I'm sure it'll be brought up later in the story, but Neither Rafael nor Rich seem particularly keen on the details, so I figured I'd ask here. It's mentioned that Sol doesn't have 'lands' of his own. Are the Patricians trying to remake Medieval European Feudalism? Or is is more like gangs fighting over territory. 'this is my turf so other patricians better watch their step in my terrritory' and such.
A little bit of the latter, but mostly more similar to the former. Sol wouldn't be expected to personally own all of his territory and directly funnel resources from the residents up to himself, but he would most likely own some broad chunks of it--in the Fleet's day and age, often urban territory that's fallen into disrepair from abandonment or damage during the societal collapse. Sol would be expected to contribute to fixing the area up, building industry and habitability, making it a successful part of the economy without stepping on the feet of any of his neighboring patricians, who he would be expected to work with and have some degree of alliance/fraternity with.
There is a definite suspicion among the various continental movers and shakers that someday the modern Holy Roman Empire probably intends to make a play to consolidate that power, and turn its oversea patricians into a more official governing body of a new imperial territory. But that wouldn't necessarily be on the minds of the general populace, in an area where a guy just moved in with very powerful and rich allies willing to give him loans at good rates to contribute/invest in the local economy.
