Two weeks after Payday, André once again gathered together all the talkers among the elves and dwarves.

The hall of the Andrari Council was actually a pergola with a few tables and many chairs, and a dozen tall and short people all stared at Andrei in the middle of the crowd.

"Andrari's first law: private property is as sacred as public property. ”

Facing the child of the abyss with a stern expression, Muhadi looked at each other like the others who were at a loss.

In fact, they are no strangers to the law, the demon army used to be in the era when Galandia was raging, in order to prevent some desperate outcasts from bringing chaos such as theft and robbery to the relatively stable Whispering Forest. Elves and dwarves alike strictly guard those ancient treaties and will drive out sinners who seek to disrupt the peace and order from this ancient pure land.

But that's all there was to the law at the time, and with the exception of those who were in the same league as the demon invaders and had serious consequences, the good dwarves and elves almost never gave harsh trials for crimes that did not harm their lives.

But when they looked at the grave appearance of the Son of the Abyss, they seemed to realize that he wanted to emphasize more than that.

As the chief representative of the elves in attendance, Yudeon pointed out directly: "With all due respect, Your Highness, the moral traditions that dwarves and elves have embraced since childhood will definitely bind them from doing anything out of the ordinary. I don't think it's at all necessary for you to bring him up alone. ”

"No, I'm not just targeting dwarves and elves, but as Andrari grows, there will be more and more people like Amuro and the Rabbi brothers. The performance of several of them is naturally worthy of recognition, but with the continuous integration of foreign races, some impure foreign races will inevitably mix into our team. In order to prevent these people from bringing in chaos that is not conducive to Andrari's development, I need effective means that can have a strong deterrent effect on any form of crime!" "Limited by the number of demons under his command, if he wants to develop Andrari's small town in the river valley into a real "city", André has to try to accept some aliens who are willing to settle here and make efforts to do so. The Son of the Abyss's horizons were naturally much broader than most of the people present, so he had to think further than the others and make better preparations in advance.

"But how do you punish theft and robbery effectively, like humans? Chop off the fingers of thieves!?"

"Incarceration. André explained with a calm face, "Andrarui will build a prison for those who do not obey the law. To do this, I will also hire some dwarven and elven warriors to act as law enforcement officers in Andrari. ”

The word "law enforcement officer?" is a bit of a novelty, and in the past, it can be said that there was no need for trial for those vicious villains, and they were killed directly. Petty theft is expulsion from the forest, and it can be said that the will of the masses is the judgment of the criminals.

"Yes, law enforcement officers. The Children of the Abyss thought about how to introduce this very necessary profession to the attendees, "If I lose something and find it on another person's body. I said that it was a very precious thing, and that he only had an inconsequential part of him, and that he could say that he had quietly taken some worthless knickknacks, or that he had picked them up at all...... What is right and wrong, how should it be judged, and how should it be convicted and sentenced in the end? This all needs to be carried out by professional personnel. ”

"It may sound complicated, but what you said is really necessary, Your Highness. Yudeon nodded thoughtfully.

"Yes, you can't just listen to one side of the story. The severity of the penalty also needs to be justified, and this position requires an experienced commissioner to be competent. To this end, I will set up a new law enforcement department. I hope that the elves and dwarves who adhere to traditional morality will join in enthusiastically, and use their own words and deeds to give correct guidance to my subordinates who have not yet fully established a perfect moral outlook. ”

"This ...... You can consider it, but what kind of standard should you use to implement the 'reasonable' you just said?" In their opinion, maintaining the balance of the forest is as much in line with the teachings of the goddess as maintaining order in the valley town, and they also believe that the leader of Andrarui will not set any standard of punishment for anger and resentment.

"I hope to discuss this with the elders of the dwarves and elves, and even after the law is established, it can be changed...... Of course, I hope that even if it is amended, it will need to be carefully discussed by the elders of all ethnic groups and experienced law enforcement officials. ”

Patting the newly minted copper coin on the conference table, Andre changed his words: "This is a major issue, and it is too early to start discussing it. Another issue on the agenda of this council is the new coins in front of us. ”

The Children of the Abyss have high expectations for legislation, and he even hopes that it will not only serve as a local law in Andrarui, but eventually become a sound system that can in turn influence the civilization of the dwarves and elves!

"I'm sure you've come to appreciate the role they can play in a territory through these days. So, what I'm going to say now is that I hope the Grey Rock Clan and the Elven Kingdom can join together in this system that makes the future full of infinite possibilities!"

In general, this is what André is most desperate to achieve at the moment, and only the elves and dwarves have joined the system. Andrari was able to establish the preconditions for its development in the direction of the economic and trade center of the Whispering Forest.

To the east of the Emerald Valley is the vast elven kingdom of the Whispering Forest, to the southeast is the territory of the Greystone Clans, to the north of the Whispering Forest there are other dwarven clans and hobbit settlements, and to the west are the thriving orc tribes in the vast wilderness in addition to the Abyssal Pit, and the human city-states further west!

As long as the water transportation system in the Emerald River that runs through the Foggy Mountains and the Whispering Forest is established, a close-knit economic system alliance is completed. Andrari's location would be the most important trade hub between the Whispering Forest and the wasteland to the west! How much wealth was hidden in it, even André himself could not estimate, but he had already thought about it repeatedly when he got the map of the surrounding area of the Whispering Forest. These unresolved plans in his mind are the foundation for Andrari's foothold and prosperity in the valley in the future!

"Your Highness, what do you think?" Naturally, Udion saw the benefits of currency, but the Elven Kingdom's long-standing tradition of bartering made them very disgusted with the shrewd and cunning human ways. If you want them to spread in the Whispering Forest, I am afraid that the respected elders of the clan will be the first to stand up against it.

"Andrari's current copper coin 'Appi' can only be counted as an internal currency, and if it is to be easily traded with friends such as the Blackhoof Clan in the future, gold and silver coins with stable value will be a better choice. Last month, I was able to bring the herbs brought by the Blackhoof Clan to Andrari, but once the other clans heard the news, they flocked to it. We don't have that much to supply them. Letting them go deep into the Whispering Forest as usual will cause some trouble for the rangers to patrol the forest. Those outsiders also need to eat and drink along the way, and it is difficult not to have any impact on the forest. ”

Andre said so much in one breath, but he just wanted to convince the dwarves and elves as much as possible, but in fact, he also knew in his heart that it was not so simple to make them truly agree with Andrari's economic system.

"Your Highness, if you just want the elves to support some gold and silver to complete Andrari's currency system. I can make up my mind and promise you, but the exact amount of support is not up to me. ”

"More than that, Mr. Judeon! you misunderstood me. I sincerely hope that the elves and dwarves will join this monetary system, and let us regulate it with a uniform specification, a uniform gold and silver content, so that it can circulate throughout the Whispering Forest, and even all of Garlandia without hindrance!"

"You want the Elven Kingdom and the Greystone Clan to use these currencies for their daily transactions?"

"Yes, that's what I really think. There are many benefits to the circulation of money that you have not yet experienced, but it would be a bit too idealistic for me to describe it now. I'm sure you'll feel it in the future!"

"Your idea is hard to achieve...... But I will pass on your wishes to the elders of the clan. But don't expect too much. "The rejection of Andrari's leader made Judeon a little uncomfortable, for almost all of His Highness's ideas had been proven to be entirely correct, and a visionary like him was rare even among elves, not to mention aliens. Considering his age, Judeon felt that if this continued, it wouldn't be long before Andrea Gesarez's name spread throughout the forest!

"And what about the Greystone Clan?"

"This ...... We can't call the shots, but we will consult with our people. ”

Andrei's expectant gaze made Muhadi speak a little.

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After the elves and dwarves in the conference room had left, André began to play thoughtfully with the three copper coins of different sizes in his hand.

Livia, who was standing behind him, couldn't help but be a little worried, you must know that the wise Highness has never been rejected like this, those alien races still don't understand the greatness of His Highness after all, and they are not subjects under His Highness's rule.

"Your Highness......"

"It's okay, I expected this to be the case. ”

Three copper coins are lined up in front of him, the reverse of "1" is a sideways portrait of Appi, the back of "5" is a side face of a cowardly demon, and the back of "10" is a delicate face depicted in the prototype of a young succubus.

"As long as we do what we have to do, they will see it one day. ”