Having said that, Roland also has a general plan for the security system of the territory in the future.
The town's current population is about 20,000. In addition to the local aborigines, there are people who have turned over from Changge Fortress, as well as refugees from the east. When the messenger group sent by Barov returns, it may bring a group of people from the southern and northern parts of the kingdom. The population composition will be further complicated, and the quality will be uneven. Conflicts like today will only increase.
Therefore, he also needs to establish a public security system to replace the current patrol work of the First Army. It is a matter of time before internal violence and external violence are separated. He has also considered this issue before, but it has been abandoned due to the shortage of manpower. Now the First Army needs to concentrate on fighting the evil beasts, and the population is growing rapidly, so the plan has come to be implemented.
It is up to oneself to formulate laws, interpret laws, and try major crimes, and the first instance is the final instance; the public security arrests criminals in accordance with the law, and also handles civil disputes. The Security Bureau is responsible for maintaining the purity of each system, which can effectively avoid the corruption of power. At the same time, it can also use public security personnel to carry out cleaning operations and save human resources. This is the outline of the public security system conceived by Roland.
The ideal situation is that this security system can be tested in the border town first, and then extended to the entire western border when the city is built next year.
At that time, whether it is an autonomous territory of a noble or not, the same set of laws must be implemented and controlled by a unified department. He is the only one who is above the law.
Roland knew that he was the largest noble in the Western Region, so he could neither say that everyone was equal before the law, nor could he abolish the aristocracy. But he can at least let his city have no fief aristocrats in the traditional sense. If he wants to accept the asylum of the Western Region, he must surrender the power of autonomy.
As for the person in charge of the public security department, Roland has already considered it.
The chief knight Carter Lannis, who has a sense of justice and acts without being pedantic, is a good choice.
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When Vader staggered back to his temporary residence, the old man Kukasim immediately greeted him.
"Are you OK."
"Fortunately," he grinned, "I was sentenced to ten whips by His Highness."
"Let me see," Kukasim said eagerly.
"Let's go back to the room," Vader walked into the room, the warm breath immediately dispelled the chill around him, and closed the door, as if the inside and outside were two worlds. Compared with the wooden shacks that were leaking everywhere before, this low and narrow mud house made people feel more comfortable.
By the way, the locals seem to call this kind of house a cave dwelling
The old man let him lie down on the heated kang, ripped off the clothes behind him, and couldn't help but gasp.
"There's blood all over your back, I'll go get some ash and sprinkle it on you."
"Don't, don't use it. This is just the blood stains left during the torture. The blood has stopped long ago." He repeatedly stopped, "Lord Knight said, it's good to open it like this, it only takes two or three days, and the wound will be healed. heal."
"Two or three days?" Kukassim shook his head worriedly. "No, child, you may fall into a high fever because of this, and your back will swell into a ball. Even if you are strong, it will take at least a week to recover. You should know better than me."
"You may not believe it," he licked his dry lips, "I didn't feel how painful the wound on my back was, on the contrary, there was a cool and slightly itchy feeling, which was the sign of healing. After the whip was done, They poured a bucket of water behind me..."
"Salt water?" The old man frowned.
"I thought so too at first, but the scorching pain I expected didn't come," Vader chuckled twice, "The knight who executed the execution said that this water can eliminate all pathogenic microorganisms and wants to heal quickly. If you have a wound, don't do extra things, just let it dry."
"Disease micro... what?"
"Microbes," he curled his lips, "ghosts know what that is, maybe it has something to do with witches."
The old man lowered his head, and after a long time, he said solemnly, "You shouldn't stand up for me, just be patient..."
"If you endure it, you will be treated more severely. I know what kind of virtue that guy has, or in other words, most of the nobles look the same," Vader spat, "I heard that the snow here lasts for several months. The sum of our money can't support that time." He paused, "and... I chose that time to beat him on purpose."
"So, on purpose?" Kukasim was stunned.
"Because every day at this time, His Royal Highness will appear on the city wall of the West District. Since he promised to distribute food for free, he must hate this kind of behavior that ruins his reputation. This is also the most effective method. If it is just a simple fight, maybe It won't reach His Highness's ears. After all, Keya Harveys may be under orders, and the officials of the city hall want to suppress these news, it's useless for us to say anything."
"But he may also be instructed by the lord..."
"The possibility is extremely low. If Your Highness wants to save this amount of money, you can directly reduce the three meals to two. And I have inquired beforehand, whether it is the local residents or those serfs, they are all kind and wise to His Highness. Full of praise." He smiled smugly, "Look, I'm not betting wrong, right?"
"So... so," the old man let out a long sigh, "you can see it clearly enough."
But there was one part he didn't guess right, Vader thought, and that was the penalty.
As a patrol member who has served in Jinsui City for more than ten years, he has a deep enough understanding of the ugliness beneath the city's bright exterior. Happens internally. Therefore, it is not difficult for him to rectify these high-ranking nobles.
His Royal Highness's reaction was basically as he thought, but the punishment surprised Vader.
In this case, most of the lords who like fame will acquit the oppressed, but he punishes everyone, and His Highness seems to care more about the system than the reputation.
This is a rare quality for a lord who is used to doing what he wants.
"What are you going to do next?" The old man said after a moment of silence.
"Take a two-day rest, and then continue to do groceries for those guys with strange weapons as before."
"You could have lived in the inner city and lived decently with artisans."
"But you can't get in, Kukasim, don't say that anymore," he shook his head. "I won't leave you out."
This old man is neither his family nor his elders. Half a year ago, the other party was a prisoner in prison. Everyone knows that the old man was just pushed out by a black street rat to top the tank, but this kind of thing is so common that the patrol team doesn't bother to pay attention to it. Later, Jinsuicheng was looted by a large group of pirates. He was going to die in the turmoil, but at a critical moment, he was hidden in the cell by the old man, covered with a smelly sheet, and finally escaped.
Vader did not expect that he would be rescued by a prisoner who was usually unwilling to look at him, and suddenly realized that he was no different from those disgusting nobles.
The other two people in the room knew the identity of Kukasim, and it was fine to have them. Once they were gone, they would definitely trouble the old man.
"Don't worry, everything will be fine." Vader patted the other's shoulder.
Two days later, he heard news from the inner city that His Royal Highness the Prince was recruiting police officers. (.)
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