Yinzhung Fangzhin

Yinzhung Fangzhin was one of a number of warlords who seized control of areas in the centre of North Harchong following the serf rebellion. Professing loyalty to the emperor in the South, he was made Grand Duke of Laichyng, having seized a sizeable territory including the relatively small seaport of Laichyng, the large farming town of Mangchu and the smaller port of Dauku. Laichyng’s total territory stretched 380 miles, east to west, and about 175 miles north to south, at its deepest. Despite its impressive dimensions, its population wasn’t enormous, but it gave Zhyou-Zhwo and Yu-kwau an actual foothold in North Harchong. The emperor used Fangzhin to get modern weaponry to other warlords 'loyal' to the crown. Although most such warlords intended to declare independence when it no longer suited them to be vassals of the crown, Fangzhin was unable to think likewise due to the proximity of his coastal territory to South Harchong and the emperor's vengence.