After two weeks of study and exploration, at the end of the first month of the spring of the new year, Barov, the head of the city hall, at the request of His Royal Highness the Prince, held the first enlarged meeting of the city hall in the reception room of the castle. In addition to the heads of various departments of the first plenary meeting, this expanded meeting also included some fortress nobles, and the number of participants reached as many as 65.
The learning process itself is an assessment. After Barov took charge of the city hall for a year, it was easy to distinguish which nobles were suitable for this kind of work, and which nobles had no training value - so this level alone, nearly half of the nobles are excluded.
According to His Royal Highness, he has already given these little nobles the opportunity to catch the fast bus. Since they missed it, there is no way to do it. Those who cannot keep up with the times will only be eliminated by the times. Barov felt the same way. Whether His Highness was a devil or a god, his territory had already taken on a completely different atmosphere from the rest of the kingdom—if this was the new era, he would be happy to accompany His Highness there.
The main content of today's meeting is to make the final vote on the unified law after the city is built, and at the same time let the fortress nobles know the content of the law in advance. Barov has been preparing for this for a long time, and now it is finally time to unveil the curtain.
In front of everyone was a thin hardcover book with a string of large golden characters printed on the cover—“Basic Law of the Kingdom”, which was also the core law drafted by His Royal Highness and modified by himself. Judging from the name alone, he knew that His Highness's plans were far away, and he also believed that His Highness's power should not only work in the Western Region.
"Let's start," His Royal Highness Roland, who was sitting at the head of the long table, nodded.
"Yes," Barov cleared his throat, "presumably everyone in the city hall already knows the news of the imminent establishment of a new city in the Western Region, and the law in front of you is the general law that will be implemented in His Royal Highness's territory after completion. You can You can read it by yourself, or you can listen to my statement, and if you have any questions, you can ask them on the spot, and His Highness will answer them.”
There was a screeching sound of flipping the book, and he lifted the heavy cover to reveal the first page written on fine parchment underneath.
"The first thing you see is the general outline, which mentions the structure and institutions of the new territory..."
"Article 1, all the territories under the rule of Roland Wimbledon belong to Roland Wimbledon."
"Article 2, the City Hall is the highest authority in the territory, under the leadership of Roland Wimbledon, it handles all matters related to the governance of the territory."
"Article 3, the influx of people in the territory can be promoted to full citizens through various channels, and the city hall should maintain at least three or more promotion channels."
"Article 4: After becoming a full-fledged citizen, there is no longer any distinction between freedmen, farm laborers, servants, slaves, and men and women. Citizens are protected by law, have all the security and benefits of the territory, and pay taxes. , the duty of serving and defending the enemy.”
"Article 5, a noble is also a member of the official citizens, and the title no longer has corresponding powers, and can be inherited as an honorary title according to law."
"Article 6, the personal safety and legal property of citizens are protected by Roland Wimbledon and are inviolable."
"Article 7: Citizens should have the right to education, the right to freely choose a job, and the right to marry freely."
"Article 8, the Territory encourages legitimate business practices and free trade."
"Title IX,..."
Barov rubbed the pages of the book, narrating one by one. The laws enacted among the nobles rarely involve the people, and even the free people of the city, in the eyes of the great nobles, are only the objects of exploitation and conscription. It's rare for the people under the hood. Presumably he really believed that only by relying on the strength of the people could the battle against the imminent apocalypse be fought.
Barov didn't care whether His Highness relied on the nobles or the people, he just wanted to do as much as possible the things His Highness explained, so that he could hold these powers tightly in his hands. When he was in the capital, he was transferred from the Astrologer Association to be an assistant under the Minister of Finance. He thought that he would soon be able to set foot on the top floor of the Kingdom of Greycastle, but he did not expect that the first time would be ten years, and the excitement gradually became numb and desolate. The reason why he agreed to Wimbledon III's request to follow the fourth prince to Border Town was not only an ethereal promise, but also a broken jar. Unexpectedly, now he has achieved his expectations in another way.
Barov has never seen a real devil, but he is well aware of the power of those iron-clad knights. His Royal Highness can easily solve them, and naturally he can also wipe out the resistance of the entire kingdom. Sooner or later, His Royal Highness will be crowned king and rule over the world, and he will also become the hand of the king who holds the power. If the Minister of Finance is still alive at that time, I don't know what expression he will use to meet him
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Since most of the content of the general program has been publicized to the people in a relatively popular way, the heads of the various departments are not surprised. Only when they mentioned the prohibition of human trafficking and the abolition of slavery, they aroused the whispered discussions of the aristocrats in the audience. The rest of the regulations No one even asked questions.
As for the transformation of the nobility, these small nobles did not enjoy the benefits of many territories on weekdays. Most of the people's territories were in uninhabited places, and naturally they didn't care much about losing the so-called enfeoffment and legal rights. With nearly two weeks of study, many nobles have planned to sell their territories to the City Hall, and then use the money to open a new business such as a machining factory or a chemical factory in Changsong Fortress.
In this way, the law was explained one by one, and the enlarged meeting lasted from morning to afternoon. During the banquet in the middle, the servants brought the food directly to the table, and everyone watched while eating. Barov's water glass has also been changed several times. Although his throat was sore, he still enjoyed it.
Finally, the meeting entered the last topic, which was also the only regulation in the Basic Law of the Kingdom for everyone to discuss and decide: to determine the flag and name of the new city.
Everyone's discussion suddenly became noisy.
So Barov first asked everyone to put up a name and an ideal pattern in their minds, and then put them on the table for the participants to judge to decide the final answer.
After several votes and eliminations, the new city's flag and name were finally chosen.
The former is based on the emblem of the Royal Family of Greycastle. The bottom pattern is still the tower spear. A five-pointed star is added above the tower, and three small stars are added below the tower. The big star symbolizes the lord Roland Wimbledon. The small stars represent City Hall, the First Army, and the Witch League.
The latter was established as "Neverwinter".