Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War

Finn is not a person who is keen on adventure. This is the difference between him and Ivar. However, almost a year after Ivar left, he still saw through the tricks with some details.

The Romans don't seem to want them to understand the world. Keeping the island as it is is what they want. The reason should not be complicated. Now the Romans' main energy is focused on the British province itself. They are a little overwhelmed to deal with the barbarians in the west and the north. Understanding the world often means integrating into the world. Integrating into the world is equivalent to a kind of progress for them. They will obtain new agricultural technology, metallurgical technology, military technology...

After the strength of the locals increases, the Romans will be more difficult to control. At the same time, it will be more difficult for the Vikings to maintain their military leadership. The result may be that the Romans' checks and balances in Ireland will fail, which is exactly the possibility they have always been wary of.

So keeping the locals in a subtle ignorance is a necessary evil. The Romans don't want the locals to open their eyes to the world yet, so the Romans are very stuck in things related to this.

Maps are a kind of expression. Finn had not traveled to Rome to study like Alfred, and at first he had no concept of the whole of Europe or the known world in his mind, but he was smart enough to spend some time to figure out the problem himself.

The local clans were intertwined, and Finn used both soft and hard tactics to persuade about half of them. These people agreed to pay blood tax to the Romans, and the rest were still waiting and watching.

Finn did not persuade these people again. Time will prove who is right and who is wrong. After the goal was confirmed, they immediately organized people to go to Britain. There were about 2,000 people. Considering that they could only summon 10,000 or 20,000 real warriors with all their efforts, this number was not small.

Most of them would stay in the British province to help the Romans build the city wall, while a few would travel through mountains and rivers to the south. Finn actually did not plan to go to Rome for "pilgrimage". He had a clear understanding of his side, and knew that the current Emperor Vespa was not a person who liked to show off. Then they would not get any substantial rewards if they went to Rome, because the emperor might not look down on the little power on their side.

In comparison, Orville also wanted the loyalty of his people to be useful. If he fulfilled the expectations of His Royal Highness, he would naturally receive corresponding rewards. Not to mention how high a position he could get in the empire, as long as the status quo in Ireland was maintained, Finn and others would be satisfied. This should not be a fantasy.

Belisarius, the then governor, could certainly see through Finn's thoughts. As long as the locals were willing to show their obedience, he actually didn't mind giving them directions. After a little hesitation, he accepted these auxiliary soldiers and made his own suggestions at the same time-don't go to Egypt first, go directly to Rome, don't go to the emperor, go to Tia, the consul and heir, to discuss this matter.

Finn didn't know the details of the relationship between the royal family members, and only had a general understanding of each person's personality, but he was always a person who listened to advice. Although Belisarius had punished the rebels with a ruthless hand, because he strictly restrained his men and almost never exploited the local people, his reputation here was actually quite good. After weighing it for a while, Finn chose to accept Belisarius's suggestion and go to Rome first.

There were about three or four hundred people accompanying them. These people dressed as barbarians certainly could not move freely in the local area, so someone was needed to take care of them. Finn did not know any senior officials in the empire, so the only person he could ask for help was Belisarius. Belisarius knew the other party's purpose, but he did not object to it, so he readily agreed to help.

For him, it was a good thing that these barbarians were willing to bow their heads, it was a good thing that he could supplement the less wealthy manpower, and it was also a good thing that they went to Rome to express their obedience, so there was no need for him not to help.

Through the channel provided by the governor, the group successfully boarded the transport ship to the other side of the strait and prepared to go to Rome by land.

Due to the long journey, it would take at least two months to reach Rome. Obviously, it would take a long time for Finn and others to achieve their goal, but they finally took a step forward, which was much better than taking a step back or stagnating.

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Turn your attention back to Egypt. Orville once commissioned the astronomer Hypatia to preside over the correction and drawing of the Egyptian map. Now it is time for preliminary acceptance. Overall, he is quite satisfied.

In this era, let alone airplanes and satellites, there are no things like hot air balloons. The surveying technology and astronomical technology are also backward, so drawing maps is a huge task. Orville never asked Hypatia to draw maps as accurate as modern ones. As long as they are generally acceptable, Orville is quite satisfied with Hypatia's results.

Due to political fluctuations and staff shortages, Hypatia has now drawn a map of the Nile Delta and its surrounding areas. The accuracy is acceptable. As required by Orville, the specific locations of cultivated land, water conservancy facilities, roads, villages, mines, ports and lakes are marked. Orville is very satisfied with her results. He wants information about these things.

Check how much cultivated land is in use, how many roads are still in operation, how many water sources can be replenished, and where the cultivated land area can be expanded.

The Ptolemaic dynasty must have organized many similar mapping projects, but the most recent one was almost a hundred years ago. In such a long period of time, there have been major changes, not to mention the vicissitudes of life, but there have been major changes. Orwell wants to determine the current situation. From this point of view, Hypatia has done a good job.

He has always been generous to those who have made contributions. Since Hypatia has helped him, Orwell will also give corresponding rewards - boxes of silver coins were transported to fund the reconstruction of the Great Library. In addition, Orwell also hired Hypatia as the governor's adviser with great fanfare. This is a special honor and has a great response among scholars.

If scholars of Ptolemy's level were rewarded, they would certainly have no objection. After all, their status and contributions are there. Now Hypatia, an unknown young female scholar, has obtained such a status, which makes them a little dissatisfied, and there are many people who gossip.

Orville was not actually angry about the incident itself. He had long been resistant to it. It was common for rulers to be framed. He had long been able to ignore everything.

But he was still somewhat dissatisfied. He hated people who were jealous of others' talents and liked to gossip behind their backs. So he sent someone to send a message to the astronomer Ptolemy, who also cooperated with the rectification, which slightly corrected the atmosphere here.