords led away hundreds of young and strong refugees. There is no way around it. Some knight territories already have declining livelihoods or too many people, and do not have enough food to fulfill this obligation. But more often than not, most of the nobles were unwilling to meddle in other people's affairs, and some even proposed expelling the refugees gathered outside the city. If they dare to resist, it would be considered rebellion, and if they are wiped out, it would be considered military merit. This proposal impressed Lord Tariq and many noble leaders. If the heads of 10,000 rebels were converted into military merit, it would be no less than fighting the orcs in the north. By July, as the temperature gradually rose, Leo no longer wore his bearskin shoulder pads, Uliyan proudly announced after returning from the refugee camp.
Excluding Gouzi, the population of Hewan Territory has exceeded 1,500!
