Pioneer Lord: A Leisurely Imperial Life

Chapter 124 A Difficult Mission

Summer June 6th.

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early morning.

The main hall on the first floor of the lord's mansion.

Richard sat on the lord's throne, with Karl and Lina standing on either side.

Fanny stood alone in the center of the hall, recounting what had happened the previous night.

She is now the head steward of the six serf stewards, and she is required to report any unexpected situations involving the serfs to Chiffon Castle.

Richard leaned back in his chair, tapping his fingers lightly on the armrest, before speaking calmly after a while.

"Karl".

"Remove Catherine from the militia and send her back to the construction site to work alongside the other serfs as punishment."

Upon hearing this...

Karl was somewhat surprised.

He said anxiously:

"grown ups."

"It was clearly Borst who made the mistake first. According to the rules of the North, it was perfectly reasonable for him to be given twenty lashes. He was just too weak and couldn't withstand the blows!"

"While Catherine may have gone a bit too far, did she really have to wipe out the militia just like that?"

What he said is true.

Serfs were the private property of the lord, and the lord could kill or beat them at will as long as he was not worried about serfs mutinying or causing trouble.

But lords don't have the time to concern themselves with the trivial matters of serfs every day.

Therefore, the normal procedure was for the serf steward to handle it himself, or to report directly to the reserve and let them carry it out.

of course.

The methods of determining guilt and punishment are based on basic traditions. Generally, it involves five lashes, and in serious cases, twenty lashes.

If he dies from being sucked...

He'll just die from being slapped!

Who told the serfs not to work properly and to commit crimes?

Given the lord's character, Karl thought he would reward Catherine for trying to force Illara into a relationship like Borst did!

Why are they punishing her instead?!

...

Richard knew that this was him being overly protective of his own, so he explained:

"I know you want to protect her, but whether Borst is guilty or not needs to be determined through trial."

"I didn't grant the militia the power to convict and arbitrarily kill serfs, did I?"

If Borst hadn't been a serf, even if Catherine hadn't beaten him to death, Richard would have had Dayun stomp him into a meat pie.

but...

Since he is.

Chiffon cakes have to go through a process to ensure that power is not abused.

...

Carl was stunned.

"Isn't this how it is in other territories? When serfs commit crimes, the reserve officers or stewards deal with them directly. Why go through all this trouble?"

Richard sat up straight.

The voice lowered.

"Other territories are other territories, and chiffon is chiffon. Even if a serf commits a crime, he or she must be tried in public."

"Let the law decide what punishment he deserves, not let a militiaman impose and carry it out on his own."

"If Catherine can beat Borst to death over this today, will she be able to break the legs of any serf who dares to talk back to her tomorrow?"

Carl opened his mouth, wanting to retort, but was stopped by Richard's gaze, and his tone softened slightly.

"You might think I'm making a mountain out of a molehill, but please think about it carefully: why were we able to build a wall in such a short time in the first place?"

"Do you really think you can succeed by relying on just one monster like Da Yun?"

"It's because the serfs were willing to work and sacrifice for Chiffon; they believed I could give them a way to survive."

"If I can't even guarantee their safety, will they still trust me? Will they still be willing to work so hard?"

"Compare that to the serfs in other territories, like the serf you whipped before, the one who tried to run away."

"If we bring in a group and treat them like those in other territories, how long do you think it would take them to build the inner city walls compared to Chiffon's serfs?"

Speaking of which...

Richard glared at Carl, clearly annoyed.

"We'll see."

"You know Catherine's personality; I simply removed her from the militia."

"She can easily regain her special post and rejoin the militia through her work performance on the construction site. What's the rush?"

...

Karl finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He thought that being fired meant he would never be hired again!

That girl has a fierce spirit, more decisive than some male soldiers, and will definitely become an excellent soldier in the future.

He had given her a lot of private advice when he was training the militia, and now that this had happened, he didn't want her to be forgotten.

If she works hard and manages to regain her special post, she can return to the militia and eventually rejoin the Chiffon Legion.

...

The lord has made his judgment, and everyone has left the hall.

Richard stood up.

Walk slowly through the lobby.

The flowers that were previously planted indoors are now almost all in full bloom, and with the system's support, each one is blooming exceptionally beautifully.

Vibrant colors.

It's very beautiful.

It made him feel much more relaxed.

However, he was still thinking about what happened last night. Catherine's behavior seemed accidental, but it exposed a very serious problem.

-- Chiffon urgently needs a more comprehensive legal system.

...

In the past, there were only about a hundred people, and he could give verbal instructions for many things, or Lina and the guards could help manage them.

But now the territory is growing larger and the population is increasing, with more than 500 soldiers joining, as well as some Chiffon citizens.

In the future, a large number of free people will flood in from outside, and people from all walks of life will gather together, leading to more and more conflicts.

Without clear laws to regulate everyone's behavior and without fair trials to resolve conflicts, major chaos will inevitably ensue sooner or later.

The first step in perfecting the law is to include serfs within its protection scope.

In other territories, serfs had suffered oppression and had long been accustomed to being submissive and exploited.

Even when you reach the chiffon cake level, where there's hope and a path to climb higher, you still lack a sense of security.

If the law cannot protect them, what if in the future, some stewards feel they can bully serfs at will and secretly trample on them in a shameful way?

For example, forcing female serfs to obey their will, or using them as tools for venting frustration by whipping them at will.

Once this trend takes hold, the serfs of chiffon will feel insecure and will sooner or later fall back into a pessimistic and negative state.

This will not only greatly affect their work enthusiasm, but also affect their future promotion to free citizens.

It can also easily lead to a desire to exploit others, ultimately resulting in a vicious cycle.

Some people who have been caught in the rain want to hold an umbrella for others, while others want others to experience the feeling of being caught in the rain, or even being drenched in boiling water.

The evil in human nature knows no class.

His desire to protect the serfs was not out of a misplaced sense of compassion, but rather to take their lives into his own hands and ensure that the power of punishment was properly supervised.

otherwise.

When power becomes rampant and disastrous in the future, Chiffon will become a purgatory of the survival of the fittest, just like other territories.

The public support that has been painstakingly built up will be shattered into dust with each instance of vigilante justice.

He didn't want Qi Feng to become like this, and he didn't want everything he had built up to be destroyed in the chaos of order.

So...

Using the law to curb and punish crime is undoubtedly the best approach.

In his view, social classes could have corresponding privileges, but these privileges did not include the private exploitation and oppression of serfs.

because...

This is a privilege that belongs exclusively to him!

The law is a means to ensure that this privilege is not leaked and is not abused at will.

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