The Cathedral of St. Nicholas, which is but the heart of the entire religious complex and the place where all the ceremonies take place, is surrounded by a large group, the square in front of the church is connected to the market of the coastal quarter of the city of Bari, to the south is the manor-style clergy's lodgings, which is connected to the church by a narrow corridor courtyard, and on one side the wine cellar, winery, pantry and bakeroom, and on the other side is the bath, washroom and clothing store. On the second floor of the corridor, there are all interconnected clergy apartments.

Around the lodgings, and between the walls, were vegetable gardens, cattle pens, barns, stables, and shacks for servants. At the gate to the north-west of the lodgings stood two buildings, one for important messengers and visitors, the other for pilgrims and pilgrims, and then the rest of the buildings for the widows and lonely people who settled in the city.

The main building of the Patriarch's lodging, just between the two buildings, is a three-story masonry building, with carved crosses, columns, and evergreen vines covering it, and the temporary office and lodging of Gawain, who proclaimed himself "Acting Consul of the Viceroyalty of Bari in the Roman Empire".

Dressed in an "ancient Latin robe" made of fine silk from Corinth, Gawain lazily leaned back on a chaise longue, behind which was a huge bookshelf full of scriptures and stationery, and the warm winter sun shone on his body, very comfortable.

Presumably, Anselm and his entourage, having already followed the streets, were almost to the city of Rome, and conveyed his statement to Pope St. Peter.

But what is tricky at the moment is the guard officer standing in front of him, full of indignation.

"You have usurped your sacred office again. I swear that if you do this again, I will leave with the team that Your Majesty has given you, along with General Tetisius. ”

Gawain raised his hand to calm him down, and then took the paperwork that had been drawn up from Androdart's hand and handed it to Diognis. The other party held it up and looked at it, and it turned out to be a lead-sealed letter that Gawain was about to send to the imperial capital, which was full of praise and humble words, and begged Emperor Alexios to give him a slightly larger official title to pacify the Bari region and ensure that he had begun to restore the power of the Orthodox Church in the city.

These words finally continued to reassure the captive, and he felt that following Gawain was like riding a horse on the edge of a cliff. One moment there is the danger of falling into the abyss, and the next moment it can turn the danger into a disaster and return to the right path.

"Don't forget, Anna. Komunin is my patron and mistress, how could I betray the Empire? "Gawain is kind and pleasant.

But immediately after the departure of the Catcher, Gawain received several important guests: members of the Orthodox Church of Bari City, the head of the guild, and the owner of the dockyard. And Frankie Ssco.

"You can cooperate with the one next to me as soon as possible and take over the Cathedral of St. Nicholas. He quickly recovered and continued to receive pilgrims from afar. ”

"The guild concentrated some of the necessities of life and 'holy relics' in the square in front of the church and sold them, or they could surround the church with shops and tents, rather than in the trade corridor of the waterfront pier. Also, in front of the cemetery to the east of the cathedral. There was an open area that was vacant, where the barracks and the barracks were located, separated from the residential and commercial areas by wooden fences and moats, and Francisco you were responsible for supervising and establishing prohibitions. Those who cross the ditch without permission shall be punished, and those who harass merchants and civilians shall be flogged. ”

At this time, Francisco confessed that there were only about 5,000 settled citizens in Bari, and now the Red Hand Dalian and the 4,000 artisans who had taken it captive were pouring in at once, and the food problem was very conspicuous because of the pilgrims who kept coming here.

Gawain nodded, "So I'm going to restore the long-haul route to the Adriatic Sea for trade to revive the economy of Bari City, which was once governed by a church that doesn't know anything about economics, and now that Anselm has been expelled, we can do our thing." ”

Soon, Gawain stripped off his Latin robe made of light sheepskin for office use, replaced it with a lined military jacket, tied his armor with Byzantine armor, put on his weapons, and began to lead a team of flag-carrying guards with Francisco to patrol the small seaside city.

At the entrance to the harbor, soldiers and craftsmen had been hired to dredge the routes of the ships, and to set up buoys on the sandbanks in small boats, and on the side of the city of Bari facing the land streets, the repair of the walls and pillboxes had begun - "In the spring, the Norman army of Bohemond will surely come to attack, and we must be ready." ”

"Gawain, I know that you will use your talents here to your heart's content, even if the emperor of Constantinople does not approve of you, but all the Red Hand Dalian people think that you are an excellent governor and fully qualified for this position. So I would like to ask, what do you think about my previous advice to you? On the cobblestone street in front of the square, Francisco probed Gawain's thoughts.

"Pilgrimage to the City of the Holy Sepulchre? and to help the churches and merchants of Amalfi to revive the hospitals and churches there, I remember Francisco of course, but this kind of pilgrimage will be a disaster under the sword of the Turks without the protection and support of the armed army, so I will take the Red Hand Brigade, fulfill the agreement with you, and go to the East together. Gawain's answer surprised the other party, but Francisco was also worried, that is, the composition and mountain of the Dalian team were more complicated: directly belonging to Gawain, it should be six or seven hundred Italian veterans, they relied on military salaries to eat, and after the defeat of Nicaea, they all respected Gawain, and now Gawain took them there, no one would have any objections, not to mention that in the previous battle, a number of native officers were promoted to serve as the backbone of the command, which excluded the influence of the Greek nobles on this army. However, the nominal command of the Tekopo mercenaries was still in the hands of the stubborn Diognes, and if Gawain used the Red Hand Dalian for pilgrimage expeditions, not to mention that Theognes would definitely oppose it, but at least he would bring the Tekopo mercenaries back to the emperor; And the cavalry power was in the hands of Tetisius, and his attitude was not so clear.

And this Dalian team, if there is no cover of archers and cavalry, then the combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced.

"There is no need to worry about this problem, I will kill three birds with one stone, not only to control the army, but also to protect Barry and Amalfi, and to make our future crusade cause without danger." Gao Wen looked at the sea on the other side of the pier, looking at the sea, very confident. Now he's completely different from when he was in Nicaea, when he was powerless, but now he can do a big job.

At this moment, at the seaside trade corridor on the other side of the street, there was a sudden loud commotion, and many traders nervously held their boxes and led their mules and horses, and avoided coming here.

"Are there soldiers at work?" Gawain was worried. (To be continued......)