The Subjugated Realm

This is a realm bordering with the Empire, and recently subjugated by it. It has not been annexed to the Empire, yet; it’s run as a military colony, with the Imperial Army ruling it. This state of things may go on for a while, because the army is a condominium between the imperial bureaucracy and the landed nobility, and the bureaucracy doesn’t want to loosen its grip on it. Eventually, when this region gets annexed, the bureaucracy will be sidelined by a nobility composed of cadet sons of the imperial families, and maybe a few local collaborator noblemen.
As of now, the Subjugated Realm is ruthlessly exploited by the army; that’s why it is poor in starting resources. A Military government is good at sucking away further revenue for the armed forces. The infrastructure is dilapidated because of the war, but it’s unlikely that any investments will be made in it any time soon. Unsurprisingly, the citizenry is strongly disloyal to the foreign military government.
On the plus side, the area is reasonably good for agriculture, defensible, and, thanks to the war and the enslavement drive that followed, underpopulated. Yet, it won’t be the locals who will benefit from this; once things get settled and quieter, and the place is annexed as a new province, lots of the best lands will be given to both the imperial noble families and to army veterans. At that point, the original inhabitants won’t be Subjugated any more, but they will be Second-Class Citizens. The first-class ones will be the new settlers. Needless to say that a high CR and reactive garrisons are needed to make this all work.
==References==
*Realm Management examples post #94