Bounties/Pirate interactions

It would be nice for pirates to have some more interactivity in ES2.    

I propose a fairly simple idea of letting empires pay off pirates (and maybe minor factions) to attack opponents instead of them or to pay for pirates to leave them alone for a while.

However, such actions would not be without consequences.   Resources (except influence perhaps) given to the pirates would help them grow in strength over time.    Relying too much on proxy wars could cause major repurcussions down the line.