Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War.

Chapter 211 Finn
In the Governor's Palace, Orville called Cu Chulainn and decided to have a frank talk with him.

He sat upright on the chair, looking at the tall and strong Cu Chulainn: "I remember that Conforchu once told me that I can command you, so according to this logic, I can let you go to your hometown to deal with some...necessary matters.

But I will respect your idea. We will organize high-intensity raids and cleanup operations in the lowland areas in the south recently. If successful, the effect will be no less than cutting off one of their arms. Of course, you can join in, and I will arrange a position for you to fight for glory.

If you think you can make the most of your talents here, that's fine. I will let you return to your hometown and provide you with sufficient supplies to organize resistance here and hold off the Vikings until we solve the problem at hand."

Cu Chulainn looked straight at Orville and asked, "Besides me, is there anyone who can be the leader of Ulster?"

"Your uncle has a son-in-law named Finn. He has a group of warriors under him. Do you have any impression of him?"

Orville is talking about Finn in Celtic legend, the leader of the Knights of Fiona, and a heroic figure. According to the original legend, he was originally going to marry Grainne, the daughter of Cormac, the High King of Ireland, as his second wife, but Grainne disliked this grandfather who was almost the same age as her father. As a result, she ran away from the wedding night and eloped with Diarmuid, the knight who was her bodyguard. Many unpleasant things and legends were involved later, and in the end, the High King and Finn parted ways unhappily.

In this time and space, Finn was younger when he married his second wife, and she was the daughter of Conforchu. The two sides had a qualified political marriage, and they also had children. In terms of kinship, Cu Chulainn should call Finn his cousin-in-law. It sounds like Finn is quite young, but in fact he is now almost fifty years old, which is the mature age as a political leader, and he is twenty years older than Cu Chulainn.

Cu Chulainn knew all of his relatives. "He is a very steady and wise man. He is undoubtedly more qualified as a leader than me. I only have experience in commanding soldiers but not in ruling a country. So it's not a bad idea to hand over Ulster to him for a while, provided that the matter in the Lowlands is as important as you said, and that I can put aside the critical situation in my hometown and deal with this matter first."

"You have the final say. I will not interfere. I will only provide you with the necessary assistance."

Cu Chulainn seemed to have really frowned and pondered for a long time, and finally laughed helplessly: "I am afraid that I would be more of a hindrance if I went there. There is always a limit to the number of heroes. I have always agreed with what you said. There is a bigger stage waiting for me to prove myself, so there is no need to say more. I choose to go to the lowlands. Thank you for giving me the right to choose."

Celtic legends care very much about the so-called "hero's share". For example, when distributing the spoils of prey, the strongest warrior should get the fattest piece, while the second-best warrior gets the second-best piece. If one is not satisfied with this distribution and share, he must prove himself. The most direct way is to fight with the warrior who has a larger share, to determine the winner and decide life and death.

In other words, if Cu Chulainn returned to Ulster, he knew that he would definitely have conflicts with Finn and compete with him. Infighting at such a critical moment was definitely not a good option.

Since he already knew the result, he might as well not go. This would also save him and Finn from getting tired of each other. One plus one may not be greater than two in many cases. It is good that everyone has their own tasks and missions.

Orville smiled and said, "I will prepare the ship and supplies for you. Wait for my next news."…………

One day later, Orville was working at his desk.

After dealing with a bunch of trivial government affairs that made him feel overwhelmed, he stretched his body and asked Jeanne who was standing opposite him: "You must have something to ask of me. What exactly is it?"

Jeanne replied expressionlessly: "It's mainly about Gaul. The governor of the province of Belichicka has recruited a large number of civilians to build warships. Many people have been conscripted and forced to repair the ships..."

Jeanne now probably plays a role similar to that of a tribune, occasionally acting as a diplomat. Although there are more things to do with such a person, Orville is not too bothered. The communication channel between the lower and the upper levels is still necessary, otherwise Orville will be like a blind man who cannot see the situation of the people below, and does not know what they want, which will easily lead to big problems over time.

The reason why the Palphic War turned into an uprising was largely due to the lack of communication channels. The governor was tyrannical and inhumane. Although King Herod had the conditions to write a letter to the emperor to complain directly, he did not expect that Nero was having fun in Greece at the time... So the civilians had no choice but to revolt and fight armedly. Orville did not want something like this to happen on his own territory.

The ruling area of ​​Belgica Province probably included most of the land of present-day Belgium, in addition to a large part of the land of France. Like the governor of the German province, he received an order to cooperate with Auvers in the war. Although the governor originally had a fleet to deal with pirates, it was not large enough and could only protect himself to a certain extent.

Since this order was received "suddenly" and the existing fleet was not enough to meet the demand, Governor Bilichika's choice was clear: expand the army, build and buy ships.

Shipbuilding takes time and requires a lot of manpower. The delicate shipbuilding work certainly needs craftsmen to do it, but tasks such as felling trees, transportation, and moving still require a large amount of basic labor.

Orville still had some modern thinking logic after all. In his opinion, it was natural to pay people for their work, no matter how much. Moreover, he would not let people work too hard within limits and would ensure the working environment. However, judging from Jeanna's description, his colleague was treating the Gallic civilians as slaves.

Orville was also troubled by the matter of letting Nati take charge. "Emotionally, I support you, but there is one thing you need to understand - he and I are governors of the same level, and I cannot control him. If I were to control this matter, I would have to report it to the emperor and complain, and my father would probably think I had a brain cramp."

Vespa is a relatively easy-going person, but the interests of the country and the Romans are always more important than the interests and lives of others. He would care if Governor Belichicka embezzled state funds and plotted a rebellion, but if he just mobilized the locals to repair the ship, he would probably not only ignore it, but would support it.

(End of this chapter)