Hmmm--- guys leading the horse were historically the warrior class that became the leaders. Starting to make sense ----

In the beginning, my provinces go govenerless for quite a few years as I found putting a "2" in actually lowers productivity. Then one finds a "4" but his loyalty is "1". In high (initial turns), I often give a title to the governor since they tend to add loyalty and acumen. For those horse guys, I like to give the titles that add loyalty and rank. Too bad one can't give them to all those bratty, disloyal princes. They're good for royal uncles too, though as they usually have high rank but lack loyalty.