"Ras" Tessema made Gore the seat of his administration. It was at this time that the semi-feudal system of "neftenya", "balabats", and "gebbars" was introduced to Illubabor. The Shewan officials and soldiers who settled in Illubabor, known as "neftenya" or "Musketeers", were assigned to a number of peasant households, or "gabbars" depending on their rank and position. A Dejazmach was granted 1,000 peasant households, a Fitawrari 300, a Kenyazmach 100 to 150; a Shambal 70 to 90; a Mato Alaqa 40 to 60, Hamsalaqa 25 to 35 and an ordinary soldier 5 to 10. Each peasant household had to go to the land owned by the overland and contribute his labor as a form of tax. The overland provided food and drinks. At the end of the work, each peasant went back to their land or business. Taxes were collected from every married couple. In addition to the tax sometimes the local farmers built the fences and homes of the overlord. They had to supply honey, butter, chicken and fattened sheep or goat on holidays. Each household had to produce fifty kilos of grounded cearls to each "nefteyaa" every month. Furthermore, the peasants had to transport grain crops to the nearest government granaries. If a "gabbar" failed to fulfill his duties, he would be summoned to the court. As C.F. Rey had noticed ". . . The judges are the sub governor creatures of course take the side of the plaintiff in nine cases out of ten." The "neftenyoch" (plural of "neftenya") could pass any judgment they wanted, short of capital punishment, which required Emperor Menelek's approval. But people were killed without even the consent of the governors especially in case of rebels or bandits.