Juxtaposition: Barons of Ceti V

The planet Ceti V is owned by eight fabulously wealthy mining Barons. The Barons run their planet on feudalistic lines, their employees (known as servitors) are well paid and well treated but have very few rights and no freedom outside the confines of their master's Baronial lands. Servitors can easily make their fortunes in ten to fifteen years of adult service, after which they can retire to a planet within the Federal Democracy.