While their Lord was counting good money, the rest of the territory were just surviving day to day, as usual.
At the very least, their Lord upgraded their pitiful Level 4 Walls to Level 5 and sentries to improve their defenses, so that was hopeful. Rather, many of them admired this Lord because the walls hadn't been upgraded for a long, long time.
However, there had been plenty of rumors that the walls were only upgraded at the behest of Sir Felipe. Felipe had quickly gained recognition in the Town. He also received a lot of assistance in leveling from people who wanted to get into his good graces.
That said, other than the walls and the influx of gold in their Lord's wallet, life remained challenging for the people below.